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30Aug

Positive Daily Inspiration – August 30, 2022 – Tuesday Prayer and Meditation for Hope

Positive Daily Inspiration - August 30, 2022 - Tuesday Prayer and Meditation for Hope

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
Psalm 23

In this time of prayer and meditation we focus our faith on God. We believe ALL things are working together for our highest good, especially now. As I begin this day, I think of the challenges and responsibilities that lie before me. I take stock of my strengths and skills, and I ask myself, “Do I believe I am able. Do I believe I can be healed? Do I believe that all things are working together for my good?” I place my trust in God, I rest in the assurance of that hope.

I believe that God is able and therefore God will equip and empower me to be able.

In the stillness of prayer, I affirm the presence of God with us right now, and the answer comes: “Yes! I believe God’s indwelling presence. I believe in my abilities. I believe I can do all things that are mine to do with God’s help.”

Rest in the silence of prayer …

Through my belief that God is my loving help in every need, I can make my world one of harmony, accomplishment, and love. I believe I can overcome troublesome situations that have bound me in the past. I believe in the strength and might of God in my life; the power that calms every storm. I believe I will continue to progress to the realization of that which is for my highest good.

Dear God, I believe in Your power to heal every situation, every condition, of mind, body, and affairs. Heavenly God, I believe in Your presence in every situation that brings about harmony and order. I believe there is no situation beyond Your help, and appearances that seem so real can be changed by You. I have strong hope because I have strong faith in You.

Rest in the silence of prayer …

Lord, I believe in Your power to protect me and my loved ones under all circumstances. You are everywhere present. You are with me. You are with my loved ones. Lord, I truly believe that all Your children carry within them the spark of help from the Divine. I see the good in all persons everywhere. I know that Your presence surrounds us and dwells within us all, guiding us into right avenues of good.

I am not defeated by apparent loss or failure. I am NOT downed by circumstances. When I hold to the realization that I am a spiritual being and that I was created in Your image and after Your likeness and through Your spirit which is alive in me, I am able to stand strong and steady.

Rest in the silence of prayer …

I do not give way to fear. I do not give up. I know that there is yet more in me, and there are new paths, new ways, new ideas opening to me.

This new life that is opening before me is Divinely ordered by You, dear God, and I am excited and joyous as I watch my life change and blossom.

I believe in You, dear God. I believe in Jesus Christ. I believe in myself. Thank You, God, for the ability to see past appearances and have an optimistic attitude. I thank You that we have the courage to do the things that are there for us to do, to rise above any apparent failing situation.

Rest in the silence of prayer …

Thank You, God, that we can make a 180-degree turn in our thinking, and that we can rise from what appears to be a dead-end and go forward in new directions to our good. Thank You, dear God.

Dear wonderful God, we believe in the purpose of Christianity and its worldwide mission, and we thank You that it is active in each of our lives right now. As we go forward in this day, we remain open, hopeful, receptive, excited, and tuned into this real experience that we each are having. We are so grateful.

I believe in You, God, and so I believe in myself. I make hope one of my foundation pillars to experience.

In Jesus Christ name,

And so, it is … Amen.

POSITIVE DAILY AFFIRMATION: I myself am a contributor to God’s world. I give myself freely, joyfully, abundantly with strong hope in every situation in my life.

POSITIVE DAILY QUOTE: “They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” Tom Bodett

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29Aug

Positive Daily Inspiration – August 29, 2022 – ASPIRATIONS

Positive Daily Inspiration - August 29, 2022 - ASPIRATIONS

“In all these things we are more than conquerors through God who loved us.”
Romans 8:37

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Many people believe that people have to hit bottom before they can change. That is hard to believe but it is very true.

It is the belief that people with negative habits HAVE TO hit the lowest point in their lives where they suffer so much that they desire change at any cost, before they can rise to the top. We each have free will, and sometimes it is this way.

There is another way to learn besides the school of hard knocks.

We can at any time, choose a Higher school of learning.

You do not have to hit bottom – you simply have to touch the top!

Thank God that we can have, and accept, Divine help at any time that will lift us up and will see us through. We give thanks to God that our turnarounds in life do not have to be born of desperation, but can be born from our aspirations.

We have been told that to be a true success in life we “have to pay our dues over a long, long, long period of time,” and yet, we have seen people rise from the ashes of mediocrity like the Phoenix bird, powered in their flight by their faith in God and in their own aspirations.

Andy Rooney said something that struck a chord in me, in an interview on CNBC. He said, “He wished that humankind had as much desire to do good in this world as they do to make money.”

We must all aspire to do good first. This is one of the core spiritual messages that comes to humanity. A person will often be making excuses, saying that they have made so many mistakes in the past that they cannot change now. We must transmute our past, learning from it, and aspire to do better. The past can be like a resource that can burn bright if the flame is used to fuel your present journey, instead of consuming it.

Ask for God’s help and reinvent your life. You will find that it is impossible to reinvent your own life without positively affecting many others.

If something in your life needs to change, then the Spirit of God will guide you to do just that. When you ask for guidance, do not be afraid of the answer. A turning point may come when you feel guided to change your place of employment, work on a negative habit, or become part of a lasting, loving relationship.

As you listen to God, be at peace. God brings you only good, and helps you to overcome your past so that you may aspire to be the best human being possible.

As you listen to God in prayer, you then realize that the changes that you choose are there for you to experience something for your own betterment, and you give thanks to God for giving you a choice, and a way.

In 1 Corinthians 12:31, our Bible states, “Strive for the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.”

Nearly every person has something, some attitude, some concept, some situation that they need freedom from.

It may be that you feel inferior and need to aspire so that you may identify with God’s idea of greatness for your life. It is possible that an attitude needs to be released so that a more productive attitude can take over.

For instance, an attitude of self-pity or of self-condemnation can be released through a realizing of God’s power in the present moment. A concept of God as love must be realized. A situation that is filled with temporary problems may demand our prayer thought so that adjustments can be brought out in a most orderly way. A human relationship may need to be harmonized so that there is a newness of purpose for the good of all concerned.

True aspirations are founded in knowledge – knowledge of God and your oneness with God.

POSITIVE DAILY PRAYER:

If anyone has heard me or harm me knowingly or unknowingly in thought, word, or deed, I freely forgive them.

And I too ask forgiveness if I have hurt anyone or harm to anyone knowingly or unknowingly in thought, word, or deed.

(Sacrament of Confession)

POSITIVE DAILY AFFIRMATION: By discovery and expressing my own potential, I bless myself and others.

POSITIVE DAILY QUOTE: “I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.” Maya Angelou

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28Aug

Positive Daily Inspiration – August 28, 2022 – SUNDAY FUNNIES

Positive Daily Inspiration - August 28, 2022 - SUNDAY FUNNIES

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“You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.”
Psalm 16:11

I am fine … … YOU BETCHA … ..

Ole’s car was hit by a truck in an accident.

In court, the trucking company’s lawyer was questioning Ole.

‘Didn’t you say, sir, at the scene of the accident, ‘I’m fine, ?’ asked the lawyer.

Ole responded, ‘Vell, I’ll tell you vat happened. I had yust loaded my favorite mule, Bessie, into da … ..’

‘I didn’t ask for any details’, the lawyer interrupted. ‘Just answer the question. Did you not say, at the scene of the accident, ‘I’m fine’?

Ole said, ‘Vell, I had yust got Bessie into da trailer and I vas driving down da road … ..

The lawyer interrupted again and said, ‘Judge, I am trying to establish the fact that, at the scene of the accident, this man told the Highway Patrolman on the scene that he was just fine. Now several weeks after the accident he is trying to sue my client. I believe he is a fraud. Please tell him to simply answer the question.’

By this time, the Judge was fairly interested in Ole’s answer and said to the lawyer, ‘I’d like to hear what he has to say about his favorite mule, Bessie’.

Ole thanked the Judge and proceeded. ‘Vell, as I vas saying, I had yust loaded Bessie, my favorite mule, into da trailer and vas driving her down da highvay ven dis huge semi-truck and trailer ran da stop sign and smacked my truck right in da side. I vas trown into one ditch and Bessie vas thrown into da other. I vas hurting real bad and didn’t vant to move.

However, I could hear Bessie moaning and groaning. I knew she was in terrible shape yust by her groans’. ‘Shortly after da accident da Highway Patrolman, he came to da scene.. He could hear Bessie moaning and groaning so he vent over to her’..

‘After he looked at her and saw her fatal condition, he took out his gun and shot her right ‘tween da eyes.

Den da Patrolman, he came across da road, gun still smoking, looked at me and said, ‘How are you feeling?’

‘Now vat da heck vould YOU say?

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THE FOLLOWING ARE SUPPOSEDLY REAL STATEMENTS MADE DURING COURT CASES:

Judge: I know you, don’t I?
Defendant: Uh, yes.
Judge: All right, tell me, how do I know you?
Defendant: Judge, do I have to tell you?
Judge: Of course, you might be obstructing justice not to tell me.
Defendant: Okay. I was your bookie.

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From a defendant representing himself …
Defendant: Did you get a good look at me when I allegedly stole your purse?
Victim: Yes, I saw you clearly. You are the one who stole my purse.
Defendant: I should have shot you while I had the chance.

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Judge: The charge here is theft of frozen chickens. Are you the defendant?
Defendant: No, sir, I’m the guy who stole the chickens.

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Judge: Is there any reason you could not serve as a juror in this case?
Juror: I don’t want to be away from my job that long.
Judge: Can’t they do without you at work?
Juror: Yes, but I don’t want them to know it.

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Defendant: Judge, I want you to appoint me another lawyer.
Judge: And why is that?
Defendant: Because the Public Defender isn’t interested in my case.
Judge (to Public Defender): Do you have a comment on the defendant’s motion?
Public Defender: I’m sorry, Your Honor. I wasn’t listening.

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Judge: Please identify yourself for the record.
Defendant: Colonel Ebenezer Jackson.
Judge: What does the ‘Colonel’ stand for?
Defendant: Well, it’s kinda like the ‘Honorable’ in front of your name – not a darned thing.

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Judge: You are charged with habitual drunkenness. Have you anything to say in your defense?
Defendant: Habitual thirstiness?

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Defendant (after being sentenced to 90 days in jail): Can I address the court?
Judge: Of course.
Defendant: If I called you a lousy person, what would you do?
Judge: I’d hold you in contempt and assess an additional five days in jail.
Defendant: What if I thought you were a lousy person?
Judge: I can’t do anything about that. There’s no law against thinking.
Defendant: In that case, I think you’re a lousy person.

POSITIVE DAILY PRAYER:

Dear God, Almighty and everlasting, who allowed Jesus Christ to teach humankind, and to bless humankind. Help me to follow Jesus, and do the same, between family and friends, help me to make a difference in the lives that I touch.

In Jesus Christ name … Amen

POSITIVE DAILY AFFIRMATION: I never forget to laugh.

POSITIVE DAILY QUOTE: “The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play.” Arnold J. Toynbee

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27Aug

Positive Daily Inspiration – August 27, 2022 – Saturday Inspiration

Positive Daily Inspiration - August 27, 2022 - Saturday Inspiration

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“Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be known to God.”
Philippians 4:6

Wisdom comes at all ages:

I learned that I like my teacher because she cries when we sing “Silent Night”.
Age 5

I learned that our dog doesn’t want to eat my broccoli either.
Age 7

I learned that when I wave to people in the country, they stop what they are doing and wave back.
Age 9

I learned that just when I get my room the way I like it, Mom makes me clean it up again.
Age 12

I learned that if you want to cheer yourself up, you should try cheering someone else up.
Age 14

I learned that although it’s hard to admit it, I’m secretly glad my parents are strict with me.
Age 15

I learned that silent company is often more healing than words of advice.
Age 24

I learned that brushing my child’s hair is one of life’s great pleasures.
Age 26

I learned that wherever I go, the world’s worst drivers have followed me there.
Age 29

I learned that if someone says something unkind about me, I must live so that no one will believe it.
Age 30

I learned that there are people who love you dearly but just don’t know how to show it.
Age 42

I learned that you could make some one’s day by simply sending them a little note.
Age 44

I learned that the greater a person’s sense of guilt, the greater his or her need to cast blame on others.
Age 46

I learned that children and grandparents are natural allies.
Age 47

I learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
Age 48

I learned that singing “Amazing Grace” can lift my spirits for hours.
Age 49

I learned that motel mattresses are better on the side away from the phone.
Age 50

I learned that you could tell a lot about a man by the way he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
Age 51

I learned that keeping a vegetable garden is worth a medicine cabinet full of pills.
Age 52

I learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you miss them terribly after they die.
Age 53

I learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life.
Age 58

I learned that if you want to do something positive for your children, work to improve your marriage.
Age 61

I learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.
Age 62

I learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.
Age 64

I learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you. But if you focus on your family, the needs of others, your work, meeting new people, and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you.
Age 65

I learned that whenever I decide something with kindness, I usually make the right decision.
Age 66

I learned that everyone could use a prayer.
Age 72

I learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.
Age 82

I learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love that human touch – holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.
Age 90

I learned that I still have a lot to learn.
Age 92

POSITIVE DAILY PRAYER:

I now set aside time to consciously be one with the presence of God.
This prayer offers confirmation of what I feel, and think, and believe.
May I think thoughts that are in line with what I know in my heart is true.
And what I know is true is this: God loves me and is always ready to bless me
in a miraculous way and by wondrous means. I place my wholehearted belief
in God and God’s blessings – not in outer circumstances. Believing in God,
I know that everything will work out in the Divine way in through a Divine plan.

In Jesus Christ name … Amen

POSITIVE DAILY AFFIRMATION: God has a good and a perfect plan for me.

POSITIVE DAILY QUOTE: “Our life is frittered away by detail … simplify, simplify.” Henry David Thoreau

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26Aug

Positive Daily Inspiration – August 26, 2022 – OPEN YOUR EYES TO NEW POSSIBILITIES

Positive Daily Inspiration - August 26, 2022 - OPEN YOUR EYES TO NEW POSSIBILITIES

“Be renewed in the spirit of your minds and put on the new nature.”
Ephesians 4:23,24

God can and will open your eyes to new possibilities. God-given opportunities are in front of you, right now. Pray today for improved vision, to see opportunity in front of you, and to gain the personal motivation to act on that opportunity when it presents itself.

In God’s world, opportunity comes to you like rain to thirsty soil.

If you had the opportunity to observe a familiar object under a microscope, you will find the more you increase the magnification, the less recognizable it becomes.

The same holds true for situations in your life that are still in the process of being resolved. If you focus only on the problem, you will be drawn closer to it. In an attempt to analyze it, rather than keeping an open-mind and being objective, you can become so completely involved that your perception is distorted by the negative thought held in human mind.

There is a sign in Alaska put up by the highway department. The roads there, are often unpaved and with rains and freezing, present unique driving situations. The Alaska Highway Department sign states, “Choose your rut carefully – you will be in it for the next 50 miles!” The ruts are made then freeze in place locking the wheels within them. It’s almost impossible to get out.

We humans choose our ruts by what we focus upon.

Instead, you focus on God in God’s overall plan of good for your life. When you do, you can look, objectively, with the new and higher vision. When you look from a higher vantage point, you are no longer blinded by obstacles that seem in your way at the present moment in time. You are lifted from your rut to God’s straight, smooth, clear, and easy path.

Pray for God’s vision so that you may perceive the Divine order and possibilities that are awaiting your claim.

As you look with fresh eyes and a better perspective, you are able to see that God is in charge of your life and all the circumstances of your life. Placing God first, you are able to see that God is, indeed, in charge and all is coming together according to a Divine plan.

In Psalms 105:4-5, our Bible states, “Seek the Lord and God’s strength; seek God’s presence continually. Remember the wonderful works God has done.”

You are an intricate part of an orderly whole in God’s world. Even when your life seems out of order, there is something underneath and beyond the appearance of chaos that is unchanging, loving to you, and supportive. God’s world is filled with life, even in the seemingly barren spots, just as your life is also filled with God’s life. God will continually bring opportunity to you if you will let God.

In your prayer times, your quiet moments with God, you make a conscious connection with the presence of God, and you feel infused with positive energy. Possibilities move freely, and your life gets stronger. You are alive and responsive to opportunities that present themselves to you. You have the power to look at your future with great hope and even in anticipation of the good that God has already prepared for you.

Your thinking and perception are enhanced by God’s Spirit. You bless your mind, as well as your eyes, for the tremendous work that they will perform for you, helping you to see the possibilities in your life.

You work with God, not against God. You speak positive words of positive faith when you speak about yourself, your future, and your potential. You know with God all things are possible for you.

POSITIVE DAILY PRAYER:

I belong to the Great Church which holds the world in its starlight aisles;
That claims the great and good of every race and clime;
That finds with joy the grain of gold in every creed;
And floods with life and love the germs of good in every soul.
(Prayer of Robert G Ingersoll)

POSITIVE DAILY AFFIRMATION: My life is transformed through vision of Spirit.

POSITIVE DAILY QUOTE: “Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.” Oprah Winfrey

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25Aug

Positive Daily Inspiration – August 25, 2022 – PERSONAL MOTIVATION

Positive Daily Inspiration - August 25, 2022 - PERSONAL MOTIVATION

“May you be strengthened with all power, according to God’s glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joy.” Colossians 1:11

The power of motivation is one of the most important and forceful powers with which you can be blessed. Before doing anything, you must first be motivated. I am asking God, today, to bless everyone that reads this Positive Daily Inspiration with the blessing of the empowerment of personal motivation. You can use this power for good by motivating yourself in such a way as to help and bless others, just as you have been blessed by God.

Spirituality brings a desire in us to bless others. There are many things that influence us and motivate us to do that which needs to be done. As we pray to God, we are assured of Divine motivation in every aspect of our lives. People get tired and they need renewed strength and energy. In going to God in prayer, you are given a new drive and motivation to accomplish the things that you need to accomplish, on an everyday basis.

In Ephesians 4:23-24, our Bible states: “Be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and put on the new nature, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.”

Give thanks to God for God’s power of good pervading your life. Know that through God’s power with you and in you, you are motivated to do the right thing. This power is at work in and through you at all times. Through your awareness of the motivating power of God within you, you know that your steps are directed right, and you are inspired in all your ways. You can rejoice, today, in God’s power with which you are continually blessed.

You see every day as a new beginning; you are not locked into the past and its problems. You expect new opportunities to open to you. You expect to be more capable of meeting life successfully. You surge forward towards your success, confident that with God all things are possible.

You fairly sizzle with zeal and enthusiasm to do the things that ought to be done by you.

You examine yourself to see what improvements you can make in your approach to the new opportunities that lie before you. You seek God’s guidance in prayer, and give much prayerful thought to the goals that you wish to accomplish in your lifetime.

You set about to make more adequate preparation of your qualifications. You seek to serve rather than to be served, for you know that there is greater satisfaction in activity which is based on a desire to promote the welfare of all humanity, rather than just the achievement of a personal desire. You are motivated by God to do the spiritual thing.

With such a motivation, you can be confident that many new roads will open to you and that you will be given much spiritual help in meeting the situations and circumstances that lie immediately ahead.

May you be touched directly by God this moment with the gift of personal motivation.

POSITIVE DAILY PRAYER:

Thank You God for going before me and showing me the way to make the crooked places of my life straight and orderly.
Amen.

POSITIVE DAILY AFFIRMATION: Motivation is now established in me; I am charged up and ready to go. I am upright and strong.

POSITIVE DAILY QUOTE: “Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.” Lin Yutang

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24Aug

Positive Daily Inspiration – August 24, 2022 – FAITH COMES BY HEARING

Positive Daily Inspiration - August 24, 2022 - FAITH COMES BY HEARING

“My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.”
John 10:27

A Native-American and his friend were in downtown New York City, walking near Times Square in Manhattan. It was during the noon lunch hour and the streets were filled with people. Cars were honking their horns, taxicabs were squealing around corners, sirens were wailing, and the sounds of the city were almost deafening. Suddenly, the Native-American said, “I hear a cricket.”

His friend said, “What? You must be crazy! You couldn’t possibly hear a cricket in all of this noise!”

“No, I’m sure of it,” the Native-American said, “I heard a cricket.”

“That’s crazy,” said the friend.

The Native-American listened carefully for a moment, and then walked across the street to a big cement planter where some shrubs were growing. He looked into the bushes, beneath the branches, and sure enough, he located a small cricket. His friend was utterly amazed. “That’s incredible,” said his friend. “You must have superhuman ears!”

“No,” said the Native-American. “My ears are no different from yours. It all depends on what you’re listening for.”

“But that can’t be!” said the friend. “I could never hear a cricket in this noise.”

“Yes, it’s true,” came the reply. “It depends on what is really important to you. Here, let me show you.” He reached into his pocket, pulled out a few coins, and discreetly dropped them on the sidewalk. And then, with the noise of the crowded street still blaring in their ears, they noticed every head within twenty-feet turn and look to see if the money that tinkled on the pavement was theirs.

“See what I mean?” asked the Native-American. “It all depends on what’s important to you.”

What’s important to you?

What do you listen for? Some people say that God never speaks to us anymore.

But perhaps they can’t see or hear God because they aren’t listening for God. They are living for themselves, not for God. If you are in tune with God, you will be able to notice God at work in your life and in the world. And you’ll be able to hear God when God speaks.

What are YOU listening to?

If you are listening to just yourself, what are you saying about yourself?

As a child I remember there was a souvenir vending machine that would mold of piece of plastic. You were able to select the shape of the plastic souvenir. One time I got a buffalo molded in Yellowstone Park. Another time, I got the Statue of Liberty molded in New York.

The belief system is also plastic, moldable by what we hear.

Jesus said that faith comes through the ears, then the belief system is formed, around what is said.

Romans 10:17 states strongly, “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.”

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The person listens and listens until they fully get it, accept it, and can wear the belief as their own.

This is what it means biblically to put on the Christ.

Make sure that your thoughts are directed correctly by what you hear. When you speak about yourself make sure you’re speaking the Christ truth about you.

Ephesians 4:24 “Put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.”

Like water on a dry farmer’s field, your parched ears will be fed by the positive nourishment that will go deep into the soil of your soul.

And when you are able to hear God’s voice speak, you will be uplifted and changed permanently.

POSITIVE DAILY PRAYER:

I pray today that the words I speak are words of positive spiritual truth.
I pray the words that I hear lift me spiritually higher. I pray that my faith has a strong foundation and is fed constantly by what it hears.

In Jesus Christ’s name … Amen

POSITIVE DAILY AFFIRMATION: I walk a spiritual path and see things from a higher vantage point.

POSITIVE DAILY QUOTE: “The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be.” Horace Bushnell

Important new word to add to your vocabulary: Positude – “Having a positive attitude.” Christopher Ian Chenoweth

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23Aug

Positive Daily Inspiration – August 23, 2022 – Tuesday Prayer and Meditation

Positive Daily Inspiration - August 23, 2022 - Tuesday Prayer and Meditation

“In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.”
Isaiah 30:15

“God abides in us, and God’s love is perfected in us.” 1 John 4:12

This is based, in part, on James Dillet Freeman’s writing “Because He Is Love.”

Let us pray … in awareness and in realization that God’s love is with us now.

Who of us does not have times when he or she thinks they are not good enough to go to God for help? But God does not help us because God approves or disapproves of what we are doing. God helps us because God is God, because God is life, because God is love.

God does not help us because we are good. God helps us because God is good. God does not help us because we deserve help or love us because we deserve love. Do you love only those who have no flaws? And would you think that you can love where God cannot? Love sees things perfect in spite of flaws. We do not have to be perfect to lay hold of love’s perfection.

God does not answer our prayers to reward us because we have been good, or deny our prayers to punish us because we have been bad. God does not strike a bargain. God does not work for pay. God gives.

Accept the gift of God’s love in the silence of prayer …

Our God does not wait until we give ourselves to God to give the Divine to us. God seeks us even when we flee from God. And where can we flee from God – a God who is everywhere present and at hand?

God has us in the Divine heart, whether we have God in our hearts our not.

We do not have to be the most willing for God to choose us, or the most capable for God to use us.

It is not only good people that God has used to do God’s good. It is not only brave people that God has used to win God’s victory. It is not only righteous people that God has used to establish right.

So, today, in prayer, we hold out our hearts and we pray. God, whatever my heart may have felt, love through it. Divine love, manifest thyself through me.

In the silence of prayer and ask for God’s love to manifest through you.

We hold out our minds and we pray: God, whatever my mind may have thought, think through it. We hold out our hands and we pray: God, whatever my hands may have done, act through them.

We know that God does not give God-strength only to the strong, or God wisdom only to the wise, or God joy only to the joyful, or God blessing only to the blessed.

God does not help us because of what we are. God helps us because of what God is. God is love.

I decree through the power of Jesus Christ that you will have a renewal in many phases of your mind. In this Lenten period, I decree that you will view yourself anew; you will start to see and recognize the God qualities that are in you, manifesting through you.

You will not deny these through false belief in inferiority. Rather you will carry the strength, the banner of God, high in the way you carry yourself and the way you act, speak, and think.

Thank You, dear, wonderful God of love

In Jesus Christ’s name … Amen.

POSITIVE DAILY AFFIRMATION: The Christ light illumines my mind and energizes my body. I am directed by God in wise and loving ways.

POSITIVE DAILY QUOTE: The blessing of God is like standing under Niagara falls trying to get a drink of water.

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22Aug

Positive Daily Inspiration – August 22, 2022 – FIVE ACTION STEPS

Positive Daily Inspiration - August 22, 2022 - FIVE ACTION STEPS

“And He arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, ‘Peace, be still.’ And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And He said unto them, Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith? And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?” Mark 4:39-41

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Some people go through life re-acting, or even re-coiling, out of fear to the events of daily life. These people wait for things to happen then they react. Outer events that happen to them and around them determine what kind of day they will have, and unless they change, the kind of life they will have. These people do not live, but out of fear, they huddle and hide.

Some people even allow the weather to determine their mood and outlook on a particular day. Many of these people lead sad lives. They feel like they are victims of the outer events and circumstances that they have no control over.

I have a sign in my office, I wrote it to myself. It says, Don’t Be an Idiot! I.D.I.O.T. to me, stands for, I’ll Do It Only Tomorrow!

The human mind LOVES to put things off – till tomorrow. Human mind left to its own devices, lives in the forgotten promises of yesterday. Often we use the credit card of the debt of time – and when the bill becomes due, there is often not enough time, to pay it.

An idiot experiences D.U.M.B. To me, this stands for, Delay Under Minds Brain.

The brain that is connected to the Mind of God, is working in the realm of miracles.

The brain connected only to its own resources is quite limited, and only turns to itself repeating the thinking that hasn’t worked in the past. It is very exhausting, and delay seems to be the only relief.

There are people who consciously take the reigns of their life and become pro-active. These people take action before outer events take action. We live in a constantly moving and changing universe; to keep up we have to be action oriented. God has given us free-will to determine our own destiny. God has given us power, dominion and authority, but it is up to us to choose to take action.

If we wait for circumstances to take action, things may, or may not, turn out right.

FIRST ACTION STEP … GOD FIRST!

The first action to take, before outer action, is prayer in a positive affirming way for the way that you choose things to be. Jesus said, “when you pray, believe you have already received!”

SECOND ACTION STEP …

Pray to God for guidance, and the power, courage, ability, and personal motivation to make the move and take action.

THIRD ACTION STEP …

Outer movement in the direction that God has guided you to move.

FOURTH ACTION STEP …

Believe that God is going ahead of you; preparing the way for your good.

THE FIFTH ACTION STEP … EXPECT A MIRACLE!

Your purpose in this life is soul growth, just as a boat is not meant to stay in a harbor, you are not meant to stay in a place where you huddle and hide. All of us have had times where we have been re-active and other times where we have been active. I would venture to say that if you look back on your life, the happiest and most satisfying times, were when you were “living” and taking ACTION.

POSITIVE DAILY PRAYER:

Dear God, I realized that when I try my hardest to control a situation
that I overreact and lose control.
The only real control is when You are in control.
When I experience an inner urging after prayer to move forward in my life
or career I boldly take that step of positive action.
I know that I am using faith as my anchor.
You are there to support me.
Help me to be a proactive person.

How alive I feel letting You be God in my life!
In Jesus Christ’s name … Amen.

POSITIVE DAILY AFFIRMATION: Today, I walk with God. I am a positive proactive person.

POSITIVE DAILY QUOTE: “We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes.” John F. Kennedy

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21Aug

Positive Daily Inspiration – August 21, 2022 – SUNDAY FUNNIES

Positive Daily Inspiration - August 21, 2022 - SUNDAY FUNNIES

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“Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto the: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.” Job 22:28

A little boy was attending his first wedding. After the service, his cousin asked him, “How many women can a man marry?”

“Sixteen,” the boy responded. His cousin was amazed that he knew the answer so quickly.

“How do you know that?”

“Easy,” the little boy said. “All you have to do is add it up, like the Bishop said: 4 better, 4 worse, 4 richer, 4 poorer.”

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After a church service on Sunday morning, a young boy suddenly announced to his mother, “Mom, I’ve decided to become a minister when I grow up.”

“That’s okay with us, but what made you decide that?”

“Well,” said the little boy, “I have to go to church on Sunday anyway, and I figure it will be more fun to stand up and yell, than to sit and listen.”

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A 6-year-old was overheard reciting the Lord’s Prayer at a church service: “And forgive us our trash passes, as we forgive those who passed trash against us.”

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A boy was watching his father, a pastor, write a sermon. “How do you know what to say?” he asked.

“Why, God tells me.”

“Oh, then why do you keep crossing things out and erasing?”

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A little girl became restless as the preacher’s sermon dragged on and on. Finally, she leaned over to her mother and whispered, “Mommy, if we give him the money now, will he let us go?”

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After the christening of his baby brother in church, little Johnny sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car. His father asked him three times what was wrong. Finally, the boy replied, “That priest said he wanted us brought up in a Christian home, and I want to stay with you guys!”

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Terri asked her Sunday School class to draw pictures of their favorite Bible stories. She was puzzled by Kyle’s picture, which showed four people on an airplane, so she asked him which story it was meant to represent. “The flight to Egypt,” said Kyle.

“I see … And that must be Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus,” Ms. Terri said. “But who’s the fourth person?”

“Oh, that’s Pontius-the Pilot.

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The Sunday School Teacher asks, “Now, Johnny, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?”

“No sir,” little Johnny replies, “I don’t have to. My Mom is a good cook.”

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A college drama group presented a play in which one character would stand on a trapdoor and announce, “I descend into hell!” A stagehand below would then pull a rope, the trapdoor would open, and the character would plunge through. The play was well received. When the actor playing the part became ill, another actor who was quite overweight took his place. When the new actor announced, “I descend into hell!” the stagehand pulled the rope, and the actor began his plunge, but became hopelessly stuck. No amount of tugging on the rope could make him descend. One student in the balcony jumped up and yelled: “Hallelujah! Hell is full!”

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Pastor Dave Charlton tells us, “After a worship service at First Baptist Church in Newcastle, Kentucky, a mother with a fidgety seven-year-old boy told me how she finally got her son to sit still and be quiet. About halfway through the sermon, she leaned over and whispered, ‘If you don’t be quiet, Pastor Charlton is going to lose his place and will have to start his sermon all over again!’ It worked.”

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A little girl walked to and from school daily. Though the weather that morning was questionable and clouds were forming, she made her daily trek to the elementary school. As the afternoon progressed, the winds whipped up, along with thunder and lightning. The mother of the little girl felt concerned that her daughter would be frightened as she walked home from school and she herself feared that the electrical storm might harm her child. Following the roar of thunder, lightning, like a flaming sword, would cut through the sky. Full of concern, the mother quickly got into her car and drove along the route to her child’s school.

As she did so, she saw her little girl walking along, but at each flash of lightning, the child would stop, look up and smile. Another and another were to follow quickly and with each the little girl would look at the streak of light and smile. When the mother’s car drew up beside the child she lowered the window and called to her, “What are you doing? Why do you keep stopping?”

The child answered, “I am trying to look pretty. God keeps taking my picture.”

POSITIVE DAILY PRAYER:

Dear God on this Sunday
I remember Your blessings
and I thank You for all the small and large things You have done for me
and those that I love.
I am overwhelmed with gratitude for Your presence,
direction, guidance, and ever-present help.

Thank You God.

POSITIVE DAILY AFFIRMATION: I give back, today I take time to find a church and worship God.

POSITIVE DAILY QUOTE: “I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I’m going to learn, I must do it by listening.”
Larry King

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