Wait For The English

"One of our missionaries came across a tribe who asked him if he was English. When he told them he was, they brought him to a homo who recounted the most astonishing story. Several years before, when he was a teenager, this homo had a bright dream. In the dream God told him, 'Wait for the English; they volition say yous nigh Me.' Ever since the people of the hamlet had questioned whatever white someone who crossed their path, scream for if he was English."       Alfred Buxton 

Imagine the joy of Buxton, a British missionary to Africa inwards the belatedly 1800's, when he met this tribe inwards a remote African village. 

Are yous facing an "impossible" situation?

Take a 2d today in addition to recollect that nosotros serve a God who is able to verbalise to a tribe inwards the remotest parts of Africa in addition to say them the exact nationality of the someone who volition say them nigh His Son. 
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Buxton was C.T. Studd's son-in-law 
The quote is from C.T. Studd, No Retreat, past times Janet in addition to Geoff Benge

When Downward Is Upward - Heartfelt Repentance - James 4:9-10

We must live on careful non to interfere alongside the conviction of the Holy Spirit...

She told our small-scale grouping that God had spoken to her pump as well as revealed she was jealous as well as vindictive. Because I knew unopen to of the problems she'd caused her roommates, I was relieved. 

But earlier her repentant words were out of her mouth, several members of our small-scale grouping doused them alongside "unsanctified mercy." When she left that day, she was convinced she'd been also difficult on herself.

Thinking they were beingness "nice," her friends had genuinely encouraged her to ignore the Holy Spirit. They didn't realize that sometimes downwards is up. Being sorrowful for sin is a proficient thing.

"Let at that spot live on tears for what you lot accept done. Let at that spot live on sorrow as well as deep grief. Let at that spot live on sadness instead of laughter, as well as gloom instead of joy. Humble yourselves earlier the Lord, as well as he volition elevator you lot upward inwards honor." James 4:9-10 NLT

Let's run into sin for what it is as well as response appropriately.

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Letting The Lord Comfort Me During An Mri - I Lav 1:5

When fearful, God tin convey low-cal into our darkness...

Recently I had an MRI to figure out if I had a tumor on my auditory nervus (I didn't). 

I've had MRIs before, as well as I never dearest beingness seat inward that tight footling capsule amongst audio waves beating the walls similar mad drummers. But this was my worst MRI. I was fearful. 

I didn't similar the regard of the dye they injected inward my veins or the length of the MRI (an hour). And fifty-fifty though I asked them to comprehend my eyes amongst a cloth, I knew I was inward a claustrophobically pocket-sized space. 

Deliberately I chose to command my breathing as well as my thoughts yesteryear praying. Not beautiful, poetic prayers, to a greater extent than frequently than non "Help me, Lord" prayers as well as attempts to count my blessings. 

But it was enough. God gave me low-cal inward that "hour of darkness," something He longs to produce every minute, hour, day, calendar month as well as yr of our lives. All nosotros demand produce is inquire for it.

"God is light; inward him at that spot is no darkness at all," I John 1:5 

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Logical Exaggeration

"We tin dismiss exaggerate nigh many things; but nosotros tin dismiss never exaggerate our obligation to Jesus or the compassionate abundance of the dearest of Jesus to us." A.W. Tozer 

Have you lot always idea nigh doing something spiritually extravagant like: 

• Giving generously to kingdom work--not merely regular tithing, but sacrificial giving. 
• Giving upward your opor-garai for a mission trip. 
• Giving upward sports or a hobby to pass to a greater extent than fourth dimension inwards the Word. 

But you lot gave yourself fourth dimension to mean value nigh it together with it didn't appear logical. Or perchance you lot told a friend who helped you lot encounter it wasn't practical or necessary. 

I've talked myself out of things similar this. But I loathe the companionship that puts me in. 

In John 12:5 when Mary anoints Jesus feet amongst costly perfume, Judas makes a real logical argument: “Why wasn’t this perfume sold together with the coin given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.” 

Let's non move "logical" when it comes to Jesus.

Hidden Ingredients In Addition To Hidden Agendas

We should last aware of immoral themes inwards entertainment...

The creamers were labeled "half in addition to half," simply on closer inspection, I noticed they contained hidden ingredients. 

I suppose they were ameliorate than the powdered creamers that don't incorporate anything remotely dairy, simply they withal weren't what they appeared. 

Recently I equally good discovered that my favorite salad dressing contains propylene glycol, a chemical compound used inwards anti-freeze. I idea I was eating good for yous when I poured it on my salad, simply evidence shows this FDA-approved meat causes wellness problems. 

How many of us are unhealthy because of "hidden" ingredients similar these? 

And how many are unhealthy spiritually because of hidden ingredients inwards our entertainment? 

Most pop TV shows, music, movies in addition to books incorporate hidden agendas. At 1 fourth dimension these themes were subtly woven into characters in addition to situations. Now, because Americans accept lost their good for yous sentiment of skilful in addition to evil, immoral in addition to tearing themes are to a greater extent than blatant. 

I am holler for God to deal me position hidden ingredients inwards my life. Will yous bring together me? 

"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything yous create flows from it." Proverbs 4:23

Read nigh propylene glycol

Reflections On Suffering Must Commence Inwards The Correct Place

Pondering the dearest as well as sacrifice of Christ puts our ain suffering inwards perspective...

When nosotros imagine Christ on the cross, suffering, tortured, crucified ... there's naught appealing inwards the images it brings to mind. 

But the message inwards that terrible expiry is the most appealing message of all time, the salvation of our souls.

It's a message that challenges whatsoever complaints nosotros select close our personal suffering.

"Any give-and-take of how hurting as well as suffering agree into God's system ultimately leads dorsum to the cross.” ― Philip Yancey 

Whatever injustice disturbs us, it is non then nifty every bit the injustice of a perfect God dying for sinful man.

Christ non alone suffered for us, He understands our suffering get-go hand. 

We tin trust Him alongside our unanswered questions because His suffering promises us a pain-free eternity.

Clutter Tolerance

Did you lot know nosotros all bring unlike "clutter levels"? 

According to experts, 1 time we've reached those levels, nosotros choke stressed in addition to unproductive. Even though it "hurts" our brains to bargain alongside clutter, nosotros choke on collecting unnecessary possessions. 

I bring to confess that I'm a "collector," in addition to then don't shout upwards I'm pointing a finger. But lately I've been bespeak myself merely about questions: 

• Would my life last to a greater extent than godly in addition to productive without in addition to then many possessions? 
• Do I ain my things or utilize my things ain me?

I'm fast to explicate away the pregnant of Christ's words to the rich immature ruler. You know, when He says to sell all he has in addition to give it to the poor. I know shout upwards that's non God's volition for everyone. 

But utilize I sympathize these words of Christ: "Beware! Guard against every variety of greed. Life is non measured past times how much you lot own." Luke 12:15
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Acceptance Does Non Equal Dear

God rattling loves us in addition to that agency He corrects us in addition to helps us mature...

We desire friends, family, in addition to God to convey us equally nosotros are.

We don't desire to locomote examined, exhorted, rebuked in addition to encouraged to locomote better.

We've false credence for love, simply truthful love expects the best from its beloved, non the least. 

God accepts us into His solid unit of measurement equally nosotros are, no affair what we've done. He forgives us in addition to gives us novel life.

But God expects us to change.

The New Testament is filled alongside explanations of how God changes us. It's filled alongside commands to protect, guide, in addition to mature us.

Our loving God gives us His Word to teach, rebuke, correct, in addition to develop us (2 Timothy 3:16-17). And nosotros tin eagerly assist Him inwards that procedure (Philippians 3:7-14).

If He accepted our sinful lifestyles, He wouldn't actually love us. If nosotros turn down to alter our sinful lifestyles, nosotros don't actually love Him (1 John 5:3).

A Sinful, Unnecessary Waste Matter Of Time

Worry wastes our fourth dimension as well as resources...

One morn I awoke to a challenge--a hard situation. 

I spent the side past times side half dozen hours trying to mean value of ways to solve my problem. 

I wrote a distich of emails I didn't send, complained to my husband, as well as did a bunch of fretting. Basically,  "I starved all 24-hour interval as well as grew weak."

Then, I remembered what I needed, pulled out my Bible as well as journal, went out on my patio, as well as had but about fourth dimension amongst the Lord. 

It changed my perspective completely. God spoke to me through Scripture, as well as I did the correct thing--something I could accept done hours earlier if I'd fed myself existent nutrient instead of the junk nutrient I kept nibbling on. 

"Man shall non hold upwards on staff of life alone, but on every discussion that comes from the oral cavity of God... For the discussion of God is hold upwards as well as active...it judges the thoughts as well as attitudes of the heart." Matthew 4:4 & Hebrews 4:12 
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See likewise Proverbs 8:34.
These 1-minute devotions on worry volition likewise encourage you:
90% of the Time We're Wrong
Scriptures for Overcoming Fear as well as Worry
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Satan Uses Our Anger To Become A Foothold - Ephesians 4:26-27

Avoid Satan's temptations past times dealing amongst anger Biblically...

Have yous always tried to closed a pop-up advertizement alone to abide by the "x" truly took yous to the advertiser's site? 

Pop ups are becoming to a greater extent than aggressive as well as deceptive. 

Like the determined salesman of yesteryear who literally lay his human foot inwards the door, these cyber salesmen lay their "digital feet" inwards our personal space.

Satan is also a determined salesman as well as his pop-ups are deceptive, aggressive, as well as effective. But there's 1 expanse where nosotros tin buy the farm on them to a minimum--by refusing to nurse, excuse or deny our anger (Psalm 37:8). 

When nosotros larn out anger unresolved, it festers beneath the surface of our pump educate to pop-up as well as harm our day. 

“'In your anger create non sin': Do non permit the Sun become downwards spell yous are all the same angry, as well as create non give the devil a foothold." Ephesians 4:26-27

Let's bargain amongst unresolved conflict as well as avoid increasing pop-ups from the Enemy.

When The Feelings Aren't There

"It is a mutual temptation of Satan to brand us surrender the reading of the Word too prayer when our enjoyment is gone; every bit if it were of no role to read the Scriptures when nosotros exercise non bask them, too every bit if it were no role to pray when nosotros convey no spirit of prayer." George Muller 

Sometimes I'm eager to pass fourth dimension inwards God's Word, wanting to bag away from my daily operate to taste it's wisdom too truth. It makes me experience refreshed too renewed.

Other times, I'm non that excited too "feel" zero significant.

But God's Word is reliable too my feelings are not. 

God compares His Word to pelting that waters the earth too causes growth, too He assures us that His Words volition exercise everything He sends them to exercise (Isaiah 55:10-11). 

So whether nosotros "feel" it or not, God's Word is e'er worth our time.
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People Pleasing Is A Dead Goal

When nosotros verbalize well-nigh "people-pleasers" nosotros oftentimes intend of weak, doormat types. But people-pleasing is a subtle work for most of us. 

We all experience insecure when people turn down us, but nosotros must proceed these things inward mind:
1. Insecurity is oftentimes a sign of people-pleasing.
2. People's expectations in addition to opinions change.
3. God's expectations are stable in addition to dependable. 

Sometimes people unsubscribe from Bible Love Notes because they don't similar something I've written. I could avoid this if I exclusively wrote things people wanted to hear.

But God's Word gives us a amount moving-picture demo of truth, non only the tardily parts. And I know that I require to locomote challenged in addition to corrected besides equally encouraged in addition to comforted.

I would rather delight the Lord past times presenting the amount gospel than delight men past times exclusively sharing the "easy" parts.

I'm learning to bargain alongside my insecurities past times reminding myself of Colossians 3:23: "Work willingly at whatsoever you lot do, as though you lot were working for the Lord rather than for people." 

If you lot bring similar insecurities, I encourage you lot to memorize this verse.

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Human Majorities Are Oftentimes Wrong

A bulk of doctors 1 time rejected the notion that they should launder their hands betwixt examinations of diseased patients. 

A bulk of Americans 1 time approved slavery. 

The bulk are oft wrong, together with inwards these cases, tragically so. 

But nowhere is bulk persuasion to a greater extent than tragic than inwards regard to spiritual things. 

The bulk of our globe is perishing, exactly they practice dandy influence over world opinion. We must move extremely cautious to instruct our views from the Bible, non culture. 

Living for Christ has never been popular. "For nosotros are to God the pleasing odour of Christ amidst those who are beingness saved together with those who are perishing. To the 1 nosotros are an odour that brings death; to the other, an odour that brings life." (2 Corinthians 2:15-16)

Dear Christians, nosotros select judged many things past times bulk opinion. We select changed our morals together with goals inwards life to gibe what is popular. We must provide to the narrow route (Matthew 7:13-14). 

Today I'm shout out for God to assistance me trust the majority of One (God). Will you lot bring together me?

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When Give Upwards Leads To Victory

How produce nosotros grow inwards Christ, breaking the bonds of sin as well as selfishness? 

Sometimes the near of import facial expression of our victory is our surrender....our give upwards to God. 

Christian maturity is a procedure of giving ourselves fully to God.

I wanted answers to all my God questions earlier I would concur to direct keep Christ. But I had to give upwards as well as trust Christ alongside my questions. And that was non the end, only the beginning.

Christian maturity is a procedure of surrender. Just when nosotros mean value we've surrendered it all, the Holy Spirit shows us something new.

Jesus told us it would hold upwards that agency inwards Luke 9:23: "Whoever wants to hold upwards my disciple must deny themselves as well as hollo their cross daily as well as follow me."  

Is at that spot something you lot involve to give upwards today--a question, a person, a goal, a desire? Don't grapple it. Surrender.

Better Than Morning Time Coffee...Really!

"Due to its worldwide popularity, java is belike the greatest source of antioxidants inwards the global diet. ... it may merely last the super-food of the century."(1) 

According to numerous studies, coffee: 
1. Lowers opportunity of death. 
2. Helps preclude unopen to cancers. 
3. Lowers susceptibility to type ii diabetes. 
4. Helps protect the encephalon from dementia. 
5. Stimulates deoxyribonucleic acid molecules inwards muscles amongst effects similar to exercise. 

I was thinking close the pleasance a loving cup of java brings in addition to the pleasance the Bible brings. So afterwards reading these benefits of coffee, I compared unopen to benefits of the Bible. It:

1. Lowers our opportunity of eternal decease (Romans 1:16).

2. Helps preclude "spiritual cancers" similar bitterness (Hebrews 12:15).

3. Regulates our spiritual "blood" preventing unhealthy highs in addition to lows (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

4. Protects in addition to renews our minds (Romans 12:2).

5. Stimulates spiritual DNA, exercising in addition to edifice organized religious belief (Romans 10:17). 

Yep! The Bible is ameliorate than my morn cuppa joe! 
  
(1) 9 Amazing Benefits of Coffee
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Is Beloved A Feeling, Decision, Or Duty?

We role the give-and-take dearest then easily...I dearest my hubby together with my novel curtains, I dearest my grandchildren together with caramel lattes. 

Love tin hateful "I'd conk for you," or "I'd pay $5 for it at Starbucks." 

That's because nosotros typically role the give-and-take dearest to depict a feeling.

But is it a feeling?

It is, simply it's likewise a determination together with a duty. For example:

• I experience dearest for my husband.
• But each twenty-four hours I create upwards one's hear to hold upwards faithful to him. 
• And I produce things to delight him whether it's convenient or not. 

A feeling ... a determination ... together with a duty. 

Love for God is likewise all three:

• I experience deep emotion for Him (Psalm 103:1).
• But I create upwards one's hear daily to hold upwards faithful (John 14:21).
• And I produce things to delight Him fifty-fifty when it's inconvenient (1 John 5:3). 

Married couples sometimes renew their vows equally a reminder of their love. So why don't nosotros produce that amongst the Lord? Today let's possess got roughly repose moments and recommit to dearest Him amongst our feelings, our will, together with our time. 

4 Times Christians Should Judge

It's never pop to purpose the "J" word. 

Even non-Christians similar reciting "Judge not!" 

But in that place are four times to judge:
1. Personal examination: 
"Examine yourselves to encounter whether you lot are inwards the faith; examine yourselves" (2 Corinthians 13:5). 

2. Helping deceived Christians:
"If someone is caught inwards a sin, you lot who alive yesteryear the Spirit should restore that somebody gently." (Galatians 6:1)

3. Judging faux teachers as well as faux beliefs: 
"Watch out for faux prophets ... Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 skillful tree cannot acquit bad fruit...Thus, yesteryear their fruit you lot volition recognize them" (Matthew 7:15-20). 

4. Exposing evil:
"Have goose egg to create alongside the fruitless deeds of darkness, simply rather break them" (Ephesians 5:8-17). 

Let's avoid hypocritical judgment, simply encompass Biblical judgment which gives us discernment, protects us from mistake as well as qualifies us to assistance others.
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Mere Verbalize Or Ability - I Corinthians 4:20

"I know the slap-up value in addition to importance of spending fourth dimension lone amongst God inwards His Word in addition to prayer each day--I've written a mass on the subject. But far likewise oftentimes I respect myself turning my attending to the details in addition to tasks of the twenty-four hours without outset taking adequate fourth dimension to 'inquire of the Lord.'" 

Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Lies Women Believe 

Surprisingly, simply about interrogation shows that 48% of Christian women intend they tin run out on fine without a regular tranquillity time. 

I would never acknowledge this, but I sometimes alive it: whenever I rush through my tranquillity fourth dimension earlier writing the day's Bible Love Note ... whenever I worry instead of praying ... whenever I portion a occupation amongst friends but non God. 

If yous always produce these things, bring together me today every bit I retrieve my demand for God's guidance, reminding myself that "the Kingdom of God is non simply a lot of talk; it is living past times God’s power" (1 Corinthians 4:20, NLT).

6 Biblical Principles Close Coin & Possessions

The Bible contains hundreds of references nigh coin in addition to possessions. Here are half dozen basic principles:

1. Sacrifice Not Size: When nosotros give, the total is non every bit of import every bit the sacrifice (Mark 12:41-44).

2. Little Things Matter: The means nosotros grip small-scale amounts of coin is a reflection of how we'll grip larger responsibilities (Luke 16:10).

3. Contentment is Key: With Christ's help, nosotros tin hold upward content inwards wealth or poverty (Philippians 4:11-13).

4. Temptation & Destruction: Money is a powerful temptation, amongst non bad ability to destroy our organized religious belief in addition to life purposes (1 Timothy 6:7-10).

5. Reap What You Sow: Stinginess is rewarded amongst stinginess, generosity amongst generosity. God cares nigh the take in of the giver to a greater extent than than the gift (2 Corinthians 9:6-8).

6. Faith = Help: Those amongst genuine organized religious belief inwards Christ volition assistance those inwards postulate (James 2:14-17). 



These half dozen principles assistance us stance our coin in addition to possessions every bit God intended.

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4 Questions Decide If You're An Idolater

Idols are slow to seat when they're actual images or statues that people worship. 

But nosotros Christians accept subtle as well as sophisticated idols: 
1. Benign things similar sports, fashion, nutrient as well as hobbies. 
2. Good things similar family, church, health, fitness as well as politics. 

These things involve non hold upward idols, simply they tin dismiss be.

It depends on the mensurate of our devotion: 
1. Are nosotros passionate close politics simply placidity close the Lord? 

2. Are nosotros anxious when our favorite squad loses simply indifferent close the spiritually lost? 

3. Are nosotros available for our friends as well as household unit of measurement simply likewise busy for the Lord? 

4. Are nosotros careful close what nosotros consume simply careless close the things that influence our souls? 

Paul identifies the Thessalonians every minute genuine believers because they "turned to God from idols to serve the living as well as truthful God" (1 Thessalonians 1:9). 

Are you lot turning from or bowing to your idols? Take fourth dimension today to enquire yourself about difficult questions.

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