Joy

“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.”

~~~James 1:2-8 (ESV)~~~

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Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna!

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 taylorjamesalbert

“Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.”

~~~John 12:13 (KJV)~~~

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Rejoice In The Lord

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 taylorjamesalbert

“Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s; he makes me tread on my high places.”

~~~Habakkuk 3:17-19 (ESV)~~~

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Casting Burdens

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 taylorjamesalbert

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”

~~~Hebrews 12:1-2 (ESV)~~~

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Letting Go & Looking To Jesus

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 taylorjamesalbert

~~~Hebrews 12:1-2 (ESV)~~~

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Love, It’s a Heart Thing, No Law Required

January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 taylorjamesalbert

“But if you are guided (led) by the [Holy] Spirit, you are not subject to the Law.

But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness, Gentleness (meekness, humility), self-control (self-restraint, continence). Against such things there is no law [that can bring a charge].

And those who belong to Christ Jesus (the Messiah) have crucified the flesh (the godless human nature) with its passions and appetites and desires.

If we live by the [Holy] Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. [If by the Holy Spirit we have our life in God, let us go forward walking in line, our conduct controlled by the Spirit.]”

~~~Galatians 5:18, 22-25~~~

~~~(Classic Edition, Amplified Bible)~~~

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INSPIRATIONAL

Be Inspired! Nick Vujicic & “The Butterfly Circus”

October 30, 2020December 27, 2020 taylorjamesalbert

I have never been crazy about circuses. Mainly because I felt the animals were not fairly treated, but the thought of a freak show just seemed so very wrong. No, I am not old enough to have experienced The Great Depression and attended a circus which included a demoralizing freak show. However, the very short film entitled “The Butterfly Circus” challenges each of us to rethink our value and become all God intended us to be.

Nick Vujicic was born limbless (tetra-amelia syndrome) and has learned to go beyond the stigma of the world viewing him as a freak show in and of himself. Nick Vujicic is a inspiration to us all because he has learned he is not a victim, but has a greater purpose uniquely his own. God blessed him to be born not as a deformity, but as a testament, a man who is not defined by his physical lackings, but by his joy knowing he is a first class son of our first class King.

“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them” Psalm 139:13-16 (ESV).

“The greater the struggle, the more glorious the triumph” (Mr. Mendez, Butterfly Circus master).

“When you don’t get a miracle, be one!” Nick Vujicic.