Sharon Sharing God: "FAN THE FLAME" FRIDAY

Friday, November 8, 2013

"FAN THE FLAME" FRIDAY - Ready

"Welcome to "Fan the Flame" Friday.

This is a weekly post that will be "short and sweet" (kinda like me...)

Just a word and a question (or few)…just a little something to
"fan the flame" of your creativity!

And, to further fan those faith-filled flames (try saying that 10 times in a row!) – I'm adding my favorite devotional from the week!

Today's word: ready

What does the word ready mean to you?

How can we make ourselves ready to face the enemy?

What must we do to be ready for the Lord's coming?

Why is it so important to be ready for all circumstances in the Christian walk of faith?

Let me know what you think!!

"Stay alert! [Be ready!] Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour."
(1 Peter 5:8, NLT)

"And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see."
(1 Peter 1:5, NLT)

"You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected." (Matthew 24:44, NLT)

"They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good." (Titus 3:1, NLT)

"...you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it." (1 Peter 3:15, NLT)

"Then Paul answered, 'Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die...for the name of the Lord Jesus.'" (Acts 21:13, NIV)

DEVOTIONAL OF THE WEEK:

Many people brood over the unknown. In their uncertainty they fall prey to anxiety and tension. For the Christian believer there is a glorious truth...We know that [Jesus] is with us right now, leading us through life. He also went to prepare a place for us in God's heavenly Kingdom...We will be with the Lord forever...hold on to the promises of Jesus...

*Through faith I know that You live and that I too will live eternally with you.

"For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that He might be the Lord of both the living and the dead." (Romans 14:9, NIV)

(Devotional from: "Grace for Each Moment" Compiled by Kylie Munger from devotionals by Solly Ozrovech, c. 2008, Christian Art Gifts, RSA)

"This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you…For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline." (2 Timothy 1:6-7)

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6 comments:

Chatty CroneNovember 8, 2013 at 7:02 AM
You know when I was younger I was ready on time or before time. Now that I am older I am always a little bit late. I wonder what that says. But with God and being ready I try to be vigilant. Have a good weekend my friend. Love, sandie
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CeilNovember 8, 2013 at 8:07 AM
Hi Sharon! This is a very timely post for me. I need to start changing some habits I have and the more I put it off, the less ready I will be. My will is so strong, and I have to pray for the grace to get stronger in Spirit. If you feel like it, you could pray for me? I am just slacking off in exercise and eating right. Yuck.

That quote from Paul just hit me too. I love that man, and to hear him say that the crying was breaking his heart was so touching. And yet, the point is he is ready to go. Ready anytime. Because the human sorrow of his leaving does not deter him from his path. What an incredible disciple.

Thank you for a post that really hit me today. Am I ready? Not really. But I'm willing to work on getting there, and I think that makes all the difference.
Have a happy weekend!
Ceil
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UnknownNovember 8, 2013 at 2:45 PM
HI Sharon, I would like to say I am ready, but think I will have to say I am still a work in progress. Have a good weekend. God Bless
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bettyNovember 8, 2013 at 3:59 PM
Ready, to be prepared. I think keeping ourselves in God's word is a great way to be ready for Him as well as to fight off the attacks of the enemy. Have a good weekend Sharon!

betty
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WandaNovember 9, 2013 at 7:37 AM
I'm with Betty, ready makes me think of being prepared and no delay is required when it's time to take action. I'm still getting some things ready.
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Nikki (Sarah)November 10, 2013 at 12:27 PM
I used to hate being late but with my family, sometimes getting out the door can take forever. :) But being prepared and ready for whatever He wants....is what I desire. Hope your Sunday is going great Sharon......It must be beautiful right now up in the hills where you are.....
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"So [I] have been greatly encouraged in the midst of [my] troubles and suffering, dear brothers and sisters, because you have remained strong in your faith. It gives [me] new life to know that you are standing firm in the Lord. How [I] thank God for you!" (1 Thessalonians 3:7-9)

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MY WORD FOR 2016

GRATEFUL

Grateful: feeling or showing thanks to someone for some helpful act; appreciative of benefits received; warmly or deeply thankful; indebted; beholden.

Word origin: 1550's, "pleasing to the mind," also "full of gratitude," from obsolete adj. grate "agreeable, thankful," from Latin gratus "pleasing" – derived from the same word origin as the word "grace."

The trick to changing your behavior is to become more thankful.

The practice of gratitude involves a focus on the present moment, on appreciating your life as it is today and what has made it so.

Let us begin an eternal quest to express in new and creative ways our thanks to God.

So I'm breathing in Your grace,

And I'm breathing out Your praise.

Let our prayers be the overflow of a grateful heart to God.

Three steps in prayer:

PRAISE – praise, reverence, worship, adoration, and awe for who God is and what He does

ASK – honest, earnest, and intense requests

THANK YOU – always end with thanksgiving for everything

Pulpit commentary:

In everything give thanks.

In every circumstance – in joy and in sorrow; for everything – for prosperity and for adversity; in every place – in the house of God and on the bed of sickness.

Christians should not only be engaged in constant prayer, but in constant thanksgiving.

For this – this thankful spirit – is the will of God, His desire.

God by the gift of his Son has laid us under the obligation of perpetual thanksgiving. Our whole lives ought to be one continued thank-offering for all the blessings of redemption.

Gill's Exposition:

Thanks are to be given to him for all things…

For all temporal good things;

for our beings, the preservation of them;

for food and raiment, and all the mercies of life;

for the means of grace, the word and ordinances, and the ministers of the Gospel;

for spiritual blessings, for electing, redeeming, regenerating, adopting, pardoning, justifying, and persevering grace:

for a meetness for heaven, a right unto it, and a good hope of it;

and especially for Jesus Christ, for such a…Saviour, and advocate with the Father, as he is; and for life, peace, joy, comfort, righteousness, and salvation in him.

Thanks should be given to God in every circumstance of life; in adversity, as Job did; when not in so comfortable and agreeable a frame of soul as to be wished for…even under the temptations of Satan…since the grace of God is sufficient to bear up under them, and deliver out of them.

[Give thanks] in afflictions of every kind, since they are all for good – temporal, or spiritual, or eternal.

WHAT IS LOVE?

Love is when you are missing some of your teeth but you're not afraid to smile because you know your friends will still love you even though some of you is missing.

By Emma K. - Age 6

"Out of the mouth of babes..."

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.

Anonymous

When you are uncertain, it helps to have someone remind you what is true – someone who knows you well, who sees you, and keeps track of you – not just your body but your soul.

Emily Freeman

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Friday, November 8, 2013

"FAN THE FLAME" FRIDAY - Ready

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