Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Your calling was determined before you were born. “God is no respecter of persons,” says Pastor Flemons, paraphrasing Romans 2:11. That means what He did for Jeremiah, he will do for you. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake The next time you are tempted to eat and lie down, drink water instead. Sometimes you may think you are hungry, but really you are thirsty, says Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness and naturopathy. (Read more below.)
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Words of Encouragement
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Psalm 91:15-16 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
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For Heaven’s Sake…
Jeremiah 1:4-10 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. See, I have set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
The problem, says Pastor Flemons, is that counselors simply direct people toward careers that personally interest them. Typically, they are not directed to learn what is God’s will for their lives. Instead, people choose what is considered secure and typically lucrative careers and end up depressed for many years. Sometimes it takes nearly a lifetime, even after retirement, for people to learn what their real calling is.
But it is not too late, says Pastor Flemons, to submit yourself to God’s guidance. You can still have the most exciting part of your life doing God’s will. Even if it isn’t full-time ministry, God still has something for you to do that involves spreading the gospel so that as many as are willing might be saved.
Ask God to reveal to you what His will is for your life, and then look for opportunities to direct people to God wherever you are.
For Health’s Sake…
Eating and lying down before your meal has fully digested presents a health hazard, including risk of a heart attack. Drinking water instead helps prevent such risks. But we’ve learned that drinking water has other benefits as well.
“For people who want to control their weight or reduce their intakes of sugar, sodium and saturated fat, tap water may be what the doctor ordered,” says a recent article published on ScienceDaily.com.
The article essentially reported the findings of a new study published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. Researchers “examined the dietary habits of more than 18,300 US adults, and found the majority of people who increased their consumption of plain water by 1 percent reduced their total daily calorie intake as well as their consumption of saturated fat, sugar, sodium and cholesterol.” The study also reports that this is true regardless of race or ethnicity, educational background, weight, or any other category you can think of.
Essentially, when you drink more water, you’ll eat less bad food, says Pastor Flemons. He suggests only that you drink pure water and avoid tap water, unless you are dehydrated and have no other option.
(The full article may be accessed at this link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160301174759.htm.)