Posted: under Inspirational Poetry, Inspirationals.
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The ABCs of Inspiration
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A lthough things are not perfect
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B ecause of trial or pain
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C ontinue in thanksgiving
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D o not begin to blame
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E ven when the times are hard
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F ierce winds are bound to blow
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G od is forever able
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H old on to what you know
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I magine life without His love
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J oy would cease to be
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K eep thanking Him for all the things
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L ove imparts to thee
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M ove out of “Camp Complaining”
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N o weapon that is known
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O n earth can yield the power
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P raise can do alone
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Q uit looking at the future
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R edeem the time at hand
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S tart every day with worship
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T o “thank” is a command
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May 30 2011
Posted: under "When You're Down to Nothing God's UP to Something", Inspirationals.
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5 Ways God Uses Problems
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The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you – depending on how you respond to them.
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Unfortunately, most people fail to see how God wants to use problems for good in their lives. They react foolishly and resent their problems rather than pausing to consider what benefit they might bring. .
Here are five ways God wants to use the problems in your life:
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1. God uses problems to DIRECT you.
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Sometimes God must light a fire under you to get you moving. Problems often point us in a new direction and motivate us to change. Is God trying to get your attention?
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Sometimes it takes a painful situation to make us change our ways. (Read Proverbs 20:30)
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2. God uses problems to INSPECT you.
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People are like tea bags…if you want to know what’s inside them, just drop them into hot ever water! Has God tested your faith with a problem What do problems reveal about you?
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When you have many kinds of troubles, you should be full of joy, because you know that these troubles test your faith, and this will give you patience. (Read James 1:2-3)
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3. God uses problems to CORRECT you.
Some lessons we learn only through pain and failure. It’s likely that as a child your parents told you not to touch a hot stove. But you probably learned by being burned. Sometimes we only learn the value of something…health, money, a relationship… by losing it.
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It was the best thing that could have happened to me, for it taught me to pay attention to Your laws. (Read Psalm 119:71-72)
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4. God uses problems to PROTECT you.
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A problem can be a blessing in disguise if it prevents you from being harmed by something more serious. Last year a friend was fired for refusing to do something unethical that his boss had
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May 02 2011
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Tousled hair and bright eyes
At a recent news conference, Michelle flaunts a wavy hairstyle and her famously sculpted brows, signature work of Grimes-Myles.
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Mar 11 2011
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: achievements, baby, beauty, children, family, friends, glory, God, heart, home, inspiration, laughter, life, love, man, message, mother, parent, perfection, smiles, teacher, woman, youth
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Love In The Home
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If I live in a house of spotless beauty with everything in its place, but have
not love, I am a housekeeper – not a homemaker.
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If I have time for waxing, polishing, and decorative achievements, but have
not love, my children learn cleanliness – not godliness.
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Love leaves the dust in search of a child’s laugh.
Love smiles at the tiny fingerprints on a newly cleaned window.
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Love wipes away the tears before it wipes up the spilled milk.
Love picks up the child before it picks up the toys.
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Love is present through the trials.
Love reprimands, reproves,and is responsive.
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Love crawls with the baby, walks with the toddler, runs with the child, then
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Feb 22 2011
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The Blessing Of Thorns
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Sandra felt as low as the heels of her shoes as she pushed
against a November gust and the florist shop door. Her life had
been easy, like a spring breeze. Then in the fourth month of
her second pregnancy, a minor automobile accident stole her
ease.
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During this Thanksgiving week she would have delivered a son.
She grieved over her loss. As if that weren’t enough, her
husband’s company threatened a transfer. Then her sister, whose
annual holiday visit she coveted, called saying she could not
come.
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What’s worse, Sandra’s friend infuriated her by suggesting her
grief was a God-given path to maturity that would allow her to
empathize with others who suffer. “She has no idea what I’m
feeling,” thought Sandra with a shudder.
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“Thanksgiving? Thankful for what?” she wondered aloud. For a
careless driver whose truck was hardly scratched when he rear-
ended her? For an airbag that saved her life but took that of
her child?
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“Good afternoon, can I help you?”
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The shop clerk’s approach startled her.
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“I….I need an arrangement, “stammered Sandra. “For
Thanksgiving?
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Do you want beautiful but ordinary, or would you like to
challenge the day with a customer favorite I call the
Thanksgiving Special?” asked the shop clerk.
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“I’m convinced that flowers tell stories,” she continued.
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“Are you looking for something that conveys ‘gratitude’ this
Thanksgiving?
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“Not exactly!” Sandra blurted out. “In the last five months,
everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. ” Sandra
regretted her outburst, and was surprised when the shop clerk
said, “I have the perfect arrangement for you.”
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Then the door’s small bell rang, and the shop clerk said, “Hi
Barbara…let me get your order.” She politely excused herself
and walked toward a small workroom, then quickly reappeared,
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Apr 06 2010
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There are seasons of life and sufferings of the heart
that God will allow for His own;
Where the pain is almost too heavy to bear
for the garden of tears that are sown.
But little do we know about the future itself
other than Christ will hold tight to the redeemed.
And that God will have a way of always being faithful
no matter how hard that it seemed.
For He brings us through trials to test our faith
and filter off what doesn’t belong.
In the end we realize that God is truly God
and our weakness is what makes us strong.
God brings us through hardships that threaten to break us