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Please pray for me I am in need of three miracles. I feel like I am someways at the end of my rope:

• My finances
• My health high blood pressure, and cardiac issues. Under active Thyroid (causing weight problems).
• An issue from the past that i need to get over, forgive, and move forward not backward. Serve the Lord and listen to Him not the world and dangerous emotions.

Thank you so very much, and God Bless
Cheryl

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We have a call to holiness and we, too many times, make way too many excuses for why we are not. I have, but not anymore. We are set apart for something different than what the world does. That doesn’t mean we go around making Christian knock-offs of everything! We are completely and utterly different. And Jesus said if we can’t honor that then we are not worthy to be called his disciples.

We are a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a chosen race. Oh, how far we have fallen! We need a call to holiness to sweep across the land. It’s not about this or that and I am so sick of all these stupid arguments. Can we please agree to disagree and be Holy before God? Ephesians 5:1-21 says that we are to walk as Jesus did. Lust, immorality, crude jokes, foolish talk, and filthiness shouldn’t even be named among us. That is the reason for my fast. That is why.

I love God and others too much to just live how I want to live, to just watch porn, to just listen to inappropriate music, to just buy what I want while others die because they don’t even have clean water. How much do you love Jesus? If you’ve done anything I’ve mentioned you better believe you’re being rebuked right now!
How serious is you faith? How real is your God? I realize we make mistakes but come on! Jesus is coming back for a church without spot or blemish! Screw the surface crap and take the root of your sin and burn it. Get accountability, smash your computer, TV, cut up your credit cards, do what ever it takes to be holy in every aspect of life. The time for excuses are over. We need to shut up and obey. If we love Him we will obey his commands. I beg of you brothers and sister, seek God with all you have. Crucify your flesh. Pray for death, the death of yourself, and be made alive with Christ. It’s not enough just to read this and say amen. Get in your bibles and live it.

Written By: Cameron Robinson

Meditation: A fiery devotional indeed, but one worth heeding. Are we truly following the commandment of the Savior: “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.” Or, are we allowing the things of the world to come first in our hearts and lives?

Peace & Blessings.

Do you ever think about why disease conditions are rising at an alarming rate and why children are getting disorders like cancer, diabetes, ADD, asthma and many others at younger and younger ages?

So what is the cause, could it be that the cause for every disease is similar? Let’s take a closer look.
There are several factors and many of these factors are in your hands, you can control them.

Disease – is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected.

* Heart Disease is the leading cause of death in America
National Center for Health Statistics
* Arthritis incidence expected to rise 40% as “Baby Boomers” age
Centers for Disease Control
* Autoimmune Diseases affect 1 out of 5 people in U.S.A. American Autoimmune Related Disease Association
* Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in U.S.A.
National Center for Health Statistics
* Multiple Sclerosis affects over 300,000 Americans
National MS Society
* Pharmaceutical Drugs account for 100,000 deaths and $136 billion in medical costs each year in U.S.A.
Time Magazine, January 15, 2001

Too many people are relying on their doctor to fix them, too many people are waiting for a symptom before they are concerned about it.
There are many people out there who do not exercise either due to motivational problems or ignorance of what is actually required in terms of time invested to achieve meaningful results. They rationalize for this by making excuses about not having enough time or not being able to afford a gym membership or exercise equipment.
This simply is not true.
The amount of training time necessary to dramatically improve ones physical condition is far less than what most people have been led to believe; at the most one hour to an hour and a half per week, and in many cases considerably less. There are few people, if any, who can not schedule 30 to 90 minutes of their time each week for something so important.

Can’t afford it?
Wrong. You can’t afford not to exercise. A mini trampoline is an excellent way to get your cells moving!
Who is paying the price for being sick?
You are, your family is, your friends, your co-workers, your neighbors and every other person you can think of.

Written by: Disease Education
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Peace & Blessings.

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SINC is pleased to post another Devotional written by a SINC member:

“So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.” Rev. 3:16

I have recently been slacking on my relationship with God. I have been putting my wants before the will of God. I have become careless and apathetic about following Him and doing His will; but recently, my eyes have been opened to some things.
In my sophomore year at school (last year), there was a girl named Anina who had the locker above mine. I saw her every day and didn’t really think much about her, except I thought she dressed sort of cool. She usually had a friend with her, so I didn’t ever start a conversation or anything…I never thought much about it.
On July 20, 2009, I was talking to my friend, Josh, online. He asked me if I heard about what happened to Anina at our school…he told me that she had killed herself the previous night.

I was shocked and speechless. I just stopped for a minute and thought about her. It really affected me in that moment, but I’m a really caring person, so I didn’t think much about it…But the feeling of hurt and sort of anxiousness still hadn’t left days later. So I tried to figure it out.

Why does it hurt me so much that this girl I haven’t even spoken to in my life died? I know I’m a caring person, but it’s never eaten at me this much before.
I’ve come to the conclusion that part of the reason why it affects me so much is that she killed herself.
She killed herself. I mean, I’ve been really depressed before…I’ve done things to cry out for attention and I have wanted to die before, but I have never been so depressed that I actually took my own life. This girl had to be extremely down in the dumps, I mean, really, really, deeply hurting to take her own life. The thing that hurts my heart the most is that I passed this girl almost every day in school. I could have spoken into her life…maybe been a true friend that would lift her up and help her. Maybe I could have saved her life…but I didn’t.

I mean, is it my fault though? I never even thought about talking to her. My problem is: I wasn’t close enough to God. What if He needed a servant to speak into Anina’s life? What if He wanted to speak through me or tell me to go talk to her and just be a friend? What if He wanted to use me and I wasn’t listening…or I wasn’t ready?
It bothers me so much to know that she is in eternity now after taking her own life…the result doesn’t look very promising to me.
What if she didn’t go to Heaven? Is it my fault? No, it’s not my fault. But could I have changed that outcome? Very possibly, yes.

I am not trying to guess where Anina went after she passed away, because that’s not for me to determine.
What I am trying to do is help people to understand that this is the real deal! When someone dies, they go to Heaven or they go to Hell. Heaven is such a wonderful place that we can’t even imagine. But hell is not so wonderful at all. Just try to think of the worst pain you have ever felt in your life plus the separation from God for…ever. That is a horrible fate. Are you willing to let anyone go there? If we could actually grasp the concept of what hell is and who God is, nothing would stop us from telling anyone and everyone about the truth. Sometimes, for about 5 seconds, I can sort of almost understand the intensity of hell…and it is insane what we do. After seeing a glimpse of hell, why aren’t we going around telling people? Who cares what they think of us? They could die at any moment, and if they’re not saved, they aren’t going to heaven! How can you not share that?!You have the power to change lives and change the world! But are you going to do it? Are you willing to do it? Are you ready to do it?

WHY HAVE WE BECOME SILENT WITH OUR FAITH?!
Why have we become lukewarm with our faith?!

Why are we content with being spiritual babies?
Why?

An excerpt from a song says:
Take my heart and make it clean. Open up my eyes to the things unseen. Show me how to love like You have loved me. Break my heart for what breaks Yours. Everything I am for Your kingdom’s cause. As I go from earth into eternity.

Those are powerful lyrics…and a powerful prayer.
I believe that many people slide away from God because they don’t understand how real He is…and how important of an IMPACT we can make. We can’t understand the reality of hell and eternity and such a loving God.
But if we ask God to open up our eyes to the things unseen…I am convinced that it will help us to get our priorities straight.

I am tired of seeing average “Christians” all the time.
People who go to church, pray before each meal, and don’t do the “big sins”. It is so aggravating! But I have taken part in it before…
It is more frustrating though, to see people who aren’t honest with themselves…which I don’t take part in. Why would you even bother trying to create your own gospel…like taking pieces of the Bible and trying to make your lifestyle line up with God’s. It doesn’t. You can live your life in denial, but you aren’t going to pull one over on God who created your small mind.

I have believed ever since I was little that God wants to do great things through me. I was never afraid of dying because I just knew that God was going to do something amazing through me…and I wouldn’t die before that.

I am ready to start the amazing works He wants to do through me.
Are you?

I am so sick of this safe, normal, boring, mediocre, on-the-fence, gray, fake lifestyle, and I want to be ready to change.
God is ready to pour out His spirit on us…We can change the world…if we want to.

WRITTEN BY: -Allie

Meditation: With so many people hurting in today’s world, how can I better reach out to them? In order to effectively minister to others, I must be an empowered believer, is there anything lukewarm in my walk with the Lord that would hinder this empowering? If so, what can I do to change this?

Peace & Blessings.

MELT AWAY FAT WITH MUSCLE- Your metabolism is a direct reflection of your muscle mass to fat mass ratio. A good resistance training routine will supercharge your metabolism in just 90 minutes a week. Simply do 3, 30 minute sessions a week. Cardio is great for over all health and burns fat while you are doing it, but when you do resistance training you build muscle and muscle burns calories even at rest, hence supercharging your metabolism.

BE SMART, WORK YOUR HEART – There are many conflicting opinions on cardio vascular exercise and a study to back up each of them. Some say do very short, very intense interval training and others endorse going slower but for a longer time period. I know people that get great results doing both. I think the best form of cardio is the form you will do on a consistent basis. Getting your heart rate into the fat burning zone is important and the best way to judge this is that you are exercising hard enough that you can barely carry on a conversation, in other words you can speak but just barely but not so hard that you are gasping for air in order to finish a sentence.

THE POWER OF FLEXIBILITY – Keeping your muscles flexible is very important especially as you age. Today with yoga, Pilates, etc there are many fun ways to incorporate this into your fitness routine both at home and in the gym.

YOU ARE YOUR BEST INVESTMENT – Everyone today is worried about their investment portfolios, their income, their home, business’s, jobs and tend to over look their greatest asset…. themselves. You can have the most incredible God-given talents, abilities and skills and the best education money can buy and still fall flat on your face, it happens every day. Action not assets is the key to an extraordinary life and by not taking care of yourself you are minimizing your greatest asset and your ability to take action. It is difficult to take action when you are exhausted. Also keep in mind that the same blood that flows through your body flows through your brain. Do you think you will be more aware and alert if the blood flowing through your brain is fat laden or if it is rich in oxygen and nutrients? Take care of your greatest asset by following some of these simple tips…

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“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” -James 1:2-4

We should embrace patience over passion.  Passion unbridled leads us on a very shaky road.  The testing of faith produces patience, which is the ability to endure.  This is the product of the mature believer.  Becoming a Christian does not automatically exclude a believer from difficulties in life.

As a believer, we must “count it all joy.”  This is not an emotion, but a deliberate attitude, a choice in life to see God’s perspective, seeing trials as a way to bring about moral and spiritual growth.  We should not so much as ask for the removal of trials, as we should rather ask God what He is trying to show us and teach us in the times of difficulty.  We should not rejoice that we are in a trial, but rejoice in the possible results that can be brought about if we are looking to God.  The pressures of trials and how you react to it shows what kind of person/believer you are and your depth of faith in God.  It does not mean that when we are less than perfect with our joy we are not true believers, but it does depend on the choice you make when you realize where you have fallen in joy. Take it to God and tell Him you forgot for the moment, but you will rejoice in that moment.  That is a true believer, admitting where you went wrong and correcting it through His power and might.  I will rejoice in the knowledge of the goodness of God and not waiver.  I will establish my heart and thoughts in the ways of God.  I will not simply act calm, but I will walk amongst my trials in joy and rejoice.  In our rejoicing and praising God, we will find true peace and joy.

Patience is a result of rejoicing amongst our trials.  Do not pray for patience unless you are ready for the trials, for trials will either make or break you, for your faith will be tested.  We must endure in our trials so that God can work His work in us and bring about Christ likeness that He intends through the storms, to work His perfect work in and through us.  We cannot pray for patience and expect to receive it immediately.  We must learn patience through our misfortune and allow them to strengthen us rather than bring us down.  Our patience shows our genuineness to serve God and build His kingdom.  It shows that we are ready to endure for His sake with steadfastness.  Our trials are to teach us to look to God for our safe house and not ourselves.

To have joy is to be content with what God has done for you and given you in this life.  God is my source of well being and satisfaction.  So I am thankful for the trials in my life past and present.  Have I always acted in His perfect joy?  No, it has been a process in my life, and it continues to be a process.  Do I give up when I begin to sulk and cry unfair?  No!  When I become aware of my disposition I take it to God and praise Him in this storm.  I rebuke the passion to cry out and throw a fit; and then and their cry out to God and embrace Him as my strong tower, lighthouse.  I am thankful for what God has given me: good health, a wonderful and loving family, parents who raised me in the ways of our good Lord, kids who want to pray and please God, a husband who works hard and plays just as hard with his family, I am thankful that the majority of my extended family are believers and I am thankful for how close we all are.  I have so much to be thankful for.

I am thankful for the beginning of a marriage that waivered at first, but have learned so much about myself and my husband.  Now when the storms hit us we run to each other rather than away.  Most of all, I am thankful for the Supreme God Almighty who instead of giving up on us, His creation, embraced us with all that He is.  God uses the trials of life to show us who He is and who He is to us, and what He wants to do for us.  God gave His only begotten son so that we may live life everlasting in His presence forever.  So I say that I will rejoice in the Lord always, and again I will rejoice.  God is my source and cause of delight, not the things of this world.  The things and people of this world are temporal and will let you down, but God is everlasting and eternal and He will never let you down.   I count it all joy, will you?

This is my prayer for each and everyone who reads these words:

“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” -Romans 15:13

In Jesus’ name Amen.

WRITTEN BY: -Nichole Willsey

Meditation: How have I been strengthened by enduring previous trials? How have I grown from these experiences in the past? Seeing how trials have shaped my life, and knowing that God is at the helm, what should my attitude be next time I face a trial?

Peace & Blessings.

Last Saturday night, our children’s pastor, Cindy, came home from a retreat with the children of the church. She had been complaining of pain in the back of her neck all weekend, and the pain finally became so bad that her husband drove her to the hospital late Saturday night, where emergency surgery was performed in the early hours of the morning to remove a blood clot from the base of her brain stem. The surgery went well, but Cindy has been in a coma ever since, and an MRI has revealed damage to critical areas of the brain. Doctors are saying at this point that the best case scenario is that she will regain some motor function.
At this point, it looks like God’s intervention is her only hope. In the words of Jars of Clay, higher mountains have come down. We are praying and believing for a complete healing and restoration, and I know that her family would appreciate any prayer they can get.

Thank you!

Dan

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I’ve been going through, probably the worst spiritual war I’ve experienced in my life.

Could you all pray for me that God will deliver me from this.  I’m very desperate right now.

Thank you!

Heather Madilene Thornton

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