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The Box of Parts

  • The heavens are the heavens of Yahweh; But the earth has he given to the children of men. Psalms 115:16 WEB

    I watched my son wrestle with connecting the wiring harness to the motherboard. I could have done it for him, but he needed to learn this himself that only fit one way. He had wanted a gaming computer for his sixth Christmas, so being a computer tech, I bought him something much better. All the parts of a computer were in a big box. I let him assemble it himself and install everything from scratch.

    I supervised while he built it, and gave him pointers to help him avoid major mistakes, like keeping himself grounded to avoid ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) and frying the parts. Then I helped him when he got stumped, needed help, or when he asked me to. When it was complete, he had much more than a computer, he had confidence and experience that his peers did not have.

    Heaven is God's home, but the earth, God has given to the children of man. He watches us from above as we would watch our children put together a lego set or model car. He is there, and perfectly able to help us, and could do it better than us, but He will not step in uninvited. He provides what we need, guides us, and will help us when we ask Him to. He wants us to grow in faith and the confidence that He has got our back, to know that we are not alone here.

    Would you take away your child's model car and assemble it yourself? Would you do it all for them? Would not that not rob the experience from them? When you do need help, PRAY. It is our way of getting help when we need it, but do not expect a lot of help that you did not ask for.

    Prayer: Father, I thank You today for all that You have given me. I choose to believe that You are there for me when I need You most. Guide me this day and help me put all of this together correctly, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.

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David and Dianna Wyles
David and Dianna Wyles Amen! The hardest part of being a parent is watching your child struggle with something, yet it's through some of those struggles that we are able to grow. Thank you Pastor for another wonderful lesson :) Blessings   Pastor's Prayer: Father, I thank You today for all that You have given me. I choose to believe that You are there for me when I need You most. Guide me this day and help me put all of this together correctly, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.      
January 24, 2016
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Twila Stierwalt
Twila Stierwalt Amen!
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Rachael Burke
Rachael Burke Thank you pastor Todd , good tips on parenting. Amen
January 24, 2016
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Myrna Gonzalez
Myrna Gonzalez Amen,Father thank u for everything i have.I know u r here to help me every step of the way.I ask u to please guide me n my family everyday.Thank u Pastor Todd for all your devorionals may the ruaj conrinue revealing to u. may Yahweh continue bkessing u n your family .
January 24, 2016
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Twila Stierwalt
Twila Stierwalt Amen, I agree.
January 24, 2016
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Penelope Rhome
Penelope Rhome thank you Lord thank you pastor Dion for your daily word from our father amen
January 24, 2016
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Marisa Jackson
Marisa Jackson Thank you God for the guidance you give me when I need it (which is each and every day) for without you Lord none of this matters.  We need you always!! Thank you Jesus for the love and compassion you shower us with and for the love of our Father.  Amen!!
January 24, 2016
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Twila Stierwalt
Twila Stierwalt Amen.
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Deleted Member Amen
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Joey Smith
Joey Smith Amen,thank you Pastor Dion for the inspiring words of the Lord it is always a blessing to start the day with words from the Lord. Have a blessed and wonderful Sunday.
January 24, 2016
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Deborah Alexander
Deborah Alexander What an awesome word to start the day,  Thank you always Pastor Todd
January 24, 2016
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Twila Stierwalt
Twila Stierwalt Amen! I know sometimes I think I can do it better than God, I think the hardest time is when I need to learn to wait on God and His timing. It always turns out right then.
January 24, 2016
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Dorene Glaze
Dorene Glaze Amen
January 24, 2016
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Rosemary Marsh
Rosemary Marsh Amen. Thank you Father for all that you have taught me, even when I have not always done things the right way,You have never failed me or let me down when I have cried out to you for help.Thank you for your word and giving us The Holy Spirit to lead and guide us.,as we open our hearts and ask him to give us guidance through the day. Thank you Pastor For the prayer and the encouraging word.Thanks be to God for everything.
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Karen Pasquinelli
Karen Pasquinelli AMEN!!
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Christina Ocasio
Christina Ocasio Amen ❤
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Schalk  de Beer
Schalk de Beer Amen. 
January 24, 2016
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Kathy Banfield
Kathy Banfield Indeed, God is only a prayer away!
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Carol Pady
Carol Pady Amen! I asked for Him to speak to me in my dreams again. So last night He spoke all night long, He said Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees. All night long that verse kept repeating itself. When I woke up I instantly forgot what the verse was. So I prayed He would let me remember. Than after reading through my email devotions, bam, there it was 'beware of the yeast of the pharisees" Now I am researching the verse and trying to get a clear understanding of what he was telling me. I have found a lot of deep discussions on this and a few different interpretations, but nothing clear as of yet as to what he was revealing to me. So now I will wait on the Lord to give me the revelation.  I do love it when he speaks to me and it leads me to more study of His word to try to fit the peices together.
January 24, 2016
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Wesley Paulus
Wesley Paulus Amen!
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Deleted Member Thank you Jesus for loving me and giving me what I need when I need it and to help me learn to grow in You as You are teaching me what I need to know to serve You with my whole heart. 
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Rhonda Teem
Rhonda Teem This is exactly what I needed today. Thank you.
January 24, 2016
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K K
K K Amen!
January 24, 2016
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Lissy Verghese
Lissy Verghese Thank you dear Pastor, for the great message!
January 24, 2016
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Rosemary Freitas
Rosemary Freitas Thanks for the  encouraging word Pastor Dion. God bless.
January 24, 2016
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Rodolfo Nuñez
Rodolfo Nuñez Amén
January 25, 2016
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Mark Duell
Mark Duell Amen. As we all know we sometimes go into projects without asking for the Lords help and trying to do it on our our own. As I get older I find that it's a whole lot easier asking the Lord for knowledge and wisdom before hand on something than struggling with something for hours and then asking Him to bail you out. Thank you Lord for your understanding.
January 25, 2016
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Heide Garner
Heide Garner yes know what  you saying this wekend we were baking cookies I was  helping joel in between baking cookies it seened so easy to do this ahead time make cookie dough  for girls but it if I has then maybe they would not have has exerpece that in rich their life about measure things out if Ihad did allmyself Sometimes jeaue is like this with his children takes time if we with whole heart study his word Ihave found peace so thankyou for blessingas learn teaching our children god also teaching us hey I can not do for you if want me come you will be comftor for getting to know me .
January 25, 2016
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Ticardo Williams
Ticardo Williams Amen.  Praise God!  Thank you!  God, thank You for being here for me.  Please help me to put the pieces together properly.
January 25, 2016
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Elana Phelps
Elana Phelps Amen. Ask and you shall receive. God is so gracious and kind  He always knows exactly what and when we need his help.
January 26, 2016