KETCHUP AND MUSTARD SATURDAY
Catch Up and Must Do.
Today's sandwich may not taste as good as past Saturdays! Join me anyway! Do you want ketchup or mustard on yours?
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Okay! Let's talk and eat at the same time! When you step out and dedicate your family as a "HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH" there will be many unknowns along the journey. Why? Because FAITH is "being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Therefore, we have to TRUST... not be anxious and not worry... even if we don't know where the next meal or money is coming from. Our faith must be strong as Satan tries to pull us in many directions. Satan will tempt us to be sharp with our tongues, short tempered, and he'll even throw in a few panic attacks to make sure that we take our eyes off of Jesus.
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As you walk your journey of faith, in the coming days, join my friends Debbie and Annette who often say, "I choose joy!" Join me in saying, "Life is hard, but God is good!" Join Jesus and Peter in what they said long ago:
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In Luke 22:31-32,
Jesus said to Peter,
"Simon, Simon,
"Simon, Simon,
Satan has asked to sift you as wheat.
But I have prayed for you, Simon,
that your faith may not fail.
And when you have turned back,
strengthen your brothers."
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Later in his life,
Peter had this to say in 1 Peter 5:8-11
after he had learned a thing or two :0)
"Be self-controlled and alert.
Your enemy the devil prowls around
like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
Resist him,
standing firm in the faith,
because you know that your brothers
throughout the world
are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
And the God of all grace,
who called you to his eternal glory in Christ,
after you have suffered a little while,
will himself restore you and make you strong,
firm and steadfast.
To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen. "
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If you've ever watched / read Chronicles of Narnia or the Star Wars series or any Western you are made aware of the extreme battle between good and evil. Yes, just as Peter learned, there is a battle going on! It looks like Peter eventually realized how it important that it was to be self-controlled... alert... to resist... and choose faith...
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I have always been encouraged by people who overcame in spite of their circumstances and in the midst of adversity. I love this video! Although each person in it may not have had their faith placed in God, the video still encourages me to keep remembering to NOT BE AFRAID... TO PERSEVERE... TO KEEP MY EYES ON JESUS... This journey is an itsy bitsy part of the amazing future for those who KEEP THE FAITH... KEEP BELIEVING...
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