Proverbs 25:9-12 (The Message) In the heat of an argument, don't betray confidences; Word is sure to get around, and no one will trust you. The right word at the right time is like a custom-made piece of jewelry, And a wise friend's timely reprimand is like a gold ring slipped on your finger.
Psalm 86:15 (New International Version) But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
If our God is slow to anger and display it then we need to hold our temper. We lose the confidence and respect of those around us when we demonstrate our anger. We can use softly spoken words and get better results than if we yell or scream. When someone starts getting loud as their speaking to me, I politely tell them that I am not yelling at them and thereby giving them respect and if they wish to continue the conversation then they must show me respect as well by lowering their voice. Too often we are tempted to join in the contest of volumes but there is often no resolve to this contest. All parties involved are traumatized, the ones doing it find no relief and the witnesses often become frightened and lose confidence in both sides. Be slow to anger, choose your words carefully and speak softly. The scriptures did not tell us to remain silent when there are wrong situations but it also tells you how to approach others when dealing with them.
Love and God Bless,
Cindy Irwin
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
Breaking Point
1 Chronicles 14:11 (New American Standard Bible) So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David defeated them there; and David said, "God has broken through my enemies by my hand, like the breakthrough of waters." Therefore they named that place Baal-perazim.
Nahum 3:18-19 (New American Standard Bible) There is no relief for your breakdown, Your wound is incurable All who hear about you Will clap their hands over you, For on whom has not your evil passed continually?
A breakthrough means get through, burst through, advance, step forward, breach, penetrate, removal of barrier to progress, and to penetration of the enemy line. A breakdown means to stop working, break, to fail, to collapse, go down, crash, failure to operate, to have personal health crisis, and decomposition into parts. The difference is success or failure. Both words begin the same way with the word break and their meanings both start the same also. They both begin in adversity but it is when you reach that breaking point that they will either become a breakdown or a breakthrough. The decision is really yours, you can let adversity become your breakdown or let God use it to become your breakthrough. By allowing your adversary to overcome you, you will face failure, collapse, have a personal health crisis and your world will decompose around you. By allowing God to bring your breakthrough, you advance, remove barriers, and penetrate the enemy line. So when you get to your breaking point, who are you going to allow to win?
Love and God Bless,
Cindy Irwin
Nahum 3:18-19 (New American Standard Bible) There is no relief for your breakdown, Your wound is incurable All who hear about you Will clap their hands over you, For on whom has not your evil passed continually?
A breakthrough means get through, burst through, advance, step forward, breach, penetrate, removal of barrier to progress, and to penetration of the enemy line. A breakdown means to stop working, break, to fail, to collapse, go down, crash, failure to operate, to have personal health crisis, and decomposition into parts. The difference is success or failure. Both words begin the same way with the word break and their meanings both start the same also. They both begin in adversity but it is when you reach that breaking point that they will either become a breakdown or a breakthrough. The decision is really yours, you can let adversity become your breakdown or let God use it to become your breakthrough. By allowing your adversary to overcome you, you will face failure, collapse, have a personal health crisis and your world will decompose around you. By allowing God to bring your breakthrough, you advance, remove barriers, and penetrate the enemy line. So when you get to your breaking point, who are you going to allow to win?
Love and God Bless,
Cindy Irwin
Thursday, July 29, 2010
An Oberservation
1 Chronicles 26:29-30 (The Message) From the family of the Izharites, Kenaniah and sons were appointed as officials and judges responsible for affairs outside the work of worship and sanctuary. From the family of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives—1,700 well-qualified men—were responsible for administration of matters related to the worship of GOD and the king's work in the territory west of the Jordan.
Have you ever noticed how we often follow in our father’s footsteps? If your dad was a carpenter then you are likely to be a carpenter. If your parents served in the military then you are likely to as well. If you dad were a preacher then you are likely to become a preacher. This was recorded in the Old Testament times; families were assigned certain task because the entire family had carried those skills. But just as we pass down our good skill we also pass down the bad things we do. Numerous times the Bible spoke of evil kings walking in the ways of their fathers. But there were a few that broke from that pattern; they broke that generational curse and chose to follow God. We are quick to blame our parents for our bad habits and while it is true that we learned from them it is also true that we are free to chose a different path. We do not have to become what they were we can improve our behavior. We will stand alone before God and answer for those choices. Choose today whom you will serve.
Joshua 24:14-15 (Amplified Bible) Now therefore, [reverently] fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and in truth; put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the [Euphrates] River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
Love and God Bless,
Cindy Irwin
Have you ever noticed how we often follow in our father’s footsteps? If your dad was a carpenter then you are likely to be a carpenter. If your parents served in the military then you are likely to as well. If you dad were a preacher then you are likely to become a preacher. This was recorded in the Old Testament times; families were assigned certain task because the entire family had carried those skills. But just as we pass down our good skill we also pass down the bad things we do. Numerous times the Bible spoke of evil kings walking in the ways of their fathers. But there were a few that broke from that pattern; they broke that generational curse and chose to follow God. We are quick to blame our parents for our bad habits and while it is true that we learned from them it is also true that we are free to chose a different path. We do not have to become what they were we can improve our behavior. We will stand alone before God and answer for those choices. Choose today whom you will serve.
Joshua 24:14-15 (Amplified Bible) Now therefore, [reverently] fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and in truth; put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the [Euphrates] River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
Love and God Bless,
Cindy Irwin
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Working Together
Ephesians 2:21-22 (New International Version) In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
It takes all of us working together to do the work of the church. We must become a body to do the serve of Christ to the world. If our brother or sister needs help as part of the body we should all tend to that need. We all have the same goal to glorify Christ, to do His will and minister to others.
Romans 7:4 (Contemporary English Version) That is how it is with you, my friends. You are now part of the body of Christ and are dead to the power of the Law. You are free to belong to Christ, who was raised to life so that we could serve God.
Romans 12:3-5 (New Living Translation) Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.
1 Corinthians 12:11-13 (Amplified Bible) All these [gifts, achievements, abilities] are inspired and brought to pass by one and the same [Holy] Spirit, Who apportions to each person individually [exactly] as He chooses. For just as the body is a unity and yet has many parts, and all the parts, though many, form [only] one body, so it is with Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). For by [means of the personal agency of] one [Holy] Spirit we were all, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free, baptized [and by baptism united together] into one body, and all made to drink of one [Holy] Spirit.
Love and God Bless,
Cindy Irwin
It takes all of us working together to do the work of the church. We must become a body to do the serve of Christ to the world. If our brother or sister needs help as part of the body we should all tend to that need. We all have the same goal to glorify Christ, to do His will and minister to others.
Romans 7:4 (Contemporary English Version) That is how it is with you, my friends. You are now part of the body of Christ and are dead to the power of the Law. You are free to belong to Christ, who was raised to life so that we could serve God.
Romans 12:3-5 (New Living Translation) Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.
1 Corinthians 12:11-13 (Amplified Bible) All these [gifts, achievements, abilities] are inspired and brought to pass by one and the same [Holy] Spirit, Who apportions to each person individually [exactly] as He chooses. For just as the body is a unity and yet has many parts, and all the parts, though many, form [only] one body, so it is with Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). For by [means of the personal agency of] one [Holy] Spirit we were all, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free, baptized [and by baptism united together] into one body, and all made to drink of one [Holy] Spirit.
Love and God Bless,
Cindy Irwin
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Be Quite and Listen
Psalm 46:10-11 (Amplified Bible) Let be and be still, and know (recognize and understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth! The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our Refuge (our High Tower and Stronghold). Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
Mark 4:39-40 (New Living Translation) When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. Then he asked them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
Some people are afraid of silence. They cannot go without the radio or TV turned on. They are the ones that will stay quite. They will talk just to have noise. Even so we still need to have quite once in a while. At times God wants us to be still, rest and wait. He often speaks to us when we stop the noises of the world and be quite and listen.
Love and God Bless,
Cindy Irwin
Mark 4:39-40 (New Living Translation) When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. Then he asked them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
Some people are afraid of silence. They cannot go without the radio or TV turned on. They are the ones that will stay quite. They will talk just to have noise. Even so we still need to have quite once in a while. At times God wants us to be still, rest and wait. He often speaks to us when we stop the noises of the world and be quite and listen.
Love and God Bless,
Cindy Irwin
Monday, July 26, 2010
I Have Been Saved
1 Timothy 1:12-17 (Contemporary English Version) I thank Christ Jesus our Lord. He has given me the strength for my work because he knew that he could trust me. I used to say terrible and insulting things about him, and I was cruel. But he had mercy on me because I didn't know what I was doing, and I had not yet put my faith in him. Christ Jesus our Lord was very kind to me. He has greatly blessed my life with faith and love just like his own. "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." This saying is true, and it can be trusted. I was the worst sinner of all! But since I was worse than anyone else, God had mercy on me and let me be an example of the endless patience of Christ Jesus. He did this so that others would put their faith in Christ and have eternal life. I pray that honor and glory will always be given to the only God, who lives forever and is the invisible and eternal King! Amen.
In spite of all I have done, in spite of where I have been, Jesus knowing everything about me, all of my dark secrets, He loved me and gave Himself for me. I cannot imagine where I would be if not for His saving grace. I have known Jesus as my Savoir since I was 5 years old, but that does not mean that I haven’t been tempted and even fell in to sin. I knew Him as my Savior therefore I was able to resist some temptations and those that I succumbed to I received forgiveness for when I repented and turned from the sin. If you are thinking about what sin I could have committed, I’ll tell you it doesn’t matter. Any sin at all still would have made it necessary for Jesus to hang on the cross. There are no lighter sins than others, sin is sin. We have a tendency to grade sin, placing a value to the sin. Had Jesus not died for us then even something like disobeying a traffic light would cause us to be bound for hell. But praise Jesus we have forgiveness available for our sins. If we have accepted Jesus as our Savior, then we repent of our sins, then He is faithful and just to forgive us. Then our sin is cast as far as the east is from the west, never to be remembered by our Heavenly Father. From that point we should not repeat that sin and release His forgiveness in our lives, as He forgave us then we should forgive. Ain’t God good. His perfect plan for us is awesome.
Love and God Bless,
Cindy Irwin
In spite of all I have done, in spite of where I have been, Jesus knowing everything about me, all of my dark secrets, He loved me and gave Himself for me. I cannot imagine where I would be if not for His saving grace. I have known Jesus as my Savoir since I was 5 years old, but that does not mean that I haven’t been tempted and even fell in to sin. I knew Him as my Savior therefore I was able to resist some temptations and those that I succumbed to I received forgiveness for when I repented and turned from the sin. If you are thinking about what sin I could have committed, I’ll tell you it doesn’t matter. Any sin at all still would have made it necessary for Jesus to hang on the cross. There are no lighter sins than others, sin is sin. We have a tendency to grade sin, placing a value to the sin. Had Jesus not died for us then even something like disobeying a traffic light would cause us to be bound for hell. But praise Jesus we have forgiveness available for our sins. If we have accepted Jesus as our Savior, then we repent of our sins, then He is faithful and just to forgive us. Then our sin is cast as far as the east is from the west, never to be remembered by our Heavenly Father. From that point we should not repeat that sin and release His forgiveness in our lives, as He forgave us then we should forgive. Ain’t God good. His perfect plan for us is awesome.
Love and God Bless,
Cindy Irwin
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Almost Home
Hebrews 12:1-3 (Contemporary English Version) Such a large crowd of witnesses is all around us! So we must get rid of everything that slows us down, especially the sin that just won't let go. And we must be determined to run the race that is ahead of us. We must keep our eyes on Jesus, who leads us and makes our faith complete. He endured the shame of being nailed to a cross, because he knew that later on he would be glad he did. Now he is seated at the right side of God's throne! So keep your mind on Jesus, who put up with many insults from sinners. Then you won't get discouraged and give up.
In this race you may not see the end but when you get close satan will combat you harder. You are close to victory, so do not give up, the victory is at hand. Today is not the day you should give up, you must not give in.
Dear Heavenly Father,
Strengthen us for this race, help us to be focused on You, may we bring You glory and honor. Lord, we praise You for the victory we have in You. You are awesome and worthy of our praise. We ask these things in Jesus name, amen.
Love and God Bless,
Cindy Irwin
In this race you may not see the end but when you get close satan will combat you harder. You are close to victory, so do not give up, the victory is at hand. Today is not the day you should give up, you must not give in.
Dear Heavenly Father,
Strengthen us for this race, help us to be focused on You, may we bring You glory and honor. Lord, we praise You for the victory we have in You. You are awesome and worthy of our praise. We ask these things in Jesus name, amen.
Love and God Bless,
Cindy Irwin
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