Hump Day Challenge

Today's Hump Day Challenge 

Plan Your Days

An old proverb states "The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit, but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor" (Proverbs 21:5)

The word reckless is described as utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless

By not planning we can give off the aura that we don't care what happens to us or or families during the day. 

Planning = Focus

Focus = Profit

Profit is defined as to gain and advantage or benefit; to be of service; to make progress

Many of us feel like we are in a rut or are just existing. If we begin to plan our days we are promised profit. When we hear profit most of us think monetary gain but it goes beyond that. It is progress, and advantage in our lives while being of service to our families and our communities.

If you haven't began to plan your days the challenge is to begin. If you already do, think of ways to make your day even more effective and help others as they begin their planning journey. 

Don't be reckless. Show that you care by planning. Look for the profit. It's coming and everyone around you will be better for it. 

Happy Planning

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A Premeditated Heart

Proverbs 6:16-19- These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

The above scripture talks about things that God hates. However, the world as we know it seems to overlook the commandments that God has given us. We walk around with a spirit of arrogance, a lying tongue, hands that shed blood, a heart that scheme, feet that will run to evil, someone who gives false testimonies and some who stirs up trouble among one another. I would call that a premeditated heart. 

We also continue to do things that we have a desire for even though we know not to do it. The bible clearly tells us to refrain from sinful things. However, the world itself can be very enticing. Often times we premeditate our daily lives weekly, monthly and a year in advance to do what we want to do. Sometimes we premeditate and intentionally set out to hurt others knowing all the while it's not how God wanted it. When your flesh is not under control it is opt to do sinful things. So if we continue to premeditate to do things that is not Godly we will continue to causes hurt, and harm to others as well as ourselves. When we set out to do harm or to sow discord among one another and much, much more we are going against what God commanded us to do. God wants us to love one another and to help one another. “So let's stop premeditating to cause hurt to one another and let's start working together and do things GODS WAY.”

Love and Blessing

Eustine Harper

Nov 26, 2013

Identity Crisis Within Yourself

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. (Psalm 139:14 KJV)

To be born into this life as a infant we had no idea who we were in our mother's womb, however, God knew who you were.  Yet, we go through life having an identity crisis about who we belong to.  Yes, we All have biological parents and as infants, we grew to know who our parents were through sense of smell, hearing, seeing, and touch. However, most people go through their Christian life not feeling, hearing, and knowing the touch of God. Some people are going through the motion by going to church Sunday after Sunday, week after week and still walk away not having experienced the touch or hearing from God. Therefore, we go through life having a identity crisis within our spiritual walk with God.

We can't alway go through life being pumped and pushed to praise and worship God. We have to get that sense of knowing who we are in God and from there you'll begin to know and feel the touch of God.  It's time for us to recognize who we are in Christ. This has to be a personal walk with God. We can't go through life having an identity crisis walking around lost in the wilderness of sin or not knowing who we are in God.  

Psalm 139:14

I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works;

This scripture tell us who we are in God. So why would you walk around with an identity crisis when WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF GOD.

Eustine H

The Microwave Effect

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.  Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:1-2 NIV

So many look to change their life and when they do they look for the microwave effect, the instant fix. However, it takes a lot more than just a quick fix. When we say yes to God we must be ready to go through the process of being fixed. It's like being in a slow cooker, a slow cooker cooks the meat from the inside out. Rom 12:1-2 talks about presenting ourselves a living sacrifice Holy and acceptable unto God. It talks about transforming which is making a change, not conforming to the ways of this world. Therefore when we surrender we are asking God to make the change. But just know it is a process. So don't be discouraged (or) stop fighting for you life in Christ. When the process is complete then we can look at the man in the mirror(self), we can see the process is being completed. Just know this is not a microwave effect, the instant fix. It is a change in progress.

Love and happiness

Eustine

The KEYS To SALVATION

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. (Acts 2:38 KJV)

Having the KEYS to SALVATION is listed in the verse above:
1. Repent   2. Be baptized  everyone of you in the name of JESUS CHRIST and ye shall  3. Receive the GIFT of the HOLY GHOST. These KEYS give us the opportunity daily to say yes to Jesus. This starts the beginning of a new life so that we can make it into the Kingdom that awaits us. If we go around with sinful hearts and having the desires that sin offers us, we can cause ourselves to miss the Kingdom of God. We must have a heart of repentance and be washed in the name of Jesus. If anything keeps us out of heaven it will be ourselves. When Jesus was teaching his disciples He was giving them the Keys to Salvation.
That is what the word of God offers us. The word offers us the wisdom and knowledge so that we can apply it to our daily lives. We have to stop trying to take detours in our Christian walk as this only causes delays in us getting closer to the Kingdom. Let the word of God be your Keys to Salvation. Let us be washed in His blood. The song says what can wash away my sins nothing but the blood of Jesus, what can make me whole again nothing but the blood if Jesus. Once we take on the name of Jesus, then we have been given the KEYS to SALVATION.  With these Keys to Salvation we can help others receive their Keys to Salvation.

Eustine H.

When life's disappointments Rot from the inside OUT

 Colossians 3:8-9 (KJV)

8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

Life disappointments can cause people to retract back to their hiding place which is within ourselves. We do this to shield ourselves from being hurt by those we think are friends and yes our family. By holding the anger, malice and hurt inside it can become like a plague that will rot through our hearts that can become hardened. When this happens we become afraid to open ourselves to be loved, to receive others that want to befriend us. Hiding such unclean things will cause a decomposing and rotting of our hearts, and with that, it begins to show on the outside. We begin to hurt others by talking, being malicious, and pushing them away do to life problems. But in order for us to put those things behind us we must become new in Christ and put the old thing behind us that is causing the decomposing of the heart.  To become clean and free from the rotting of our hearts we must ask God in Psalms 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. This must be a daily prayer in order for us to be free from the rotting plague that is keeping us from living life Gods Way.

Eustine Harper

TIME IS WINDING UP

Matt 24:44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. (KJV)

Why  look at life in the natural as it is promised to you daily?  We awake thinking we have done it on our own not realizing it was God who has awakened us to prepare for His coming. YOU KNOW TIME IS WINDING UP! Why procrastinate and gamble with your life as if you feel you have time. It is a blessing each day that you are awakened so that you can let your light shine. With  the shining of your light it may be an eye opener for someone to say they want what you have in the spiritual man.  We are only on this earth for a short period of time as this is not our resting place. TIME IS WINDING UP!  I encourage you to take each day to seek God for wisdom and instruction so that you can continue to prepare yourself for the coming of The Lord. TIME IS WINDING UP!

Eustine Harper