MINISTER GLORIA DALE's Blog – March 2012 Archive (4)

A SERIES OF CHOICES

 

 

 (MATTHEW 6:33 NCV)

 

THE THING YOU SHOULD WANT MOST IS GOD'S KINGDOM AND DOING WHAT GOD WANTS. THEN ALL OTHER THINGS YOU NEED WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU.



 

 Face facts: your life is a series of choices. From the instant you wake up in the morning until the moment you nod off to sleep at night, you make countless decisions-decisions about the things you do, decisions about the words you speak, and decisions about the way that you choose to…

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BEYOND BITTERNESS

 

 

 (ROMANS 12:19 MSG)

 

DON'T INSIST ON GETTING EVEN; THAT'S NOT FOR YOU TO DO. "I'LL DO THE JUDGING," SAYS GOD. "I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.B"



 

 Bitterness is a spiritual sickness. It will consume your soul; it is dangerous to your emotional health. It can destroy you if you let it...so don't let it! 

 

If you are caught up in intense feelings of anger or resentment, you know all to well the destructive power of these emotions.… Continue

THE GREATEST AMONG US

(I PETER 1:13 NCV)

SO PREPARE YOUR MINDS FOR SERVICE AND HAVE SELF-CONTROL.

Jesus teaches that the most esteemed men and women are not the leaders of society or the captains of industry. To the contrary, Jesus teaches that the greatest among us are those who choose to minister and to serve.

Today, you may feel the temptation to build yourself up in the eyes of your neighbors. Resist that temptation. Instead, serve your neighbors quietly and…

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THE CHAINS OF PERFECTIONISM

(ECCLESIASTES 11:4 NCV)

THOSE WHO WAIT FOR PERFECT WEATHER WILL NEVER PLANT SEEDS; THOSE WHO LOOK AT EVERY CLOUD WILL NEVER HARVEST CROPS.

The media delivers an endless stream of messages that tell you how to look, how to behave, and how to dress. The media's expectations are impossible to meet-God's are not. God doesn't expect perfection...and neither should you.

If you find yourself bound up by the chains of perfectionism, it's time…

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