Life is a pressure cooker. The pressure keeps mounting and building until you can’t take it anymore. You are ready to explode, blow up. Everywhere you turn there is pressure. The greater the pressure, the more things cook on the inside. There are pressures because there are more variables in your life. There are more people and more responsibilities. There are more people who need you than ever before.
There are more people who have your phone number, both home and cell, your email address, etc. Your world is bigger, you know more people.
External pressures you can separate from, but internal pressures are difficult …. your marriage, your children, etc. External enemies are one thing, but internal things are connected to me.
You can kill the wolf, if you don’t kill the wolf it will kill you. You can’t kill what you are connected to…. your marriage, your child, etc. The internal pressure keeps mounting and you try to say “I’m fine, I’m just fine”, but all the time you are dying on the inside. The pressure is killing you. You’d probably be shocked at the people reading this that are smiling, but on the inside, they are about to explode. The things you can’t talk about, the secrets that you have held inside for so long. All the while the pressure is building on the inside until it has reached the dangerous levels. When you are responsible people count on you, and when they count on you it brings on responsibility and pressure. We would also be surprised at the depressed people reading this.
The world has pressures and some of them kill themselves. Children of God have pressures and it kills them. We wake up tired because all night long the issues have been churning in our heads all night long. The things you can’t talk about, you can’t tell anybody. Nobody knows that your finances are bad, your marriage is strained. We have pressures and we can’t talk to anyone not even our spouses. We are too tore up, we think, to talk to God. But talking to God is the answer for me .
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Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
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6/24– Can You Spare A Minute
Anger can be lethal. Dr. Lewis Smedes, one of America’s foremost ethicists, told of writing a book on forgiveness. As a part of the book promotion campaign, he appeared on a talk show where people could call in and respond to what he had said.
One lady called and said her child had been killed by a drunk driver and there was no way she could forgive the driver of the automobile. Before Dr. Smedes could answer her, another lady called and said, “I had the same experience.
Four years ago, a drunk killed my son. For two years I held on to my anger and hoped for revenge. Then one day, I realized that the man who killed my son was killing me.”
Let go of anger or it will destroy you. If you hold onto a lighted match long enough, you are the one who will be burned.
Have The Right Blueprint And The Right Perspective
God says don’t build anything I haven’t given you a strategy for or a blueprint. God said if I give you a strategy or blue print that means I’m getting ready to use you!
The only difference in you and the person you admire is this perspective they have on life! If you are disciplined in your perspective, you will be victorious in your outcome!!
It is like going to the eye Doctor so
that you can see better. If you are not Thankful, then you need to get an Spiritual adjustment for your Spiritual eyesight!
One thing I do, that you might try, is putting a reminder on your phone, three times a day, to be more thankful.
Well, that’s pretty petty you might think, how could that work? Just try it for 21 days and see what it does, you may just get surprised!
Your perspective is critical to being an overcomer because it’s not what happens to you, it’s how you react to what happens to you that matters. Ability to manage problems is what separates the CEO from the janitor.
The higher up you go the more problems you will encounter and your ability to have the proper perspective under fire is critical and it takes much discipline. It takes discipline to remain cool and calm under fire.
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6/23– Can You Spare A Minute
A company hired a new CEO. This new boss was determined to rid the company of all slackers. While taking a tour around the facilities, the CEO noticed a guy leaning on a wall. The room was full of workers and he thought that this was his chance to show everyone he meant business! The CEO walked up the man and asked, “And how much money do you make?” A bit surprised, the young man looked at him and replied, “I make $ 700 a week. Why do you ask?” The CEO took out some cash and handed the man $ 700 in cash and then screamed to him, “Here! This is your last pay, now get out because you are fired!” That was his first firing and he felt pretty good about it! He looked around and asked the workers, “Does anybody know what that slacker did here?” With a grin, one of the workers muttered, “He’s the pizza delivery guy, Sir.”
Scripture:“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind…” — Romans 12:2
Every lasting change begins in the mind.
Many people want a transformed life, but they continue to think the same thoughts, dwell on the same fears, and entertain the same negative attitudes. If we desire a different outcome, we must first allow God to transform the way we think.
The mind is like a garden. Whatever seeds are planted and nurtured will eventually grow. If we continually sow seeds of worry, bitterness, doubt, and defeat, those things will dominate our lives. However, if we plant seeds of faith, hope, gratitude, and truth, our lives will begin to reflect those qualities.
Transformation is not accomplished overnight. It is a daily process. Each day we have the opportunity to replace harmful thoughts with God’s promises. We can choose to focus on what is true instead of what is troubling, on what is possible instead of what seems impossible.
A renewed mind sees obstacles as opportunities, challenges as lessons, and setbacks as setups for future victories. When God changes our thinking, He changes our perspective. When our perspective changes, our actions change. When our actions change, our lives change.
Don’t allow yesterday’s failures to define today’s possibilities. Let God’s Word reshape your thoughts and renew your spirit. The person you become tomorrow is greatly influenced by the thoughts you choose to embrace today.
Today’s Challenge: Take inventory of your thoughts. Identify one negative thought pattern and replace it with a promise from God’s Word. Practice thinking on things that build faith rather than fear.
Prayer: Lord, help me renew my mind daily through Your Word. Remove thoughts that discourage and defeat me. Fill my heart with faith, hope, and truth. Transform my thinking so that my life reflects Your purpose and glory. Amen.
Remember: A transformed life begins with a transformed mind.
