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Country: United States
State: Arkansas
Metro: Pine Bluff
Gender: Female
Interests: What do I like? Sugar, spice and everything nice. The great fortune of being a wife, mom and a genuine friend to whoever needs or wants one.
Expertise: My husband would say my expertise is farting but we all know that ladies don't do that. The kids would say my expertise is saying "No."
Occupation: Customer service/support
Industry: Other
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Member Since:
1/5/2006
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You are the light of the world....Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:14,16.
One of God's primary purposes for your family is to be a light in a world of darkness. Did you know that an ordinary family can have a tremendous impact in our world?
I'm reminded of the Battle of Dunkirk in 1940. The French army was reeling from the onslaught of Hitler's Panzer divisions. The Dutch and Belgians had surrendered and the Allied forces were trapped in the Channel port of Dunkirk with no way to escape. Hitler's tank forces, only miles away in the hills of France, were ready to smash forward.
The Royal Navy did not have enough ships to mount a rescue. But then, as William Manchester describes in his book The Last Lion:
A strange fleet appeared: trawlers and tugs, scows and fishing sloops, lifeboats and pleasure craft, smacks and coasters...even the London Fire Brigade's fire-float Massey Shaw-all of them manned by civilian volunteers: English fathers, sailing to rescue England's exhausted, bleeding sons.
In the end, the ragtag civilian armada brought 338,682 men safe to the shores of England! Common people had made the difference.
Today there is a war being waged on the family. Our nation's marriages, specifically our children, face their own particular Dunkirk. Your family can make a difference. The nation's families hang in the balance.
The question is will there be enough common people who are willing to set sail to rescue this generation of exhausted, bleeding children of divorce and broken families? Will you let your light shine in the darkness? The value of the next generation demands it. The nation hangs in the balance of how the Church will respond to this crisis. What can you do?
Discuss: Make a list of the families you and your children touch in the course of your everyday life. Are you aware of problems in these families that your friendship and concern might help solve?
Pray: That God will give you a spirit of outreach and a heart of concern for other families, especially the new couples who are just starting their journeys together.
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Excerpted from "Moments Together for Couples" by Dennis and Barbara Rainey.
Used with permission. Copyright 1995 by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. All
rights reserved. To purchase the book, visit ->
http://www.familylife.com/1-800-358-6329/detail.asp?id=1170
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In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, and His children will have
refuge.Proverbs 14:26
As a parent you know that, no matter what you do to raise your children, God is
ultimately in control of their lives. You want them to walk with Him, to have
"strong confidence" in Him.
The greatest power you have is to pray for your children. But how should you
pray?
First, pray that God will teach your children. I'll never forget when two of our
kids were having a conflict. We tried everything-rewards, punishments, threats,
and nothing worked. Finally we said, "Okay, Lord, we'll pray."
For two nights we prayed. On the second night, one child in the conflict had a
dream that the other child had died. He came to us and said, "I was sad I'd
treated him so badly." The problems stopped, just like that. In one night, God
changed what we couldn't change in weeks.
Also, pray that you'll catch your kids when they do evil. You know what it's
like: One of your children is lying or stealing or manipulating others, but you
can't catch him in the act. Pray, "Lord, help me catch this kid. Give me some
evidence." I've knelt beside the bed of a child we couldn't catch and laid my
hands on him and said, "Lord, you know the truth in this matter. If this child
is lying, I pray you'll help me catch him."
Does God answer these prayers? You bet He does. I think God has compassion upon
the helpless parent!
The third thing is to pray with them. Just get down next to their cheeks, cuddle
and pray. Pray for the important things going on in their lives, and pray for
their futures-that they will walk with God, marry a godly spouse, etc. They love
it. And so does God.
Discuss: What do you want God to teach your children? Write down at least two
items for each child.
Pray: That God will give you wisdom as you raise your children, and that He will
teach them what they need to grow in wisdom, and help you to catch them if they
stray from what is right.
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Excerpted from "Moments Together for Couples" by Dennis and Barbara Rainey.
Used with permission. Copyright 1995 by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. All
rights reserved. To purchase the book, visit ->
http://www.familylife.com/1-800-358-6329/detail.asp?id=1170
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| Things really don't change much when you get older (just more responsiblity).
Sometimes it is still hard for me to honor my parents because I think I am too old for that stuff.
God's word is forever and I should obey His word no matter how young or old I am. Father, show us,
show me how to honor my parents. We LOVE YOU, Father. Your Will, Your Way!!! May we give You the Glory
for what YOU will show us!!! In Jesus name, Amen!!! May God BLess you and Keep You!!! BE BLESSED!!!
The Forgotten Commandment
(Part Two)
Honor your father and your mother.
Exodus 20:12
Honor, according to Webster's dictionary, is "a good name or public esteem. A
showing of unusual merited respect." When God commands us to "Honor your father
and your mother," however, He provides some additional meaning.
In the original Hebrew language, the word for "honor" meant "heavy or weight."
To honor someone meant "I weigh you down with respect and prestige. I place upon
you great worth and value."
It is fascinating to observe, as God originally formed Israel into a nation,
that the concept of honoring parents was one of its foundational elements. Think
of the setting: God had brought this nation of people, held captive for so long
in Egypt, into the wilderness of Sinai. He had promised them the land of Israel,
but up to this point He had never given them any written directions. They needed
instructions to govern their behavior and preserve their identity as a nation.
God gave them the Ten Commandments. So you can best appreciate the significance
of the command to honor parents, note that the first four commandments dealt
with how man relates to God. With these mandates, God established that He is the
One who should be exalted above anyone or anything else. A nation's life, and an
individual's life, is defined by its relationship with God.
Then comes the fifth commandment, and I don't think that's by coincidence.
Honoring parents should be a direct result of our faith in God.
Look carefully at the commandment again. Whom did God command us to honor? Only
perfect parents? Only Christian parents? Parents who are spiritually mature and
insightful? Only parents who never made major mistakes in rearing us?
No, God commands us to honor our parents regardless of their performances,
behaviors and dysfunctions. Why? Because honoring parents demands that we walk
by faith.
Discuss: Would it be difficult for you to honor your parents? Why?
Pray: That God would give you the strength to trust Him in this area and show
you practical ways to honor your parents.
Excerpted from "Moments Together for Couples" by Dennis and Barbara Rainey.
Used with permission. Copyright 1995 by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. All
rights reserved. To purchase the book, visit ->
http://www.familylife.com/1-800-358-6329/detail.asp?id=1170
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| Gensis 18 Message 20-21 God continued, "The cries of the victims in Sodom and Gomorrah are deafening; the sin of those cities is immense. I'm going down to see for myself, see if what they're doing is as bad as it sounds. Then I'll know." 22 The men set out for Sodom, but Abraham stood in God's path, blocking his way. 23-25 Abraham confronted him, "Are you serious? Are you planning on getting rid of the good people right along with the bad? What if there are fifty decent people left in the city; will you lump the good with the bad and get rid of the lot? Wouldn't you spare the city for the sake of those fifty innocents? I can't believe you'd do that, kill off the good and the bad alike as if there were no difference between them. Doesn't the Judge of all the Earth judge with justice?" 26 God said, "If I find fifty decent people in the city of Sodom, I'll spare the place just for them." 27-28 Abraham came back, "Do I, a mere mortal made from a handful of dirt, dare open my mouth again to my Master? What if the fifty fall short by five—would you destroy the city because of those missing five?" He said, "I won't destroy it if there are forty-five." 29 Abraham spoke up again, "What if you only find forty?" "Neither will I destroy it if for forty." 30 He said, "Master, don't be irritated with me, but what if only thirty are found?" "No, I won't do it if I find thirty." 31 He pushed on, "I know I'm trying your patience, Master, but how about for twenty?" "I won't destroy it for twenty." 32 He wouldn't quit, "Don't get angry, Master—this is the last time. What if you only come up with ten?" "For the sake of only ten, I won't destroy the city." 33 When God finished talking with Abraham, he left. And Abraham went home. I admire Abraham!!! He petitioned God to not destroy the good people with the bad people in the city of Sodom. Abraham lived outside of Sodom. Did Abraham know the people in Sodom? Maybe and Maybe not. Abraham still asked and almost annoyed God to not destroy the good people with the bad people. People Abraham might not of known. See I was probably on of those unknown people and Abraham still asked God to not destroy me!!! Thank you God that you communed and made a covenant with Abraham, a man of God that wanted to see the "Good" people saved!!! LOVE YAW and BE BLESSED!!! | | |
| Taming Time By Dr. John C. Maxwell Time is precious. Ask the coach whose team is behind in the final seconds of a game. Ask the air traffic controller in charge of scheduling takeoffs and landings at a major airport. Ask the news reporter who has just received a breaking story from the AP wire. Ask the cancer patient who has recently learned they have only two months left to live. Time management is an oxymoron. Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives. Priority management is the answer to maximizing the time we have. Our days are identical suitcases—all the same size—but some can pack more into them than others. No one has a magical ability to make time, but if our lives have direction, we can make the most of the moments we have been given. Time is more valuable than money, because time is irreplaceable. “You don’t really pay for things with money,” says author Charles Spezzano in What to Do between Birth and Death. “You pay for them with time.” We exchange our time for dollars when we go to work and then trade our dollars for everything we purchase and accumulate. In essence, all we possess can be traced back to an investment of time. Time stewardship is perhaps a leader’s greatest responsibility. In the words of Peter Drucker, “Nothing else distinguishes effective executives as much as their tender loving care of time.” LOVE YAW!!!!!!! BE BLESSED!!!!!!! | | |
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