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NO MORE LOVE LETTERS FOR SINGLES

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SAY WHAT YOU MEAN, MEAN WHAT YOU SAY.

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GRATITUDE ATTITUDE

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LOVE LETTERS|DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR SINGLES|DAY 343

Scripture for today

The Message Psalms 9:1-2 I'm thanking you, God, from a full heart, I'm writing the book on your wonders. I'm whistling, laughing, and jumping for joy; I'm singing your song, High God.

In A Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Rev. John R. Ramsey tells how in one church a certain person provided him with a rose boutonniere for the lapel of his suit every Sunday. At first he really appreciated it, but then it sort of became routine. Then one Sunday it became very special.

As he was leaving the Sunday service, a young boy walked up to him and said, "Sir, what are you going to do with your flower?" At first the preacher didn't know what the boy was talking about. When it sank in, he pointed to the rose on his lapel and asked the boy, "Do you mean this?"

The boy said, "Yes, sir. If you're just going to throw it away, I would like it."

The preacher smiled and told him he could have the flower and then casually asked what he was going to do with it. The boy, who was probably no more than 10 years old, looked up at the preacher and said, "Sir, I'm going to give it to my granny. My mother and father divorced last year. I was living with my mother, but she married again and wanted me to live with my father. I lived with him for a while, but he said I couldn't stay; so he sent me to live with my grandmother. She is so good to me. She cooks for me and takes care of me. She has been so good to me that I wanted to give her that pretty flower for loving me."

When the little boy finished, the preacher could hardly speak. His eyes filled with tears and he knew he had been touched by God. He reached up and unpinned the rose. With the flower in his hand, he looked at the boy and said, "Son, that is the nicest thing that I've ever heard, but you can't have this flower because it's not enough. If you'll look in front of the pulpit, you'll see a big bouquet of flowers. Different families buy them for the church each week. Please take those flowers to your granny because she deserves the very best."

Then the boy made one last statement, which Rev. Ramsey said he always will treasure. The boy said, "What a wonderful day! I asked for one flower but got a beautiful bouquet."

That's the thankful spirit. That's the gratitude attitude. It's that attitude that should guide our giving and our lives. Like that boy's granny, God has blessed us so much. God has been so good to us that giving shouldn't even be a question. It should just flow from us naturally.

(From A Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, adapted by Billy D. Strayhorn, "The Gratitude Attitude")

Those things you take for granted is a great blessing to someone else. Be grateful!!!

Prayer: Father, help me to be grateful at all times.

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IS THERE SUBMISSION IN COURTSHIP?

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OBEDIENCE IS DIFFICULT!!

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COMMANDMENTS FOR HUMAN RELATIONSHIP

Devotional 8:39 am

LOVE LETTERS|DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR SINGLES|DAY 338

Scripture for today

1 Peter 4:10 AMPC

As each of you has received a gift (a particular spiritual talent, a gracious divine endowment), employ it for one another as [befits] good trustees of God's many-sided grace [faithful stewards of the extremely diverse powers and gifts granted to Christians by unmerited favor].

There came a point in my life when I felt very alone, I knew I needed to work on my human relationship skills, I tried these all they worked, still getting there but I try everyday intentional to improve. You can't minister to people if you don't have the basic human relationship skills. This can be interpretated as the fastest way to make friends.

Let me give you the “Ten Commandments of Human Relations.” They are powerful and easy-to-use, lol!!!

1)Speak kindly to people: There is nothing as nice as a cheerful word and a warm greeting.

2)Smile at people: It takes 72 muscles to frown and 14 to smile. Make it a habit to smile warmly at people. You will make a lasting impression.

3)Call people by their name: The sweetest music to anyone’s ear is the sound of their own name. Memorize people’s names and watch how they react to you!

4)Be friendly and helpful: Don’t be in such a hurry that you come off rude. Remember to walk slowly through the crowd and connect with people!

5)Be cordial: Speak and act as if everything you do is a genuine pleasure.

6)Be interested in people: If you truly want to connect with people, be interested in their lives, opinions, struggles and dreams. If you want to ask for a hand you must first touch a heart.

7)Be generous with praise: People desperately need encouragement. Be generous with encouragement both publicly and privately.

8)Be considerate about the feelings of others: If you will value other people’s feelings (even if you can’t relate) they will value you!

9)Be thoughtful of the opinions of others: People want to be heard. Value their opinion even if you don’t agree.

10)Be alert to give service: Be willing to help others reach the top! If you bring out the best in others, then the best will be brought out in you.

Take these “Ten Commandments” and live by them! Go over them with deep consideration and be honest about the one or more areas that you need to develop. If your serious about success then you must be serious about your relationship to others. You will never reach the top alone!

Prayer: Father, help me build up good relationships.

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GOD IS NEVER LATE, HOLD ON!!!

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WHEN GOD DOESN'T GRANT YOUR REQUEST!!!

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THE MARRIAGE SUPPER

Devotional 10:07 am

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DON'T JUDGE YOURSELF

Devotional 8:26 am

LOVE LETTERS|DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR SINGLES|DAY 330

Scripture for today

Ecclesiastes 3:1 AMP

TO EVERYTHING there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven:

There is a season for everything. In life we have the good and the bad times. We have the season where we happy times and seasons when we have sad times. The funny thing about seasons is that no particular season lasts forever. Every experience in life has a time allotted for it so our seasons are in constant motion. See every season as a blessing, have a positive attitude through it.

Let's look at this illustration:

There was a man who had four sons.

He wanted his sons to learn not to Judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.

The first son went in the Winter, the second in the Spring, the third in Summer and the fourth son in the Fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent and twisted. The second son said, no it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful; it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree’s life.

He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all seasons are up.

If you give up when it’s Winter, you will miss the promise of your Spring, the beauty of your Summer and the fulfillment of your Fall.

(Author Unknown)

Don't judge yourself based on a season you have found yourself. Every season prepares you for the next season don't rush out of it. Prepare yourself to embrace the next season by getting the best out of your present season.

Prayer: Father, I know the plans you have for me. Help me get the best out of every season of my life.

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THE WORST DISEASE ON EARTH TODAY

Devotional 8:26 am

LOVE LETTERS|DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR SINGLES|DAY 329

Scripture for today

The Message 1 Samuel 3:11-14 God said to Samuel, "Listen carefully. I'm getting ready to do something in Israel that is going to shake everyone up and get their attention. The time has come for me to bring down on Eli's family everything I warned him of, every last word of it. I'm letting him know that the time's up. I'm bringing judgment on his family for good. He knew what was going on, that his sons were desecrating God's name and God's place, and he did nothing to stop them. This is my sentence on the family of Eli: The evil of Eli's family can never be wiped out by sacrifice or offering."

One of the worst diseases I have found out taking place in our world now is OVER INDULGENCE. You might wonder what it means. Over indulgence means "excessive gratification of a person's wishes". I see this disease majorly among children and adults. We have a generation where discipline or the ability to take rejection is not found. Do you know the issue with Eli and his children is over indulgence? When you as a parent can't stand right on what you believe in and rebuke your children for any wrong they must have done then you are over indulging them.

I thank God for my African parents, I never had all the things I wanted in life. My parents will be only gracious enough to give you exactly what you need and nothing extra. My parents were super strict with resources given to me, I didn't even remember having a bicycle because all my parents gave me were books. I had play time but we had to make our resources by ourselves. You have to work hard and earn any fancy thing you wanted. I must say it really helped me in life. I enjoyed my childhood and have sweet memories.

Parents, discipline your kids. Don't give them just everything they need because they are crying for it, crying doesn't kill a child. Overindulgence gets us into a whole lot of carelessness and bad attitude later in life. Over indulged child give birth and train up over indulged children too. Our children should be given the best but they should understand the principle of labour. You work hard at something and you get what you want, simple!!!

Prayer: Father, help me not to overindulge my offspring.

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THE KEY TO ABUNDANCE

Devotional 9:40 am

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FAKE IT,TILL ITS REAL

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GOD IS MORE THAN ABLE

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LOVE IS A COMMITMENT

Devotional 7:45 am

LOVE LETTERS|DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR SINGLES|DAY 324

Scripture for today

1Corithians 13:8(NIV) Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.

There was a very unusual military funeral in California in December of 2013. Sgt. First Class Joseph Gantt, who fought in both World War II and the Korean War, was laid to rest. He had been captured in Korea in 1950 and died the following year. But his body was not returned for many years, and his death was never confirmed by the North Koreans.

His wife, Clara, waited for decades for her husband to come back. She regularly went to meetings with government officials seeking information about what had happened. Clara even bought a house and had it professionally landscaped so all Joseph would have to do when he came home was go fishing. She was ninety-four years old when his remains were finally brought home for a military funeral with full honors. It wasn’t the homecoming she dreamed of, but she finally knew his fate. Clara told a reporter who interviewed her, “He told me if anything happened to him, he wanted me to remarry. And I told him ‘No, no.’ Here I am, still his wife, and I’m going to remain his wife until the day the Lord calls me home.”

Love—true, godly love—is not temporary or transient. Love is a commitment that is meant to last. Love is not based on everything going right or always being happy. Love is not an emotional feeling but rather a choice of the will. Casual commitments do not produce a foundation for deep and meaningful relationships. Instead we should love others as God loves us—with an unfailing love that never ends.

WHEN WE DECIDE TO LOVE SOMEONE IT IS A COMMITMENT THAT NO MATTER THE SITUATION WE ARE TO HOLD ON TO. As singles, we are not to love people when all is rosy and sweet it includes when they are their worst. Mark Gungor said domething "you dont marry peoples actions, you marry their reactions" How would you react to the person you claim to love when all the chips are down, when they can't even help themselves and be their best.

Prayer: Father, help me understand what love truly is.

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NO MORE LOVE LETTERS FOR SINGLES

365 DAYS, 365 CHANCES

SAY WHAT YOU MEAN, MEAN WHAT YOU SAY.

FACE THE GIANT

MY JOURNEY OF OBEDIENCE

TRUST IN THE LORD'S LEADING

THE TRUTH

GRATITUDE ATTITUDE

IS THERE SUBMISSION IN COURTSHIP?

OBEDIENCE IS DIFFICULT!!

COMMANDMENTS FOR HUMAN RELATIONSHIP

GOD IS NEVER LATE, HOLD ON!!!

WHEN GOD DOESN'T GRANT YOUR REQUEST!!!

THE MARRIAGE SUPPER

DON'T JUDGE YOURSELF

THE WORST DISEASE ON EARTH TODAY

THE KEY TO ABUNDANCE

FAKE IT,TILL ITS REAL

GOD IS MORE THAN ABLE

LOVE IS A COMMITMENT

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