From: "Dwayne Savaya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> God's Work Ministry E-mail
Dear Friend, We should always be quick to extend our arms towards those who are in need because when we show our care for others, they become encouraged and see the love of God that comes from our hearts. Never believe the lie that you should only care about your well-being. The Lord tells us to bear one another's burdens. He also tells us to visit the fatherless and widows so that they may be encouraged and know that somebody does care about them. When we bear the burdens of others, our burden becomes lighter and the problems we face soon seem minuscule compared to the trials that those less fortunate are going through. Be encouraged to lend a helping hand when you see the opportunity and share a word of encouragement when you find that one lacking motivation to continue on. Let your light shine before all men that they may see your good works. When you do, the Lord will be magnified and praised because of your positive actions towards others. (James 1:27) I hope this message ministers to your heart to open the door for those to whom it is closed. Live as a positive witness of Jesus Christ encouraging all, offending none and bringing Glory and Honor to the name of the Lord. SOMEONE TO LOOK AFTER During my second year of college, I was scouting around for a place to live as my roommates had dropped out of school. One Sunday after church, the pastor put his arm around me and said, “I understand you need a room. Our daughter is in New Zealand this year as a foreign exchange student. If you'd like to stay with us, you may use her room.” To be honest, I really didn't want to stay with “the preacher's family.” I was 19 years old and on my own. But then he told me how much rent would be -- a ridiculously low figure that included one home-cooked meal a day. I thought about the offer for about a minute and decided to move in. At the end of the semester I had planned to find other living arrangements, since the daughter was to return home. But they asked if I wanted to stay on another term, suggesting I move across the hall and share a room with their son. By this time I seemed to have been adopted into their family -- her people became my people, as it was put so beautifully in the old biblical story of Ruth. I happily accepted the offer. As I vacated the daughter's bedroom, I thought it might be nice to have a little sister to look after. But when I later met my new sister, I realized that this idea of looking after her might be more interesting than I first imagined. We eventually fell in love, married, and have looked after one another for many years. There have been times that life turned out to be more challenging than either of us could have known. But we have always been able to go forward largely because we knew that somebody deeply cared. It isn't about marriage...it's about love. It's about mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers and special friends who are as close as family. It's about anybody who can say, “I'll be around -- you can count on me. I'll try to look after you and sometimes I will need you to look after me.” Is there somebody you can depend on? And are others counting on you? We travel the path of life best when there is somebody to look after, and when someone is looking after us. By Steve Goodier Read and meditate on these scriptures: Galatians 6:1-4 “Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.” Psalm 20:6-7 “Now know I that the LORD saveth His anointed; He will hear him from His holy heaven with the saving strength of His right hand. Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.” Romans 12:15-18 “Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.” 2 Timothy 4:5-8 “But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. 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: GOD IS FAITHFUL Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/testimony118.htm =================================================== God's Work Ministry E-mail Dear Friend, We should never be too hard on ourselves when we fall short and fail to meet God's standard for righteousness. We must remember that we are all imperfect and flawed human beings who are in need of God's grace and mercy to carry us through our days. The Lord is righteous in all His ways and perfect in all His acts and knowing our need for salvation, He sent His only begotten Son to the earth to take upon Himself our sins and died in our stead. Never believe the lie that God does not love you. His love is so great for mankind that He willingly took our sins so that in the fullness of time we might be made righteous in the eyes of God Almighty. The gift that was given to us is undeserved, but still is available to all who acknowledge their sin, repent and open their hearts to the Lord Jesus Christ. There is no other way to God or heaven, except through the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ. Call upon Him today giving Jesus all of your heartbreak, shortfalls, burdens, disappointments and allow Him to replace them with His Peace, Joy and Love that surpasses all understanding. I hope this message ministers to your heart to see that true peace and contentment can only come from the Lord who created you. All other means of happiness are temporary and short lasting, but the Lord's happiness is everlasting and beyond our imagination. SEARCHING FOR MIRACLES Before God spoke the universe into existence, He knew my name. Before He created the atmosphere, He held me in His heart. Before He created the oceans, the land, the plants and creeping things, He chose the color of my hair. Before He created the animals and before He created the first man, He loved me. He placed within Adam’s body all of the DNA of every human being who would ever walk the earth, and within him he placed the color of my eyes. Before He knit me together within my mother’s womb, He cherished the sound of my laugh. Before I shed my first tear, He felt my pain. Before my sin, my sorrow, and my stubborn disobedience, He chose to carry them to the Cross. He hung there; His blood pouring out...for me. Why He chose to do this I cannot comprehend. God wanted me to be His own child. How can that be? With all of my flaws and character defects, He wanted me to believe in Him, and He gave me the grace to believe in myself. God loves me with a fire that can never be quenched. I am special to Him, even if I am not special to anyone else, including myself. I have tried to perfect myself, and I have failed. I have tried to believe the world’s message, but I have found no answers. I have followed the paths forged by others only to find disaster at every bend in the road. Only God has given me the answers that I have sought. Peace. Love. Fulfillment. The change in my life is not a complicated one. It’s not about how good I am or how I pray or how often I go to church. It’s not about money or fame or popularity. I cannot speak for others. They must decide for themselves. I only know that the world has given me no happiness. After searching my entire life, I have only been able to find the answers to my questions on my knees at the foot of the Cross. By Jaye Lewis Read and meditate on these scriptures: James 1:17-18 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Of His own will begat He us with the Word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.” Psalm 37:3-6 “Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the LORD; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass. And He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.” John 1:10-12 “He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own, and His own received Him not. But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name.” 2 Corinthians 5:20-21 “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.” Hebrews 4:14-16 “Seeing then that we have a Great High Priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an High Priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of Grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find Grace to help in time of need.” All of these scriptures can be found in the King James Version Bible. Today's Selected Poem: HE DIDN'T STOP AT THE CROSS Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/inpoem146.htm Today's Selected Testimony: JULIE HARRELL'S TESTIMONY Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/testimony13.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 right on our website. Volume One contains 15 messages that can be heard and enjoyed at Godswork.org. To hear our messages, please click on this link: http://www.Godswork.org/Audio.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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