Words To Live By

Matthew 6:14-15:

¹⁴For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

¹⁵But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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I will never forget how much my Father has forgiven me for, and I will not live in hypocrisy by holding a grudge against another person, no matter what they have done. I will not allow my prayers to be hindered by foolishly holding on to unforgiveness. I release all of those who have sinned against me, whether knowingly or unknowingly, and I throw all resentment into the sea of forgetfulness.

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Enthusiasm, like the flu, is contagious--we get it from one another! ~Barbara Johnson

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Colossians 2:2-4:

²That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

³In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

⁴And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.

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The purpose of my ministry is to bring encouragement to the heart and unity to the Body through love, so that others may have the full riches of complete understanding as I do--that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. And He has become that wisdom and knowledge for me so that it never fails to operate within me.

In light of this, I will let no one deceive me with fine sounding arguments, most of which deny the power of God in my life.

Life's Little Nuggets
Worry is the senseless process of cluttering up tomorrow's opportunities with leftover problems from today. ~Barbara Johnson

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Luke 18:7-8 KJV
⁷And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? ⁸I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

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My heavenly Father never neglects me. He is always with me to guide and defend me. When I call on Him, He answers. He takes up my cause as His own and honors my faith. I will not let Him down. When Jesus returns, He will find me living by faith on this earth.

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Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy. ~Bill Blackman

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Luke 17:6-10:

⁶And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

⁷But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?

⁸And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

⁹Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.

¹⁰So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

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I use my faith as if it were a seed. When I speak to a problem and believe that those things that I say are going to come to pass, I shall have the things that I say. It may not look like anything is happening, but the seed of my faith has entered in and is doing its job well.

When I align my words in agreement with the Word of God, whatever I am speaking to must obey my commands.

My faith is a servant to me, and it is my duty to use it to bring forth the blessings of the kingdom into the earth.

Life's Little Nuggets
Part of learning "Whatever, Lord!" is accepting the fact that there is a God, and I am not He. ~Barbara Johnson

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Mark 11:22-25:

²²And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.

²³For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

²⁴Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

²⁵And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

WORDS TO LIVE BY

I am constantly functioning in God-like faith. God has created me as a faith being. My words bring whatever I am believing for into existence. if I command a formidable circumstance or barrier to be removed and cast into the sea and have no doubt that it will happen, it will happen as long as it is in agreement with God's Word.

Everything I believe with my heart and speak from my mouth, within the boundaries of God's Word, becomes a reality for me. Whatever I ask for in prayer, if I believe I have received it, I will have it.

I understand that unforgiveness and strife bring cancellation to what I am praying for. Therefore, I refuse to harbor them in my life. I am ever aware of all that God has forgiven me of and that I have no right to withhold grace from others when I walk in it so freely. When my brothers or sisters offend me I declare "grace, grace".

Life's Little Nuggets
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to go there right away. ~Barbara Johnson

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John 10:25-30:

25Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.

26But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

29My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

30I and my Father are one.

WORDS TO LIVE BY
The works that I do are evidence that I am in Jesus. All of the power that works in and through me comes through His name.
I am in Christ. Just as Jesus is one with the Father, I am in Jesus, and therefore have become one with the Father as well.
My total and compete dependency for the sustenance of my life is on Jesus alone. I am part of His fold--a standing and valued member of His family.
My ears have been opened, and I continually listen to His voice. he knows me personally, and I follow Him relentlessly.
He has given me eternal life, and I will not lose it. I am held secure under His tender care from now through eternity. No one has the ability to snatch me out of His hand.
My Father, who is greater than all, has placed His seal upon me and has committed me to Jesus' care.
I am in Jesus, just as He is in the Father. We are all one - the perfect and complete partnership.

Life's Little Nuggets
The best thing about this very minute is your ability to recognize the possibilities in it. You have 1,440 minutes in every day. That's 525,600 minutes per year! What are you doing with them? ~Barbara Johnson

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Isaiah 52:1-3 NIV
¹ Awake, awake, O Zion,
clothe yourself with strength.
Put on your garments of splendor,
O Jerusalem, the holy city.
The uncircumcised and defiled
will not enter you again.

² Shake off your dust;
rise up, sit enthroned, O Jerusalem.
Free yourself from the chains on your neck,
O captive Daughter of Zion.

³ For this is what the LORD says:
"You were sold for nothing,
and without money you will be redeemed."

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I stir myself up -- alert and aware of my standing in the eyes of the Lord. I am clothed in strength and in the garments of glory. The dust and filth is shaken from my life, and I am enthroned on high with my Lord Jesus. The chains that once bound me are shattered from off of my neck, and I am now free to live. I am redeemed from the curse, reborn as in the womb of the spirit, and clothed in His strength and authority.

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The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy.
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly. ~Richard Bach

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Romans 8:23-30 KJV

And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

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As a child of God and partaker of the first fruits of the Spirit, I groan with longing as I eagerly await the redemption of my body. It is in this hope that I am saved; for I do not hope for the things that I have, but patiently (and sometimes impatiently) wait for them, continually expressing my firm, confident belief. This is the very demonstration of my faith.

In the same way, the Holy Spirit helps me in my weaknesses, for I do not always know exactly what to pray for, but the Spirit Himself meets my supplication with groanings I do not understand. My heavenly Father searches my heart and knows the Holy Spirit's intentions, for He intercedes on my behalf according to the perfect will of God.

Therefore, with God Himself as my prayer partner, I know that everything that I am praying for in the spirit [under the Holy Spirit's lead] will work together for my good. I love my Father with all of my heart. He has given me a specific purpose in His great plan and I joyfully fulfill it in my life.

My Father knew me before the beginning of time and has made it my destiny to be conformed to the image of Jesus. Jesus has become my elder brother. He is the firstborn in the family. As God's child, I am foreordained to become, in nature, all that Jesus is. And being foreordained, I have also been called; and being called, I have also been justified; and being justified, I have also been glorified.

Life's Little Nuggets
We more frequently fail to face the right problem than fail to solve the problem we face. - Anonymous

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Hebrews 6:13-20

13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

14Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

19Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

20Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

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God has proclaimed, attested, declared Himself that all of His promises are applied to me. This puts an end to all arguments over whether I will receive them or not. I will receive the promise!

God wanted to make the unchangeable nature of His purpose very clear to me so that I could fully understand His intentions. So ... He confirmed His promises to me on an oath. He did this so I could be greatly encouraged and patiently perservere (did you get that??? remember...tribulation works patience so why are you surprised at the tribulation in your life???) until the promise is manifested; for I know that it is absolutely impossible for God to lie.

This hope (the fact that God does not lie and that He proclaimed I would receive His promise) is an anchor for my soul. He Himself is my High Priest and the surety of the promises to me.

I know in whom I have believed, and I am RADICALLY persuaded that He is able to keep ALL that I have committed to Him. BUT IF NOT, even if I lose my physical life and all my earthly possessions - just look at all Ihave gained!

Life's Little Nuggets
People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to. ~George Allen

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John 10:25-30 (King James Version)

²⁵Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.

²⁶But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

²⁷My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

²⁸And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

²⁹My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

³⁰I and my Father are one

WORDS OF LIFE
The works that I do are evidence that I am in Jesus. All of the power that works in and through me comes through His name.
I am in Christ. As Jesus is one with the Father, I am in Jesus and therefore have become one with the Father as well.
My total and complete reliance for the sustenance of my new life is upon Jesus alone. I am part of his fold--a standing and valued member of His family.
My ears have been opened and I continually listen to His voice. He knows me personally, and I follow Him relentlessly.
He has given me eternal life and I will not lose it. I am secure under His tender care from now through eternity. No one has the ability to snatch me out of His hand. My Father, who is greater than all, has placed His seal upon me and has committed me to Jesus' care.
I am in Jesus, just as Jesus is in the Father. We are all one -- the most perfect and complete partnership that is possible.

Life's Little Nuggets
“Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.” ~Barbara Johnson

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Mark 11:22-25 (New King James Version)

²² So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. ²³ For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. ²⁴ Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.²⁵ “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses

WORDS TO LIVE BY

I am constantly functioning in God-like faith. God has created me as a faith being. My words bring into existence whatever I am believing for. If I command a mountain (a formidable circumstance or barrier) to be removed and cast into the sea, and have no doubt that it will happen, it will happen. Everything that I believe with my heart and speak from my mouth, within the boundaries of God's Word, becomes a reality for me. Whatever I ask for in prayer, if I believe I have received it, I will have it.

I understand that unforgiveness and strife bring cancellation to what I am praying for. Therefore, I refuse to harbor them in my life. I continually remember my own life, all that God has forgiven me of, and that I have no right to withhold grace from others when I myself walk in it so freely.

Life's Little Nuggets
Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change. ~Erick Golnik

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Galatians 6:14-16 (Amplified Bible)

¹⁴But far be it from me to glory [in anything or anyone] except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) through Whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world!

¹⁵For neither is circumcision [now] of any importance, nor uncircumcision, but [only] a new creation [the result of a new birth and a new nature in Christ Jesus, the Messiah].

¹⁶Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule [who discipline themselves and regulate their lives by this principle], even upon the [true] Israel of God!

WORDS TO LIVE BY
I will boast of nothing except that which comes originates from the cross of Jesus. Through Hi, the present condition of the world has been crucified to me, and I to it. The life I now live is superior to the curse. In Him, neither circumcision or uncircumcision, or any other ritual means anything or has any benefit. What counts is the fact that I am a new creation created in Christ. I am a born-again child of God and a partaker of His divine nature. I follow the rule of the new creation and continually confess what Christ has done in me and all that I have been given through Him. As a result peace and mercy flow through my life in abundance in Jesus' name.

Life's Little Nuggets
Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us. ~Thomas L. Holdcroft

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Psalm 34:4-10 (King James Version)

⁴I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

⁵They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

⁶This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

⁷The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

⁸O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

⁹O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

¹⁰The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

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I seek the Lord with all of my heart and place His ways at the center of my thoughts. He has become my refuge and deliverance from every fear. He has made me to be radiant and to hold my head up high. My confidence in Him is greatly rewarded, and I am never put to shame. He hears my every prayer and delivers me out of every trouble.
His angel has been assigned to minister to all of my needs and give me provision and abundance in every circumstance. He camps around me and fulfills God's purposes for me.
Experience has proven that the Lord is good. I take refuge in Him and I am blessed. I have placed my steadfast confidence in Him, and I lack no good thing in my life. Even the strongest in the world can become weak and hungry, but I am sustained and given great strength to persevere in every situation!

Life's Little Nuggets
Consider calling it a challenge rather than calling it a crisis. - mary anne radmacher

Ephesians 1:11-14 (New King James Version)

¹¹ In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, ¹² that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
¹³ In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, ¹⁴ who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

WORDS TO LIVE BY

I have been chosen -- hand picked -- for the purpose of being well able to live in His perfect will to the praise of His glory. I became one with Jesus when I responded to the Word, the Gospel of my salvation. When I believed and received Jesus as my Lord and Savior, I was marked in Him with the seal of the Holy Spirit. God's emblem of ownership has been placed on me. I carry His mark! The Holy Spirit, who dwells in my heart, is God's earnest guaranteeing my inheritance in this life until the day when my total redemption is manifested to the praise of His glory.

Life's Little Nuggets

The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done. ~Arnold Palmer

WORDS TO LIVE BY

Isaiah 60:17-21 (King James Version)

¹⁷For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.

¹⁸Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.

¹⁹The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

²⁰Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

²¹Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

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The Lord makes peace my governor and righteousness my ruler. He removes violence from my life and does not allow ruin and destruction to enter my borders. My walls are salvation and my gates are praise.

The Lord is my everlasting Light and God Himself is my glory. The light of my life will never fail or fade and my days of sorrow have ended.

I am the very righteousness of God in Christ Jesus and will possess the land forever.

I am a willing vessel in the great Potter's hands. I am God's own workmanship created to display His splendor to the entire world.

All praise be to my Father!

Life's Little Nuggets

" L.I.F.E. Life Is Facing Everything; An Infinite Loop We'll Always Be In; Live Today For Your Tomorrow; Live Today Like There's No Tomorrow" --- Kelvin Soh

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Luke 13:20-21 (King James Version)

²⁰And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?

²¹It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

WORDS OF LIFE

I operate the principles of the kingdom faithfully. They are like the tiny bit of yeast that it takes to make the bread rise. When I put them into operation, it does not look like anything is happening. But I know that, in time, the yeast of God's kingdom principles will infiltrate the whole lump (every issue of my life) until every part of it is saturated and controlled by it.

Life's Little Nuggets

Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us. ~Earl Nightingale

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Psalm 112:1-10 (New International Version)

¹ Praise the LORD.
Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,
who finds great delight in his commands.

² His children will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.

³ Wealth and riches are in his house,
and his righteousness endures forever.

⁴ Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,
for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man.

⁵ Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely,
who conducts his affairs with justice.

⁶ Surely he will never be shaken;
a righteous man will be remembered forever.

⁷ He will have no fear of bad news;
his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.

⁸ His heart is secure, he will have no fear;
in the end he will look in triumph on his foes.

⁹ He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor,
his righteousness endures forever;
his horn will be lifted high in honor.

¹⁰ The wicked man will see and be vexed,
he will gnash his teeth and waste away;
the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.

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I give proper reverence to my heavenly Father, and find great delight in His precepts. I am blessed in all that I do. Wealth and abundance of riches are in my house, and my righteousness has no end. I am gracious and compassionate just like my Father. Darkness turns to light in my presence. With me, there is no darkness at all.

Good things rain down on me continually, for I have learned the blessings of generosity and give freely for the advancement of God's kingdom.

I am known as a just and righteous person. I distribute gifts regularlyt o those in need, and the resulting righteousness endures forever. When bad news comes, I am not shaken. When the spirit of fear comes against me, I face it with courage. Ik now the One in whom my trust is set, and my victory in the end is absolutely certain!

Nuggets

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. ~Josh Billings

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2 Corinthians 1:3-5 (New King James Version)

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, ⁴ who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. ⁵ For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ.

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My heavenly Father is the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort.  His compassion toward me is boundless.  He comforts, encourages and assists me through all of life's troubles, so that I can comfort, encourage and assist others who are going through the same things that I have gone through.

I am also identified with Christ's sufferings.  Therefore, through my oneness with Him, I have the ability to comfort others no matter what they are going through.  For in the same way I am identified with Christ's sufferings, so also does His comfort, encouragement and assistance flow through me in abundance.

NUGGETS

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them. ~Henry David Thoreau