Great Advice!

During my Ministerial Internship, Dr. Dickens used to say to me: don't try to be who or what anyone else is, just be the VERY BEST YOU FOR CHRIST THAT YOU CAN BE!

GREAT ADVICE! and worth passing on. Especially when you are "in ministry" there is a tendency for OTHERS to compare you to what else is out there, what some other ministry is doing, what another believer is accomplishing and that can be very discouraging!

Truth is - NONE of us can "do it all". A ministry that is doing more is able to do so because it has MORE PEOPLE DOING STUFF! Each individual is part of a larger whole, and all believers are part of the larger BODY OF CHRIST.

BE ENCOURAGED - all you individual's out there doing all you can to Glorify your Father in Heaven. You do not have to do it all, you only have to do what YOU CAN DO THE BEST THAT YOU CAN DO IT.

Never stop reaching for all God has for you!
MAKE IT COUNT FOR CHRIST!

THE STARFISH

One day a young boy and his parents were walking on the beach. Thousands of beautiful Starfish had washed up on the shore and the boy was fascinated by them! “Mommy do the Starfish live in the sand?” “No” his Mommy told him, “they need to live in the ocean.” After a moment he asked his father “Daddy, what happens if they don’t get back into the ocean?” “They’ll dry up” his Daddy told him. The young boy began running up and down the shore, gently picking up a stranded Starfish and delivering it back into the ocean where it needed to be. “Son, what are you doing?” the Mommy and Daddy asked him. “You can’t possibly save them all, it’ll hardly make a difference” He thought a moment and then answered them, “I know, but it can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one…..”

That's how we are to be with people. Don't be overwhelmed, or daunted by the many who do not know Jesus as their Savior - work with one at a time. If truly all Heaven rejoices over one soul, why would we do less?

CHANGING LIVES ONE AT A TIME....
Turn the Tide Ministries
MAKE IT COUNT FOR CHRIST!

News report; man predicts "RAPTURE" May 21, 2011

Yes, while it is certainly and indisputably true that we are in the End Times, predicting a date for the Rapture does no good for anyone.

First, it is disobedient to the Lord, as He Himself stated in Matthew 25:13 "Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming."

Second; silly predictions like this make all Christian believers look like idiots, and as an Evangelist, who's life calling is to preach the Gospel of Salvation, this just adds to the difficulty of bringing the truth to people.

While I agree we are living at a time when it could happen anytime, since the day Christ spoke - it could have happened anytime. WE DON'T KNOW THE DAY OR THE HOUR. WE ARE TO WATCH AND BE PREPARED. WE ARE TO PREACH THE GOSPEL.

If we stick to what our Lord told us to do and say, we have opportunity to share the truth and fulfill our ministry of reconciliation (IICorinthians 5:18-20). When we go beyond that, we are simply flapping our gums out of our own desires and are not acting in accordance with His perfect will.

God really created the Heaven and Earth in the beginning. Christ really walked the earth and really died for our sins. We really do need to know the TRUTH for it alone will set us free.

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THE LIST

Okay all you out there! Here's the challenge for the New Year - make a commitment and MAKE IT COUNT FOR CHRIST!

Here's "THE LIST".
Do at least one of these things every single day this year! (They are in no particular order of importance - God considers every one of them important!)

James 1:27 - Visit orphans and widows in their trouble

Matthew 25:34-36 - feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, take in the stranger, visit the sick, visit those in prison

Matthew 10:7-8 - Preach "the Kingdom of God is at hand", heal the sick, cleanse the leper, raise the dead, cast out demons, GIVE AS FREELY AS YOU HAVE RECEIVED.

Hebrews13:1-3 -Entertain strangers, remember those in prison and those who are mistreated

Galatians 6:1 - if a brother is overtaken in sin, restore such a one in a spirit of meekness

James 5:19-20 - turn back a brother in error to truth and save his soul from death and cover a mulitude of sin

Acts 1:8 - be a witness for Christ

These 18 items are by no means a complete and extensive listing of all we could and should be doing, but they are certainly enough to keep us busy and begin making a difference in our little corner of the world!

BE BLESSED! BE AN AMBASSADOR! MAKE IT COUNT FOR CHRIST!