From: "Dwayne Savaya" <[email protected]> God's Work Ministry E-mail
Dear Friend, There are many people in this world who are lost. They may be lost spiritually, lost in their professional career, lost in their relationships and they don't know how to get back on the right track. What we must all realize is that we are all fallible and will be in need of assistance at some point in our lives. We will never have all the answers to life's problems, but if we have a humble heart and seek help, most times the answer to our dilemma is not far away. What keeps most people from seeking help is their arrogance, pride or ego. People don't want to seem weak and if they admit to someone else that they are lacking in a certain area, they believe that others will look down upon them and see them as less than. What they must realize is that feeling lost at some point in our lives is normal. We will not always have the answer to life's problems, but others who have already gone down our path may be able to help us become better, wiser and stronger than we were before. Having a humble heart and realizing that it's okay to ask for help is what elevates us to the heights of victory in our life. Realizing that we're not perfect may help us to seek help quicker and in doing so, bring the answer quicker as well. No matter what you're going through in life, know that you can ask for help. Whether it is asking God through prayer, seeking counsel from a pastor, asking your spouse, your parent, your siblings or a professional. The first step is recognizing that we have a problem and need help to resolve it. The second step is knowing that it's okay to seek help so that we may become better quicker and the third and most difficult step is swallowing our pride and seeking help from someone who can resolve our issue. What we will quickly find is that others are eager to help when we simply ask for it. Confiding in someone else and admitting that we need help brings about compassion, empathy and love and those ingredients can do so much to make a bad situation so much better. Be encouraged to seek help when you're feeling lost. Whatever the issue may be, know that you can overcome it and become better in the end because of it. Never think that you are weak because you need help. Asking for help makes you stronger than you can ever know and overcoming that issue will make you feel on top of the world. Don't keep holding it in when help is so close to you. The Bible says that we are to ask, seek and knock and when we do the door will be opened to us. I encourage you to follow that same advice and ask, seek and knock until you find the answers that you are looking for. I hope this message encourages and challenges your heart to be quick to seek help whenever you feel the need. Don't keep it to yourself and think that you can solve everything, but rather ask someone to help you and you will find the answer come to you that much quicker. JUST ASK FOR IT A snooty millionaire took some of his upper class friends yachting. They passed a deserted island where a man with a long beard and tattered clothes stood, waving his arms and screaming in their direction. "Who is that?" asked the friend. "I don't know," said the host, "but every time we sail by he goes crazy." That may be an exception to a universal rule, which is that most people are happy to help if they can. But there is another universal principle in play, which is, unless you are stranded on a deserted island, you are probably reluctant to ask for help - especially from a stranger. Thankfully, most of the time we are not coping with a mayday emergency. I recently learned that the word "mayday" has nothing to do with the month of May. Instead, it comes from the French word "m'aidez," which means "help me." But it is used only as a last resort. The plane is nose-diving. The ship is fatally wounded. "Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!" a voice screams over the radio. If help doesn't arrive quickly, all will be lost. We laugh at the notion that men are famously bad about asking for directions. But, in truth, most people do not easily ask for the help they need. They wait until they are hopelessly lost, or the marriage is on the brink of collapse or a simple job has become a nightmare before they seek help. And it is also true that help is not usually too hard to get. But we have to ASK for it. Entrepreneur Brian Tracy puts it well: "Ask for what you want. Ask for help, ask for input, ask for advice and ideas -- but never be afraid to ask." Or like one man is fond of saying, "You don't always get what you ask for, but you never get what you don't ask for (unless it's contagious)." I once heard of a little girl who confidently approached a police officer. "Are you a cop?" she asked. "Yes." "My mommy said that if I ever needed help I could ask you." "Of course you can," the officer replied. "What do you need?" She stuck out her foot. "Can you please tie my shoe?" Do you need help? It may be easier to get than you think. Just ask for it. By Steve Goodier Read and meditate on these scriptures: Proverbs 3:5-7 "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil." 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." Ephesians 6:10-14 "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore..." 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, There are many instances in life when we are tempted to lose our joy and only think about the troubles and problems that are in our path. What we must realize is that it is normal to have a problem, it is normal to face difficult circumstances, it is normal to question why a tough situation has come our way. When we realize that we are part of the human race and as such are welcomed into the "problem club", that is when we can face our situation with a renewed outlook seeing that we can come forth victorious in the end even in spite and because of the things that we overcame in times past. God has instilled within each of us unique gifts and talents that no one else possesses. He has given us the fortitude to look a problem head-on and know that we can overcome it. With God on our side, nothing shall be impossible to us. We simply must remember where the power comes from. When we are quick to give God all the credit, that is when miracles take place and supernatural victories overtake us. No matter what you may be going through, know that you still have the chance to overcome. As long as you have breath in your lungs and hope in your heart, then your story isn't finished yet. You still have the opportunity to come forth better, wiser and stronger than you were before that situation. You must simply dig your heels in the ground and be determined that nothing will be able to hinder what the Lord has promised you. Be encouraged to hold on to hope. Hope is a powerful tool and when used correctly it can help you to believe that you will receive even in the midst of an otherwise impossible looking situation. When we depend on God and place our hope in Him, then the Lord will move in amazing ways to show Himself strong on behalf of those who put their faith and trust in His abilities. Be encouraged again to hold on to hope. Believe for greater things. Know that tomorrow will be better than today. Don't give up and don't give in. Stay strong and confident because faithful is He who has promised. If God said it, then you can rest assured that it will be done. I hope this message encourages your heart to keep holding on until your answer comes. Keep faith and hope at the center of your heart and you'll see great things take place. WHAT'S HOPE? 1. Hope is knowing that a positive outcome awaits. 2. Hope is not only expecting a dream to come true, but having a deep assurance that it's within your reach. 3. Hope is saying you can. 4. Hope is knowing that you can improve and that you always get better with practice. 5. Hope is knowing that you can achieve your goals through hard work and persistence. 6. Hope is looking to the future with joy and having an expectation of better things to come. 7. Hope is the knowledge that life is everlasting, and that miracles happen every day. 8. Hope is something that never abandons you. Even when your life is filled with sadness and disappointment, a spark remains inside to help you get through the rough times. 9. Hope is looking into the midst of darkness with confidence that light is soon coming. 10. Hope is one of God's greatest gifts to you, because it's the magic that inspires you to keep trying, learning, loving, and living. Author Unknown Read and meditate on these scriptures: 2 Timothy 3:16-17 "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works." Psalm 18:29-33 "For by Thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. As for God, His way is perfect: the Word of the LORD is tried: He is a buckler to all those that trust in Him. For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God? It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places." Ephesians 6:17-18 "And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints." Joshua 1:8 "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success." All of these scriptures can be found in the King James Version Bible. Today's Selected Poem: BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/enpoem170.htm Today's Selected Testimony: ROBERT'S TESTIMONY Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/testimony199.htm ================================================ God's Work Ministry E-mail Dear Friend, We should always be quick to give praise to whom it is due. Many times we get so busy with our daily routines that we forget to recognize the efforts of those around us. We neglect to give an encouraging word, to praise a deed well done and to simply encourage those closest to us letting them know of how proud we are of them. It will not take a great effort on our part to lift them up, but to the recipient, it can mean the whole world. Sometimes people just need to be reminded that they are greatly loved and thought upon. When we go the extra step to reassure them with our love, that is when relationships are strengthened and a bond becomes unbreakable. Be encouraged to think on how you can speak a kind word, lift up and simply encourage and reassure that one who is near and dear to your heart. When we bless our relationships, that is seed being planted in good ground. In due time the harvest will grow and we will see what great fruit will come forth from the seeds that were planted. Do your part today and be a blesser with your words. You will see what great impact your kind gestures will have upon others. I hope this message inspires and challenges your heart always say a kind word to someone else when you have the opportunity. Be quick to recognize their efforts and show them by your words, acts and deeds how proud you are of them. I'M PROUD OF YOU! Does anyone say it anymore? When I heard it the other day, it caught my attention. It was like hearing something oddly familiar but distant and faint in my memory. You know, like things your grandmother used to say. I needed to understand why. I mean, it just doesn't seem right that a phrase so powerful would not be heard and used regularly. "I'm proud of you!" When was the last time you said that to someone? Not just someone you love, but a neighbor, friend, or co-worker. To a neighbor... "You make a difference in the world in everything you do. I watch the people around you, how they react whenever you're there. They smile, laugh often and feel better for having had you in their day, even if ever so briefly. I'm proud of you!" To a Friend... "You take on the challenges of life and never give in. You might not always win, but you don't lose for lack of trying. I'm proud of you!" To a co-worker... "You care. It shows in the way you do your work. You not only do your job, you care about the details, the goals and the outcome. I'm proud of you!" To a child... "You didn't hit a home run, but you played with your heart in every game. You never missed a practice; you tried your very best. That's a home run in my book. I'm proud of you!" To your spouse or partner... "We'll get through this together. Yes, you lost your job, but so did many others. I see great determination in your eyes. I love you even more in the difficult times because that's when you shine and the world sees your best. I'm proud of you!" Now for you, my "friend I've never met"... "You take time each day to search out and read positive, uplifting messages on the internet. Your love for people shows when you pass along special messages for your friends facing challenges. Your faith is strong and evident when you lift up others, offer spiritual support and encouragement and pray for people you don't even know. You are a part of the world's largest support group giving hope to those whose only connection to others may be the internet. I'm proud of you!" By Bob Perks 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 fulfill 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." Galatians 5:22-26 "...the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another." Hebrews 13:1-3 "Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body." Philippians 2:3-7 "Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men." All of these scriptures can be found in the King James Version Bible. Today's Selected Poem: THE POWER OF WORDS Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/inpoem40.htm Today's Selected Testimony: BUT, GOD STEPPED IN Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/testimony45.htm ============================================= God's Work Ministry E-mail Dear Friend, With the unpredictability of life, we should always do our best in every area of life whether it be in our personal relationships, professional work environment, dealing with strangers and even completing certain tasks. We should do our work with excellence and a deep knowing in our hearts that we did our absolute best. Life is too short to live it with regrets and when we do something halfheartedly then we are not giving ourselves or others the chance to get the best of what we have to offer. That is why I believe giving our all in any particular task whether it be personal or professional is so important. We will not have a second chance to make a first impression. We won't be able to revisit a task after it has been completed and when we don't do it at our best the first time with all of our attention, with all of our zeal, with all of our wisdom and knowledge, then we are not giving our absolute best and that is where we fail. We may not realize in that moment, but when we think back on it over time, that is when regret will come into the picture. Realizing that regrets can do so much to ruin otherwise beautiful memories, we should live in the moment more and have our mind future conscious so that when that memory does reach the future, we will have already realized we did our best back when we were in the moment. Regrets fill the minds and hearts of so many people because they didn't realize or acknowledge the fact that they could have done better in the past. Living future conscious makes our acts and deeds more calculated and careful and that is so important in living life to the fullest. Doing our best, loving with a pure heart, giving without motive, teaching to help others rise higher and forgiving for our own betterment is what each of us should strive to do each and every day that we are alive. Living a full life is all that we can ask of ourselves and that's what we should do each new day that we are lucky enough to see. I hope this message encourages and challenges your heart to live your life to its fullest potential. Do all that you can with all your heart so that regrets will never be a part of your life. SLEEPING IN CLASS I can still remember it like it was yesterday. I was a college freshman and had stayed up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first class of the day my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier and my head was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a pillow. A few minutes nap time before class couldn't hurt, I thought. BOOM! My head jerked up and my eyes snapped open wider than saucers. I looked around with my heart pounding trying to find the cause of the noise. My young professor was looking back at me with a mischievous, boyish grin on his face. He had intentionally dropped the stack of textbooks he was carrying onto his podium. "Good morning!", he said still smiling. "I am glad to see everyone is awake. Now let's get started." For the next hour I wasn't sleepy at all. It wasn't from the shock of my professor's textbook alarm clock either. It was instead from the fascinating discussion he lead. With knowledge and good humor he made the material come alive. His insights were full of both wisdom and loving- kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he taught with were contagious. I left the classroom not only wide awake, but a little smarter and a little better as well. I learned something far more important than not sleeping in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life do it well, do it with joy, and make it an expression of your love. What a glorious place this would be if all of us did our work joyously and well. What a beautiful world we could create if every doctor, teacher, musician, preacher, cook, mechanic, waitress, businessman, fisherman, poet, miner, farmer, and laborer made their work an expression of their love. Don't sleepwalk your way through life then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work and God's love fill your soul. Life is too short not to live it well. By Joseph J. Mazzella Read and meditate on these scriptures: 1 Peter 2:9-10 "But 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." Philippians 2:13-15 "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure. Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world." Colossians 3:16-17 "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him." Matthew 9:35-38 "And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith He unto His disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He will send forth labourers into His harvest." All of these scriptures can be found in the King James Version Bible. Today's Selected Poem: THINGS TO FORGET Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/enpoem141.htm Today's Selected Testimony: ANGELS IN THE ROOM Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/testimony84.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 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. All this and more available at --- http://www.Godswork.org You can also send prayer requests to --- [email protected] Add your E-mail address if you'd like correspondence with the prayer partners.
