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Peace

What You Will Be

by BlondieWrites on November 3, 2009

As I gazed up at the mountains, I was awed by their majesty;
I bowed my head and asked myself, “Why should He care for me?
I am not great like the mountains that tower so high above,
What is there about me that God can find to love?”

“Father, I am not strong like the wind that makes your tall trees sway,
I cannot sing sweetly like your birds; will you love me anyway?
But most of all, I am simply me, and often have cause to fear,
In spite of all my weaknesses, do you promise to be near?”

With eyes closed tight against my tears, I wished He could hear me pray.
Then I felt His Spirit tell me, “Child, look up, I have something to say.
“You are simply you, the spirit I love, a part of my great plan.
I put you here to learn of life and to return to me again.”

“You are more beautiful to me than the loveliest mountain I made,
And your strength exceeds that of the wind’s, so do not be afraid.
I love you not for what you are, but for what I know you will be.
I am always beside you watching you grow, you are very special to me.”

A smile touched my lips - I knew it was true, my Father had always been there
Giving me comfort and blessings and love and my own special talents to share.
So I do my best to make Him proud. I am not afraid, for you see,
He loves me not for what I am, but for what He knows I will be.

– Author Unknown

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It Must be Settled Tonight!

by BlondieWrites on September 9, 2009

The burly miner blinked as he left the dark interior of the coal mine. Stopping at a faucet near the mine entrance, he washed the worst of the grime from his face and hands, then headed towards his home on the outskirts of the village.

As he trudged along the dusty lane, he passed the open door of a little church. Inside, a small crowd listened intently as an energetic man gesticulated from the pulpit. Interested, the miner stepped to the door.

“Absolute surrender is what we must have,” the minister was saying. “Are you willing to surrender yourself absolutely into His hand? If not, you are not ready to meet your God.” The minister paced back and forth on the platform. “We do not know how much longer our earthly probation will last. Tonight you are living; tomorrow may be too late. Ask yourself, I beg of you, ‘Am I ready to meet the Lord?’”

The miner, touched to the quick, slipped into the back pew. I am not ready to meet God, he thought. I have lived a careless, Godless life. How can I make peace with Him? The meeting ended, and the people filed out. Still the miner remained in the pew, his head in his hands.

Finally, the minister touched him on the shoulder. “Brother, are you ready to meet the Lord?”

Blindly, the miner shook his head. “I know I am not. Oh, help me find peace!”

An hour passed as the minister shared the plan of salvation; yet something held the miner back from full surrender.

“It’s getting late,” the minister finally said. “Go home, and continue to seek the Lord.”

The miner shook his head. “Stay with me a little longer; it must be settled tonight.”

Once again the minister explained the way of salvation and prayed, but in vain. Another hour passed.

“You must go home,” the minister told him. “It’s late, and I cannot make it any clearer.”

“It must be settled tonight,” the miner repeated, his eyes burning with earnestness.

“Then we shall stay here together,” the minister agreed. Once more he spoke of Jesus, and shared promise after promise. Once more he prayed, but in vain. “I must go,” the minister finally said. “It will soon be morning. Go home, and return tomorrow night. Maybe then you will find peace.”

“Sir, I cannot leave this place until I find peace.”

The poor man’s voice trembled. “Tomorrow may be too late. It must be settled tonight.”

The minister could not resist his appeal. “By the help of God.” he said, “it shall be settled tonight.”

Again he explained the steps of conversion; again he prayed. As he spoke, the miner broke into sobs and tears, and at last the light pierced his darkness.

“I see it!” he cried. “I give myself absolutely to God, to His will, to do only what He wants. It is settled.

Praise His name, it is settled!” The two men knelt again, but this time to thank God for bringing light to a sinner’s soul.

The next morning the miner went to work as usual. During the day he was sent to a distant part of the mine to fetch some tools. When he did not return, his fellow workers went to look for him. They found that the mine walls had caved in on him, and he was buried in the debris. Working with pick and shovel, they began to dig.

Finally, from the fragments of rock and rubbish and stone which hid him from sight, came a faint sound: “Tonight —- would have been —- too late. Thank God —- it was settled —- last night!”

Are you ready to meet the Lord? Don’t wait, settle it tonight!

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True Strength

by BlondieWrites on September 4, 2009

Anyone can give up. It’s the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together, when everything seems like falling apart, that’s true strength!

Who are the thieves of peace? Why is peace lost in relationships? Complaints, guilt and comparisons are the main destroyers of peace. Instead of complaining, share newness. Instead of looking for someone to blame, take responsibility for improving the situation. Instead of comparing yourself to others, value the good that is in them.

See through God’s eyes and feel through God’s heart and you will appreciate the value of every soul including yourself.

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Symptoms of Inner Peace

by BlondieWrites on September 2, 2009

Are you searching for peace in your life? Do you want inner peace? Here are some symptoms of inner peace. If you don’t have these symptoms, you might be able to contract inner peace by exposing yourself to someone who has peace, or by exposing yourself to the One who holds the keys to peace… God.

* A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on past experiences.

* An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.

* A loss of interest in judging other people.

* A loss of interest in judging self.

* A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.

* A loss of interest in conflict.

* A loss of ability to worry (this is a very serious symptom).

* Frequent overwhelming episodes of appreciation.

* Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.

* Frequent attacks of smiling.

* An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen.

* An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it.

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Let it Go

by BlondieWrites on August 31, 2009

Most of us have heard the expression, “let it go”. Three simple words…

Life happens. Jobs come and go, girlfriends and boyfriends come and go, people we thought were our friends ignore us, spouses don’t trust each other with opposite gender friends, you run out of chocolate….

We have two choices basically when life happens. We can cry and pout over stuff, or we can just let it go.

Anyone that can just walk away from you isn’t someone you need in your life. They are no longer the person you used to know. The person you knew died somewhere. This new person that walked away from you isn’t who they used to be. They aren’t trustworthy, they aren’t reliable, they aren’t responsible. Let them walk! Don’t go after them. You don’t need them! Let them go!

Don’t waste your time talking to them or trying to talk to them. Don’t call or email or IM or text. Leave them alone! THEY walked away from you. If that’s what they think of you after years of a friendship, who needs them? Let them go! They chose to walk, let them walk!

God is good! He never tied your life and future to someone who would walk away from you.

Sometimes a person will keep you dangling by a thread… having already walked away but they want to keep you around for when they need something from you, to use you. Open your eyes! If someone is using you, and they don’t want anything to do with you unless they need something, then cut the thread! Let them go! If they no longer talk to you the way they used to, if they no longer have time for you the way they used to, if they no longer act the same towards you as they used to, then let them go! No one likes to be used. Just cut the thread and YOU walk away.

Let them go…. they aren’t the person they used to be. They went from a loving and caring person to someone that you don’t know anymore. Stop trying to hang onto them. They’re already gone. Stop holding onto the past. So you had a wonderful past together… what does that matter now? Where are they now? When’s the last time they talked to you like a friend? When’s the last time they were there for you when YOU needed THEM? And how many times over the years were YOU there for THEM? Exactly… you were always there for them, helping them, listening to them, praying for them… even helping them pay their rent, have food to eat, pay fines, pay their car note, pay their insurance, their bills, their phone… and what does all of that get you? They ignored you for months, they said to heck with you and the friendship. They used you, and you were too blind to even see or want to see it.

Let them go! You have a wonderful and happy life waiting once you realize that you cannot hold onto someone who just plain doesn’t care about you. They never really did! If they don’t want you (and they don’t or they wouldn’t have walked away) then you don’t need them.

Let them go… and move on.. have a life with friends who truly care about you, not just someone who wants you around to use you and then ignore you. Let’s say it together….. LET IT GO!

Below is something that was sent to me about three years ago. This pretty much sums it up.

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There are people who can walk away from you.

And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away from you: let them walk. I don’t want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone.

When people can walk away from you, let them walk. Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left.

The bible said that, they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us. “For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us.” — [1 John 2:19]

People leave you because they are not joined to you. And if they are not joined to you, you can’t make them stay.

Let them go.

And it doesn’t mean that they are a bad person, it just means that their part in the story is over. And you’ve got to know when people’s part in your story is over so that you don’t keep trying to raise the dead.

You’ve got to know when it’s dead.

You’ve got to know when it’s over. Let me tell you something. I’ve got the gift of good-bye. It’s the tenth spiritual gift, I believe in good-bye. It’s not that I’m hateful, it’s that I’m faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He’ll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don’t need it.

Stop begging people to stay.

Let them go!!

If you are holding on to something that doesn’t belong to you and was never intended for your life, then you need to……

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to past hurts and pains ……

LET IT GO!!!

If someone can’t treat you right, love you back, and see your worth…..

LET IT GO!!!

If someone has angered you ……..

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge……

LET IT GO!!!

If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction……

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents

LET IT GO!!!

If you have a bad attitude…….

LET IT GO!!!

If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better……

LET IT GO!!!

If you’re stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new level in Him……

LET IT GO!!!

If you are struggling with the healing of a broken relationship…….

LET IT GO!!!

If you keep trying to help someone who won’t even try to help themselves……

LET IT GO!!!

If you’re feeling depressed and stressed ………

LET IT GO!!!

If there is a particular situation that you are so used to handling yourself and God is saying “take your hands off of it,” then you need to……

LET IT GO!!!

Let the past be the past. Forget the former things. GOD is doing a new thing for your life!!!

LET IT GO!!!

Get right or get left .. think about it, and then …

LET IT GO!!!

The battle is the Lord’s!

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Who Am I, Casting Crowns

by BlondieWrites on August 28, 2009

This is one of the most inspirational videos I have ever seen. It’s performed by the Oslo UPC Youth Group to the song, Who Am I, by Casting Crowns. For something so simple, it carries THE most powerful message. Don’t just watch it, share it!