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    Life with a Purpose - December 2, 2008

    Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 02:34 AM EST [General]
    Posted By: Mitsie2

    From Christian Women Today

    Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008

    UNUSUAL GIFTS

    Written by: Gail Rodgers

    Galatians 5:22

    The fruit of the Spirit is
    love, joy, peace, patience,
    kindness, self control,
    gentleness, goodness and faith

    You may find this Devotional
    in part in the Forum:
    http://www.qmb2.com/dailydevotions/forum/viewtopic.one?id=350951

    You may find this Devotional
     in full on the Internet:
    http://thelife.com/blogs/experience/devotionalforwomen/2008/12/02/

    ~~*~~~*~~

    Our Daily Bread

    A PASSION FOR PEOPLE

    Devotional by Bill Crowder

    Read: 2 Corinthians 5: 9-21

    Focus On: 2 Corinthians 5:15

    Set us afire, Lord, stir us we pray!
    While the world perishes, we go our way
    Purposeless, passionless, day after day;
    Set us afire, Lord, stir us we pray!
    --Cushman

    Thought for the Day

    Talking to Christ about others
    helps us to talk to others about Christ.

    You may find this Devotional
    in part in the Forum:
    http://www.qmb2.com/dailydevotions/forum/viewtopic.one?id=350961

    You may find this Devotional
    in full on the Internet:
    http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/our-daily-bread/2008/12/02/devotion.aspx

     

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    Life with a Purpose for December 2008 ~ Daily Devotionals

    Monday, December 1, 2008, 03:35 PM EST [General]
    Posted By: Mitsie2

    Daily Devotions during the Advent Season

    Please check the forum for the
    Daily Devotional each day.

    I'll be putting the title and a little bit here;
    please go to the Forum (link to follow)
    each day to read the Daily Devotional
    in more detail.

    Monday, December 1, 2008

    From Christian Women Today

    HE IS COMING

    Are you anticipating Christ's coming
    this Christmas or are you too busy
    to think about that?

    "Behold, I am coming soon!
    Revelation 22:7

    You may read today's
    devotional in part at:
    http://www.qmb2.com/dailydevotions/forum/viewtopic.one?id=350951

    You may read today's
    devotional in full at:
    http://thelife.com/blogs/experience/devotionalforwomen/2008/12/01/

    ~~*~~~~~*~~

    OUR DAILY BREAD

    Mon, Dec. 01/08

    WAITING FOR JOY

    Read: 2 Corinthians 4: 8-18

    Verse to Focus on:
    Weeping may endure for a night,
    but joy comes in the morning.
    --Psalm 30: 5

    Tribulation, grief, and sorrow
    Are but heaven's stepping stones
    To a bright and glad tomorrow
    Where no heartache can be known.
    --Glass

    Thought for the Day

    We can endure this life's trials
    because of the next life's joys.

    You may read today's
    devotional in full at:
    http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/our-daily-bread/2008/12/01/devotion.aspx

    You may read today's
    devotional in part at:
    http://www.qmb2.com/dailydevotions/forum/viewtopic.one?id=350961

    I'll be adding each new day's
    devotional at the TOP of this post.
    Please check back!!

    Mitsie (Peggy)

     

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    Advent Week One

    Sunday, November 30, 2008, 11:44 PM EST [General]
    Posted By: Mitsie

    Advent Week One

    Christmas is coming!  Loved ones to see,
    gifts to give, baking to share.
    We prepare our homes for the celebration.
    Yet even more important than this outward
    preparation is the preparation of our heart.
    The Advent season is a beautiful reminder
    to prepare our hearts,as we prepare our
    homes, to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus!
    This week we light the first of the four candles
     in the Advent Wreath,  the candle of HOPE.

    Is your heart filled with hope?
    Do you have a confident expectation of your tomorrow?
    What happens when the road ahead is filled with
    loss and stress weighs your shoulders down?
    When confident expectation in life's tomorrow
    dwindles, what can you do? How can you walk
    in hope when you feel hopeless inside?
    The God of Hope is your answer.

    "May the God of Hope fill you with all joy and peace,
     as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow
    with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
    Romans 15:13

    Hope for H elp. - Hebrews 4:16
    Hope to O vercome - 1 John 5:4
    Hope for P ower - 2 Cor. 12:9
    Hope for E ternity - John 3:16

    To read this in its complete form,
    please click on:
    http://thelife.com/blogs/experience/devotionalforwomen/2008/11/30/

    Hopefully, I'll be back next week
    to post Advent Week Two.

    Peggy

     

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    Are You Suffering from Exhaustion?

    Sunday, September 21, 2008, 11:10 AM EST [General]
    Posted By: Mitsie

    Today's devotional from
    Christian Women Today

    Be Still: Savor the Present Moment

    by Helen Grace Lescheid

    **Are you suffering from exhaustion?
    We have mentors who would love to talk
    with you or just lend a listening ear.
    http://christianwomentoday.com/chat/askus.html

    "The LORD is my shepherd,
    I shall lack nothing.
    He makes me lie down in
    green pastures, he leads me
    beside quiet water,
    He restores my soul"
    (Psalm 23:1-3).

    It's in the quietness that God speaks.
    He nourishes our souls and our spirits.
    He restores us so that we can function optimally.

    We need to be still and listen.
    It's in those quiet moments that
    God speaks to us.

    Do you feel frazzled?
    God wants to restore your soul,
    but He needs you to become
    quiet to do that.

    Before tackling the demands of the day,
    spend a few moments being still.
    No music.
    No reading.
    No television in the background.
    Maybe you'll be noticing a
    flower in your garden or
    sitting quietly listening to the rain.

    And all of it speaks to me of
    God's order in nature as well as in life.

    "Be still, and know that I am God;
    I will be exalted among the nations,
    I will be exalted in the earth.
    The LORD Almighty is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our fortress"
    (Psalm 46:10).

    ~Thank you, Father, that I'm always
    in your Presence. Now as I listen to
    You in the quietness, let me hear Your voice.
    Amen.

    To read the complete devotional, please click on:
    http://thelife.com/blogs/experience/devotionalforwomen/2008/09/21/be-still-savor-the-present-moment/

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    WHY DO YOU PRAY?

    Saturday, September 20, 2008, 12:17 PM EST [General]
    Posted By: Mitsie

    by Lillian Penner

    **Here is an Online Bible Study to help you to discover God:
    http://thelife.com/study/discovergod.html

    "Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own
    understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths"
    (Proverbs 3:5 and 6).

    Have you ever wondered why you need to pray when God knows your thoughts?

    Prayer is deliberate communication with God. He knows our thoughts but He
    likes for us to communicate with Him frequently. He speaks to us through
    His Word, which prompts us to interact with Him.

    When we pray we don't have to listen to electronic messages before we get to
    talk to God. He doesn't have voice mail. His line is never busy. We are not
    put on hold or hear the message, "All calls will be answered in the order
    received." We read in Isaiah 65:24, "While they are still speaking, I will
    hear." However, He does not always answer our prayers immediately,
    sometimes we have to wait for His timing, but He does hear us while
    we are praying.

    Excerpts taken from Christian Women Today Devotional for September 20, 2008

    Subscribe to this and other free email newsletters:
    http://www.ChristianWomenToday.com/subscribe.

    Web Sites for Spiritual Growth:
    http://www.ChristianWomenToday.com
    http://www.Chretiennes.com

    Online Prayer and Small Groups:
    http://www.ChristianWomenToday.com/chat/

    Web Sites for Seekers:
    http://www.WomenTodayMagazine.com
    http://www.JourneyOfJoy.com
    http://www.FemmesAujourdhui.com
    http://www.ChineseWomenToday.com
    http://www.RetirementWithAPurpose.com

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    Last Call for this Group

    Wednesday, September 3, 2008, 10:10 AM EST [General]
    Posted By: Mitsie

    Last Call for this Group...

    It was previously called *Daily Devotions*

    However, that was easy to do in the Winter
    when I was house-bound, but not so easy
    in the warmer months of the year.
    Sometimes, the time I took to post
    them here, left me with no time
    for my own devotions!

    I changed the name...
    still no posts from others.

    The "indoor" season is coming up again.

    However, I can open up a thread in the
    Spiritual Section of HATQUARTERS,
    AND the old QMB1, if I wish to share
    my daily devotions and Bible verses
    with my RHS sisters.

    UNLESS this group becomes used
    (i.e. members are posting) in the next
    week or so, I will be closing it out.

    It was never meant to be just
    ME writing here, it was meant
    for PARTICIPATION.

    Please, make a comment, post in
    the forum, or message me, IF you
    read (or have read) things in this
    Group at any time in the past few
    months (June >>August).
    Thanks!!

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    A Month or so ... of Bible Verses

    Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 10:46 AM EST [General]
    Posted By: Mitsie

    Starting off with June at the bottom,
    and July at the top, working backwards.
    August will be posted later in July.

    It doesn't matter which way you read
    these verses, as long as they are of help
    to you when you need them.
    The complete Bible Verses may be
     posted later in the Forum.

    To read the Devotionals that go along
    with these verses,
    please go to the RBC Website:
    http://www.rbc.org/index.aspx 

    JULY Below

    31 - Hebrews 4: 1-7
    30 - Psalm 90:12
    29 - Philippians 1:15
    28 - Deuteronomy 18:9
    27 - 2 Timothy 3:16
    26 - 1 Peter 4: 12-13
    25 - Psalm 59:16
    24 - Isiah 30:15
    23 - 2 Corinthians 4:16
    22 - Colossians 3:17
    21 - Romans 12:5
    20 - Psalm 139:16
    19 - Exodus 23:12
    18 - James 3:5
    17 - Matthew 14:23
    16 - Romans 12:6
    15 - Isiah 25:1
    14 - Romans 12:1
    13 - Galatians 6:9
    12 - Ecclesiastes 9:9
    11 - Galatians 3:28
    10 - Hebrews 12:15
    09 - Philippians 2:4
    08 - 2 Peter 3:8
    07 - Exodus 11:10
    06 - Hebrews 10: 24-25
    05 - Matthew 25:40
    04 - Galatians 5:1
    03 - Philippians 4:6
    02 - 2 Corinthians 5:19-20
    01 - 1 Timothy 6:17

    JULY above / JUNE Below

    30 - Romans 5:9
    29 - Psalm 51:5
    28 - 2 Corinthians 5:14
    27 - 2 Corinthians 12:8
    26 - John 8: 46-47
    25 - Ephesians 2:18
    24 - Matthew 24:44
    23 - Psalm 128:3
    22 - Philippians 2:14
    21 - Psalm 98:4
    20 - Deuteronomy 10:12
    19 - Romans 6:18
    18 - John 15:15
    17 - 2 Corinthians 11:14
    16 - James 4:10
    15 - Proverbs 20:7
    14 - 1 Timothy 5:17
    13 - Esther 4:16
    12 - Acts 15:18
    11 - Micah 6:8
    10 - 1 Corinthians 13:13
    09 - Ephesians 1:6
    08 - Proverbs 17:27
    07 - Galatians 5:13
    06 - 1 John 4:11
    05 - Psalm 42:5
    04 - 2 John 1:6
    03 - Ecclesiastes 3:16
    02 - Matthew 8:26
    01 - Colossians 1:3

    Bible Verses...  for comfort, for help,
    to give you strength.
    They may be posted in full
    in the forum at a later date.

    Remember, to see the
    Daily Devotionals that go along
    with these verses, go to the RBC Website:

    http://www.rbc.org/index.aspx

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    A Month or Two of Positive Thoughts for Us All

    Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 09:47 AM EST [General]
    Posted By: Mitsie

    A Month's, or Two, or Three....
    Worth of Positive Thoughts

    Working Backwards, so that
    the newest are at the top.

    Even though June has receded into
    history, I'm starting there.
    You could read a week's worth
    at a time, and then you'll be
    caught up in no time.
    I'll post August's sometime
    during the latter part of July.

    AUGUST to follow Above / JULY below

    31 - God's call may come at any time -- so be ready all the time!
    30 - It's not how long you live that counts, but how you live.
    29 - Nothing is more pleasing to God than
              self-sacrifice that grows out of obedience.
    28 - The what of our future is determined by the who of eternity.
    27 - To love god is to obey God.
    26 - Nothing surprises God.
    25 - When troubles call on you, call on God.
    24 - Nothing is stronger than strength under god's control.
    23 - To get better with age, get spiritually fit.
    22 - Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor,...
              but have not love, it profits me nothing. --- 1 Cor. 13:3
    21 - When believers influence each other for good,
               the body of Christ remains healthy.
    20 - God's timing is perfect -- even in death.
    19 - God cares for us and calls us to care for His creation.
    18 - It is better to bite your tongue than to let it bite someone else.
    17 - If Jesus need to pray, how can we do less?
    16 - Christians who bury their gifts make a grave mistake.
    15 - God keeps giving us reasons to praise Him.
    14 - A life given fully to God is at the heart of true sacrifice.
    13 - We are at our best when we serve others.
    12 - Love is more than a feeling, it's a commitment.
    11 - Christ's love creates unity in the midst of diversity.
    10 - Bitterness is a root that ruins the garden of peace.
    09 - Hope can be ignited by a spark of encouragement.
    08 - Jesus is preparing a place for us and preparing us for that place.
    07 - The way of obedience is the way of blessing.
    06 - The church is not a select circle for a few,
             but a spiritual center open to all.
    05 - When God shows you a problem, He may ask you to be His solution.
    04 - Salvation is infinitely costly, but absolutely free.
    03 - To be anxious about nothing, pray about everything.
    02 - A word of encouragement can make the difference
            between giving up and going on
    01 - Our heavenly Father delights in bringing us delight.

     JULY above /  JUNE below

    30 - The price of our freedom from sin was paid by Jesus' blood.
    29 - Own up to your sin and experience the joy of confession.
    28 - One proof of our love for God is our love for our neighbor.
    27 - God uses our difficulties to develop His Son's likeness in us.
    26 - Only Jesus, the perfect sacrifice, can declare guilty people perfect.
    25 - There is no place or time we cannot pray.
    24 - To ignore the Bible is to invite disaster.
    23 - Don't merely spend time with your children -- invest it.
    22 - When you feel like griping, start counting your blessings.
    21 - All creation sings God's praise.
    20 - God gives blessing to us so we can give glory to Him.
    19 - True freedom is found in bondage to Christ.
    18 - Welcome to the privilege of friendship with God.
    17 - Satan has many tools, but deception is the handle that fits them all.
    16 - A Christian rises against the winds of adversity.
    15 - A life lived for Christ is the best inheritance we can leave our children.
    14 - We honor God when we honor our leaders.
    13 - Courage is not the absence of fear --  it is the mastery of it
    12 - In a world of mystery, it's a comfort to
              know the God who knows all things
    11 - If you sense your faith is unraveling,
              go back to where you dropped the thread of obedience.
    10 - A parent's love never ends.
    09 - Accepting Jesus' free gift of salvation frees us to accept ourselves.
    08 - Two cannot quarrel when one will not.
    07 - God blesses us so that we can be a blessing to others.
    06 - Our hearts are linked through the love of Christ
    05 - Learn from your failures, or you will fail to learn.
    04 - Obedience is another word for love and loyalty
    03 - Someday the scales of justice will be perfectly balanced.
    02 - Keep your eyes on Jesus and you'll soon lose sight of your fears.
    01 - Christians stand strong when they stand together.

    JUNE Above

    Even though June has receded into history,
    I'm starting here.
    You could read a week's worth at a time,
    and then you'll be caught up in no time.
    I'll post August's sometime during the
    latter part of July.

    Working Backwards,
    so that the newest are at the top.

    Three Months' Worth of Positive Thoughts

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