The Daily Blueprint 5-16-07
Suffering: part 2 of 10
PROVERBS 23:12
Apply your heart to understanding,
and your ears to the word of knowledge.
The following statement may sound strange -but I really believe its true - Pain in some cases is a very good thing! Our bodies where designed to have pain - pain warns us when something is wrong -its like an alarm system -sometimes we move the wrong way and our bodies respond -and we don't do it again -because the pain stops us - the same way with God - sometimes He must allow us to go through pain so we can see the errors of our ways - some may see this as a punishment and many cases it is - but sometimes its much more than that -its to teach us what we should and should not do - many times we make the wrong decision and it cost us much -but if we can learn from our mistakes -we can be better used for God's kingdom - He did not call the strong -He did not call the saintly of saints -HE called you and me - He called Paul -once a murder of the people of God - God chose Peter -who would deny HIS SON - God also chose David and he not only committed adultery but had the lady's husband killed to top it all of - but still was called a man after God's own heart- don't fail to see this message today -its not that what David - Peter or others have done is right -its that they learned from their mistakes! To be clear all these people went through intense pain -Paul listed many things he went through -he was ship-wrecked - beaten - whipped and place in prison - Peter had to live with his denial of Christ - and David must have felt agony when faced with what he had done - God uses pain to warn us - many times in my case and the case of others- we begin to find we are not as young as we used to be - and our muscles don't react like they used to - we get pain and we know its time to stop - Pain is not always a bad thing -there are people who cannot feel pain and end up hurting themselves without even knowing it - this is very dangerous - we must also look at the spiritual implications - the enemy of our soul wants to come in undetected - and wants to take over from within - sadly we let him walk right into our lives - but because of the Holy Spirit we can tell when he is leading us astray - we must stay in God's protective custody to remain safe and sound!Lets remember that the pain in our lives can be a very good thing - lets head God's warnings! Lets live the life for Christ Jesus our Lord!
A SIDE NOTE:
PAIN SHOWS THAT YOU ARE LIVING AND BREATHING!
in CHRIST our pains are put to good use!
Prayers*Praises*Previews:
TYPO FROM 5-15-07 edition:
GENESIS 2:15-17And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dressit and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man. saying, "Of every tree ofthe garden you may eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,you shall eat of it: for the day you eat it - you shall surely die.MAJOR TYPO - it should have read you SHALL NOT EAT - not you shall eat! Sorry!
MAY IN THE WORD:
Suffering - ten reasons for it - Starts today and lasts 10 days-
May 19th - Armed Forces Day - with Livin in Prayer
May 28 - MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL EDITION
C O M P A S S I O N 'S D A I L Y P R A Y E R R E Q U E S T
Pray for 14-year-old Andre Adi Pramana in Indonesia. He broke a bone in his left hand and is recovering from surgery.
Wednesday 16Pray for 14-year-old Johnsi Rani and her family in India as they grieve the death of her father due to a massive heart attack.
www.compassion.com
Change the life of a child today - to sponcer a child visit the above web site - thank you!
LIVIN IN THE WORD * WEDNESDAY * 5-16-07
PAIN IS A FACT OF LIFE - BUT JESUS IS THE COMFORTER!
Suffering: part 2 of 10
PROVERBS 23:12
Apply your heart to understanding,
and your ears to the word of knowledge.
The following statement may sound strange -but I really believe its true - Pain in some cases is a very good thing! Our bodies where designed to have pain - pain warns us when something is wrong -its like an alarm system -sometimes we move the wrong way and our bodies respond -and we don't do it again -because the pain stops us - the same way with God - sometimes He must allow us to go through pain so we can see the errors of our ways - some may see this as a punishment and many cases it is - but sometimes its much more than that -its to teach us what we should and should not do - many times we make the wrong decision and it cost us much -but if we can learn from our mistakes -we can be better used for God's kingdom - He did not call the strong -He did not call the saintly of saints -HE called you and me - He called Paul -once a murder of the people of God - God chose Peter -who would deny HIS SON - God also chose David and he not only committed adultery but had the lady's husband killed to top it all of - but still was called a man after God's own heart- don't fail to see this message today -its not that what David - Peter or others have done is right -its that they learned from their mistakes! To be clear all these people went through intense pain -Paul listed many things he went through -he was ship-wrecked - beaten - whipped and place in prison - Peter had to live with his denial of Christ - and David must have felt agony when faced with what he had done - God uses pain to warn us - many times in my case and the case of others- we begin to find we are not as young as we used to be - and our muscles don't react like they used to - we get pain and we know its time to stop - Pain is not always a bad thing -there are people who cannot feel pain and end up hurting themselves without even knowing it - this is very dangerous - we must also look at the spiritual implications - the enemy of our soul wants to come in undetected - and wants to take over from within - sadly we let him walk right into our lives - but because of the Holy Spirit we can tell when he is leading us astray - we must stay in God's protective custody to remain safe and sound!Lets remember that the pain in our lives can be a very good thing - lets head God's warnings! Lets live the life for Christ Jesus our Lord!
A SIDE NOTE:
PAIN SHOWS THAT YOU ARE LIVING AND BREATHING!
in CHRIST our pains are put to good use!
Prayers*Praises*Previews:
TYPO FROM 5-15-07 edition:
GENESIS 2:15-17And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dressit and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man. saying, "Of every tree ofthe garden you may eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,you shall eat of it: for the day you eat it - you shall surely die.MAJOR TYPO - it should have read you SHALL NOT EAT - not you shall eat! Sorry!
MAY IN THE WORD:
Suffering - ten reasons for it - Starts today and lasts 10 days-
May 19th - Armed Forces Day - with Livin in Prayer
May 28 - MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL EDITION
C O M P A S S I O N 'S D A I L Y P R A Y E R R E Q U E S T
Pray for 14-year-old Andre Adi Pramana in Indonesia. He broke a bone in his left hand and is recovering from surgery.
Wednesday 16Pray for 14-year-old Johnsi Rani and her family in India as they grieve the death of her father due to a massive heart attack.
www.compassion.com
Change the life of a child today - to sponcer a child visit the above web site - thank you!
LIVIN IN THE WORD * WEDNESDAY * 5-16-07
PAIN IS A FACT OF LIFE - BUT JESUS IS THE COMFORTER!
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