BURN OUT

Burn out caused by high resistance.

We could do the same that is why we 

need to get away from all the noise and

confusion of the world some times.

Even Jesus, the very Son of God, while living
here on earth as a man needed to "Get away
from it all." some times.  Look at Jesus example.

"But Jesus Himself would often slip
away to the wilderness and pray."
(Like 5:16 NASB)





And to his disciples he instructed;

"And He said to them,
'Come away by yourselves to a secluded
play and rest awhile.  (For there were many
people coming and going, and they did not


even have time to eat.)  They went away in
the boat to a secluded place by themselves."
(Mark 6:31,32  NASB)



I don't know about you.  But if I don't spend
some time alone with God every day, my day
gets messed up real bad.



You will not find the time.  You will have
to make the time.  But it is well worth
the effort.  TRY IT.

TRUE ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT

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We live in a day and an age when simply waking

up in the morning is enough to put us in a bad mood.

Nations are at each others throats.  Politicians all seem

to be crooked.  There are problems at; work, in the 

family, with dumb people, our bodies are giving us

problems, and even nature it's self is often on a 

destructive rampage.

It is no wonder that people try to escape through

alcohol, drugs, recreation, and other excesses.

Most of these are destructive to us and do not 

really solve the problems.  We still have a bad

attitude toward life or other people.

But there is something that does work.

Not only does it work, but it is good for

us.

"The most effective attitude

adjustment therapy is time

alone with God." 

Yes, you read that right.

Not time with the physiologist, nor the

pastor, nor a listening friend and not 

even a lover - BUT GOD HIM SELF.

God sent us this message:

"Give all your worries and cares 

to God, for he cares about you."

(1 Peter 5:7 NLT)

If you go to God and give him all your

worries and cares - what do you think

that is going to do to your attitude?

How.

"For there is only one God and one 

Mediator who can reconcile God and

humanity - the man Christ Jesus."

(1Timothy 2:5 NLT)

Get into a relationship with Jesus Christ.

He loved you enough to die for you.  The

Holy Bible tells you about it.  Let the Bible 

talk to you.  And you talk to God by prayer.

Even Jesus spent time with God the Father.

"But Jesus Himself would often slip away

to the wilderness and pray."

(Luke 5:16 NASB)

If even Jesus Christ needed to spend time
with God the father, you and I need to so
much more.

You will be surprised what spending time
with God himself every day will do for
your attitude toward life it's self.

HOW TO BE A SUPPER SAINT

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"The child grew and developed in body and spirit.

He lived in the desert until the day when he 

appeared publicly to the people of Israel."

(Luke 1:20 GNB)

This was John the Baptist.

The Scriptures teach us that John was filled with the Holy Spirit from

birth.  We would consider that enough to begin "ministry" at once.

But not God.

We know again from the Scriptures that John the Baptist was about

thirty years old when he began his ministry mentioned above.

Thirty years alone with God in the desert.

Even then his time of ministry was only about 6 months long.

But Oh what a ministry!  It was like a meteorite shower.

The Apostle Paul.

We know he started ministering a few days after his conversion.

But what little is said about is revealed in Galatians 1:17,18,

"I went at once to Arabia and then I returned to Damascus."

And it appears that the period of time in Arabia was about three years.

Probably time alone with God where he received his "revelations".

Then consider the prophet Elijah.

After delivering God's message to the king.  God told Elijah

to go hide by the Brook Cherith.

We do not know how long this was.  But it was until the

brook dried up.  And we know that the drought lasted 

three and one half years.  So, Elijah might have been there

up to several years before the brook dried up.

Alone with God.  Drinking from the brook and being

fed by the food ravens brought to him.

All this time alone with God BEFORE his great victory

over the false religion of Baal on Mount Carmel.

Jesus, the very Son of God himself.

We know that he did not begin his ministry until he was about thirty 

years old.  And then not until his baptism and the Holy Spirit coming 

down on him.  From there the Holy Spirit drove or led him out into the

wilderness for forty days alone with God the father and to be 

tempted by the Devil.

What makes frail people like ourselves think we can live like we

should, let alone minister to others, when we only spend a few

minutes a day alone with God if even that?