Gwen From Wichita, KS ----- Original Message ----- From: "TruthMedia Women's Devotional" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gwen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 6:44 AM Subject: Womens Email Devotional - Sunday November 02, 2008
: : : JESUS, OTHERS, YOU : : : **Are you experiencing joy in your life? Are you struggling with something in your life? We have mentors that will respond to you personally. : : Please join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our women's chat room at 10:30am est : : The perfect formula for JOY is "Jesus, Others, You." It really works! When you put Jesus first in your life, you stay with Him and have the joy He promised His followers (John 15:11). When you are concerned about others and helping and encouraging them, you have no time to wallow in self-pity or self-concern. You see the needs of others, and your heart goes out to them. As you help them spiritually, emotionally, or materially, you will experience a joy unknown to self-centered people. : : Sometimes the Lord lays on my heart someone I should phone. Often the person has exclaimed, "Oh, I'm so glad you called! I needed someone to talk to, someone who would pray with me!" After talking over their problems and praying, the women often reach a state of resting in the Lord. I receive the wonderful blessing and joy of knowing God used me to help. : : In Mark 8:34-38, Jesus tells how important it is to never be ashamed of Him. If He is first in our lives, we will want to share His salvation with others. : : In Matthew 10:39-42, Jesus says if we give a fellow Christian a cup of cold water because we are His disciples, we will receive a reward. : : Jesus said, "Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" (Matthew 10:39). : : Put Jesus and others first and YOU will have joy! : : ~Father God, Thank you that You have given us the formula for joy. We know it is in putting You and others first in our lives. Forgive me for my self-centered ways and for the times when my self focus clouds You and others out. Guide me today to someone I can be a blessing to and fill me with Your Spirit as I go. In Jesus' name I pray, amen. : : Questions: Who or what are you putting first in your life? Are you experiencing JOY? Is there someone you could be a blessing to today? : : About the Author: Muriel Larson : : : Comment on the devotional blog. Interact with others who are reading today's devotional. Visit http://thelife.com/blogs/experience/devotionalforwomen/2008/11/02/jesus-others-you/#comments : : Copyright : This devotional is protected by copyright laws and may not be reprinted or posted to a site without permission from TruthMedia Internet Group. All readers are welcome to forward the devotional to a friend or link to it. If you would like to seek permission to reprint the devotional in full, please see our guidelines: http://tmdevotionals.com/women/reprint-permission/ : : : : ----------End of Newsletter Text---------- : You are currently subscribed to the TruthMedia Daily Women's Devotional as [EMAIL PROTECTED] : To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://www.tmdevotionals.com/unsubscribe and fill in the required information. : : Feel free to forward this devotional to a friend. If you received it from a friend and would like to subscribe, visit http://www.tmdevotionals.com/subscribe and fill in the required information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.5/1761 - Release Date: 11/1/2008 7:56 PM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
