We all live very busy lives these, running around from one task to another, without having any time to stop and consider how effectively we are at actually achieving anything. So here’s a lovely poem I came across which give us some guidance on how to live more effective lives:
To Be More Effective by M.S.Lowndes I know I need to concentrate Wholly Lord on you But why does that always seem So hard for me to do I get so easily distracted With so many worldly thoughts Unable to stay focused on you And on the things I ought Lord I long so much to know Your tender loving ways And to be much more effective When to you I humbly pray I need your Holy Spirit Filling me this hour So I will be fully equipped Inspired and empowered Then I can face the day ahead And be ready for what may come To continue to walk and to flourish In the things that you’ve begun To bring it into maturity A full completion in you So when others may behold your works They will long to know you tooPosts Tagged ‘Holy Spirit’
How To Be More Effective
Posted: April 18, 2013 in friendship, life, love, religion, wordsTags: Christ, Christian, Christianity, Denominations, God, Holy Spirit, Jesu, Jesus, Lord, Religion and Spirituality
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If it wasn’t for my faith…
Posted: April 14, 2013 in bereavement, blogging, death, dementia, family, finance, friendship, Health, heaven, hospital, life, love, music, pray, religion, strokeTags: Christ, Christian, Christianity, faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesu, Lord, Old Testament, Religion and Spirituality, Steven Curtis Chapman
Have you ever wondered how your life would have turned out and how you would have coped with life , if you hadn’t accepted Christ as your saviour?
I have, particularly in these last few weeks as we’ve had to cope with the death of first my Dad and then my Aunt Mae.
Just after my Dad passed away, someone said to me that, “There are only two certainties on life, one that you have been born, and secondly, that you will die” – Despite this, we all find the death of a loved one very upsetting and difficult to cope with.
It’s therefore no surprise to me that during these difficult and stressful weeks, I’ve relied heavily on God to keep me strong for my Mum and focused enough make all the required arrangements etc. So much so, I actually feel as if I’ve been running on auto-pilot for weeks now, as every day seems to have been a bit of a blur and I’m not sure I can actually tell you what I did on any particular day since the middle of February!
That said, I’m not sure I would have been able to get through these weeks if God hadn’t been there with me, as there were times when I honestly felt I couldn’t cope with any more problems, but as you can tell, I got through those days, and that I simply put down to the fact that my faith reassured me that God is with me at all times, and is helping me when my own strength has gone.
Today I thank God for my faith. Without Him, these last few weeks would have been even harder to face than they were.
Alive and Well
Posted: April 2, 2013 in blogging, cross, death, Easter, Health, life, love, music, pray, prayer, religionTags: bible, Christ, Christianity, death, Easter, God, Health, Holy Spirit, Jesu, Jesus, New Age, Newsboys, Religion & Spirituality, Religion and Spirituality, wanted dead or alive
I’m alive and well Your spirit is within me Because you died and rose again
I am alive, but I don’t always feel well. However in a spiritual sense all is well.
That hasn’t always been the case though I’m afraid, as I have been through some very dark times, when I did question God, and felt He had deserted me. However having got through those times, I know that the only reason I made it through those days was because God was with me and He was the one responsible for helping me through those days.
God lives in me, and I pray that as I live each day, others may realise these is something different about me, and that they can see Christ in me.
Somewhere
Posted: March 22, 2013 in family, friendship, life, love, music, religionTags: Christianity, Churches of God, Denominations, God, Holy Spirit, Jesu, Religion and Spirituality, United States
Do you ever think there’s nowhere for you or that no one wants or needs you? I have, a lot!
But there is a place for each of us in this world, and we are all needed by someone.
God put each one of us on this earth for a reason. God as a plan for each of us.
Therefore, we must put our trust in God to direct and guide us through life, even when it seems we’re not needed by anyone. God needs us and if we put our trust in Him, He will help us achieve all He knows we can achieve.
So find your somewhere by putting your full trust in God because He need you.
Impossible
Posted: February 13, 2013 in life, religion, television, wordsTags: Advertising, Christianity, God, Gospel of Matthew, Holy Spirit, Jesu, Matthew, NLT, possible, Television
Yesterday while watching the TV a certain advert came on, one that says
Impossible…is 2 letters too long
This got me thinking about what we can and can’t achieve when wee have God in our lives…the answer of course being we can achieve anything when we have God by our side. I.e. in life, when we give our life to God, impossible is a word that is 2 letters too long!
Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.”
Numbers
Posted: January 25, 2013 in church, friendship, life, love, religionTags: Christ, Christian, Christianity, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Mother Teresa, Teresa
There are a lot of situations in life these days, where the focus seems to be all about numbers. i.e. The number of people who attend, the number of people who “like” something etc. While ultimately it is the aim of every Christian, that everyone believes in Christ, our churches 
must not become too focused on the numbers that come through their doors, but instead focus on spreading God‘s message to the uninformed.
Mother Teresa once said,
Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.
and this I think backs up my earlier statement…that our focus should be on spreading God’s message, and not necessarily on counting numbers in our churches – Although obviously the more who accept God in their life, the more likely it is that more people will attend our churches.
Let’s just make sure we get our priorities right and make winning others for Christ our priority.
The Gift of Problems
Posted: January 20, 2013 in bible, friendship, life, love, music, religionTags: Christ, First Epistle to the Corinthians, God, Holy Spirit, Jesu, Jim Stovall, Love God, NLT, problem, Twila Paris
I recently found the following quote by Jim Stovall:
Problems may only be avoided by exercising good judgment.
Good judgment may only be gained by experiencing life’s problems.
Very true, isn’t it, as we do only become the people we are through experiencing challenging/difficult times in life as well as good ones.
In Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians 10:13 (NLT) we read:
The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.
So remember that while life’s problems may challenge and test you, God will not let you face anything He does not think you can cope with, with His help. It’s only by facing problems in life that we gain experience and knowledge, and it’s by sharing that knowledge that we can teach others about God’s love for them, because we have experience His unfailing love in our own lives.
A Daily Opportunity
Posted: November 18, 2012 in friendship, life, love, music, prayer, religionTags: Christ, Christianity, everyday, God, hillsong, Holy Spirit, Jesu, Jesus Christ, Opposing Views, Religion and Spirituality
Each day is a brand new opportunity to be Jesus to the world ~ R. Falcon
I love this quote as it’s a great reminder that we have a responsibility each day to God, to let others see Christ in us.
Stop for a minute and think about today…have you been Jesus to the world?
I pray every day that God will help me to live my life the way He wants me to live. I pray that you too, will make that your prayer each day.
All I Need
Posted: September 21, 2012 in friendship, life, love, music, religionTags: Christ, Christianity, Evangelism, God, Holy Spirit, HolySpirit, Jesu, Jesus, Jesus Christ, jesus culture, Lord, Religion and Spirituality
All I Need by Jesus Culture
Left my fear by the side of the road
Hear You speak, won’t let go
Fall to my knees, as I lift my hands to pray
Got every reason to be here again
Father’s love that draws me in
And all my eyes wanna see is a glimpse of You
All I need is You
All I need is You, Lord, is You, Lord
All I need is You
All I need is You, Lord, is You, Lord
One more day, and it’s not the same
Your Spirit calls my heart to sing
Drawn to the voice of my Savior once again
Where would my soul be without Your Son
Gave His life to save the earth
Rest in the thought that You’re watching over me
All I need is You
All I need is You
All I need is You
All I need is You
You hold the universe
You hold everyone on earth
You hold the universe
You hold, You hold
God is everything.
God can provide everything.
God will provide all you need.
God IS all we need.
