From: "Dwayne Savaya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gods Work Ministry Inspirational and Encouragement E-Mail
Dear Friend, We should always be quick to impart the wisdom that we've received into the lives of those around us. The Lord who has blessed us with wisdom and understanding calls us to be a shining beacon of light making others better because of what we know is true. The Bible declares in Proverbs 4:5-7 "Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding." Be encouraged to impart the wisdom that you've received throughout your life into the lives of those whom you love to make them better. (Romans 1:11) (Matthew 5:13-16) I hope this message encourages your heart to spend time with your loved ones sharing with them what you have learned in your life and found to be true. THE ROBIN'S RAIN SONG "That robin's song means rain," I remarked. My family looked at me and wondered about Mom communicating with the birds. "Yes," I said. "When the robins sang like that, Grandma always told us it meant rain was coming." They then wondered about my mother and me. "And she was usually right," I insisted. Later in the day it rained! A gentle spring storm outside my kitchen door. It's amazes me how memories from childhood pop, unannounced, into our minds, triggered by a word, a sound, a song, a picture. I hadn't thought about the robin's rain song for awhile. However, as I sat at my computer and heard the robins singing, Mother's words came to mind. I also realize how much we absorb in childhood that later influences our lives. My memories, I've discovered, continue to play a role in my thoughts and writing. Mother, even though she's gone, leaves a legacy in memory that I share with my daughter and grandchildren. By Mary Emma Allen Read and meditate on these scriptures: Ephesians 4:29-32 "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." 1 Thessalonians 5:14-15 "Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men." Romans 15:1-4 "We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. For even Christ pleased not Himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on Me. For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope." All of these scriptures can be found in the King James Version Bible. Today's Selected Poem: HOW TO RAISE A CROOK Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/inpoem127.htm Today's Selected Testimony: SAVED IN CHILDBEARING Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/testimony111.htm ============================================ From: "Dwayne Savaya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gods Work Ministry Inspirational and Encouragement E-Mail Dear Friend, It is important that we invest the short time that we have on the earth doing things that are productive and bring meaning to our life. No matter how long we may think life will last, it will all pass too quickly and will either leave us feeling fulfilled and content or regretful and wish our life could have been different. The good news is if we are feeling the latter today, we have a chance to make it better and reach for those goals that were once more evident in our minds and hearts. Never think about giving up on life because it is never too late to start again and reach for your hearts desires. Believe in yourself as God believes in you and realize that you are on the earth for a purpose that is meant to accomplish your God given dreams. (James 4:13-15) (Jeremiah 29:11-14) (Psalm 121:1-8) I hope today's message ministers to your heart to see that life is short and should be used to accomplish every goal and desire that God has placed in our hearts. LIFE IS A DASH My dear friend, Glenn, is an emergency room physician and medical director. In the 30 years he's been practicing medicine, he has seen many near-death situations and many people die. It has given him an interesting perspective on our culture's attitude toward life and death. He says that we put the dates of a person's birth and death on a gravestone with only a dash in between to denote their life and contribution. For example, all we know from a gravestone inscribed with the words, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), is that Abraham Lincoln was 56 years old when he died. We do not know that he literally held the United States of America together when it might have split apart, that he freed the slaves, and that he was a powerful orator whose vision and speeches moved a nation. The dash symbolizes our entire lives---the time we have to create meaning for our families, our communities, our countries, the world, and ourselves. We are the ones responsible for what we do with our lives. We are the ones who will one day look back and determine whether the life we lived was happy and if it was one we were proud to have lived. Like Abraham Lincoln, we do not know when our lives may end, so we need to ask the question now: "What is the purpose of our lives?" For an individual or a company, the answer to that question determines the mission. When you think about that dash---the length of your life between your birth and death--what do you want it to say about you? Ask yourself what is most important instead of what is most urgent. What gives you joy and a sense of satisfaction? These are the big questions that you need to answer in order to proceed in life. Some people find it by taking time to meditate and reflect. Other people find it after encountering some life-threatening incident. And others find it after being hit by some emotional or financial disaster. The key to finding it is to ask yourself honestly and fearlessly: What really makes you happy? What gives you inner peace? Ultimately it is the relationships that you make with yourself and with your family and friends you value that is important. Make a commitment to yourself and to your loved ones that you are going to devote your time to what is going to make you happy and proud of your "Dash." By Marilyn Tam I pray that this message has struck a chord in your heart to be more sensitive concerning your dash (-) and how it will represent the life that you lived on this earth. I encourage you to seek the Lord in prayer and let Him be your guide from this time forth to lead each and every one of your days that they may be filled pursuing God's purpose and fulfilling every area that God has planned for you. (Jeremiah 29:11-13) (Proverbs 3:5-6) Read and meditate on these scriptures: James 4:13-15 "Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that." 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 "For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal." Jeremiah 33:2-3 "Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is His name; Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not." 2 Timothy 4:7-8 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love His appearing." All of these scriptures can be found in the King James Version Bible. Today's Selected Poem: YOU ARE IMPORTANT Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/enpoem134.htm Today's Selected Testimony: I'M AN OVERCOMER Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/testimony76.htm In Christ's Service, Dwayne Savaya Gods Work Ministry Please feel free to visit the Website to read more Encouraging and Inspirational stories, poems and testimonies. 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