~ Broken Toes, Broken World !! ~

"TWICE in my life I've broken one of my little toes by colliding with furniture. Ouch! FOR days I limped painfully, my body protecting its tiny injured member. My body was doing exactly what it was designed to do. IT supported and sympathized with the part of me that was hurting. GRADUALLY my toe healed.

ALTHOUGH I'll never again take my toes for granted, I sometimes take for granted certain members of the church. Paul taught that the church is the body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:12-27), not merely like the body of Christ. Each member has God-given abilities to support and sympathize with other members.

IF Christ's church is to function the way God designed it, there are three things we dare NOT do: (1) Refuse to fellowship. (2) Let fear and lack of Love cause us to withhold our gifts. (3) DISREGARD or OPPOSE the gifts of others through pride and envy.

INSTEAD, we need to be actively using our spiritual gifts to the benefit of fellow members of Christ's body. Only when we experience both the giving and receiving of Christ's healing-Love for broken members will we be ready to reach out to a broken world." - JEY.

"You are the body of Christ, and members individually ( 1 Corinthians 12:27)."

FOR We Are Connected By The Love That Comes From God Our Father.

~ SAFETY and ease ? ! ! ! ~

"But whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm." Proverbs 1:33

"Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul... ." Matthew 10.28

BILLY Graham's daughter was once asked the question as to why the one-triune God doesn't stop suffering. She paused a moment and then replied with the fact that God will not go beyond the boundary of order He already set from the beginning. He has given a gift of individual choice in life to each of us. He won't overstep the mark of people not wanting Him in their lives when that is the way they want it. For example, if you don't want Him in Schools, He won't be there. In fact (according to reason), if you don't want Him anywhere in your life, He won't be there. So don't be hypocrites by complaining about why He wasn't there when He wasn't even expected to be there.

* YOU judge for yourselves ! ! !

~ WRITING a PERSONAL prayer ! ~

You protect my back, Lord, so my energy and actions are available for Your work (even though at times I unwittingly make mistakes - yet, You knowing all things, even before they happen, can work through those too). "Thank you" for Your love and care!

May my life reveal Your holiness and reflect Your power, so others may come to worship You.
In Jesus name. Amen. Kim.

~ * Energy and General RELAXATION (for everyday living) ! * ~

BREATHING supplies our bodies with oxygen, so when we don't breathe deeply enough, we can't function as efficiently. RATHER than breathing from the chest, try breathing from the DIAPHRAGM, with slow, deep breaths, which help clear the mind enabling achievement of a feeling of calm in both body and mind to keep you revitalised (this needs to be practiced everyday) !!

* PERSPECTIVE !

WHAT do we do about godless culture that clamours for our attention?

HOW do we defend our children, ourselves and others around us from unhealthy influences?

THE answer is the same for all: Our protection is the Word of God.

TO begin with, we must spend time in God's Word, allowing His precepts and principles to permeate into our thinking and living. WE ought also to teach it to our children from the time they are small, and we should readily share it with others - helping them to understand God's perspective on the situations of their lives.

A Tool for You. So how do we get into God's Word? HOW do we come to understand it so we can apply its truth to our lives? We must read it - and study it - listening and asking Him to speak to us.. "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind" - Romans 12:2.
ALBERT LEE

The listening side of prayer: Christians who have learned to pray but not to listen will find it difficult to get guidance. Often we treat God the way we treat our friends, and do all the talking!
We allow Him no time to talk to us, to whisper His confirmation or His word of change. To get guidance, you dare not neglect the listening side of prayer. TELL Him your problems, then sit back and listen for the answer. IT will come in a quiet, deliberate witness to your heart. Don't be anxious or too eager. Let all haste and tension go. As you sense His nearness, lay the issue before Him. Then go the way of peace. * Psalm 31: 1-24.

PRAYER: Father, I need so much to learn the art of listening. Quieten my heart today that I might learn to listen for your still small voice. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
SELWYN HUGHES