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God is an expert at bringing good out of bad. He could have kept Paul out of prison in Philippi but instead He let Paul go to prison and the jailer became a believer as a result. God could have kept Jesus from the cross but He let Him go -- His own Son -- He let Him suffer and die. Did He bring any good out of that? I'd say He did!   The things you wish were most removed from your life are often the very things that God is using to shape you and make you into the believer of character He wants you to be. He wants to use that problem for good in your life.a There's something more important than your pain. It's what you're learning from that pain. God is in control. So what's the key? What's our response? Our response is to look past the pain. "This is the reason we never lose heart. These troubles which are temporary are winning for us a permanent, a glorious and solid reward out of proportion to our pain. So we don't look at the temporary sit...

Your choices are far more powerful than your circumstances. You may not like how complicated your life has become yet (with few exceptions) no one is forcing you to keep your life complicated. You have the power to simplify your life. In fact, God expects us to assume responsibility for our lives and to carefully choose how we spend our time. You have just enough time to do God's will while you're here on earth. You've been given just enough time to fulfill your purpose. When you try to do more than God planned for you, it's only natural that you'll find yourself constantly out of time or stressed over your schedule. My prayer for you is that you will find relief from stress and a new sense of satisfaction as you do only the things God created you to do. 'किनभने हरेकले आफ्‍नो भार आफै उठाउनुपर्छ। ' गलाती 6:5 (by Rick Warren/Rick Warren's Daily Devotional)

God never intended for you to make completing a to-do list the purpose of your life. The fact is, there are many things we think we must do that really are not worth doing. My point is this: You won't simplify your life by getting an electronic organizer. Simplifying is really about choices - prioritizing what is important - and then sticking to those choices no matter how tempting it is to add more to your to-do list. In fact, take those tempting activities and put them on a list of things not to do. You are the only one who can assume responsibility for your time and clarify what's really important to you.   'ढुङ्गा छर्ने एउटा समय छ, र ती बटुल्‍ने एउटा समय। अँगाल्‍ने एउटा समय छ, र अलग रहने एउटा समय। ' उपदेशक 3:5 ( by Rick Warren)

Don't Just Believe. Belong! You are called to belong, not just believe. Even in the perfect, sinless environment of Eden, God said, "It is not good for man to be alone." (Genesis 2:18 NIV)  We are created for community, fashioned for fellowship, and formed for a family, and none of us can fulfill God's purposes by ourselves. The Bible knows nothing of solitary saints or spiritual hermits. While your relationship to Christ is personal, God never intends it to be private. In God's family you are connected to every other believer. The Bible says, "In Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others." (Romans 12:5 NIV) Following Christ includes belonging, not just believing. C. S. Lewis noted that the word "membership' is of Christian origin, but the world has emptied it of its original meaning. Stores offer discounts to "members,' and advertisers use "member names' to create mailing li...

The location where you have your quiet time is also important. The Bible indicates that Abraham had a regular place where he met with God. Today's verse tells us that Jesus had a custom of praying in the garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives. Your place ought to be a secluded place. This is a place where you can be alone, where it's quiet, and where you will not be disturbed or interrupted. In today's noisy world, this may take some ingenuity, but it is necessary. It ought to be a place - where you can pray aloud without disturbing others; where you have good lighting for reading; where you are comfortable. Your place ought to be a special place. Wherever you decide to meet with the Lord, make it a special place for you and him. As the days go by, that place will come to mean a lot to you because of the wonderful times you have there with Jesus Christ. Your place ought to be a sacred place. This is where you meet with the living God. Where you meet the Lor...

हे मेरो छोरा, यदि तैंले मेरा वचनहरू ग्रहण गरिस्, र मेरा आज्ञाहरू तेरो मनभित्र राखिस्‌ भने,  बुद्धिका कुराहरू ध्यान दिइस्‌ र तेरो हृदयलाई समझशक्तितिर लगाइस्‌ भने,  अन्‍तर्दृष्‍टिको लागि पुकारा गरिस्, र समझशक्ति पाउनलाई चर्को सोरले पुकारिस्‌ भने,  यदि तैंले चाँदीझैँ त्‍यसलाई खोजिस्, र गाड़धनझैँ त्‍यो खनिस्‌ भने,  तैंले परमप्रभुको भय बुझ्‍नेछस्, र परमेश्‍वरको ज्ञान प्राप्‍त गर्नेछस्‌।  किनभने परमप्रभुले बुद्धि दिनुहुन्‍छ, र उहाँको मुखबाट ज्ञान र समझशक्तिका कुराहरू निस्‍कन्‍छन्‌।  उहाँले ईमानदारको लागि आफ्‍नो भण्‍डारमा विजय साँचेर राख्‍नुभएको छ, जसको चाल निर्दोष छ तिनीहरूका लागि उहाँ ढाल हुनुहुन्‍छ,  किनभने उहाँले न्‍यायको मार्ग रक्षा गर्नुहुन्‍छ, र आफ्‍ना विश्‍वासयोग्‍य भक्तजनहरूको बाटो सुरक्षित राख्‍नुहुन्‍छ।  तब धार्मिकता न्‍यायसङ्गत र उचित के हो— साथै हरेक असल मार्ग के हो तैंले बुझ्‍नेछस्‌।  किनभने बुद्धिले तेरो हृदयमा प्रवेश गर्नेछ, र ज्ञानचाहिँ तेरो प्राणको लागि आनन्‍ददायक हुनेछ।  विवेकले तँमाथि हेरचाह गर्नेछ, समझशक्ति...