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RHM Devotional: Teach a Man to Fish from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. Today I want to talk about listening to the Holy Spirit, instead of relying on someone else to tell you what He said you should do. We need to get to a place in our walk where we can discern what the Holy Spirit is tryi... -
being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:6 WEBIt was late Saturday night and we were both exhausted. A simple job that should have taken us a couple of hours, had now taken a couple of days, but we had chos...
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One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him. 'Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?' Jesus said to him, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. A second likewise is...
The Roller Coaster
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After many days the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, 'Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the earth.' 1Kings 18:1 ESV
I remember some friends once got me on a roller coaster. We waited for everyone to board and then it started slowly climbing up and up the rails. After a pretty long wait, it crossed the crest of the hill and the real ride began. It was pretty boring until it started and then oh my'hang on!
Elijah waited for three years, just waiting, waiting, and then waiting some more. But when the Lord spoke this scripture to him, within hours, he had a showdown with 950 false prophets, caused fire to come down from heaven, executed the false prophets, turned Israel back to the Lord, caused it to rain when it had not for three years, and then outran a chariot back to town. I think he had crossed the top of the hill and was hanging on for dear life at that point.
Don't give up on God during the hill climb. When His plan finally comes together it can move very quickly and you can be racing just to stay up with Him. The roller coaster climbs the hill slowly but when God says it is now time, hang on for the ride to come.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for being there for me. Though it comes slow, I know that it is coming and that You have plans for me. Guide me and teach me along the way, in the name of Jesus I pray.
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Oh man! Have I been there! Hanging on for dear life but knowing God is the driver! And Thank God for that knowledge!! Some of those rides have truly been life or death rides!Trusting our Father to pull us through this ride too! The wait is long but I know who the driver so it's all going to be ok! Thank you Pastor for always inspiring me to hope for the best :) Blessings Pastor's Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for being there for me. Though it comes slow, I know that it is coming and that You have plans for me. Guide me and teach me along the way, in the name of Jesus I pray.
over a year ago, the building our church was in was bought by Walmart and torn down, we have been without a building, we worship with another church every Sunday, I have been use to working in the church in different capacities besides preaching. I miss our week nite services as well as other services we would have.
I woke up this morning with tears in my eyes praying to God again about our situation and how I want to go back to work in church. (Right now we are just spectators). Then I read your devotional, I feel that this is my answer.
We have searched for a place, there are church's with no one in them and the owner want rent it, so we are in the waiting game.
thank you for that word, it blessed me!
Yup....thank you pastor Dion. ..i definately needed to hear this one...cuz it feels like he's forgotten bout me....lol...ive been reminding HIM alot lately though that all i wana do give HIM the glory in everything i do...all i want is for HIM to consume me.. all i want is to be able to bless HIM an to BE a blessing to other... an for some reason...im finding that hard to do in the situation/position im in...i feel so icesloated. ..an not sure what to do....
The ride has not easy the ride to say I do I questioned myself was maling right choice had only knew Joel for seven half months yes was thinking I,m letting him rush into something not ready for. well as nine months pass by as newly wed we were now already parents of two and five year old boys well God knew what he was doin I was thinking o my what did I do well lfe sure got inresting after that yes because april 27 2007 I would find out on my neces birthday we were be parents well did think great o my three children now know not sure this good thing some how every thing worked out the boys went back now we have three girls and been married nine years and yes at times throwing in the towel and divorce did come to my mind now gladindure some life stress up moment brought much charcter to me and self confience thankful no gray hair.
Wow..!!! I was reading most the replies.....lol....i did not realize there is SOOOO MANY people ...WAITING !!! Lol....now i feel like im standing in line waiting to get my work order....lol...i can actually see all of us standing in line at heavens window waitin to get our work order....but instead of moanin an graonin..an gettin inpatient....we are having a good time in the lord , getting to know each other, sharing stories, an prasing the Lord. ...now maybe as long as i can keep THIS VISION....the wait wont seem so......you know.....lol
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