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GLEANINGS FROM THE WORD Experiencing an extraordinary God in ordinary life Issue # 771 April 2, 2003 Panic I awoke this morning a little later than normal. I didn't wake up until 6:00, but that wasn't a big deal, I had planned to sleep in a little because I have been feeling a little tired. I rolled over, opened my eyes again and it was after 8:00. I was in instant panic! I stumbled out of bed, frantically looking for my glasses and my pants. It's garbage day and I hadn't put the garbage out yet. The guy from Habitat From Humanity is coming to pick up the windows and I hadn't dug them out of the garage yet. I had't written Gleanings yet and people are coming over this morning. As I stumbled to get dressed and headed down stairs, I passed Kathy who is sitting contentedly reading her Bible and enjoying a cup of coffee. Seeing the panic on my face, she wanted to now what the problem is. Stuttering and stammering, I tried to explain. She replied, "You wanted to sleep in a little." A little yes, but not this late! The garbage is out, the windows are ready for pickup and I'm starting to breath almost normally again. Oh yes ... God. I didn't stop to read my Bible. I didn't stop to pray, unless you count my frantic "Oh God, don't let the garbage guys have been early today." No wonder I'm all out of sorts. Every now and then we have those moments where we forget where the source of our strength and abilities come from. We loose our minds temporarily and forget to turn to God for help. David would have been in a mess if he say Goliath and panicked instead of trusting God. Moses would have been killed if he hadn't remembered to trust God to part the Red Sea. The priests would have stayed on the wrong side of the Jordan for years if they had panicked instead of trusting God to step into the Jordan River as they were told. Perhaps your panic isn't life threatening or wasn’t impact you for all eternity, but it's still a good idea to stop for a moment and give it to God. I lift up my eyes to the hills--where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1-2 NIV for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live. 1 Corinthians 8:6 NIV I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13 NIV Until next time, don't follow my bad example from this morning. Take the time to catch your breath and give it all over to God. Be blessed. Hallelu Yah (Praise God)! Kevin YOU ARE Once you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour you are empowered through Christ. I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13 NIV Never let the enemy tell you that you are worthless or insignificant. You have value in the eyes of God so great that it was worth dying for. You are a blessing to the world. You can simply begin the relationship by honestly and completely opening your heart, admitting you need God's help, and saying a prayer along the lines of: Jesus: I have made many mistakes in my life and done things I am not proud of. I have sinned. I need your love and forgiveness. I believe that you came into this world and gave your life on a cross to pay for my sins and that you defeated death and rose again. Please forgive me, and be the Lord of my life. I give my life to you Lord. Amen If you pray this prayer for the first time let me know so I can rejoice with you. Did you know that at Gleanings, we have a dedicated team of prayer warriors and all prayer concerns are kept strictly confidential? Your comments, your questions and your joys are shared with the prayer team, to keep me accountable as the head of the ministry and to encourage them as they see God at work in your life. As with prayer all these things are kept confidential within the Gleanings team. To share your questions, comments, thoughts, prayer concerns and praise reports email us If you enjoyed this issue of Gleanings From The Word, email it, in its entirety, to a friend. For information on use of Gleanings in your church newsletter or other situations please visit the permissions page . You can write to us at Gleanings From The Word Ministries International 114 Oak St Sherwood Park, AB Canada T8A 0V8 © 2003 K.F. "Kevin" Corbin Gleanings From The Word Minististries International - All Rights Reserved
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