One of my dearest friends sent this to me and I think it needs to be shared with all of you:
"In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat - for he
grants sleep to those he loves" (Ps 127:2).
One of the paradigm shifts every believer must learn once they make
Jesus lord of their lives is how to move from receiving by sweating and
toiling to receiving by trusting and obeying. In the scripture, Egypt
represented sweat and toil and bondage. The Promised Land represents
a land of milk and honey received by trust and obedience. We learn in
Joshua 24:13 that our obedience will allow us to receive things we would
never receive out of sweat and toil. "So I gave you a land on which you
did not toil and cities you did not build; and you live in them and eat from
vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant."
I learned this principle when God began to transition me from owning
and operating an advertising agency to a vocational marketplace ministry.
Many times I could not see how provision to do my work would result
because it was not based upon a contract-for-services model. I was once
invited to speak to a small group of people on a Caribbean island. I knew
it would require three days of my time and I'd receive very little
compensation. The Lord instructed me to go anyway. Just as I thought,
I did not receive a commensurate income for the time invested for the
three days. (This is often the way we think in business).
However, I left some books behind and they began to be circulated to
other islands. A few businessmen received the books and they invited
me to speak at a conference for 22 Caribbean islands later that year.
One man was touched by my teaching. On January 2, I received a check
for $5000 from this man. I pondered the sequence of events that led to
receiving this provision. It was because of my obedience to the small
things that God was able to "give me a land on which I did not toil."
Be faithful to the small things and God will always honor your obedience
(by Os Hillman)
"In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat - for he
grants sleep to those he loves" (Ps 127:2).
One of the paradigm shifts every believer must learn once they make
Jesus lord of their lives is how to move from receiving by sweating and
toiling to receiving by trusting and obeying. In the scripture, Egypt
represented sweat and toil and bondage. The Promised Land represents
a land of milk and honey received by trust and obedience. We learn in
Joshua 24:13 that our obedience will allow us to receive things we would
never receive out of sweat and toil. "So I gave you a land on which you
did not toil and cities you did not build; and you live in them and eat from
vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant."
I learned this principle when God began to transition me from owning
and operating an advertising agency to a vocational marketplace ministry.
Many times I could not see how provision to do my work would result
because it was not based upon a contract-for-services model. I was once
invited to speak to a small group of people on a Caribbean island. I knew
it would require three days of my time and I'd receive very little
compensation. The Lord instructed me to go anyway. Just as I thought,
I did not receive a commensurate income for the time invested for the
three days. (This is often the way we think in business).
However, I left some books behind and they began to be circulated to
other islands. A few businessmen received the books and they invited
me to speak at a conference for 22 Caribbean islands later that year.
One man was touched by my teaching. On January 2, I received a check
for $5000 from this man. I pondered the sequence of events that led to
receiving this provision. It was because of my obedience to the small
things that God was able to "give me a land on which I did not toil."
Be faithful to the small things and God will always honor your obedience
(by Os Hillman)
FRIENDS
Dear God, People can be so mean to one another through their
thoughtless words. It has happened to me...and at times I may
have caused pain on others through words I've uttered. Please
help me to think before I speak. I pray that I will always think
of others and their needs, their hurts, their circumstances, even
their personalities in the way I speak and respond.
I pray that every brother and sister in Christ would speak words
of encouragement, exhortation, and the truth in love. If there is
a need for confrontation, may it be through following biblical
principles that the name of Jesus be lifted up and that you will
be glorified through it all. May I never be rude or uncaring and
may I never say words that leave that impression. Thank you
for helping me and for blessing me. In the name of Jesus I
come to you. Amen
FOOD
Cranberry Apple Turkey Rolls
Ingredients:
2 teaspoons melted butter or margarine
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 large apple, cored and chopped
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
3/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
2 cups seasoned crumb-style stuffing
3 pounds turkey breast cutlets.
Directions:
Combine butter, chicken broth, apple, onion, celery, cranberry sauce,
poultry seasoning and stuffing. Place 3 tablespoons stuffing mix on
each turkey cutlet. Roll up and tie. Place in crockpot. Cover; cook on
LOW 8 hours (HIGH 4 hours).
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