Psalm 23 : Beautifully Explained

Psalm 23

The Lord is my Shepherd = That’s Relationship!

I shall not want = That’s Supply!

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures = That’s Rest!

He leadeth me beside the still waters = That’s Refreshment!

He restoreth my soul = That’s Healing!

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness = That’s Guidance!

For His name sake = That’s Purpose!

Yea, though I walk through the valley of t he shadow of death = That’s
Testing!

I will fear no evil = That’s Protection!

For Thou art with me = That’s Faithfulness!

Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me = That’s Discipline!

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies =
That’s Hope!

Thou annointest my head with oil = That’s Consecration!

My cup runneth over = That’s Abundance!

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life =
That’s Blessing !

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord = That’s Security!

Forever = That’s Eternity!

Face it, the Lord is crazy about you.

Send this to people you are crazy about.

I thought this was pretty special, just like YOU!!!

What is most valuable,

is not what we have in our lives, but

WHO we have in our lives!

‘ Do not ask the Lord to Guide your Footsteps if you are not willing to move your Feet’

Tips for Soul Winning (2)

4. Pray In Spirit. Jesus said, 'you will recieve power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses...to the ends of the earth" (Act. 1:8). The Holy Spirit will equip you with the power you need become a soul winner in your home, in your school and everywhere you go
5. Tell them. How will they know unless you tell them? How...can they call on the one they have not believed in? and how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? and how can they hear without someone preaching to them? (Romans 10:14-15)
6. Go. Peter chalenges us to "always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who ask you to give the reason for the hope that you have" (1 Peter 3:15). so when the right time comes, be prepared with these salvation scripture:
a. John 3:16. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life
b. Romans 10:9-10. if you confess with your mouth, jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Tips for Soul Winning (1)

when Jesus was leaving the earth, some of his final words to His disciples were "Go and make disciples of all nations..' (Mt.28:19-20). as one of His present-day disciples, Jesus want you to lead people into relationships with Him. if your desire is to get Xtreme with God and to do everything He has called you to do, then follow these tips to become a soul winner today!
1. Know Him. get know God by reading the word and spending time in prayer and His people in church. God wants you to taste and see that (He) is good (Psalm.34:8)
2. Become like Him. when you get to know God, your nature will change. you'll become like Him, expressing the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfullness, gentleness, and self-control. Your Friend will see these extreme qualities in your life, and they'll want to taste and see for themselves
3. Love. Jesus gave us the key to soul winning when he said, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. this is the first and greatest commandment. and the second is like it: Love your neighbor as your self (Mt.22:37-39). Your love for God will couse you to love people as Jesus love them-not as a judge, but as a genuine friend. "greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends' (John 15:13)

Prayer of Salvation

Heavenly father, i come to You in the name of Jesus. Your word says, "Everyone who calls on the name of the lord will be saved. " (Act 2:21), so i am calling You. I pray and ask Jesus to be Lord over my life, according to Romans 10:9-10- "if you confess with your mouth, 'jesus is Lord, 'and beleive in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. " I do that now. I confess that Jesus is Lord,' and i believe in my heart that God raised him from the dead. I am now reborn! I am a christian-a child of Almighty God! I am saved

The Truth About Failure

01 Failure doesn’t mean you are a failure… …it does mean you haven’t succeeded yet.

02 Failure doesn’t mean you have accomplished nothing… …it does mean you have learned something.

03 Failure doesn’t mean you have been a fool… …it does mean you had a lot of faith.

04 Failure doesn’t mean you have been disgraced… …it does mean you were willing to try.

05 Failure doesn’t mean you don’t have it… …it does mean you have to do something in a different way.

06 Failure doesn’t mean you are inferior… …it does mean you are not perfect.

07 Failure doesn’t mean you’ve wasted your life… …it does mean you’ve a reason to start afresh.

08 Failure doesn’t mean you should give up… …it does mean you should try harder.

09 Failure doesn’t mean you’ll never make it… …it does mean it will take a little longer.

10 Failure doesn’t mean God has abandoned you… …it does mean God has a better idea!

Posted by Administrator in T (Saturday September 22, 2007 at 7:05 pm)

Kerajaanku ?

Sepasang suami istri menjalani hidup sehat, antara lain dengan melakukan diet ketat, nyaris vegetarian. Alkisah, mereka mencapai umur panjang dan meninggal bersama-sama dalam usia lanjut. Di Surga, mereka di undang ke perjamuan yang mewah. Aneka hidangan, yang dulu tak berani mereka sentuh saat masih di bumi, tersaji secara melimpah. Ternyata di Sorga Mereka tidak perlu berpantang. Mendengar penjelasan itu, sang suami marah dengan istrinya, “Kalau kamu tidak memaksa aku makan sereal hambar itu, mungkin dua puluh tahun lalu aku sudah sampai disini, tahu enggak?

Pernah membayangkan surga seperti cerita di atas? Kita membayangkan surga sebagai tempat untuk “melampiaskan” keinginan yang kita kekang selama di Bumi. Namun, jika kita berfokus pada keinginan diri, itu berarti kita sedang membayangkan Surga yang lain dari yang diulurkan Kristus

Kerajaan Surga disebut juga Kerajaan Allah, bukan Kerajaan “aku”. Surga berpusat kepada Allah sebagai Raja, sang pemegang kedaulatan tertinggi (Why. 4:8-11). Surga bukan tempat pelampiasan diri, melainkan tempat kehendak Allah digenapi. Di Surga kita dapat melakukan sepuasnya bukan apa yang kita inggini, melainkan apa yang semestinya kita lakukan sebagai anak Allah. Dan, justru dengan mematuhi kehendak Allah itulah kita dipuaskan.

Hebatnya, hidup dengan cara surgawi bisa kta mulai saat ini. Yakni dengan belajar hidup tidak egois atau sekehendak hati. Sebaliknya, kita belajar untuk selalu mempertimbangkan masak-masak; apakah sikap, ucapan, dan tindakan kita selaras dengan kehendak Allah

Satu hal yang perlu kita inggat “ Kerajaan Surga adalah Kerajaan Allah, bukan Kerajaan Aku”.

Learn from De Eagle

7 Principles Of An Eagle - Dr. Myles Monroe

PRINCIPLE 1

Eagles fly alone at high altitude and not with sparrows or other small birds. No other bird can got to the height of the eagle. Stay away from sparrows and ravens.

Eagles fly with Eagles

PRINCIPLE 2

Eagles have strong vision. They have the ability to focus on something up to five kilometers away. When an eagle sites his prey, he narrows his focus on it and set out to get it. No matter the obstacles, the eagle will not move his focus from the prey until he grabs it.

Have a vision and remain focused no matter what the obstacle and you will succeed.

PRINCIPLE 3

Eagles do not eat dead things. They feed only on fresh prey. Vultures eat dead animals, but eagles will not.

Be careful with what you feed your eyes and ears with, especially in movies and on TV. Steer clear of outdated and old information. Always do your research well.

PRINCIPLE 4

Eagles love the storm. When clouds gather, the eagles get excited. The eagle uses the storm’s wind to lift it higher. Once it finds the wind of the storm, the eagles uses the raging storm to lift him above the
clouds. This gives the eagle an opportunity to glide and rest its wings. In the meantime, all the other birds hide in the leaves and branches of the trees.

We can use the storms of life to rise to greater heights. Achievers relish challenges and use them profitably.

PRINCIPLE 5

The Eagle tests before it trusts. When a female eagle meets a male and they want to mate, she flies down to earth with the male pursuing her and she picks a twig. She flies back into the air with the male pursuing her.
Once she has reached a height high enough for her, she lets the twig fall to the ground and watches it as it falls. The male chases after the twig. The faster it falls, the faster he chases it. He has to catch it before it
falls to the ground. He then brings it back to the female eagle.

The female eagle grabs the twig and flies to a higher altitude and then drops the twig for the male to chase. This goes on for hours, with the height increasing until the female eagle is assured that the male eagle has mastered the art of catching the twig which shows commitment. Then and only then, will she allow him to mate with her.

Whether in private life or in business, one should test commitment of people intended for partnership.

PRINCIPLE 6

When ready to lay eggs, the female and male eagle identify a place very high on a cliff where no predators can reach. The male flies to earth and picks thorns and lays them on the crevice of the cliff, then flies to earth again to collect twigs which he lays in the intended nest. He flies back to earth and picks thorns laying them on top of the twigs. He flies back to earth and picks soft grass to cover the thorns. When this first layering is complete the male eagle runs back to earth and picks more thorns, lays them on the nest; runs back to get grass it on top of the thorns, then plucks his feathers to complete the nest. The thorns on the outside of the nest protect it from possible intruders. Both male and female eagles participate in raising the eagle family. She lays the eggs and protects them; he builds the nest and hunts. During the time of training the young ones to fly, the mother eagle throws the eaglets out of the nest. Because they are scared, they jump into the nest again.

Next, she throws them out and then takes off the soft layers of the nest, leaving the thorns bare When the scared eaglets again jump into the nest, they are pricked by thorns. Shrieking and bleeding they jump out again this time wondering why the mother and father who love them so much are torturing them. Next, mother eagle pushes them off the cliff into the air. As they shriek in fear, father eagle flies out and catches them up on his back before they fall and brings them back to the cliff. This goes on for sometime until they start flapping their wings. They get excited at this newfound knowledge that they can fly.

The preparation of the nest teaches us to prepare for changes; The preparation for the family teaches us that active participation of both partners leads to success; The being pricked by the thorns tells us that sometimes being too comfortable where we are may result into our not experiencing life, not progressing and not learning at all. The thorns of life come to teach us that we need to grow, get out of the nest and live on. We may not know it but the seemingly comfortable and safe haven may have thorns.

The people who love us do not let us languish in sloth but push us hard to grow and prosper. Even in their seemingly bad actions they have good intentions for us.

PRINCIPLE 7

When an Eagle grows old, his feathers become weak and cannot take him as fast as he should. When he feels weak and about to die, he retires to a place far away in the rocks. While there, he plucks out every feather on his body until he is completely bare. He stays in this hiding place until he has grown new feathers, then he can come out.

We occasionally need to shed off old habits & items that burden us without adding to our lives.

Apa itu flu babi ?

Flu Babi / Swine Flu

Makan apa ? Makan ayam takut kena Flu burung , makan sapi takut kena penyakit Sapi Gila ( Mad cow disease ) , makan ikan takut keracunan Mercury ( polusi laut dengan logam berat ) , makan babi sekarang ada Flu Babi . Karena itu makan apa ada nya , secukup nya dan penuh dengan ucapan syukur !

Dunia dalam beberapa hari ini dihebohkan dengan muncul nya dengan penyakit “ Baru “ . Belum selesai dengan Flu Burung , belum lama ini kita mendengar flu Singapore ( sebenarnya penyakit Kuku dan Mulut ) , dan dalam beberapa hari terakhir ini dihebohkan oleh Flu Babi yang telah menewaskan lebih dari 125 orang di Meksiko saja, dan dalam waktu yang singkat dan yang begitu cepat menyebar ke berbagai belahan dunia. Para Ahli pengendali penyakit masih berupaya mencari jalan dalam mengatasi wabah flu babi di Meksiko dan Amerika Serikat, dan dugaan kasus ini di negara lain.
Untuk itu ada baiknya kita waspada akan kemungkinan terjadinya penyakit ini , melalui tanya jawab seputar Flu Babi.

Apakah Flu Babi?
Flu babi atau nama lainnya Swine Flu adalah penyakit pernapasan yang menjangkiti babi. Disebabkan oleh influenza tipe A, wabah penyakit ini pada babi rutin terjadi dengan tingkat kasus tinggi namun jarang menjadi fatal. Penyakit ini cenderung mewabah di musim semi dan musim dingin tetapi siklusnya adalah sepanjang tahun. Ada banyak jenis flu babi dan seperti flu pada manusia penyakit ini secara konstan berubah. Penyakit ini pertama kali dilaporkan pada tahun 2007 di Spanyol dan USA.

Apa Gejala Flu Babi ?
Hampir mirip seperti gejala flu : Demam mendadak sampai diatas 38 Celcius,batuk,pilek,sakit badan atau sakit tenggorokan. Bisa juga disertai gejala : muntah dan diare

Apakah Manusia Bisa Terjangkit Flu Babi ?
Flu babi biasanya tidak menjalar pada manusia, meski kasus sporadis juga terjadi dan biasanya pada orang yang berhubungan dengan babi. Catatan mengenai kasus penularan dari manusia ke manusia juga sangat jarang. Penularan manusia pada manusia flu babi diperkirakan menyebar seperti flu musiman - melalui batuk dan bersin. Dalam wabah yang kini terjadi belum jelas apakah penyakit itu ditularkan dari manusia ke manusia.

Apakah Aman Makan Daging Babi?
Tidak ada bukti flu babi menular lewat konsumsi daging binatang yang terjangkit. Namun, daging itu harus dimasak matang, suhu 70-80 C akan membunuh virus itu Karena itu harus dihindari memakan daging setengah matang.

Apakah Warga Harus Khawatir?
Saat muncul jenis baru flu yang memiliki kemampuan menyebar dari manusia ke manusia pihak berwenang mengawai dengan seksama untuk melihat apakah memiliki potensi menyebabkan pandemi.
WHO memperingatkan kasus-kasus di Meksiko dan Amerika Serikat berpotensi menyebabkan pandemi global dan menegaskan situasi ini serius.
Akan tetapi, WHO mengatakan masih terlalu dini untuk menilai situasi ini secara akurat. Saat ini, WHO mengatakan dunia hampir mendekati situasi pandemi flu dibandingkan tahun-tahun sejak 1968
Tidak ada yang tahu dampak pandemi penyakit ini sepenuhnya, namun para pakar memperingatkan korban tewas bisa mencapai jutaan orang di seluruh dunia. Pandemi flu Spanyol, yang dimulai tahun 1819 dan juga disebabkan oleh virus H1N1, menewaskan jutaan orang. Fakta bahwa kasus-kasus di Amerika Serikat sejauh ini memperlihatkan gejala-gejala ringan merupakan berita baik. Sementara parahnya wabah di Meksiko kemungkinan disebabkan oleh faktor wilayah yang tidak biasa yang kecil kemungkinan terjadi wilayah lain di dunia. Akan tetapi, fakta bahwa sebagian besar korban berusia muda ( 20- 50 tahun ) menunjukkan satu hal yang tidak biasa. Biasanya flu musiman cenderung melanda kaum berusia tua.

Bagaimana Penyebarannya ?
Flu Babi menyebar dari orang ke orang melalui lender / percikan dari mulut dan hidung (batuk, bersin, berbicara, bernyanyi) atau kontak langsung (tangan, walau tidak terkena lendir/ludah pasien.
Penyakit ini Sangat menular (3-7 hari setelah gejala awal) dan risiko penularan akan lebih tinggi jika terjadi di ruang tertutup (kamar, nurseries/ ruang perawatan, sekolah, perawatan di rumah, ruang darurat, dll). Virus Flu babi bisa bertahan hidup 2 jam atau lebih di dunia luar seperti : meja,kursi

Bagaimana Pencegahannya?
Mencegah jauh lebih baik daripada mengobati , karena itu tindakan pencegahan yang dapat diambil antara lain :
- Hindari kontak dengan orang-orang yang memiliki infeksi pernafasan flu babi.
- Jangan menyapa atau mencium tangannya.
- Jangan berbagi makanan, penggunaan cangkir, piring, atau peralatan makan lainnya.
- Berikan kebebasan sinar matahari memasuki ruang dalam rumah, kantor, dan ruang-ruang tertutup lainnya (utk membakar virus).
- Jaga ruang dapur, kamar mandi, handle pintu, railings/pagar tangga, mainan anak-anak, telepon atau artikel-artikel/majalah yg digunakan tetap dalam keadaan BERSIH
- Jika terjadi demam mendadak, batuk-batuk, sakit kepala, sakit pada otot dan sendi, segera periksakan diri ke dokter atau unit kesehatan yg ada.
- Hangatkan badan dan hindari perubahan suhu mendadak (yg menyebabkan ketidakseimbangan tubuh sehingga menjadi flu).
- Makan buah-buahan dan sayuran yang kaya vitamin A dan C (wortel, pepaya, jambu biji, jeruk, jeruk kepruk, jeruk, lemon dan nanas).
- Seringlah mencuci tangan dengan sabun dan air.
- Ke dokter segera jika menemui/mengalami gejala-gejala.

Bagi Penderita Flu
Penderita Flu , sangat rentan untuk terkena segala macam penyakit termasuk Flu Babi. Selain itu penderita Flu pun berpotensi juga menyebarkan penyakitnya kepada yang lain, karena itu dianjurkan :
-Tinggal di rumah, menghindari pergi ke pusat-pusat kerja, sekolah atau tempat di mana terdapat konsentrasi orang (teater, bioskop, bar, bis, metro, klub malam, pesta, dll). Ini akan mencegah menjangkiti orang lain melalui Anda.
-Tutup mulutdan hidung dengan tisu/saputangan ketika berbicara, batuk, bersin. Ini akan mencegah orang-orang di sekitar anda menjadi sakit.
- Hindari menyentuh mata, mulut dan hidung orang lain utk menghindari virus menyebar
-Flu dapat dicegah melalui penerapan vaksin yang disiapkan sesuai dengan jenis virus yang beredar di dunia), harus mendapatkan divaksinasi setiap tahun.
-Hindari debu, asap bergerak dan zat lainnya yang dapat mengganggu pernafasan dan membuat anak-anak lebih rentan terhadap penyakit.
-Buang tisu hasil bersin ke kantong plastik dan bersinlah di ujung ruangan (jauh dari orang lain).

Bagaimana Dengan Pengobatan Dan Vaksin?
Ada dua obat yang biasa digunakan untuk mengobati flu, Tamiflu dan Relenza, tampaknya efektif dalam mengatasi kasus-kasus yang terjadi sejauh ini. Belum jelas keefektifan vaksin flu yang kini ada dalam melindungi manusia dari virus baru ini, karena secara genetik berbeda dengan jenis flu lain. Ilmuwan Amerika tengah mengembangkan satu vaksin baru, namun diperlukan waktu untuk menyempurnakannya dan juga memproduksi dalam jumlah yang cukup untuk memenuhi permintaan.
(abbalove.org)