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"TROUBLES" ARE OFTEN THE "TOOLS" BY WHICH GOD FASHIONS US FOR BETTER THINGS"

               

"GROWING UP IN TOUGH TIMES"

"BUT "GROW" IN GRACE, AND IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR 

 JESUS CHRIST. TO HIM BE GLORY BOTH NOW AND FOR EVER. AMEN" I Peter 3:19

"AS NEWBORN BABIES, DESIRE THE SINCERE MILK OF THE WORD

     THAT YOU MAY "GROW" THEREBY."      

I Peter 2:2

LET'S LEARN A GREAT LESSON TOGETHER

IT’S IN THE VALLEY WE GROW!

Sometimes life seems hard to bear,
Full of sorrow, trouble and woe
It's then I have to remember
That it's in the "valleys" I grow.

If I always stayed on the mountain top
And never experienced pain,
I would never appreciate God's love
And would be living in vain.
I have so much to learn
And my growth is very slow,


Sometimes I need the mountain tops,
But it's in the "valleys" I grow.
I do not always understand
Why things happen as they do,
But I am very sure of one thing.
My Lord will see me through.


My little valleys are nothing
When I picture Christ on the cross
He went through the valley of death;
His victory was Satan's loss.

Forgive me Lord, for complaining
When I'm feeling so very low.
Just give me a gentle reminder
That it's in the "valleys" I grow.

Continue to strengthen me, Lord
And use my life each day
To share your love with others
And help them find their way.

Thank you for valleys, Lord
For this one thing I know
The mountain tops are glorious
But it's in the "valleys" I grow!

                                                                               by Jane Eggleston

 

"THAT WE HENCEFORTH BE NO MORE CHILDREN, TOSSED TO AND FRO AND CARRIED

ABOUT WITH EVERY WIND OF DOCTRINE, BY THE SLEIGHT OF MEN, AND CUNNING

CRAFTINESS, WHEREBY THEY LIE IN WAIT TO DECEIVE, BUT SPEAKING THE TRUTH

IN LOVE, MAY "GROW UP" INTO HIM IN "ALL" THINGS, WHO IS THE HEAD, EVEN

JESUS CHRIST!"

REMEMBER, ALTHOUGH WE ALL WOULD LOVE TO LIVE EACH DAY

ON THE MOUNTAIN TOP, THE VALLEYS DO COME, AND WE KNOW

IT'S IN THE VALLEY WE GROW!

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              MOVING DAY!

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD TO MOVE TO A NEW RESIDENCE? IT'S A TASK NO ONE REALLY ENJOYS & IT CERTAINLY WEARS YOU OUT BUT GOOD. WELL, EXCEPT FOR A FEW MORE BOXES TO BE UNPACKED AND THINGS TO BE RE-ARRANGED, VIVIAN AND I ARE SLOWLY GETTING SETTLED IN OUR SMALL BUT COZY APARTMENT. AFTER LIVING
IN OUR HOME FOR THE PAST 26 YEARS, IT WAS NOT AN EASY TASK, ESPECIALLY AT OUR AGE, PACKING AND TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT WE COULD TAKE AND WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PASS ON TO SOMEONE ELSE.  BUT, WE BOTH KNEW IT WAS TIME TO SIZE DOWN AND MAKE THE MOVE.
 
WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO CALL "FAITH FARM MINISTRIES" IN BOYNTON BEACH, FL. TO BE
THE RECIPIENT OF A VARIETY OF ITEMS TO HELP THEM IN THEIR WORK WITH MEN AND WOMEN WEIGHED DOWN WITH PERSONAL PROBLEMS IN NEED OF PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL HELP. MOVING IS NEVER EASY, BUT WE ALL KNOW THERE ARE SITUATIONS THAT ARISE IN LIFE WHEN IT BECOMES A NECESSITY.
 
YOU KNOW FOLKS, IT REMINDS ME OF THE DAY WHEN WE WILL MAKE OUR "FINAL MOVE" TO BE WITH JESUS OUR LORD AND SAVIOR. WHEN THAT DAY FINALLY COMES, WE WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT TO TAKE ALONG WITH US, FOR AS THE ETERNAL WORD OF GOD DECLARES,
 
              "BUT GODLINESS WITH CONTENTMENT IS GREAT GAIN. FOR WE
BROUGHT NOTHING INTO THIS WORLD, AND WE CAN TAKE NOTHING OUT OF IT."
I TIMOTHY 6:6-8
 
ON SECOND THOUGHT, THERE IS ONE THING EVERY BELIEVER WILL WANT TO TAKE ALONG
ON THAT DAY WHEN WE STAND BEFORE JESUS, AND THAT IS A LIFE THAT OPENLY DECLARES, "I HAVE BEEN "FAITHFUL" TO THE ONE WHO LOVED ME AND GAVE HIMSELF ON THAT RUGGED CROSS OF CALVARY.  ON THAT MOVING HOME DAY, HOW WONDERFUL IT WILL BE IF WE CAN HUMBLY SAY AS DID THE APOSTLE PAUL WHEN HE WROTE,
 
"I HAVE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT, I HAVE FINISHED THE RACE, I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH. NOW THERE IS IN STORE FOR ME THE
CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, WHICH THE LORD, THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGE, WILL AWARD TO ME ON THAT DAY, AND NOT ONLY TO ME
BUT ALSO TO "ALL" WHO HAVE LONGED FOR HIS APPEARING."
                 II TIMOTHY 4:7-8
 
THIS FINAL MOVING DAY WILL COME FOR US ALL! MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY FOR IT!
TRUST JESUS"FOR HE ALONE HAS THE WORDS OF ETERNAL LIFE!"
 
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    "WHAT IS GOD'S GREATEST CONCERN FOR US?"
                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Some years ago, this story was recorded in the "The Christian Worker's Magazine."
It's about a Young Man who decided to grow Peaches. It caught my attention because
I have relatives in Canada who grew the most delicious Cherries, and other fruit. They
knew so well the importance of a favorable temperature during the budding and
growing season. 
 
Well, this Young Man went all out, investing everything he had to develop his Orchard.
But, one spring, disaster struck, when a heavy FROST wiped out most of the Peach
Blossoms. When Sunday came, he wasn't in Church. The next week he was again
absent, and the same thing was true the following Lord's Day. His Pastor became
concerned and went to visit him. The Young Man said, "I'M NOT GOING TO CHURCH
ANYMORE! Do you think I can worship a GOD who cares so little for me that he will let a
FROST KILL all my Peaches?"
 
The Minister replied, "God loves you better than He does your Peaches. He knows that
while Peaches do better without FROST, it's "IMPOSSIBLE" to "GROW" THE "BEST MEN"
WITH OUT FROSTS. GOD'S OBJECTIVE IS TO "GROW MEN" NOT PEACHES" even though
He is the Creator of Peaches. Hard words to accept, you say?  Without a doubt it is a HARD
and DIFFICULT lesson for anyone to learn,
 
                                                    BUT ONE WE MUST LEARN! 
                               THE FROSTS OF LIFE DO COME BUT
                                    IT'S IN THE VALLEY WE GROW!
 
When the Apostle Paul prayed for the Believer's in the Church at Colosse, for what did he
pray? He prayed.. "WE do not CEASE to PRAY for YOU, and to ASK that you may be
 
                                     FILLED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL
                               IN ALL WISDOM AND SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING;
 
                                                            THAT YOU MAY
 
                                              WALK WORTHY OF THE LORD
                                                    FULLY PLEASING HIM,
                                      BEING FRUITFUL IN EVERY GOOD WORK
                                                                       AND
                                    INCREASING IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD;
 
Strengthened with all might, according to HIS glorious Power, unto all Patience and Long-
suffering with JOYFULNESS; Giving THANKS to the FATHER who has delivered us from
the  POWER of DARKNESS and Conveyed us into the KINGDOM of the SON of HIS LOVE,
in Whom we have Redemption through HIS Blood, the Forgiveness of Sins." Colossians 1:9-14
                                                                   
                                                           WHAT A PRAYER! 
Understand, building a career through hard work is very important, and God
surely does help us to accomplish such goals as we daily trust and fully 
depend upon Him, but,
                                    WE MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER,
 
                                   GOD'S GREATEST GOAL FOR US IS TO
 
                                                                  "GROW"
 
                                                  INTO SPIRITUAL MATURITY
                              AND BE VESSELS HE CAN USE FOR HIS GLORY.
 
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                             FELLOW BELIEVER'S
                      WHY WERE WE PURCHESED?  
   
The other day, visiting the Post Office with some letters to place in the mail box, I noticed that I failed to complete the address on one of the letters, and obviously, it NEEDED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION before putting it through the Mail Slot. So I pulled out my pen that was in the inside pocket of my coat, pulled off the top and began to write. Unfortunately, as I tried to write, nothing was happening on the envelope. I got some useless paper out of the waste basket and scribbled, trying to get the pen to write, but
                                                                     NOTHING HAPPENED                                                                                                                                                      
I shook the pen a dozen times, and did everything I could to get the ink to the tip, but with every attempt to get the pen to write,
                                                                  NOTHING HAPPENED.
Not having another Pen handy at that moment, and with the Post Office now closed, I was obviously very upset that I couldn't complete the task. The Pen was fairly new, and I BOUGHT it to write when I needed to record something, but, although I paid a fair price for the Pen,
 
                                               IT WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING IN
 
                                   THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS BOUGHT!
 
Has that ever happened to YOU? Kind of frustrating isn't it? Well, Christian Friend, it is very possible that such a situation can exist in the Spiritual Realm of life. The Word of God has this to say to every Believer. "DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, WHO IS IN YOU, WHOM YOU HAVE FROM GOD, AND YOU ARE NOT YOUR OWN? FOR YOU WERE "BOUGHT" WITH A "PRICE" THEREFORE GLORIFY GOD IN YOUR BODY AND SPIRIT WHICH ARE GOD'S!"  I Corinthians 6:19-20
 
Fellow Believer's we are "BOUGHT ONES," yes, "BOUGHT" to function in the purpose for which we have been "BOUGHT" by the supreme price Jesus Christ paid when He shaed His precious "BLOOD" on Calvary's Cross.
 
Like the Pen that was "BOUGHT" that no longer functioned in the "PURPOSE" for which it was BOUGHT, could that be your present Spiritual State before the Lord. How greatly we "Displease" the Lord, when "we" fail to "function each day in the purpose for which He "bought" us! Friend, there is not a greater purpose in life than to Glorify God in body and spirit.  
                                                      REMEMBER,
                                           WE ARE "BOUGHT" ONES
                               WE NOW HAVE A "NEW OWNER" AND IT IS
           THE GOD OF ALL CREATION AND THE GOD OF OUR SALVATION
 
                                         JESUS CHRIST THE LORD
 
 "LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE BEFORE MEN, THAT THEY MAY SEE THE WORKS OF GOD IN YOU, AND GLORIFY YOUR FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN!"   
                                                                                Matthew 5:16
 
                                   WHAT A HIGH AND HOLY CALLING! 
                                                                                                                                                              
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                THE TASK AHEAD OF US IS NEVER AS
               GREAT AS THE POWER BEHIND US!


                                  "HEARTS TOUCHED BY GOD"


The first king chosen to lead the people of Israel was King Saul. We know this

man had his up's and down's, and a sad final chapter in his life, but what is a king without loyal subjects. I'm sure you have read or seen films about the well-known Robin Hood. Whether legendary or a real figure in history, the exploits of this man were quite thrilling in his attempts to help the poor, and punish injustice. However, Robin Hood could never have accomplished this mission ALONE! O NO! He had a group of Dedicated, Fearless, and Loyal Men who followed and assisted him, who were known as the "MERRY MEN" of Robin Hood. Well, note with me what the scripture says about King Saul as found in First Samuel 10:26  "And Saul also went home to Gilbeah; and there went with him

      A BAND OF MEN WHOSE HEARTS WERE TOUCHED BY GOD."

                                                                                  

 

These men were truly "MERRY MEN!" Men who were first of all dedicated and

loyal to God, and now ready to stand by the side of their earthly king and follow

his leadership. Saul could not have asked for more, nor better. How thankful I

have been over the years, concerning the ministries to which the Lord has called me, to have a faithful body of believer's sharing in the work with great dedication.

 

                             BELIEVERS! WE TOO, HAVE A KING!

"The LAMB will overcome them because He is LORD of lords, and KING of kings, and with Him will be his Called, Chosen, and Faithful Followers." Revelation 17:14 When Jesus Christ comes again to reign, "On His robe and on his thigh He has the name written: "KING" of kings, and "LORD" of lords." Revelation 19:16 In that day, "At the name of JESUS, every knee shall bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue shall confess that JESUS CHRIST is "LORD" to the glory of God the Father." Phiippians 2:10-11

 

Yes indeed, that day is coming, but today, this very moment, CHRIST, who is our KING, wants a body of FAITHFUL FOLLOWERS WHOSE HEARTS HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY GOD! A Band of Loyal, Sincere, Dedicated Believers who will be Faithful to His Word, and Work whatever the cost. Sharing the Good News of His love that led Him to Dark Calvary where He DIED AS OUR SUBSTITUTE, AND THEN ROSE AGAIN VICTORIOUS OVER DEATH. His Death was an INFINITE

payment that removes all our Guilt and Condemnation, and His Resurrection

gives to us the JOY of knowing with ABSOLUTE ASSURANCE because He lives, we too shall live Eternally with Him.


 SOLDIERS OF CHRIST ARISE AND PUT YOUR ARMOR
   ON, STRONG IN THE STRENGTH THAT GOD SUPPLIES
  THROUGH HIS ETERNAL SON.
   STRONG IN THE LORD OF HOSTS, AND IN HIS MIGHTY
     POWER, WHO IN THE STRENGTH OF JESUS TRUST, IS
 MORE THAN CONQUEROR.
 

HAS YOUR HEART BEEN TOUCHED BY GOD?

                                                                     
                           

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Some years ago, this story was recorded in the "The Christian Worker's Magazine."
It's about a Young Man who decided to grow Peaches. It caught my attention because I have relatives in Canada who grew the most delicious Cherries, and other fruit. They knew so well the importance of a favorable temperature during the budding and growing season. 
 
Well, this Young Man went all out, investing everything he had to develop his Orchard. But, one spring, disaster struck, when a heavy FROST wiped out most of the Peach Blossoms. When Sunday came, he wasn't in Church. The next week he was again absent, and the same thing was true the following Lord's Day. His Pastor became concerned and went to visit him. The Young Man said, "I'M NOT GOING TO CHURCH ANYMORE! Do you think I can worship a GOD who cares so little for me that he will let a FROST KILL all my Peaches?"
 
The Minister replied, "God loves you better than He does your Peaches. He knows that while Peaches do better without FROST, it's "IMPOSSIBLE" to "GROW" THE "BEST MEN" WITH OUT FROSTS. GOD'S OBJECTIVE IS TO "GROW MEN" NOT PEACHES" even though He is the Creator of Peaches. Hard words to accept, you say?  Without a doubt it is a HARD and DIFFICULT lesson for anyone to learn,
 
                                    BUT ONE WE MUST LEARN! 
                      THE FROSTS OF LIFE DO COME BUT
                          IT'S IN THE VALLEY WE GROW!
 
When the Apostle Paul prayed for the Believer's in the Church at Colosse, for what did he pray? He prayed.. "WE do not CEASE to PRAY for YOU, and to ASK that you may be
 
                               FILLED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL
                          IN ALL WISDOM AND SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING;
 
                                                                      THAT YOU MAY
 
                                        WALK WORTHY OF THE LORD
                                                FULLY PLEASING HIM,
                                BEING FRUITFUL IN EVERY GOOD WORK
                                                               AND
                              INCREASING IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD;
 
Strengthened with all might, according to HIS glorious Power, unto all Patience and Long-suffering with JOYFULNESS; Giving THANKS to the FATHER who has delivered us from the  POWER of DARKNESS and Conveyed us into the KINGDOM of the SON of HIS LOVE, in Whom we have Redemption through HIS Blood, the Forgiveness of Sins." Colossians 1:9-14
 
WHAT A PRAYER! To be sure, building a career, through hard work is very IMPORTANT, and God surely does help us to accomplish such goals, BUT, FELLOW CHRISTIANS, WE MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER, 
 
                                 GOD'S GREATEST GOAL FOR US IS TO
   
                                                        "GROW"
 
                                         INTO SPIRITUAL MATURITY
                         AND BE VESSELS HE CAN USE FOR HIS GLORY.
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It's about a Young Man who decided to grow Peaches. It caught my attention because
I have relatives in Canada who grew the most delicious Cherries, and other fruit. They
knew so well the importance of a favorable temperature during the budding and
growing season. 
 
Well, this Young Man went all out, investing everything he had to develop his Orchard.
But, one spring, disaster struck, when a heavy FROST wiped out most of the Peach
Blossoms. When Sunday came, he wasn't in Church. The next week he was again
absent, and the same thing was true the following Lord's Day. His Pastor became
concerned and went to visit him. The Young Man said, "I'M NOT GOING TO CHURCH
ANYMORE! Do you think I can worship a GOD who cares so little for me that he will let a
FROST KILL all my Peaches?"
 
The Minister replied, "God loves you better than He does your Peaches. He knows that
while Peaches do better without FROST, it's "IMPOSSIBLE" to "GROW" THE "BEST MEN"
WITH OUT FROSTS. GOD'S OBJECTIVE IS TO "GROW MEN" NOT PEACHES" even though
He is the Creator of Peaches. Hard words to accept, you say?  Without a doubt it is a HARD
and DIFFICULT lesson for anyone to learn,
 
                                                       BUT ONE WE MUST LEARN! 
                                 THE FROSTS OF LIFE DO COME BUT
                                       IT'S IN THE VALLEY WE GROW!
 
When the Apostle Paul prayed for the Believer's in the Church at Colosse, for what did he
pray? He prayed.. "WE do not CEASE to PRAY for YOU, and to ASK that you may be
 
                                     FILLED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL
                               IN ALL WISDOM AND SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING;
 
                                                            THAT YOU MAY
 
                                              WALK WORTHY OF THE LORD
                                                    FULLY PLEASING HIM,
                                      BEING FRUITFUL IN EVERY GOOD WORK
                                                                       AND
                                    INCREASING IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD;
 
Strengthened with all might, according to HIS glorious Power, unto all Patience and Long-
suffering with JOYFULNESS; Giving THANKS to the FATHER who has delivered us from
the  POWER of DARKNESS and Conveyed us into the KINGDOM of the SON of HIS LOVE,
in Whom we have Redemption through HIS Blood, the Forgiveness of Sins." Colossians 1:9-14
 
WHAT A PRAYER! To be sure, building a career, through hard work is very IMPORTANT, and
God surely does help us to accomplish such goals, BUT, FELLOW CHRISTIANS, WE MUST
ALWAYS REMEMBER, 
 
                                       GOD'S GREATEST GOAL FOR US IS TO
 
                                                                  "GROW"
 
                                                  INTO SPIRITUAL MATURITY
                              AND BE VESSELS HE CAN USE FOR HIS GLORY.
 
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