Dion Todd
For those that are not getting the devotional: Yep, there is a problem. Hopefully I will have it fixed soon. It is one of those things where there is nothing wrong, but something sure ain't right. It appears that an auto security update has affected the database and made it extremely slow, but more secure 8-) Everything has a reason and a season, and this may be a time to either upgrade or write our own code from scratch. Thank you all for your patience, prayers and support while we work through this.
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Sylvia Todd
Dion is doing a security update on the website, so it may go up and down a little. Sorry for the inconvenience (F)!
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Camille Grayson
Love the new way of doing the daily devotional with the video
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Ruth Martin
I've been very lost for the last few months. . .medical problems both physical and mental, spiritual rut because I can't seem to accept that He loves me no matter what, also because my past failures have been brought up by various people and the pain is so strong still.
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Carol Pady
Prayer Devotional for the Day
Dear Father in heaven, I am thankful for Your love and patience toward me, to help me overcome the things in my life that are not pleasing to You. I realize that I cannot do this without the help of the Holy Spirit. I am calling on You to empower me to be that overcomer and help me to come to the place that I love You so much, that I will never want to hurt You by going my own way. I humbly ask You to remove all pride and rebellion from my heart. Cleanse me, and may I always have the "fear of the Lord" in my heart. I ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.
Betty Miller
Marie Hall
Can I ask you all for prayers today I am so ready to give up I don't know what to do I have been praying about my situation since August 1,2014. Things has not changed and I have prayed and prayed for the Lord to show me give me understanding what I should do. I mean I have even thought of just ending it once and for all but I don't want to go to hell but I don't know what to do
Joy Sue Callahan
Am I wrong to see a man who took the law into his hands by killing 2 men for the rape of his daughter as a murderer? A lady said I should have been the daughter because I don't see him as a hero but rather a murderer
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Denise Delgado-Brown
Thank you for all you do. Your devotional is such a blessing to me! May God bless you and Sylvia in the coming year Pastor Dion.
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Cinnamon Gilmore
Great analogy in this mornings devotion and reminder of God's love for us.
Cheryl Hepler
Praise God from Whom all Blessings flow...for all you wrote to show how He used your experience & insights. What work project to project.....storm to storm. Plan to send xtra for year. Haven't been on much do to some bad days of Fibromyalgia & reaction to Cancer treatments. Doctor says I am doing good. Infection is the big ordeal for this Cancer due to low white cells. This blood Cancer has bad white cells eatinggood white cells...Multiple Myeloma. Science has people living many years pass diagnosis. Beinf 72 another 10 to 15 or morewould be great. The Lord is in charge. With my husband retired now I have more help when chemo puts me on sofa. A blessing of a husband. Blessings to you and Sylvia...what a ministery!
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Liesel aka Lisa Wardle
Thank you for all of your prayers on behalf of my grandson and daughter, may the Lord reward your compassion and kindness, bless, protect and place a hedge and shield round about you and your loved ones! (L)
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Virginia Turner
Thank you all for the birthday wishes, and God Bless everyone of you!!! God is GOOD to me .... But the enemy is very bad lately, however, our Lord Jesus outshines him by FAR!!! Many Blessings for Christmas and the New Year that is almost here.
Christian Iyoha
Kiss It Goodbye
In the Scripture, a lady named Naomi and her family had left Bethlehem because of a famine and moved to Moab. Life was good, but then her husband unexpectedly died. She never dreamed she would be a widow. Ten years later, both of her married sons died. She was so heartbroken that she decided to move back to Bethlehem. She told her daughters-in-law, Ruth and Orpah, to go back to their homes and start new lives. Ruth refused to leave Naomi, but Orpah took her advice and went home.
After all Naomi had been through, she could have thought, "Orpah, how can you leave me at my lowest moment? How am I going to make it at my age?" She could have felt betrayed and angry, but that would have kept her from the new things God had in store. Instead the Scripture says she "kissed Orpah goodbye" (Ruth 1:9). Orpah represented the hurts, the disappointments, the broken dreams, and the things Naomi didn't understand. She was saying by her actions, "Life hasn't been fair, but I know that what was meant for my harm, God can turn to my advantage," which is exactly what happened. She and Ruth moved back to Bethlehem where Ruth married a wealthy man named Boaz. They had a baby whom Naomi took care of as though it were her own son. After all the hurt and loss, Naomi said, "I never dreamed I would be this happy and fulfilled." Her latter days were better than her former days. This would have never happened if she had not kissed Orpah goodbye.
When life doesn't turn out the way you thought, remind yourself that God is still in control. If you're going to reach your destiny, you have to learn to kiss negative things goodbye. People may walk away. Life may not turn out the way you had planned. It's tempting to get bitter, hold a grudge, lose your passion. You have to kiss the bitterness goodbye, kiss the person that left you goodbye, kiss the dream that didn't work out goodbye.
Sometimes God closes the door. He'll move people out of your life. There are people and opportunities that were assigned to your past that are not assigned to your future. They were right for a season, but that season may come to an end. The key is how you handle the closed door, how you handle the disappointment, how you handle the person who did you wrong. You can't embrace the new things God has in store as long as you're holding on to the old. Accept it as God's plan, kiss it goodbye, and move on. God knows how to bring you out better than you were before
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Arthur Natae Lee
Everyone have blessed safe holiday and blessing's . Thanks sister Sylvia for all the diligence you add to this site. You and pastor sacrifice so much ask for nothing amen !!!
Sylvia Todd
That is great, Melinda! It will take place in the RHM chatroom, which you should see at the bottom right of the website. Feel free to try it out anytime before, if you have any questions .
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