ALL BLESSINGS ARE YOURS

Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation! Psalm 68:19

When we ask God for our daily bread, what do we mean? Is it merely food to nourish our body? Is it all the basic necessities of life? Does it include the bread Jesus spoke of: the Word of God?

It is all these things and more. Our heavenly Father wants us to have everything we need to affirm His image within us.

God never calls His children to tasks they are not ready for, and He will not abandon us without the resources we need to succeed.

Our God provides us with everything we need to be the best people we can be.

Call upon the Lord to load you daily with benefits. He will do even more than you expect. God desires that you live in victory in every area of your life.

The scripture says He always causes us to triumph through Christ Jesus! No matter what you may be facing today. God wants to make you more than a conqueror.

Are you battling sickness? God wants to give you healing. Are you struggling with a broken relationship? God wants to give you restoration and peace.

Are you facing a need-physically, spiritually, or emotionally? God wants to give you provision and supply all your needs according to His riches in glory.

Many times in the Bible when God's people were going into battle, the worshippers were out in front of the warriors.

When you choose to be thankful and bless the Lord in the midst of your battle, you are making a way for Him to move in your life.

Start today by thanking Him for His goodness and the promise to give you the victory.

Magnify your God, don't magnify your problems!

As you do, you'll see Him move on your behalf and He'll lead you into victory in every area of your life!

Prayer: Lord, fill me up with the bread of heaven and satisfy my soul with Your presence.

Scriptural Reading: Psalm 68:19-27

Relationship: My Spouse Cheated, Now What?

It's probably the worst fear within a relationship. What if my spouse meets someone else?

For ladies, the fear is that her husband will give his heart to another woman, pouring into her his feelings and attention and time. For men, it's more so the fear that your wife will meet someone else and have a physical relationship with them.

There are two stages of adultery and affairs, the first is emotional; the second is physical. Some affairs are found out and ended while still during the emotional stage; others have gone on long enough (time is relevant to the people involved) to have made it physical. Both of which started in the mind.

I must warn you that what I'm referencing here is very different from a sexual addiction. Some may cheat multiple times in many different scenarios looking to fulfill a lust driven by the flesh that is fueled by an addiction of which there is very little emotional involvement. This is different and should be handled differently.

Pure Life Ministries is a resource that concentrates on this type of situation if that is your case. This article is specific to an emotional or physical affair that seems to take the place of your spouse. If I were to give you one single piece of marriage advice that I believe trumps all others, it would be this: Guard your thoughts.

Proverbs 4:23 states "Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life."

That's not a verse advocating a breakfast cereal to cut down on heart disease. It means guard your thoughts. Guard your emotions. Guard who or what you rent space to in your mind. Bounce your eyes when you see an attractive person, cut off a conversation if it seems to linger too long or evoke feelings of flattery within you. These are all protective maneuvers to be placed beforehand.

A great resource for this is the book Hedges by Jerry Jenkins. For the rest of this article I want to focus on your choices in the event an affair has happened and come into the light, what choices do you have?  You have two—release or restore.

1. Release. Trust is broken. Your heart feels as though it has been put through a meat grinder. Your view of the world has probably grown a little colder and a little dimmer. You have an anger that burns within you and your first inclination is to either run or to get revenge. You don't possibly see how things could ever recover and you lose hope that you have a future together.

At this point you begin to focus on all your rights. I have the right to be happy. I have the right to be loved by someone else who will treat me with respect. I have the right to a divorce. Jesus said so. "I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery" (Matt. 19:9). "I have the right! Jesus said, 'Except for sexual immorality.' That is my out and I can be released from this marriage without guilt, without trying to salvage it and without a fight."

The problem is, you may be released without any of those things, but you will be released with consequences, especially if you have children. The following areas have been statistically proven to be affected by divorce:

• Children's mental and emotional well-being
• Children's academics
• Adults' emotional well-being
• Chance of divorce rises for second marriage
• Chance of divorce in children's future marriages rises
• Financial hardships due to supporting two households on same income

The first statement that went through your mind is: "Yes, but it is not healthy for children to see mom and dad fighting all the time either." Agreed, it's not. But there is no statistic that says children suffer because mom and dad figured it out and then sought help and made their marriage work. There are plenty of statistics to the contrary though. There are lots of rights that you have if your spouse has cheated on you, but don't forsake your responsibilities over your rights.

2. Restore. Understandably there are going to be times when both people just cannot get on the same page and make an agreement to move forward. That's not an excuse, but it is a reality. So I'm going to focus on the ones in which the cheating spouse says, "I was wrong, I'm sorry. I want to come home." 

Should you forgive them? Yes. There is life for a marriage on the other side of a nasty crisis. It takes two hearts yielded to God—both the offending and the offended—to make it work. It starts with a decision. There are times when one spouse wants to be restored and the other doesn't want to restore. Those are times when you can seek God for help with forgiveness and pray for the turnaround of your spouse's heart.

People make mistakes. People go too far. Sometimes people break your heart, but if you focus on your responsibilities rather than your rights, you can get through this. When both the offending spouse and the offended spouse seek God and recognize their own faults that resulted in this crisis, healing can begin.

It takes two to tango, it takes two to admit their wrongs, and it takes two to fix a marriage. Restoration is not an easy road and neither is release. So if you're going to have to endure the pain of a process, why not choose one that can have better results and long-lasting positive effects on your family? My wife and I chose the restoration route, and we have never looked back. Life and marriage is good.

Lord, I pray over those who have read these words today. Give them direction, give them strength, and allow Your love and forgiveness to shine through them like You did for me and my wife. Allow their restoration to be as miraculous and healing and beautiful as ours was. Pick them up from the miry clay and set them firmly upon the Rock that is Your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Pls free to comment down below......

Stephen Miller

PRAYER & CONFESSION FOR NEW WEEK/MONTH

I declare in the name of Jesus, this month great doors shall be opened to me supernaturally, The lord shall increase my greatness, and comfort me on every sides, I confess I am the righteousness of God, in Christ Jesus ,I shall flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon in Jesus name declare this year The Lord will open doors that will lead to a good land, a land of brooks, of water, of fountains, and springs flowing ,a land with great opportunities in Jesus name. I declare in the name o Jesus the door that will be opened to me shall have surplus, there will be no scarcity there in Jesus name. I confess as The Lord open great doors for me, I will recover all my wasted opportunities in Jesus name.

Prayer for new week

Your little efforts will produce great results. You will change position this year. You will move out of the class of 'the rest' into the class of 'the best'. You will come out 'better' and not bitter. Wherever your helpers are, they will locate you.  God will preserve and keep you and your loved ones from evil, accidents, tragedy and calamity. The Lord is your refuge and your fortress, so you shall not be moved; sorrow and tears shall not be your portion. 

Happy New Week from us ASB-World. 

AN INCOMPARABLE POWER

Strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy. Colossians 1:11

The last hydrogen bomb ever exploded was a hundred-megaton weapon tested by the Soviet Union in the 1960s.

The force of that bomb was so powerful that pressure pulses from its detonation went round the world two times.

It was over five thousand times more powerful than the one dropped on Hiroshima by the United States during the Second World War.
Currently, scientists are designing bombs with far more capacity than those early bombs.

Mankind has created awesome destructive weapons in its history, but the power contained in those weapons is nothing compared with the power of the Holy Spirit at work in the believer.

What man seeks to accomplish in the physical world is a minute fraction of what God has made available through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Just consider the power that holds this planet in space, keep it rotating on its axis at a speed of about 1,500 kilometres per hour, and keeps it revolving in its own orbit around the sun at a speed of about 10,000 kilometres per hour.

If that power ever got weak for a moment, our planet will spin out into nothingness. That power is a tiny little part of the entire force that holds the universe together and holds all creation in balance.

That is not the work of a scientist in a laboratory but the power of the Creator at work in His creation.

When the Apostle Paul speaks of God's glorious power, he uses the Greek word, 'dunamis' which refers to the 'explosive and creative power' of God.

Whereas mankind creates power to kill and destroy, God's power creates, builds and sustains.

Through the Holy Spirit, we have access to the explosive power of God. He has given us His power so that we can live powerful lives to His glory.

Prayer: Lord, help me to live a powerful life through Your Holy Spirit.

Scriptural Reading: Colossians 1:9-18

THREE THINGS

I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. Ephesians 1:18-19

Paul's letter to the Ephesians exhorts believers to experience three important things in their spiritual lives that he experienced personally.

As a good mentor, he desires those he is leading to follow his example.

First, God wants you to have the eyes of your heart enlightened in order to know the hope to which He has called you.

God has called each of us to a future and a hope. Some do not ever realize the dreams they envision for their lives. Paul prays they will experience this.

Second, God wants you to know there is an inheritance for each believer in Jesus Christ. There are riches to be had - not financial riches - but spiritual riches that are laid up for every saint.

As you are faithful to His calling in your life, there will be a reward for your faithfulness.

Third, God desires you to tap into the power that is available to every believer. Paul often exhorted believers not to look at his persuasive words, but the demonstration of the power of God in his life. He wants you to know this same power is available to you.

After all, Jesus said we would do even greater works than He did after He sent the Holy Spirit to us.

So these are the three things God want you to know: the hope and the future He has for you, the glorious inheritance awaiting you, and the incomparably great power that resides in you awaiting your release by faith.

Prayer: Lord, open the eyes of my understanding.

Scriptural Reading: Ephesians 1:15-23

Suicide Prevention: How to Help Someone Who is Suicidal

A suicidal person may not ask for help, but that doesn’t mean that help isn’t wanted. Most people who commit suicide don’t want to die—they just want to stop hurting. Suicide prevention starts with recognizing the warning signs and taking them seriously. If you think a friend or family member is considering suicide, you might be afraid to bring up the subject. But talking openly about suicidal thoughts and feelings can save a life.
Understanding and preventing suicide
Suicide is a desperate attempt to escape suffering that has become unbearable. Blinded by feelings of self-loathing, hopelessness, and isolation, a suicidal person can’t see any way of finding relief except through death. But despite their desire for the pain to stop, most suicidal people are deeply conflicted about ending their own lives. They wish there was an alternative to committing suicide, but they just can’t see one.

Warning signs of suicide

Most suicidal individuals give warning signs or signals of their intentions. The best way to prevent suicide is to recognize these warning signs and know how to respond if you spot them. If you believe that a friend or family member is suicidal, you can play a role in suicide prevention by pointing out the alternatives, showing that you care, and getting a doctor or psychologist involved.
Major warning signs for suicide include talking about killing or harming oneself, talking or writing a lot about death or dying, and seeking out things that could be used in a suicide attempt, such as weapons and drugs. These signals are even more dangerous if the person has a mood disorder such as depression or bipolar disorder, suffers from alcohol dependence, has previously attempted suicide, or has a family history of suicide.

Suicide prevention tip #1: Speak up if you’re worried
If you spot the warning signs of suicide in someone you care about, you may wonder if it’s a good idea to say anything. What if you’re wrong? What if the person gets angry? In such situations, it’s natural to feel uncomfortable or afraid. But anyone who talks about suicide or shows other warning signs needs immediate help—the sooner the better. see more@

Suicide prevention tip #2: Respond quickly in a crisis
If a friend or family member tells you that he or she is thinking about death or suicide, it’s important to evaluate the immediate danger the person is in. Those at the highest risk for committing suicide in the near future have a specific suicide PLAN, the MEANS to carry out the plan, a TIME SET for doing it, and an INTENTION to do it.

Suicide prevention tip #3: Offer help and support
If a friend or family member is suicidal, the best way to help is by offering an empathetic, listening ear. Let your loved one know that he or she is not alone and that you care. Don’t take responsibility, however, for making your loved one well. You can offer support, but you can’t get better for a suicidal person. He or she has to make a personal commitment to recovery.
It takes a lot of courage to help someone who is suicidal. Witnessing a loved one dealing with thoughts about ending his or her own life can stir up many difficult emotions. As you’re helping a suicidal person, don’t forget to take care of yourself. Find someone that you trust—a friend, family member, clergyman, or counselor—to talk to about your feelings and get support of your own.

A woman wants baby with deceased fiance

Stephanie was looking forward to starting a life with her fiance, Cameron, when she got word that he had been in a terrible motorcycle accident and  was not expected to survive. Stephanie immediately got on a plane so she could be by Cameron’s side. Three days later, he was declared brain dead.

“I had a hard time accepting it, and I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to him,” Stephanie says. “Thinking about having a future without him, I regretted not having a family with him and not starting that sooner.”

Stephanie arranged for a doctor to extract sperm from Cameron and freeze it, in hopes that one day she could still fulfill her dream to have his child.

“Some people ask me, ‘Why not just fall in love with someone else eventually and have a family with them?’ and my answer is that, ‘It’s not the same. It’s not going to be a family with Cameron.’”

The Doctors send Stephanie to fertility specialist Dr. John Jain to find out more about the process she would need to go through to get pregnant when she is ready. Dr. Jain says he has experience helping others with posthumous reproduction.

“Whenever we’re working in these situations, I always make sure you’re at a point in the grieving process, in the healing process, where you’re ready for it,” he says. “It’s a big step.”

Dr. Jain explains that because Stephanie is 22 years old, her eggs should be at their healthiest for at least the next five to seven years, and he says that the frozen sperm will not expire.

“The one message I had for you today, Stephanie, was that you have time,” Dr. Jain says. “And after such a traumatic event in your life, you have to give your body and your mind and your soul time to heal. You’ll know when you’re ready, and when you’re ready for it, it will be here for you.”

Dr. Jain explains that he can take one sperm and put it into one egg and create an embryo, and because of Stephanie's age, there's a 65 percent chance she will become pregnant. He says that frozen sperm is good for decades, so she can take time to grieve and make the life-changing decision when she is ready. Dr. Jain says he would be happy to give Stephanie a free in vitro fertilization cycle when she is ready to make the decision, whenever that might be. Source:thedoctorstv.com