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Be a Team Player

2/20/2015

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 Social Media has hit us by storm.
It has many attributes, but I would also like to caution us by giving some great guidelines for being better communicators
and team players in life.


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 That includes all of us, no matter what role we will have, how old or young, we are all a part of the team that makes a whole. We need to put on attitudes that reflect the heart and mind of our Lord.
Not only as we serve, but also in how we treat each other.


So here are 10 guidelines I would like to share this week.


1. Address one another with encouraging words.
2. Build up hope in one another, as we serve and share life together, no one left out, no one left behind.

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 3. Honor those leaders/employers/parents who work hard for you and served to make possible your current circumstances. Whether in seen or unseen ways, remember to respect those who serve you.
4. Overwhelm them/each other with appreciation and love!
5. Get along among yourselves, doing your part,
warning the freeloaders to get a move on.

 6. Gently encourage the stragglers, and give a helping hand to those who are exhausted…
Help them to get on their feet again.

7. When you get on each other’s nerves you don’t snap at each other.
Instead, look for the best in each other,
and always do your best to bring it out!

8. Be cheerful no matter what.
9. Pray all the time and thank God no matter what happens.
 10. Don’t suppress the Spirit; don’t stifle those who have a word from the Master.
On the other hand, don’t be gullible.
Check out everything, and keep only what’s good.
Throw out anything tainted with evil.

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 It is interesting to note that if we can adhere to the above guidelines we will be communicating well with one another.
To adhere, hold fast, stay in contact or interacting together in a positive manner is so very important.


Romans 15:2,
“We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord.”
(NLT)


The above list was taken from 1 Thessalonians 5:9-22, The Message. I love looking at the word from different angles; it can open up our hearts and minds to consider what you might have otherwise just been passed over.

Be a team player in this life!

 

Caprice <><


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Flip the Switch

2/12/2015

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 Sunday night we had an incredible storm came barreling through Northern California…
It wasn’t just the 8” of rain…
but the high winds of 30-56 MPH that did us all in!

Out went the lights and phone…
the electricity would not be restored until Tuesday evening. 


But in the mean time life went on.



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 My grandson came over and in his wisdom of 4 years he looked up at the lights and stated,
”Grandma your lights are broken”. 
I shared with him that the lights were okay, it was just that we had no power,
“Without the power of electricity they cannot give us the light we want.
You know how you like to turn the light switch off and on?
Well every time you do that you turn the power off and on”.


He nodded and seemed to understand that you need to be connected to the power-giving source….

Just like us!

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Psalm 62:11,
“More than once I have heard God say

that power belongs to him”
(GNT)


 




 If we do not stay connected to the source
we too will forget what it is like to stand in the light of the “Son”.


Jeremiah 10:12-13,
“Know whom you’re dealing with!
God alone is powerful enough to create the earth.
He alone is wise enough to put the world together.
He alone understands enough to stretch out the heavens.
His voice thunders through the heavens, and the waters gush from the sky; 
He summons the clouds to build up over the earth.


As the rain falls, the lightning flashes at His command;
the wind rushes in from where He alone can store it.”

(VOICE) 


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 When you are tapped into the source you know the warmth of His love,
the strength of His care
and best of all…

The joy of His presence in your life!

Zephaniah 3:17-18a,
“The Lord your God is with you;
his power gives you victory. 


The Lord will take delight in you, 

and in his love he will give you new life. 

He will sing and be joyful over you,
as joyful as people at a festival. 
”
(GNT)


 

Don’t stand in the dark shrouded by
Emptiness…
Fear…
Loneliness…
Self-pity…
Hate

Instead connect to the life giving power…

1 Corinthians 6:14,
“God will raise us from death by the same power that he used
when he raised our Lord to life.”
(CEV)

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 Go ahead flip the switch…turn on the light…

The knowledge that God loves you and wants to have a
connection with you through Jesus!

 

Prayer:
Dear Lord…I am tired of standing in the dark.
I am going to take the step and flip the switch…
I will trust in your light source alone!
Thank you for giving us your love and the power that comes from
your “Son” to set us free from the darkness.
Amen

 
  For more information and a video of Christian hip hop artist Lecrae talks about life's purpose. go to:
 http://www.harvest.org/knowgod/videos.html






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The Regret of Neglect!

2/6/2015

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 “Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.”
R. H. Schuller

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 When we bought our ranch, we inherited an old orchard.
One of my favorite trees is a very old apple...guessing it is 50 years old or more.

There was a certain joy attached to bringing that orchard back to life. Providing it with the things it had been missing ...
a good pruning of the dead wood,
regular watering and
some organic sprays for protection from diseases. 


Ah…the joy of spring when all the apple blossoms burst forth in a soft pink and white…
and the fresh fragrance would gently caress the air.


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 As the kids were growing up during the summer it was not unusual to find them up in that old tree
munching on an apple or crouched up in the canopy of leaves in a game of hide and go seek.
As the years marched on, life got busy and once again, this wonderful tree got neglected...
the lack of care has caused damage.
Out of control branches...
wood peckers and sap- suckers have damaged the branches...
the saddest is fire blight a disease that has caused the bark to peel off.
Neglect has taken a toll on that poor old tree. 


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 I have spent hours trying to unto the damage...
Oh...the regret of neglect.


We too can neglect the…
Dead wood
Damage
Disease
In our own daily lives.

These things also need to be pruned...watered and protected.

But how?

Pruned: Review the things that weight you down and get rid of them...
simply cut them out of your life. You know what they are…
They are the things that take you away from time spent in prayer and seeking the Lord in your life.


Isaiah 59:1-2,
”See, the Lord’s hand is not so short that it cannot save,
and His ear is not closed that it cannot hear. 
But your wrong-doings have kept you away from your God.
Your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.”
(NLV)

Watered: replenish and refreshment is found in staying in sync with God

Colossians 3:16, 
“Christ's message in all its richness must live in your hearts.
Teach and instruct one another with all wisdom.
Sing psalms, hymns, and sacred songs; sing to God with thanksgiving in your hearts.”
(GNT)


Hebrews 4:12,
“The word of God, you see, is alive and moving;
sharper than a double-edged sword;
piercing the divide between soul and spirit, joints and marrow;
able to judge the thoughts and will of the heart.”
(VOICE)


Protected: Stay healthy by staying connected to your church and others who are believers.
Don't allow neglect to overcome you! I have heard too many people lately say they are
in a "funk"..."lazy"...or "lonely"
Seriously take the necessary steps and have no regrets!


Hebrews 10:25,
“We must not quit meeting together, as some are doing.
No, we need to keep on encouraging each other.
This becomes more and more important as you see the Day getting closer.”
(ERV)


  Wormy…diseased apples?? 
Or those that have had the love of a dedicated gardener…
healthy…free from disease?


Won’t you allow a little
Pruning
Watering
And Protection from the Lord into your hearts?

Galatians 6:7-9,
”If you think you can fool God, you are only fooling yourselves. You will harvest what you plant.
If you live to satisfy your sinful self, the harvest you will get from that will be eternal death.
But if you live to please the Spirit, your harvest from the Spirit will be eternal life.
We must not get tired of doing good.
We will receive our harvest of eternal life at the right time.
We must not give up.”
(ERV)



 What is it you want to harvest???

Prayer:
Dear Lord be the gardener in my life...
Prune...water and protect me!
Amen


Caprice <><
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