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ARM AROUND YOUR SHOULDER

     Before Jesus left His disciples and returned to heaven, He promised that he would send them a Helper, the Holy Spirit. The word helper in John 14:16 means, “one called alongside.” He stands beside us to help us. That’s why we who are believers in Christ fight no battles and face no issues alone.
This story in Leadership magazine illustrates the point: “Jackie Robinson was the first black to play major league baseball. Breaking baseball’s color barrier, he faced jeering crowds in every stadium. While playing one day in his home stadium in Brooklyn, he committed an error. The fans began to ridicule him. He stood at second base, humiliated, while the fans jeered. Then, shortstop Pee Wee Reese came over and stood next to him. He put his arm around Jackie Robinson and faced the crowd. The fans grew quiet. Robinson later said that arm around his shoulder saved his career.”
How many times has our Helper, the Holy Spirit, done just that for us? We felt alone, discouraged, a failure, ready to quit, but then we sensed His comforting presence. Or perhaps He gave us the support we needed through a Christian friend.
We can be sure that the Holy Spirit is always standing alongside, ready and able to help. – Dave Egner

Holy Spirit, joy divine,
Cheer this saddened heart of mine;
Bid my many woes depart,
Heal my wounded, bleeding heart. – Reed

If you have the Holy Spirit on the inside,
You can stand any battle on the outside.

Today’s Bible Reading – John 14:15-21

15 If you love Me, keep
My commandments.
16 And I will pray the
Father, and He will give
you another Helper, that
He may abide with you
forever –
17 the Spirit of truth, whom
the world cannot receive,
because it neither sees Him
nor knows Him; but you
know Him, for He dwells
with you and will be in you.
18 I will not leave you
orphans; I will come to you.
19 A little while longer
and the world will see Me
no more, but you will see Me.
Because I live, you will
live also.
20 At that day you will
know that I am in My
Father, and you in Me, and
I in you.
21 He who has My
commandments and keeps
them, it is he who loves Me.
And he who loves Me will
be loved by My Father, and
I will love him and manifest
Myself to him.”

                                                          >INSIGHT<
In this passage, the key word is another (v.16). There are two Greek
words for another. One (heteros) means “another of a different
kind.” The word here, however, means “another of the exact same
kind” (allon). This means that the Helper (the Holy Spirit) will be
exactly like Jesus, offering the same love, concern, help, and care
that Christ Himself offers to His own. It should encourage us to know
that the Holy Spirit is a perfect representation of Christ – and He
dwells within us!

Daily Devotions, career career, discouraged, helper

January is an excellent time to refocus on health and self issues. Diets, goals setting, and achieving goals are great resolutions, but there are many other goals that people generally proclaim to be their main focal point in January such as:

 

 

• Quit smoking
• Starting a new and effective exercise program.
• Eating healthier
• Going organic or green
• Setting aside time for daily devotion and/or meditation
• Going back to school
• Getting out of debt
• Blogging
• Starting an online business

Money and career outlooks fit well during this time of year too. People are generally thinking of starting fresh, new outlook, new hopes and new dreams. Perhaps you could be thinking about starting an online business. What ever you have decided your new year’s goal(s) to be, (and I know you’ve probably heard this before) write it down! And I mean that emphatically. Have you never heard that faith comes by hearing and not by having heard? Then, say this out loud now. Write it down! There is just something that makes this work very effectively when you put your goals to pen and paper. For one thing, it helps you stay focused and on track with what you really want to accomplish. Because Rome wasn’t built in a day… Now, there are many who will pray about it first, and then write it down or vice versa. The point I’m trying to make here is what ever your goal or aspiration is you should start this new year off to a fresh start by praying about it. Prayer changes things. In addition, there is always potential for growth, but it is imperative to write down your goals and objectives. I promise, you will be so glad you did!

 

I would not have this blog site up and running in such short time if I had not prayed about it and wrote down my goal. Honestly, when I looked at everything I needed to do from a practical standpoint, it seemed too overwhelming. So I broke my goal down into bite size nuggets, and  wrote down each step and where I had the most leverage. That way I could check off my accomplishments as I went along.

 

My other new year’s resolution is to lose 10 lbs so I can reduce the risk of causing other health issues to creep up down the road. Well, 20 lbs won’t hurt either; that way, I can appear to be skinny, but healthy of course. :-)

 

My objective is to:

·        Drink lots of water, about 8 or 10 glasses per day to detoxify my body and mind. Even if you don’t have a weight lost goal, research shows that we should drink half our body weight in ounces of water. So divide your weight by 2 and start drinking. It seems like a lot of water to drink at first but your body will adjust very quickly.

·        Exercise daily or at least 3-4 days per week no more than 12-15 minutes intervals. (To read an article explaining why, come back and visit with us.)

·        Keep a positive mindset.

 

My Questions to you:

 

1. What is your New Year’s resolution and your leverage?

2. What is your financial goal for this year and your leverage?

(Share with others who could be on the same path with you)

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 

 

 

 

 

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