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Finding and sowing your seed

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Topic: Joy

Focus: Finding and sowing your seed

Psalm 126:5-6 (NKJV) Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

Anyone who has been set free from depression or addiction can certainly relate to Psalm 126. It’s a passage created from a song the Israelites sang to celebrate the Lord delivering them from captivity at one point in history.

According to Dr. David L. Cooper, of the Biblical Research Society, the Psalm recounts the joy Israel experienced following seventy years of captivity by Babylon. When the Israelites were finally free and the Lord brought the prisoners back to Jerusalem, they were so ecstatic, they felt like they were living in a wonderful dream. They were all filled with laughter and they sang happy songs about their freedom.

Israel agreed with other nations who declared the Lord had done great things for them. During this time, they were extremely glad. The only sad part of the story is that some of the people who had been taken captive grew comfortable with their captivity. When they were given the opportunity to return to their homeland, they decided not to go. It grieved the ones who returned to their native soil, that they were not all together—but separated.

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When a person becomes truly free from depression and dependency, they grieve for the ones who are still in bondage—just like the nation of Israel grieved for those who had stayed behind in foreign territory, rather than return with their own people to the land God had promised to them.

The second part of Psalm 126 is a prayer, asking the Lord to return the others to their homeland, in the same way that He would one day fulfill the prophecy of streams being created in the southern desert lands of Israel. They compared the way they would feel about the rest of their nation being reunited, to the joy experienced at harvest.

In my lifetime, we have seen the irrigation of the deserts in Israel. On what was once wasteland, bountiful crops are now produced year round. I witnessed this myself, when I was in Israel in 1982.

Verse five, of Psalm 126 (KJV) says, “those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.” Wikipedia states that the meaning of this phrase can be related to the fact that in many areas of the world people go out to plant their fields with the last of their seed. Often, the seed they sow is all that stands between them and starvation. The people literally cry as they place the only food they have left in the ground—believing they will receive a harvest.

This type of sowing and reaping is an example of how God blesses sacrificial giving—to the point of our last portion. Throughout scripture, God always says that those who sow, will reap.

The sixth and final verse says those who weep as they take the last of their seed out to the field for planting will return singing songs of joy and carrying bundles of grain.

This is a beautiful example of the reward of faith, but another truth that can be drawn from this verse is the present day return of the Jewish people to the land of Israel. The prayers of their forefathers are being fulfilled, as the nation has been rebuilt, as prophesied in the Bible.

Going back to the research of Dr. David Cooper, “To Abraham, God threw out the warning that He would curse the one who curses him and his seed. An examination of history proves that all the nations that have had anti-Semitism in their hearts, and have launched persecutions against the Jews have gone down, sooner or later, into oblivion. No one can entertain anti-Semitic feelings and enjoy the fullness of the blessings of God. Let us pray to Him that if there be any feelings of animosity against the Jews, He remove it from our hearts, and that He may plant in its stead a love for His ancient people, who are still “beloved for the Father’s sake” (Romans 11:28).

The same kind of reaping and harvesting can take place in the life of anyone who has overcome an adversity like depression or addiction…or someone who has turned from a life of sin to restoration in Christ.

The last step in the twelve steps to recovery, is to help others who suffer from the same problems you have recovered from. Walking in victory is like finding seed, as you now have your own precious story to share with others who need encouragement. By helping them, you can reap a harvest and save souls from destruction. Proverbs 11:30 says “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.”

Declaration: I will find new strength by realizing my story has value. I will use it to encourage and help others.

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Childlike faith

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Topic: Humility

Focus: Childlike faith

Matthew 18:2-5 (CJB) He called a child to Him, stood him among them, and said, “Yes! I tell you that unless you change and become like little children, you won’t even enter the Kingdom of Heaven! So the greatest in the Kingdom is whoever makes himself as humble as this child. Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me…”

If you’ve ever worried about whether you ‘know enough’ about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and the Bible—these verses should settle those fears. God loves simple faith. Jesus was careful to recognize the ‘special faith’ children seem to possess, also.

As I taught music to preschool and elementary school children for many years, I loved seeing how easily they embrace the good news of Jesus Christ. They are eager to learn Bible story songs and are so capable of understanding that Jesus is their friend and He loves them. They don’t need to know doctrine or theology—they just accept with simple faith the fact that God made them and loves them.

Every little child knows that sometimes they are naughty and don’t do the right things. It is easy for them to believe that God, who loves them, knew they needed a special Savior, so He sent His Son, Jesus to die for their sins, so they could be forgiven and live in heaven someday.

Children are also comforted to know that the Holy Spirit can be with them at all times as an invisible helper.

From the time we’re little children—all we can think of is ‘growing up.’ However, in some ways, it would be better for us if we could remain ‘childlike’, when it comes to having faith.

Children who know the Lord are quick to want to say their prayers and sing songs about Him. Children seem to have a gift for being able to tell when somebody loves them. You can see them gravitating toward a person who they know will accept them and give them attention.

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I love children and it always touches my heart when I catch the eye of a little one at the cashier line in a store. Often they are looking around to see if there is anyone in the area who is noticing them. When they catch someone’s eye and that person smiles at them or gives them a little ‘wave’, their joy is instantly visible. They might smile and then look away—or look to mom or dad as though to say, “can I smile back at that nice person who likes me?” If they are sensing it’s okay for them to participate, they will look back and a little game of sorts ensues as they smile at you and you smile back—or they wave and you wave back. They love the attention and the interaction—but most of all, they love knowing that someone who loves children is showing them love.

That’s the humble simplicity that God wants from us. He doesn’t want us to be intimidated by anyone who seems to ‘know more’ about Him than we do. He wants us to know that knowledge isn’t the most important thing in His eyes.

What He’s really interested in, is people who are interested in Him…just like little children. Those who will just ‘draw near’ because they know He loves them.

God wants our attention—our time—and our love. It’s really very simple.

We don’t have to be taught by ‘man’. We can learn so much about Him, if we will take the time to seek Him.

In depression, it’s pretty normal to feel ‘old’ and sometimes ‘abandoned’. The story of  ‘childlike faith’ can be very comforting when you wonder if you missed something about God and are thinking maybe it’s too late to catch up.

It doesn’t matter how much you know about God, if you love Him and want to get to know Him better—He will make sure you have the opportunity to do so. Being able to one day enter the Kingdom of Heaven has nothing to do with how much you know. It’s all about Who you know.

It doesn’t matter how old or young you are. When you come to Christ, you are like a little child to Him—and He loves children! So, you’re all set. Just be humble and childlike as you approach God. Remember He is a loving and kind Father who is always waiting to catch a wave or a smile—or just look you in the eye.

Declaration: I will find new strength as I become like a little one. I’m not a failure in God’s sight. If I come to Him as the helpless child I am—just admitting I love Him and need His attention—He will always be happy to welcome me.

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Expressing love

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Topic: Becoming what God wants

Focus: Expressing love

Romans 12:9-10 (NIV) Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.

Love is expressed in many different ways. Some people have no trouble at all demonstrating love and affection—yet others are baffled when it comes to showing or saying how they feel. Still others feel completely intimidated, by the act of revealing their innermost feelings to another human being, no matter how deeply they care for them.

At times, difficulties in making expressions of love can be related to a history of past failure or rejection. In a relationship that has been painful, feelings of resentment can get in the way.

Some people have the opinion that love is ‘complicated’…and sometimes it is, but failure to express love in sincere ways, can cause any love relationship to be complicated.

I’m not sure what the writer of the Book of Romans was referring to when he said, “hate what is evil, cling to what is good,” but for my own purposes, I’m going to ask you to think of ‘evil’ in this case, as not expressing love—and ‘good’ as expressing love in sincere ways.

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Every person on the planet was born with a need for love. People who were not ‘loved well’, may have never learned to ‘love well’. As much as they might wish they could—they have a hard time letting down their guard, as a result of their own emotional needs not being met and developed early on.

‘Being devoted to one another in love’, is a statement that could be easy, when both parties are mutually interested in meeting the other’s emotional needs—but when one person isn’t doing their part—the situation can be difficult.

Someone who missed out on the love they should have been shown when they were younger, might give the impression of being ‘distant’ or ‘uncaring’—when truthfully, there are areas in their heart that are still wounded, and need healing. These people might be ‘tough to love’ because of their seeming ‘hard shell’, but practically everyone will eventually respond to consistent and sincere expressions of love. Romans 12:9-10 doesn’t allow for excuses. Sure, it takes patience and perseverance to continue reaching out and offering sincere expressions of love, if the other person can’t or won’t reciprocate—but in a situation like that, we need to draw our hope and encouragement from the Word of God.

The exhortation in Romans, to ‘make sincere expressions of love’ isn’t necessarily referring exclusively to romantic love. The command can be applied to any friendship or acquaintance.

Mary Kay Ash, the founder of a cosmetics business that grew to 800,000 representatives in 37 countries, with annual sales of 2.2 billion dollars, often encouraged her staff to act as if each person they met was wearing a sign around his or her neck that read, “Make me feel important.”

The Golden Rule comes to mind, once again, as we are told to “Honor one another above yourselves,” in Romans 12:10. In other words, whether our own needs are being met, or not, we still need to be willing to make sincere expressions of love out of obedience to God and His Word.

A good example of this is found in Romans 5:8, which says, “But God demonstrates His own love for us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for our sins.” When we’re are faced with having to continue reaching out to someone who doesn’t do a great job of returning our sincere expressions of love—we must remember that Jesus died for us, ‘in advance’ of our love for Him being fully developed. He was still willing to go all the way to the cross as proof of His love and desire to have us with Him for all eternity.

According to Dr. Gary Chapman, author of the book, The 5 Love Languages, some people are motivated with words of affirmation, while others may respond most to gifts, acts of service, quality time, or physical touch. Considering Chapman’s discoveries, be careful that your efforts to make sincere expressions of love are performed with the other person’s needs and love language in mind—remembering they may not be the same as yours. The Golden Rule must be ‘bent’ a little in this case, as we seek to love others in the way they would most like to be loved.

Declaration: I will find new strength by being filled more fully with the love of God. As His love flows through me, I will care more deeply about the people around me. I will make others feel important and appreciated, by making the effort to learn what kinds of sincere expression of love would mean most to them—and then showing my love for them in those ways.

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Being set apart

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Topic: You’re not alone

Focus: Being set apart

John 17:25-26 (NKJV) O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent me. And I have declared to them Your Name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.

Probably all of us have had the experience of accidently walking into the wrong classroom or meeting room. The feeling you have when you realize that you’re in the wrong place is usually embarrassment, along with an eager desire to leave the area and go find where you’re supposed to be.

I pretty much felt like I was in the ‘wrong room’ most of my life. It’s still a little puzzling to me, how a person could feel like such an alien just about all of the time. Sometimes the feeling has been less extreme than others, but at this point, I’ve adjusted to it and understand that it’s the way God made me. Maybe if I had been more like other people, I wouldn’t have felt the deep need for acceptance that finally drove me to my knees.

Choosing Jesus sets us apart, too. When we’re really filled with Him, through the power of the Holy Spirit—He’s the most important thing in our life. Things that don’t have something to do with Him are not that interesting to us. The longings of our heart are satisfied in a different way because of His presence in our heart, mind, and soul.

The things that were important to me before I gave my life completely to God have now taken on a different meaning to me. I can appreciate some of the things I used to be interested in, but I don’t have the same passions now as I had then.

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Being set apart for the Lord doesn’t mean that we’re flawless. In fact, we see our own flaws more than we did before we knew Him. We recognize that without Him we can’t do anything as well as if we rely completely on Him for His help—and the strength we need to live for Him.

I used to worry that I wouldn’t have the courage to be faithful to Him until the end of my life, if my faith were to be put to the test. I used to wonder how people had the strength to be martyrs. I would sometimes spend time thinking of all of the things that might happen and whether I could remain committed to Him if I ever had to face true testing to the point of death.

God has shown me that the secret to being faithful, is being filled. In John chapter 17, Jesus is praying for His disciples and for all those who would follow Him throughout the ages of time. He is acknowledging the love that His Father has for Him. He’s praying that through Him, we would all know the love of the Father and be filled with His love.

1 John 4:8 tells us that God is love. 1 John 4:18 says there is no fear in love. But perfect love casts out fear. By meditating on those verses, I have been able to begin to understand how a person could have the ability to endure anything, whether it would be pain, danger, fear, loneliness, loss, or feeling like an alien. If the love of God is perfect and complete, and if I am filled with His love—as Jesus prayed I would be—then, I should not be terribly affected by any of those things, because of course God would answer the prayer of His own Son, Jesus—as He prayed for me.

Even after many years of following Christ, I still have to make the decision to trust God when I’m faced with things that cause me to experience discomfort. As humans, we have to choose day by day—sometimes, moment by moment—to trust God’s plan for our lives when we can’t see the way ahead of us.

I’ve come to believe that all of life is a test. All of the things that bother us, are things that God wants to help us find peace about. He doesn’t want us to worry about anything at all. He doesn’t want us to feel alone or afraid or have pain of any kind—unless it would be for the purpose of teaching us to trust Him and His ability to help us go through it—or  bring us deliverance.

When I have experiences that cause me to feel like I am lacking—I have the opportunity to ask God to “Be all that I am not.” When I feel nervous about whether I might be accepted—I am able to say to Him, “Thank You, for giving me favor.” When I am weak and at the end of my own strength—I can offer Him praise by saying, “In my weakness, You are made strong—be the strength of my life today and always.”

Declaration: I will find new strength by knowing that God would answer the prayer that Jesus prayed for me when He asked the Father to fill me with His love through Jesus. I will have the courage to face anything, knowing that His love is perfect and complete—and if I have His love in me, then I can be faithful to the end. If I feel like an alien, it’s okay, because I am who God made me to be. I am set apart, and I belong to Him.

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Finding purpose in pain

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Topic: Pain

Focus: Finding purpose in pain

Romans 8:37 (NKJV) Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

I experienced a lot of pain during the recovery of a traumatic head injury in a car accident that happened when I was 21. I felt robbed in many ways—due to the facial disfigurement that resulted. Today, not many people would ever guess my nose was totally smashed and my cheekbones were covered with fractures. Reconstructive plastic surgery gave me a new, smaller nose.

In most people’s minds, I had nothing to complain about. Surely, other people have had much harder things to bear—and that’s true. I don’t have a debilitating handicap like some people, but I’ll never forget the stares from people during the period of time it took for the jagged scars on my nose to heal and for the swelling and bruises on my face to go away.

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During the year following the accident, my sinuses progressively shut down, because my fractured cheekbones were over-calcifying in an attempt to heal. More surgery had to be done to open my airways so I could breathe normally again. It took a long time for me to accept my appearance…and it was hard dealing with people who said I didn’t look that bad. To me, it wasn’t a question of ‘looking good or bad’—it was my own loss of identity that I was dealing with.

Close to a year after the accident, I had the opportunity to go to a foreign country and spend a little time with a man who was clearly poverty stricken. He wore a soiled patch of cloth tied around his head to cover the fact that he had no nose at all. I was sure that God had arranged our meeting. It was completely obvious that he had it so much worse than I did.

From that time on, I tried to accept what had happened to me and be grateful in spite of everything. Up until then, all I could see was what I had lost—instead of what I still had left.

I have to admire our many veterans who went off to war and have come home forever changed, whether their injuries are visible or invisible. I can’t help but look at any soldier who has seen active duty and not wonder what trauma he or she is working through. Just because you can’t see any physical change in them, doesn’t mean they aren’t suffering emotionally because of what they may have witnessed.

Just because an injury can’t be seen—or isn’t as bad as it ‘could have been’—doesn’t mean it wasn’t and isn’t catastrophic to the individual. Any injury is serious to the person who receives it. Post-traumatic stress syndrome and panic attacks are common and potentially devastating to people who have experienced a violent physical injury—and also to those who have been forced to live in highly dangerous circumstances and observe others being wounded or killed.

It’s hard to understand why we have to go through some of the things we do in life. It might be harder still, to believe that a loving God would allow anybody to live through some of the things our veterans have. I don’t have all the answers—but I know that God can help any person to find peace.

If you’ve had some kind of traumatic experience—war or otherwise—you might still be trying to figure out how you’ll ever be able to live a normal life again. For many people, things will not return to ‘normal’ in comparison to the past…but life can go on, by drawing new strength from the power of God.

Jesus Christ, Who according to historical record, was tortured to the point of being unrecognizable as a man preceding His brutal crucifixion—is a model to any person who is struggling from the effects of disfigurement and trauma. His resurrection from the dead and His glorified body, can give us the hope that one day—we will be like Him.

Philippians 3:20-21 says, “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, Who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.”

There were times I wished I had died during the aftermath of my head injuries. It took a few years before I felt like living was actually a good idea. I know God had a purpose in letting me go through what I did. He has given me peace, and He can help you, too.

Declaration: I will find peace and purpose as I draw new strength from the power of God. His love and friendship will see me through my trials day by day…and someday I will understand.

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Mountain moving faith

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Focus: Mountain moving faith

Matthew 17:20b (NKJV) …For assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, “Move from here to there,” and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

The twelve disciples were so human. They were just like you and me. Their faith represented your faith and mine in the stories told throughout the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The questions they asked and the things they thought were important and valid in their days—just as they are today.

The disciples had a desire to follow Jesus and do what He did…just like little children who try to walk in the shoes of their parents. When children try to put on their parent’s shoes it’s almost inevitable that they will fall, but when they do, they keep getting back up and trying again. The disciples were no different. They wanted Jesus to be proud of them and to notice their good accomplishments. They didn’t enjoy looking like failures and neither do we.

In Matthew 17, Jesus was approached by a man whose son was suffering from terrible seizures. These episodes caused the child to repeatedly throw himself into fire and water. The boy must have been covered with sores and scars as a result.

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In the Bible, the father of this poor soul comes to Jesus asking Him to have mercy on his son. The man tells Jesus that he took his child to the disciples and asked them to heal him. We aren’t told what method the disciples used, or any of the details. All we know is that they failed because the boy still wasn’t cured.

Most of the time Jesus shows patience and understanding for the human weaknesses in His disciples, but this time, He seems to be tired of the fact that people—and His disciples—are not capable of doing things which He considers ‘elementary’, relating to faith issues. In this passage, Jesus seems irritated at His disciple’s lack of faith and inability to grasp how faith works. When He hears that the disciples couldn’t heal the man’s child, He says, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.”

Jesus proceeds to rebuke the demon who had taken up residence in the boy. The Bible says, “it came out of the child immediately, and the boy was healed from that very hour.” (Matthew 17:18 NKJV)

Of course the disciples felt like fools as they took Jesus aside and asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?” Jesus didn’t sugar coat the truth. He told the disciples, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, “Move from here—to there,” and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. However, this kind (of demon) does not go out except by prayer and fasting.” (Matthew 17:20-21 NKJV)

Jesus spent a lot of time praying and fasting, but obviously His disciples weren’t following His lead. They liked the ‘show’, but they must not have been doing their part by staying in a proper place of preparation for ministry. So, when the opportunity came for them to exercise the great faith they should have had by now—they fell flat.

That’s all there is to the story—just a few short paragraphs telling us a humble little message we can relate to and learn from. We might think the disciples weren’t very bright, but this story wasn’t told to bring shame on them—it was told to bring new strength and stronger faith to all of us, because we are just like the twelve in so many ways. The areas they failed in—we fail in, too.

At this moment, you might be facing a ‘big thing’ that is taking almost all of your attention. It may not be made of stone, but it is none-the-less a mountain in your mind. As impossible as it seems right now, your faith has the power to make your mountain move, according to the Word of God.

Maybe at this point, Jesus is saying a few things you should ponder. When the disciples asked Jesus why they hadn’t been able to heal the man’s son, the first reason Jesus gave the disciples, was ‘because of their unbelief.’ He quickly adds that their faith should have motivated them to ‘speak to the problem and tell it to go.’ He also mentioned that prayer and fasting would have boosted their faith in the situation where they failed.

So, faith performs when we believe, speak, fast, and pray. Have you done all of those things concerning your mountain? If you haven’t, then you should. If you have, then ‘stand’ (Ephesians 6:13).

Declaration: I will take more responsibility for my ‘mountains’ and approach my problems with faith. I will see miracles and find new strength as I believe, speak, fast, pray and stand.

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