God's power

Where to put God first?

Whatever you put Him first in your life, will be blessed

5 places

F - Finances - If you want God to bless your finances, you MUST tithe.  God must always get paid first.

I - Interest - hobbies, interest, recreation.  Give God consideration in all your interests.

R - Relationships -  Bring Him into the center of all your relationships.

S - Schedule - Give Him the first part of every day.  You give him the first consideration in all your decisions.

T - Trouble - Need to turn to God first, when you have a problem.  PRAY first.  Don't pray LAST.

Live in His Kingdom, live BY His power.  God does not bless self-reliant people.  He blesses people who are submitted to Him but are God - Dependent. God does what you expect Him to do.  God doesn't give us what we deserve,  He gives us what we needs.  The more we depend on God instead of yourself.  God can do more in ONE week than we can do in our entire lifetime.  That's why it's never too late to surrender to God.

How do I get God's power in my life?

1.  Praying - prayer is the connection to God's power.  Much prayer, much power, little prayer, little prayer, no prayer, no power.
2.  Taking risks to obey God.  If you do what God is telling you to do, God will pour out His power in your life.  We only grow when our faith is being stretched.  If you aren't taking any risks, you don't need any faith.

Don't wait to be confident.  DO IT AFRAID.  Do the thing you fear the most.  Move ahead in spite of your feelings.

God does a miracle when you take the first step, the moment you step out in faith.  God is waiting on you for a miracle....if you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.  Never be afraid to get out on a limb, that's where the miracle is.

What do you know God wants you to do that you haven't done yet?  What is scarying you to death?  That's the very thing God wants you to do, step out in faith and let Him show you a miracle.  Don't give up.

God, I ask you at this moment to bring to my mind that which scares me the most that you want me to do...put in my mind where you would have me step out in faith.  Let me go forward bolding and with faith be a part of the miracle you want to do in my life so I may give you all the glory.  Amen.

*notes from Pastor Rick Warren's "Connecting with God, The Prayer of Fulfillment, Part 2".

Book Review of "Feelings Buried Alive Never Die" by Karol Truman

I recently finished reading "Feelings Buried Alive Never Die..." and have walked way changed.  It's more clear to me than ever that we cannot simply "not deal with" our emotions and expect them to go away.  They will affect our lives, our health, our relationships our mental health whether dealt with or not.  Prepare to read this book and open up to emotions that have been buried.  Use the scripted prayers to release them and replace them with positive emotions and self acceptance.  DARE to explore what's holding you back and keeping you from being all God called you to be!!  I downloaded this to my ipad and read a little each day and can honestly say that MANY of my negative belief systems have "exited stage left" never to return and now I'm enjoying freedom from self-judgement, from negative thought patterns and habits.  I continue to ask God to bring forward feelings and emotions that have no business being in my adult life.  This book will be come a resource tool to me just like the Bible is.  Enjoy the read, get ready to break free and GROW.

Here are the chapters.

Chapter 1: The Language of Feelings

Chapter 2: Energy Vibrations

Chapter 3: Where Feelings Begin

Chapter 4: How Feelings Impact Our Lives

Chapter 5: The Importance of Becoming Single Minded

Chapter 6: Erasing Illusions

Chapter 7: Let's Get Started

Chapter 8: The Major Feelings

Chapter 9: It Just "Is"

Chapter 10: Early Up-Bringing

Chapter 11: Becoming Accountable

Chapter 12: Getting Along With Others

Chapter 13: When Feelings Remain Unresolved

Chapter 14: Discharge Your Stress

Chapter 15: Eliminating Stressors

Chapter 16: Enjoy the "Now"

Chapter 17: List of Feelings

Chapter 18: A Personal Experience and Probable Feelings Causing Ill-ness

Chapter 19: Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

Chapter 20: A More Harmonious Be-ing

Chapter 21: Freeing The Soul

Don't be afraid - Order the book, download the book and start exploring and uncovering those deep rooted emotions you have buried alive that haven't died.

How do I live for God's Glory?

How do I live for God's glory? 

Who's glory are you living for?  Yourself? Your spouse? Your parents?  God says I want you to live for MY glory.  People are not fulfilled because they give first class allegiance to second class causes.  Then the causes betray them.  God did not put you on earth to live for others, but to live for HIS glory.  Only God is worthy of your first class allegiance.

Don't live for your job.  
You won't be fulfilled.

Don't live for approval.  
You won't be fulfilled.

Don't live for money. 
 You won't be fulfilled.

Don't live for sex.  
You won't be fulfilled.

One thing worth living for:  THE GLORY OF GOD

Four steps on how to live for the Glory of God.

1. Show love to everybody.  Love people the way Jesus loved.  Learn to love people the way God loves people.  "Warmly welcome each other, just as Christ has warmly welcomed you. then God will be glorified."  Simple hospitality glorifies God.  Can you be nice to people? If you want God's power in your life, do something you are afraid to do.  You can accept someone without approving everything they do.

2.  Use your abilities to serve everybody.  God did not give you your talents for the benefit of yourself, they are for the benefit of other people.  1 Peter 4:10.  I want to live in your kingdom, by your power and to your glory.  If I don't use my talents, I cheat others.  God is glorified when you use your talent to serve others.  The more you help others, the more God pours out to you.

3. Share the good news with everyone.  Find a church where it's safe to bring your friends. The only thing that's going to last for eternity - is God's family.  A thousand years from today there won't be a Microsoft or a United States.  No earthly kingdom lasts.  God's word and people are the only thing that will last forever.  

4. Do you want to live a fulfilled life?  Each morning sit on the side of your bed and pray one sentence, "Father, today I'll be in by 4".  What does that mean?  Father, today, I will live in your kingdom (I'll put you in my schedule, finances, relationships -you're #1), by your power (gonna take risks, pray all day and hang on when I feel like giving up), for Your glory (show love to everyone I meet, share my talent with everyone I meet, share good news of compassion and mercy and be a part of your family).

Will you do it?  Will you "be in by 4"?  

Father, I want to put you first in any area of my life, in my troubles, my finances and my schedules, I want to live by your power, help me to spend more on you and less then myself, give me the faith that are necessary to grow and help me to not give up and get discouraged.  Dear God, I want to live for your glory, I want my life to be a blessing to others.  I want to serve others, share the good news who don't even know you.  Help me to do all these things, in Jesus name, amen.

*notes from Pastor Rick Warren's sermon "Connecting with God, The Prayer of Fulfillment, Part 3).