Much more valuable than Sparrows!

Matthew 6:26, 10:31 “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? ….So stop being afraid. You are worth more than a bunch of sparrows."

If you never felt pain, then how would you know that I’m a Healer?

If you never went through difficulties, how would you know that I’m a Deliverer?

If you never had a trial, how could you call yourself an overcomer?

If you never felt sadness, how would you know that I’m a Comforter?

If you never made a mistake, how would you know that I’m forgiving?

If you knew it all, how would you know that I will answer your questions?

If you never were in trouble, how would you know that I will come to your rescue?

If you never were broken, then how would you know that I can make you whole?

If you never had a problem, how would you know that I can solve them?

If you never had any suffering, then how would you know what Jesus went through?

If you never went through the fire, then how would you become pure?

If I gave you all things, how would you appreciate them?

If I never corrected you, how would you know that I love you?

If you had all power, then how would you learn to depend on me?

If your life was perfect, then what would you need Me for?

-Author Unknown

THANK YOU, FATHER! You always know what is best for us, your children.

Click to enjoy this lovely song SPARROW by Audrey Assad :      http://youtu.be/OMSkKGZ9r14

Have a blessed day! 

Take care, God bless,

Sparky Laurie

GROWING IN CHRISTLIKENESS

John 13:35 : “By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

Hi friends,

Hope all of you are doing great!

Mahatma Gandhi has once remarked “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”.We need to be awakened to the reality of the truth spoken by this great man who could see the difference between Christ and Christians.

Let us ask ourselves : “How much of Christ can the world around see in us?”

Eph 4:15 : “By speaking the truth in love, we will grow up completely and become one with the head, that is, one with the Messiah”

 “Let authenticity be one great mark of your approach to Christ, and there is everything to give you hope…Let there be nothing of coldness, of double-dealing, of dishonesty, of sham, of counterfeit, in your Christianity. Never be content to wear a cloak of religion. Be all that you profess. Though you may sin, be authentic. Though you may stumble, be true. Keep this principle continually before your eyes, and it will be well with your soul throughout your journey from grace to glory.” -J.C. Ryle

Click to hear this song by Christy Nockels ‘They will know us BY OUR LOVE’

http://youtu.be/7hNnq4RjW3w

Prayer: Lord make us more and more like you with every passing day.

Have a wonderful week,

Take care, God bless,

Sparky Laurie



MY LORD IS A LORD LIKE NO OTHER!

1 Chronicles 17:20 :"O LORD, there is no one like you. We have never even heard of another God like you!

Hi Friends, I just got this wonderful write-up from my mother’s gem collections. It describes how our amazing Savior far exceeds all human understanding… we can never fully fathom the greatness of  Almighty God. We can be truly proud of our beloved Lord Jesus who is truly one of a kind!

In CHEMISTRY,He turned water to wine

In BIOLOGY,He was born without the normal conception.

In PHYSICS,He disapproved the Law of Gravity as He ascended into Heaven.

In ECONOMICS,He disproved the Law of Diminishing returns by feeding 5000 men with 2 fish and 5 loaves.

In MEDICINE, He cured the sick and the blind without administering a single dose of drugs.

In HISTORY,He is the Beginning and the End.

In GOVERNMENT,He said that He shall be called Wonderful counsellor,Prince of Peace.

In RELIGION,He said that no one comes to the Father except through Him.

He had NO SERVANTS,yet they called Him MASTER.

He had NO DEGREE,yet they called Him TEACHER.

 

He had NO MEDICINES, yet they called Him HEALER.

He had NO ARMIES, yet RULERS FEARED HIM.

He won NO MILITARY BATTLES, yet He CONQUERED THE WORLD!

He COMMITTED NO CRIME, yet they CRUCIFIED HIM.

He was BURIED IN A TOMB,yet HE LIVES (EVEN) TODAY.

-          Author Unknown but greatly appreciated!

FRIENDS, IS THERE ANY GREATER HONOR IN THIS WORLD THAN TO SERVE SUCH A WONDERFUL GOD? LET US RE-DEDICATE OURSELVES TODAY TO LIVING A LIFE WORTHY OF BEING CALLED THE FOLLOWERS OF THIS AMAZING ONE- OF-A-KIND SAVIOR!

Click to enjoy this powerful Video:   http://youtu.be/oKfhlHoemPI

Have a wonderful week!             

Take care, God bless,

Sparky Laurie

GOD IS GOD in the bad times and the good times!

“Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. Remember that nothing is certain in this life.” – Ecclesiastes  7:14

Hi friends,

Just came across this amazing song. I'm Still Yours by  Kutless.Enjoy! ;)

If You washed away my vanity
If You took away my words
If all my world was swept away
Would You be enough for me?
Would my beating heart still sing?

If I lost it all
Would my hands stay lifted
To the God who gives and takes away

If You take it all
This life You've given
Still my heart will sing to You

When my life is not what I expected
The plans I made have failed
When there's nothing left to steal me away
Will You be enough for me?
Will my broken heart still sing?

If I lost it all
Would my hands stay lifted
To the God who gives
And takes away

If You take it all
This life You've given
Still my heart
Will sing to You

Even if You take it all away
You’ll never let me go
Take it all away
But I still know

That I'm Yours
I'm still Yours

Oh, I'm Yours
I'm still Yours
I'm still Yours

Click here to enjoy this beautiful Video :    http://youtu.be/T02eEnIMPjM

Love God and accept His sovereignty in both the good times and the bad times of life. He is the only CONSTANT in this everchanging world! For Related post click here

Have a blessed week!

Take care,God bless,

Sparky laurie

Focus on God not self / circumstance!

“And the LORD, He it is that does go before you; He will be with you, He will not fail you, neither forsake you: fear not, neither be dismayed.” – Deu 31: 8

Hi friends,

Hope you are doing well. In this post I'd like to share with you a wonderful truth I recently learnt from the parable of a centipede that Watchman Nee once told his trainee Chang Wu Chen to encourage him. Read on and be blessed!

“One day as a centipede was about to walk, it examined its legs to consider which one to move first. Should the left leg move first or the right one? How about the eighth leg or the tenth? The centipede was stuck there trying to make a decision .The problem of the mind became a problem of the practice. Eventually, the sun came up. Without thinking, the centipede ran out to see the sunrise without considering which leg to move first. It forgot about how to walk and simply walked. When the problem of the mind was gone, the problem of the practice also disappeared.

The more we try to deal with the issues in our lives, the more they become that. But if we forget about them and let them go, they will disappear. Sometimes a problem is conquered by fighting and other times it is conquered by forgetting. Many things can be gotten over by our strength but at other times simply by forgetting it, the problem is solved. Boast in your weakness and give up striving and our methods and then His power will spread over us.

This is the secret: We need to ask God to give us a glimpse of His riches and His glory through reading the Bible, praying, attending a meeting or having fellowship with brethren. Spontaneously we will forget other things. The infilling comes by forgetting and forgetting comes by touching the Lord. Once we touch the Lord, we no longer look at ourselves.”

-          Watchman Nee

As the quote goes: “Don’t tell God how big your Mountain is instead tell your Mountain how BIG YOUR GOD IS!

Click to enjoy this powerful song   http://youtu.be/yubLGTOcm8c

Have a blessed week,

Take care, God bless,

Sparky laurie

Better than a Hallelujah Sometimes ...

1 John 2:20-21 “But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth.”

Hi friends,

I just came across this lovely song which reminds us of how our Heavenly Father loves the honest cries of our hearts more than anything else. He loves us not because we are perfect but because we are purchased by the precious blood of His Son Jesus. Let us pray that God enables us all to speak with honesty, think with sincerity and act with integrity in this blessed New Year.Wishing you all a wonderful and blessed 2012.

https://youtu.be/zOHJghBU0XA

Have a blessed week.

Take care, God bless,

Sparky Laurie