Get rid of Stinking Thinking (Part 2 of 2)

Good morning everyone. Second part of my article will now here …..

Rick Warren, in his book A Purpose Driven Church, tells us to not ask the question “Why is the church not growing,” but to ask, “What is causing the church to not grow.” Whenever we get our thinking on the right path, the church will begin to grow and mature. Paul wrote to the church at Corinth, “I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.” (1 Cor. 3:6)

If you think you can have harmony amongst your leadership, you can.

Always strive for unity among the leadership team of your church. There will be times of disagreement regarding certain issues, but you can have these disagreements and still maintain unity among your leaders. The Devil will target leadership teams in an effort to bring the whole church down. Knowing this, make it a priority to pray and fast over your leadership team and always think positively concerning them.

● “Great things will happen with our team.”
● “Great results will occur in our meetings.”
● “We will maintain harmony and unity among our brothers and sisters.”

If you think positively, positive things will happen.

It’s as easy as that. Positive thinking produces positive results. However, negative thinking produces negative results as well. It’s time to get rid of the negative mindset that most have. It’s easy to be negative. It’s easy to find the worst in any situation. Anyone can do that. But, we need spiritual leaders and pastors who recognize where we live and what’s going on around us, but still believe in the awesome power of our God! Don’t be afraid to start that new project or that new program in your church because of past failures. You will never hit the target if you stop shooting!

It’s time to have a checkup from the neck up and get rid of stinking thinking!

Finally, bretheren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things (Philippians 4:8)

The Peace of Christ (1)

Good morning everybody. As it is a Holy Week, I’ve always wanted to read something related to God. It’s good to think what God sacrifice for us. We have to praise Him.

Peace is the tranquility of order. This order demands first of all man’s right relation to God. This implies man’s subordination to and dependence on his Creator; this demands knowledge, reverence, love, praise and service offered by the creature to his Creator. It implies further a certain possession of deep-rooted virtue out of which tranquility arises.

For no man is capable of peace who does not enjoy a stable supernatural character born of constant striving in the order of perfection. Without this ballast of solid perfection he would be like a light ship tossed about by every wind of fancy and every storm of passion; an instability inconsistent with that peace which demands tranquility of order.

Those who are in close contact with God, those who build their lives on fervent prayer in Christ’s presence, take on the ways of God, and develop in their souls the peace of Christ.

The bad spirit will try to keep us disturbed. For this reason, the soul must have achieved some facility in the discernment of the movement of good and bad spirits influencing our soul, battling for its possession. Our souls are battle grounds where various spirits fight for control. If we habitually remain loyal to Christ, we will enjoy Christ’s peace and victory. –Nelia G. Neri

Measuring true love by pride - 1

Good morning everybody. LOVE? Have anyone doesn’t know what’s the meaning of this? I’m sure no one. Even kids although they don’t know the meaning itself, they knew how it feels, how to show it to their love ones. Have you ever notice how couples who have a deep, meaningful love relationship always feel proud of each other? There is this distinctive mark about every dynamic love.

He keeps singing her praises, saying she’s a wonderful woman, a terrific mom and an incredible wife who answers to his needs. She’s got this quality and that talent. And, yes, he always says that he’s one of the luckiest guys in the world to have her.

She believes that she is so fortunate to have found him. He isn’t like most men. He’s a rare find, a good provider whose love for her has grown over the years. He cares for her as few men could. She can tell you so many good things about him. She has countless stories about how he shows his love for her in so many ways that she never ceases to be amazed at how and how much he loves her.

She wants to tell more people about him but often hesitates because she is sensitive to the fact that so many of her friends are into sinking marriages. The more she talks about her loving husband, the worse her friends feel because the contrasts are so great. She is indeed the envy of her friends who also share the feeling that she is among God’s favored ones.

reference: Bob Garon