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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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Rooted Together

1/28/2015

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  Did you know that a redwood that stands alone is vulnerable?

Why?
Because a redwood tree has no tap-root…


They have only shallow roots that can expand
to 50-80 feet.


These roots interlock with other redwood tree roots…

Thus they support each other!



 "Aloneness can lead to loneliness.
God's preventative for loneliness is intimacy…
meaningful, open, sharing relationships with one another.
In Christ we have the capacity for the fulfilling sense of belonging which comes from intimate fellowship with
God and with other believers."
- Neil T. Anderson



As Christians we need to…


Be rooted together

Support each other


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Reach out to one another

Stand together when the

winds of adversity blow.



  We need to form a community that cares…
Loving God and loving others


1 Peter 3:8-9,
“So all of you should live together in peace.
Try to understand each other.
Love each other like brothers and sisters.
Be kind and humble.
Don’t do wrong to anyone to pay them back
for doing wrong to you.
Or don’t insult anyone to pay them back for insulting you.

But ask God to bless them.
Do this because you yourselves were
chosen to receive a blessing.”
(ERV)


 

"Our love to God is measured by our everyday fellowship with others and the love it displays."

- Andrew Murray

Who is the one you call on in times of trial?
Are woven together in love and friendship?


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 Ecclesiastes 4:9-12,
“Two people are better off than one,
for they can help each other succeed.
If one person falls, the other can reach out and help.
But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.
Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm.
But how can one be warm alone?

A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated,
but two can stand back-to-back and conquer.
Three are even better,
for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.”
(NLT)


Are you part of a church?

Hebrews 10:24-25,
“We should keep on encouraging each other to be thoughtful
and to do helpful things.
Some people have gotten out of the habit of meeting for worship,
but we must not do that.
We should keep on encouraging each other,
especially since you know that the day of the Lord’s coming is getting closer.”

(CEV)

Do you know God…the true God?
He loves you and wants you to be with you forever and ever!

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1 John 1:7,
“But if we live in the light, as God does,
we share in life with each other.
And the blood of his Son Jesus washes
all our sins away.”

(CEV)


Prayer:
Dear Lord,
I want to be rooted together in
Your Love
the love of others
and
With the fellowship of believers
Amen!


Caprice <><
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Who am I?

3/4/2014

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Mother, sister, daughter, wife, BFF, Ministry Leader…
how is it that I can be all of them…
yet still be just…
me?

I wear many hats, 
yet I have one purpose…
to be all that God created me to be. 

So who am I or who are you in the scheme of this life?       

 I am His…


John 1:12, “But to all who believed him and accepted him, 
he gave the right to become children of God.” (NLT)

You are His beloved!

1 Peter 1:3-5, “What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, 
this Father of our Master Jesus! 
Because Jesus was raised from the dead, 
we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, 
including a future in heaven--
and the future starts now! 
God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. 
The Day is coming when you’ll have it all—life healed and whole.” (MSG)

To whom am I united or connected?

Galatians 3:28, “Faith in Christ Jesus is what makes each of you equal with each other, 
whether you are a Jew or a Greek, 
a slave or a free person, 
a man or a woman.” (CEV)

How does this connection work?

Romans 8:28, 
“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good 
of those who love God 
and are called according to his purpose for them.” (NLT)

This bond is revealing…

John 13:34-35, “But I am giving you a new command. 
You must love each other, 
just as I have loved you. 
If you love each other, 
everyone will know that you are my disciples.” (CEV)

What is the purpose of this bond?

To glorify God and complete the task…thus I need to be transformed…

Romans 12:2, “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.” (NIV)


Go for it!

Be you…Be His!


 

Caprice <><


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The Missing Piece

2/25/2014

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Do you have the patience for puzzles? 
The simple 10 piece children’s variety, even I can do those…
but the ones with a 1000 pieces…
can be challenging to say the least. 

Sometimes I also struggle at bringing all the pieces of a project together, 
just as I would a puzzle. 
A piece that appears to be the right one can turn out to be the wrong one 
even if you try to shove and squeeze it into place. 
                                                It needs to be a good fit.

What are you a part of? 
Are you on a team? 
Do you serve as an employee to a big firm? 
Are you a member of a family unit? 
Or do you feel more like the puzzle piece being shoved into a place that you do not belong?

I serve in many areas of leadership and it is not always simple to bring all the ingredients that will eventually result in a group that works in harmony for the common good of the goal; 
a “job well done”. 
But when a project or a puzzle comes together, 
with all the pieces joined together in prefect fit…now that is something to behold.

Matthew 25:21, “The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’(NLT)

I want to hear those words! 
I want to be a piece that fits and helps to produce the end result, the final project…
the job well done because we worked together…
all fitted and joined together in prefect harmony. 
I want by soul to be stirred up to get the job completed and well done…
don’t you?

Don’t be the missing piece…

Romans 12:4-5,  “We have many parts in the one body, 
and all these parts have different functions. 
In the same way, though we are many, 
we are one body in union with Christ, 
and we are all joined to each other as different parts of one body.” (GNT)



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