Sentences with phrase «blessings in this life when»

«It's a blessing in your life when you share your life with an animal who you can love and loves you back,» Neuwirth said, and urged people to come out Saturday to adopt.

You always manage to sweetly remind me of the joys and blessings in this life when the day has worn me down.

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Counting your blessings might not feel like the most natural move on days when the world feels hostile and gray, but neuroscience shows that if you can manage to consciously shift your attention to what is going well in your life, you'll begin to physically rewire your brain to make it easier to maintain optimism in the future.

A beautiful wife is not always a blessing as some of lifes biggest lessons do not come when you win the lottery but when you fall down in complete loss and suffering.

After battling through several seasons of difficulty in my life, I have come to consider Paul's words when he tells us to rejoice in all things and have asked, «Can trials really be a blessing?»

It is commonly understood among the followers of Christ that when one receives the blessed sacrament of the altar, one participates fully and wholly in the body and blood of our Lord Jesus, and in his most sacred gospel, or «good news,» establishing beyond any and all doubt that the one who so participates and lives accordingly IS a Christian.

Theresa keep what you were doing when you reached out to the homeless lady that was the right thing to do that was motivated by the holy spirit do nt follow what the church does do what the Lord wants you to do and it will bear fruit.Let them do there thing you just keep following the Lord and listen to him in your heart and let him lead you.People do things for different reasons to please others for power to be seen to do the right thing all those are the wrong reasons they are just dead works without the Lord we can do nothing.Dont let others turn you away from what the Lord wants you to do its him we need to please always.Be encouraged that the Lord used you to touch a life that is awesome.And do nt take the rejection personally because its not you they are pushing away it is the Lord the yare not listening to him but doing wha tthey want to do it will bear no fruit.May the Lord bless you and your family in your ministry step out in faith and trust him he will not disappoint you because he is with you.

We can confuse a lack of fame with a lack of blessing, perhaps, when the truth is that a wide open and spacious life is waiting in even the smallest and most obscure of moments, an abundant life, healing, wholeness, courage, love, all hiding in the crucible of everyday life, everyday justice, far from applause.

It is a blessing when we finally leave those forces, those desires behind, and find our lives caught up in the life of God.

I'll refer to my good fortune as «blessings» when I'm around Christians and «luck» when I'm around non-Christians, (when the truth is I'm not exactly sure why I have so many good things in my life while millions around the world are desperate, hungry and lonely).

When we are able to fulfill one of these precepts (mitzvot in Hebrew) we say a blessing to remind us that it was given to us to lead a spiritually uplifted life.

It is when people fill their lives with some of the blessings of life — such as eating, drinking, and marrying — so that they ignore the signs of the times in which they live and the testimony from God about what is coming unless they all heeded the warnings and followed the ways of God (Matthew 24:32 - 33).

I think of the time I burst into tears in the grocery store when a well - meaning elderly woman stopped me with my double stroller full of twins and groceries and proclaimed how blessed I was and all I could think was «then why do I hate my life?»

To be «saved» is not to go to heaven when you die (though that is part of it), but is to follow God in a new way of living life, a life of restoration and blessing directed at others.

Born as Agnes Bojaxhiu in Macedonia in 1910, Blessed Teresa came to public attention relatively late in life, but when she did, her impact was profound.

When the USA had morals, had values, had God in their lives, we were a blessed Nation.

Kaylee if you have asked Christ into your life then the holy spirit -LCB- he is the spirit of Christ -RCB- dwells within you it is him that changes us all we have to do is tell him that we are weak in whatever area we struggle.You mention alcohol when tempted to drink just tell him Lord i am weak but i am trusting in your strength to empower me and he will thats is how we change.If we try and do it in our strength we might succeed for a couple of times then fall back into our old patterns.Then it becomes forgive me Lord for my sin we feel guilt and condemned and that is the work of the enemy who is out to destroy our faith in God and because of our feelings we go and do the same things all over again.But we have a better way and that is to trust the one who is able to overcome having been set free from my old life style of sin i am grateful each day to be walking in his strength not mine.So the Lord has given you the victory in Christ and even if we stumble sometimes in the process we remember there is no condemnation to those that are in Christ Jesus God bless brentnz

God bless all the child rapists... I hope that when they find themselves in hell, they realize the consequences of their pitiful, hedonistic, hypocritical lives.

Though this policeman harassed them, these Christians blessed him in return — not only by protecting him when his life was in danger, but by sharing the Gospel with him as well.

Life is full of blessings and these blessing are easily hidden when we focus on things that really don't matter in the long run.

The prize, or the crown, is significance in the Kingdom of God, blessing in his life and ministry, and praise from God when he stands before Him for a life well - lived in His service.

Perhaps the Eastern Christian Tradition can provide a way to preserve the material blessings of Western technology and scientific insights without losing the intuitive spiritual wisdom gained earlier when Religious Traditions experienced Grace more deeply by their participation in the natural rhythms of life.

Our response to God's blessing is central and crucial: «I believe that we ought so to love and trust God in our lives, and in all the good things that he sends us, that when the time comes (but not before!)

I sat down at the computer again to try to find a few words to say how I find God in this daily place and in this work, how I only learned to pray when I began to pray with my hands and my attention on purpose and how most of prayer to me now is listening and abiding, how I believe it would be nice to have a lovely housekeeper and a clean house and to create amazing soaring art with all of the white space of an uncluttered life and glorious heights of transcendent spirituality, I guess, but I need the God who sits in the mud and in the cold wind, in the laundry pile and in the city park, who embodies grief and joy, wisdom and patience, loneliness as companionship, renewal with simplicity and a good deep breath, and who even now shows up in the unlikeliest and homeliest of lives too, as a sacrament of and blessing for the ordinary things.

Paul clearly states that we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities in high places; He is suppose to be setting a principal and he is in fact destroying the thing that God stand for, serving the flesh and the creation more than the creator who is blessed forever; Man will always have a battle between flesh and spirit; he is more flesh than spirit ever in his dress muscles and tight shirts; which has no place in the spirit;» dealing with matters of the holy ghost «he can speck it but he can «t live it; which is the trouble with a lot of modern day Christians; do as i say not as i do... old fashion parents had the same concept, its not just Eddie he got caught, he was just falling weak to the flesh and his own desires; only thing is, he is responsible for the souls of those under his leadership; He must answer and atone to God for those actions, you think for a moment we are being hard on him; God has a way of letting us know when we are wrong that lets us know we need to change.

But, when we look at the gospel's and in particular Jesus's model to us of how to live and how to act, it is all about grace, love, mercy, forgiveness, tenderness, kindness...... Jesus did» nt say; «blessed are those who judge for they will be given more authority»!

He blessed that wee new girl, and her family, and it was that moment when the quiet unassuming one is revealed as their true identity in the movie, he's still a pastor, still a teacher, even after all of the deconstruction and pulling apart and rebuilding of our faith, and our understanding of church and go - go - go - programs on the premise of compounds and build - it - they - will - come, coupled with a new understanding of vocation and ministry, even with his business acumen, and the new normal life in the secular marketplace.

Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz

How many times, in reading the liturgy for the Holy Communion, I have felt both exultation and despair at the moment of the Sanctus: «Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify Thy glorious Name; evermore praising Thee, and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Saboath...» Exalted because, in this language, this place and time and company of momentary lives are interpreted and blessed within the scope of an eternal action of God, released from the tyranny of death and what Dylan Thomas has so movingly alluded to when he laments that

Born as Agnes Bojaxhiu in Macedonia in 1910, Blessed Teresa came to public attention relatively late in life, but when she did, her impact was profound... Continue Reading»

When, either in the Persian or the Hellenistic period, a writer said, «Thy dead shall live,» he used as a parallelism, «My dead bodies shall arise,» (Isaiah 26:19) and one of the familiar prayers of subsequent Judaism ends with the words, «Blessed art Thou, O Lord, who dost return souls to dead bodies.»

«If that's the case maybe you will be blessed someday when your life stinks or you fall in love with a believer in Christ.»

It's easy to cheer yourself up by taking refuge in life's blessings when the problems don't seem so bad.

Not only «our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life» come ultimately through God's working in the world — even when they come by way of other men or from nature, the chief (not the only, since created occasions have freedom to be causative agents) causal agency is the divine Love.

I don't think it's so much about the levites being paid for their service it's about us doing what's right toward Pastors that must feed and tend to the flock of GOD if GOD has called them.JESUS even said in luke 10:7 that the laborers are worthy of their wages.In luke 8 1 - 4 it's says even JESUS HIMSELF recieved financial support from the women who ministered to him with their possessions.Now most people today would say he should have been ashamed of taking money from those poor women but JESUS accepted their support and they was blessed for sowing onto the LORD»S work.1 Corinthains 9:1 - 15 says dint muzzle the ox while it tread out the grain was GOD talking about oxes no he was talking about those who labor in the ministry.Who goes to war at their own expense.Or who goes to war but pay for their clothes, guns, etc.No one because the goverment if that country provide these things because of the soilders service.Who plants a vineyard and don't eat from it.Who tends a flock and don't drink the milk of it.I think it's just spiritual sense to support a pastor that's teaching you the word, casting out devils, laying hands and healing is manifesting in people lived, going to hospitails, prisons, and house calls to pray for the sick and shut in, going to graduations and funnerals, praying and fasting for himself and the flock.I think a person who think a pastor shouldn't be paid for their service either don't know they need to be paid and need to be taught or they are demonic in their thinking and either hate GOD, PASTORS, AND GOD»S PEOPLE.Why do nt you hear people saying anything against the dope dealers, strip clubs, dope houses, liquor stores, etc.It's only when people give into the LORD»S work that evil minded or misinformed people have a problem with it.No sir we don't have to use the old testament to show that we should support out pastors.You don't use the law, love tells me to support the pastor.Under the new testament LOVE is the greatest of all.Love for GOD and man.If GOD asked for 10 percent under the law to support the levites who didn't have all the responsibilities of Pastor today.Church rent, gas for vans of thd church, insurance fir the church and church vehicles, feeding and clothing the poor, light, gas, and water bill, mantience on the church or vehicles, not to mention the Pastor own house, cars, children, insurance, etc.If would be foolish for one to think that a pastor should take care if his house and GODS HOUSE without people supporting the work of the KINGDOM OF GOD.If we love GOD we are going to support HIS KINGDOM and HIS PASTOR.If under the law GOD asked for 10 percent how much should we give under the LOVE COVENANT?Example I love my wife and if I had 300 dollars I would surley give her more that 10 percent which would be 30 dollars because I love her.The law says you must give LOVE says I chose to give because I love GOD and man.Again we don't have to use the law just love and spiritual sense because hate and a carnal senses will not understand.Now I have given you scriptures please do the same when you respond not your opinion.Please respond right away I await your answer.GOD BLESS.

Even in this life there are moments when church is truly enthralling; why should the inability to be bored not be one of the gifts with which the Holy Spirit endows the blessed?

When we say that we are blessed to live in a prosperous, free country, are we also saying that those born in a third - world country are less deserving of our blessings?

It's not just about working harder, or having bigger faith, or pressing on until you see the blessing, or choosing leaders carefully, or sharing your life, or being passion ate when nobody else seems to care (all things Powell talks about in his book).

This is a busy state of mind — when life is going by so fast and we can't push the «pause» button and in the mad rush of day - to - day living, we are missing out on those opportunities to bless and to be blessed.

I've also learnt that only when we start looking at the abundance that we have in life, can we then start becoming a blessing to those who really are in need.

We're blessed to have a number of them at Arsenal and when you hear him speak about his family, the manager or indeed his teammates, you hear a man who appears truly happy with his lot in life.

When I choose to consciously express gratitude for all the blessings in my life and be very specific about the life I choose to experience every day and what I will gratefully experience in the future — new metaphors, possibilities and beautiful synchronicity unfold to reflect that reality.

But every year, when Thanksgiving rolls around, we're reminded of the importance of instilling our children with a deeper sense of gratitude, not just for the toys and treats they enjoy but also for the larger blessings in life.

It is only when I discovered the answer to an abundant life in Jesus, that I experience blessings following you.

I consider myself blessed to be able to stay at home with my daughter and still maintain an income because I couldn't imagine leaving her side when she depends on me so heavily for comfort, nutrition and love (especially because her father is not in our lives to share the responsibility).

The best swaddle bl anket comes in handy when you have an infant, and this is more so in the first few days of their life because it provides them with womb - like conditions.

Self - doubt occurs when we focus on what's missing in us and on everything that's going wrong in our lives, regardless of all the blessings and gifts...

Holy Basil: You might not think of this herb right away when addressing sex drive, but as most of us have so much stress and frenetic energy in our lives getting in the way of sexy times, taking an adaptogen like this which will reduce your overall stress experience can be a blessing that just keeps giving.

When it comes down to it, the reason we strive to be healthy can't be so that we fit into the same size clothes we did in college or so we have flawless skin (though those can be great side - effects of being healthy), but so that we can have more time to enjoy the blessings of this life and the health and energy to be able to live it the best way possible.

Illness can be a blessing when you view it as a chance to analyze your Whole Health Cairn, to ensure that everything in your life is as much in alignment with your truth as possible.