ISAIAH 61 says:

"The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion — to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair."

Welcome to ALL! No, it's not Christmas in Mexico stillI'm just counting God's Blessings every day! Y'all are one of the BEST for me!I like watching snowflakes fall like the stars YOU are in my life

I have COMMENTS CLOSED now, except FRI. and my SECRET GARDEN maybe SOS, but REACTIONS are available instead, see explanation here kinda. I still miss knowing who was here, so I added this linky, on my BLOGGER PAGE also. Just put your name instead of any "Title" to let me know who has passed by and can say: I WAS HERE!

Here's why: On 1/24 my COMPUTER CRASHED, so I'm unable to SIGN IN to it, it's frozen. I don't know what's wrong or for how long. I try to check what I can from a public cyber but can't do that daily or for hours like I'm use to doing, so I'm very limited in what I can get done. Think God's trying to tell me some thing? Less time online? I'm sure I'll need a new computer rather than repair this here but don't see that happening here in these next 2 yrs. before I'm back home in USA. I'll be thinking and praying for you! Love y'all, pray and please don't forget me. God bless!

Thursday, February 23, 2012

LET'S MAKE A DIFFERENCE

OUT LIVE YOUR LIFE

[This is not a book review]
YOU WERE MADE TO MAKE
A DIFFERENCE(and so was I and I hope to do just that)which also makes "God's Story My story" *bonus below

Max Lucado introduces Outlive Your Life

"These are difficult days in our world's history. 1.75 billion people are desperately poor, natural disasters are gouging entire nations, and economic uncertainty still reigns across the globe. But you and I have been given an opportunity to make a big difference. What if we did? What if we rocked the world with hope? Infiltrated all corners with God's love and life? We are created by a great God to do great works. He invites us to outlive our lives, not just in heaven, but here on earth. Let's live our lives in such a way that the world will be glad we did." ~ Max Lucado, "Out Live Your Life"

for an entire seriesby Max Lucado onOut Live Your Lifeviavideo teachingsstartingwithOutlive Your Life, Part 1: Trifocal Vision Outlive Your Life, Part 2: Get in the Middle of Something and Pray all the way throughOutlive Your Life, Part 22: When God Unshells His People 22 + oneOutlive Your Life: A Call to Action
This series takes a walk through Chapters 1-12 of the Acts of the Apostles.
MÁS ALLÁ DE TU VIDASpanish version
"O Lord, what an amazing opportunity You have spread out before me - a chance to make a difference for You in a desperately hurting world. Help me to see, to react in a way that honors You, and to bless others by serving them gladly with practical expressions of Your love. Help me to be Jesus' hands and feet, and through Your Spirit give me the strength and wisdom I need to fulfill Your plan for me in my own generation. In Jesus' name, I pray..." Max L. and me
Sometimes, we aren't able to read a book but viewing or listening to a video may work for us. By going to Max Lucado's Official site... you can read, watch or listen and even sign up to receive emails from Max Lucado (if you don't already) daily, weekly or weekday MP3... WOW!

* if you read my WOW post, this goes along with the middle part... yes, I realize that this is not one of Max's recent books, but it still is very vital to our Christian walk. It lines up real well with the last Max Lucado book that I had the opportunity to read and loved, "It's Not about Me"... (still wish I had done a study on this).
And yes, this was an extra post I forgot I had in here if you read my additional note yesterday.
Ohh and here's a BONUS... from a more RECENT book by MaxGod's Story Your Story by Max Lucado, Excerpt

[Just click the down arrow to get the next page, scroll along and read on for a taste of this delightful treasure... you can also click full screen to enlarge the book screen then you'll have to scroll from the right side.]

Cherie Hill reviewed "Out Live Your Life" here and also has a new book available, "The Ways of God, Finding Purpose through Your Pain" (a great, economical purchase) that I will be reviewing as soon as I am able to finish reading it on my computer (I received it right before it crashed for the final time)... Please check it out and let me know what you think, or better yet let Cherie know and do a review too...