Internalizing His Principles

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Mark Shields

The way to fellowship with God as explained in Psalm 15, is to do the following:

Speak the truth
Be righteous
Treat others right
Keep promises
Give to the needy
Be a person of integrity.

The above qualities are from God and we apply our faith by planting the seeds of His principles into our heart. If there are areas that need improvement, memorize scripture to help. When challenged, the mind will be prepared for action because God’s principles are internalized.

As God’s Word is internalized, the heart of a champion is developed which produces the fruits of the Spirit. God is then with us to take on the challenges we face and with God, we can sincerely believe that each obstacle can be overcome and enthusiastically act upon each task until completion; celebrating progress throughout each day by praising Him.

Father God, we ask for help in following Your will. Help us to make a comeback if faced with setbacks. Help us to keep at it by setting our eyes on the reward. Because of Jesus in our heart, we can fellowship with You throughout our day as we work to continuously develop the heart of a champion. We believe the breaks will start going our way as we build momentum throughout each hour of this day. We will use the weapon of Your Word to overcome the enemy and produce the fruits of the Spirit. Amen.

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Destiny

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Mark Shields

Many times, all it take is having the courage to dream and accepting the help God gives in the Holy Spirit to meet our destiny. Have a wonderful weekend as you dream big my friends!

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To plan, to think;
To give it some thought
And always delivering
Our very best shot.

It takes courage
To handle the test
And take action
Towards our best.

But we have a Helper
In the Holy Spirit
Giving confidence
To go after it.

Once we all start
Momentum develops
Keeping us going toward
Something to relish.

Improving upon weaknesses
By facing them at all lengths.
Never being embarrassed
As we build on our strengths.

Knowing what needs to improve
And using this information
As a tool to steer all
Towards the destination.

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Acknowledge Greatness

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Mark Shields

Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge Him. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth. – Hosea 6:3

Technology has been developed so that we can communicate with each other on the other side of the world but at the same time, humanity can be a fool in not acknowledging God’s part in making the world amazing. Such was the case when I shared in the post “Evidence of His Existence”.

When God is present, we have purpose, teamwork, and integrity. Without a focus on God, there is corruption and failure. This day with God, let us see Him around us and acknowledge His greatness. As we go throughout the day, let us give thanks.

To gain momentum to an amazing day, receive inspiration from this video highlighting God’s amazing world: God’s Beautiful Creation, Awesome Scenery – Creation Calls by Brian Doerksen.


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Thankful for Evidence of His Existence

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Mark Shields

As the psalmist explains in Psalm 14, only a fool would refuse to pay attention to the evidence of God’s existence and not live by His truths. It’s hard to understand how a person seeing a brilliant sunrise or sunset does not believe in God. It’s hard to understand someone bathing in the warm sunshine or seeing a thunderstorm or seeing a beautiful rainbow painted in the sky not believing in God and being thankful.

But we know of atheist today that want to tell us that God’s not real. It’s not worth our time to pray and have Him in our thoughts. A world with “no knowledge” of God would not exist for long for it would soon come to its demise because of the corruption and dread.

This day with You Lord, we want to be the people that You restore on a daily basis. There may be rough days when we have doubts because of the growing immorality but there is hope because of You. We give thanks today because with You, we have purpose, we work together, and there is integrity. In Jesus name. Amen.

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Trusting in the One True

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Mark Shields

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. – Psalm 20:7

The world has a way of making us feel that we are not quite good enough. We may feel that we are not quite skilled enough or that we just don’t catch on to a new concept. If thoughts like these come to mind, remember that with God there is no need to get stressed out. He’s big enough to make up the difference and provide the extra needed to finish each day a step ahead.

Trust in the ONE true
He will always keep you
And always provide for you

Here is a link to a video that can change the momentum for your day: This Day with God. 


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