LivePrayer Daily Devotional

DAILY DEVOTIONAL THURSDAY JULY 29, 2010 (Proverbs 16:24, 25:11; Job 6:25) ***WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING, YOUR PRESIDENT WAS OUT RAISING OVER $6 MILLION DOLLARS TO FURTHER HIS ANTI-GOD AGENDA. I OFTEN WONDER WHY PEOPLE ARE SO WILLING TO SACRIFICE PART OF THEIR FORTUNE TO A CAUSE THAT IS IN COMPLETE OPPOSITION TO GOD, AND WHY THOSE WHO LOVE GOD ARE SO UNWILLING TO SACRIFCE SOME OF THEIR FORTUNE TO A CAUSE THAT WILL SAVE SOULS FOR ALL ETERNITY AND COULD TURN THIS NATION BACK TO GOD AND HIS TRUTH??? PRAY ABOUT THESE WORDS TODAY! ***JULY FINANCIAL UPDATE: With just 2 days left, we are down to just $22,000. God is sooooo good!!! Yesterday, one more family has responded with a $5,000 gift towards our 2009 budget shortfall. That means we only need 5 more to respond with a gift of $5,000 to clear up that operational shortfall. I am standing in faith that by Saturday we will recieve $47,000, the last 5 special gifts, plus the remaining $22,000 of this months budget. Have you given to God's work here this month? Ever? I really need your help today! Please pray about what God is calling you to do to help me today as we take our stand in these exciting times for Christ. After nearly 11 years, those who have followed Liveprayer know that God has used this ministry to impact tens of millions of lives worldwide, and has positioned Liveprayer in nthe marketplace to lead our nation back to God and His truth. With the newn 9-11 Christian Center at Ground Zero opening the first Sunday in September, our time is now! Please pray about standing with me as we make our move,sacrificing treasure and talent to bring the lost and hurting to faith in Jesus!!! I desperately need $13,000 of those funds today! For those who can give a gift of $5,000 or more, feel free to wire it directly to our bank or use our FedEx account number to send your gift to us. Just email me at: bkeller@liveprayer.com and I will get you that information. You can send your gift to Liveprayer on your major credit card at our website www.liveprayer.com under the "Donation" button, or you can give from your PayPal account by using my email address, bkeller@liveprayer.com , or you can mail it to: Liveprayer, 6660 46th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33709 All gifts to Liveprayer are 100% tax deductible ***READ the Charisma article: http://www.charismamag.com/index.php/news/28885-christian-center-to-open-near-proposed-ground-zero-mosque ***READ ALL ABOUT the "9-11 Christian Center at Ground Zero" at: http://911christiancenter.com/1.html CHECK OUT the new website for "The 9-11 Christian Center at Ground Zero" at: www.911christiancenter.com ***THE RETURN OF THE LIVEPRAYER TV PROGRAM!!! We will be airing on MyTV8 in the Ft. Myers/Naples market every Monday-Friday morning from 7:00-7:30am. For those outside of this market, you will be able to watch it "On Demand" on the Liveprayer.com website under the "Show Archives" link. We will keep the most recent 5 programs archived there. Please be praying as we launch the program today, with plans to syndicate it to major secular stations in cities around the nation in coming months. Praise God!!! ***THE LIVEPRAYER CHURCH!!! Haven't been to church yet this week? Join me for this week's service at the new LivePrayer Church. This week's relevant and applicable message is, "Talking with Satan." Please visit the new website and be part the worship service. Each Sunday there will be a new service at: 12:01am EDT at www.liveprayerchurch.com By far, the cause of most conflicts between people is a lack of open and honest conversation. Holding your thoughts and feelings inside, not saying what really needs to be said is not only the primary source of conflict between a husband and wife, but in ALL interpersonal relationships. Marriages, families, friendships end up broken because people have differences and they never sit down and discuss them with each other. People are often shy, uncomfortable in talking about areas of conflict. It is not comfortable. So they put it off. Hours become days, days become weeks, weeks become months, and months become years. The longer the issues are not discussed, the more bitterness, even hatred grows. In many cases, it could have been all avoided by simply sitting down and talking. One problem is that God makes each of us different. Some have a very aggressive, bold personality, while others are very laid back. It is often the case where the aggressive individual will suppress and mentally bully the more passive person in a time of conflict. This is where prayer and being sensitive to God comes in. We know when there is a conflict with someone that is in our life. We make the decision to either put the conflict on the back-burner, or deal with it. The word for you today is to deal with it! The sooner the better. Those who have a more dominant personality must ask the Lord to be more passive, while a more passive person must pray for boldness. The fact is, resolving conflicts takes patience, openness, honesty, and ultimately some compromise on BOTH sides. Prayer is the best way to start a discussion of a conflict, and prayer is the best way to end the discussion. Ultimately, it takes God to resolve conflicts between people. The fact is, you can not force someone to think or act a certain way. God gave us all freewill. You are not responsible for the actions of someone else. You can not control how another person thinks or acts. Only God can bring a person under conviction to change. It is only God who can change a person's heart. But, you do have the ability to share your feelings, and you have the greatest weapon of all, prayer. I love you, and I care about you very much. Each day is a blessing as we take this journey together. I will be praying for you today to really hear what God is saying to you in these words this morning. If you are currently having conflicts with a spouse, a family member, a friend, go talk to them. Sit down, one on one and talk it out. Don't expect miracles to happen, but know God is able to work in their heart, and yours. The fact is, once you have talked, and done all you can do, there is a freedom. It is now no longer on you, but on God. You have done all you can do. That is all God ever expects. Do your best, give it everything you have, and then simply commit it to prayer. The ball is now in God's court. As great a basketball player as Michael Jordan is, as great a golfer as Tiger Woods is, they still failed to win at times. Having the ball in God's hands is a guarantee that we will win. After all, it is His will, not our will we are after. When we do all that we can do, and it is in God's hands, His will is going to be done even though we may not agree with it, or be pleased by it. Part of our spiritual growth is to exercise our faith and accept God's answer. God will ALWAYS have the final word in every situation!!! In His love and service, Your friend and brother in Christ, Bill Keller

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