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…that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
1 Corinthians 9:10-11

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We found the home we want to buy. I don't consider this coveting because it's for sale! Here's the link:

363 Venable Lane, Monroe, LA

We decided to ask God to give us this home since it's perfect for our family and our future.

LUKE 11: 5-12 says:

5Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, 6because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him.'

7"Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.' 8I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness[e] he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

9"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

11"Which of you fathers, if your son asks for[f] a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

So we know that God, who inspired us to ask, is willing and able to give us that which we ask for.

Every day as I drove to school, I would look at that big beautiful CenturyTel building. One day, I had a vision as I was driving by the building that I was looking at my truck parked in the CenturyTel parking lot- and I was seeing it from INSIDE the building. I looked down from the third floor window, just under the arch and I could see the truck parked beneath a specific pecan tree and I could see Denmon Engineering's building in the distance. Read the rest of this article...

This is the Bible Reading Plan that goes with the Chronological Bible study I will be posting. Read the rest of this article...

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When designing a website, three steps should be followed to create a successful website. The first step is to identify a general-purpose statement of what you want to accomplish on your site. The next step is to set goals to fulfill your purpose statement. Once you have done this it is time to formulate a plan to carry out this out. By following these three steps you can form a successful plan identifying the features and techniques best suited for your Website. Read the rest of this article...

Allen's Titanium Blue metallic Chevrolet Silverado Crew Cab LTZ
Allen says, "I am so thankful and happy that I own my own loaded-out Chevrolet 1500 Crew Cab Short Box 2LT 4x4 Silverado colored Titanium Blue to match Julie's Tahoe (and, according to Julie, my eyes). I am grateful that God has provided plenty of money to pay for the maintenance, insurance, tax, title and tags and extended warranty. The wheels are 20 inch, 6-spoke on 6-spoke cast chrome wheels. It has the oval tubular assist steps and the hard tonneau cover that I always dreamed it had. It even has the bed rug to keep the bed from getting scratched and the cool looking chrome bull bar on the front. I am overjoyed that I am able to pick it up by August 10, 2008 - on the same day that Julie got her Tahoe. I am also grateful that I did not have to borrow to obtain my truck because the Word says, "The Lord shall command the blessing upon you in your storehouse and in all that you undertake. And He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you. The Lord will establish you as a people holy to Himself, as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways. And all people of the earth shall see that you are called by the name [and in the presence of] the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you. And the Lord shall make you have a surplus of prosperity, through the fruit of your body, of your livestock, and of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you. The Lord shall open to you His good treasury, the heavens, to give the rain of your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands; and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. And the Lord shall make you the head, and not the tail; and you shall be above only, and you shall not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you this day and are watchful to do them.

Genesis 30:28 God says to me: "Then he said, “Name me your wages, and I will give it.” " Read the rest of this article...

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Read the rest of this article...

Speak the Word :

the SECRET power of speaking God's WORD out loud

• JOB 34:16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: Hearken to the voice of my words.
  
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• JEREMIAH 23:28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully.
  
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• EZEKIEL 12: 25 But I the Lord will speak the word which I will speak, and it will be performed. It will no longer be delayed, but in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak the word and perform it, says the Lord GOD.
  
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• 2 TIMOTHY 4:1 I charge thee in the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: ² preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
  

Pray the WORD out loud EVERY morning. It will CHANGE your life. It will change YOU.

Everything and everyone makes and responds to sound.

Plants do.

One plant that responds to sound-induced vibration is Mimosa pudica, also known as the "sensitive plant." Vibrations induce electrical signals across the leaflets of this plant, and cells at the base of the leaflets respond to these action potentials osmotically. This response results in a sharp change in the turgor pressure in these pulvinus cells, and that pressure change, in turn, results in the folding of the blade at the pulvinus. Another pulvinus at the base of the petiole may also respond if the vibration is severe enough. This kind of response is known as seismonasty.

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Julie's Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ

One of the things I am learning with my Thoughts Alive / Jackrabbit Factor program is to set specific goals- including a date. Read the rest of this article...

Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God'"

(NIV)

Are you starving your children? Are they hungry? I'm not talking about their bodies. I'm talking about their spirits. Start your homeschool days with prayer and the Word to make sure you put God first. If your children leave home and require more knowledge about history or math... even if they can't pass the G.E.D. test- you may be embarassed but that can be corrected.

But if they leave home without having the basic spiritual knowledge they need, then you have neglected your most important duty to God. Read the rest of this article...

Isaiah 55:11

There is a funny story I like to tell about my mama's persistence. Since it is my story, I'll repeat it here: Read the rest of this article...

Books have always been my best friends. Over the years, I have found some of my favorite ones around the house by looking for their tattered and torn covers on shelves, dressers, or end tables. Their physical condition has always been relative to their usefulness in my life- the more tattered the cover, the more indispensible the book. I have read them, scanned them, carried them, consulted them and loved them dearly. Read the rest of this article...

Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live..., but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women... NIV

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. Titus 2: 3-5 KJV Read the rest of this article...

But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. KJV

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. NIV Read the rest of this article...

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Unlocking Abundance: You're Rich and Don't Even Realize It
Marnie Pehrson

Every time I take a walk across our property I think about the concepts of ownership, stewardship and abundance. Many people believe that abundance requires ownership and that being blessed means you have to own a lot of "things." As I walk out in nature, it becomes obvious that ownership is not required to be blessed.

• Can you own a sunset?
• Can you own the mountains?
• Can you possess a creek or a river?

More importantly is it necessary to own those things in order to enjoy them? As I walk out into this field, I realize that in the eyes of the county, we own this piece of property, but we certainly haven't always owned it. And eighty years from now I'll be dead and gone and someone else will own the deed to this property.

I think a better word for "ownership" is "stewardship" because God owns this land and He's been kind enough to let us live on it for a spell. With stewardship comes responsibility. The county sends us the tax bill every year. If the grass is to be cut, our family must do it. But also with that responsibility comes blessings -- such as the ability to plant gardens and reap harvests.

Stewardship means both responsibility and blessings. I learned that quickly when local horse breeders put quarter horses on our property a few years ago. We didn't own the horses, just let them reside on our property. I quickly saw that the breeder had responsibilities. He had to make sure the horses were property cared for, fed, and watered. The horses tended to have flies and that required maintenance. They had babies and that meant work.

In the end, I realized I enjoyed looking at and petting those horses, but I was grateful I wasn't the one having to keep up with their maintenance. I was blessed by their existence without owning them. Without stewardship for these horses, I didn't have some perks. I couldn't ride them when I wanted to. They weren't mine to do with as I pleased. But they still blessed my life. I felt "rich" for their being here.

All of us are "rich" -- even the person who owns the least possessions is still "rich." Each person has the gifts of life, time, talents, and the ability to enjoy this beautiful world that God has given us.

Think about the things in your life that you don't own but that you enjoy. Count those blessings. Be grateful for all the abundance that surrounds you is there without price and without expectations. As you begin to count those blessings -- the air you breathe, the sunsets you watch, the earth that is so beautiful -- you activate more blessings in your life and more blessings will flow to you as a result.

My challenge for you today is to get outside and walk in nature. You don't have to own it. Find a public park and enjoy it. And while you're there, pour out your heart in grateful thanks to the God who has blessed you with the air you breathe and the beauty of His creations. Do this regularly and soon you'll unlock true abundance that is hanging like ripe fruit just over your head.

About the Author
Marnie Pehrson, a mother of 6, has been highlighting truth and talent for at least 15 years. Whether it's writing a novel that spotlights individuals who've made a difference in the world or helping a talented entrepreneur create a platform for his life's work, Marnie underscores truth and talent in innovative and compelling ways. To learn more about Marnie and her projects, visit http://www.PWGroup.com. Marnie Pehrson may be contacted at http://www.IAmJoyful.com. Click here to view more articles by Marnie Pehrson.

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How to KNOW if You'll Reach the Goal
Leslie Householder

Setting and achieving a goal is as simple as placing an online order. If you perform each step in the order process, you can be certain that the thing you want is actually on its way, and that it is only a matter of time before it materializes.

Suppose I've set a goal to sell 20 widgets during the month of February. I'll compare the online bookstore where I purchased an antique copy of "As a Man Thinketh" the other day, to Life's Distribution System.

1. Decide what you want. Just as I can't expect the bookstore to send me a book before I've submitted my request, neither should you expect life to supply the clients who will support a vague sales goal. Pick the dollar figure you want to reach so that life can deliver the right clients.

2. Put it in Writing. Before I could place the order for the book, I had to find the right order page for that book. However, before I could find the right order page, I had to type the right key terms into the search bar. I wouldn't have found the right order page if I hadn't used the right terms. Wouldn't it have been absurd if I had entered "not Catcher in the Rye, not Tale of Two Cities, not anything written by Poe . . . " in my search for "As a Man Thinketh?" Even if the search feature was smart enough to exclude all of that, how long would it take me to get to the book I want? Precision saves time. Write what you want, and be as precise as you can.

Don't talk about "losing weight" when you really mean that you want to be "lean and energetic." Don't talk about "getting out of debt" when you really mean that you want "financial freedom." We must choose our search terms carefully so that we can be taken to the right order page of life.

Focusing on "debt" brings a constant supply of it into your life, even if you are trying to get rid of it. After all, it's like putting "no debt" into the search tool. You're not looking for the "debt" order page, so quit using that term!

Life delivers whatever we order. Vague orders bring vague results and so we never see the connection between our requests and what shows up. Too often we're placing careless orders unknowingly, and then wonder why life doesn't go the way we want it to go.

Remember, you can't place an order for what you want from order pages designed for things you don't want.

Now, commit to the thing you want by putting it in writing. It is like entering it into an imaginary search box. It's the fastest way to get to the right order page. One more thing: write it in present tense as though it has already happened. For a deeper explanation on why that's important, read The Jackrabbit Factor.

So, maybe your goal statement in writing will look something like, "February 28th, 2008: I have now sold 20 widgets." Getting it in writing automatically takes you to Life's "order page" . . . but you're not done yet. Neither the book, nor the clients are on their way until you've completed the order all the way to the end of the process.

3. Add to Cart. In my book buying experience, after I entered "As a Man Thinketh" in the search tool, it took me to a long list of "As a Man Thinketh" books. Some were brand new reprints; some were from the 1980's. I spent some time narrowing them down, until I found the one that I wanted which was more than 100 years old. After identifying my specific choice, I clicked "Add to Cart." This is a logical step; after all, I can't expect the store people to ship the book until I have told them precisely which one I want.

This step is comparable to the step of adding detail to your goal statement. You need to spend time creating a more detailed description of the thing you desire. Instead of "February 28th, 2006: I have now sold 20 widgets," you write, "February 28th, 2006: I am so happy and grateful now that I have sold 20 widgets. I am astounded at how easily the clients came into my life. I am grateful that I was able to provide them something of great value that will help them accomplish their objectives for a price that was fair. We are establishing a positive relationship and expect to do more business together in the future."

Do this step, and you have just added your desired thing to the big Cart in the Sky.

4. Enter your shipping address. After the book was in my shopping cart, I had to tell the book people where to send it. This step is the part that assigns the book I want to the location where I am. It brings together two key pieces of information into one virtual place. Without this step, the bookstore cannot send me the book because they have no address for the package.

Goal setting is no different. Just as the book and my address had to merge into one database, the thing you want needs to be merged with your personal information, too. Notice that during this step, it isn't the actual book that came together with my actual house; it is simply a representation of the book that came together with a representation of my house.

The same needs to happen with a representation of the thing you want, and a representation of you. How? You must picture yourself signing those final contracts. It might take a few minutes to really generate the images in a vivid way. (When doing this step, a few minutes can feel like an eternity, and you'll realize that it takes an incredible amount of energy to control your thoughts for that long.) Nevertheless, with the power of disciplined thoughts, you merge the thing you want, with the person you are. Your mind is the virtual database where it all must come together before Life can fill that order.

5. Receive Confirmation of your order. After I filled in my shipping address, it asked for my credit card info. This is where I "pay the price" for the thing I want.

In setting a sales goal, to "pay the price" traditionally refers to "pounding the pavement," "making the phone calls," "pulling late nights," "skipping lunches," etc.

But that's wrong. At least, it's wrong if you really want to excel.

So what is the price you pay? Ah, it's not an easy price. But it's easier than "paying the price" with long hours and constant, frantic activity. To take the final step in the order process, to do the last thing required before you receive the order confirmation, is to allow yourself to experience the feelings you expect to feel when the goal is reached. It isn't easy to do, but you need to take your visualization exercise just one step further. Here's an example:

You're signing those final contracts, and shaking the customer's hands, and having the warm exchange of good will. Then you feel the elation well up inside your chest, and you escort them out of the room and close the door after they leave, and feel the cool, metal doorknob in your hand, and hear the heavy wooden door click shut, and you walk to your desk and sit down with a big, huge grin on your face, and tip back for a moment, then reach for the phone to call your spouse, and you hear the dial tones, and then you hear he/she answering, "Hello?" and with tears in your eyes, you tell him/her, "I did it! It was a miracle, but I did it! Let's go out for dinner tonight!" And your spouse screams on the other line and can hardly speak, and the kids are chattering in the background, "What? What's going on??"

That's your price. That's it. (Don't watch yourself doing it, BE yourself doing it. Don't be an outsider looking in, be in it where all you see of yourself is your arms on your armrests and your lap in front of you, and your feet way down there.)

If you spend some time generating those kinds of images in your mind, and feel the exhilaration and genuine gratitude for the success, you've done it. You've paid the price. And, as those feelings swell inside of you and as tears really well up in your eyes, that is your confirmation. Print that receipt.

Trust Life to keep its promise, and go about your business in peace. No need for frantic rushing around, phone calling, pushing, forcing, you've already paid the price. Go about your business with a calm assurance that it is already a done deal. Do continue business as usual, make the phone calls you'd be making anyway, but do it all with peace of mind.

The right clients are on their way and will connect with you in a natural way as you go about your day to day activities. Spend time with your family. Enjoy a little recreation. Be at peace. In the right time, you'll have a thought to call so-n-so or follow up with someone else. Simply follow the thought. Do what it dictates.

6. Expect it to Come, and be ready to Open the Door. After my online bill was paid, and I received my order confirmation, the book was on its way. I needed only to expect it, wait for it, watch for it, refrain from canceling it, and answer the door when the bell rang.

As for your goal to sell 20 widgets by the end of February, if you've gone through the entire order process, and you've received confirmation, all you must do is expect it, watch for it, refrain from canceling it with unbelief, and when opportunity knocks (because it will), simply answer the door. By faith it comes to you; by action you receive it.

About the Author
Leslie is a wife and mother of 7 children. She is the two-time best-selling author of "The Jackrabbit Factor: Why You Can," "Hidden Treasures: Heaven's Astonishing Help with your Money Matters," and founder of PrinciplesofProsperity.com Leslie Householder may be contacted at http://www.principlesofprosperity.com. Click here to view more articles by Leslie Householder.

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Blessed is she who Believed, for there WILL BE a fulfillment of those things which were told her from The LORD.

You have to get it to the point-like that Rice Krispies treats commercial -where the woman pretends she’s working hard and she’s really reading and lounging. What the commercial doesn’t show is the setup. Set-up is essential to household peace but you can’t go from chaos to peace overnite, especially if you’re living in squalor. But you can achieve it ‘bird by bird’ as famous author, Ann Lamott would say. insert Lamott quote here. You clear one spot at a time. Read the rest of this article...

Sometimes beginning to live the Christian life and walk the victory walk is like an episode I saw of Third Rock from the Sun.

In this episode, Dick hits a chipmunk and is riddled in guilt [the young Christian begins his new walk riddled with guilt and condemnation]. He decides that his way of life must change so that no animal will ever again be hurt because of him or his companions. He has authority over his roommates so he forces them to rid their lives of products that may have caused pain to animals [the young Christian trys to rid his life of all sin or what he considers to be sinful activities**.] Read the rest of this article...

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I found a book on yoga at the library yesterday Keep It Simple Series. It's fabulous. It will help me change my life pattern and discover some strengths and overcome my weaknesses. I am going to be a yogini, female yoga student.

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Who would think that receiving a spa brochure in the mail would start so much in my "other" life. You know, the life you have inside your head, your real self. But it did. I keep thinking about it. A retreat. A spiritual retreat. To retreat from my daily "real world" life and just live the life I live in my "other" life. To learn yoga and do a pilate routine. To talk to people about something besides cleaning house and rearing children. To think deep satisfying thoughts, uninterrupted by the needs of so many others. I'm not unhappy in my real world life. Read the rest of this article...

Do I have a Martha Stewart kitchen? No. My stove broiler doesn't work. My spoons and forks are in a painted tomato suce can. the cooking utensils are in a garage sale crock. My daughter boils our water for tea in another ten cent pot. My cast iron skillets, crockpots and my stockpot were "safety awards" my husband let me choose from his catalog. Read the rest of this article...