Tuesday Writings......6/7/16

Good morning...

      Today I took a walk. Not big news for you but for me it was an accomplishment. Walking would always be my last choice; it takes too much time away from all the things that I need to do. I am trying to realign my priorities, and do things that are good choices for me to spend time on. Have you ever thought that there is just not enough hours in a day? Well when you have a priority to do something you will make the time for it. I have decided to give it a try.

Have a wonderful Tuesday and take some time to do something that you never do.

God bless from
Corinne

The Devotional component in the Tuesday Writings of Women's Focus Ministries is titled, "Whatever State To Be Content" and was written by Sandy Billingham. Sandy has been inspired by Paul's statement that he can enjoy contentment no matter what the circumstances he finds himself in. Sandy wrote, "As we release "the discontentment" of this life in full surrender to Jesus, that is when the contentment begins to flow."

Enjoy!

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  Today's Devotional   

"Whatever State To Be Content"

written by

 Sandy Billingham

I sense I have a long way to go to be able to confidently say as Paul says...

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"Not that I speak in regard to need, 

for I have learned to whatever state I am, to be content." 

Philippians 4:11

To me that is a classic statement from Paul. He has mastered life itself, that in all the major dynamics of living he confidently can say he can be content.

To me that is a "Wow" statement. I can not wait to meet Paul in heaven and tell him how much he has challenged me to me more like Jesus. Paul has fiercely endured many treacherous storms and has come out a stronger lover of God in the midst of the his troubles. He has definitely has his weak moments, but many, many times has hit the mark!

To be able to be content, our focus must always be in the Lord. We must take captive of our every thought and bring it to the obedience of Christ. We must also strive to surrender our heartaches, our trials, our misconceptions, our challenges onto the Lord.

It is then, and only then as we give up our rights to hold on to the things that imprison us and keep us discontent, can we experience that content. It is that full surrender of all the cares of this life that God is saying,  "I will carry them, I will take them, I will work those things out; if you will but let me."

As we release "the discontentment" of this life in full surrender to Jesus, that is when the contentment begins to flow. We  can then  say as Paul says,  "....for I have learned in  whatever state I am, to be content."

In His Contentment, 

Sandy Billingham

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   Quotes of Famous Christians   

   Past and Present   

" For the Christian, heaven is where Jesus is. We do not need to speculate on what heaven will be like. It is enough to know that we will be for ever with Him.

William Barclay

"It cannot be emphasized too clearly and too often that this nation was founded, 

not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religion, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason, peoples of other faiths have been afforded 

asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here.

Patrick Henry

"If you will protest courageously, and yet with dignity and Christian love, when the history books are written in future generations, the historians will have to pause and say, There lived a great people-a black people-who injected new meaning and dignity

into the veins of civilization."
Martin Luther King

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   Christian Witty Sayings     

Prayer

God answers Knee-Mail.

The Boss

Under the same management for over 2000 years.

Come As You Are

You are not too bad to come in and you are not too good to stay out.

Insomnia Cure

If you can't sleep, try counting your blessings.

Nutrition

The best vitamin for a Christian is B1.

Yummy

Try our Sundays. They're better than Baskin-Robbin's.

Cosmetic Surgery

Come in and have your faith lifted.

Refunds

Try Jesus. If you don't like Him, the devil will gladly take you back.

Seating Arrangements

Where will you be seated in eternity? Smoking or non-smoking?

Tithing

Give God what's right -- not what's left.

Which Way?

Man's way leads to a hopeless end -- God's way leads to an endless hope.

Two Ears

Since God gave us two ears and one mouth, He must have wanted us to do twice as much listening as talking.

Stand

If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.

Anger

The person who angers you, controls you!

Grading

God doesn't grade on the curve, He grades on the cross.

Flying

If God is your Copilot - you're in the wrong seat!

Unconditional Love

Yes, God loves us all, but He favors "fruits of the spirit" over "religious nuts!"

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  Today's Inspiring Graphic  

Don't risk being wrong about this. 
Believe and climb on that eternity train. 
Don't be left behind!

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Prayers are lifted up daily for 

you by the Devotional Writers 

and the Monthly Writing Staff

of Women's Focus Ministries.

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