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T.O.D.A.Y.'S ENCOURAGEMENT for Feb. 11, 2005
T.O.D.A.Y.
Ministries
14745 Merrilltown #1611 Austin TX 78728
Good
Morning!
Okay!
Back to the "garden"...but today, we are going to look at the positive
side of the "coin"! I am all about that! How about
you? However, Jesus (Himself), used the "negative" to
show us how much better the "positive" is. He even told us how
to
eliminate
the "negative" in order to accentuate the
"positive"! For example, He said that if we would
build our house (our life) on a solid foundation (the "Rock"),
then the "storms of life" would not be able to cause us to fall! But,
if we build our lives on anything other than Jesus, then we are going to
end up on "sinking sand", and every time a "storm" comes
into our lives....we "fall apart at the seams"! Can anyone
"relate" to this? Read Matthew 7: 24 - 27.
I
want to use this "illustration" to show you how you can stay
"one step ahead of the devil"! Don't wait until he takes your
"negative thoughts" and gets you to "speak them out of
your mouth" in order for him to plant "weeds" in your heart
(garden). Start "planting" good seeds in your heart that will
"choke" out his weeds, instead of letting the cares of this world
"choke" out the Word of God! (Mark 4: 19).
You
may be asking...."How do we do that? How do we plant good
seeds in to our heart?" The "answer is"....the same
way that you plant bad seeds (weeds) in to your heart. You
do it with the "words of your mouth"! Every
"word" that you speak out of your mouth is a "seed"! When
you read your Bible....read it out loud! When you read you daily
devotionals....read them out loud! When you read these "daily
encouragements"....read them out loud! "Hear" what you
are saying, remember that "faith" comes by "hearing" not
by "reading"! (Romans 10:17). So, when you hear
yourself "speaking" the Word of God...not only does that bring
"faith" to your heart, but you are planting "good seeds"
in your heart (garden)!
Now, isn't
that a "simple" message or what? I love the
"simplicity" of the Gospel! By the way....the word
"Gospel" means GOOD NEWS!
Have
a Blessed Weekend!! (Keep it Simple!)
In His Love, Luanne
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