Any of you ever fight a losing battle; it could be as simple as a sports competition to something as serious as an addiction. On the lesser side, I have played on some teams that really took some beatings. One team in particular opened the season with loses of 41 - 0 and 31 - 2. We were on the field but boy were we fighting a losing battle.
On the more serious side, I have friends that have battled things most of their lives and have found themselves continually defeated. Maybe you are fighting something today that just seems impossible. Maybe you have been fighting for years and years and still end up defeated time and time again. Maybe when we find ourselves coming up short, we should evaluate Who is in charge...
Today's word comes from 2 Chronicles 20:15, NIV, which reads, "This is what the LORD says to you, 'Do not be afraid or discouraged because...the battle is not yours, but GOD'S."
We are all going to have those battles that seem to defeat us. We are all going to have those battles that seem continual. We are all going to have those battles that seem ever losing. We can all rest assured, however, that we will not be eternally defeated if we will allow GOD to fight the battle. It is when we decide to lead the charge that we so often find ourselves defeated.
Don't quit fighting, the battle is GOD'S! And, with GOD fighting our fight, we can NEVER lose!
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The Good Life
For those of you who do not know, I write songs. Well, maybe not what others would call songs but they are songs to me. I have written quite a few, probably over 150. I am not sure that anyone would find any enjoyment from them besides me but I am grateful that GOD has given them to me.
One song in particular is called The Good Life. It is basically about my everyday life being the good life. We don't do anything dramatic or heroic or overtly impressive but we live a really good life. You know why? I love when you ask. Because, life isn't about what you have or what you do or where you go; life is about WHOSE you are.
If you are a child of GOD, you are living the good life. One of my sayings is, "All this and Heaven, too!" Wow! We, Christians, really do live a good life. However, I want to live better. I want to be more diligent to pursue the things of GOD and to do His will.
Today's word comes from Micah 6:8, NKJV, which reads, "He has shown you, O man, what is good; And, what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your GOD?'
You want to live the good life? You want to live an even better life? It all starts with living for JESUS. Then, if you will do justly - treat everybody with love and truth; do what is right in GOD'S eyes in every situation; if you will love mercy - you don't have to try to get even; vengeance is mine saith the LORD; and walk humbly - as I said I don't have much but everything I have is from above. GOD is so good!
Hey, why don't you join me in living the good life. Maybe this life isn't all that you thought it would be but it can be more than it is. Plus, all this and Heaven, too!
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
One song in particular is called The Good Life. It is basically about my everyday life being the good life. We don't do anything dramatic or heroic or overtly impressive but we live a really good life. You know why? I love when you ask. Because, life isn't about what you have or what you do or where you go; life is about WHOSE you are.
If you are a child of GOD, you are living the good life. One of my sayings is, "All this and Heaven, too!" Wow! We, Christians, really do live a good life. However, I want to live better. I want to be more diligent to pursue the things of GOD and to do His will.
Today's word comes from Micah 6:8, NKJV, which reads, "He has shown you, O man, what is good; And, what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your GOD?'
You want to live the good life? You want to live an even better life? It all starts with living for JESUS. Then, if you will do justly - treat everybody with love and truth; do what is right in GOD'S eyes in every situation; if you will love mercy - you don't have to try to get even; vengeance is mine saith the LORD; and walk humbly - as I said I don't have much but everything I have is from above. GOD is so good!
Hey, why don't you join me in living the good life. Maybe this life isn't all that you thought it would be but it can be more than it is. Plus, all this and Heaven, too!
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Where do we start
Have you ever tried to start a project in the middle? I mean, have you ever tried to start doing something without starting at the beginning? I have had the misfortune of trying to put things back together that someone else has taken apart. Others have had that misfortune from me as well. It is difficult to start in the middle.
We often allow what is happening now to determine how we think things are going to turn out. However, what is going on right now is not the end of things, only the beginning.
Today's word is a quote from Nido Qubein, which says, "Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start."
Let's look at it this way, the first time you tried to walk, it probably wasn't successful. I would venture to say that you are walking better today. I would bet that the first time you tried to feed yourself you probably got more on your face and clothes than in your mouth. However, I bet you are feeding yourself quite well now.
What we see today is not necessarily what we will see tomorrow. It can be but it doesn't have to be. We can allow our present circumstances to overwhelm us and cause us to think that this is what it is going to be. Or, we can allow our present circumstances to be the starting point for a better future. Let's start today seeing what GOD wants us to be tomorrow!
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
We often allow what is happening now to determine how we think things are going to turn out. However, what is going on right now is not the end of things, only the beginning.
Today's word is a quote from Nido Qubein, which says, "Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start."
Let's look at it this way, the first time you tried to walk, it probably wasn't successful. I would venture to say that you are walking better today. I would bet that the first time you tried to feed yourself you probably got more on your face and clothes than in your mouth. However, I bet you are feeding yourself quite well now.
What we see today is not necessarily what we will see tomorrow. It can be but it doesn't have to be. We can allow our present circumstances to overwhelm us and cause us to think that this is what it is going to be. Or, we can allow our present circumstances to be the starting point for a better future. Let's start today seeing what GOD wants us to be tomorrow!
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
Monday, February 25, 2013
Who's in charge
We are so often led by our human desires, which can just as often lead us wrong. Nothing gets me in trouble aa quickly as my personal desires.
I would like to do better at not listening to me but I can be quite persuasive. I have gotten myself in more trouble than I care to admit by not listening to GOD.
Today's word comes from Romans 8:6, NIV, which reads, "The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace."
If we allow our flesh to be in control, we find ourselves in one pickle after another. If we will allow GOD'S Spirit to guide us, we will find life much more peaceful.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
I would like to do better at not listening to me but I can be quite persuasive. I have gotten myself in more trouble than I care to admit by not listening to GOD.
Today's word comes from Romans 8:6, NIV, which reads, "The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace."
If we allow our flesh to be in control, we find ourselves in one pickle after another. If we will allow GOD'S Spirit to guide us, we will find life much more peaceful.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Man, I am tired
Have you ever had those times in your life when you felt as if you couldn't put one foot in front of the other? You just could not go one more inch? You just could not take one more thing? I think we have all been there. The reasons may have been different but the fatigue is all the same.
There are several kinds of fatigue. You can be physically fatigued, where you are completely physically exhausted. You can be mentally fatigued, where you have fretted so much that you are completely physically exhausted. Or, you can be emotionally fatigued, where you have tried and tried and things are still not what they should be emotionally, and you are completely physically exhausted. Yes, they all tend to wear us down physically.
I wish I had a magic bullet that could eliminate all the challenges that causes fatigue. But, is that really what we need. Without challenges, we never grow and mature and strengthen. Without the things that try us, we would never become the person GOD intends us to be.
Today's word is a quote from Walter Elliot, which says, "Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."
I often tire myself out when I start thinking about ALL the things I need to do; just making the mental list is enough to fatigue me. What I need to concentrate on is the next thing that needs to be done. When that is accomplished, I can think of the next thing. And so on and so on...
Look, there's no reason to make things what they aren't. Sometimes, life can wear us down and tire us out. But, if we will run each short race and not try to set out on a marathon each day, we may find the perseverance we stand in need of.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
There are several kinds of fatigue. You can be physically fatigued, where you are completely physically exhausted. You can be mentally fatigued, where you have fretted so much that you are completely physically exhausted. Or, you can be emotionally fatigued, where you have tried and tried and things are still not what they should be emotionally, and you are completely physically exhausted. Yes, they all tend to wear us down physically.
I wish I had a magic bullet that could eliminate all the challenges that causes fatigue. But, is that really what we need. Without challenges, we never grow and mature and strengthen. Without the things that try us, we would never become the person GOD intends us to be.
Today's word is a quote from Walter Elliot, which says, "Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."
I often tire myself out when I start thinking about ALL the things I need to do; just making the mental list is enough to fatigue me. What I need to concentrate on is the next thing that needs to be done. When that is accomplished, I can think of the next thing. And so on and so on...
Look, there's no reason to make things what they aren't. Sometimes, life can wear us down and tire us out. But, if we will run each short race and not try to set out on a marathon each day, we may find the perseverance we stand in need of.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Chosen
Playing sports has always been a favorite pastime for me. I played every sport equally bad but I played them all. Well, not all, but a lot. I did, however, play them all equally bad.
If your sporting ability is anything like mine, you may have had those days when you were chosen, or rather, given to the other team, last. It is no fun to be chosen last. Everyone else has been chosen and it is just you and the complete and total klutz left. Somehow, the other team captain chooses the klutz over you and you are chosen last again. It really is no fun.
You can let things like that do one of two things...you can either let it drive you into low self-esteem and a pity party or you can let it drive you into a desire to become better. I strove to become better, not that I ever got better but I strove.
Today's word comes from Deuteronomy 7:6, NIV, which reads, "You are a people holy to the LORD...The LORD has chosen you...to be His people, His treasured possession."
You will never been chosen last with the LORD; He has chosen you to be part of His family, His treasured possession. Okay, so you will never be the greatest athlete, or the greatest math wiz, or the greatest speller, or the greatest whatever. You are however, GOD'S treasured possession. He chose you FIRST! That is the greatest of the great.
Yes, I played a lot of sports. I actually won a few trophies and ribbons and such. But, none of that compares to the fact that I have been chosen by GOD to be His son! CHOSEN!
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
If your sporting ability is anything like mine, you may have had those days when you were chosen, or rather, given to the other team, last. It is no fun to be chosen last. Everyone else has been chosen and it is just you and the complete and total klutz left. Somehow, the other team captain chooses the klutz over you and you are chosen last again. It really is no fun.
You can let things like that do one of two things...you can either let it drive you into low self-esteem and a pity party or you can let it drive you into a desire to become better. I strove to become better, not that I ever got better but I strove.
Today's word comes from Deuteronomy 7:6, NIV, which reads, "You are a people holy to the LORD...The LORD has chosen you...to be His people, His treasured possession."
You will never been chosen last with the LORD; He has chosen you to be part of His family, His treasured possession. Okay, so you will never be the greatest athlete, or the greatest math wiz, or the greatest speller, or the greatest whatever. You are however, GOD'S treasured possession. He chose you FIRST! That is the greatest of the great.
Yes, I played a lot of sports. I actually won a few trophies and ribbons and such. But, none of that compares to the fact that I have been chosen by GOD to be His son! CHOSEN!
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Where do you abide
I don't know about you but it seems to me that there are a lot of people out there that are after us for one thing; that thing can be different for each of them, and us, but they are after one thing. What these individuals are after is something that will benefit them. There are tons of folks like that but not all people are like that.
However, I have found that I, too, can certainly look out for number one (me). There is no doubt that I have befriended someone at some time hoping to benefit from it. I am not proud of that fact but I will not lie about it. I will say, though, that it usually didn't work. I truly want nothing that isn't mine, that GOD doesn't have for me.
Today's scripture speaks of that...it comes from John 15:7, NKJV, which reads, "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you."
If we will strive to live for GOD and follow His commands, He will give us what we desire. We will find, if we do that, that we don't desire what we think we do. We will find that what we truly desire is whatever GOD wants. All I want is what He wants.
Hey, there are users out there; don't be one. There are those who are going to go into every relationship only looking to see how they might benefit; don't do that. Let's strive to trust GOD, and to lean on Him, and to seek His will. If we will do that, we will find that He truly does give us the desires of our hearts. So, where do you abide? I want to abide in GOD. I want His words to abide in me.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
However, I have found that I, too, can certainly look out for number one (me). There is no doubt that I have befriended someone at some time hoping to benefit from it. I am not proud of that fact but I will not lie about it. I will say, though, that it usually didn't work. I truly want nothing that isn't mine, that GOD doesn't have for me.
Today's scripture speaks of that...it comes from John 15:7, NKJV, which reads, "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you."
If we will strive to live for GOD and follow His commands, He will give us what we desire. We will find, if we do that, that we don't desire what we think we do. We will find that what we truly desire is whatever GOD wants. All I want is what He wants.
Hey, there are users out there; don't be one. There are those who are going to go into every relationship only looking to see how they might benefit; don't do that. Let's strive to trust GOD, and to lean on Him, and to seek His will. If we will do that, we will find that He truly does give us the desires of our hearts. So, where do you abide? I want to abide in GOD. I want His words to abide in me.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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