Tuesday 15 July 2014

9 Reasons God Wants to Do Miracles Through Teenagers

 Revival is what happens when God's power explodes onto the scene, Heaven comes to earth, and people see God's Kingdom. Revival brings change. People repent and abandon their past sins. People who love God can bring Him into schools, churches, restaurants, malls, and homes. Whole cities and even countries can turn to God as people begin to see with faith. Peace, healing, and joy come and kick out the kingdom of darkness, hatred, sickness, and fear. God's Kingdom of light rules in a revival.
Signs and wonders help make revival happen as people see miracles. They get a firsthand look at God's presence and power, and suddenly, they can't ignore Him anymore.
Before you can get your driver's license, chances are you'll have to pass a test that proves you recognize all the different road signs and understand what they mean. Signs like these are everywhere in our world, and they're extremely helpful and important. Without them, no one would be safe on the roads.
Have you ever taken a road trip to somewhere awesome? Where did you go? If it was a long trip, maybe you remember the first time you saw a sign for your destination and knew you were close. "New York City: 60 miles," "Welcome to Disneyland" pretty exciting, right? You might even whip out the camera and take a picture of the sign. But did you even think about stopping and staying at the sign? Not likely! Why? Because the sign wasn't the destination. It was pointing to something even better, and it was exciting, but if you decided to hang out by the sign itself, you'd miss out on all the fun!
When you think of a miraculous healing, or even someone being raised from the dead, did it ever occur to you that those signs, wonders, and miracles are just like that road sign? They help us get to our revival they point the way to something even greater. But God's signs even the most exciting ones aren't the best part. What's the best part? Well, let's follow the signs and see where they take us.
1) Miracles Show What God Is Like
You are here to be a witness for God that means you show what God is like, and that includes God's power. God isn't helpless and hopeless in the face of sickness, death, blind eyes, and deaf ears. Miracles show us what He's really like.
He's like sickness vanishing and leaving you feeling like a million bucks. He's like the deaf person being able to listen to music again, like the once-blind person now watching the sun rise. He's like life instead of death. Without miracles, people won't get to see this side of God. They will miss out on knowing that His powerful love can and will take care of them because that's how much He cares.
2) Miracles Help People Choose Right or Wrong
Luke 5 tells the story of how Peter was recruited as Jesus' disciple. He had been fishing all night long without catching anything. Jesus stepped into his boat and asked him to row out a bit, giving Him a handy platform to preach from. After the message, He told Peter to throw out his net and give it one more shot. There were no fish around, so it seemed like a dumb idea, but Peter obeyed anyway. The next thing he knew, he had so many fish in his net that it nearly sank his boat.
Peter saw this as a sign of God's power and said, "Oh, Lord, please leave me I'm too much of a sinner to be around You" (Luke 5:8). Jesus didn't have to tell Peter that. Miracles are just like a light that turns on and shows us what's in our hearts. In the face of signs and wonders, it's easy to see the sin in our lives and repent.
There are, however, some people who choose not to follow God, even when they see miracles. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, turned against the Hebrews when he saw the signs and wonders of the ten plagues. The Bible says his heart was hard. (Read Exodus 9:35.) The religious leaders also turned against Jesus even after they saw all of His great miracles. They refused to repent. When people see signs and wonders, they will make a choice either to come to God's love or to reject Him.
3) Miracles Give Us Courage
It's hugely important that we tell others about the miracles God has done and is doing these are our testimonies, and they're made for sharing. Why do we have to keep repeating stories we've already heard? Because our memories are short! Think about it would you remember all your friends' birthdays without Facebook reminding you? Maybe, maybe not, but the reminder sure helps you plan the party or buy the present!
Sharing testimonies reminds us how amazing our heavenly Father is and how special we are as sons and daughters of the King. Remembering how God's power destroys the works of the devil gives us courage to bravely face down the enemy. In the Old Testament, there was a group of brave warriors the sons of Ephraim. They were powerful fighters, but on the day the battle started, they panicked and ran. Why? The Bible says, "They did not keep God's covenant and refused to live by His instructions. They forgot what He had done-the great wonders He had shown them, the miracles He did for their ancestors" (Ps. 78:10-12). When the sons of Ephraim forgot how powerful their God was, they forgot who they were. They lost their courage to fight and win the battle.
4) Miracles Show God's Glory
In John 2, Jesus attended a wedding. Disaster struck when they ran out of wine. (Can you imagine a wedding reception with no cake? It was that much of a problem.) Jesus had not done any miracles yet, but His mother, Mary, knew who her Son was. Mary told Jesus:
"They have no more wine."
"Dear woman, that's not our problem," Jesus replied.
"My time has not yet come."
But His mother told the servants, "Do whatever He
tells you" (John 2:3-5).
Remember, Jesus only did what He saw His Father doing in Heaven. If He didn't turn the water into wine at first, it was because He didn't see His Father doing it. But when Mary used her faith and told everyone to do what her Son said, something happened in Heaven. Jesus took another look at His Father, and God was turning water into wine. Jesus saw what the Father was doing through the faith of His mother.
Now was the time for Jesus to be glorified. Jesus' first miracle happened because of His mom's faith, and when miracles happen, God gets the glory. His power pushes away satan's kingdom of darkness with the light of God's presence. The glory of God makes darkness disappear, and God's Kingdom of light takes its place. The Kingdom of Heaven rules and you get to do this too! You can bring God's Kingdom of light and glory into the darkness.
5) Miracles Help People Give Glory to God
Matthew 9:8 says that when the people saw the man healed, they glorified God. The man in this story could not move until Jesus met him and forgave his sins. Then He told the man to get up and walk, and he did. Seriously impressed, the people started to praise God and give Him glory.
When signs, wonders, and miracles happen, it gets people's attention. When they watch as God's power destroys the works of the devil, something happens inside of them. Their hearts open wide, and they start to praise! It's like the way you feel when your favorite sports team wins, only better! The more God stories you hear, the more your heart will praise and glorify your Father.
6) Miracles Reveal Jesus
Jesus was trying to tell the Jews that He was their Savior, but many did not believe Him. Then He said, "But if I do His work, believe in the evidence of the miraculous works I have done, even if you don't believe Me. Then you will know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father" (John 10:38). Jesus knew that if people would just believe in the concrete signs of His miracles, they would find their way to Him.
Miracles reveal who Jesus really is.
7) Miracles Help People Hear God's Voice
Most people in their everyday lives don't spend a lot of time thinking about Heaven. They have too many earthly things to worry about. But when people hear testimonies of God's power, their hearts turn toward Heaven. They start to take a serious look at God's invisible Kingdom, and Heaven starts to look a little more real and relevant. When Heaven looks and feels real, people realize that they need to repent and get serious with God.
8) Miracles Make People Hungry For God,
Signs and wonders show what a good God He truly is. People get hungry when they get a taste of God's goodness. They want more, the ears of their hearts open, and they start to listen. That's when they can finally hear what the Father has to say to them.
9) Miracles Reveal Jesus and His Church
The Bible says Jesus is the head, or leader, of the church. (Read Ephesians 5:23.) We are His followers. We are called His Body, the Church. (Read 1 Corinthians 12:27.) Your head doesn't have any plans to cut itself off and leave your body, right? Let's hope not! The head and the body stick together things work out better that way for both of them. Jesus, as the Head of the Church, made a promise to you, His Body He will never leave you. God's presence comforts us and brings us close to Him. His presence also gives us courage to show His great power and love.
Miracles prove that God Himself is with you. They help you complete your royal mission to bring Heaven to earth. Signs and wonders are key. They point to something greater God Himself! Signs help us get from where we are to the new places the Holy Spirit wants to take us. He has some crazy adventures for you in His Kingdom. His presence and power will lead you just follow the signs.

DECLARATION FOR YOU

Our Father in Heaven, Holy is Your name.
Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Your thoughts are precious towards me.
Therefore, my soul trusts in You.
Lead me Lord; Lead me in Your righteousness.
Make Your way clear before me.
Lord, I call upon You, today.
Order my steps in Your word.
Guide my thoughts.
Hold my hand.
Plant my feet on higher ground.
In the name of Jesus
I cast out chaos and darkness from my dwelling.
I receive God’s Light.
It is written, ‘the plans of the diligent shall surely lead to plenty’.
Therefore with all diligence.
I pursue order in my life.
Order in my family.
Order in my finances.
By faith, I possess God’s promises to me.
Day by day.
Night by night.
His promises unfold.
The invisible becomes visible.
Precept upon precept.
Line upon line.
Here a little; there a little.
I see the wonders of the Lord.
The impossible becomes possible.
Thank You Lord,
You have caused my lines to fall in pleasant places,
Yes, I have a good inheritance.
You subdue the waves.
You calm the winds.
Therefore I offer my life; my all.
You’re my hope; You’re my end.
The praise belongs to You.
The worship belongs to You.
Yours is the Kingdom, the power and the glory Forever And Ever.

Monday 14 July 2014

Recipe: Make this yummy egg and ham cobbler.

diy-yummy-egg-and-ham-cobbler-9This is a very simple recipe to make yummy egg and ham cobbler.
Ingredients (for reference)
  • Sliced ​​loaf
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 tomatoes
  • ham
  • cheese
  • butter
  • milk
  • salt
  • pepper
  • nutmeg
Instructions:
  1. Spread a thin layer of butter sliced ​​loaf.
  2. Share them (put on “edge”) into a greased form.
  3. Wash tomatoes and cut into slices.
  4. Between slices of loaf put slices of tomatoes and ham.
  5. Beat eggs with milk, add salt, pepper and nutmeg. Pour this mixture loaf with hams and tomatoes.
  6. Sprinkle with grated cheese.
  7. Bake in the oven until tender and browned cheese omelet.
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Prayer for new week

All that God has done for you will be permanent. The covenant of blessing and favour in Christ will be constantly manifested in your life in Jesus name. Your Time has come! Your Set time has come, The time to favour you has come, You have watched others get their blessings and miracles now it’s your turn in Jesus Name!J

Happy New Week from us ASB-World.




What to Do When God Isn't Answering Your Prayer

God doesn't normally tell me "no."
Whoa...whoa...whoa...
Such a bold statement, I know, but it's true. Most of the time, I ask for God's will to be done without being too specific on the request or how the request is to be fulfilled. Many times the answer is "yes" or "wait," and I like to let God take the lead on how He works things out in my life.
I fully trust the verse that says God works for the good of those who love Him. I also learned from a sermon heard long ago that said when we align our will to God's, the "yeses" come more often.
However, there is one specific request that I made to God twice in my life. Twice, I prayed a specific prayer, asked for a specific way for my prayer to be answered.
God said no.
Both times.
N – O.
Not wait. Not later, although I mistook the first "no" for a "wait."
Just no.
With no explanation. Like I'm worthy of an explanation anyway.
I dealt with the "no" a long time ago, and rarely do I feel the same sadness that I used to felt.
Until today.
My eldest niece is visiting, and I had the privilege to take her shopping. We browsed nail polish, necklaces, hair detanglers, and head bands. We made our purchases, and on the way home, I started to cry.
I would have been a really good Mommy to a little girl.
I would never trade my boys for a million girls, and over the last eight years, I've learned to be a pretty good mom of boys. Super awesome, in fact.    But the sadness I experienced when our third child's sonogram revealed God's "no" to me came back today.
Not sadness for what I have. The selfish sadness of what I won't, and the guilt of feeling any type of sadness when I have friends who are unable to have children and I have three healthy boys. Mix all that up with a bundle of hormones and it's a pretty ugly little pity party.
Today was the first day I realized I would have made a good mom to a little girl, but that's not God's plan for me. Maybe we'll adopt someday, but even then, I wouldn't mind a little boy. They seem to have claimed my heart.
So I'll stop the tears, thank God for His wisdom, and kiss three brown-headed, cute-as-a-button little "no's."
Question: Has God ever told you "no"? How badly did it bother you?

Taliban in Nigeria, pledges to help free Chibok girls

ABUJA (Reuters) - Pakistani rights activist Malala Yousafzai, who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, pledged while on a trip to Nigeria to help free a group of schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants.
On Sunday, Malala met parents of the more than 200 girls who were kidnapped by the militant group Boko Haram from a school in the northeastern village of Chibok in April.
Boko Haram, inspired by the Taliban, say they are fighting to establish an Islamic state in religiously mixed Nigeria. The group, whose name means "Western education is sinful", has killed thousands and abducted hundreds since launching an uprising in 2009.
Some of the parents broke down in tears as Malala spoke at a hotel in the capital Abuja on Sunday."I can see those girls as my sisters ... and I'm going to speak up for them until they are released," said Malala, who was due to meet President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday, her 17th birthday.
"I'm going to participate actively in the 'Bring back our girls' campaign, to make sure that they return safely and they continue their education."
The girls' abduction drew unprecedented international attention to the war in Nigeria's northeast and the growing security risk that Boko Haram poses to Nigeria, Africa's leading energy producer.
A #BringBackOurGirls Twitter campaign supported by Michelle Obama and Angelina Jolie heaped pressure on authorities to act, and Jonathan pledged to save the girls, drawing promises of Western help to do so.
"I can feel ... the circumstances under which you are suffering," Malala said. "It's quite difficult for a parent to know that their daughter is in great danger. My birthday wish this year is ... bring back our girls now, and alive."
ABUJA PROTEST
Several weeks on, the hostages have not been freed and media interest has waned. Around 200 Nigerians gathered in the Unity Fountain park in central Abuja on Sunday to call on authorities to explain what they are doing to get the girls out.
"Nobody has told us anything about where the girls could be, what they are doing to try to rescue them. In three months, we've heard nothing," said Haruna Fetima, one of the parents at the gathering. "We live in Chibok, and we haven't seen any soldiers or police in the area since the attack."
Boko Haram, now considered the main security threat to Nigeria, is growing bolder. Police said on Saturday they had uncovered a plot to bomb the Abuja transport network using suicide bombers and devices concealed in luggage at major bus stations.
Pakistani Taliban militants shot Malala for her passionate advocacy of women's right to education. She survived after being airlifted to Britain for treatment, and has since become a symbol of defiance against the militants operating in the tribal areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
She has won the European Union's prestigious human rights award and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize last year.
Some see Nigeria's local #BringBackOurGirls campaign as a rare, albeit small, piece of civil activism in a nation famous for its shoulder-shrugging indifference in the face of atrocities or bad governance.
"The negative side of our resilience ... is that things that would compel other citizens to demand accountability, demand answers, wouldn't move the Nigerian," said Oby Ezekwesili, a chartered accountant who has spearheaded the campaign to get the girls freed.
"That has been broken ... People are saying 'We can't leave 219 girls and just get on with our lives'."

Sunday 13 July 2014

Recipes: TRY THIS YUMMY AND EASY RIGATONI PASTA PIE

To make this scrumptious savory pie with rigatoni pasta 
INGREDIENTS 
  1. 1 tablespoon olive oil
  2. ½ pound ground sirloin
  3. 3 cloves garlic, minced
  4. ½ an onion, finely diced
  5. a pinch crushed red pepper flakes
  6. salt and pepper, to taste
  7. 1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes
  8. 1 pound rigatoni pasta
  9. 2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese
  10. 2 cups mozzarella, shredded
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground sirloin and diced onion and cook until meat is browned, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, crushed red pepper, and season with salt and pepper then sauté for another minute. Add the can of tomatoes, crushing the tomatoes with your hands. Simmer on medium heat, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes.
  3. In the meantime, cook the pasta until it’s slightly undercooked. Drain and set aside. Lightly oil a 9-inch springform pan. Spread a thin layer of sauce of the bottom of the pan, then tightly pack the rigatoni in the pan, standing the pasta on its ends.
  4. Pour the sauce over the pasta. Sprinkle the top evenly with mozzarella cheese, then sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
  5. Bake approximately 30 minutes, until cheese is browned and bubbly. Top with fresh basil, if desired. Let sit 15 minutes before serving.
 
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