Here are a few 1-line bible messages:


Don't let your worries get the
best of you; remember, Moses started
out as a basket case.

It is easier to preach ten sermons
than it is to live one.

When you get to your wit's end,
you'll find God lives there.

Opportunity may knock once, but temptation
bangs on your front door forever.

Some minds are like concrete
thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.

Peace starts with a smile.

Be ye fishers of men. You catch
them - He'll clean them.

Coincidence is when God
chooses to remain anonymous.

Don't put a question mark
where God put a period.

Forbidden fruits create many jams.

God doesn't call the qualified,
He qualifies the called.


God grades on the cross, not the curve.

God prefers
'fruit of the spirit' over a 'religious nut!'

God promises a safe landing,
not a calm passage.

He who angers you, controls you!


If God is your Co-pilot - swap seats!

Don't give God instructions -- just report for duty!

The task ahead of us is never as
great as the Power behind us.

The Will of God never takes you to
where the Grace of God will not protect you.

We don't change the message,
the message changes us.

You can tell how big a person is
by what it takes to discourage him.

The best mathematical equation

I have ever seen:
1 cross + 3 nails = 4 given.

Glad you liked those 1-liners Laura.

Handling Daily Frustrations
Lysa TerKeurst
Proverbs 31 ministries

"But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop" Luke 8:15 (NIV)


Devotion:

Recently, I had a conversation with a customer service agent. I use the words "customer service" very loosely. There was not a lot of concern over me being a faithful customer nor any expressions of service.

Later on, I started thinking about the woman on the other end of the line. After my call, she probably moved on to the next frustrated customer. And then the next. And then the next. Suddenly, I felt so sorry for her. I decided it wasn’t her desire to not be able to help me. She was truly just following the orders of the higher-ups at her company.

I imagined her packing up her things at the end of another long day and heading home. A home where she is having to face her own daily aggravations and frustrations. That's when it hit me. While on the phone, I never pictured her as a person really. To me, she was just a voice on the other end of the phone that was causing me extreme frustration.

How might my reaction have been different if I’d stopped to think about her as a woman just like me? …What might it be like to be her, to live her life, and to have to go to her job everyday?

I decided God was trying to get my attention to be more aware of those around me, those that He loves dearly. Those that I, sadly, sometimes don't even see. In Luke 8:15 Jesus reminds us, "But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.” I want Jesus’ message to fall on a heart that is humble and fertile enough to:

Receive God’s word…
Retain God’s instruction, and…
Reflect God’s character in both my action and reactions.

When I stop to think about this I am challenged. Whether I am talking with a frustrating customer service representative that I don’t know or interacting with those I know and love, I must work towards being a woman who displays godly character. Just like Luke 8:15 encourages, whether I'm having a frustrating conversation or a friendly one, may God’s messages of truth have such an impact on me that my heart remains noble and good.


I enjoyed reading this devotional today. It reminds me to stop, and focus on others, not my own frustrations.

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One of my favorite verses:

2nd Timothy 2:15

"Study to shew thyself approved unto God,
a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth."






Thomson Chain Reference Study Bible




Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible




Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament




Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible




Unger's Bible Dictionary



Anybody got any other favorite study aids for researching the scriptures?

Britty, I especially like this one:

"Be ye fishers of men.
You catch them -
He'll clean them."

Hi Debs,

"Fishers of men..." - I like the pic you chose with the verse TM.

Hi

In reading the Word this morning I always try to include a Proverb corresponding to the day.

Proverbs 3:13-26 (New Living Translation)

13 Joyful is the person who finds wisdom,
the one who gains understanding.
14 For wisdom is more profitable than silver,
and her wages are better than gold.
15 Wisdom is more precious than rubies;
nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 She offers you long life in her right hand,
and riches and honor in her left.
17 She will guide you down delightful paths;
all her ways are satisfying.
18 Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
happy are those who hold her tightly.

19 By wisdom the Lord founded the earth;
by understanding he created the heavens.
20 By his knowledge the deep fountains of the earth burst forth,
and the dew settles beneath the night sky.

21 My child, don’t lose sight of common sense and discernment.
Hang on to them,
22 for they will refresh your soul.
They are like jewels on a necklace.
23 They keep you safe on your way,
and your feet will not stumble.
24 You can go to bed without fear;
you will lie down and sleep soundly.
25 You need not be afraid of sudden disaster
or the destruction that comes upon the wicked,
26 for the Lord is your security.
He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.


Proverbs 4:7 KJV
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

I have been meditating on these today and 2nd Timothy 2:15 ties right in. Thanks for sharing.

(How do you post a picture, I have tried several times and have not figured it out yet.)

Have a blessed day.

1) Find a picture you like on the Internet. I do this... Go to Google... http://www.google.com Up at the top of the screen, click on "Images"... when the pages changes to "Google Image Search" type in any word of something you want to see a picture of... like "Jesus" (minus the quotation marks.)

2) Click on the picture you want to see.

3) On the next page click "See full-sized image"

4) Copy/paste the entire URL address of JUST the picture into a Mingle message window.

5) Try hitting "QUOTE" and look at how I type in this next URL for this picture:

Just add "img" in brackets before the hyperlink, and "/img" in brackets after the hyperlink








And, since we are on this subject...

If you want to make a hyperlink clickable here on Mingle, add "url" in brackets before the hyperlink then add "/url" at the end of the hyperlink like this


http://www.biblegateway.com/

The above link allows you to search the scriptures in over 100 English versions...

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"Why, if species have descended from other species by fine graduation, do we not everywhere see innumerable transitional forms? Why is not all nature in confusion, instead of the species being, as we see them, well defined?"

Charles Darwin, Origin of Species


The reason we have never found any missing links is quite simple. Darwin's theory of evolution is wrong!

The Prodigal Son - Rembrandt

Thanks TM.

It posted twice, oops.

Notice the hands on the elderly man (representing God) - one is masculine and one feminine.

I totally 100% agree

Are you thirsty, standing in the rain?

When we pray to God and ask for something, often we are asking him to answer it a specific way within a specific time frame. And that is an easy way to become frustrated with God. You can feel like he’s not paying attention and not listening to you. But really we’re the ones not paying attention.

Just because God doesn’t answer a prayer the way we want, when we want him to, doesn’t mean that he didn’t answer the prayer. He always answers. Sometimes we don’t see it because we are busy looking for something different. When we are thirsty, we might be looking for a glass of water, but miss that God has given us the rain. Sometimes answers to prayer come in ways we wouldn’t have imagined. Watch for God to answer prayers in unexpected ways, and try to notice when He does.

Isaiah 65:24

I will answer them before they even call to me
While they are still talking about their needs,
I will go ahead and answer their prayers!
Isaiah 65:24

In my youth, my mother tried to get me to read the book of Hebrews. I was not really interested in that old book of the old testament. A few years ago mom was on her death bed and not expected to live for more than a few hours. Eleven days later she was still hanging on. It was on a Sunday morning I got the idea of doing a little church thing for her and myself. She was unresponsive and near the point of passing so I wasn't sure if she even new I was there. I picked up a copy of the bible and said, "okay mom lets go to church". When I opened the bible, of course the page that it first fell open to was the beginning page of the book of Hebrews. I almost went to another passage that I was more familiar with, when I remembered her telling me many times that I should study the book of Hebrews. I said a short prayer and began to read Hebrews to her with hopes that if she was able to hear at all, she would be comforted by hearing one of her favorite Bible passages. As I read on and thought of all of the things, that book was talking about that are going on in the world today, I became more and more blessed. I cried, laughed, and all points in between as I read. Some hours later I realized that I had read the whole book of Hebrews, just as she wanted me to do for so many years growing up. Later that day she passed. At the gathering after her funeral I was telling my uncle about the experience, and that I could not tell if she could hear any of it or not. His immediate response was, "Oh yes, maybe not her body, but her spirit could". I dismissed his comment as just trying to comfort my loss. Later I remembered a near death experience I had gone through many years before. Part of that experience was being able to hear and see what was going on in the room where my body was. I was also able to communicate with spirits and angels on the other side. The spirits that had passed before me were all very joyful that I was with them. I felt as though there was something I needed to come back to do. As I was expressing this to them, they were trying to talk me out of returning to the physical life on earth. When I said the words "Jesus Christ help me", I was instantly back in my physical body. I still do not know nor can I remember exactly what it was I wanted to come back for. Maybe writing this story out was part of it!