Sunday, April 08, 2007

And They Remembered his Words


Luke 24:1-9 (King James Version)
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Luke 24

1Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.

2And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.

3And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

4And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

5And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

8 And they remembered his words,

9 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Be Aware of Your Daily Supernatural Opportunities

"A wide door for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries."


(1 Corinthians 16:9)


Today's Word from Joel and Victoria


As a Christian, you will be given great opportunities to step out
and grow in faith. But these opportunities are also frequently
accompanied by some great adversity or challenge. Why does God do that?
Because He knows that nothing worthwhile is ever easy, and the same is
true when it comes to His work in your life.

When Jesus was walking on
the water, Peter called out to Him and Peter walked on the water toward
Jesus. The problem is that Peter took his eyes off Jesus and worried
about the waters, so he sank only to be saved by Jesus. Peter took a
great opportunity, but there was danger if he took his eyes off Jesus.


You can apply that lesson to your own life, because you will have
supernatural opportunities
. Just be sure to keep your focus on Jesus!


A Prayer for Today


God, I know that You will give me great opportunities today, and I
pray that I will have the faith and determination to keep my eyes on
You. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

Source: Joel Osteen Devotions

Monday, March 26, 2007

Give Joy and Fly with Enthusiasm



Joy is the serious business of heaven. –C.S. Lewis



To Act: Give your joy to others and it will come back to you.



To Pray: Lord, give me wings of enthusiasm.



Daily Battles - and Kindness

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle. –Plato



To Act: Fill your heart with strength and love for each other.



To Pray: Lord, teach us to be open to the healing You want to send us.

Saturday, January 27, 2007

How to Be Rich Right Now



Are you thinking about your wealth or lack of money?
A Time to Think:

To feel rich, count all the things you have that money can't buy. -Anonymous


To Act:
Be introspective, because the better you understand yourself, the more you have to offer.


To Pray:
Dear God, help me to remember how rich it makes me feel to give freely to others.

Monday, December 25, 2006

Experience the Secret Today







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1. We all work with one infinite power







2. The Secret is the Law of Attraction









3. Whatever is going on in your mind is what you are attracting







4. We are like magnets-like attract like. You become AND



attract what you think







5. Every thought has a frequency. Thoughts send out a magnetic energy











6. People think about what they don't want and attract more of the same









7. Thought = creation. If these thoughts are attached to powerful



emotions (good or bad) that speeds the creation







8. You attract your dominant thoughts









9. Those who speak most of illness have illness, those who speak



most of prosperity have prosperity







10. It's different from "wishful" thinking









11. You can't have a universe without the mind entering into it







12. Choose your thoughts carefully ... you are the masterpiece of your

life







13. It's OK that thoughts don't manifest into reality immediately (if

we saw a picture of an elephant and it instantly appeared, that would

be too soon)







14. EVERYTHING in your life you have attracted ... accept that fact ...

it's true.









15. Your thoughts cause your feelings







16. We don't need to complicate all the "reasons" behind our

emotions.



It's much simpler than that. Two categories .. good feelings, bad feelings.











17. Thoughts that bring about good feelings mean you are on the right

track. Thoughts that bring about bad feelings means you are not on the

right track.







18. Whatever it is you are feeling is a perfect reflection of what is





in the process of becoming







19. You get exactly what you are FEELING









20. Happy feelings will attract more happy circumstances











(21-40)



21. You can begin feeling whatever you want (even if it's not there)...





the universe will correspond to the nature of your song







22. What you focus on with your thought and feeling is what you



attract into your experience







23. What you think and what you feel and what actually manifests is



ALWAYS a match-no exception







24. Shift your awareness







25. "You create your own universe as you go along" ~Winston

Churchill







26. It's important to feel good ( ( ( (((good))) ) ) )







27. You can change your emotion immediately Â… by thinking of something



joyful, or singing a song, or remembering a happy experience







28. When you get the hang of this, before you know it



you will KNOW you are the creator







29. Life can and should be phenomenal ... and it will be when



you consciously apply the Law of Attraction







30. Universe will re-arrange itself accordingly







31. Start by using this sentence for all of your wants:



"I'm so happy and grateful now that.... "







32. You don't need to know HOW the universe is going to rearrange itself









33. LOA is simply figuring out for yourself what will generate the



positive feelings of having it NOW







34. You might get an inspired thought or idea to help you move



towards what you want faster







35. The universe likes SPEED. Don't delay, don't second-guess, don't doubt...









36. When the opportunity or impulse is there ... ACT







37. You will attract everything you require-money, people, connections...





PAY ATTENTION to what's being set in front of you







38. You can start with nothing ... and out of nothing or



no way-a WAY will be provided.







39. HOW LONG??? No rules on time ... the more aligned you



are with positive feelings the quicker things happen







40. Size is nothing to the universe (unlimited abundance if that's what

you wish)



We make the rules on size and time







(41-60)



41. No rules according to the universe ... you provide the feelings

of having



it now and the universe will respond







42. Most people offer the majority of their thought in response to what

they are observing (bills in the mail, being late, having bad luck...etc.)









43. You have to find a different approach to what is through a different

vantage point







44. "All that we are is a result of what we have thought"-Buddha









45. What can you do right now to turn your life around? Be Grateful







46. Gratitude will bring more into our lives immediately







47. What we think about and THANK about is what we bring about







48. What are the things you are grateful for? Feel the gratitude...



focus on what you have right now that you are grateful for







49. Play the picture in your mind-focus on the end result







50. VISUALIZE!!! Rehearse your future



51. VISUALIZE!!! See it, feel it! This is where action begins







52. Feel the joy ... feel the happiness







53. An affirmative thought is 100 times more powerful than a negative

one







54. "What this power is, I cannot say. All I know is that it exists."





~ Alexander Graham Bell







55. Our job is not to worry about the "How". The "How"

will show up out of the commitment and belief in the "Why"







56. The Hows are the domain of the universe. It always knows the



quickest, fastest, most harmonious way between you and your dream







57. If you turn it over to the universe, you will be surprised and dazzled

by



what is delivered .. this is where magic and miracles happen







58. Turn it over to the universe daily... but it should never be a chore







59. Feel exhilarated by the whole process ... high, happy, in tune







60. The only difference between people who are really living this way





is they have habituated ways of being







(61-80)



61. They remember to do it all the time







62. Create a Vision Board-pictures of what you want to attract ... every

day



look at it and get into the feeling state of already having acquired these

wants







63. "Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming

attractions." Albert Einstein







64. Decide what you want ... believe you can have it, believe you deserve

it,



believe it's possible for you







65. Close your eyes and visualize having what you already want-and the





feeling of having it already







66. Focus on being grateful for what you have already ... enjoy it!! Then

release into the universe. The universe will manifest it







67. "Whatever the mind of man can conceive, it can achieve."





~W. Clement Stone







68. Set a goal so big that if you achieved it, it would blow your mind







69. When you have an inspired thought, you must trust it and act on it







70. How can you become more prosperous?? INTEND IT!!







71. 'Checks are coming in the mail regularly'... or change your bank statement

to whatever balance you want in there... and get behind the feeling of

having it.







72. Life is meant to be abundant in ALL areas...







73. Go for the sense of inner joy and peace then all outside things appear









74. We are the creators of our universe







75. Relationships: Treat yourself the way you want to be treated by others.





Love yourself and you will be loved







76. Always cultivate a healthy respect for yourself







77. For those you work with or interact with regularly .. get a notebook





and write down positive aspects of each of those people







78. Write down the things you like most about them (don't expect change

from them). Law of attraction will not put you in the same space together

if you frequencies don't match







79. When you realize your potential to feel good, you will ask no one

to be different in order for you to feel good







80. You will free yourself from the cumbersome impossibilities of needing

to control the world, your friends, your mate, your children...









(81-100)



81. You are the only one that creates your reality







82. No one else can think or feel for you .. its YOU .. ONLY YOU







83. Health: thank the universe for your own healing. Laughter, stress-free

happiness will keep you healthy







84. Your immune system will heal itself







85. Parts of our bodies are replaced every day, every weekÂ…



Within a few years we have a brand new body







86. See yourself living in a new body. Hope leads to recovery.



Happy leads to a happier biochemistry. Stress degrades the body







87. Remove stress from the body and the body regenerates itself. You can

heal yourself







88. Learn to become still and take your attention away from what you don't

want. Place your attention on what you wish to experience







89. When the voice and vision on the inside become more profound



and clear than the opinions on the outside, then you have mastered your

life







90. You are not here to try to get the world to be just as you want it.





You are here to create the world around you that you choose







91. And allow the world as others choose to see it, exist as well







92. People think that if everyone knows the power of the LOA there



won't be enough to go around .. This is a lie that's been ingrained in

us



and makes so many greedy







93. The truth is there is more than enough love, creative ideas, power,

joy, happiness to go around







94. All of this abundance begins to shine through a mind that is aware





of it's own infinite nature. There's enough for everyone. See it.



Believe it. It will show up for you







95. So let the variety of your reality thrill you as you choose all the

things you want. Get behind the good feelings of all your wants







96. Write your script. When you see things you don't want, don't think

about them, write about them, talk about them, push against them, or join

groups that focus on them. Remove your attention from don't wants and

place it on do wants







97. We are mass energy. Everything is energy. EVERYTHING







98. Don't define yourself by your body. You are an infinite being that's





connected to everything in the universe







99. Our bodies have distracted us from our energy. We are the infinite

field of unfolding possibilities







100. Are your thoughts worthy of you? If not, NOW is the time to change

them. You can begin right were you are, right now. Nothing matters but

this



moment and what you are focusing your attention on....



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Thursday, December 14, 2006

Love or Judge Others








A Time to Think:

If you judge people , you have no time to love them. -Mother Teresa



To Act:

Don't waste energy in the wrong areas on the wrong things.


To Pray:

Lord, help me to see the possibility of love in others.

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Where is Your Heart this Christmas?











A Time to Think:

He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. -Anonymous



To Act:

Create something beautiful with the intention of giving it away.


To Pray:

Father, may my gifts to others reflect Your timeless love.

Sunday, November 26, 2006

Compassion brings Happiness

A Time to Think:

To me it seems that to give happiness is a far nobler goal than to attain it, and that what we exist for is much more a matter of relations to others...much more a matter of helping others to heaven than of getting there ourselves. -Lewis Carroll



To Act:

Be compassionate, be caring and loving.

To Pray:

Lord, help me to take the opportunities You give me and work with them, not against them.





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Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Think of a friend today -


A Time to Think:
I didn't find my friends, the good God gave them to me. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
To Act:
Go out of your way for someone, but do it quietly without the need for recognition.
To Pray:
Lord give me Your eyes today. Let me see the “heart” in the people I meet and the things that I do.

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Do Unto Others...what you..

Daily Thoughts:

A Time to Think:
I expect to pass through this life but once. Therefore, if there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do for another human being, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way again.
William Penn

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God."--1 John 4:7

I look for opportunities to serve my family, friends, and strangers I encounter everyday.

Monday, September 04, 2006

The Fountain of Youth and Today



Daily Thoughts:
A Time to Think:
To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth. - Pearl Buck

To Act:
Pursue your dream job.
To Pray:
Lord, thank You for today.

=================================================================
Affirmation: I choose the highest good in the work I do today with ease, joy and expectation, knowing God will supply all my needs with the riches of his glory.

Saturday, August 19, 2006

Are You Interested in Life?

Daily Thoughts:
A Time to Think:
One thing life taught me -- if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. -Eleanor Roosevelt

To Act:
Never compromise your morals for your goals.
To Pray:
Lord, thank You for difficult tasks and the strength to confront them.
Daily Guideposts

Thursday, August 03, 2006

Faith is for Today

Faith happens NOW


Today's Scripture


"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." (Hebrews 11:1)


Today's Word from Joel and Victoria


Are you "playing it safe" in life and avoiding uncertainties? Did
you know that in order to experience God's supernatural power and favor
in your life, you have to be willing to take risks?



The Bible says in Hebrews, "Now faith is..." In other words, faith is
always in the now. God is saying, now is the time to get out of the
boat. Now is the time to stretch your faith. Now is the time to do
whatever it is that God is telling you. You may feel uncomfortable at
first. Choosing God's way, instead of your own, will stretch your faith
and cause it to grow. In the same way a muscle grows when you work it,
your faith grows when you work it. You may not necessarily like how it
feels at first, but that is a sign that you're growing. God is taking
you to a higher level and if you'll continue exercising your faith,
you'll grow stronger and stronger.



If you're in a comfort zone today, we encourage you to step out of your
"safe zone" and step into your "faith zone." Be bold, rise up, and be
obedient to the voice of the Lord. As you do, you'll discover new
strength and freedom like you've never experienced before, and you will
discover the champion in you!


A Prayer for Today

God, I will listen to that voice inside me that tells me the risks
that You want me to take and find the courage to step into the faith
zone. Great things await me if I put my trust in You and really unleash
my faith. In Jesus' name, Amen.


Read another Word with Joel & Victoria Osteen

Encouragement from Joel Osteen


If you are ruled by emotion—jump off the rollercoaster!


Your will is stronger than your emotions. Instead of living by how you feel, live by what you know. Let me remind you that God is in control, He has a great plan for your life, and His power is greater than any other power. When you begin to have negative or discouraging feelings, shake them off. Even when you do not feel like it, choose to rule over that negative feeling anyway. Tell yourself: I'm going to be steady, immovable, and full of joy regardless of my circumstances. The more you do so, the easier it will become. Today, decide to be a more stable person and begin enjoying life — all of it!
Joel Osteen

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Faith, Hope and Love...

Disarm the enemy by choosing to walk in love and peace. Refuse to be jealous or selfish, and at all costs, avoid strife. Meditate on I Corinthians 13, and allow God's Word to sink deep into your heart. As you allow God's Word to shape your actions and develop your lifestyle of love, you will discover the champion in you!

A Prayer for Today

God, I will put aside selfish things and focus on love today. Only when I meditate on Your Word do I truly begin to walk in the light and live the life You intended for me. I will aim to love my neighbors and avoid strife...the way Your son taught me to do. In Jesus' name, Amen.

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Be Patient for A Harvest of Abundance - Plant First

Obey and Harvest the Rewards!




Today's Scripture


"No discipline at the time is pleasant, but later on it's going to bring you a harvest of great things." (Hebrews 12:11)


Today's Word from Joel and Victoria


If you want to experience God's best, it's going to take some hard work. In order to live the abundant life God has planned, we must be willing to stop acting on how we feel, and instead act on promises found in the Word of God. It's not easy to love people when they're not being nice. It's not easy just to overlook an insult. It's not easy to keep a good attitude and be patient when things aren't going your way. Sometimes it hurts to keep the flesh under, and sometimes it's uncomfortable.


The seeds you sow today will bring a harvest in the future. When you focus on the blessings that come from doing what is right in the Lord's sight, you will find strength to obey His Word. The Bible tells us that Jesus "focused on the joy that was set before Him" so He could endure the cross. Jesus knew the suffering He endured on your behalf would bring Him the joy of having a personal relationship with you–and you were worth the price!


A Prayer for Today


God, I will be strong today for You! There will be many tests along my faith journey and I intend to face them with a cheerful resolve. Though some days will be hard, keep my eyes on the prize, Lord—a life in eternity with You! In Jesus' name, Amen.


Read another Word with Joel & Victoria

Be Patient for A Harvest of Abundance - Plant First

Obey and Harvest the Rewards!

Today's Scripture

"No discipline at the time is pleasant, but later on it's going to bring you a harvest of great things." (Hebrews 12:11)

Today's Word from Joel and Victoria

If you want to experience God's best, it's going to take some hard work. In order to live the abundant life God has planned, we must be willing to stop acting on how we feel, and instead act on promises found in the Word of God. It's not easy to love people when they're not being nice. It's not easy just to overlook an insult. It's not easy to keep a good attitude and be patient when things aren't going your way. Sometimes it hurts to keep the flesh under, and sometimes it's uncomfortable.

The seeds you sow today will bring a harvest in the future. When you focus on the blessings that come from doing what is right in the Lord's sight, you will find strength to obey His Word. The Bible tells us that Jesus "focused on the joy that was set before Him" so He could endure the cross. Jesus knew the suffering He endured on your behalf would bring Him the joy of having a personal relationship with you–and you were worth the price!

A Prayer for Today

God, I will be strong today for You! There will be many tests along my faith journey and I intend to face them with a cheerful resolve. Though some days will be hard, keep my eyes on the prize, Lord—a life in eternity with You! In Jesus' name, Amen.

Read another Word with Joel & Victoria

Saturday, July 01, 2006

Counter Fear with Faith


When fear comes, counter it with an affirmation of faith.



Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1

Lord I am secure and deeply loved by you...

Lord, help me to nurture the part of me that longs to feel secure and deeply loved by You.