Living through these types of betrays have been hard but compared to what Jesus had to deal with, I count it as small change. You see, He had to deal with Judas betraying Him in way that lead to Him dying on the cross. Now that’s betrayal! Yet Jesus still loved Judas just as much as the rest of His disciples even though He knew what Judas was going to do.

If you found yourself in the same situation, what would you do? Would you still love the person who would betray you and continue trying to act as though that person didn’t betray you? Or would you get offended and treat them as though they were invisible and get angry at them? I have to admit that I have not been perfect in this area and that I’ve taken offense. The only way that I’ve found that I can get past the offense is to turn it over to God and allow Him to heal me from the offense and to grow me through it.

Checkout Proverbs 12:19-22, “Truthful lips shall be established forever, but a lying tongue is [credited] but for a moment. Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but for the counselors of peace there is joy. No [actual] evil, misfortune, or calamity shall come upon the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil, misfortune, and calamity. Lying lips are extremely disgusting and hateful to the Lord, but they who deal faithfully are His delightoffice furniture in Bulgaria” (NLB).

How have you handled betrayal? Please share your experiences.

I’ve been living a life in recent years where based business that I work from home. When I first gave up Corporate America to come home to start my own business, I had a mound of responsibilities that I told God I couldn’t do it alone.

The remarkable thing is that in the many years since starting my business and depending on it for most of my financial support that it has grown on its own. Yes there are times when I want to throw in the towel and say that I can’t do this and doubt tries to cause me to fear. But I’ve learned that with God on my side that I can conquer my fears and overcome my doubt and be a success in business.

Have you been losing the battle when facing the fight against doubt? Then now is the time for you to stand up and say I am not going to lose this battle! That God has given me the victory and that I will defeat doubt!

He leads me out of my wilderness
To a place where I can feed and rest.

He calms the storms within
And heals my wounded heart.

When choosing to follow His instruction,
I stop trying to sit on His throne.

Then, I can walk through the storm
Knowing evil can’t touch me.

His presence becomes so real
All else is barely noticed.

He directs my every step
So all landmines are missed.

His Spirit swells up within me,
My heart overflows with joy …

And the love of God
Begins to exude through me.

It is then that I truly
Dwell in the Lord’s House.

And now, I can’t imagine having
Chosen to live any other way.

© 2007 by Joyce C. Lock
http://iam.homewithGod.com/glimpsesofgod/

When going through your day, remember to PTL. When facing hard obstacles in your life, remember to PTL. When life doesn’t seem to be treating you fairly, remember to PTL. I encourage you to PTL so that you can always keep the focus on God through life’s trial.

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In Psalms 48:1, 9-10 (NLT), it says:
(1) How great is the LORD, and how much we should praise him in the city of our God, which is on his holy mountain! (9) O God, we meditate on your unfailing love as we worship in your Temple. (10) As your name deserves, O God, you will be praised to the ends of the earth. Your strong right hand is filled with victory.

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So as you remember to PTL, keep in mind that God loves you and is right there showering His unfailing love over you. As you remember to PTL, also remember that victory comes from God and God alone!

You can search thousands of other Christian profiles and get to know each one online. There’s a vast Christian network that has varied interests, hobbies, likes and dislikes. You can check out their profiles and you may even find one that you like. Christian online dating has proved to be very effective for most people who participate with friendships and often blooms into serious relationships.
Christian online dating provides a very comfortable environment and is considered safe. The online dating community is a place where you can create lasting relationships for acquaintance, friendship, companionship, romance, and can even lead to a permanent commitment.

A Christian online dating website should include chat rooms where you can have fun discussions. You can also post memos and notes on message boards and share pictures with photo galleries. And of course, you can send personal messages to private mail boxes. Many dating websites also feature instant messaging and voice introductions for a more personal touch. Some of the Christian websites even offer Christian dating services aside from online matching.

In a Christian online dating site, the center is spirituality. You include faith in your search for a mate. Most people go to a Christian community for dates because they prefer to have somebody within their faith. People here believe they have filtered out the dates with people who may not share the same set of values.

Mellow people usually belong to this group of online daters. They are those who dislike too much loud music, bar hopping, and disco dancing. Most dates here end in a cozy restaurant or a sweet music place. Although this is not necessarily true all the time, it can be frequently observed on date outcomes based on testimonials.

Dating a stranger sharing your beliefs would be more reassuring than starting with somebody who does not share the same principles. If you are joining a Christian online dating site, you’ll know what you can expect. And as implied, the online society is Christ-centered. And by association, Christ is all pure love and kindness. If you join the group, this indicates you support Christian values and standards. Meeting the love of your life could be a possibility!

When the people set out to cross the Jordan, the priests who were carrying the Ark of the Covenant went ahead of them. Now it was the harvest season, and the Jordan was overflowing its banks. But as soon as the feet of the priests who were carrying the Ark touched the water at the river’s edge, the water began piling up at a town upstream called Adam, which is near Zarethan. And the water below that point flowed on to the Dead Sea until the riverbed was dry. Then all the people crossed over near the city of Jericho. Meanwhile, the priests who were carrying the Ark of the LORD‘s covenant stood on dry ground in the middle of the riverbed as the people passed by them. They waited there until everyone had crossed the Jordan on dry ground. (Joshua 3:14-17, NLT)

Have you ever wondered why the people crossed over the Jordan on dry grow near Jericho? Seeing that Jericho was the first obstacle that they had to face once they crossed into the Promised Land, it seemed strange to me when I noticed this part of the verse. But when I thought more on it, I realized that when we face a trial in our life that God won’t take us around it or move us far away from it but that he will allow us to come face to face with it. The thing about facing our trials is that God will prepare a way for us to conquer the trials. All we have to do is obey His directions that He gives to us regardless of how strange they may seem. So keep in mind that you are a mighty woman or man of valor and that God wants to bless you to take your journey to a new level.

You sister in Christ,
Kim