Category: Pure Positive Guidance

~ Let Your Smile Shine Brightly ~

Let the 'Joy of Jesus' Shine Through Your Smile.

Many years ago, my Wife and I Learned about the Power of a Loving Smile.

We can't remember who we Learned it from now (that's not important), but they said this Wonderful advice,
“When You Smile at someone, Let Jesus Smile Through You to that person, so that it's as though Jesus is Smiling at them”. 

We thought that's a Great idea, so we started trying it.
Some people Smiled back, some just turned away, but there was a few times when it had a Very Powerful Effect.

One of them was whilst on holiday in Scotland, and we visited Scone Palace.

We went inside the Palace to have a look around the Beautiful Building, and each room had a Tour Guide stood patiently to give people information and answer any questions.

My Wife decided to Smile at each Tour Guide with a Loving Smile of Jesus.

We walked into a room called 'The Long Gallery', which is the Biggest room in the Palace. Shortly after we walked in, I heard a man say,
“WOW, that's a Smile that can Light Up a Room”. 

I turned round and saw that it was the Tour Guide, and my Wife had Smiled at him. He had a Big Smile on his face.

He started talking to us, and he said that he likes to Smile at people to Welcome them into the room. But he said most people are quite Grumpy and just ignore him, which can be quite disheartening.

He said he Believes in trying to Help make other peoples Lives Better in whatever way he can, so he Keeps Smiling.

We stood talking with him for a while about the Palace etc, and he kept mentioning how my Wife's Smile had 'Lit Up the Room'. 

It seemed to Fill him with Joy.

After we had spoke to him, we had a look around the Long Gallery.
Then we went to walk into the next room, and we turned around to say Thank You and Goodbye to the Tour Guide. 

As we turned around, we saw the man's face was 'Full of Joy'. It seemed as though it had Really meant something special to him when my Wife Smiled.
He turned to us and said Goodbye, and gave us a 'Big Beaming Smile'. 

Smiles Really Do Spread the 'Joy of Jesus'.

Another time when we saw the Power of Smiles was Many years ago whilst doing our shopping in the supermarket.

We used to go to a 24 Hour supermarket and we often went in the early hours of the morning as it was a Lot Quieter.

The staff were usually re-stocking the shelves, and my Wife and I would take the time to say Thank You to the Staff and let them know how we Appreciate the Great work they do.

There was a man, probably in his late teens or early 20's, who was usually re-stocking the Fruit & Veg section.
He seemed quite an Aggressive person and always looked Very Angry. He was always Storming around and Slamming boxes down.

My Wife decided to try Smiling at him with the 'Joy of Jesus'.

He just turned away and ignored her.

   The next time we went in, I decided to try Smiling at him as well.
He ignored me and carried on Slamming the boxes down.

For the next few weeks, each time we saw him, we gave him a Warm Loving Smile.

He carried on ignoring us. It was as though he didn't know what to do.
But then after a while, he would look at us and give us a 'Little Nod'. 

We continued giving him Warm Loving Smiles each time we went shopping, and after a while he started to 'Smile Back' at us.

It was just a Little Smile, and then he'd put his head down. But it was a Smile.

One day my Wife asked him if he could show her where some fruit was as she couldn't find it.
He took her to it, and my Wife said to him, 
“Thank You, You're doing a Great job”.  

He seemed quite Surprised, and said, “Oh Thanks”. Then he carried on
re-stocking the shelves.

We continued giving him a Loving Smile and saying Thank You to him each time we saw him whist we were doing our shopping.

We didn't see him for a while, then one day my Wife went into the Veg isle and she saw him from a distance. He Smiled and Waved to her and said Hello.

After that, each time we saw him, he would Smile at us First, before we had even Smiled at him. He would often Wave and say Hello.

We noticed that he Didn't look Angry anymore, and he Wasn't slamming the boxes down.

He seemed to be more 'At Peace'. 

    We hadn't had any Deep and Meaningful conversations with him.
We Simply 'Smiled' at him, and Intently Let the 'Joy of Jesus' Shine Through our Smiles.

Sometimes people Simply need to be 'Shown' the Love & Joy of Jesus.

There Really is Power in a Smile, when You Let Jesus Shine Through It.

We haven't seen that man since then as we don't do our shopping there anymore. But we Prayed for him, and we Sincerely Hope that our Loving Smiles have Helped him in a Positive Way.

Smiling Really is a Great Way to Show the 'Joy of Jesus' to others.

I Truly Believe that Jesus would have Smiled a Lot while he was Physically here on earth.

He now wants to Smile Through You.

In this world today, far too many people have got their Smiles  'Upside Down'.

People look so Grumpy and Miserable.

Let 'Your' Smile be the 'Right Way Up'

Sincerely Ask Jesus to 'Smile Through You' so You can Help 'Light Up' somebodies Life.

My Wife has a Wonderful saying,
“You can Smile in Any Language”. 

It's Very True.  Smiling Breaks Down Many Barriers. 
And it can Achieve Great things for God.

Give It a Try.

           There are two things to be Aware of when Smiling this way.
1. Make sure You Don't Smile in a 'Flirting' way, as some people can take it the wrong way. Make sure it's a Loving & Joyful Smile with Jesus Smiling Through You.
2. Don't do a 'Fake' Smile. I've seen a Lot of people doing Fake Smiles. They Smile continually whilst Talking, or whilst Reading Bible Verses or Praying. They do the same Mono Tone Smile all the way through, as though it's just stuck on their face.
That type of Smile is Not Inspiring and Not Sincere.
Let Your Smile be Natural.
The Best Way to do that is to Sincerely Ask Jesus to 'Smile Through You'. 
That way, it Can't be Fake, because there's Nothing fake about Jesus.

So just be Aware of those two things, and You'll be fine.

'Let the Smiling Begin'.

Smiling is actually Good for You.
Studies have shown that when You Smile, Your Brain releases Natural Compounds that can actually Help to Heal You Physically, Mentally and Emotionally. It will Strengthen Your Immune System, and it will generally Help You 'Feel Good'.
It will also have similar effects on the person You are Smiling at as well.

So Let Your Smile Last a While.

When You Smile with the 'Jesus Smile', 
His Love & Joy will Shine Through Your Face to 
'Light Up Rooms, and 'Soften Peoples Hearts' 
to be Receptive to the Love of Jesus.

Spread the Joy. Smile the Right Way Up.

And Let the 'Joy of Jesus' Shine Brightly Through Your Smile.

~ Focus on God. ~

 No matter what happens in Your Own Life or around the world, it's Very Important to 'Stay Focused on God'. 

God has got a Wonderful Plan for Your Life. 
Don't allow Yourself to be Distracted from it.

God has got a Powerful Purpose for Your Life that is 'Unique' to You.

The devil will use 'Anything & Anybody' to Steer You Away from it. 
Don't Let him.

The devil doesn't care whether he uses something Good or bad, Big or Small, he just wants to Prevent You from Achieving God's Plan.

The 'News Channels' are some of the devils Main Weapons.

Many people have become so 'Addicted' to watching 'The News' that the devil has now got it Easy.

But the Truth is, You Don't actually need to watch the 'news'. 

The Vast Majority of the things on the 'news', You Don't Need to Know. 
It's just 'Unnecessary Information' that 'Clogs Up' Your Mind.

If there is Anything that 'You Personally' do actually need to know, then God has Many Wonderful Ways that 'He' can Reveal Things to You.

You Don't Need the news ~ You Do Need God.

There are people who say they have to watch the news to Find Out 'Important Things' that are happening.
Well they're basically saying that they Don't 'Trust God' enough to Reveal those things to them.

God Will Always Let You Know, What You Need to Know.

The 'news' on the other hand, whether its through tv, internet, social media, radio, newspapers etc, will Always 'Add' Extra things that You Don't actually need to know.

They 'Dramatise' things, they Focus on 'Doom & Gloom', they make everything 'Seem' a Lot worse than it actually is.

And it's these Extra things that lead people to Worry, Stress, Fear, Anxiety, Depression, Misery, etc.

And when the devil has got people 'feeling' like that, then they will not be able to 'Function' at their Full Capacity to Achieve God's Plan for their Lives.

Many people are 'Drained & Exhausted' because their Minds are so Full of the 'worlds' Negative Junk from the 'news'. 

Switch It Off ~ Your Life is More Important.

I've heard people say that they watch the news because they 'Take an Interest' in what's happening around the world.

But there's a Big difference between 'Taking an Interest' and 'Being Nosy'. 

There are a Lot of people who watch the news just because they're 'Being Nosy'. 

If You've got a 'Genuine' Interest, then Ask God to Reveal Things to You.

God Will Let You Know the 'Truth', and He won't Pollute Your Mind with Nonsense & Junk.

News Reporters just want to 'Make a Name' for themselves. News Channels just want to Increase their 'Viewer Ratings'. And newspapers just want to Sell more papers.

They Don't actually 'Care' about the people they are giving the news to. They're Not bothered if it will make You Depressed & Miserable.

They certainly Don't do it out of Love & Care for You. 
They do it out of Selfish Ambition, Pride, Money and Ego.

But God 'Genuinely' Cares about You.
He Loves You Literally as One of His Own Children.

You can 'Trust' God to 'Let You Know, What You Need to Know', without being Bombarded with Doom & Gloom.

God Will Reveal the 'Truth without the Trickery', the 'Facts without the Fluff' and the 'Real News without the Nonsense'.

         So How do You Receive 'God's News Channel' ?

Well You've Already got Your Own Personal 'Inbuilt' Antenna.

You Simply need to 'Tune Yourself In' to God's Channel.

It's Called 'Faith'. 

Make a 'Firm Decision' to Believe 'Only' God.
Put Your Trust In Him.

If You have been Relying on the 'news' for Your source of Information, then You will already know 'How' to 'Trust & Believe', because You will have been 'Trusting & Believing' what they tell You on the 'news'. 
So You know 'How' to Do it.

Simply 'Trust & Believe' God that He will 'Let You Know, What You Need to Know', and don't be bothered about Anything else.

If God doesn't think You need to know something, then You Don't need to know it.

Don't Clutter Your Mind with 'worldly' Junk.

True Knowledge comes from God.

Focus on God ~ He will Never let you down.

“I keep my eyes Always on the Lord.
    With Him at my right hand, I will Not be shaken”. 
(Psalm 16:8).

Tune In to God's Channel ~  'Faith'.

~ Undiscovered Things. ~

 Whilst I was looking for a Bible Verse about being Baptised (as I was planning to write about it), a different Bible Chapter stood out to me. 
It was John 16. 

As I was reading through it, I got to Verse 13-15 and they Stood out in a Very Powerful way, especially Verse 15.

It was Jesus speaking and this is what He said:
“When He, the Spirit of Truth, has come, He will Guide you into all Truth, for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears (from the Father) He will speak, and He will tell you things to come. 
He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.
All things that the Father has are Mine.
Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you”. 

It was the last two sentences that Really Stood out to me:
“All Things that the Father has are Mine.
Therefore I said that He (the Holy Spirit) will take of Mine 
and declare it to you”. 

Think about that Seriously for a moment.
All Things that the Father has Belong to Jesus, and the Holy Spirit will declare them to You. 

All Things.
That means there are 'Undiscovered Things' that are Available to You.

What are these 'Things' ?

It doesn't specifically say what they are, but when You put this verse 'Together' with other Bible verses, it becomes 'Very Exciting'.       

Bible verses such as (Jeremiah 29:11),
“For I know the Plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, Plans to give you Hope and a Future”. 

Jesus is therefore saying that the Holy Spirit will declare to You, 
'God's Plans for Your Life'.  
That's Exciting.

In another Bible verse the Lord says in (Jeremiah 33:3),
“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you Great and Mighty Things, which you do not know”. 

WOW, the Lord Himself wants to show You 'Great & Mighty Things'. 
Not just Average Things, but 'Great & Mighty Things.

(It Really Doesn't make sense when 'people' call God 'Dull & Boring' and say that He's 'Strict & Bossy'). 
God is Truly Loving & Very Exciting. 

There are Many other Wonderful Bible Verses that can be joined Together with 'John 16:13-15'.
Have a look for Yourself in God's Word, and be Amazed at what God wants to Reveal to You through the Holy Spirit.

Further along Chapter 16 in Verses 23-24, Jesus says,
“Whatever you Ask the Father in My name He will give you. 
Until now you have Asked nothing in My name. 
Ask, and you will receive, that your Joy may be Full”.

If there are 'Things' that You don't know about 'God's Plan For Your Life', and about other 'Great & Mighty Things', then maybe it's because You have not 'Sincerely Asked' in Jesus' Name.

Jesus says “Ask, and You shall receive”. 

Asking in Jesus' Name doesn't mean He will just tell You 'Whatever You Want to hear'. 

Asking in Jesus' Name means Asking Things that are 'In Line With God' and 'God's Way of Living'. 

He's obviously Not going to tell You Things like the lottery numbers or 
what's the latest celebrity & tv gossip. 
That Stuff is Not 'Great & Mighty' to God, it's just 'worldly Junk'. 

So be 'Sincere & Serious' when You Ask in Jesus' Name, because He wants to Reveal 'Things' to You so that “Your Joy may be Full”. 

Jesus also says later in Verse 33,
“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have Peace”. 

Jesus wants You to have 'Real Peace' in Your Life, so He has said these 'Things' to Guide You in How to receive 'His Peace'. 

 (Ephesians 2:14) says, 'For He Himself is our Peace'. 

There are Many 'Undiscovered Things' waiting to be 'Discovered'. 

How do You Discover them ?

Well Jesus says that they are the 'Fathers Things', that have been 'Given to Jesus', and will be declared to You by the 'Holy Spirit'.

So You need to have a Personal Relationship with God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit to 'Discover' the 'Undiscovered Things'.

 'Love the Lord your God with all your Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength'. 
(Mark 12:30). 
'Believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God'. 
(Acts 8:37). 
'Repent, and be Baptised, so You will Receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit'. 
(Acts 2:38). 

~ Enjoy the most Wonderful Personal Relationship You can Ever Have. 

Jesus said a Beautiful statement in John 16 Verse 27,
“The Father Himself Loves You,
because you have Loved Me, and have Believed that I came forth from God”.  

God wants to reveal 'Great & Mighty Things' to You, because: 
'He Loves You'.

Jesus said,
“All Things that the Father has are Mine.
Therefore I said that He (the Holy Spirit) will take of Mine 
and declare it to you”. 

It's Time for You to
~ Discover the 'Undiscovered Things' ~

~ The True Way to Repent. ~

 The word Repent is used in the Bible Many times, so it's obviously a Very Important thing to Do.

Yet Many people don't know what Repent actually means. 

From my own personal experience, it was a Long time into my Journey of Faith before I found out what it means.
I had read about it and heard it mentioned, but I didn't know what it actually meant.

Over the years I've come to realise that the word Repent has been given a 'Bad Name'. It's been made to seem like it's something Strange, and people have Dramatised it.
Many people have been 'Put Off' by these 'Lies & Manipulations'.

But the 'Truth' is, that 'Repenting' is one of the Best things You can Do, because the Outcome leads to 'Peace & Freedom', and Harmony with God. 

Basically the word 'Repent' means:

~ Stop Doing Whatever You're Doing that's 'Wrong',
~ Turn Away from it,
~ And Follow God's Right Way to Live.

It's Not Strange.   It's No Big Drama.   It's just Plain & Simple.

With that in Mind, Imagine You're looking down from above at a Path that runs horizontally across. 
It leads all the way to the Left as far as you can see and out of sight.
It also leads all the way to the Right as far as you can see and out of sight.
There's a 'Line' in the middle 'Separating' Left from Right.

The Left side of the Path represents 'the devils' Way to Live, which is often referred to in the Bible as 'the worlds way'. 
At the end of the Path to the Left is Hell.

 The Right side of the Path represents 'God's Way' to Live.
At the end of the Path to the Right is Heaven.

On the Path of Life, there is No 'In Between Ground'. 
There's Only 2 Ways to Live, either 'the devils way', or 'God's Way'. 

Imagine that the Path represents 'Your Life', and now Imagine Yourself 
'On the Path'. 

Be Truthful with Yourself :

~ Which Side of the Line are You on ?
~ And which Direction are You Heading ?

Pause for a moment and Think about that 'Honestly & Seriously'. 

~   ~   ~   ~   ~

There are some people who Believe in God & Jesus but they're Heading in the Wrong Direction. 
And some Believers are Living Their Lives on the 'devils side' of the Path.

There are many reasons for that. It could be because they're Doing something Wrong but Nobody has told them that it's Wrong in 'God's Eyes', so when they see 'Other People' Doing it, they Think it's ok for them to Do it.
Or it could be that they know what they're Doing is Wrong, but they Choose to 'Do It Anyway' just so they can 'Fit In' with people and be 'Liked' by 'people'.
Then there are people who 'Manipulate' Bible Verses to 'Suite Themselves' so they can 'Do Whatever They Want', even if it's Wrong. They say things like 'Some Bible Verses are not relevant in the modern world'. 
Well people have probably been saying that for Thousands of years.

But the 'Truth' is, that in 'God's Eyes' what's Right is Right, and what's Wrong is Wrong. And that will Never Change.
~ (Malachi 3:6) says, “For I am the Lord, I do Not Change”. 
~ (Hebrews 13:8) says, “Jesus is the Same Yesterday, Today, and Forever”. 

If God's Word says something is Wrong, then it's Wrong.
It will Never Change just because 'people' want it to Change.
It just means that those people are heading in the Wrong Direction on the Wrong side of the Path.

There are Many reasons why people end up on the Wrong side of the Path or  heading in the Wrong Direction.
Some is out of 'Personal Choice'. And some is because they have been 'Misled'.

But whatever the reason, the Important thing is to 'Repent'. 

God is so Loving, Graceful and Forgiving that if You 'Honestly & Sincerely' Repent, then He will 'Welcome' You back onto the 'Right Side' of the Path.

God knows who the 'Fakes' are, but He also knows the 'Genuine' Believers who have 'Gone Astray'. 
Repent, and feel God's Love in Ways that You've never felt before.

Jesus will be 'With You' Every Step of 'Your Journey'. He will Guide You and He will Fill You with the Power of the Holy Spirit.

But He will Never 'Force' Any of this on You. 
You need to be Willing to Accept His 'Guidance & Power'.

Jesus wants what's 'Best for You'. 
He knows that the Best thing for You to Do is to get as 'Far Away' from the 'devils side' of the Path as You can, and as 'Quickly' as You can.

There are many people who have Repented, but they 'Linger' around near the 'Dividing Line' of the Path.
The devil can then Easily 'Lure' them back onto 'his side'. 

That's what happened to me at the beginning of my 'Journey with Jesus'. 

 When I started my Journey over 20 years ago, I made a 'Choice' that I wanted to become a 'Decent Person'. 
I knew that meant 'Stopping' the Wrong things I was Doing, and Start Following 'God's Way'. 
I Did Do that. 
But I wasn't Aware at that point of the 'Mighty Power' that was Available to me from the Holy Spirit that would Enable me to take 'Giant Leaps of Faith' to 
'Get Away' from the devils 'Lure'. 

So I 'Tentatively' took 'Little Steps' towards 'God's Way'. 
I was Heading in the 'Right Direction', but because I wasn't putting my 'Complete Trust' in God, then the devil was able to 'Lure' me back with his 'Lies & Trickery' through 'Other People'. 
I Wrongly continued to Believe 'people' about 'How to Live my Life', and I felt that I would 'Miss Out' on things if I Fully 'Let Go' of my 'Old Lifestyle'.

Even though I was Heading in 'God's Direction', I Regularly 'Looked Back'. 
I now realise that was the 'Biggest Mistake' I made.
Every time I 'Looked Back', the devil had the 'Opportunity' to 'Lure' me back again.

There are many different ways that people 'Look Back' after they've Repented.
One of the worst ways is by 'Thinking' about the Wrong thing that You 'Used' to do, or 'Thinking' about the people who had a 'Wrong' Influence on You.
Every time You 'Think' about Your 'Past' that's Connected to a 'Wrong' Way of Living, it's like Opening a Door in Your Mind to the devil, and he will take Any Opportunity You 'Give' him to 'Trick' You back onto 'his side' of the Path.

Another way that people 'Look Back' is by Continuing to spend time with the 'Wrong' people or staying in Contact with them.
Those people will Continue to 'Lure' You back onto the 'devils side' of the Path.

Both of those ways led me back onto the 'Wrong' side of the Path many times.
But since I realised these things and since I Discovered the 'Mighty Power' of the Holy Spirit that Jesus Gave me, I No longer 'Waste' my time or energy 'Thinking' about my Past or spending time & contact with 'Wrong' people.

I Made a Firm Decision Many Years ago to 'Get Rid' of 'worldly ways' Out of my Life, and to 'Only' Believe God about 'Who I Am' and 'How to Live my Life'. 
That Firm Decision has led to 'Real Freedom' in my Life, and Opened the door to 'God's Plan for My Life'. 

I Honestly Don't 'Miss' Anything at All from my 'Old Lifestyle', and I 'Truly' mean that.
I've Lived Life on the 'devils side' of the Path, and I'm now Living on 
'God's Side'. 
I can 'Wholeheartedly say that:

“Life with God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit 
is Everything You could Ever Dream of, and Much More”. 

My Guidance to You about Repenting is:

~ Believe God's Word in the Bible & His Guidance to You Personally about what is Right & Wrong. Don't look to 'people' for Answers, because too many people have got Corrupted Views.

~ If there's something You are Doing that's Wrong in 'God's Way' of Living, then 'Stop' Immediately. Don't put it off till tomorrow, the devil will have 'Tricked' You again by tomorrow.

~ Make a 'Sincere' Commitment to 'Turn Away' from the 'Wrong' Lifestyle. Remember, God knows who the Fakes are, but He Gives Power to the Genuine.

~ Now that You're Facing the Right Direction towards God,
 Don't 'Look Back'.
Stay Focused on God. 
There's Nothing 'Behind You' that's worth risking 'Missing Out' on 
what God has got Planned Ahead of You.

~ Be Open & Willing to Accept the Guidance of Jesus, and the 'Mighty Power' of the Holy Spirit. 

~ Use that Power to take the Biggest 'Leaps of Faith' you can take to get as 'Far Away' from 'the devils' side of the Path as You can. 
   * That could be Staying Away from certain people.
   * It could be Deleting Apps off Your phone.
   * It might be 'Getting Rid' of certain things that Remind You of Your Past.
   * It could be Deleting All Your 'social media' accounts.
   * It might mean Not watching certain programs.
   * A Great 'Leap of Faith' is to 'Only' Believe 'God's Word' and Not 'people'.
   * It could Simply be Saying 'No' to the 'worlds ways'. 
          The Bible says in (James 4:4) “If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God”.   ~ It's Your Choice.

Whatever You Do, Do Something that's Personal & Helpful to You so You can 'Get Away' from the 'Lure' of the devil. 
The Bible says: “Resist the devil and he will Flee from You”, (James 4:7). 

The Closer You get to God, the further Away from the devil You will be.

Remember,  Jesus is 'With You Always'. 
If You've got any doubts, Give them to Jesus, and put 
Your 'Complete Trust' in Him. He will Never let You down.

Jesus knows the Power that's 'In You', and He knows what 
You are Capable of.  He Lovingly says to You,

“You Can Do It”. 

Enjoy Your 'Journey with Jesus' along the Path of Life.

And Enjoy the Wonderful Blessings 
that God has got Planned for You 
when You Repent, and Never Look Back.