Thought of the Day- May 8th, 2009

My Hand in God's

Each morning when I wake, I say

"I place my hand in God's today."

I know He'll walk close by my side,

My every wandering step to guide

He leads me with the tenderest care

When paths are dark and I despair.

No need for me to understand

If I but hold fast to His hand.

My hand in His! No surer way

To walk in safety through each day.

By His great bounty I am fed,

Warmed by His love and comforted.

When at day's end I seek my rest

And realize how much I'm blessed,

My thanks pour out to Him, and then

I place my hand in God's again.

By: Florence Scripps Kellogg

So on this rainy Friday morning, Where do you place your hands, your trust?

I place mine in the Lord, knowing that he has given me a promise.

I know that there is joy in the morning, I know that he walks with me every step of my journey.

I know, that I know, that I know.

It is in Him I trust and have my being.

I selected the title of this Blog to be Little Steps-Big Faith. Why?

Because along this journey I have taken many little steps out onto Big Faith.

I am blessed, highly favored and one of the richest people in the world.

I have my Mother and my Father, A Heavenly Father, a Wonderful Husband with great wisdom, siblings to struggle with and Famous Friends that surround me in Love. I am loved by so many, not the conditional type that most talk about, but the unconditional type that weathers the storm.

I am blessed... For no other reason than the fact that I am a Child of the Most High God

Walk in the Light... Take Jesus with you...

Minister Angela Williams

Thought of the Day-May 7th, 2009

Find a need and fill it...find a hurt and heal it...find a problem and solve it. (Robert Schuller)

As Outreach Minister at my church I am challenged to do more, to be more. We have successfully been serving the community once a month through our Feed the Community Program. Feed the Community is every 2nd Saturday of the month from 11-2 and we serve a hot meal to any that come to our program, but we also seek to serve those that are in other areas of the city. As the program has grown we have seen the need for the program in our community.

What need is in your community that you might be able to fill? Is there someone hurting today that you might be able to give a kind word too? Is there anyone you might assist by sharing words of life with?

My pastor has told us many times in the past and in the present to be solution oriented people. If we bend our guts to the ground focused only on the problems, then we remain on the ground. If we look for solutions, tips and tools of what we can do to bring about change, then we look up.

I want to be more of an advocate in the community for those that are needing resources.

Do you have a suggestion of how I might do that?

I have thought about visiting different churches to explain the program, but that could take some time. How do I get more support for programs?

Talk back to me and give me your solutions!

Thought of the Day-May 6th, 2009

1 Peter 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.

The Lord knows what we need, and He brings us through tough times so we might be made better for it. Just as gold is purified when subjected to intense heat, we are purified by our struggles. When we come through a situation, we are able to look back on it stronger than we were before. Trust the wisdom of the Lord, and He will reward you with faith and love.

If we did not know pain, how would we appreciate peace.

May the peace of God be with you today...

Minister Angela Williams

Thought of the Day - May 5, 2009

Good Morning Saints of the Most High God! Today I am filling in for Minister Williams who was summond to jury duty. I apologize for the tardiness of the post today. Today's thought of encouragement will becoming from Rev Toni-Brooke Brown the Pastor of

God’s Storehouse in Detroit, MI.

Theme Scripture:

Mark 16:15

"And He said unto them, ‘Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."

GO!
Jesus said, "Go…" Is it good to be saved; to know that God is real and Jesus is Lord? Yes, without a doubt it is good; in fact it is great! But do you really know that God is good and Jesus is Lord? Do you really know that the Lord is able to deliver and save? Do you really know that God loved you first and that He chose you? Do you know that God is a healer; that He supplies your needs; can lift your burdens and give you peace? Do you know it? Do you believe it? Do you realize that without Christ there is no everlasting life; there is no hope for a future and that there is no guarantee that you will continue to receive His blessings and mercy? Do you know that without Christ a person is destined for eternal damnation and torment? Do you know?....
If you believe that the Word is true; if you know that God is real; If you believe that Jesus saves; restores and renews, then why don’t you tell somebody! Why don’t you shout it from the rooftops? There are people we see, day after day; hurting people; hopeless people; people in bondage and people in fear…Do you tell them that you know a Healer; a Deliverer and a Savior? If your answer is no, is it because you don’t know, or is it because you are ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Are you ashamed; afraid that someone will talk about you; laugh at you; mock you…..?
Surely you have got to see the trouble in the world; sin is out of control and the wrath of God is coming…we don’t have an economic problem, we have sin problem; we don’t have a disease problem, we have a sin problem; we don’t have a racial problem, we have a sin problem; we don’t have a drug problem, we have a sin problem; we don’t have a crime problem, we have a sin problem……
We are the body of Christ and we are sitting around without sounding the alarm…. The world is shouting and we are whispering! The worldliness is taking over and the holiness is backing down….
Not everything is alright; mediocrity is not alright; compromise is not alright and silence is not alright! Stand up and tell somebody, if you really believe!
Jesus gave us an assignment…the assignment is to ‘go…’ The assignment is to be a witness….being a witness for Christ does not mean that you sit back and watch the world fall apart; it doesn’t mean that you talk about how bad things are and how evil people are acting…it means that you get up and tell somebody that there is a Savior; you tell someone that sin is wrong and leads to death; you tell someone that they don’t have to live in fear and bondage, but they can be free and delivered!
If you’re not telling someone, then either you don’t believe or you are ashamed…because you can’t know the truth and just decide to watch people die and go to hell.
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Don’t be ashamed of the Gospel; only be ashamed that we are not doing what we can, to let the light of Christ shine!
"Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which is in heaven." Matthew 10:32-33
Jesus said, "Go…" Whatcha gonna do?

Dear God,

We thank You for loving us so much that You gave your only Son so that we may have everlasting life, we thank you for loving us inspite of our faults. We thank you you for grace and mercy and for waking us up this morning and for supplying our daily bread. Lord we ask right now in the Name of Jesus that you give us Holy Boldness through the Holy Spirit so that we can be on fire for you on daily basis and not just when we want to. Father correct us when we're in error, we ask that You control our thoughts, that You control our tongues, lead us and guide us, renew us, transforms us so that we can be of utmost service to You. Father, we ask that You "Order our Steps" so that we can be Soul Winners for you! We ask this In Jesus Name-Amen!

Summoned for Jury Duty

I have been summoned tomorrow for Jury Duty, so I will having a guest post of the Thought of the Day. Enjoy hearing what the Lord has put on the heart of another saint. We will play it day by day this week. So I will be posting again before you know it.

Minister Angela Williams

Thought of the Day-May 4th, 2009

Say yes to what is right, no to what is wrong.

And you'll find peace in your heart! (Robert Schuller)

For once I allowed myself to just rest in the Lord on Sunday. My husband and I did not go to the church to fellowship with other believers. We are always in the midst of fellowship, we are always caught up in this or that being on the leadership team. We felt a need to not have the weight of the world on Sunday and to just rest in the peace of the Lord.

A judgement call on our part to worship the Lord alone. What a wonderful day we had with one another just relaxing and resting in the peace of the Lord. For the most part no one needed anything from us, we didn't have to listen to drama, witness drama, create drama, or be a party to any drama.

What relaxation it was, it was not a lazy day by any means, but it was a day of peace. A day to reflect on what really matters and how short time is here on earth. We made a decision as a couple and knowing in our hearts it was right. We have peace with God.

It is great to have peace. Do you have peace today? If not, rest in the Lord... seek him for your peace.

Minister Angela

Thought of the Day-May 1st, 2009

"And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus"
Philippians 4: 19

The promises of the Father are endless. We have a great inheritance in Him! As a child of the Most High God we are provided many treasures, comforts here on earth and riches in heaven.

The comforts are not a guarantee, but if we are in right relationship with him, there are comforts I'd like to say are provided. Comforts such as peace of mind, contentment, rest, joy.

In his word he promises that in this world we will have trouble, but that he will be with us. What comfort that affords us, to know that we are never alone, that though our Father and Mother might forsake us, we have a Heavenly Father that is our Alpha and Omega.

He meets all of our needs-physical, emotional and spiritual in his timing.

Thank you Lord!

Minister Angela