So many people live
their lives overwhelmed with worry and stress. Worry is a by-product
of a lack of faith in God's ability to handle your life challenges.
Worries & stress create disharmony... uncertainty... doubt... and
disrupts God's peace and provision. The word says, "Cast your
cares on me for I care for you." When you release your
concerns... worries... stress... and give them to God... He will fill
you with His peace... God will fight your battles for you.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Friday, November 1, 2013
Forgiving Others
I was telling a friend
yesterday that sometimes you just have to "Build a bridge... and
get over it". Do what you can to make things right... but you
have to learn to forgive others... AND... forgive yourself! Everyone
makes mistakes in life. But that doesn't mean they have to pay for
them the rest of their life. Sometimes GOOD people make bad choices.
It doesn't mean they are BAD… It means they are HUMAN.
Friday, October 25, 2013
Answering the Call
I remember the night many years ago at
the end of my workout… I sat alone… under a pitch-black sky
sprinkled with starlight… seemingly isolated far away from the rest
of the world… searching for my purpose in life… seeking God &
His direction… desiring Godly leaders as examples &
encouragement. I was feeling somewhat abandoned… isolated like an
island in the middle of the ocean… cut off from the world… My
inner spirit began to churn…. for more than an hour I cried out to
God, “Where are the Godly leaders who seek you first and foremost?”
those who can speak to me with wisdom from on high?... Those who put
you first?... Where are your Godly leaders?
Then God dropped a “Suddenly” on
me. Suddenly… His peace filled the darkness… a calmness came over
my spirit… my questions dissolved… the atmosphere was thick with
the presence of the Lord. God communicated with me in the darkness.
You ask, “Did He speak with an audible voice?” No, it was more
penetrating than that. In my spirit I understood Him to clearly say,
“David Guinn, YOU be the leader you are seeking in the others.”
From that encounter with God … I
stopped questioning… stopped second guessing… stopped criticizing
other leaders… and strongest motivation of my life is to become
that Godly leader that God called me to be.
Friday, October 18, 2013
Beware: Guard your mind...
Your enemy is NOT your parents! Your
enemy is NOT your boss! Your enemy is NOT your spouse! Your enemy is
NOT your neighbors! Your enemy is NOT your children! Your enemy is
NOT your co-workers… or your teammates!
The word of God says that your ENEMY
IS the devil! Don't get confused! “For we wrestle NOT against flesh
and blood...” Don't get confused between the ‘real thing’ and a
‘decoy’! Reject enemy's lies. The devil would twist your emotions
to Hate People. We should not hate people. Pray for them. Identify &
reject the evil spirit that God's word tells us is behind the scene
maliciously prompting their actions. The word says, “Submit
yourself, then, under God’s mighty hand. Resist the devil, and he
will flee from you! Come near to God and He will come near to you.”
If you give in to the enemy and let him control your thoughts &
emotions… he will control your whole life... and make you
miserable!!! But the devil doesn't have the final say… the enemy
has already been defeated… God has the final say! Therefore you
have power over the devil… the same power that raised Christ from
the dead is inside of you. And God says, "I will always cause
you to triumph. Be strong and of good courage. The Lord your God is
with you."
Friday, October 11, 2013
It's Worth It.
“It's a fact of earthly life that
when God opens the windows of heaven to bless us, the devil opens the
doors of hell to blast us. When God begins moving, the devil fires up
all his artillery.” said Adrian Rogers. At times in your battle God
may be silent… but He is not still. God does some of His most
calculated work in the dark. Trust Him… He's there. God knows…
God sees… God hears… & God cares. He is strategically moving
behind the scenes in your behalf. God will often use those same
challenges to prepare you & move you into your destiny. There are
times when God may let you hit rock bottom… so that He can build
your faith by discovering that He is the rock at the bottom. Before
you ever think about giving up… look up. Fix your eyes on Jesus.
Watch as He transforms any obstacle into a stepping stone… any
trial into a triumph… & every ambush into an advancement. What
is meant for harm… God transforms it for good. Gen 50:20. Hang in
there. He's got you covered. The enemy fights the hardest against the
toughest warriors… that may be why you are facing so much
opposition. A Kingdom believer understands that God never said a
Godly life would be easy… He just said it would be worth it.
Friday, October 4, 2013
Impressions
I believe that you can tell a lot about
people by the way they treat those who serve them… such as a waiter
or waitress. I don’t appreciate people who are rude, short
tempered, inconsiderate, or treat servers like they are inferior.
Whenever we go out to eat at a restaurant where you actually sit
down, order from a menu, not off the wall or from car window, I often
ask our server if there is anything they would like for us to pray
for them about while we're saying thanks-to-God before our meal. We
have had so many unique and precious responses. They range from
surprise… delight… instant tears and confession… some will
bring friends & fellow servers over to talk… others share deep
concerns for close family members facing cancer & other health
issues… one girl’s husband had left them, house caught fire and
burned 1 week later, needed a place for her and 3 kids, & we were
able to help… broken family relationships… straying from God…
seeking a local church… single-pregnant-no one knows-alone-? what
to do next… some have asked questions… found answers & have
asked Christ to become boss of their life…& still other times>
silent shock. Some will tell us and hurry off… some hold hands with
us as we pray… others ask us to wait and please talk at their break
time. People have asked, “How you able to get folks to talk about
their relationship with God so easily?” I give them my complicated,
highly technical formula…Lol… I simply ask them to, “Tell me
about your relationship with God.” And they tell me. It’s that
simple… but we have to open the door. We don’t have to blast a
horn… or push our beliefs… but we do need to do is show the
respect, concern and compassion Christ had so that people can see
Jesus through us. Let’s keep on lifting Jesus up… The word says,
When He is lifted up… ALL men will be drawn unto Him!!!
Hallelujah!!!
Friday, September 27, 2013
Looking Back
I
remember when I was in college... feeling stressed about finals and
graduation... scraping the bottom financially... wondering how I
would support myself... making a commitment to spend the rest of my
life committed to one person... wondering what life would be like in
5-10 years... what a comfort it was when a friend took me to the side
and told me that,
"YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW WHAT TOMORROW HOLDS... ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IS THAT GOD HOLDS TOMORROW!!!"
He was right. It was a comfort then to realize that simple truth and apply it... and it has been a constant comfort for the last 45 years since... and it will be for as many more years as God gifts me with life.
-- David Guinn
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