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walkswithmyfather · 2 years

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“And all Judah stood before the Lord, with their children and their wives.” —2 Chronicles 20:13 (AMPC)

“Sometimes You Just Stand” From the book “My Time with God” By Joyce Meyer:

“I especially like the verse for today and the fact that an entire nation stood still before God. You see, in God's economy, standing still in faith is action. It isn't physical action, of course; it is spiritual action. Often in our lives, we take action naturally and do little or nothing spiritually. But when we discipline ourselves to be still and wait on the Lord, we are engaging in powerful spiritual activity. Our willingness to be still says to the Lord, "I am going to wait on You until You do something about this situation. In the meantime, I am going to be peaceful and enjoy my life while I wait on You."

The people of Judah, who stood still before God, had every reason to try to do something— anything other than standing still. Faced with an overwhelming force descending on them and threatening to destroy their land and enslave them, they must have been tempted to revolt or at least defend themselves. But they didn't. They simply stood still, waiting on God and He miraculously delivered them. Waiting on God brings strength (see Isaiah 40:31). We may need the strength we gain while waiting in order to do what God will instruct us to do when He gives us direction. Those who wait on the Lord hear His voice, receive answers, get direction, and gain strength to obey what He speaks to them.

Prayer Starter: Father, help me to stand firm in faith, that in Your perfect timing, You will move my mountain, give me answers and direction, and the strength to obey You as you speak to my heart, Amen.”

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ainserenity · 11 months

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Indecisiveness

I recently finished a booked by Joyce Meyer called DO IT AFRAID. I've always loved Joyce Meyer's books but this hits different. For a person who has been dealing with anxiety, the book has reminded me of what God is capable of doing: getting us through our difficult season.

There's a part of the book that I particularly love, it was when she mentioned that being indecisive is a SIN. It hit so hard because, I am a very Indecisive person. I change my plans consistently, I won't push through unless I'm 100% sure that it will go perfectly as I planned. If I have a month to plan for it, I'll definitely maximize that month just to make sure that all goes well. This is because I'm afraid. I'm afraid to fail, I'm afraid to waste the money I worked hard for, I'm afraid to disappoint people around me if something goes wrong. And if we are all being honest, we are all afraid to fail.

Being Indecisive is a sin because it means that we don't trust God enough to deliver us. We allow the devil to have his time to play around us and waste our time and opportunity. The devil fills our minds with "what ifs" to keep us from trusting God's plans for our lives.

In the book, Joyce Meyer mentioned that in life we really do fail. Everyone, even the richest and smartest people, has experienced failure. It maybe scary but failure is also a way to success. It help us grow and it teaches the best lessons in life. When our plans don't work out, it means that God has something better in store for us.

We need to remind ourselves of who God is and what He is capable of doing. We should remember the miracles He has already performed in our lives. If we truly trust God, surrendering our decisions to Him means allowing Him to take control, regardless of the outcome. When we're on God's side, we're already on the winning side. So whatever decision you're struggling with right now, surrender it to God because it's in His hands.

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midnightprayertroops · 9 months

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Daily Devotional "Prophecy Without Love"

Daily Devotional “Prophecy Without Love” Be different! August 16, 2023 “If I have the gift of prophecy . . . but do not have love, I am nothing” (1 Corinthians. 13:2). Love motivated God to communicate with fallen humanity. That must be your motivation too. The word prophecy as used in 1 Corinthians 13:2 is the ability to publicly proclaim God’s truth accurately and authoritatively. It’s a…

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aurumacadicus · 7 months

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There are still a couple weeks left to read Iron Widow, but we’re voting for our next book now so we have plenty of time to get it for the first day of reading on October thirtieth! Book summaries are under the cut! Each new title is in bold for clarity.

If you’d like to join the book club, now or for the next book, feel free to send me an ask and I’ll give you the link to our Discord!

The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud

Nathaniel is a boy magician-in-training, sold to the government by his birth parents at the age of five and sent to live as an apprentice to a master. Powerful magicians rule Britain, and its empire, and Nathaniel is told his is the “ultimate sacrifice” for a “noble destiny.”

If leaving his parents and erasing his past life isn’t tough enough, Nathaniel’s master, Arthur Underwood, is a cold, condescending, and cruel middle-ranking magician in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The boy’s only saving grace is the master’s wife, Martha Underwood, who shows him genuine affection that he rewards with fierce devotion. Nathaniel gets along tolerably well over the years in the Underwood household until the summer before his eleventh birthday. Everything changes when he is publicly humiliated by the ruthless magician Simon Lovelace and betrayed by his cowardly master who does not defend him.

Nathaniel vows revenge. In a Faustian fever, he devours magical texts and hones his magic skills, all the while trying to appear subservient to his master. When he musters the strength to summon the 5,000-year-old djinni Bartimaeus to avenge Lovelace by stealing the powerful Amulet of Samarkand, the boy magician plunges into a situation more dangerous and deadly than anything he could ever imagine.

A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab

Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black.

Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London—and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling between the frequent bloody regime changes in White London and the court of George III in the dullest of Londons, the one without any magic left to see.

Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they’ll never see. It’s a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand.

After an exchange goes awry, Kell escapes to Grey London and runs into Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. She first robs him, then saves him from a deadly enemy, and finally forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure.

Now perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, they’ll first need to stay alive.

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders.

But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club finds themselves in the middle of their first live case. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves.

Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it’s too late?

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

“Come home.” Vera’s mother called and Vera obeyed. In spite of their long estrangement, in spite of the memories – she’s come back to the home of a serial killer. Back to face the love she had for her father and the bodies he buried there.

Coming home is hard enough for Vera, and to make things worse, she and her mother aren’t alone. A parasitic artist has moved into the guest house out back, and is slowly stripping Vera’s childhood for spare parts. He insists that he isn’t the one leaving notes around the house in her father’s handwriting… but who else could it possibly be?

There are secrets yet undiscovered in the foundations of the notorious Crowder House. Vera must face them, and find out for herself just how deep the rot goes.

The Girl in the Letter by Emily Gunnis

A heartbreaking letter. A girl locked away. A mystery to be solved.

1956. When Ivy Jenkins falls pregnant she is sent in disgrace to St Margaret’s, a dark, brooding house for unmarried mothers. Her baby is adopted against her will. Ivy will never leave.

Present day. Samantha Harper is a journalist desperate for a break. When she stumbles on a letter from the past, the contents shock and move her. The letter is from a young mother, begging to be rescued from St Margaret’s. Before it is too late.

Sam is pulled into the tragic story and discovers a spate of unexplained deaths surrounding the woman and her child. With St Margaret’s set for demolition, Sam has only hours to piece together a sixty-year-old mystery before the truth, which lies disturbingly close to home, is lost forever…

Read her letter. Remember her story…

Cinder by Melissa Meyer

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless Lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . . Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

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screaming-gelatin · 3 months

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“Can you give more info on how you perform the tarot Bible study? It seems cool”

To cleanse my tarot deck before I start, I shuffle my cards three times, symbolic of the Holy Trinity. The card that ends up on top is my main focus. For today, it is the Seven of Wands. I’m still learning what each card means, so I primarily use Google to help me.

The main sites I use are:

- The Tarot Guide

- Biddy Tarot

- Labyrinthos

- A little Spark of Joy

- Tarot . Com

- as well as many others to get a general idea on the vibe of the card drawn

For the Seven of Wands, we have strength of will, challenges around you, not giving up, persevering, etc.

Next, I look at my three devotional books.

The first one is my United Methodist daily devotional, The Upper Room:

I write down one verse and quote from this devotional that sticks out to me, especially if it has to do with my main focus. If another Bible verse not mentioned comes to mind, I include that in my study.

Next, because I am nonbinary, I feel that it’s important to read from a feminine devotional, geared towards women, titled The Confident Woman, by Joyce Meyers.

Here we see that our Tarot Bible Study is leaning more towards how God is with us in adversity, adversity spoken of by the Seven of Wands. Because this is a Minor Arcana card, it has to do with the day to day. I am reminded of how we are to DAILY take up our cross like Jesus did, but we are to remember from Jeremiah 31:3 that God is with us in EVERYTHING.

Next, I look at a masculine devotional, geared towards men, titled An Anchor for the Soul by Christian Art Publishers.

Ah, here, when it comes to the daily trials of life, we are to wait for God to direct us. “Be still in the Presence of the Lord and wait patiently for Him to act.” God is with us, we cannot forget that! But as our Lord, we must not jump to conclusions and act on them; we must be still and listen. When was the last time you just sat quietly in the Presence of God. Remind yourself that God isn’t angry with you, that He loves you, and He will help you with your daily stresses because “He will never leave you nor forsake you.”

#beautiful #christian witch #daily tarot #encouragement #christianity #tarot bible study #tarot cards #bible study

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thrivingwithourhearts · 4 months

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Overcoming Rejection

This writing from Joyce Meyer's Daily Devotions from Psalms was a great reminder. Over the last 7 days I have suffered through rejection wondering just who in the world I am? Harsh words and actions bring me down. I have to be reminded that there is a God who loves me dearly despite how the world may treat me.

The Best Way To Overcome Rejection

Psalm 27:10 says, "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."

"The psalmist writes of an extremely painful type of rejection---abandonment by a father and mother. Rejection of any kind, by any person, can cause a person to feel sad, hopeless, and even depressed.

To be rejected means to be cast aside, to be thrown away as having no value, or to be unwanted and ignored. Human beings are created for love and acceptance, not for rejection, and the emotional pain of rejection is one of the deepest wounds a person can suffer. The closer we to the person who rejects us, the deeper the hurt.

Overcoming rejection is not easy. It does take time, but it is possible through the love of God. Receiving His love is the best way to break free from the pain inflicted when people reject you.

God never rejects us but accepts us completely and loves us unconditionally in Christ. The apostle Paul prays for believers in Ephesians 3:17-19 that we will be "rooted and established in love" and have the "power...to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge."

Let me encourage you to be looking for all the ways God shows His love to you.ll He does this through various means, and if you ask Him to help you recognize His love, you will soon begin to see it all around you. The revelation and understanding of God's love for you will heal any rejection you have experienced."

#God's love

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rainsmediaradio · 4 months

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Joyce Meyer Devotional For Today 17th January 2024 – Practice Makes Perfect

Joyce Meyer Devotional - Practice Makes Perfect

The Topic of Joyce Meyer Devotional for 17th January 2024 Is “ Practice Makes Perfect”

SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 13:4 (AMPC) You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice, and you shall serve Him and cling to Him.

JOYCE MEYER MESSAGE FOR TODAY 17TH JANUARY 2024.

Once we begin listening to and hearing from God, it is important to obey whatever we hear Him say. Obedience increases our quality of fellowship with Him and strengthens our faith. We might say, “Practice makes perfect” when it comes to hearing and obeying Him. In other words, we become more and more confident as we gain experience. It takes a lot of practice to reach the point of complete submission to God’s leading. Even knowing that God’s ways are perfect and that His plans always work, we still feign ignorance sometimes when He asks us to do something that requires personal sacrifice, or we might even be afraid that we are not hearing clearly and therefore too cautious to take action. Don’t be fearful of sacrifice or of making a mistake. There are many things in life that are worse than being wrong. Jesus said, “Follow Me.” I firmly believe that when we have done our best to hear from God, then we must “step out and find out,” if we truly are hearing His voice or not. Shrinking back in fear all of our lives will never allow us to make progress in our ability to hear from God. He did not say, “You take the lead, and I will follow you.” I have learned that we may as well do quickly whatever God says, because if we don’t, I can guarantee that we will be miserable. When our children are learning how to walk, we don’t get angry when they fall down. We realize they are learning, and we work with them. God is the same way, and He will teach you how to hear from Him if you walk in faith and not fear. Joyce Meyer’s Daily Devotion Prayer Starter 17/01/2024. Father, I come to You today in the name of Jesus, and I thank You for this day, I ask that You help me to always recognize and listen to Your leading guidance. I ask You to help me walk in faith, rather than fear, and to help me grow in confidence as I fellowship with You, amen. Read the full article

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jesslynndiaz · 5 months

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Book: Battlefield of the mind by Joyce Meyer.

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rubendariomorales · 6 months

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rosieladybug · 7 months

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Joyce Meyer Quiet Times with God Devotional: 365 Daily Inspirations HC‎ book.

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walkswithmyfather · 2 years

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“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” —Proverbs 23:7 (AMP)

“Choose Your Thoughts” By Joyce Meyer:

“One of my favorite things to say is, “Where the mind goes, the man follows,” because the way you think determines the way you live.

If you think you’re going to be defeated, then you’re going to have an attitude that leads to defeat. But if you choose to think about God’s promises, you’re going to have a faith-filled, expectant attitude.

Yesterday, you may have let your mind focus on the negative— what you can’t do, how badly you’ve messed up, all the things that could go wrong—but today you can submit your mind to the Word of God. You can actually choose the thoughts you are going to dwell on.

With the help of the Holy Spirit, you can change your thoughts today. You can choose a better, more positive, more fulfilling life.

Prayer Starter: Thank You, Father, for helping me think positive thoughts. I am grateful that I am not a prisoner to negative thinking and that I can choose happy, and joy-filled thoughts, which will lead to a more fulfilling life, amen..”

[From: Joyce Meyer Ministries Daily Devotional]

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randomlyritchie · 8 months

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🌺 Devotional by Joyce Meyer 🌺

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midnightprayertroops · 6 months

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Daily Devotional "Accepting God's Provisions"

Daily Devotional “Accepting God’s Provisions”Be different!December 07, 2023 ✓ Subscribed “By faith [Moses] kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that he who destroyed the first-born might not touch them. By faith they passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were drowned” (Hebrews. 11:28-29). The man or…

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oldsalempost-blog · 8 months

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The Old Salem Post

Our Local Tamassee-Salem SC Area News each Monday except holidays Contact: [email protected] Distributed to local businesses, town hall, library. Volume 7 Issue 37 Week of October 2, 2023 https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/oldsalempost-blog Lynne Martin Publishing

EDITOR: Borrowing words of Joyce Meyer, “Trust the Lord, and keep on doing good,” Lynne

Town of SALEM: Election: Mayor and 2 Council seats running unopposed Nov 7, 2023 at the Salem Town Hall. Collecting Toys for Tots through November. We are asking all local churches and businesses to participate to fill up our boxes. ****Downtown Market every Sat 8am-12pm.*** You may donate candy at the townfor the Tamassee-Salem Community Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat on the ballfield. October 27th 5:30pm-7:30pm

October 7th Eagle Fall Reunion 4pm-8pm Inviting all alumni of Salem, Tamassee-Salem, and Eagle Ridge to meet up to cheer, play basketball, enjoy concessions, BBQ plates, or just socialize. Return to your Home of the Eagles! Register your basketball team 864-723-1029! $5 admission

Jottings from Jeannie: A Lesson from WW II- The Maginot Line: After Germany devastated Europe in World War I, the French came up with a strategy to protect their homeland. The strategy? Build a LINE of fortresses along part of the German/French border preventing Germans from taking those roads into France. Well, guess what? The Germans took note of THE MAGINOT LINE and attacked France using new roads AND NEWLY INVENTED AIR PLANES! Sadly, some school board members need to review the tragedy of the MAGINOT LINE. School consolidation MIGHT work if sleepy, old northern Oconee County was going to stay the same. However, we will soon experience a GROWTH SPURT. We will need all existing buildings and even more for burgeoning grown. Encourage school board members to face the reality: Tamassee- Salem Elementary is a fine school and must be kept up and running to accommodate our growing Miz Jeannie loves all of y'all, even people who are not smart with decision making. However, I'm disappointed in school board members who DO NOT RECALL LESSONS OF HISTORY!

JOCASSEE VALLEY BREWING COMPANY,(JVBC) & COFFEE SHOP 13412 N Hwy 11 Open Wed–Sat-Sat 8am-9pm. Sun: 12pm-7pm. OCTOBEERFEST this week: Wed: BLUE GRASS JAM at 6:30pm Food Truck: Wing WAGON Fri– Vendors, Food: KODESH BBQ & Bowls at 5pm Music: CRANK DOGS at 6:30pm. Sat–Food: IRON PIG serving German Fare—VENDORS, Music: SPARE PARTS 1pm. Rachel Van Slyke 3:30pm, Dave Doner playing Octoberfest music at 6:30pm. Sun: 12-7pm IRON PIG. Music 4pm( unconfirmed at print) Call 864-873-0048

ASHTON RECALLS: POPULAR SALEM TEACHER RECEIVED TWO HONORS - (The following story was in the May 29, 1963 issue of the Keowee Courier). . .Mrs. Mary Whitten of Walhalla, a popular member of the Salem High School faculty, received two-fold honors there last week at chapel exercises as students made ready for the closing of the 1962-63 school term. . .School Superintendent Roy Strickland took the occasion to call Mrs. Whitten to the stage, as admiring students let go with enthusiastic applause. He then presented her with a silver tray on behalf of the high school and junior high students, in recognition of her dedication and devotion to them and to the school. . .A message that accompanied the gift read: "With warm, kind, and most sincere appreciation to a person who is interested, understanding and has a deep love for her work and children. Be forever just as you are, and don't ever forget we love you for your kindness, faithfulness, patience, and determination to make us want to learn". . .The second surprise came in the form of a barbecue tool set. It was a gift from four 11th grade students to whom she had devoted hours of extra time after school on subjects in which they needed help. . .Mrs. Whitten is an instructor in math and English.

Conservation Corner: I was driving through the town of Pickens last week. My husband said, “Look at that once pretty mountain view.” Now, 5 towers sit on top of that once natural, beautiful view that adorned the drive through Pickens. Remember the words in The Lorax: UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not!

TREASURE STORE open this Saturday Oct 7th 9am-12noon.

UPCOMING EVENTS!

October 7th Eagle Fall Reunion 4pm-8pm. Reunion with your friends. $5 admission. Concession.

October 14th Elvis Tribute Jim Reiser Returns to ENAC. $25 Tickets on website or at the Town Hall.$30 day of event.

November 4th Tunes of the Cowboy Trail Tickets $10 day of event or on our website. $20 show&supper

November 18th 7pm Oconee Mountain Opry. Tickets $10 day of event or on our website.

Christmas Talent Showcase: Dec 2 6pm-9pm. Showcase your Christmas talent. Don your Christmas attire and be a part of bringing Christmas Spirit to our community. Email [email protected] or call 864-280-1258

Christmas with the Johnson Edition: Dec 16 at 7pm Tickets $10

Visit our website at Eaglesnestartcenter.org for events and ticket information. We have a DHEC certified kitchen available for rent or food commissary. Rent a space for reunions, parties. ****NEW at the ENAC site is Juliet Bravo Pottery Classes: Call Jason and Jessica Buddin 864-539-2389****

CHURCH NEWS

Bethel Presbyterian Church(PCUSA), 580 Bethel Church Rd Walhalla, 29691, worships at 10:30 a.m. Sermon: October 8 and 15, Message by George Harper, October 22, Message by Mel Davis, October 29 Message by Mel Davis. Good news! Our choir has increased to four people! Love to sing? Join us! Love to be in charge? Come lead us! All worshipers are welcome. Boones Creek Baptist Church: Homecoming and Round Up at Boones Creek Baptist Church Sunday, October 8, at 10 am until (all ages welcome) .Worship service at 10 am (no Sunday School) speaker. Dr. Dale Ellenburg . Church will furnish lunch--BBQ with all the fixings. Activities for all to follow: Pony rides, Axe throwing, bouncy house, petting zoo, face painting and more. For more information call 710-8758

Salem Methodist Church: Breakfast every Sunday 9am. Sunday School 9:30am. Worship at 10:30am Sunday Outreach Ministry with Adam Hopkins each Sunday at 4pm in the Salem Methodist Fellowship Hall.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, We trust You to lead us indecisions, help us in struggles, and to never leave us alone. Amen

TAMASSEE-SALEM MOBILE FOOD PANTRY: OCT 14th located at Salem First Baptist Church 151, Crestwood Drive Salem SC 29676. The second Saturday each Month 10am until supplies last or until Noon. Bring photo ID, proof of county residence and income identification of each household member. Rosa Clark Medical Clinic will provide some healthy and blood pressure screening and Salem Lions Club free eye exams.

PROPOSED CLOSING OF TAMASSEE-SALEM ELEMENTARY: The Oconee County School Board has plans to close our T-S Elementary in 2027 on the long range plan. There is a survey on their website that now has OTHER instead of the forced choice of A or B to make a comment. Speak out to condemn this action. Call the administrative office at 864-886-4400 to be a speaker or sign up on your early arrival at the next meeting on Monday, Oct 16th at 6pm at the SDOC Board Room located 414 South Pine Street in Walhalla.

Help save our school! LM

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mstexalicious1961 · 8 months

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My Time With GOD Study

By Joyce Meyer

The devil attacks us in a variety of ways, but we can always have the victory if we will lift up the shield of faith against him at the onset of his attack. Recently, early in the morning, he attacked my mind with critical thoughts about several people I know, and this morning it was fear and worry. Both times, the Holy Spirit made me aware of what was happening and I released my faith in God by remembering the faithfulness of God and trusting Him to take care of everything that was attempting to annoy me. I also replaced the wrong thoughts with good ones, because that is one way that we overcome evil with good (see Romans 12:21).

When the devil is attacking, we dare not be passive and do nothing. We must come against him. We submit ourselves to God and His Word, and we resist the devil and he flees (see James 4:7). No matter what lie the devil is whispering to your mind, don’t believe him, but instead wield (use) the sword of the Spirit that is the Word of God.

Replace thoughts of criticism with thoughts of humility and love. Replace fear and worry with trust and confidence. Faith is a shield, and it will protect us in every battle if we will “lift” it up by simply declaring our trust in God.

PRAYER:

Father, always reveal to me when the devil is attacking me and remind me of relevant scriptures to replace the evil thoughts he is suggesting. Help me lift up my shield of faith at all times. Thank You!

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thrivingwithourhearts · 4 months

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Focus on Loving the Lord, Not Mistakes

Sometimes when I make mistakes, I think that God doesn't love me, but that is not true. This devotional from Daily Devotions from Psalms written by Joyce Meyer opened my eyes more to the great love God has for us.

Day 39: I Love You, Lord

Psalm 18:1-2 I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer.

"What God wants more than anything else is for us to love Him. When a teacher of the Jewish law asked Jesus what the most important commandment is, He replied: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength" (Mark 12:30). Jesus also said, "If you love me, keep my commands" (John 14:15).

Notice that He did not say, "If you obey Me, I will love you." God's love for us is unconditional, and we we can love Him only because He first loved us (I John 4:19). He wants us to receive His love as a gift and then respond by obeying Him gladly, knowing that everything He asks us to do is always and only for our good.

Sometimes we struggle to obey God in areas where it is hard for us to obey, but instead or simply trying harder, perhaps we should focus on loving Him more. The more we love Him, the easier it is to obey Him. We want to please God, and any sacrifice we need to make in order to do it iss worth it. If you struggle with a weakness or a particular sin, spend more time with the Lord and in His Word. you will find that to be more successful than human effort and struggle. Tell the Lord several times each day that you love Him, and thank Him for loving you."

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