The Word Illustrated #45--Today could be the day!

The Word Illustrated #45
© Pamyla Floyd
5/24/2010

Today could be the day!

He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; -- Romans 4:20

My friend Anita, who is over forty, wants to be married. If she believes what the world says, she might as well assign herself to being alone for the rest of her life. satan, the influencer of the world, wants us to believe that because of her age, it’s too late, and that MOST men would be eligible for her, are in jail or worse. Because she trusts Jesus, It is safe to say, that not only will she be married, but to a wonderful man of God who is well balanced and more than she asked for. We cannot take statistics to heart and allow them to dictate our happiness or lack thereof.

Your goals or dreams may entail something different than marriage. It doesn’t matter if it has to do with other aspects of your personal life and relationships, finances, work, health or your spiritual life. All things are possible with God. The things that you desire for your life, can and will happen; if you continue to move forward and continue to study the word of God.

When I started exercising in the mornings, I envisioned what I would look like. I was excited and eager to get started every morning. But when I begin to let other things interrupt and take precedence over my mornings, my exercises suffered. One missed morning became two, and two turned into a month, and now, six months later, I have to start over. If my mind had been made up to keep going no matter what, I would be in a much healthier state now.

In Hosea 4:6 God says that His people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge. This nugget of knowledge tells us to keep learning, KEEP MOVING, be all that you can be in Christ. WE can’t allow something someone says or things we are going through to stop us from moving forward. Jesus says that He came to give us life MORE abundantly, he has an expected end for us, which includes a wonderful life right here, beginning today. If you keep moving, today could be the day you see it come to pass!

God bless,
Pamyla

If you want to know how to ask Jesus into your heart, or want help in leading someone to Christ, please visit my Salvation page. If you want prayer or need help finding scriptures to stand on, please email me: thewordillustrated at yahoo dot com

Reference Scriptures:

Joshua 1:8 -- This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou
shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according
to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous and
then thou shalt have good success

James 3:10 – Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My
Brethren, these things ought not so to be

Note: The image is an animation of a box car driving. It hits a roadblock, sits for a minute, then moves on!

The Word Illustrated #44--And a child shall lead them

The Word Illustrated #44
© Pamyla Floyd
5/18/2010

And a Child shall lead them

And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God—Luke 18:27

When I was growing up we stayed outside until the fireflies came out. We laughed and giggled until we were out of breath, and it didn’t matter how the day ended, we always knew that tomorrow would be better. And because we believed, it usually was. We jump roped, played jacks stones, and hopscotch learning organization and communication skills on the fly. On other days we rode our bikes, while pulling skaters behind us, letting the wind carry us and our imaginations from one world to the next.

Now, when I need a quick get-a-way, I sit in my office chair, close my eyes, and spin my way to the playground. As I praise God, I can see myself handing over a package to Him labeled THE CARES OF MY WORLD. When was the last time you put it all in His hands or danced before Him? I don’t remember anyone saying that becoming an adult also meant that we had to get old.

Jesus said that He came to give life MORE abundantly. How can we give our all when we are beat down, and dragging around, with no energy? What kind of witness is that for the kingdom? Who would want what we have? Children are carefree and giddy, full of wonder, anxious to please and eager to learn. WE must take better care of ourselves.

A 20 minute walk each day clears our head, helps us to spring out of bed a little faster each morning, it also puts a smile on our faces. Have you ever seen God bring one of your heart desires to life? As it begins to blossom, we recognize that only a loving Father could have done such a thing. And the most beautiful part is that we never expressed it out loud, and yet, He heard us. Wow what kind of love is that?

We must worship Him in spirit and in truth friends, and it is much easier to do when you come to Him with a heart as that of a child. I DARE you to seek and live a life of no limits in Christ! I believe that we can have a better childhood than the first one if are willing to go after it.

God bless,
Pamyla

If you want to know how to ask Jesus into your heart, or want help in leading someone to Christ, please visit my Salvation page. If you want prayer or need help finding scriptures to stand on, please email me: thewordillustrated at yahoo dot com

Reference Scriptures:
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto our children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? -- Matthew 7:1

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein -- Luke 18:17

Note: The image/illustration is of a boy dancing and enjoying life as we should!

The Word Illustrated #43--Broken Beyond Recognition

The Word Illustrated #43
© Pamyla Floyd
5/7/2010

Broken Beyond Recognition

Isaiah 64:8—But now, O LORD, thou are our father we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand

I am a mountain, strong and tall
I am majestic, I look down on all
The ground beneath me began to shake, I was shattered into pieces
I am not the same

I am a boulder, broad and wide
Others marvel at me, I beam with pride
The bull dozers came and knocked me around, I was shattered into pieces
I am not the same

I am a rock, still solid but small
I am used to hurt others, I enjoy it before long
The storms came, they blew me ---------, I was broken into pieces
I am not the same

I am a pebble, small but sure
I am used in child’s play, I am smooth, I am frail
The winds lift me and carry me far away, I was broken still more
I am not the same

I am sand, tiny at best
I comfort tired worn feet, I hold heat for those who need rest
I am crushed and ground even more, no strength have I of my own
I am not the same

I am dust, Everywhere and nowhere is where I lay
The Master has more need of me, He uses me in His clay
I am not the same, but something much greater than before
I have surrendered to His will for my life

I am not the same, I am Broken Beyond Recognition


God bless,
Pamyla

If you want to know how to ask Jesus into your heart, or want help in leading someone to Christ, please visit my Salvation page. If you want prayer or need help finding scriptures to stand on, please email me: thewordillustrated at yahoo dot com

Reference Scriptures:

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit—Psalms 34:18

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise—Psalms 51:17

Note: The illustration above is of a woman in thought. She has surrendered her life to Christ in all areas.

The Word Illustrated #42--Dust off your gifts

The Word Illustrated #42
© Pamyla Floyd
5/3/2010

Dust off your gifts

A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men – Proverbs 18:16
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During these both rough and uncertain times, many of us are facing economic hardships that we might not otherwise have had to deal with. Even more of us however, have gifts that we have pushed deep into the back of the closet. They were probably not used in the areas we earned our living in. Some of us were told that we could never make a living do the very thing that we loved, and would do, for exactly nothing!

These are the gifts that I am speaking of, those we might not have even cared much for, but were good at. These could be the very things that God uses to bring us out of our personal economic depression. Reach back into the closet and dust off your gifts. They are needed now more than ever! If we ask, our Heavenly Father will show us a way to use them even now. Yield yourself to His Holy Spirit and He will show you the steps to take.

Some of us clean, sew, cook, repair, listen, teach well, among other things. Many times our gifts were laid aside because the income did not follow. I emplore to look again at the thing or things you put down. Ok, the income may not have followed before, but you are a new creature, with a different mindset. If the love is in the work, it will be noticed and the income will abundantly flow.

Take time to think about and be honest with yourself about the things you may not have necessarily cared for, but that you are good at. Go before the Lord in prayer, and go on from there. You never know which door is standing wide open waiting for only you to walk through it! Jesus promised a more abundant life, it is up to us to grab hold and possess it!

God bless,
Pamyla

If you want to know how to ask Jesus into your heart, or want help in leading someone to Christ, please visit my Salvation page. If you want prayer or need help finding scriptures to stand on, please email me: thewordillustrated at yahoo dot com

Reference Scriptures:
Proverbs 8:12—I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions

II Chronicles 15:7—Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded

Note: The illustration above is of a woman in thought, thinking about the gifts that she has laid aside.