Lisa Pluth- "I was forty-five years old before I began my relationship with Jesus.I grew up not knowing much about Jesus. I lived with addictions, as those around me did. Then I moved away and met a good friend who invited me to join a Bible study each week. My interest in Jesus grew into love. I joined a local church and was baptized a year later, yet I fell into the same destructive habits. ((Photo courtesy of pixabay.)
I attempted to give up my habits but would resume them a month or two later, which made me feel guilty. I now know this feeling was God’s conviction. I talked aloud to the Lord and told Him how weak I was. After a few weeks, I noticed I had no desire for those habits anymore. I decided to set a final quit date for my habits. Each day for the next month, I talked to the Lord and said, “Father, I am going to quit on September 5. I cannot do this without You, Lord, so I am claiming Your promise to provide me a way of escape.” On the morning of my quit date, I thanked God for giving me the victory. When the Lord promises to provide a way of escape, He always comes through. I had to ask Him for the strength to overcome these sins in my life, and when I did, He not only gave me the strength, but He also took the desire away. We are weak, and yet we are often too proud to ask for help. Jesus says all we need to do is ask, and it will be given. He is the provider of all things we need. It was not my willpower that set me free—that failed me many times—but the will of God that provided the way of escape. When we struggle with anything, all we must do is ask, seek, and knock. Seek God daily, and He will draw close and give you the strength you seek. He waits to open the door. (Photo courtesy of pixabay.)
Ask and You Shall Receive Father, there are those of us who grow up not knowing much about Jesus and His provision through Calvary. Some of us may be invited to attend a Bible study at a local church, or a small group. As our interest grows, we fall in love with Jesus and attend the church, and even are baptized. The destructive habits follow some of us, causing us to fall into the same habits that we had before coming to Christ. Some discover that when they make up their minds to ask Jesus to help them resist their habits, He promises to help them. As they set it in their minds to not do the habits anymore, and even set a date to terminate their temptation for them, they find that Christ gives them the strength to overcome these sins in their lives. He can actually remove the desire completely! We discover that we are week, and yet often too proud to ask for help. As Jesus says that all we need to do is ask, and it will be given to us, we find that He is our Provider to help us overcome our struggles. May we ask, seek and knock for any need we have! I ask this in Jesus' name. Amen!
816-820 one-line Scriptures for those of you who want to learn some more verses this week- or to review them from when they were first posted-
816- Ps. 25:12 "What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose."
817- Ps. 135:3 "Praise the LORD; for the LORD is Good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant."
818- 1 Cor. 12:4 "Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit."
819- Ps. 145:14 "The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all that be bowed down."
820- Ps. 34:11 "Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD."
Quotes for today-
Billy Graham- "The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and fath." (This link offers many helpful articles and prayers to build your faith!)
Kathi Lipp "I finally realized I was trying to get too much done each day and not leaving enough time to plan for my future. If I’ll just take a moment to plan for the next step, even if I don’t do it yet, that empties the worry out of today. For instance, if Roger and I put wood chopping on our calendar for the next free Saturday morning, that’s a plan. Every time I panic about not having enough wood for winter, I can think about that date circled on the calendar and relax. No reason to worry."
Words of wisdom-
~ Ken Ebright- "One reason it is important to forgive is that it releases us from hurt feelings that steal our peace. Unforgiveness, left to fester in our hearts, can lead to anger, illness, and depression. When someone hurts us, we need to forgive them because the Father has forgiven us."
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