Tag: Bible

~ Checking the Mail ~

If you use email you will probably check your 'Inbox' regularly to look for important messages. 

If you leave it for too long without checking it then you could end up  missing important emails.

A far more Important thing to check is the messages God sends to Your Mind everyday.

You need to regularly 'Log In' through Prayer and open the 'Inbox' of Your Mind to receive the messages that God sends You. 
If you don't then you could easily miss some important information that God is trying to communicate to You.

When you have received Your message from God you can then 'Reply' through Prayer and Thanks giving.

Sometimes it's good to 'Forward' the message to others and Share the Blessing that God has given you.

Regularly check the Inbox of Your Mind
for 'God's Mail'
and stay in communication with 
Your Loving God.

~ Baptism ~

Many people are Baptised as a baby (also known as Christening).

It's Good to be Baptised as babies because we're Welcomed into 'God's Family' at the Beginning of our Lives, which gives us a Good Start to Life.

The problem though is that when we're Baptised as a baby, it's not from our 'Own Personal Choice'.

Because we didn't make a 'Personal Choice' to Follow Jesus 'Ourselves' then we can often get 'Misled' by the 'ways of the world'.

This happened to me in my early teens and I ended up making Many Mistakes and Wasting a Lot of my Life living in the 'wrong way'.

Thankfully in my mid 20's  I came across the Wonderful & Inspiring 
'Hour of Power' (TV Church), and I was Blessed with Learning the Truth about who God & Jesus 'Really Are', instead of the Corrupted version of who the 'world' says they are.

My Wonderful 'Journey with Jesus' began and my Life started to be Transformed for the Better. (The story of my Journey is on our website under the title 'My Journey').

After my Wife and I got Married we both wanted to Grow in our Faith and to Enjoy a more Meaningful Relationship with God & Jesus.

We Decided we would Love to be Baptised as Adults. 
We had been Baptised/Christened as babies but we felt we wanted to make the 'Personal Choice' Ourselves as Adults.

There are different ways to be Baptised. Some people like to be fully immersed in water and some people prefer to have water sprinkled on their forehead. Some Baptisms are in Churches, some are outdoors in Rivers or Lakes. It doesn't matter how or where you're Baptised, the Important thing is that you make a Genuine Commitment to God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, and that you are Faithful to that Commitment.

My Wife and I were Very Blessed with a Wonderful Baptism. It was an Evening Baptism just for the two of us, and the Vicar 'Very Kindly' let us make it Personal to us. It was Meaningful & Special for us.

As well as the Baptism we decided to go on a short holiday to the Beautiful Highlands of Scotland so we could spend 'Quality Quiet' time with God & Jesus, as we both feel 'Closest to God' when Surrounded by Nature.

We stayed in a wooden lodge overlooking Loch Tay, and spent a Lot of time walking around the Beautiful Countryside.

We stopped at a Lovely Loch (Lake) surrounded by Mountains and Trees and there was nobody there but us.

We spent some Lovely time Together, and then I went for a short Quiet walk. I noticed a small Fishing Boat that someone had left moored on the Loch Shore. I stood there thinking about the different times when the Disciples had been Fishing and were with Jesus on the Shore of a Lake.

I was Imagining what it must have been like for them to have actually been 'With Jesus' in Person. As I stood there I felt an Amazing Sense as though Jesus was stood there 'With Me'.

It was a Wonderful Experience of Pure Peace, Love & Joy. It was such an Amazing feeling that no words can describe it well enough.
It's a Wonderful Memory that I Treasure, and it Fills me with Joy.

As I'm writing this, I realised that because I made a Genuine Commitment to Jesus, I was Blessed with a Wonderful Experience 'With Him'.

Whatever your level of Faith is, I Encourage You to make 
Your Own 'Personal Choice' to be Baptised,
 and make a Genuine Commitment to God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit.

I Truly Believe that You will then be Blessed with
' Your Own' Wonderful Experience 'With Them'.

~ Joyful Spirit ~

Your circumstances don't need to effect how happy you are. 
It's easy to blame your circumstances for being in a bad mood, but it's not your circumstances that determine Your Happiness. 

There are many people who seem to have a 'Great Life' with no problems, everything they want, no worries, but they can be very 'unhappy'.

On the other hand there are people with disabilities, health problems, money issues, and lots of other things that could be considered to make people unhappy, yet they seem to Rise Above it all and have a Joyful Spirit.

How do they do it ? 

Well it's all to do with your 'Attitude'.

If you're a 'negative' thinking person who always 'looks' for the bad things, then it doesn't matter what your circumstances are, you will be unhappy. 

If you have a 'Positive' attitude and 'look' at the good things in your life (which we all have lots of good things if we take an honest look), then your Spirit is Lifted, you Rise Above your circumstances.

Studies have shown that when we Laugh (and Smile) our bodies release Natural Substances that Help us Heal in Mind, Body & Soul.

With a Positive Attitude to our problems we can still laugh even in difficult circumstances and bad situations.

It's not that we should laugh 'At' the problem, it's being able to Laugh even with the problem.

God doesn't want us to be miserable just because we've got problems.
He wants us to be Joyful no matter what our circumstances are.

Jesus said, “In the world you will have tribulation, but be of 
'Good Cheer', I have overcome the world.”

My Dad has a Positive Attitude with Laughter even though his circumstances are Very difficult.

He has had 4 heart attacks, 2 bi-pass operations, a stroke which left his left arm paralysed and unable to walk more than a few feet at a time, he has limited vision, arthritis, severe back pain and a Lot of other health problems.

If he looks at his problems with a Negative Attitude, it makes him very unhappy and drains his energy which makes his situation worse.

But when he looks at his Life with a Positive Attitude and is Grateful to God for Simply Being Alive, then he Rises Above his circumstances and is able to do more with a Joyful Spirit.

Even with all his difficult circumstances, he has a Joyful Spirit and Laughs a Lot. My Dad has a Great saying 'Laughter is Better than any medicine'.

If you focus on your problems, they will bring you down.
If you Focus on God, He will Lift You Up. 

God will never allow you to be in a situation that you can't handle.

With that in mind then no matter what your circumstances are,
you can be Positive and Enjoy Your Life with a
Joyful Spirit. 

~ Fragile Yet Powerful ~

I was looking at a Tree outside our front window and noticed a Butterfly land on one of the leaves.

It stood there opening and closing its Delicate & Fragile Wings whilst warming itself in the sun.

Then the wind started Blowing and the leaves were going up and down in the wind. As the Butterfly stood on the leaf, the wind became Gusty, blowing its Fragile wings and bending them in all directions.
It looked like it was going to be Blown Away quite a few times.

Yet even though the wind was Blowing hard on its wings, the Butterfly stood there 'Firm & Strong'.

Its Tiny little legs were no bigger than a human hair, yet they held it on the leaf 'Solid & Strong'. 

The wind kept Blowing, yet the Butterfly 'Stood Firm'.

After a while the Butterfly took off and started flying around. 
Even though the gusts of wind kept Blowing, the Butterfly was Not being 'Blown Around' by the wind. It was flying 'Into The Wind'.

The Butterfly was Not being 'Tossed About' by the gusts. It had Purpose & Direction, it knew where it was going, and it Didn't let the wind stop it. 

As I watched this Inspiring Butterfly I realised that even though it was Fragile & Delicate, God had 'Created' it to 'Withstand the Wind'.

When God Deigned the Butterfly He put 'Inbuilt Power' in it.

God's Creativity is so Amazing that He can Create something that's 
Fragile Yet Powerful.

If you are feeling Fragile for whatever reason, whether Physically, Mentally or Emotionally, you can be Assured that God has Created You with 'Inbuilt Power'.

When God Designed You, He Designed You to 'Withstand Whatever is Blown at You'.

He Didn't Create You to be 'Blown Around' and 'Tossed Too & Fro'. 

God Created You to Stand Firm, Solid & Strong.

So Live Your Life with Purpose & Direction,
Knowing where You're going as the 
Person God Created You to Be,
and Don't let Anything or Anybody stop You.

God's Creativity is so Wonderful 
that no matter how Fragile you may feel,
You still have 'Immense Power' Within You.

~ Billions to One  ~

When it comes to 'How to Live Your Life', God & Jesus Loves you so much that They gave you the Freedom to 'Choose'

They Didn't Create you as a Robot that's Pre Programmed.

Instead They Created You as a Unique Individual.

They gave You the Ability to 'Think' for Yourself and to make Your Own Decisions.

The devil knows this and he's been Cunningly trying to 'Mislead' You into making the 'wrong' Choices.

The Bible 'Clearly Guides' us that the devil has 'children' that are living in the world that we Live in today. 
Jesus Himself said to the Pharisees:
“You are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character, for he is a liar and the father of lies”, (John 8:44).

If Jesus was 'physically' on earth now, He would probably be saying the same thing about Many people in the 'world' today.

These are the people who will try to 'Mislead' you and 'Trick' you into making 'wrong' Choices in How to 'Live Your Life'.

The problem is that the devil has 'Trained' these people with his own Cunning Tactics of how to Trick people without them realising

Deception is from the devil.

That means that 'some' people might 'Seem' to be Nice, Friendly and even Helpful people, yet it's all part of their scheming plan to 'Trick' you into Following them and the devils wrong Ways to Live.

There are Billions of people alive today. Some will Genuinely Help you with Love & Support so you can Live a Joyful Life that's the 'Right Way' to Live.

But unfortunately some people will try to Mislead you with Lies & Deception. They will try to Program you to Live a certain 'Way'. 
Some people will try to 'Trap' you into 'Thinking' that you have No Choice in How to Live Your Life, so that you will Do what 'They' say. 
And there are evil people who will 'put you down' and try to make you feel so 'low' that you 'Look Up' to them.

But the 'Good News' is that there is One person who will Never do Any of that. His name is Jesus Christ.

Jesus will Never try to Program You ~ He gave You 'Freedom' to Choose How to Live Your Life.

Jesus will Never try to Trap You ~ He gave His own Life on the Cross to 
'Set You Free'.

And Jesus will Never put You down ~ He Lifts You Up and Gives You 'Power & Authority' to Trample on devils and demons.

When it comes to Choosing 'How to Live Your Life', you can either look to the Billions of people in the world and drive yourself mad trying to work out who is Genuine and who is Fake, and which is the Right Way to Live and which is wrong.

Or you can Choose 'One Way'.
~ 'Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life' ~

He is the 'True Way' to Live Your Life.
You are 'Made In His Image'.

Jesus Loves You, 
and He Blessed You with the 'Freedom to Choose'.

~ Choose Wisely ~

~ Always Shining  ~

The night sky is Full of Beautiful Shining Stars.

Sometimes when you look up into the sky you can see Millions is Stars twinkling in all the Glory.

There are times though when the storms come and it seems like there are are no Stars in the sky, all you See is the dark storm.

But no matter how big the storm is, the Stars are 'Always Shining'.

God Created the Stars with a 'Plan' and He 'Set Them In Place'.

Just because the storms come, it Doesn't change God's Plan, the Stars 'Always Shine'.

Every storm there has ever been has 'Passed By'. 

No storm lasts forever.

And when the storms 'Pass By', you can once again see the 'Stars Shining' in their Amazing Awe & Wonder. 

The same God who Created those Wonderful Stars, also Created Beautiful & Wonderful 'Blessings' for Your Life.

Sometimes you can See Your Blessings clearly like Twinkling Stars that 
Light Up Your Life.

But there are times when the storms of Life come, and it 'seems' like there are no Blessings in Your Life. Sometimes all you See is darkness.

But just like the Stars, 'Your Blessings' are 'Always Shining'.

God Created Your Blessings with a 'Plan' and He 'Set Them In Place'.

No storms of Life can ever change 'God's Plan' for Your Blessings.

And when the storms 'Pass By' (which they Always do), then Your Blessings will be revealed to You in All their Wonderful Glory.

God Loves You and He has a Plan for Your Life 
that's Full of Blessings.

No matter how dark or stormy Your Life might seem,
God has Blessings 'Set In Place' for You,
and they are 'Always Shining'.

~ Resilient as Grass ~

Grass was one of the first living things that God Created (Genesis 1:11).
It's been around since the beginning of Creation.

Grass is a Very Important part of God's 'Overall Plan' for His Creation.
~ It provides a Covering for the earth's top layer and helps prevent the soil from drying out.
~ It provides Food for many animals.
~ Grass is a Home for billions of important insects, and it provides Protection for many ground nesting birds.
~ Grass covers vast areas of the world we live in and it has Many very Important Qualities.

Yet even though it's Extremely Important, people treat Grass like dirt.

Every time the Grass tries to Grow (like God Created it to), people cut in down with lawn mowers, just because they want a Manicured lawn.

People trample all of it without giving a thought to the damage being done to God's Wonderful Creation.

People pollute it with chemicals and other junk, just because they 'Think' it should 'Look' and 'Be' a certain way.

People treat Grass very badly without 'Thinking' about what God Originally Created Grass to 'Be' and its 'Purpose'. 

Yet even though Grass is treated badly, walked all over and cut down, the Grass just 'Keeps On Growing'.

God Created Grass to be 'Very Resilient' and to 'Never Give Up'.

Grass simply Does what God Created it to 'Do', no matter what people 'Do' to it.

You too are one of God's Wonderful Creations.
If people have treated you like dirt, then be as 'Resilient as Grass'.

If people have put you down, trampled all over you, polluted you with junk (either material or mental), and treated you badly, then 'Do' what 
Grass does, just 'Keep On Growing'.

Grow in 'Your' Relationship with God, Grow in Your Confidence of Your own Abilities that God gave You, and Grow into the Person who God Created 'You' to 'Be'.

You are a Very Important part of God's 'Overall Plan' for His Creation.

He Created You with Inbuilt Power, Love and a Sound Mind that is Capable of 'Resisting' the devil and the evil people who the devil works through.

No matter what people have done to you, or are doing to you,
God Created 'You' to Overcome 'All evil'.

You are made in the 'Image of God' 
and God is a 'Winner'.

Be as 'Resilient as Grass' and 'Never Give Up'.

~ God's Love ~

The Power of Gods Love,
Is Sent to You from Above.

It shows His Care,
It's for All to Share.

There's Amazing Strength in His Love,
And Gentleness like a Peaceful Dove.

He Loves You, whoever you are,
He will Guide You like a Shining Star.

Put your Trust in Him,
And Flee from sin.

Let His Love Shine through,
In All that you Do.

God's Love for you,
Is Pure and True. 

~ Give Him a Chance ~

There was a man named Tim who helped to Create the most Wonderful, Amazing & Inspiring establishment that has ever existed.

His Creative Genius Talents were like nothing that has ever been. What he Created was Simply Sensational.

He did All the Planning, Design Work, Organising, he Chose the People that were needed to run it, Worked out How To Maintain it, and then actually Made the establishment.

He literally knew Everything there was to know about it, from the Tiniest Detail to the Biggest, there was nothing that he didn't know about it.

This One Man did it All 'Behind the Scenes'.

The establishment started off Very Well, but after a while problems started to Creep in, and over the years it got worse and worse until it became Unrecognisable from what Tim had Originally Created.

He continued to work in the Background trying to sort out the problems, but the people who were now running it had turned it into a Mess.

So Tim made a Brave & Humble Decision. He Decided to apply for a position as Manager of the establishment to Help it get back to how it should be.

When he arrived at the main door nobody knew who he was, nobody had ever seen him before, and they asked him to leave. He tried to explain that he had come to Help them, but they didn't Believe him and sent him away.

Tim was Determined to Help them to 'See what the establishment could Be', so he arranged a meeting with the Leaders.

At the meeting he explained how he could Transform the establishment into the Glory that it was Created to Be.

The Leaders 'Grumbled' amongst themselves, then said to Tim, 
“What 'Evidence' have you got to 'Prove' what you're saying”.

Tim said “I know this place Inside Out, I know Everything there is to know about it, you simply need to 'Take My Word' and 'Give Me a Chance' “.

The Leaders 'Grumbled' some more, then said, “No, we want 'Evidence' before we'll Believe you”, and they asked him to leave.

With Great 'Humility' Tim walked out the room.

He went back Everyday for Many years and explained to different people that he wanted to Help them and that he knew 'What To Do' to Help  'Solve Their Problems'. But they all wanted 'Evidence' and Rejected him.
All the time the establishment kept getting worse and worse.

Then one day a man overheard what Tim was saying when he was trying to Help the people. The man went to Tim and said “I don't know much about you, but I've heard you want to Help. This place sure does need Helping. 
It used to be an Amazing Place, but the people here seem to be Corrupted. It's as though there's an Enemy fighting against this place.
But I've always had 'Hope' that it will get Better.
I can see in your eyes that you Really Do want what's Best for this Place”.

Then the man said to Tim, “I'll Definitely 'Give You a Chance'. What can I Do to Help you”. Tim started to reveal his Great Plans for the Place.

After that some other people went to Tim and said “We've heard you want to Help make this Place Better. We want to be part of Your Vision”.

Tim was Full of Joy because of the Support & Love from the people.

A women went to him and said “The people who Rejected you might not Believe you, but 'We Do'. We know in our Hearts what you're capable of”.

With Great Sincerity Tim said “Thank You” to Everyone who was Willing to Help. Under the Loving Leadership of Tim, that small group of people started to make Wonderful Improvements to the establishment. 
Other people saw the Joy & Enthusiasm in them and more & more people were Inspired to join Together with Tim to Achieve Great Things.

The establishment Grew into the Wonderful Glory that Tim Originally Created it to Be, and it Shone like a Beautiful Light for All to see.

All this happened because the people 'Chose' to 'Give Tim a Chance'.

~      ~     ~     ~     ~

This story Represents something far Bigger & more Important. That is: 
'The World God Created for Us All to Live In'.

Jesus was in the Beginning when Everything was Created. It was Through Jesus that God Created Everything. He is the 'Ultimate Creator' With God.
That means Jesus knows Everything there is to know about the World we live in. From the Tiniest things to the Biggest, Jesus knows it All in Detail.

In the Garden of Eden the devil 'Deceived' Adam & Eve and has continued to Deceive people with evil and wicked 'Ways of Living'.

The Peaceful & Beautiful World that God Created Through Jesus became Corrupted by the enemy. The result is the 'World' that we now Live In.

It's Not what God originally Intended.

Jesus wanted to Help. He took the Brave & Humble Decision to come to the 'World' to Help Transform it into how God Originally Created it to Be.

Many people Rejected Jesus, and Many people still Reject Him now.
They Demand 'Evidence' and Refuse to 'Give Him a Chance', and they 
'Turn Him Away'.

And all the time the 'World' gets worse and worse.

But, there were some people who were Willing to 'Give Him a Chance'.
The Disciples 'Believed' Jesus and they wanted to be 'Part of His Vision'.
They took the 'Step of Faith', and they were the first to 'Achieve Great Things with Jesus'.

They were Filled with Joy & Enthusiasm and they Inspired Many more people to 'Give Jesus a Chance'. There are now Many Wonderful people who are Committed to Helping make the 'World' become the Wonderful Place that God & Jesus Created it to Be.

The people who make the Best Improvements are the people who have 'Chosen' to 'Give Jesus a Chance' to Show us what He's Capable of.

Under the 'Loving Leadership' of Jesus they are Helping to 'Transform' the 'World' that God & Jesus Created, into the Beautiful & Wonderful Place they Originally Intended it to Be.

I 'Choose' to be 'Part of this Wonderful Vision'.

I 'Choose' to 'Give Jesus a Chance'.

Do ' You' ?