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As many of you are aware, today is "God's Day", a day to pray for peace in our world. Today's issue will explore God, prayer, and peace.
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Romans
8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love
God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
MARCH 03, 2003 - GOD'S DAY
PRAY BEFORE IT STARTS ~ PRAY BEFORE IT STARTS
A torch
has been lit today to be passed along to your e-mail friends...asking them to
pass it along...and along...and along. We can do something about the
threat of war; both in Iraq and with terrorists. In the Old Testament,
God's armies were always led by the priests. When the waters parted in the
Jordan, it was the priests' feet which first hit the turbulent river. In
the New Testament, Christians are also referred to as priests...all
Christians.
We must, therefore, go in first.
As most of us know there is a chance that the United States
may be going to
war very soon. Many of you may or may not know
that in scripture, the
number 3 represents the Holy Trinity....
As the possibility of war approaches with Hussein and Iraq, we are asking the priests to step in first...ahead of our military. Let us be setting up camp for our soldiers' entrance into the conflict. How? By prayer.
Let us be sending in "prayer missiles",
"cruise and scud prayers" to target enemy plans. "Patriot prayers" to
shoot down incoming threats.
We should be praying for two things: (1) that the
enemy leaders become confused, disoriented, and distrustful of each other; that
their entire system of attack fall apart, and (2) that in God's wildest ways,
these enemies would become aware of His deep love for them and the war Jesus has
already fought for them, personally, on the cross.
God had Gideon reduce his
army from 32,000 to 300 men. He then equipped them with nothing but
trumpets, pitchers, and torches. What an odd combination to fight off
well-armed soldiers. When Gideon gave the command, the Bible says the
enemy fled crying and turned on each other...all because God messed with enemy
plans.
Prayers
were started for this about a month ago. On CNN last weekend a report came
out that although Hussein has nothing to lose, his generals do.
Is confusion beginning to
develop? Please pray for God to set the stage for defeat of all those who
intend to do harm. When our men and women of uniform arrive on the scene,
may they be surprised at how God had camp set up before they ever got
there.
Don't fear that we may not be up to the task. We are Americans. Faithful to both our Country and our Lord. Prayer can overcome any obstacle, any evil force or opponent. Let's all unite in faith and purpose and prayer. We can win any war we face, united as One Nation Under God....
Would
you please do two things?
(1)
pray, and (2) pass this along to those you know will pray.
May we build an e-mail army of over a million in force...beginning with you.
With God ~ All Things Are Possible
All We Need Do Is Pray ~ Pray Before It Starts....
In Advance We Thank You Lord,
Knowing All Prayers Shall Be Answered......
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Love and Light,
Donna Wallace
a.k.a. Gentle-Daydreamer
Email President Bush and express your desire for peace! The email address is: president@whitehouse.gov
Reprinted from ChemoAngelsForJesus
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of Liberty."
John F. Kennedy, 1961
"The day of reckoning between the forces of freedom and those of reaction is not very far off. I have not the slightest doubt that when that day comes, truth and justice will prevail."
- Nelson Mandela
No Easy Walk to Freedom
September 21, 1953
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What Happened?
© 2003
Julie Jordan Scott
Idyllic. If the day had to be described in one single word, that would be it. Your afternoon is spent whiling away the time in a rowboat on a serene body of water. You have chosen to surround yourself with those you love the most dearly. Together you are enjoying the lusciousness of a late Spring day. The air smells great, the sunshine is perfect and the company is divine.
After you have been enjoying the scenery for a while, you notice something a bit unusual. Nothing is changing. The boat is not moving.
You put the oars into the water and stroke. Still nothing.
Peering over the side as you try not to tip your entire group, you experience a revelation that groans from the depths of your being.
You have landed squarely in the middle of a sandbar.
Stuck. Stuck. Stuck.
No matter what your role is, you will experience bumping into a "sandbar" from time to time. You will experience stuckness at some point, even if it is for a split second. Its exactly because of this that you will want to be aware of ways to insure you do not have to wait very long for the tide to come up so you can once again enter smoothly into the flow.
These techniques are for everyone: computer programmers get stuck while working towards a technical solution. Parents get stuck while dealing with a challenging phase in their children's life. Artists get stuck when crafting a work of art. Business people get stuck when the current campaign hits opposition or unexpected snafus. Public officials get stuck when they hit an unexpected leak in their budget and have planned for assets disappear.
And then again, none of those blocks are mutually exclusive: anyone may hit a block or get stuck at a sandbar at anytime. Finding yourself stuck in and of itself is not "wrong" it simply is what it is. It is your privilege and opportunity to learn from it.
Thomas Szasz said "Men are afraid to rock the boat in which they hope to drift safely through life's currents, when, actually, the boat is stuck on a sandbar. They would be better off to rock the boat and try to shake it loose, or, better still, jump in the water and swim for the shore."
There are those who act as if drifting is superior to partnering with the people in the boat to create a different experience.
These same people may speak as if drifting is objectionable and yet take no action which is consistent with that speech. It begins and ends with talking. Nothing happens. The boat and all its occupants stop feeling so heavenly.
In the movie "Grand Canyon" Steve Martin portrays a character who has a brush with death following a stabbing on the streets of Los Angeles.
Suddenly he is interested in the beauty of the sunrise.
Suddenly he is no longer interested in creating schlocky movies which glamorize violence.
Suddenly he has a desire to create something of significance. As he is wheeled out of the hospital into a waiting limousine he tells his friend, "I don't want to talk about it. Something about spending a lot of energy talking about it may keep me from actually DOING it."
In other words, he is saying his project is much easier DONE than MERELY said.
The simplest way to insure you will not get stuck on any sort of "sandbar", carefully observe what you do as you approach the various pieces and projects which combine to create your life. You may follow this checklist and you may use this as a springboard to craft a similar list.
1. What percentage of time do I spend continuing to talk, talk, talk about a project without taking any intentional forward action in relationship to it.
2. Is my concern about "how-to" make my plan work stopping me from making the necessary connections to bring it to fruition? Who do I know who I can partner with to solve my "how-to" stuckness? Or who do I know who knows someone else with whom I can create a partnership?
3. Am I only looking at the huge leap from where I am today to the end result or am I looking at what's next in creating a bridge from this moment to the next and the next and the next and eventually to my desired result? What can I do to look at both the larger picture AND stay firmly in that particular moment?
4. What daily practices am I using to continue to attract new energy, creativity and breathe life into my project? Am I meditating, free writing, praying, mindfully exercising or setting aside special time to remain firmly grounded as I look vividly towards the future of my dreams? Am I using each moment optimally or am I stalling by just talking about consciously doing my practices?
5. Am I giving more power to minutia and details while allowing myself to fall into overwhelm rather than staying firmly in conscious, mindful, deliberate action? What can I do to simply stay balanced in what is really the most important: maintaining a peaceful level of movement, continually in the flow.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe said, "Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do." It may take getting out of the boat, it may take collaboration, it may take doing something you never thought you could do.
The best way to get off the sandbar and stay successfully off the sandbar is to consistently and consciously take action in the direction of the flow of your life.
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Julie Jordan Scott is a Personal Success Coach who left her career as a government bureaucrat and built a successful business in less than six months. She now combines mothering 4 children with inspiring people worldwide with her books, ezine, teaching and personal coaching.
Visit http://www.5passions.com/ for free resources for YOUR success Contact Julie now to bring YOUR vision to life today. ph: 661.325.4116 or email mailto:julie@5passions.com To request your complimentary coaching session, complete this simple form: http://www.5passions.com/coachingreqform.html
Should you wonder if your efforts -- since you are only one person -- will have any effect, remember: If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito!
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God is Love
If you have ever loved,
If you have ever been loved,
You have experienced God
from Within and Without
God is Truth.
If you have ever told the truth,
If you have ever discovered Truth,
You have experienced God
from Within and Without
God is Beauty.
If you have ever helped to create
something beautiful,
If you have ever witnessed beauty
in any of it's myriad forms,
You have experienced God
from Within and Without
God is Good.
If you have ever done or
thought something good,
If you have ever recognized
goodness in or through another,
You have experienced God
from Within and Without
All of those experiences, those gifts,
of Love, Truth, Beauty and Goodness
were directly from God through you.
Reprinted from Mr Mom (out of print)
Bible Quotes
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Matthew 5:9
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
Isaiah 52:7
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7
Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
Philippians 4:9
St. Michael At Peace
Reprinted from Images of St. Michael the Archangel
Reprinted from More from Rondout
Reprinted from The Inspired Buffalo
Reprinted from Inspire
Reprinted from Chemo Angels For Jesus
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