Sundays With Joyce

 

ENCOURAGEMENT

 

Luke 21:15.....

For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

Jeremiah 1:9.....

Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "Now, I have put my words in your mouth.

Numbers 11: 17

..... I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take of the Spirit that is on you and put the Spirit on them. They will help you carry the burden of the people so that you will not have to carry it alone.

Exodus 31:3.....

and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts--

Job 32:8.....

But it is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.

2 Timothy 3:16

..... All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,

Romans 1:17....."

And Jesus said unto them ... , "If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you."

1 John 4:18

....."There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear ... "

Deuteronomy 31:6

.....Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

Isaiah 35:4

...... say to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you."

 

 

By Faith Not By Sight

Author: Stephanie Storey Morant

In waking I give thanks
In what’s not known
I have to trust, My Father
That yesterday’s pain is gone
For you’ve given me this day
For me to rejoice
To faithfully follow
To willingly hear your voice
For trials will come sometimes
And burdens I’ll have to bare
But you promised me father
To always be there
So I’m standing on that promise
No matter what I go through
And just in case I stumble
I’m depending on you
For you hold the master plan
And your path is always right
So today I’m embarking
By faith and not by sight

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway

Author: Mother Teresa

People are often unreasonable and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.

If you are honest, people may cheat you.
Be honest anyway.

If you find happiness, people may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough.
Give your best anyway.

For you see, in the end it is between you and God.
It never was between you and them anyway.

Mother Teresa

 

 

 

 

'I believe that any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement, if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day, and as nearly as possible reaching the high water mark of pure and useful living. '

'There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause. '

'There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good friend.'

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VISION

 

1 Timothy 4:13--Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

Acts 13:2

--As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

1 Timothy 4:15--Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

Psalms 127:1

--Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

Proverbs 19:21

--There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

Acts 16:9

--And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

Proverbs 29:18

--Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he

Habakkuk 2:2--And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

 

 

 

 

Never allow what you see (your vision) be limited to current circumstances.

Spiritual vision is given from above due to purpose and destiny for your existence.

When circumstances seem to or attempt to cloud your view,

find a Word 'seed' of promise for you to plant in what may seem like a barren time.

There may be times of 

CHALLENGES

UNCERTAINTIES

FRUSTRATION

FEARS

SADNESS

.....and DISAPPOINTMENTS

Sometimes they are weeds attempting to choke out your seed.

At other times, they themselves can be seeds of preparation... that can be used.

Water your promises, dreams, visions, ... with faith, and allow God to grow them into existence ... of the destiny and purpose for which He created you...

with spiritual encouragement and power for your journey to times of refreshing and fulfillment.

One of the most important aspects of success is the ability to visualize your path

and stay focused on the lighted path to your dreams, aspirations, callings, etc until you reach them.

Establishing, or identifying your vision or life's purpose is the first step.

 

 

 

 

 

"Not with his eyes but with His vision"

 

"Life just seems so full of connections. Most of the time
we don't even pay attention to the depth of life.
We only see flat surfaces."

"To see what is in front of one's nose
needs a constant struggle."

"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook."

"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order."

"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful,
for beauty is God's handwriting -- a wayside sacrament.
Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every flower,
and thank God for it as a cup of blessing."

"If you go as far as you can see,
you will then see enough to go even farther."

 

"Our visions begin with our desires."

 

When You Are Perfectly Still

HEAVEN #2779 :  When You Are Perfectly Still

* Thanks, Kelly!

 

God said:   All is in stillness. Nothing is stirring, not even a mouse. There is stillness within stillness. And even when a leaf dances, it dances in stillness. Even in movement, the leaf is still.

And you who watch the leaf, even if you are jumping up and down, you are also stillness.

You are Being, and Being by its every nature is still. Even within a hurricane, there is stillness. Of course, within you, stillness reigns supreme.

I am your Stillness, beloveds.

You never see Me running around.

In perfect stillness, I perform all activity.

 Rather, I do not perform. I call all activity to Me. I say its name, and it is done. In stillness, everything is easy. By its very nature, stillness is effortless. Everything travels to you when you are perfectly still.

You do not have to go to it.

Even when you run around, you are stillness. Even when you are angry and your blood pressure goes up, even so, you are still.

Even when you run a race, you are still. Your mind and body can rush around, yet the core of you is stillness.

Lean into that stillness, beloved, and you will accomplish more. The easier you are, the more easily everything in the Universe falls in your lap.

 

If you dig a ditch, you are digging it. You work hard. And yet you are doing nothing. Your body gets its exercise. A hole is dug. All the while, you are doing nothing at all. Have you experienced what I mean?

Who or what is doing the doing?

Your body, your mind. But you are stillness.

Stillness is great enlivenment, and yet it is still.

 

Before, during, and after death of the body, the enlivenment goes on. The body stops, but not the liveliness of Being. Your Being continues to permeate the Universe. Being is a constant, and it goes on forever in its stillness.

It is almost as if you masquerade as a doer when you are in reality stillness and nothing but stillness, so help you God.

I vibrate stillness. What I vibrate is. What I do not vibrate is not.

 

Even in madness, there is stillness. Even in yelling. In everything, there is the stillness of stillness. There is a watcher aspect of you that knows this, knows the mirage of activity, knows the stillness of Reality, knows that you are ever in Heaven, playacting on Earth.

Action can only go so far. Even action movies have their limitations. The more subtle movies have greater power than the rough and tumble ones. The subtle movies are more evocative, and their meaning takes you to the still and subtle levels. The more still is also higher.

Talk is only talk. Doing is only doing.

But Being goes on silently amidst the activity.

 

Of course, you eat. Of course, you walk. Of course, you swim. And yet you are far more than an eater, a walker, a swimmer. What you really are cannot be defined, anymore than I can be.

And when your body swims, where do you think it swims? It swims in the Ocean of your own Being.

What do you think I am but Being?

What do you think you are if not Being?

 

Being is attributeless, and yet you are Being, and yet you are a Human Being on Earth gathering facets of yourself and calling them attributes. You are bundling Being, beloveds.

 

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Patience

Romans 5:3..... And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

Ephesians 4:2.... With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Hebrews 6:12.... That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

James 1:3.... Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

James 1:4.... But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

James 5:7.... Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

James 5:8.... Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

Revelation 14:12....   Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

 

 

PATIENCE

Patience is a divine virtue that we are not only badly wanting, but we neglect it most foolishly.

It is an inner assurance of God's unreserved love and unconditional guidance. Patience is God's power hidden in us to weather the teeming storms of life.

If failure has the strength to turn your life into bitterness itself, then patience has the strength to turn your life into the sweetest joy. Do not surrender to fate after a single failure.

Failure, at most, precedes success.

But success once achieved, confidence becomes your name.

Have patience in the heart; you will feel that the world is nor only with you and in you, but for you.

Time is a flying bird. Do you want to capture the bird and encage it?

Your fondest dreams will be transformed into fruitful realities if you just know the secret of growing

the patience tree in your heart.

Patience is your sincere surrender to God's Will. This surrender is by no means the effacement of the finite self which you now are, but a total transcendence of your finite existence

to the Infinite Self.

In silence patience speaks to you: "Try to live the inner life. You will not only see and reach your goal, but also become the Goal."

Patience can never be imposed on you from outside.

It is your own inner Wealth, Wisdom, Peace and Victory.

 

 

 

Patience is passion tamed.

The secret of patience is doing something else in the meanwhile

Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.

The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.

The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.

All human wisdom is summed up in two words - wait and hope