Your Conversation Shapes Your Destiny
October 31, 2011
There is nothing that shapes your present and your future more than the power of conversation. Believe it! Your words shape your attitudes, and your attitudes guide your daily activities. Each and every activity you engage in shapes your destination in life. It begins and ends with your words!
How can you and I change our conversation so that it shapes our destiny in the right direction? Jesus gave us the solution when He said, “out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.” (Matthew 12:34)
Scripture:“The tongue has the power of life and death.” (Proverbs 18:21)
Prayer: Lord, today I accept the challenge to allow Your Holy WORD to mold my heart and shape my conversations. I know that my daily commitment to speak Your Word over my circumstances will build a habit that will, in turn, under gird my heart, my thought life and my conversation with others.My destiny is in your hands.In Jesus’ name, Amen!
God Wants Your Home to be an Extension of God’s Blessing
October 30, 2011
Truth: God has miraculous plans for your family! When you trust in His ways and receive salvation through His Son Jesus, you are adopted into His spiritual family. Immediately you pass from darkness to light, God brings forgiveness and peace into your heart and starts ordering Your steps toward His goodness.
Scripture: “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved – you and your household.” Acts 16:31
Prayer: Gracious Father, Thank You for the promise of Your word. Today I commit my life into Your hands and trust You for my salvation and for the salvation of my entire family. I know that You are able to perform signs, wonders and miracles in my home and I ask that You prepare our journey to be filled with Your provision and eternal purpose. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
God’s Blessings Follow Those Who Dwell in His House
October 29, 2011
Truth: God promises to bless you and your family with goodness and love. He even promises that His abundance will “chase after” or follow you every day of your life. When you choose to bring your household into His family.
Scripture: “Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalms 23:6
Prayer: God of Mercy and Love, Today I come to You with the realization that it is too easy for the distractions of this life to distract my attention and lead me to astray from the Your path. Thank You for promising to chase after me with You goodness and love and for inviting me into Your holy house. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Let’s Help our women as they head for Nepal!
October 28, 2011
Dear Greenbrier Women,As most of you know, the Greenbrier Women’s Ministry is gearing up to launch our very own Women’s Mission team to Nepal in November. While in Nepal, they will have the opportunity to connect with Nepali women rescued from human trafficking. While they don’t want their focus to be on material things, they do find that meeting a specific need helps with building relationships. By providing hygiene products for hundreds of Nepali women you are helping to expand God’s Kingdom through practical means. We are asking you to help us help them! If you are able, please make an effort to fill a Zip lock bag with these travel/hotel sizes of:
shampoo, conditioner, soap, and/or lotions
It is not necessary to have all of the items, any amount will help. You might be surprised to see how many of these are just sitting in your bathroom closet going unused! These items will be collected on an ongoing basis until the team leaves in mid November. Feel free to bring them to our church office for collection.
For more information, please contact Melanie Bedogne.
and he will reward them for what they have done.
God Will Empower You to Provide for Your Family
October 28, 2011
Truth: God’s plan for your family includes empowering you with the resources so that you can rightly care for their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. When you hand God the ownership of Your family, He brings abundance and wisdom to your household.
Scripture: “If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” 1 Timothy 5:8
Prayer: Gracious Father, You have instructed me today to care for my family and I commit to do that. I ask for Your wisdom and supernatural power to be a good steward of the increase You will bring to my house so that I can be a godly provider. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Living in God’s House Brings Prosperity
October 27, 2011
Truth: God has miracle plans for your family. He knows all about your struggles, difficulties and pain – even the mistakes you have made – and He remains committed to bring you out of the darkness and into His glorious light. When you and your family submit their plans to God miracles can happen.
Scripture: “Who is like the Lord our God, the One who sits enthroned on high…He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; He sits them with the princes of their people. He settles the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord!” Psalms 113:5-9
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank You for being full of grace, mercy and miracles. Today I hand to you my own needs, as well as the needs of my family, with the confidence that You alone are the one who will bring hope and peace to our home. Thank You for meeting our every need and helping us to be abundantly generous with others. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
God’s House Brings Dignity and Honor
October 26, 2011
Truth: God has designed the perfect role models for our relationships with one another. We are to bring life, dignity and honor to every person we meet treating them with the care and love He has provided to us. When we choose to follow God’s pattern healthy friendships grow and painful experiences fade away.
Scripture: “Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.” 1 Timothy 5:1-2
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank You for setting life-giving guidelines for my relationships with others. Help me to honor and bring hope and dignity to the people around me, treating them with respect and affection as if they were in my own family. I know that when I follow Your word, You are glorified and I am healed! In Jesus’ name, Amen.
God Places the Lonely in Families
October 25, 2011
Truth: God keeps a special place in His heart for those who come from broken homes, who are fatherless, orphans and widows. He is committed to provide for them an eternal family that will bring wholeness, love and joy into their lives. When we receive God into our lives through His Son Jesus, God welcomes us into His family – forever.
Scripture: “A father to the fatherless, a defender of the widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, He leads forth the prisoners with singing…” Psalms 68:5-6
Prayer: Eternal Father, Thank You for caring for me and for bringing healing and acceptance to my broken heart. I know that when I measure myself by the standards and opinions of others I will be disappointed. But when I look to You I will always find love, joy and hope. Help me today, to turn to You so that I can be made whole and can share Your eternal love with others. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
“So Long Insecurity” – Wednesday Women’s Life Group
October 24, 2011
We all have insecurities. They piggyback on the vulnerability inherent in our humanity. The question is whether or not our insecurities are substantial to hurt, limit, or even distract us from profound effectiveness or fulfillment of purpose. Are they cheating us of the powerful and abundant life Jesus flagrantly promised? The enemy of your soul has a tremendous amount to gain if you don’t deal with your insecurities. Don’t let him have that kind of victory.
Starting Wednesday, 11/9, you are invited to join me as we seek healing from God for our insecurities and become the secure, confident women we were intended to be!
- Meeting Day: Wednesday, starting 11/9
- Time: 7:00 pm
- Location: Greenbrier Church Conference Room
- Childcare: yes
- Facilitator: Shawna Ruane
God is THE Father
October 24, 2011
Truth: God is the originator. Every person, from every culture throughout all history and into the future is from one Heavenly Father. When you recognized both the magnificence and the unending love of God the Father it will transform the way you live and the way in which you treat and honors those around you.
Scripture: “For this reason, I kneel before the Father, from whom the whole family in heave and on earth derives its name.” Ephesians 3:14-15
Prayer: Gracious Heavenly Father, Thank You for being the originator of my life – and of those around me. When I pause for a moment, it helps me to see the beauty that You have created and to acknowledge that Your love and goodness are at work in my life. Help me to honor Your creative beauty today in the lives that I meet. In Jesus’ name, Amen.