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In Christ's Service,
~ Darcel ~

Don't kill your joy with the “BUT”s!

I love my job, BUT...

I love my husband, BUT...

I love my house, BUT...

Satan is a deceiver and will steal your joy every chance he gets. Don't let him do it!

Proverbs 18:20-21 teaches us:

20 A man’s [moral] self shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; and with the consequence of his words he must be satisfied [whether good or evil].

21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life].

Are you satisfied with the fruit of your mouth? Do you speak “fresh” fruit or do you speak “rotten” fruit?

The words you speak, like the fruit you eat, determine how you feel. If you eat good, fresh fruit, you feel filled and refreshed. If you eat rotten fruit, you feel an upset tummy. Your insides are upset and the unpleasantness runs through your entire body.

The words you speak react the same way. If you speak good, peaceful, loving, encouraging, comforting, etc... words, you will feel fulfilled and refreshed even during your times of trouble. If you speak hurtful, doubtful, mean, discouraging, etc... words, you will feel upset all the time.

Galations 6:7 warns us:

7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

In other words, the words that come out of your mouth will determine the level of your peace in your life. So get in the habit of only speaking good words (fresh fruit) from your mouth. You will feel much better about your life.

A good example of the words we should speak is found in Galations 5:22-23 where it lists the Fruit of the Holy Spirit:

22 But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness,

23 Gentleness (meekness, humility), self-control (self-restraint, continence). Against such things there is no law [that can bring a charge].

Peace is attainable.

In Christ's Service,

~ Darcel ~

Revelation 3:15-16 says:

15 I know your [record of] works and what you are doing; you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were cold or hot!

16 So, because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of My mouth!

Examine yourself. Be honest with yourself. Where do you fit in this scripture? Are you cold or hot, or are you merely lukewarm?

Are you totally against Christ = Cold?

Are you on fire for the Lord = Hot?

Or are you afraid of what others may think of you? Are you afraid to stand up against evil in front of your peers, your friends, or even your family? Do you sit in the lunchroom at work with your coworkers and join in the gossip about other coworkers, your boss or the company? Do you listen as someone tells you a dirty joke and laugh along with them at the punchline because you want to “fit in”?

My friend, you know the difference between right and wrong, good and evil. Make a public stand and do what's right. People are watching you and even testing you from time to time to see how you will react.

Everyone is searching for peace in their life. Become a shinning example of where and how people can find that supernatural peace that passes all understanding that can only come from Jesus Christ. As you surrender you mind and heart to Jesus Christ, you will also find that perfect peace. Paul assures us in Philippians 4:8-9:

8 For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them].

9 Practice what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and model your way of living on it, and the God of peace (of untroubled, undisturbed well-being) will be with you.

Rest in His Peace.

In Christ's Service,

~ Darcel ~

Looking for Peace in your life?

Isaiah 26:3-4 encourages us:

3 You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You.

4 So trust in the Lord (commit yourself to Him, lean on Him, hope confidently in Him) forever; for the Lord God is an everlasting Rock [the Rock of Ages].

Christ has made so many great and wonderful promises to each of us. If we will keep our mind on Him, He will direct our paths. Those paths will be in His Peace. A Peace that you cannot even comprehend exists.

Don't believe me. Believe God's Word. He promises Peace to each and every one of us. That includes YOU.

Put your trust in God. Keep your mind on Him. Learn, follow and obey His teachings. He is your Rock. He will not falter or crumble, but will stay strong and powerful. That strength and power will protect you from the enemy and will guide you into His Peace.

In Christ's Service,

~ Darcel ~

We are going to address 2 sins that people of today try to ignore ...

1. Fornication = Sexual immorality = Sex out of marriage

2. Adultery = Sexual immorality = Sex with other than your husband or wife

Sin is what separates us from God, the Father. Sin in the world is what caused God to wipe it out in the days of Noah and start again. Genesis 6:7 tells us of God's regret to make mankind:

So the Lord said, I will destroy, blot out, and wipe away mankind, whom I have created from the face of the ground—not only man, [but] the beasts and the creeping things and the birds of the air—for it grieves Me and makes Me regretful that I have made them.

But be of good cheer. God promised He would never wipe out the earth again and gave us the rainbow to remind us of this promise.

As the years have passed, mankind has grown progressively worse and worse to what we have, today. I think all of you will admit things have gotten very corrupt and out of hand.

Although God promised He would not flood the earth again, He did promise us that He would throw Satan into the bottomless pit where he can no longer deceive and those who will participate with Christ during The First Resurrection will reign with Him for a thousand years.

Until that day comes, we are here on earth striving to find Christ's peace. With repentance and faith, it IS attainable.

So again I say, sin separates us from God, the Father. Fornication and Adultery are listed right with all the other corrupting sins and wickedness we live in that needs to be repented from. It's kind of scary as Romans 1:29-32 states we are worthy of death for these sins by warning us:

29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

It's time to repent and turn from your wicked ways if you want to find peace in your life. God loves you and offers you His peace. All you have to do is turn to Him and accept it.

In Christ's Service,
~ Darcel ~

God wants you to realize He loves you UNCONDITIONALLY.

It doesn't matter what you have ever done in your life, if you ask Him to forgive you and turn from your wicked ways, He will forgive you and give you eternal life with Him. John 3:16 is the verse in God's word that best explains His unconditional love for you:

For God so greatly loved anddearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.

No matter who you are or what you've done, God WANTS to pour His love out to you. He wishes that none should perish in the pit of Hell but that ALL should accept Jesus Christ and receive eternal life. 2 Peter 3:9 tells you of this long-suffering, unconditional love for you

The Lord does not delay and is not tardy or slow about what He promises, according to some people’s conception of slowness, but He is long-suffering (extraordinarily patient) toward you, not desiring that any should perish, but that all should turn to repentance.

But, that verse also has a warning within it. This opportunity won't last forever. There will come a time when God will remove the wickedness of the world, cast Satan and his demons and followers into the fiery pit of Hell and give us, Christ's followers, eternal life with Him.

All God's promises will be yours. He will take complete care of you while you are here in this life. Trust in Him, putting your life in His hands, and all your needs will be met according to His riches in Glory. (His riches in Glory is another teaching coming up, but trust me, His riches in Glory are far more and better riches than you can ever imagine.)

Just remember, no matter what you've done, God loves you and will forgive you. He has given us a story in the Bible that parallels His unconditional love for us, even when we have gone off on our own and messed up our lives. Read the story of The Prodigal Son found in Luke 15: 11-32. Put you in the position of the son and God in the position of the father. Then you will understand that God Loves YOU!

In Christ's Service,

~ Darcel ~

God Loves YOU!!

Take it personally. It's meant personally for you.

God knew you before you were formed in your mother's womb. He knew you before the beginning of time. Psalm 139:16 tells us:

Your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in Your book all the days [of my life] were written before ever they took shape, when as yet there was none of them.

God has great and wonderful plans for your life. If you will trust Him, if you will put your life completely in His hands and let His Holy Spirit guide you according to His will, He will lead you in His perfect plan for your life. Your needs will be met according to His riches in glory. (That's a whole 'nother lesson.)

Bottom line...you will live in the peace you are craving. God's perfect peace. That peace that passes all understanding. That peace that only God can provide.

In Christ's Service,

~ Darcel ~