By Pastor Diane Carr
BLESS THE LORD AT ALL TIMES
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That is a choice, a lifestyle. King David learned to praise and bless God, it changed his
behavior or thought processes. Attitude is everything, what are we thinking. It is the focus
everyday, 7 days a week, to submit to God. He is God and we are not, to not honor God
everyday first thing, is to take you life in your own hands. Seriously. We are spirit, soul and
body. Our thought processes, direct our bodies. Either we take every thought captive, or we
follow our thoughts. This is the place where iniquity grows. Iniquity is the breeding place
where sin begins. It starts with a conversation with self. Where are the thoughts coming
from, what do think, and how do we respond? We are our worst enemy at times. The devil
stands before God accusing us all the time. So what? That is why we need the Savior in our
lives. Hello! He does have messages that come through some people. Heaven forbid it should
be the church! That is wickedness and what will be judged severely. It is written; "I will
instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye."
If you are son or daughter of God, you are being led and of course you may not know at
times what you are doing. This is God ordained and trains us to seek Him and depend on
Him. It can be very exciting. We are to be open for instruction and the leading of the Holy
Spirit. At times it is one wild ride! Other times we converse with the Lord and tell him that
we really aren't able to handle particular things and he is asking to much of us.........that is
not what He wants to hear. That is called disobedience, we are to repent. It is the enemies
plan, to plant thoughts of defeat, despair, doubt and unbelief. We at times move in believing
him. So we understand that we are not perfect and we cannot make the grade. God chooses
not many mighty not many noble. This is a plus! It is about moving in His Spirit , not our
flesh. Our flesh is rebellious, and always will be. We are to submit to God, resist the
temptations that the enemy throws at us and submit to God. God's plans are exactly that,
God's plans. We are to move into His plan which he backs up. God will not deny Himself.
We are to: Cast down every negative and useless thought. The bible calls it imaginations.
There are deceptive thoughts, which occur a lot on the internet. Visual imagery. Quick
access to the eye, which moves the body. Such as pornography, violence and deception.
Many people are addicted to these things, and they are not of God. God does not want His
people doing these things. He has given His Spirit to convict and deliver us from evil. It is a
vast wasteland that only God sees. We are to build each up in the most Holy Faith, not
condemn, Jesus came to save people from their sins. All have sinned and fallen short of
God's glory. As His ministers, we are to be aware of our own thoughts, and the
conversations we are having. It starts with us. What are you saying to yourself. Things like,
I am ugly, dumb, afraid, so on and so on. These are the thoughts we must take captive
immediately and replace them with the Holy Spirit and the power of God. I am saying these
things , because I was raised in an ungodly home. I seen stuff and have nothing to hide.
Now I see it is everywhere you go. Some of these thoughts come from past things, and it
has only been by the power of God, His consuming fire that has burned these thoughts
away. It is out of submission that He does this and it is a lifelong process. We are being
delivered from evil. He does this and will continue to do it. There are no excuses in God, we
are called to represent Him on this earth, and we had better do it. We are to be free! We are
told to bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. That is quite an exercise
and one must be willing to do it. How much do we love God, is he number One, there can
be no other God's before us. He must be the center of our thoughts continuously. That is
how we keep our minds stayed on Him. Besides He loves us and knows what each one need.
I want to share with you something that happened. God moved us out to the country to
learn new things, Since 2002. It has been a wild ride, but one that has caused me to reach
within and allow God to teach me and guide. Hooking up generators, checking on septics,
running lawn tractors, putting together wheelbarrows, so on and so on. I did not think I was
capable of doing these things. In order to have heat at times, I had no choice but to learn, it
was something that I had to do. Everything has been new and very exciting, also scary at
times. What if I didn't get the generator hooked up, my basement would have flooded. There
are things that we must learn to do, we are called to survive. I feel for others that have had
to learn things and have had no one to help them. As my husband travels and I know what it
is like to be alone with something bigger than you to do. We are not alone, we have His
Spirit. He will lead, instruct and guide us in the way we should go. I believe we are to
recognize and relate to those today, who need help. Yesterday I talked about the guy on the
motorcycle who no one stopped to help. What a tragedy, the fact is we need one another,
and God will see to it, that we come together for survival. His favor comes through His
body, and the people who have a heart to do His will. We must seek God and then allow the
Holy Spirit to equip us. We truly can and will do all things through Christ which strengthens
us. Yesterday I took a nap, and was awakened by a loud screechy sound. It made me sit
straight up, pronto! As I looked outside, there was the largest bird I had ever seen, sitting on
my fence. It was a hawk, with long black talons, and it had it's wings spread, it was
amazing! God spoke to my spirit that this bird represented a bird of prey. It was seeking out
mice, snakes and other things. I know that it was an unusual sight, and God had allowed
this bird to awaken me. I hope he comes and visits again. For it brought me strength and let
me know that God was looking out for me. He is delivering us from evil. It bore witness in
my very being. It brought me much peace, and I rejoice this morning. He is fully capable of
taking care of His church, if we stay on track and obey the voice of God.
He Will Instruct You in the Way You Should Go, Today!!!!
He That Glories, let Him Glory in the Lord!
Father we thank you for what we will learn in these coming days, and what your people will
bring to one another of the gifts you have planted within. We truly do need each other and
are dependant on You and the body of Christ. Lead and guide us today, in the mighty name
of Jesus. Amen.
In Covenant Keeping,
Diane
• http://www.ourdailybreadmissions.org
behavior or thought processes. Attitude is everything, what are we thinking. It is the focus
everyday, 7 days a week, to submit to God. He is God and we are not, to not honor God
everyday first thing, is to take you life in your own hands. Seriously. We are spirit, soul and
body. Our thought processes, direct our bodies. Either we take every thought captive, or we
follow our thoughts. This is the place where iniquity grows. Iniquity is the breeding place
where sin begins. It starts with a conversation with self. Where are the thoughts coming
from, what do think, and how do we respond? We are our worst enemy at times. The devil
stands before God accusing us all the time. So what? That is why we need the Savior in our
lives. Hello! He does have messages that come through some people. Heaven forbid it should
be the church! That is wickedness and what will be judged severely. It is written; "I will
instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye."
If you are son or daughter of God, you are being led and of course you may not know at
times what you are doing. This is God ordained and trains us to seek Him and depend on
Him. It can be very exciting. We are to be open for instruction and the leading of the Holy
Spirit. At times it is one wild ride! Other times we converse with the Lord and tell him that
we really aren't able to handle particular things and he is asking to much of us.........that is
not what He wants to hear. That is called disobedience, we are to repent. It is the enemies
plan, to plant thoughts of defeat, despair, doubt and unbelief. We at times move in believing
him. So we understand that we are not perfect and we cannot make the grade. God chooses
not many mighty not many noble. This is a plus! It is about moving in His Spirit , not our
flesh. Our flesh is rebellious, and always will be. We are to submit to God, resist the
temptations that the enemy throws at us and submit to God. God's plans are exactly that,
God's plans. We are to move into His plan which he backs up. God will not deny Himself.
We are to: Cast down every negative and useless thought. The bible calls it imaginations.
There are deceptive thoughts, which occur a lot on the internet. Visual imagery. Quick
access to the eye, which moves the body. Such as pornography, violence and deception.
Many people are addicted to these things, and they are not of God. God does not want His
people doing these things. He has given His Spirit to convict and deliver us from evil. It is a
vast wasteland that only God sees. We are to build each up in the most Holy Faith, not
condemn, Jesus came to save people from their sins. All have sinned and fallen short of
God's glory. As His ministers, we are to be aware of our own thoughts, and the
conversations we are having. It starts with us. What are you saying to yourself. Things like,
I am ugly, dumb, afraid, so on and so on. These are the thoughts we must take captive
immediately and replace them with the Holy Spirit and the power of God. I am saying these
things , because I was raised in an ungodly home. I seen stuff and have nothing to hide.
Now I see it is everywhere you go. Some of these thoughts come from past things, and it
has only been by the power of God, His consuming fire that has burned these thoughts
away. It is out of submission that He does this and it is a lifelong process. We are being
delivered from evil. He does this and will continue to do it. There are no excuses in God, we
are called to represent Him on this earth, and we had better do it. We are to be free! We are
told to bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. That is quite an exercise
and one must be willing to do it. How much do we love God, is he number One, there can
be no other God's before us. He must be the center of our thoughts continuously. That is
how we keep our minds stayed on Him. Besides He loves us and knows what each one need.
I want to share with you something that happened. God moved us out to the country to
learn new things, Since 2002. It has been a wild ride, but one that has caused me to reach
within and allow God to teach me and guide. Hooking up generators, checking on septics,
running lawn tractors, putting together wheelbarrows, so on and so on. I did not think I was
capable of doing these things. In order to have heat at times, I had no choice but to learn, it
was something that I had to do. Everything has been new and very exciting, also scary at
times. What if I didn't get the generator hooked up, my basement would have flooded. There
are things that we must learn to do, we are called to survive. I feel for others that have had
to learn things and have had no one to help them. As my husband travels and I know what it
is like to be alone with something bigger than you to do. We are not alone, we have His
Spirit. He will lead, instruct and guide us in the way we should go. I believe we are to
recognize and relate to those today, who need help. Yesterday I talked about the guy on the
motorcycle who no one stopped to help. What a tragedy, the fact is we need one another,
and God will see to it, that we come together for survival. His favor comes through His
body, and the people who have a heart to do His will. We must seek God and then allow the
Holy Spirit to equip us. We truly can and will do all things through Christ which strengthens
us. Yesterday I took a nap, and was awakened by a loud screechy sound. It made me sit
straight up, pronto! As I looked outside, there was the largest bird I had ever seen, sitting on
my fence. It was a hawk, with long black talons, and it had it's wings spread, it was
amazing! God spoke to my spirit that this bird represented a bird of prey. It was seeking out
mice, snakes and other things. I know that it was an unusual sight, and God had allowed
this bird to awaken me. I hope he comes and visits again. For it brought me strength and let
me know that God was looking out for me. He is delivering us from evil. It bore witness in
my very being. It brought me much peace, and I rejoice this morning. He is fully capable of
taking care of His church, if we stay on track and obey the voice of God.
He Will Instruct You in the Way You Should Go, Today!!!!
He That Glories, let Him Glory in the Lord!
Father we thank you for what we will learn in these coming days, and what your people will
bring to one another of the gifts you have planted within. We truly do need each other and
are dependant on You and the body of Christ. Lead and guide us today, in the mighty name
of Jesus. Amen.
In Covenant Keeping,
Diane
• http://www.ourdailybreadmissions.org
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