Relationship: Husband (House-band) and Fatherhood is a covenant

1). Never raise your voice for any reason at your Wife. A true Man Rules by Love not By Force .

(Prov 15v1)

2). Don't expose your wife's weaknesses to your family and friends. You are each other's keeper.(Eph 5v12)

3). Never use attitudes and moods to communicate to your Wife , you never know how She will interpret them.(Prov 15v13)

4). Never compare your wife to other women, you have no idea what their lives are all about.

5). Never ill treat your Wife's friends because you don't like them. If You dont like them, talk to your Wife with reasonable facts. (Prov 11v22)

6). Don't ignore your Wife all through the day ( no communication) and Remember her when it is bed time.

7). Never despise your wife because she doesn't contribute financially. Instead, encourage her by either sponsoring her in a trade, or enrolling her in a professional course. Help her find a way of getting financial freedom.

9).Remember that an intimate night is prepared in the day. Sex isn't only an assignment, but a moment of pleasure and communion. (SS 7v12)

10) Don't be selfish in bed. Take your time, never be in a Rush... And pay much attention to the Sexual Needs of your wife. Women don't function as men.

11). Never let anybody talk to your wife anyhow in your presence. Defend and protect her at all times.

12). Never shout or challenge your wife in front of children(Eph 4v31)

13). Do not be stingy with compliments. Appreciate your wife when she is well dressed or has just had her hair done. (Prov 12v4)

14). Be generous...don't wait for special occasions to please your wife. Eph 5:29

15). Your parents, family or friends do not have the final say in your marriage. Don't waste your time looking up to them for a final word.(Luke 21v16)

16). God has the power to transform your wife. Sow in her all that you want to harvest. Love your Wife. Eph 5:26-27 )

17.) Don't forget that women want attention and good listeners, never be too busy for her . (Gal 6v9)

18). Be confident. Accept ideas from your wife if they are better than yours. She is your helper, not your opponent.

19). Don't be too judgemental to your Wife .(Eph 4v29)

20). Be Clean, well shaved and wear good perfumes. Dress up as best as you can. Women love neat men. ( Prov 24v27, Proverbs 20v13 )

21). Your house is not a hotel where you come only to sleep. Give time to your family, returning earlier to be with your wife.

22). Don't associate with Men who have a wrong mental attitude about marriage.(Prov 22v14)

23). Your marriage is as valuable to you as the value that you give it. Recklessness is unacceptable.(Heb 13v4)

24). The Fruit of the womb is a blessing from the Lord, don't consider your wife responsible for any delays. Sort it out in prayers. (Gen 25:2)

25). It's your responsibility to pray for and teach your family according to Gods word. Don't make it the sole responsibility of your wife: Source from God's property

OUR SIGN TO A LOST WORLD

For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. - 1 Corinthians 1:22-24

Sometimes we may think, If only I could perform a miracle for my friends, I know they would all become Christians. But I don't think that is true. Even when Jesus walked on this earth and performed so many miracles so many signs so many still did not believe.

Lazarus was a living, breathing miracle man who had been dead and was alive again. So the leading priests wanted to kill Lazarus too (see John 12:10-11).

As a Christian, you are a miracle man or woman. You have a testimony of what God has done for you, and that is why people oppose you and ridicule you.

Our sign to a lost world is Jesus crucified, risen again from the dead, and alive. The apostle Paul said, And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified" (1 Corinthians 2:1-2).

We don't need to add to this message or take away from it. We don't need to apologize for it. We just need to proclaim it and watch God do His thing.

Paul also said, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek" (Romans 1:16).

That word "power" speaks of explosive, dynamite power. There is explosive power in the message of Christ. This is our sign to a lost world.

Prayer: Ask the Lord to empower you to be a living testimony of His glory.

Scriptural Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

UNDERSTANDING THE TIMES

One day the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, demanding that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority. - Matthew 16:1

The phrase "signs of the times" actually was coined by Jesus. One day, the Pharisees and Sadducees approached Jesus together, which was quite remarkable, because these two groups didn't get along. They didn't mix. They didn't hang out together. They were polar opposites on the theological spectrum.

But the one thing they had in common was their hatred for Jesus. So they came to Him to test Him and demand a miracle. Now they had already seen a boatload of miracles.

They had seen Jesus cast out demons and calm storms and heal the sick and feed thousands of people and even raise the dead.

Yet they had the audacity to demand another sign. After all Jesus had done, after all of the miracles He performed, they were coming to Him and demanding another sign.

So Jesus told them, "You know the saying, Red sky at night means fair weather tomorrow; red sky in the morning means foul weather all day. You know how to interpret the weather signs in the sky, but you don't know how to interpret the signs of the times!
Only an evil, adulterous generation would demand a miraculous sign, but the only sign I will give them is the sign of the prophet Jonah." (Matthew 16:2-4)

In other words, "You can read the weather. Why can't you read the signs of the times?"

How often do people worry about whether it will rain or not, yet don't give a single serious thought about the signs of the end-time all around us? Why can't we see that the coming of the Lord is imminent?

Prayer: Ask the Lord for spiritual wisdom to understand the signs of our time.

Scriptural Reading: Matthew 16:1-4

Health: 20 Unbelievable Reasons To Start Your Day With Water and Lemon.

Adding lemon to water not only quenches thirst better than any other beverage, but it also nourishes our body with vitamins, minerals and trace elements which we absolutely need. Lemon with water can be considered the best natural energy booster. When we wake up in the morning, our bodily tissues are dehydrated and are in need of water to push out toxins and rejuvenate the cells. In other words, this homemade “lemonade” helps eliminate internal toxins, regulating proper kidney and digestive tract functions by forcing them to work as smoothly as possible.

1. Water with lemon provides the body with electrolytes which hydrate your body. As lemons contain good amount of electrolytes such as potassium, calcium and magnesium.
2. Water with lemon is good for the joints, reducing pain in the joints and muscles.
3. Warm water with lemon helps digestion as lemon contains citric acid. It interacts with other enzymes and acids which easily stimulate the secretion of gastric juice and digestion.
4. The liver produces more enzymes from water with lemon than from any other food.
5. Water with lemon cleanses the liver. Lemon juice stimulates the liver to release toxins.
6. Water with Lemon helps fight infections of the respiratory tract, sore throats and inflammation of the tonsils. This is due to the anti-inflammatory properties of lemon.
7. Warm water with lemon helps regulate natural bowel movement.
8. Water with lemon is indispensable for the normal work of metabolism. Since lemon is a powerful antioxidant, it protects the body from free radicals and strengthens the immune system.
9. Water with lemon aids in proper functioning of the nervous system (as lemon  has a high content of potassium). Depression and anxiety are often the result of low levels of potassium in the blood. The nervous system needs a sufficient amount of potassium to ensure sustainable signals to the heart.
10. Water with lemon cleanses blood, blood vessels and arteries.
11. Water with lemon can help lower blood pressure.  A daily intake of one lemon can reduce high blood pressure by 10%.
12. Water with lemon creates an alkalizing effect in the body. Even if you drink it immediately before a meal,  it can help your body maintain a higher level of pH. The higher the pH, the more your body is able to fight diseases.
13. Water with lemon is good for the skin. Vitamin C in lemon, improves our skin by rejuvenating the body.  Drinking water with lemon regularly (every morning) will improve the condition of your skin.
14. Water with lemon  helps to dilute uric acid, the built up of which leads to pain in the joints and gout.
15. Water with lemon is beneficial for pregnant women. Since lemons are loaded with Vitamin C, it acts as an adaptogen helping the body cope with viruses such as colds.  Furthermore, vitamin C helps the formation of bone tissue of the unborn baby. At the same time, due to the high content of potassium, a mixture of water with lemon helps forming cells of the brain and nervous system of the baby.
16. Water with lemon relieves heartburn. For this, mix a teaspoon of lemon juice in half a glass of water.
17. Water with lemon helps dissolve gallstones,  kidney stones, pancreatic stones, and calcium deposits.
18. Water with lemon helps with weight loss.  Lemons contain pectin fiber, which helps suppress hunger cravings. Studies have proven  people with a better alkaline diet have lost weight faster.
19. Water with lemon helps with tooth pain and gingivitis. read here
20. Water with lemon prevents cancer. This is due to the fact that lemons are a highly alkaline food. Multiple studies have found that cancer cannot thrive in an alkaline environment.

Prayer For The New Week

The Lord will handle your case this week. The decision taken against you shall change in your favour. Doors of

favour shall be opened for you. Evil dreams shall not come to pass in your life in Jesus Name.The mighty hands of God's protection shall cover you and every member of your family. Every evil arrow against you shall return back to the sender in Jesus name.


Happy New Week From ASB'World.

KNOW AND BE YOURSELF

David fastened on his sword over the tunic and tried walking around, because he was not used to them. 'I cannot go in these,' he said to Saul, 'because I am not used to them.' So he took them off . - 1 Samuel 17:39

David, the young shepherd boy, heard the challenge from the Philistines to send someone to fight Goliath. No one volunteered to fight except David.

King Saul reluctantly agreed and offered David his armour. David put on the weighty equipment, but quickly concluded he could not fight in this heavy armour. He gave it back to Saul.

God equips each of us in such a way that is unique to our strengths and abilities. David knew who he was and who he wasn't. David was trained as a shepherd to use another weapon.

For David, it was a slingshot. David showed great maturity in realizing he could not be effective with Saul's armour.

What are the gifts and talents God has given to you? Have you ever tried to accomplish a task with tools you were not trained to use?

God allows each of us to develop skills that are unique to our life’s purpose. He will not call you to use someone else's tools.

However, this is only half of the equation. These talents must be mixed with faith. Talent alone is not enough.

Faith alone is not enough. It is only when the two are combined that God's power is released and manifested in the physical realm.

Sometimes we admire the talents of others and seek to emulate them. We are tempted to be someone we are not. This is a mistake.

Be happy to be the unique you. Then, mix your unique gifts with faith, and you will be surprised at the power of God that will be manifested through you.

Prayer: Thank God for making you unique and special.

Scriptural Reading: 1 Samuel 17:38-51

The Only Comment on Dylann Roof’s Facebook Photo Will Bring You To Tears

Dylann Roof committed a heinous act on Wednesday night, killing nine at a church in Charleston. His ominous Facebook profile photo is being widely circulated.

There is one comment on that photo. It is from this man:

His name is Marcus Stanley. He is a 30-year-old, award winning gospel musician from Virginia. Marcus has also been shot, eight times. According to his website:

Marcus was shot 8 times at point blank range with a .45 caliber automatic weapon while touring as an initiation act by gang members. Due to the shooting, Marcus became temporarily paralyzed on his right side, lost the ability to walk, and leaving one bullet permanent lodged near his spine. With God’s grace and mercy, Marcus was successfully able to regain the strength to walk and recover most of the feeling in his right arm.

Here is the message he left for Dylann:

INSPIRED CREATIVITY

He gave him the plans of all that the Spirit had put in his mind for the courts of the temple of the LORD... 1 Chronicles 28:12

It is said of George Washington Carver that he got up early in the morning each day to walk alone and pray. He asked God how he was to spend his day and what He wanted to teach him that day.

Carver grew up at the close of the American Civil War in a one-room shanty on the home of Moses Carver- the man who owned his mother.

Carver grew up at the height of racial discrimination, yet he overcame all those obstacles to become one of the most influential men in the history of the United States.

He made many discoveries with the use of groundnuts and sweet potatoes. However, after he recommended farmers to plant groundnuts and sweet potatoes instead of cotton, he was led into his greatest trial.

The farmers lost even more money due to the lack of market demand for groundnuts and sweet potatoes.

Carver cried out to the Lord in prayer. Many years later, he shared that God led him back to his lab and worked with him to discover some 300 marketable products from groundnuts.

Likewise, he made over 100 discoveries from the sweet potatoes. These new products created a demand for groundnuts and sweet potatoes, and they were major contributors to rejuvenating the economy of Southern USA.

As he made new discoveries, he never became successful monetarily. But during his lifetime, he overcame great rejection for being black.

He was offered high income opportunities from Henry Ford, and he became friends with presidents of his day, yet he knew what God had called him to do.

His epitaph read: "He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world."

Prayer: Pray for the spirit of wisdom and creativity to fully fulfil your purpose.

Scriptural Reading: 1 Chronicle 28:11-19

THE SECRET OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH

Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. - John 15:4

Imagine if you planted a tree in your front yard, but after a while, you decide it would look better in your backyard.

Then after a few months, you realize it would be better in the front yard. So you dig it up and plant it again in the front yard. Not only will that tree fail to flourish, but it also will struggle to just survive. Eventually, it will die.

Yet some people are like that with God. They decide to go to church, read their Bible, and pray regularly. They do this for a month, and then they uproot themselves and disappear for a few months. Then they come back again. Then they uproot themselves and go back to the old life again.

Eventually they come back and are at it again. But they will never grow spiritually that way.

Jesus said, "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me". That is the secret of spiritual growth: to abide.

To abide means to stay in a given place. For believers, it means to maintain unbroken fellowship with God. It is regularity. It is consistency. And it results in producing lasting fruit.

Another way of abiding is walking with God. As 1 John 2:6 says, "He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked."

Walking speaks of consistent motion. That means making time for the Word of God and for prayer every day.

If you are too busy, then get up earlier. Go to bed earlier. You will find time for what is important. The true mark of conversion is the test of time and results in your life. Are you producing spiritual fruit?

Prayer: Declare by faith that you will always abide in the Lord and dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of your life.

Scriptural Reading: John 15:1-8

Health: You’ve decided to give up diet soda good idea Read

You’ve decided to give up diet soda good idea! Maybe you weren’t hitting your weight-loss goals or couldn’t stomach that long list of ingredients anymore. Or perhaps you heard one too many times that it’s just not good for you.

Whatever the reason, eliminating diet soda from your diet will improve your health from head to toe. Research on diet soda is still in its infancy, but there’s enough out there to identify what you can look forward to when you put down the can and cool down with an unsweetened iced tea instead.

Migraines disappear and focus sharpens.

It turns out the headaches you expected from a diet soda withdrawal didn’t materialize. And now that you’ve quit the stuff, you probably find yourself thinking clearly for the first time in a while. That’s because the chemicals that make up the artificial sweetener aspartame may have altered brain chemicals, nerve signals, and the brain’s reward system, which leads to headaches, anxiety, and insomnia, according to a review in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. And a 2013 animal study found that rats that drank diet soda had damaged cells and nerve endings in the cerebellum the part of the brain responsible for motor skills. 

Taste buds are more sensitive.
It’s not your imagination: Without your usual diet soda chaser, you may find that food has more flavor. It has subtlety. It’s more enjoyable. That’s because the artificial sweeteners in your diet soda overwhelmed your taste buds with an onslaught of sweetness. Aspartame ranks 200 hundreds times sweeter than table sugar. Splenda? 600 times. In fact, brain scans show that diet soda alters sweet receptors in the brain and prolongs sugar cravings rather than satisfies them. “We often see patients change snack choices when they give up diet soda,” says Heather Bainbridge, RD, from Columbia University Medical Center Weight Control Center. “Rather than needing sugary treats or something really salty like pretzels and chips, they reach for an apple and a piece of cheese. And, when they try diet soda again, they find it intolerably sweet.”   

The scale finally goes the right way.

While you may have started drinking diet soda to facilitate weight loss, quitting it may actually do the trick. A recent 9-year study found older adults who drank diet soda continued to pack on belly fat. The study piggybacks on research that found each daily diet soda increases your chance of becoming obese in the next decade by 65%, and a study published in Diabetes Care that found drinking diet soft drinks daily was associated with an increase in metabolic syndrome—obesity, high blood-pressure, high triglycerides—which leads to heart disease and diabetes.

Bones strengthen.
Putting down the soda may be the best way to improve your bone strength and reduce your risk of fractures. One 2014 study found that each daily soda increased the chance of hip fracture by 14% for postmenopausal women. And another found that older women who drank cola had lower bone mineral density in their hips. The jury is still out on why soda has this effect, but the science pretty clearly suggests that a soda habit weakens your bones. 

Your attitude towards food changes.
Since diet sodas have no calories, people drinking them often feel it’s okay to indulge elsewhere, finds Bainbridge. Often she sees her diet soda-drinking patients make poor food choices, like a burger and fries, a piece of cake, or potato chips, because they think they can afford those extra calories. Plus, soda often accompanies unhealthy foods. “Sometimes those poor choices are built up habits,” she says. “You’re conditioned to have soda with chips, fries, or something sweet. When you eliminate the soft drink, you also break the junk food habit.”

You handle booze better

It’s a fact: Diet soda gets you drunk faster. When you mix it with alcohol, your stomach empties out faster than if you used regular soda, causing a drastic increase in blood alcohol concentrations, according to an Australian study in theAmerican Journal of Medicine. And when you add caffeine, look out. Another study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research found that bar patrons who mixed drinks with diet colas were intoxicated much more easily and frequently. Your best bet for a mixer? Club soda, which is naturally sugar- and calorie-free. 

Fat storage and diabetes risk decreases.
Our hormones may explain the great paradox of why people gain weight when they switch to diet soda. A study in Diabetes Care found that drinking two-thirds of a diet soda before eating primed the pancreas to release a lot of the fat-storing hormone insulin. When the pancreas is overworked from creating insulin to control blood-sugar levels, diabetes rears its ugly head. And a recent study in Japan found that middle-aged men who drank 1 or more diet sodas daily were much more likely to develop type 2 diabetes over a 7-year period. source: yahoo.com

Kidney function improves.
Now that your body no longer has to make sense of the unpronounceable ingredients in diet soda, your kidneys can get back to clearing toxins, stabilizing blood pressure, and absorbing minerals. One study looked at 11 years of data and found that women who drank 2 or more servings of diet soda doubled their chances of declining kidney function.

THE TRUTH ABOUT WEALTH

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. - 1 Timothy 6:17

When Jesus said, "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth" (Matthew 6:19), the term "lay up" did not simply speak of having possessions, but of your possessions having you.

"Lay up" could be better translated "hoard" or "stockpile." Jesus was not saying that it is wrong to have things. He was warning against becoming materialistic-letting things become more important than God.

God created us to love people and use things, but a materialist loves things and uses people. There is nothing wrong with having possessions and a successful career.

The apostle Paul wrote, "Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy".

God can bless a person. In fact, we read in the Bible of those who had wealth, such as Abraham, Job, David, Joseph of Arimathea, Mary, and Barnabas.

Jesus did not extol poverty as some great virtue. In fact, only one time did He tell someone-the rich young ruler-to sell his possessions and give to the poor.

I think it was because that man was possessed by his possessions. Because when Jesus said, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me" (Matthew 19:21), the Bible says that he went away sorrowful. It was a test to see whether God was more important to him than his things.

Money is not the root of all evil; the love of it is. The problem with wealth is not in having it. It is how we get it. It is how we guard it.

And it is how we use it. So love God with all your heart, seek His Kingdom, and love people. These are true riches.

Prayer: Ask the Lord to give you the grace of giving.

Scriptural Reading: 1 Timothy 6:17-19

Relationship:5 things your husband needs every day

• Understanding each other's needs is vital to the long term health and happiness of your marriage.
  This list isn't meant to be comprehensive or universally applicable to every single marriage (because we're all unique), but I do believe these "needs" represent the vast majority of men.

• 1. The need to feel respected

  A man's need for respect is every bit as strong as his need for sex. Even in those moments when he doesn't "deserve" your respect, still give it and you'll be affirming him and bringing out the best in him. Ironically, your husband usually needs your respect the most in those moments when he "deserves" it the least. In marriage, disagreements are inevitable but disrespect is optional.

• 2. The need for reflection

  Most men have a hard-wired need for daily silent reflection. They need to unplug and decompress. This isn't an excuse to lounge on a recliner all night drinking beer and watching Sportscenter, but do your best to give your husband some time daily to have a few moments of uninterrupted time to reflect and decompress.

• 3. The need for sex

  The husband doesn't always have a stronger drive than the wife, but most men list "sexual fulfillment and frequency" as their number one or number two need in marriage. "Daily" intercourse may not be possible or practical, but make frequency a priority.

• 4. The need to feel productive

  Men can gain deep levels of satisfaction, energy and self-respect from what they "produce" daily through their career and/or service. Men want to know their work is making a positive difference. Affirm your husband's work inside and outside the home and look for ways to encourage and support his endeavors.

• 5. The need to feel strong

  Every little boy wants to grow up and be a "superhero" and grown men still hold those same desires to be strong and heroic. Regardless of how much (or little) we can bench press or the size of our love handles, we want to feel like powerful protectors of our families. A wife's words and actions have the power to make a husband feel like a hero, so build him up and help him become the best version of himself. Read here.

Prayer for New Week

 The Mighty Hand of God shall be against every sickness in your life, oppression and poverty, suicide

bombers around you, hurricane, and adverse weather conditions where you are. God shall direct your steps to be at the right place, at the right time, and to connect with the right people: He will establish you in every good work and you shall be far from oppression and from terror. The Lord will empower you for promotion, increase, and to prosper in Jesus Name.

Happy New Week From Us ASB'WORLD !

Health: Facts About Honey and Cinnamon

It is found that a mix of honey and cinnamon cures most diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also note honey as very effective medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without side effects which is also a plus. Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, when it is taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm even diabetic patients. Researched by western scientists:

HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, put it on toast instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol and could potentially save one from heart attack. Also, even if you have already had an attack studies show you could be kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of cinnamon honey strengthens the heart beat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as one ages the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and the veins.

ARTHRITIS: Arthritis patients can benefit by taking one cup of hot water with two tablespoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. When taken daily even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week (out of the 200 people so treated) practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain -- and within a month, most all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis now started walking without pain.

BLADDER INFECTIONS: Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder....who knew?

CHOLESTEROL: Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water given to a cholesterol patient was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, when taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol-could be cured. According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.

COLDS: Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and, clear the sinuses, and it's delicious too!

UPSET STOMACH: Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also is said to clear stomach ulcers from its root.

GAS: According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that when Honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.

IMMUNE SYSTEM: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacterial and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles (where DNA is contained) to fight bacterial and viral diseases.

INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food is eaten relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals

INFLUENZA: A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural 'Ingredient' which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.

LONGEVITY: Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Use four teaspoons of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder, and three cups of boiling water to make a tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans increase and even a 100 year old will start performing the chores of a 20-year-old.

RASPY OR SORE THROAT: When throat has a tickle or is raspy, take one tablespoon of honey and sip until gone. Repeat every three hours until throat is without symptoms.

PIMPLES: Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it off the next morning with warm water. When done daily for two weeks, it removes all pimples from the root.

SKIN INFECTIONS:Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin Infections.

WEIGHT LOSS:Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast and on an empty stomach, and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. When taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.

FATIGUE: Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, even when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, when taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M., the vitality of the body increases within a week.

BAD BREATH: People of South America, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water first thing in the morning so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

HEARING LOSS: Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restores hearing

BEWARE OF SECOND BEST

Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. - Matthew 13:22

If you have ever planted flowers and cared for them, you have probably noticed that weeds come up over a period of time.

You don't see the soil start moving and then a weed suddenly shoots up and grab a flower. Weeds don't appear overnight. They show up gradually.

That is what Jesus was referring to in the Parable of the Sower when He talked about the seed that fell among thorns: "Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful."

Notice that Jesus did not say that sinful things choked out the seed of God's Word. Rather, it was "the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches."

This is not someone who deliberately refuses to pray or read the Bible or go to church.

In fact, this person will think these are good things. They will go out and buy a Bible. They have every intention of going to church unless something more interesting comes along.

It is not that they hate the Bible or are against its teachings. They believe the Bible is the Word of God. They will talk about it. But they never will open it up. They are just too busy.

Gradually, the physical becomes more important than the spiritual. Things on earth become more important than treasures in heaven. The fact is that good things can occupy a person's time as well as the bad.

They may not be bad things to begin with, but they become bad things because they get in the way of spiritual growth. It has been said that more have been killed by food than by poison. The second best is often the worst enemy of the best.

Prayer: Ask the Lord for the grace to seek His best and give Him Your best.

Scriptural Reading: Matthew 13:18-23

IT’S HOW YOU FINISH

Then Jesus explained: "My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing His work." - John 4:34

If someone says they have tried Christianity and it didn't work for them, it is because they never had a true encounter with the living God. I believe any person who has really met Jesus Christ will continue to grow spiritually.

Sometimes, we wonder about people who seem to have responded to the gospel but then fall away. I would suggest that if they truly were believers, they never would have left. Having said that, it is possible to be a true believer and go astray.

If you are a believer, you always will come home again. But if you never were a believer, you won't.

The Bible says, "A pig returns to its sloth and a dog returns to its own vomit." A pig goes back to his element; he never changes.

But if you are a prodigal, then you will always return home again.
Sometimes people start off with great enthusiasm and don’t finish what they have begun. And sometimes people start off weak, but they get stronger with the passing of time.

We see this in the life of Nicodemus, who was a religious leader and national celebrity in Jesus' day. John 3 tells us that he came to Jesus at night, asking questions. We don't know whether he believed at that point. But when Jesus was crucified, it was Nicodemus who stepped forward, along with Joseph of Arimathea, to claim the body of Jesus.

The point is that Nicodemus ended well. Some have a feeble beginning, but a strong finish. But that is better than having a strong beginning and no finish at all. So it is not how you start - it is how you end!

Prayer: By faith, I receive the anointing to start and finish what the Lord has set before me.

Scriptural Reading: John 4:27-38

Relationship: 3 Things Your Children Should Know About Gender Identity

You are the sun, shining down light on everyone . . . I am the moon with no light of my own," singer and songwriter Sara Groves croons to the God of the Universe in her song "You Are the Sun." She calls herself a "cold, dark, stone." And so we are.

You illuminate who God is when you embrace the role of womanhood.

And yet, take a walk on the night of a full moon in all its brilliant glory. Better yet, take your kids for a walk, and present to them the world's largest object lesson. As you look to the sky, remind them that the moon is just a cold, dark stone with no light of its own. Yet, it makes the sun known by "glorifying" it. Theology even a five year old can grasp. And well they should in light of the gender revolution I mentioned in yesterday's blog post. As promised, here are the three truths children must know about their bodies in order for moral truth to survive and for their faith to survive the gender revolution.

1. Your primary purpose is to glorify God.

God made you for Himself and has jealously protected His treasure by sacrificing His Son. It is this sacrifice that motivates us to glorify Him. And make no mistake, it takes our bodies to do this. "You were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body" (1 Cor. 6:20).

Our children do not need self-esteem. They need God-esteem. If they esteem God, they will understand their value, but not make too much of themselves. It's time to remember who gives light to this dark world, and to train our children that to glorify God is to make Him known and visible. This is our primary purpose—not a great career, not a family, not fame, not wealth—worshiping God.

2. Your primary practice must be to look like Him.

We do that best in His defined roles of maleness and femaleness. We find this truth solidly planted in Genesis. The pinnacle of God's design was Adam and Eve. One man. One woman. They were more than just a unique creation. They were a representation. "Then God said, 'Let us make man in our image, in our likeness.' . . . So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them" (Gen. 1:26–27).

There are so many God-like qualities that humanity possesses. Why doesn't God mention the traits of being intelligent or worshipful or creative when He says we were created in His image? Why doesn't He commend our language proficiency or our ability to compose sonnets? Apparently these are not the things that make us most like a representation of God. It is our maleness and our femaleness that makes us like Him. This places authentic humanity and sexuality in the context of male and female distinctiveness. Our ability to look like Him mandates that we embrace those differences, not erase them.

3. Our bodies must be a living sacrifice to God.

In Romans, the apostle Paul also begs for us to lay down our own plans for our bodies, and to make them daily, living, breathing sacrifices to our purpose of glorifying God. This includes how we work, live, give, spend, and even who we have sex with, no matter what gender "preference" might be tempting to us. Those verses read: "I beg you to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect" (Rom. 12: 1–2).

Why did God make you a woman? Or a man?

Because you were created to contribute to humanity's purpose of glorifying and enjoying God, and God chose for you to do that as a woman. You illuminate who God is when you embrace the role of womanhood because it is in male and female distinctions that we are the image of God. And let's be honest, there will be times when this is a sacrifice for you. Obedience to God and now our own desires can be deeply painful.

Maybe even for you.

How are YOU called to sacrifice? Will you give of yourself (as Christ did), renew your mind, and become a discerning woman of God so that your body may be a beautiful living sacrifice? Will you prepare your children to be countercultural and worship God as opposed to worshiping self? source: charismamag.com