From: "Dwayne Savaya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gods Work Ministry Inspirational and Encouragement E-Mail
Dear Friend, The Lord has placed great dreams and aspirations within each of our hearts that are meant to be realized and fulfilled. We must remember that God does not create anything without a reason and purpose behind it. Our life is proof that we are on the earth to accomplish that which is pleasing to the Lord. The Bible says that God declares the end from the beginning. Never believe the lie that you have no purpose or talent because the Lord created you to fulfill a need that is to be met. Believe in yourself just as God believes in you and run your race with a quiet confidence knowing that God is running right beside you. (Isaiah 46:10) (Deuteronomy 28:12-14) I hope you are encouraged by this message to see that your life can positively impact your city, country and even this world. RUN WITH INTENT Buckminster Fuller once said, "The minute you choose to do what you really want to do it's a different kind of life." And it's not about what you're getting Paid to do! If you want to live abundantly, decide what you really want and figure out a way to do it. Be clear and live with intent. You may have heard of Fred Lebow. Fred complained to his doctor that he lacked energy. His doctor advised him to take up running in order to increase his stamina. He fell in love with it! He was 39 years old when he entered his first race -- and did horribly. He beat only one other contestant...a 72-year-old man. But he loved it! Fred decided what he really wanted to do -- and he did it in his spare time. He joined the New York Road Runners Club and organized New York City's first marathon race. But what Fred truly wanted to do, even more than run, was to bring people together. And that is what he did. He believed that anybody should be able to run -- people of all ages, any background, professional or amateur, and of any country. Today, more than 28,000 people of all backgrounds and nationalities compete in the NYC Marathon. Not everyone in New York was excited about people running through their neighborhoods. Fred was approached by a youth gang that warned him that nobody had better run through their turf. "That's great," Fred enthused. "I need someone to protect the runners in your area, and you look like just the fellows to do it." He gave them each a hat, shirt and jacket and that year, when the marathon went through their neighborhood, these young men proudly guarded the runners along their way. Fred decided what was truly important to him and he found a way to do it. He lived with intent. That single decision made his life remarkably different. In 1990, Fred Lebow found he had a brain tumor. In 1992 he ran his final race. He crossed the finish line holding the hand of his friend and Norwegian Olympic medallist, Grete Waitz. A bronze statue was created of Fred in his running clothes, checking his watch. It is now placed at the finish line of every race. Fred died in 1994. But as one sports writer said, "Fate handed him a short race. With his gall, with his love of life, Fred Lebow turned it into a marathon." Fred would say that it's not about how long you live, but how you run the race of life. Do you run it with intent? By Steve Goodier Read and meditate on these scriptures: Galatians 4:4-7 "But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ." Psalm 40:1-4 "I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies." Ezekiel 36:26-27 "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put My spirit within you, and cause you to walk in My statutes, and ye shall keep My judgments, and do them." Isaiah 26:3-4 "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in Thee. Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength." All of these scriptures can be found in the King James Version Bible. Today's Selected Poem: WHAT YOU WILL BE Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/enpoem178.htm Today's Selected Testimony: MADE STRONG THROUGH WEAKNESS Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/testimony183.htm ========================================== From: "Dwayne Savaya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> God's Work Ministry E-Mail Dear Friend, We who have given our hearts to the Lord Jesus Christ owe Him a debt that can never be paid. The Lord took upon Himself our innumerable sins and died in our stead so that in the fullness of time we would be with Him for all eternity. With our finite thinking, we cannot fully comprehend the true goodness of God who sacrificed Himself for lowly sinners such as ourselves. Praise God that He did not see us for who we once were, but rather He sees us for who we can be in Him. (John 14:15-21) (Romans 5:8-10) Giving us His light for our darkness and His joy for our pain shows the mercy of God that is without limits or favoritism. Be encouraged to remember what the Lord has done for you in times past, and with the same love, serve the Lord with gladness obeying Him and following where He leads you. The Lord will never lead us astray, but rather He will show us the perfect path for our life that leads to life everlasting. (Isaiah 61:1-3) I hope this message ministers to your heart to serve the Lord purely and without motive. Serving God will never equal the price that He paid for us on the cross, but it will show the Lord that we love Him and are grateful for all that He has done for us. THE PARABLE OF THE TWO SERVANTS There once was a man who had two indentured servants. One day a disagreement arose between them as to who was the greatest in the eyes of their master. So they went to the master of the house and asked him, "My lord, which of us is greater?" The master of the house replied, "I will let you discover that for yourself. I will ask each of you a question and you must answer truthfully." So the servants stood before him and he started to question them. To the first servant, he asked, "What do you do for me?" "Sir, I work in the fields all day long to grow wheat for my lord's granary," the first servant replied. "Then, at night, I go through the house and fill all the lamps so that my lord will have light. For this you pay me a wage, but I hope that one day that I may earn my freedom." The master nodded his head. He turned to the second indentured servant and asked, "And what do you do for me?" "Sir," he replied, "I am an educated man. I am well-versed in literature, music, mathematics and science. I teach your children all that I know so that one day they may leave your house and make a success in the world. And when they do, I hope that you will grant me my freedom. In the meantime, you give me a wage for what I do." Again, the master nodded. Then he turned to a lowly slave who was standing nearby, and asked, "And what do you do for me?" "You know that I love you, my lord, and my only wish is to do whatever you ask," the slave answered without hesitation. "You bought me and I know that I will be a slave for life, therefore I earn no wage. But you are kind and merciful to me, and do not beat me as other masters beat their slaves. You are wise and just and kind and that is why I love you." The master of the house smiled. "Then you are the greatest of all my servants and I will make you a free man." When they heard this, the two servants were aghast. "Why him?" they cried. "We do much more work than he does. He waits around for you to give him an order, but we labor in your fields without orders, teach your children, and light your lamps. We work unceasingly and should be rewarded." "Yes," the master of the house replied. "You do work in my fields, and do all the other things that you said. But this man wants only to serve me, not himself. He waits patiently until I tell him what I want him to do. His faithfulness has never failed him. He now has his reward -- his freedom. And I will place him as overseer, and you will be his servants. Because of his faithful service to me -- though he was once a lowly slave-- he is truly the greater." Author Unknown Be encouraged and know that in God's sight you're His greatest achievement. He formed you with His own hands and with His own breath He breathed in you the breath of life. The Bible says that you are kings and priests in His sight that are highly favored and called to be victorious in Him. In times of discouragement we are to remember how special we are to God and keep a positive attitude knowing that we who believe and trust in Christ are God's elect and chosen people. (Genesis 2:7) (Psalm 8:3-9) (Psalm 37:23-26) Read and meditate on these scriptures: Romans 8:31-34 "What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us." Psalm 139:1-6 "O LORD, Thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, Thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid Thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it." Romans 5:8-10 "But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life." 1 Peter 2:9-10 "...ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the Praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy." All of these scriptures can be found in the King James Version Bible. Today's Selected Poem: WHAT CAN I DO? Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/inpoem175.htm Today's Selected Testimony: GOD HEALED ME FROM EPILEPSY Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/testimony91.htm In Christ's Service, Dwayne Savaya God's Work Ministry Please feel free to visit the Website to read more Encouraging and Inspirational stories, poems and testimonies. Our E-mail Archives are available as well to read the messages that have been sent in the past. You can now hear our stories and poems by ordering Voice Messages. Each volume contains 15 messages that can be heard and enjoyed anywhere a CD player is available. To order your copy, please click on this link: http://www.Godswork.org/voicemessages.htm You can also send Free E-cards to friends and loved ones with the many choices available. You are also welcome to post your prayer requests in our Prayer Forum. 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