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Karens Cornerstones Insightful weekly devotionals by Karen Rossen
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Do you
bring forth good fruit? What you do, does it bring good fruit
results?
Bringing forth good fruit and good results is being positioned in line
with the word of God.
Luke
13:6-9 reads:
6
-7Then he told them a story: "A man had an apple tree planted in his front
yard. He came to it expecting to find apples, but there weren't any. He said to
his gardener, 'What's going on here? For three years now I've come to this tree
expecting apples and not one apple have I found. Chop it down! Why waste good
ground with it any longer?
8 -9"The gardener
said, 'Let's give it another year. I'll dig around it and fertilize, and maybe
it will produce next year; if it doesn't, then chop it down.'"
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We must bridle our tongue to our own body.
when your life is not going just right, examine your tongue and think about
what you are saying. Does it bless you or curse you?
If you want success stop claiming defeat by the
words you speak.
James 3:3 says: a bit in the horses mouth can
control the whole horse, a small rutter can control the whole ship. The
mouth controls the strength of the whole body.
When you speak weakness you will be weak, and when
you speak strength you will be strong. When you have strength, you will
have good direction.
The storm cannot catch you when you speak and do the
right thing. But, if you have loose lips and speak the wrong things, it
just may not go very well.
As you go, the Lord will show you what to say.
So yield your mouth to the Lord. Pray everyday that God will guard your
mouth, so you will not sin with your mouth. For out of the heart the
mouth speaks. Choose your words wisely.
Weekly Devotions by:
Karen Rossen
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Stop believing your
feelings and start believing in God and His word. For His word is good
information, and His word is a revelation.
Talk back to the
devil, you are forgiven and God's chosen ones. Be violent towards the
devil, because the violent will take it by force.
Acts 10:38
says: Love is the theme of Christianity. Whatever it costs, you need
to reach out to people with the love that is within you. Don't be
selfish and self-centered, give of yourself.
You will have Peace
when you stop asking why. Make a choice & trust God. Enjoy the
ride. Turn the bad things in your life around and make it a blessing
for someone else.
Make a decision to forgive conscience or unconscience
of the things that people do, for strife will hinder your prayer life. We need to live deeper and get over ourselves.
Matthew 6:12, 14-15 Read.
There are six ways to detect unforgiveness:
1. sees other's sin and not their own, keeps score
2. not getting what others have, complaining
3. division and separation
4. alienates
5. accuses and exposes
6. causes anger and jealousy
Like I said previously, "live deeper and get over yourself!"
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In your life there are many things that control you, and they will never end unless you take control.
Here are some examples of control issues in your life:
1.)
When people control you with their words, such as you should do this
and you should say that. Don't look for their approval but look for
the approval of God. Strive for a balance in your life.
Romans 14:12 says: ... And so each of us shall give an account of himself to God. (no one else.)
2.)
Your addictions can control you such as; overeating, TV, smoking,
gambling, alcohol and much, much more. Be tuned into the Christ within
you.
II Corinthians 10:4 says: ...For our weapons of warfare are not physical but
they are mighty before God for the over-throw and destruction of strong-holds.
3.)
Then there is the emotional issues that control you, such as;
criticism, anger, fear, jealousy, blaming, and negativity. Don't allow
these things to enter in because it does not produce good fruit in your
life.
Know that God has created you, and He loves you.
Phillipians 4:13 says: ...I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
When you change the things you allow your mind to dwell on, you are on your way to greater freedom, wholeness, and victory.
God
has written His thoughts for us in His book ( the bible), so we must
choose to examine our own thoughts and actions in the light of God's
word. Always be willing to submit our thoughts to His thoughts,
knowing that His are best.
Written By: Karen Rossen
at 3rd Day Ministries
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Prayer is very powerful, so when bad things come out of
your mouth, pray that God will guard your mouth, so that only good things
come from it. As 1 Cor. 10:8 says: We must not gratify evil
desires.
You cannot enter into His presence with
praise if you are fault-finding, grumbling and complaining.
If you have more petitions than praise, you are out of
order.
Your words that you speak are very important. Are
they in the flesh or of the Spirit? Choose your words before you
speak.
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Not living in despair will give the devil nervous break-down. Living with Hope, expectancy and the want to change. Then things will change. What do you believe and expect?
Psalm 27:14 Says: Wait and hope for and expect the Lord! Be brave, of good courage, let your heart be stout, enduring, yes, wait for the and expect the Lord.
Renew your strength and mount up with eagles wings and wait on God with excitement. Don't give up because you will miss it all. Stay positive long enough to see what God will do.
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Your trials maybe the
connection to your victory, for God is working in the heavenlies. God will
bless you because of your loyalties.
God has a life by design, for he is working on the
inside not the outside; to fulfill what he has you to do. We need to trust
in the Lord, and shut the door to doubt. If you leave the door open, you
leave it open for Jobs friends. You need to shut the door, because God
will be there with you, for what God promise, he will
perform.
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God is the one who created us and put things into
place. Do you get so busy that you lose your identity and yourself?
We must focus on God's plan for our lives.
Clear the clutter and the chaos from your life and let God
flow through you and in you. Go thru the experiences in life and let God
use you. god has hooked you up to go up, get in position. ASK
YOURSELF: What is the correlation of the walk in your life, of that which
God has for you?
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