"BE TRANSFORMED"

Day # 146 - 'A Woman of Faith' Devotional
(and May 26th is my husband's Birthday - happy 40th babe and may you always walk a transformed life in & through Him.)
Verse: "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove that what is good and acceptable and perfect will of God." Romans 12:2 NKJV

"In the midst of pressure and the heat, I am confident His hand is on my life, developing my faith until I display His glory, transforming me into a vessel of honour that pleases Him!" ~ Anne Graham Lotz

... to be continued!

BE BLESSED & BE A BLESSING!

"Busy with Our Thoughts"

DAY #24 - 'A Woman of Faith' Devotional
Verse: Proverbs 20:5 NCV "People's thoughts can be like a deep well, but someone with understanding can find the wisdom there."

"Because we are human, we are always busy with our thoughts. We simply can't help ourselves. Our brains never shut off, and even while we are sleeping, we mull things over in our minds. The question is not if we will think; the question is how will we think and what will we think about."
('A Woman of Faith' Devotional. Day 24. ©2007 Freeman-Smith, LLC. Nashville, TN. 37202)



We are to think on things that are lovely, pure, holy, and more. The Bible says, "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." Philippians 4:8 NIV

**Ok, so I tried to post this on the 24th, yet I missed it by a minute, and my daily Bible verse changed to exactly this one... so this is the verse for today (the 25th) -- try to live it out TODAY!**

I am one of those people who's mind is always going... unfortunately it is still going in my sleep sometimes, and that is frustrating especially when I want to receive a dream or vision from the Lord. My mind can wander all day long as well... it brings back to remembrance a song written by a friend of mine, who is a great worshp leader, Dan Macaulay. (Chords for this song in the key of F, can be found here.) Check out his tunes at http://www.danmacaulay.com. ENJOY!

Captured Again - D Macaulay

My mind keeps wandering Lord
To other things I adore
Come again and capture me

My life's pursuits can all be
So often centred on me
Let my first love burn

In my heart there's a longing for
The glory of the Lord
Here I am lifted hands
Lord I'm walking through the door

I want to stand in your presence in all of your glory
And worship at Your feet
And as I lay down my idols and reach out for You
I am free   I am free

And you come with mercies from heaven
like I've never dreamed of
And shower me with grace
And as the earth fades away
I am captured again
In Your face Lord, in Your face.
© 2002 Dan Macaulay (Admin. by Spirit Born Music Publishing / Doxa Praise)
CCLI Song # 4370862 www.danmacaulay.com http://www.spiritbornmusic.com/

So allow God to refine and renew your minds through Christ Jesus. "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." (Romans 12:2 NIV)
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." (Philippians 4:6-8 NIV)BE BLESSED & BE A BLESSING!

Day 4: October 4th, 2009 -- Proverbs 27:1

Written by M. Hall

Please feel free to agree or disagree with points made, and feel free to comment if so desired. If you would like, you could write your own thoughts on the verse of the day, and include that in your comments below. Thank you and may you be Blessed!! =)

“Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.”- Proverbs 27:1

 “Learn from yesterday - Live for today - Hope for tomorrow. - Albert Einstein.

Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today. - James Dean

We spend an awful lot of time planning for the future. But God is the only one who knows what tomorrow will bring, or if tomorrow will even come at all. We put our hope in the Lord that our lives will continue, but we truly need to live for today. We cannot keep putting off doing things until tomorrow. Some of those things will never ever get done, because technically ‘tomorrow’ never comes. Once tomorrow comes, it turns into today… =)


So many opportunities have passed us by, because we have waited until tomorrow. So many people may have had the chance to hear the gospel today, but we think we can tell them tomorrow. I know that I have to live this way too. I’m certainly not calling the kettle black. This totally applies to me as well.


Tonight we heard an amazing message from a true man of God. He spoke the truth, and he spoke it well. God’s Word does not say we are to live as slaves to the world, or to conform to the world’s pattern of thinking. No, it actually says “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will; His good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2 NIV We need to live to how the King sets out for us, to build up His Kingdom here on earth, as it is in heaven. WOW! What a spiritual wake-up call to the church! We do not have to sit back and let the devil have his way with the world. We need to take back what the enemy has stolen, and we are called to take it back violently with force. We have been given the authority and power by Jesus Himself, and we need to walk in that power TODAY, not tomorrow. Tomorrow may never come. What did our verse today say? “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.” We cannot brag that tomorrow is coming for us. We need to make sure that we ourselves are right with God as well. Church isn’t a building with bricks and clay it’s those who have that relationship with Jesus. Our hearts and minds need to be daily transformed so that we see with His eyes, and hear with His ears. We need to be CROSS-EYED…


Let’s make a pact together that we will live for today. We will learn from yesterday, and we will hope for tomorrow, but try not to leave anything undone today!!


PRAYER: Lord, we thank You for Your Word, and that we can take hold of the promises in it TODAY. We need not wait for tomorrow, because You haven’t promised us tomorrow. You did however promise us that You have great plans for us, for a hope and a future. We know in the end, whether today is our last day or not, that we have the victory through you, and our future is definitely bright because we look forward to Heaven. Help us as we strive to have Your Kingdom come and Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Please God, WAKE US UP! Wake up Your believers by the power of Your Holy Spirit. Help us not to slumber, and sit back to the world. Help us to stand firm for You and Your Kingdom Concepts. We praise You Lord because we are fearfully and wonderfully made, and You care deeply for each of us, even more than the sparrows. Help us to trust you for TODAY, and help us to live for you TODAY! In Jesus’ Name, AMEN!