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I Choose Today to stay filled by God

Molinda Hern October 31, 2023

This morning, my husband told me that the “Friends” actor, Matthew Perry, succumbed to his addictions and died in his hot tub. That is indeed very sad. But it also brought to mind the words/warning of Jesus I had just read in my quiet time: “When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none. Then it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’ So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and in order. Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before. That will be the experience of this evil generation.” Matthew‬ ‭12‬:‭43‬-‭45‬ ‭NLT‬‬ These verses are very interesting to me. I heard it once described as a person can work to get sin out of their life like addiction (drug, alcohol, sex, gambling, spending, gluttony, etc.), they are excited to be free of it. They work at cleaning out their house (soul, mind), but it is left empty. The problem lies when they do not fill it up with the power of the Holy Spirit,

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I Choose Today to go at God’s pace

Molinda Hern October 28, 2023

I am struggling though with God’s pace. I need to let go and allow Him to take the lead, rather than rushing ahead, which often leads to trouble. Paul understood the importance of letting the Lord set the pace and not getting ahead of God. He describes his experience after encountering Jesus on the road to Damascus to the Galatian church by saying, “…Then it pleased Him [God] to reveal His Son to me so that I would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles. When this happened, I did not rush out to consult with any human being… Instead, I went away into Arabia, and later I returned to the city of Damascus. Then three years later I went to Jerusalem…” Galatians‬ ‭1‬:‭15‬b-‭18‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Three years after Paul’s encounter with Jesus he went to Jerusalem. Three years before he felt God calling him into his ministry. Paul was an enthusiastic guy! He was a doer. He was known for his ability to take action. He was well known by all as the one who made it his mission to eliminate Christianity from the world! Paul was a “take no prisoners” kind of guy. So three years of

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to follow Jesus for making the right decision

Larry George October 27, 2023

Good morning, my friend. This morning I choose to follow Jesus, even if there might be consequences. I love Matthew 12:9-13. Jesus chose to heal a man on the Sabbath even when He knew the religious leaders of His day would use it against Him. In my thinking, it would have been easier for Jesus to have done this on a different day. But, He knew what He was doing. When I am at a crossroad and needing to make a decision, I choose to  trust Him for the outcome. I encourage you today. Are you at a crossroad and don’t know what to do? It’s time to allow the Holy Spirit to help you make the right decision. I’m praying that today you will allow the Lord to help you make the right decision. Smile, God loves you, and so do I.

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I Choose Today to use my sword

Molinda Hern October 26, 2023

It is interesting to see that Satan uses the same tactic with Jesus that he did to Adam and Eve: manipulation. He is crafty. He is trying to use God’s Word against Jesus perverting and misdirecting the true meaning of it. Just like Matthew describes in chapter 4, “During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”” (verse 3‬‬‬). It is the same thing he does with us. His tactics don’t change; they are the same. He is the master manipulator. So how do we combat the master manipulator? The same way Jesus did in chapter 4 of Matthew: He quotes/uses the Word of God! “But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”‭‭ Matthew‬ ‭4‬:‭4‬ ‭NLT‬‬ That is our offense, the Sword of the Spirit (which is the Word of God (Ephesians 6:17))! That gets me thinking about the importance of memorizing the Word of God! That way I will be ready take up the offensive by yielding the Sword of the Spirit when the devil

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to take a deep breath and say “bless them, Lord.”

Larry George October 25, 2023

This morning as I sit at my desk, I see a postcard of Walton’s Mountain, which reminds me of a TV series we watched as kids. This postcard is a fall picture, as if to tell us that this was a thing of the past. The Walton family had so little, but they shared what they had. This is a simple thought, but a great model to follow. Matthew 7:12 is referred to as The Golden Rule in the Bible – it is so simple, yet sometimes hard to follow. “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you.” So perhaps today, as I go into town and a car pulls out in front of me, or better yet, when I’m at a stop light and I don’t  move fast enough and the person behind me honks, what should my response be? Take a deep breath and say, “Bless them Lord!” Remember to Smile, God loves you and so do I.

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