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Comment by russ allen on January 26, 2011 at 7:36am

Good morning! How are we faithing? Look at this;

Luke 21:1-4
And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury. And He saw a certain poor widow putting in two small copper coins. And He said, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them; for they all out of their surplus put into the offering; but she out of her poverty put in all that she had to live on."
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Is this telling us to give all our money to the church? Is this even about money? This is about the heart. The rich guy is holding on tight fisted to his possessions while that poor woman is willing to give all for God. The attitude the poor woman has is one of total trust, faith and devotion to the creator and savior while the rich guys eyes are shifted from the things of God to the world. We all get caught up in this kind of thing, I know I have and do. The flesh is really hard to conquer but with our steadfastness to reading the Word daily we can recognise things before they get out of hand and then correct them. Old habits and ideas are very hard to dismiss or correct if we don't seek the source of all truth. You think about and pray about this today. Look at how you react and act in situations and make adjustments accordingly.

Remember Aric Harris...

Heavenly Father,
Lord, we ask to have a heart for you and to have courage and wisdom to resist things that are not good for us. We ask that you tap us on the shoulder when we fail to recognise bad behavior. Lord we want to reflect you in all we do therefore we ask for a touch on our lives. Thank you Lord for all you do for us and the grace to overlook our failures and see our hearts. In Jesus name we pray, amen
Posted by russ allen at 7:31 AM

Comment by Lloyd Losinger on January 25, 2011 at 10:11am

Very well put Russ. I have people tell me this time to time and I just have to stop and say wait do you hear what you are saying? I agree you can't say one thing and turn around and say something totally different. I to do don't push or force other to accept my belief, however, I will share my faith with them and as you said they are free to delete what I post or walk away from a conversation.

Thank you for your daily word, I enjoying reading them.

Comment by russ allen on January 25, 2011 at 7:23am

Good morning! How are we faithing? The common saying these days is,"stop cramming your religion down my throat". This is being used even when believers just thank God for their blessings and or acknowledge God as the maker of everything. I have had it said to me and it hurt, not me but my Savior. I personally do not push people to convert. They can delete this posting anytime. When conversation leads to acknowledgement of God I will say so. I believe this is not a right thing for believers but a duty. Of course, wisdom as to how and when it is appropriate is gained by reading the Word daily. With the food of the Word ingested daily we become more and more aware of what and how things really are and less on what we want or need. If we hold these things in the Word as absolute truth, how could we not share with non-believers? We would be shirking our duty and hiding the greatest grace ever known. The Bible tells us to not "cast pearls before swine" and that is telling us that interjecting where inappropriate is useless. Shouting down someone over this solves nothing nor does it lead one to repentance. Our duty is clear and the wisdom to carry out this is the Word. Look at this for duty's sake and see what we are being told;

Ezekiel 33:2-6

"Son of man, speak to the sons of your people, and say to them,
'If I bring a sword upon a land, and the people of the land take one man from among them and make him their watchman;
and he sees the sword coming upon the land,
and he blows on the trumpet and warns the people, then he who hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning,
and a sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.
'He heard the sound of the trumpet,
but did not take warning;
his blood will be on himself.
But had he taken warning, he would have delivered his life.
'But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet,
and the people are not warned,
and a sword comes and takes a person from them,
he is taken away in his iniquity;
but his blood I will require from the watchman's hand.'
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2 Timothy 2:10
For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory.
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1 Timothy 4:12
Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe.
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1 Timothy 4:15-16
Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress may be evident to all. Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things; for as you do this you will insure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.
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remember our troops and their leaders...remember our emergency workers...

Heavenly Father,
Thank you for your message in your Word. Lord, we ask for courage under fire, wisdom among the unwise, compassion for the lost and love for all. Forgive us and hold us when we fear and stumble. Thank you for your blessings and come quickly Jesus! We want to see you! in Jesus name, amen
Posted by russ allen at 7:15 AM

Comment by russ allen on January 24, 2011 at 7:18am

10-4 on the prayers

Comment by russ allen on January 24, 2011 at 7:17am

Good morning! How are we faithing? We walk a fine line in this faith. We struggle with all sorts of things hurled at us from the enemy. Being able to recognise these snares is something that is developed by prayer and supplication. If we do not prepare for the warfare that goes on in the world we are susceptible to it. We all stumble and we all fall for schemes sometimes but by setting our hearts on the Lord and his teachings the failings become less severe and less often. For me, correcting people who are wrong was a battle. While I was able to correct, I had a big problem being corrected. That is a bad thing but when I realized what a scoundrel I was, being right took a back seat to following Jesus. It still irks me when something is said that I know is wrong but the importance of correcting is no longer the issue but showing Jesus and his grace takes the wheel and then they can see any folly on there own and that is a lesson learned that will stay with them.


2 Timothy 2:23-26
But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels.
And the Lord's bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.
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Titus 3:1-7
Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed, to malign no one, to be uncontentious, gentle, showing every consideration for all men.
For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that being justified by His grace we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
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Remember Kaleb...remember the unspoken concerns...remember the Bridge family...remember Tonya...

Heavenly Father,
Lord we ask forgiveness when we get haughty and point fingers. We ask forgiveness for not focusing on you in everything. We ask for wisdom and peace from your mighty hands so we may be reflections of your love and grace. Lord we ask for protection from the enemies schemes. Keep us protected in our weakness. We ask you touch the doctors and the people who are hurting. Let there be healing of body and souls, in Jesus name we pray, amen
Posted by russ allen at 7:12 AM

Comment by Joe Ryan on January 23, 2011 at 11:45pm

Prayers still needed for F/F Jason Fazio, Asbury Park, NJ FD. Her received 3rd Degree burns over 50% of his body, while searching for trapped victims in an apartment house in Asbury Park. He is critical condition at St. Barnabas's Burn Center in New Jersey.

Comment by Kevin Johnson on January 23, 2011 at 7:54pm

I would like for everyone out there to pray for one of our brothers. Jared Merritt, a fireman with the Shreveport Fire Department in Shreveport, Louisiana. He lost his father to cancer today. His father Doug, was a Captain with Bossier Parish Fire District One in Haughton, Louisiana. Doug fought a long, hard battle with this disease. On top of this pain, his mother is also in hospice with cancer. Her prognosis is not good. This has to be one of the most difficult situations that anyone could go through. His parents both support the fire department and were and are great people of God. Doug will be sorely missed. Please remember the rest of Jared's family also.

Comment by Chief Harold Williamson on January 22, 2011 at 11:52am

Glad to be a part of this group God Bless EVERYONE.

Comment by phillip hice on January 21, 2011 at 3:06pm

Amazing how GOD works, I had planned on looking up the fruits of the spirit today. I know this is not exactly the same verse, but wow! How much closer can you get. This is my husbands site and I don't like to intrude into his FFN, but the CFF input is always so inspiring. Thank You Thank GOD!!! He is so good.

Comment by Michael Brittain on January 21, 2011 at 10:21am

Oh Man, GREAT Word today! Thanks Russ! And May all my Christian Fire Fighters be Blessed today and always!

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