I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR YOU

 Philippians 2:4 "Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others." ESV 

 

 

We all have things we want to get done, people we want to see, things we need to finish. So does the rest of the world. The difference for us as Christians is that we set aside our own agendas to help someone else with theirs. Jesus Christ knew when to withdraw to Himself and to be in the company with just His disciples. But, He never failed to simply stop what He was doing to tend to the lives of others.

 

 

Lord, how selfish we have become with our time, our money, our talents! Forgive us! Fill us with hearts of compassion and generosity to be moved from our own interests to help in the lives of others. In Your name we pray, Amen.

 

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

 

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RECEIVE AND PAY IT FORWARD

 

2 Corinthians 9:10

 

"He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness." ESV

 

God is the supplier of seeds, He plants them, and He brings to Himself a harvest. God supplies us with His blessings. We accept His blessings and use what we need to grow more in Him. We give out of this abundance of His blessings to others so they can do the same. The more we give, the more He supplies to us.

 

Heavenly Father, we pray to receive Your blessings with a pure heart and to give them freely to others. We desire to be part of Your great harvest, multiplying Your love and grace. We praise You and ask this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

 

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

 

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KEEP YOUR GIFT ALIVE

We have all been given a gift from God, to be used for His
glory and His purpose. It is our responsibility to maintain
the freshness and readiness of our gift by feeding it through
close communion with Him and with other believers. Then,
when God presents the opportunity for us to use our gift, it
will be ready and useful.

Read 2 Itmothy 1:6

"For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God,
which is in you through the laying on of my hands." (NIV)

"Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift
of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands." (KJV)


  
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GIVING ALL

It is such an amazing thing when we get hold of the fact that
the Son of God actually left His throne in Heaven and became a
human being. Even more amazing, He gave all He had, Himself,
because of His love, mercy, and grace that would show us the
Way to the One true God. When we take time to dwell on that, it
seems like such a small thing that we would turn our total selves
over to Him. But, that is all we have to give Him.

Read John 1:14

"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have
seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the
Father, full of grace and truth." (NIV)

"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we
beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father)
full of grace and truth." (KJV)


  
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LOVE, UNITY, AND PEACE

So many things in this life are unfair and it is a challenge to interact
with difficult people. If we are walking in the Spirit of the Lord, we
will be able to put our natural feelings of superiority, resentment,
and impatience aside. We will allow His Spirit to work through us
and make us peacemakers.

Read Ephesians 4:2

"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient bearing with one
another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit
through the bond of peace." (NIV)

"With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing
one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit
in the bond of peace." (KJV)


  
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FORGIVEN AND FORGIVE

God's love and forgiveness is what brought us back into right relationship with Him. What excuse do we have for refusing to show compassion and forgiveness to those who have wronged us? Just pass it on.

Read Colossians 3:13

"Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you." (NIV)

"Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye." (KJV)


  
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FOOD AND WORK

Food is a life sustaining necessity. The problem is, food does not magically appear in our hands so we can eat. Someone has to hunt the food, grow the food, harvest the food, and prepare the food. We are commanded to be a part of the process that makes food available by exerting effort. Work is
therefore necessary to sustain life. This is even more critical for the spiritual life.

Read 2 Thessalonians 3:10

"For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: 'If a man will not work, he shall not eat.'" (NIV)

"For even when we were with you, this we commanded you,
that if any would not work, neither should he eat." (KJV)





  
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HELP THE POOR

The Lord has commanded us and is depending on us to help the poor
and disadvantaged in this world. We are to be his arm reaching out
to them. They are all around us and we have more to give than we
realize.

Read Deuteronomy 15:11

"There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore, I command
you to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward the poor
and needy in your land."



 
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UNSELFISH AND HUMBLE

Jesus did not come to earth as God. He gave up his deity to become a man.
That was the most unselfish act ever done. He was pure and sinless, yet died
the death of a criminal. That was the most humble act ever done. We are to be
like Christ. In our relationships with fellow believers, we give up our egos and
human pride to love and serve others as He did.

Read Philippians 2:3

"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider
others better than yourselves."



 
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CUP OF WATER

There is a sure reward for one who gives, through more than an act of kindness, to one of God's servants. The reward comes not by being kind-hearted, but by giving out of love for Christ, to one of His servants.

Read Mark 9:41

"I tell you the truth, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his reward."



 
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