Archives: November2009

• Rescue Me From the Mire

  “But I pray to you, O Lord, in the time of your favor, in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation. Rescue me from the mire, do not do not let me sink; deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep waters.” Psalms 69: 13, 14
  Praying to the Lord in his favor is powerful. In his great love ask God to answer you with his sure salvation. He will rescue you from mire. Mire [...]

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• The Praise Test

  “The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but man is tested by the praise he receives” Proverbs 27:23
  “The praise we receive from others tests us as to how we will respond either in pride or in humility. An attitude of pride reveals self-deception in our hearts, for we do not realize that what we are and what we have done are largely due to God and others. Our actions must never be done for praise or self glory, [...]

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• Greater Is He

  1 John 4:4
  “..because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world”
  No matter what the challenges are in your life, if you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior, you are victorious.  The Holy Spirit lives inside of us. Whatever concerns you today, take heart in knowing that it is already handled because Greater is He that is in you, then He that is in the world. This means that there is greatness [...]

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• Explore New Possibilities

  Where would you like to be in five years.? What do you see yourself doing? Think about your life being improved and transformed. Transformation begins in the mind.  “…be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind…” Once your mind becomes renewed, your possibilities are increased and possibly your faith. Explore new possibilities.
  Patrice Tankard
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• Thanksgiving

  “Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness.Let the whole world know what he has done.” I Chronicles 16:8
  Today, we should take the time out to be grateful to God for all of the things that he has done for us. Tell your loved ones that you appreciate them. Tell the Lord just how much you appreciate Him. Reflect on things and situations of the past to see how far you have come. Give thanks unto the Lord and [...]

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• As Long As I Live

  “I love the Lord, for he heard my voice, he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.” Psalms 116:1,2
  This scripture makes me happy. I tell you, sometimes living in this unpredictable world can be nerve-wrecking. I don’t know about you, but I need to be able to have some type of relief when I am afraid, frustrated, sad, humiliated or anxious. I do call on [...]

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• Guard Your Tongue

  “He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps himself from calamity.” Proverbs 21:23
  The simple message for today is to be careful what your tongue utters. If you watch over what you say you will save yourself from disasters. If you shield your mouth you will prevent yourself from devastation. If you keep safe your tongue you will avoid tribulation. If you preserve your mouth you will free yourself from blows, failures and misfortunes and so on ….
  Patrice Tankard
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• Blessed

  “If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all nations on earth. All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your live [...]

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• No Heart Trouble

  “Do not let our hearts be troubled.  Trust in God, trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms: if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take your to be with me that you may also be where I am.  You know the way to the place where I am [...]

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• To The Rescue

  “O Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me, or they will tear me like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.” Psalms 7:1, 2
  Have you ever had any drama in your life? Have people ever said negative things to you or about you? Do you have any haters? Have you ever ended up in a gossip scandal? Or, do you go about minding your [...]

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