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Dear Friends-
I hope this email finds you happy and at peace.
Dear Friends, I ask that you spend some time praying for those people in your life who support you- your "go to" people. Every time we need to get something off your chests, these are the people whose shoulders we rest our problems on. Most times, they're there for us with strong shoulders to lean on and an open ear. But what happens when they need help? Who's there for the ones who give us wise counsel?
God put those special people in our lives to bring us comfort and support. If they're listening and helping with our issues, they're probably doing the same thing for someone else. Call and check on them sometime. They may say, "all is well" but they need to know that someone cares enough to ask. Thank God for these "go to" people and pray that the Lord is hearing whatever they stand in need of.
If you're reading this and you are the "go to" person, I pray for you. I pray you receive the peace and reassurance that others seek from you. God has gifted you with wise counsel and the responsibility is great. I pray that your spirit remains light and your steps remain quick as you carry out the Lord's work with your advice. No matter how tired or frustrated you feel, there is no one who can give you the peace that God can. The ones who try, they may become frustrated because they don't know how to help; the ones who think they're helping, may not be. "Under the sun, the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all ( Ecclesiastes 9:11).
Your gift of vision and advice was given to you to share with God's people, not necessarily to receive. Your purpose in life is to draw men closer to him and God wants His light to shine and illuminate the darkness.
I pray that God renews your spirit quickly, so you can move forward and do His work.
Stay blessed,
K.
Showing posts with label hope. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hope. Show all posts
Monday, March 2, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
If you're a praying person...
Hello all-
I apologize for the duplicate post but several dear Friends were so moved by the poem that they requested permission to share it. In response, my dear friend EJT blessed me by helping me with the initial steps to having it published.
Please feel free to share the poem with everyone!
K.
Dear Friends-
Tonight's message is a little different but I hope you enjoy. It's an original poem I felt led to write.
Stay blessed,
K.
If you're a praying person, remember me
I may not always show
What lies beneath
My private struggles
Those moments I'm weak
I just keep on moving because I have faith
Trying not to succumb to human nature
If you're a praying person, remember me
I have such great hope
For what's in store
I move along daily
Pushing fear aside
Knowing God is with me
And my needs He'll provide
But in the still of the night
A voice whispers inside
Leaving me cold and unsure
That His promises are true
If you're a praying person, keep me in mind
So seeds of fear and doubt
Cannot take root
If you're a praying person, remember me
Because God is good
No matter how I feel today
God's got me in His palm
Whether I recognize His blessings
Or become angry and curse
His blessings abound
His love keeps me secure
Whether I'm an eagle soaring
Above the cares of the world
Or I'm trapped in the depths of despair
Sometimes I need reminding that God's in control
I need Him to send an angel
To bring me comfort
When my heart needs to mend
I need Him to send a friend
When I'm feeling low
To make me smile
To bless me with more warmth
than I could know...
So when you wonder how I am
And may even wonder what you can do
If you're a praying person, remember me
Because I'll be praying for you...
(c) 2009 Karen Abigail Williams. All rights reserved
I apologize for the duplicate post but several dear Friends were so moved by the poem that they requested permission to share it. In response, my dear friend EJT blessed me by helping me with the initial steps to having it published.
Please feel free to share the poem with everyone!
K.
Dear Friends-
Tonight's message is a little different but I hope you enjoy. It's an original poem I felt led to write.
Stay blessed,
K.
If you're a praying person, remember me
I may not always show
What lies beneath
My private struggles
Those moments I'm weak
I just keep on moving because I have faith
Trying not to succumb to human nature
If you're a praying person, remember me
I have such great hope
For what's in store
I move along daily
Pushing fear aside
Knowing God is with me
And my needs He'll provide
But in the still of the night
A voice whispers inside
Leaving me cold and unsure
That His promises are true
If you're a praying person, keep me in mind
So seeds of fear and doubt
Cannot take root
If you're a praying person, remember me
Because God is good
No matter how I feel today
God's got me in His palm
Whether I recognize His blessings
Or become angry and curse
His blessings abound
His love keeps me secure
Whether I'm an eagle soaring
Above the cares of the world
Or I'm trapped in the depths of despair
Sometimes I need reminding that God's in control
I need Him to send an angel
To bring me comfort
When my heart needs to mend
I need Him to send a friend
When I'm feeling low
To make me smile
To bless me with more warmth
than I could know...
So when you wonder how I am
And may even wonder what you can do
If you're a praying person, remember me
Because I'll be praying for you...
(c) 2009 Karen Abigail Williams. All rights reserved
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Live your life!
Dear Friends-
I bring you a message of hope today from Ecclesiastes 9. No matter what difficulties on your heart and mind today, God wants you to trust Him and enjoy life anyway. Our time on this earth is fleeting. We don't have time to sit around wondering "why me?" or living a life of regret.
Just understand that sometimes things happen- even to believers.
In the meantime, spend the time enjoying your loved ones and living your purpose. Tomorrow will come soon.
Stay blessed!
K.
Seize Life! (The Message Bible)
4 -6 Still, anyone selected out for life has hope, for, as they say, "A living dog is better than a dead lion." The living at least know something, even if it's only that they're going to die. But the dead know nothing and get nothing. They're a minus that no one remembers. Their loves, their hates, yes, even their dreams, are long gone. There's not a trace of them left in the affairs of this earth. 7 -10 Seize life! Eat bread with gusto, Drink wine with a robust heart. Oh yes—God takes pleasure in your pleasure! Dress festively every morning. Don't skimp on colors and scarves. Relish life with the spouse you love Each and every day of your precarious life. Each day is God's gift. It's all you get in exchange For the hard work of staying alive. Make the most of each one! Whatever turns up, grab it and do it. And heartily! This is your last and only chance at it, For there's neither work to do nor thoughts to think In the company of the dead, where you're most certainly headed.
11 I took another walk around the neighborhood and realized that on this earth as it is— The race is not always to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor satisfaction to the wise, Nor riches to the smart, Nor grace to the learned. Sooner or later bad luck hits us all. 12 No one can predict misfortune. Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds in a trap, So men and women are caught By accidents evil and sudden.
Wisdom Is Better than Muscle
13 -15 One day as I was observing how wisdom fares on this earth, I saw something that made me sit up and take notice. There was a small town with only a few people in it. A strong king came and mounted an attack, building trenches and attack posts around it. There was a poor but wise man in that town whose wisdom saved the town, but he was promptly forgotten. (He was only a poor man, after all.)
16 All the same, I still say that wisdom is better than muscle, even though the wise poor man was treated with contempt and soon forgotten. 17 The quiet words of the wise are more effective Than the ranting of a king of fools. 18 Wisdom is better than warheads, But one hothead can ruin the good earth.
I bring you a message of hope today from Ecclesiastes 9. No matter what difficulties on your heart and mind today, God wants you to trust Him and enjoy life anyway. Our time on this earth is fleeting. We don't have time to sit around wondering "why me?" or living a life of regret.
Just understand that sometimes things happen- even to believers.
In the meantime, spend the time enjoying your loved ones and living your purpose. Tomorrow will come soon.
Stay blessed!
K.
Seize Life! (The Message Bible)
4 -6 Still, anyone selected out for life has hope, for, as they say, "A living dog is better than a dead lion." The living at least know something, even if it's only that they're going to die. But the dead know nothing and get nothing. They're a minus that no one remembers. Their loves, their hates, yes, even their dreams, are long gone. There's not a trace of them left in the affairs of this earth. 7 -10 Seize life! Eat bread with gusto, Drink wine with a robust heart. Oh yes—God takes pleasure in your pleasure! Dress festively every morning. Don't skimp on colors and scarves. Relish life with the spouse you love Each and every day of your precarious life. Each day is God's gift. It's all you get in exchange For the hard work of staying alive. Make the most of each one! Whatever turns up, grab it and do it. And heartily! This is your last and only chance at it, For there's neither work to do nor thoughts to think In the company of the dead, where you're most certainly headed.
11 I took another walk around the neighborhood and realized that on this earth as it is— The race is not always to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor satisfaction to the wise, Nor riches to the smart, Nor grace to the learned. Sooner or later bad luck hits us all. 12 No one can predict misfortune. Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds in a trap, So men and women are caught By accidents evil and sudden.
Wisdom Is Better than Muscle
13 -15 One day as I was observing how wisdom fares on this earth, I saw something that made me sit up and take notice. There was a small town with only a few people in it. A strong king came and mounted an attack, building trenches and attack posts around it. There was a poor but wise man in that town whose wisdom saved the town, but he was promptly forgotten. (He was only a poor man, after all.)
16 All the same, I still say that wisdom is better than muscle, even though the wise poor man was treated with contempt and soon forgotten. 17 The quiet words of the wise are more effective Than the ranting of a king of fools. 18 Wisdom is better than warheads, But one hothead can ruin the good earth.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
If you're wasting time...ask God to order your steps!
Hello Dear Friends!
I hope everyone is having a blessed and highly favored week! Today's message is based on a message I learned this past Sunday. Instead of resolutions this year, I've established a series of small goals that I would accomplish everyday and, if I only do 80% of that list on a daily basis, then I'm happy. This year, my only goal is to truly understand that I can't do it all but the little that I can do will be part of God's purpose for my life.
How do you ensure that the important things get done? Ask God for guidance with your plans. Have a vision and prioritize! Order your steps according to His Word. Create six categories of importance for you life and seek to accomplish two things from each category every day. This way, your life doesn't get cluttered with unnecessary activities- and it's easy to say no to things that don't fulfill that purpose.Here's an example of my new 2009 schedule (in order). If a request is made of me, and it doesn't fit into the list of priorities, it doesn't get added.
1. Spiritual: a) Spend quiet time with God daily (prayer, mediation, reading, fasting, etc.); b) share a word with someone else2. Family/ Friends: a) Face time with immediate family daily; b) Initiate some form of contact with extended family or friends daily (phone, email, text, visit)3. Health a) exercise, rest, and/or some sort of health/ wellness activity; b) schedule maintenance appointments (doctors, dentists, salon for me or family) 4. Career/ Business a) do an activity to assess where I am or how to advance my career or business; b) make plans for next steps5. Home a) do an activity to maintain my home (cleaning, decluttering, rearranging) b) do an activity to upgrade my home (purchase new items as needed, create plans for renovation6. Community a) do ONE deliverable assignment for any organization I belong to and attend one meeting or conference call; b) if no meetings are planned that day, do two deliverable assignments for that day.
I hope that you will be blessed by this email and the Scripture below.
Love,K.
Psalm 37: 23 23 The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. 24 Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand. Psalm 119: 129-144 (the Message Bible) 129 -136 Every word you give me is a miracle word— how could I help but obey? Break open your words, let the light shine out, let ordinary people see the meaning. Mouth open and panting, I wanted your commands more than anything. Turn my way, look kindly on me, as you always do to those who personally love you. Steady my steps with your Word of promise so nothing malign gets the better of me. Rescue me from the grip of bad men and women so I can live life your way. Smile on me, your servant; teach me the right way to live. I cry rivers of tears because nobody's living by your book! 137 -144 You are right and you do right, God; your decisions are right on target. You rightly instruct us in how to live ever faithful to you. My rivals nearly did me in, they persistently ignored your commandments. Your promise has been tested through and through, and I, your servant, love it dearly. I'm too young to be important, but I don't forget what you tell me. Your righteousness is eternally right, your revelation is the only truth. Even though troubles came down on me hard, your commands always gave me delight. The way you tell me to live is always right; help me understand it so I can live to the fullest.
I hope everyone is having a blessed and highly favored week! Today's message is based on a message I learned this past Sunday. Instead of resolutions this year, I've established a series of small goals that I would accomplish everyday and, if I only do 80% of that list on a daily basis, then I'm happy. This year, my only goal is to truly understand that I can't do it all but the little that I can do will be part of God's purpose for my life.
How do you ensure that the important things get done? Ask God for guidance with your plans. Have a vision and prioritize! Order your steps according to His Word. Create six categories of importance for you life and seek to accomplish two things from each category every day. This way, your life doesn't get cluttered with unnecessary activities- and it's easy to say no to things that don't fulfill that purpose.Here's an example of my new 2009 schedule (in order). If a request is made of me, and it doesn't fit into the list of priorities, it doesn't get added.
1. Spiritual: a) Spend quiet time with God daily (prayer, mediation, reading, fasting, etc.); b) share a word with someone else2. Family/ Friends: a) Face time with immediate family daily; b) Initiate some form of contact with extended family or friends daily (phone, email, text, visit)3. Health a) exercise, rest, and/or some sort of health/ wellness activity; b) schedule maintenance appointments (doctors, dentists, salon for me or family) 4. Career/ Business a) do an activity to assess where I am or how to advance my career or business; b) make plans for next steps5. Home a) do an activity to maintain my home (cleaning, decluttering, rearranging) b) do an activity to upgrade my home (purchase new items as needed, create plans for renovation6. Community a) do ONE deliverable assignment for any organization I belong to and attend one meeting or conference call; b) if no meetings are planned that day, do two deliverable assignments for that day.
I hope that you will be blessed by this email and the Scripture below.
Love,K.
Psalm 37: 23 23 The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. 24 Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand. Psalm 119: 129-144 (the Message Bible) 129 -136 Every word you give me is a miracle word— how could I help but obey? Break open your words, let the light shine out, let ordinary people see the meaning. Mouth open and panting, I wanted your commands more than anything. Turn my way, look kindly on me, as you always do to those who personally love you. Steady my steps with your Word of promise so nothing malign gets the better of me. Rescue me from the grip of bad men and women so I can live life your way. Smile on me, your servant; teach me the right way to live. I cry rivers of tears because nobody's living by your book! 137 -144 You are right and you do right, God; your decisions are right on target. You rightly instruct us in how to live ever faithful to you. My rivals nearly did me in, they persistently ignored your commandments. Your promise has been tested through and through, and I, your servant, love it dearly. I'm too young to be important, but I don't forget what you tell me. Your righteousness is eternally right, your revelation is the only truth. Even though troubles came down on me hard, your commands always gave me delight. The way you tell me to live is always right; help me understand it so I can live to the fullest.
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