Thursday, September 27, 2007

A Father's Love Letter

My friends...

I have a special letter that I want you to read, please go to this link http://fathersloveletter.com/English/FLL8.5x11ColorPoster.pdf, and read about your Heavenly Father's love for you. He desires that you know and understand that love is more important than hate; more important than war; more important than winning... more important than divorcing your spouse. Perhaps you are warring considerable discouragement today. My pastor, Reba Rambo McGuire, would tell you that to be discouraged means that you have dissed your courage. So get back up and walk with courage. Perhaps you are angry about someone's offense toward you, make an effort to mend the wrong. Yes, I'm asking you to go to the person and try to make it right. Perhaps it will be you who is the bigger person (D. McGuire, 2007). You are more precious than gold to your creator. It is not in His design that we destroy each other on this earth with our ideologies, our political views, our religious zealousies... it is His desire that you see how much He loves you and that He has made provision for you. He has not counted your sins against you. He has paid for them already in His son, Jesus.

The scripture says that even the earth groans for the revelation of God's glory in the earth... we have the capacity to shine with His glory when we love each other and love each other deeply from the heart. He is love. Do something kind today for someone else. Love them without expecting anything in return. Give to others without expecting a return. Then, your Father in Heaven will see your behavior. He will see the love that you have and He will fill you to overflowing with love and blessings. So be encouraged today! Lift up your chins! Smile even though it hurts because your Father in Heaven has not missed that you are hurting and help is on the way. He is nearest the broken hearted. Draw near to Him, and He will draw near to you! (James 4:8 NIV) Today is your day for breakthrough, I sense it.

RamyB

This letter is courtesy of Father Heart Communications Copyright 1996-2005 www.fathersloveletter.com

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

The Ruminate: The Week's News

The Ruminate: The Week's News

The Heroic Age

This blog is written by a former classmate of mine, Larry Swain. I am posting it for your information and resource. He has done a lot of research that is useful and particularly interesting. The Ruminate is also his blog! So happy reading!

RamyB

Friday, September 07, 2007

The Sun is Up

Amazing... the night has gone, a new day has dawned. Today is a fresh new day. There are fresh, new, exciting horizons waiting to be explored. It is all about perspective. 6:26 A.M. Central time... kittens are stirring, the dogs are snoring and my teenagers are snuggled in their cozy little beds. Not for long, I think. I ponder the ability to sit and enjoy the quiet (except for the road noise in front of the house). It was quiet a few hours ago.

Pastor talked this last Wednesday about taking the opportunity to make each day a day to rejoice by choosing to rejoice. There is so much truth in this simple statement. Joy by choice. Perhaps it should be stated, "joy by re-choice," for as you know the minute you choose to be joyful, the test will come to steal away your joy.

Today, just for today... make an effort to have joy by choice. For you have a Father up in the Heavens who loves you compassionately, dearly and completely... He is a good God. He desires good things for you and certainly today, IN today, He can help you find joy!

"For this is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24 NIV I guess that means it takes both of us to be joyful... you and I are in this together!

My Best....

RamyB