You decide the outcome; long before it happens by Elaine Davenport (Friday, August 31, 2007)

29 Aug 2007 Leave a Comment

by peacefulone in Attend to my words, Being angry, Biblically based confession, bitterness, Confessing to a crime, Confession to a priest, Diet, Doubt, Exercise, Fear, Getting real, God's Word is life, Healing Time, Health to all their flesh, Incline thine ear to my sayings, Intimate time with God, It's a lie!, Laying around, Let them not depart from thine eyes, Loving God, Meditating Healing Scriptures, Moping, On e cookie won't hurt mentality, Pity party, Prayer time, Proverbs 4: 20-22, Pulling punches, Real time with God, Reciting Healing Confessions, REST AND SLEEP, Self Confession, Talking on the phone, They are life unto those that find them, Time in te Word of God, Uncategorized, worry, Wrong thinking, Your heart, Your spirit

Proverbs 4:20-22 “My Son, attend to My words; incline thine ear unto My sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health (Lit. medicine) to all their flesh.”

NOTE - Here it is as plain as it can be: the taking of God’s Word is life and medicine to your flesh.

WHAT KIND OF TIME ARE YOU PUTTING IN FOR YOUR HEALING? I WON’T PULL ANY PUNCHES; IF YOU’RE NOT PUTTING ANY REAL TIME IN; YOU CAN’T EXPECT ANYTHING AT ALL.

Let’s Catergorize:

THIS TIME DOESN’T COUNT: Worry, fear, doubt, talking on the phone about it, laying around moping, anger, bitterness, disgust, pity party, nursing and rehearsing what the problem is, becoming an expert on the problem and not on the solution

THIS TIME DOES COUNT:

Prayer time, intimate time with God, Reading and meditating Healing Scriptures, reading/ reciting Healing Confessions, reading the Word of God and meditating on it, finding out what God wants you to do, following medical advice, getting proper rest and sleep, Loving God with all your heart mind and soul and loving others, getting exercise if possible, following a proper diet, maintaining a good support system and I am sure that there are more.

PART TWO: UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF GODLY CONFESSION

It’s so easy to live in a one dimensional world; and yet its’ not.

There are many types of confessions. Let’s list them:

1. Confessing to a crime.

2. Confession in the presence of a priest

3. Confessing guilt that is not criminally based.

4. Self Confession (may be positive or negative)

5. Godly Confession

I only want to talk about Godly Confession. That is a biblically based confession that is scripturally based. The reason this kind is the best is because God’s Word is alive. The Word has the power to heal, the power to save you, the power to preserve you, the power to give you the impetus to help you; whatever situation that you may face.

WHY IS GODLY CONFESSION EVEN IMPORTANT?

It’s important because if you confess it over and over; it gets in your spirit and then in your heart. When it gets in your heart; you believe it.

WE ALL FALL SHORT…

Growing up, many of us would make up our minds to do things and sometimes we would forget about it. For whatever reason the excitement would wear off and we’d go back to our old routine. A perfect example odf this is a diet. All the reasons we started one gets thrown out the window when we decide to “fall off” the diet and go back to our old ways. Often I hear about people who lose weight and keep it off. Somehow for them, they do not allow those old tapes to be replayed in their head. Things like: “One cookie won’t hurt.” Then the next day: “two cookies won’t hurt. You get the picture.

RATIONALIZATION

That same kind of rationalization can take place with confession. It’s like you’re thinking: “It’ll take a while so put it at the bottom of the priority list.” THAT”S WRONG THINKING…IT’S A LIE! SURPRISE SURPRISE SURPRISE!

Every Spring people run and stampede the local nurseries and flower market for flowers. They don’t look so hot. I know because I’m always out there. We find ourselves buying multiples of those little tiny puny seedlimgs. We’re excited about them because we know that if we put them in the ground and don’t ignore them, they WILL produce a wonderful harvest…

Well, this is the same concept of the Healing Confessions. So my statement is that the time are you putting on them and what you get out will result from what you put in.

Go after it! Go Beyond it! Capture it! By Elaine Davenport (Wednesday, May 30, 2007)

27 May 2007 Leave a Comment

by peacefulone in Caught off guard, Comeback time!, Don't let anything stop you!, Facing a test, Facing Great obstacles!, I choose joy!, I choose peace!, Let's make a vow to praise God!, Nothing can stand in your way!, Pity party, steal & destroy!, The Adversary, The thief comes to kill, These aren't just words!

 *  This is a letter I wrote in February of 2005.  It will Bless you.

 

 

The thief cometh not but for to steal, and to kill and to destroy:  I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.   John 10  verse 10

 

Dear Friend, God Bless you today.  As you know for months I have written to you to encourage you.  I pray for you and your family daily.  I want you to know that God loves you greatly and that is a certainty.  I don’t know what you are facing as you hold this letter in your hand but I know it gets cleared up, it goes away.  You see, nothing can stand in your way. 

 

As I write this letter today, I too am facing something.  It is a test of course and I will pass it.  Earlier today, I was on the verge of tears as something happened to me to upset my world of peace and joy.  When it happened, I was caught quite off guard.  I admit that I was confused for a few minutes.  It took me far too long to regroup and recover.  I don’t want a second to go by without my being able to instantly be able to recognize how much the adversary wants to steal my joy! 

 

I really wanted to have a pity party.   I decided to throw the problem out the window, forget about it and cancel the party!

 

 I thought about it long and hard and I said:  “Wow!  Okay,   now I can really identify with anyone going through anything when they get this letter because I’m doing that  (going through)  while I’m writing it!  Only I don’t feel like I’m going through because I CHOOSE to have joy!  I CHOOSE to have peace!  I CHOOSE to not let it ruin my day or my precious time with you.    

 

Is it a goal that you are after?   Is it joy or  peace?  Perhaps it  is  healing, or financial wholeness, maybe it is something really specific that you need, but God knows.  Get with Him, let Him help you, then go after it, go beyond it, capture it!    Keep the good, discard the bad.  You can do this!  Yes, you can.  These aren’t just words.  In fact, as I write them, I’m  getting stronger and stronger if that’s even possible .  

                                                                                

You see, God had already given  me my COMEBACK!    He already gave you yours too.  I was driving down the street this morning and I just began to give God praise.  It wasn’t easy, but I did it.  SHOCK!  I got better.  It was almost instantly.  That is what we all have to do.  I have so much to be thankful for and so do you.  Tomorrow I probably won’t even remember the “ so called” problem.  Ha- Ha.  You see when trouble comes we have to see it as it is.  Our adversary, the devil would love to keep us off the path that God has put us on.  But I write to you today to tell you that you must identify specifically what God has called you to do, Go after it, Go beyond it and Capture it!  You have to get to it, you cannot miss your window!  Don’t miss your flight, God wants to take you on a wonderful journey.  When that time comes, you’ll have more joy than any words that I can use can describe!  It is so funny that when we’re really our happiest, a lot of times we just can’t say anything at all.  It’s like we want to slow down time.  But that’s when we need to make it plain to all around that this VICTORY came from God.  It wasn’t a surprise.  It was what God wanted for us. 

 

When you face a trial, remember it isn’t God.  It is the thief trying to get you distracted, offended, off in another direction, to give up, forget about it, question yourself.  Your job at the time is to identify the source and to press on, continue following, concluding the things that you must do by tying all of the loose ends, get closer to God in prayer asking Him to lead you, remind yourself just how important it is for you to achieve your goal and how important it is to God.

 

I reminded myself of my daily victories and the ones that are within reach for the first time in years and it is my impetus to push on…to press and I am filled with joy! 

 

You must not let anything stop you until you go beyond every obstacle  and capture  what it is that God has for you.  I have faced great obstacles in past months, but I will joyfully continue on and I know and am praying that you will too.  Bless God that we know that we already have the victory because He says so.  Let’s make a vow to Praise God whenever we can to give thanks and honor and that we will carry forth what He has entrusted us to do in the name of Jesus.    Thanks and I’ll be in touch.  My good report for you is imminent and I am awaiting yours too and my prayers for you and your family will continue more fervently!   Love Elaine Davenport

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For whosoever is born of God overcometh the world:  and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.   1 John 5 verse 4

 

                                            HAVE FAITH

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