Turning the Tables

Sheep Thoughts                       

Do you have an enemy? Someone who wishes you ill? Someone who’s chief intent, it seems, is to make your life hard? Someone who does all he can to set up obstacles to your forward progress? Someone whose main focus is to just generally foul up your life?

What if there was a foolproof way to turn that person and all his energy around so that at the very least, he wasn’t a factor anymore, and at the best, all his energy was working in your favor? There is a way. It's Love. I’m not talking about the ooey gooey feeling where you get all soft when you think of him. Anyway, that’s probably never going to happen. Who would want it to? We think love is a feeling, but real love is not an emotion, and can’t be judged by how we feel. It is an action, and it’s prompted by a decision.

So, how to implement this failure proof system? Because, right now, you’re thinking, “If it involves changing how I feel about the scumbag, I don’t want any part of it.” You’re getting the cart before the horse. Just change your actions and forget about changing your feelings.

Do this: On purpose, pray for the guy. Don’t pray that lightning will strike him. No, pray that his life will improve, that he’ll get to know God, that he won’t be hollow and miserable anymore. More ideas will come to you as you pray. Every time your sentiments of hate, annoyance, and disgust for the fellow cue you, pray for him. Don’t worry about how you feel. Just DO this. It will work. Seedtime and harvest works regardless of how you feel while you’re doing it.

This WILL WORK. I Corinthians 13:8 guarantees it. “Love never fails.”

At the very best, the guy will change and become your help. At the least, God will move him out of your way.

A Matter of Life and Death

Plant the seed of God's Word by prayer and confession (profession)

Proverbs 15:4  A wholesome tongue is a tree of life.

Example prayer and confession: My child has a wholesome tongue. He uses it for life and blessing.

Sheep Thoughts
A message from one sheep to the rest of the flock.

Is Satan trying to scare you to death? Don't buy the lie. The truth is, he no longer has the power of death. According to Hebrews 2:14---Jesus took on the nature of human beings and by going through death, brought to nought and made of no effect him who had the power of death, that is, the devil. Who had. Past tense. The devil is a "has been".

Where, then, is the power of death? Proverbs 18:21 tells us that it resides in your tongue. Even better news is that life also rests in your tongue. Death and life are in the power of the tongue...Prov. 18:21 Speak life words. God words. Enforce life.

Have a SMART MOUTH
I do not speak the things which man's wisdom teaches, but the things the Holy Spirit teaches. I Corinthians 2:13

Positive ID
Recognizing God; recognizing yourself through the Word

I have good plans for you. I don't plan to hurt you. I plan to give you hope and a good future. Jeremiah 29:11 Easy-to-Read Version




Stay Constant in Prayer----Paula J



Life is a Garden

SEED--scripture prayer and confession

When I plant the Word in my heart, I can expect a one hundredfold harvest. Jesus said if I abide in the Word and the Word abides in me, my prayers will be answered. John 15:17; Mark 4:8

 SHEEP THOUGHTS--one sheep's message to the rest of the flock    Put on your overalls and start treating your life like a garden. Jesus told us that if we didn't understand the parable of the seed and the sower, we wouldn't understand anything else. It makes this whole gardening idea fundamental. He explained that the Kindgom of God was like a man planting a seed, and then He gave us even more insight when He revealed that the man was planting the Word. It was about a garden in the very beginning, and it still is.  Mark 4:13; Mark 4:26; Mark 4:14

be a SMART MOUTH--it matters what you say

A man will be satisfied with good by the words of his mouth...  Proverbs 12:14 HCSB

  

POSITIVE ID

forming our perception of God through the Word

God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. Psalm 46:1 NLT

BEARS REPEATING

A Word to the Wise

"You can either water down the Word to match your lack of experience, or you can believe 

God to elevate your experience to match the Word."  Keith Moore