Tag: Truth

~ Preparing Your Time ~

Time management is not something that I'm good at , I usually end up running late for things.

Something I have learned that helps me with timing is to 'Prepare' my time. 

This involves a simple bit of planning ahead.

If you think about a chef making a top class meal in a restaurant. 
They prepare in advance the ingredients to go into the meal so that when the customer orders something, the chef has everything ready that they need so they can put it all together in an efficient way. 

If the chef waited until the order came in before they started even peeling the veg etc, then it would take a lot longer and would probably be a rushed job to get the meal made, resulting in the end product not being as good as what it could have been.

When you 'Prepare' your time in advance, you usually end up with more time to do whatever it is you are doing and you can be more relaxed. 
This helps reduce your stress levels and become more efficient. 
And then the end result of whatever you are doing will be a Lot Better.

By just taking a little time to plan ahead you can 
improve your lifestyle and also Enjoy your time a lot more. 

Prepare Your Time, so You can Enjoy Your Time.

~ A Full Loaf ~

My Wife and I have been making our own Home Made Bread for many years. We've made it By Hand and we've also been Blessed with a bread machine, which makes it a lot easier to make.

We use Wholemeal flour and 100% Organic Ingredients, (just how God Intended food to be). ~ The Bread tastes Delicious.

We always set the machine on the Largest Loaf size, and we still find it Fascinating how the dough Rises into Double its size.

Last year during the summer we put the ingredients in the machine and turned it on large size as usual.
When we came to take it out, it was only half the size it usually is.

We tried making another loaf on a different setting in case the machine was faulty, but it did the same.

We tested the dried yeast by leaving some in warm water, and it it produced bubbles so we thought it can't be the yeast.

We adjusted the quantities to see if that worked, but still only half a loaf.

We used a different bag of flour, but still the same. 

We tried all sorts of things but it just kept coming out as half a loaf.

After Many weeks of eating Dumpy loaves of bread, we tried some New yeast. 

We used the Original Recipe and set the machine on Large loaf size.

The dough Rose so much that it Rose above the bread tin and touched the top of the machine.

By using New yeast, the bread not only Rose to a Full size, it Overflowed.

We discovered that the old yeast had got too hot in the cupboard during the summer and it killed some of the yeast.

There was enough Life in the yeast to produce some bubbles in the water, but not enough to make the bread Rise. 

~  ~  ~

If you feel Your Life is only Half Full, or if You're merely existing on a Dumpy Lifestyle, or maybe Your Life isn't Rising like you had Hoped, then there is One Vital ingredient that You Need to Renew ~ Your Spirit.

Your Spirit is the Life Source of Your entire being.

There might be just enough Life in Your Spirit to produce some bubbles, but if You want to Enjoy a Full Life then there is only 'One Way'.

Renew Your Spirit with the True Source of Life ~ Jesus Christ.

The Bible verse (John 10:10), Jesus said 
“I have come to Give You Life, and Life to the Full”.

Only Jesus can make Your Spirit Rise so much that it Overflows.

Pray this simple yet Powerful Prayer.

“Lord Jesus, Renew my Spirit,
so that I can Live a Full Life with You,
Amen”.

~ Enjoy a Great Week ~

Here's how to Enjoy a Great week.

~ Avoid Moaning, and your Mondays will be Marvellous..

~ Resist the devils Temptations, and your Tuesdays will be Tremendous.

~ Stay Away from Wickedness, and your Wednesdays will be Wonderful.

~ Turn Off the TV, and your Thursdays will be Terrific

~ Don't be Frantic, and your Fridays will be Fantastic.

~ Switch off Social Media, and your Saturdays will be Sensational.

~ Spend Quiet, Quality & Specific Time with God, and your Sundays 
    will be Sanctified and Soulful.


When You put these Together in Your Life,

You Will 

Enjoy a Great Week.

~ God's Masterpiece ~

There was two men walking through a forest and one of them was a Wood Carver. As they looked at all the Beautiful Trees, they spoke to each other about how God had Created the Trees so Wonderfully and about all the Amazing things that Trees do. 

They were Inspired by God's Wonderful Creations.

Then they noticed a 'Fallen Tree' lying on the floor. It had clearly been there a Long Time and had died.

The man said to the Wood Carver: 
“What a shame it is that this Tree is no longer doing the 
Amazing things that God Created it to do.”

The Wood Carver looked at the 'Fallen Tree' and without hesitation said:
“I see a Masterpiece.”

He Immediately got to work turning the 'Fallen Tree' into the Wonderful Vision that he had for it.

He 'Pruned Off' the Dead Branches, 'Stripped Away' the Decaying Bark and started to Shape the Inner Core.

He 'Chipped Away' all the parts that were 'Not Needed', and 'Smoothed Off'  the Rough Edges.

Once the Shape started to emerge, he started to 'Refine' it into Detailed Crisp & Clear Beauty until the Vision he had for it was Fully Revealed. 

The Masterpiece had been Created.

Everyone who saw the New Creation was Inspired by the fact that such a Beautiful & Wonderful Masterpiece was made from a 'Fallen Tree'.

The Tree once again became a Very Important part of the Forest.

~  ~  ~

If You are feeling that You have 'Fallen' from the Wonderful Creation that God 'Originally' Created You to Be, then simply let God turn You into the Masterpiece that ' He Sees ' in You.

~ There might be some parts of Your Life that needs 'Pruning' and 'Stripping Away.'
~ There might be a few 'Rough Edges' that God needs to Smooth Off.
~ And when the things that are 'Not Needed' in your Life have been 'Chipped Away' then God can 'Refine' Your 'Inner Core' to reveal the Glorious Masterpiece in You.

Then You will become a Wonderful Inspiration to others, 
and a Very Important part of God's Kingdom.

Allow the Master Creator to do 'His Work' in Your Life,
and You will become

God's Masterpiece.

~ Simply Be Who God Created You To Be ~

   God Created You a Specific Way for a Purpose.

Some people Loose Sight of 'Who They Really Are'.

 Here's a story that Illustrates the Importance of Not just 'Fitting In' with other people and 'Copying' them, but Being 'Who God Originally Created You To Be'.

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   There was a farm that was near a Beautiful Forest and some Mighty Mountains.
The farmer kept Chickens in the farmyard and one day he found an Eagles Egg in the Chickens nest. Nobody knew how it got there but the farmer didn't want the Eagle to perish so he left it with the Chickens so it could hatch.

The Chickens eggs hatched and after a while they started to do what Chickens do, they were running around the farmyard and pecking at things.

The Eagle hatched (named Ernie) and seeing the Chickens all around him he just 'Assumed' that he was supposed to do the same thing, so he started running around pecking at things.

Every day he did the 'Same Thing'. He hadn't seen anything else other than the Chickens Way of Living, so he Thought that must be 'What Life is All About'.

After a while though Ernie became Very Unhappy. 
His Instinct told him there was Something Missing in his life, but he didn't know what it was. As he looked around all he saw was the Farmyard and Chickens.

He had a Feeling there was 'Something More' for his Life than this. 
But as he didn't know what it was he just kept Copying the Chickens.

Ernie tried to 'Fit In' with the Chickens but no matter what he did, his Instinct kept telling him there was 'Something Better' for him.

    Then one day he looked up and saw an Amazing Bird Flying High in the Sky. 

 It circled overhead and Swooped Up and Down with Amazing Speed and Agility.
 'It was an Eagle'.

The Eagle Soared High on it's Wings, and flew far into the distance heading towards the Beautiful Mountains.

 As Ernie looked up from the farmyard he thought:
'Wow, I wish I was Free like that'.

Then he heard the Chickens calling and went back to his daily routine of running around and pecking at things.

The next day he saw the Eagle Flying over the farm and land in a field near by. 
He noticed that the Eagles Wings looked Very Similar to his Own Wings. 
After a while the Eagle Spread out his wings and with a Powerful Thrust took off into the Sky. Flying High the Eagle headed towards the Glow of a Beautiful Sunset.

 Ernie looked at his wings and a Burst of Enthusiasm Rose within him. He thought:
 'Could I be an Eagle' ?
Was I Created to be Flying High in the Sky and not just running around here ?

 That night he spent some Quiet Time by 'Himself' and he thought Long and Hard about 'Who He Is'. 
He 'Searched Deep Within His Soul'.

 He 'Imagined' himself Flying High over the Mighty Mountains and landing in the Branches of a Beautiful Pine Tree.
It Filled Him with Excitement and Enthusiasm.

Ernie Wondered How he will Know if he's actually an Eagle. How will he know the 'Truth' about 'Who He Is'.  Will he ever know if he can Fly.

 He decided: 
'The Only Way to Find Out is to Try'.

   As the Sun rose the next day Ernie looked up into the Sky with a New Sense of Excitement.  He thought about all the Places he could go to and all the things he could see if he could Fly.

As he looked around the farmyard at all the Chickens pecking away, he thought to himself:
'I was Created to Fly'.

 He Stretched Out his Wings and Started Flapping them. 
Not much seemed to happen at first, but his Excitement about all the Possibilities that lay Ahead of him gave him the Strength to Keep Trying.

 He took a Gentle Run, Spread Out his Wings and Flapped them with All His Strength.
'With his head Held High, he Flew Up Into The Sky'.
WOW, He was Flying.
 He felt a Sense of Freedom like Never Before.

As he looked down he saw the Tiny farmyard where he had spent so much of his life. Then he looked around and saw Lakes & Forests, Mountains & Valleys.
 It Filled his Heart with Joy.

He was Amazed at what he could Achieve with His Wonderful Wings High Up in the Sky.
He spent All day Enjoying His Natural Ability to Fly and he found a New Sense of Purpose for his Life.
 Then he looked towards the Horizon and saw the Sun Setting over the 
Mighty Mountains with the Beautiful Pine Trees Glowing in the Sun.

 Now he knew 'Who He was Created To Be', 
and he could Look Forward to a Wonderful Life Full of 
New Possibilities and Exciting Adventures.

 He Became Free by 
Simply Being Who God Created Him To Be.