Posted by: Shirley Frey | January 9, 2012

JOHN 3:16

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”  John 3:16

The stage was set. God wanted to send His message once again to all mankind! How would He do it! It would be through an ordinary life, and ordinary man. God would use a man, Tim Tebow, a man of God, a man of faith. Faith that would have the tenacity and the courage to withstand the critics; a man that God would choose for a moment in time to usher in His message; a man that had the favor of God on his life.

The message would not be a new one. It was one spoken over 2,000 years ago through another man, Jesus Christ. Jesus also was a man that had many critics and yet He endured them so God could use Him to impart to the world the same message that was written on His life.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him would not perish but have everlasting life.”  John 3:16

There will always be naysayers and some will say that this was only a coincidence however there are no coincidences with God! What better way for God to send His message of love where so many would come to hear it than a football game!  Let us recall how clearly God wanted us to be reminded of His love toward us through the statistics of the Broncos/Steeler game on Sunday, January 8, 2012. Tim Tebow’s message of John 3:16 that followed his career was honored by God! Tim passed 316 yards in 10 completions, he averaged 31.6 yards per pass, and the last quarter of the game was viewed by 31.6 million people. How’s that for confirmation of God’s love toward mankind!

BE ENCOURAGED:  God is still speaking of how much He cares for mankind. It is not a message of condemnation; it is a message of love so that each one of us would be encouraged, turn, and be saved! What a great way to begin 2012.

“For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.”  John 3:17

GOD LOVES US, GOD IS IN CONTROL, GOD KNOWS BETTER THAN WE DO!

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Posted by: Shirley Frey | October 11, 2011

TAKE TIME TO PROCESS

“Finally brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Philippians 4:8

So many times in our lives we have the tendency to go through our day from one event to the next without ever giving time to process its meaning, its effect, its impact. Without the given time of processing we may miss the blessings of the journey. Times of reflection are essential so that we can incorporate key moments into our journey while moving forward enriched by them.

Let the processing become an integral part of your life walk…give time to the thought process of your journey. You will find that the processing part of your journey will enable you to separate the essentials from the non-essentials. You will then be able to add the importance of each day’s steps and encounters into the wonder of your journey discovering the awesomeness and the privilege of life and living.

ENCOURAGEMENT: Take time to process each day so you can add to your life in positive ways to enjoy your journey!

GOD LOVES US, GOD IS IN CONTROL, GOD KNOWS BETTER THAN WE DO!

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Posted by: Shirley Frey | September 30, 2011

HABITS

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7

I want to talk to you today about forming habits that are fear-based in your life. I recently was brought to the awareness of this in my own life. I was beginning to form an action that became repetitious. Before I realized it, this habit I was forming was causing fear to be produced in my life. I had to reevaluate my life at that moment to understand where this fear was coming from. When I recognized the root of the problem and broke the habit that I was forming, the fear left.

The dictionary describes a HABIT as “a constant, often unconscious inclination to perform an act, acquired through its frequent repetition.”

The key word in this description of a habit is the word “unconscious.” A habit removes you from your own consciousness. Without thinking I was forming an action in my life that was disturbing my whole being. I not only formed it but daily I was repeating it. As I gave some thought to what I was doing, I realized how easy this habit was forming in my life.

I wonder how many of us have formed habits that have produced negative results in our lives. I am sure we can say that of all of us! I did some research on the word “Habit” and there are more negative connotations attached to this word than there are positive ones. Habits can also be formed when negative thoughts are allowed to be repeated placing you in fear. The good news is that habits can be broken. However, it will take initiative on your part, but it will be well worth it for your well being. Don’t form habits!

BE ENCOURAGED:  Habits usually will have to be broken. Habits will eventually cause you the need to break them. God is not the Author of fear!  If you have formed a habit in your life that produces fear, I encourage you to evaluate the source and rid yourself of it! For me it brought instant release. Some habits may take longer but you can do it! Start now! Take the step! Be aware of your actions and don’t form habits.

GOD LOVES US, GOD IS IN CONTROL, GOD KNOWS BETTER THAN WE DO!

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Posted by: Shirley Frey | August 28, 2011

HIS PERFECT LOVE

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear….” I John 4:18

I want to encourage you today that you can have confidence as you walk daily in the situations of life.  It is in the confidence of living life without fear.  I am not saying that fear is not present in our everyday world or that fear does not try to present itself through your life challenges, but how you view it and choose to respond to it can make the difference for you.

No fear will come through Perfect Love.  Let me explain.  God loves you!  God has always loved you and desires that fear not hinder your life and everyday existence.  God knew that fear would try to speak to you as you lived life.  That is why God has made provision for the absence of fear in your life.  How you may say?  It is through Perfect Love!  God is Perfect Love!

God is the only One Who has made provision for every fear that tries to speak to you.  Through His Perfect Love for you, He is able to turn the fear of your heart into a promise, a hope, and full peace. 

Knowing God has nothing to do with a religion.  Knowing God is a relationship that enables His Perfect Love to continuously be outpoured upon your life daily.  Find yourself in His Word so you can know Him in the way He loves you the most….unconditionally!  He will meet whatever you fear through His Perfect Love.

BE ENCOURAGED:  You can live a life absent of fear no matter what is happening around you!  Read His Word and trust His words, it will give you the assurance of being taken care of by a God Who loves you very deeply.  His Perfect Love for you will keep you in peace.

GOD LOVES US, GOD IS IN CONTROL, GOD KNOWS BETTER THAN WE DO!

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Posted by: Shirley Frey | August 1, 2011

LITTLE TO SPEAK

“Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth:  therefore let thy words be few.”  Ecclesiastes 5:2

Learn to be a person of few words so that when you do speak you will be heard. Spend more time in thinking and listening than in speaking. Sometimes we wonder why we can not hear from God.  It usually is not because God is not speaking, it is because we are not quiet from the usage of many words and just listening.  God is not one to use words idly as man.  His words are of great value so when spoken they are heeded and so should our words be also.  Our goal when speaking is to communicate words of love, wisdom, and hope.  Use few words so that when you do speak, your words will be heard and valued.

BE ENCOURAGED:  Before you speak think twice, speak once.  Your words will be more valued!

GOD LOVES US, GOD IS IN CONTROL, GOD KNOWS BETTER THAN WE DO!

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Posted by: Shirley Frey | June 30, 2011

IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS!

“Take the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines; for our vines have tender grapes.” Song of Solomon 2:15

What is disturbing your peace?  What is robbing your rest?  What is hindering your joy?  Recently I had to confront these questions in my own life.  There was a nudging within, my attitude had changed, and my joy was being challenged.  God was encouraging me to sit back and examine my life, especially in the way I was thinking, acting, and responding to my every day happenings.  It was time to examine “me.”

We live in a world where thoughts, conversations, opinions have strayed far from the origin of truth, wisdom, and common sense.  These are the things that can bring challenges into our daily existence.  We can find ourselves being short with others, frustrated, upset, and angry which affects our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual state.  That is why periodic examination is important to sustain a healthy existence. 

As I stopped and examined what was trying to steal my peace, I can honestly say it wasn’t any one thing, but it was the little things of life.  Things that you encounter that can make you think, respond, or act in a way that you normally would not do.  These are the things that try to make you do something that is totally out of character for you. The Bible tells us to be aware of the little foxes.  The little foxes are the little things we have to deal with day in and day out not realizing that we may not be consciously thinking or responding to them in a correct way.  Remember foxes are very cunning creatures.  They subtly come in to their prey to rob, steal, and destroy.  Usually the things that can steal your peace, rob your joy, and take your rest are the little things. 

BE ENCOURAGED:  Take time to evaluate the way you are thinking, acting, or responding to the little things you encounter daily.  God has promised us a healthy existence.  Don’t allow the little things to rob your peace, rest, and joy! 

GOD LOVES US, GOD IS IN CONTROL, GOD KNOWS BETTER THAN WE DO!

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Posted by: Shirley Frey | June 27, 2011

ABOVE AND BEYOND MOMENTS

“Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.”   Ephesians 3:20

I want to encourage you today to begin asking, looking, and anticipating for something that God wants to do in your life that far exceeds your ability to even understand or think it could ever happen!  Why?  Because that is the kind of God that is described in the above passage!  God desires us to believe Him for the things we cannot see at the moment!  He wants us to set our standards high when it comes to the dreams and wishes for our lives!

As we read the verse again, God is saying that He is able to do something in our lives that we cannot even ask or think of in our own natural minds.  God is a giver and He is pleased when His children come and ask Him for things.  He wants to see the pleasure that comes from a trusting child.  Why not ask Him for something you are hoping for?  He wants to give you an above and beyond moment in your life!

BE ENCOURAGED:  God is more than able to answer your above and beyond moment!  Why not ask Him for it today and wait expectantly on Him to bring it to pass. 

GOD LOVES US, GOD IS IN CONTROL, GOD KNOWS BETTER THAN WE DO!

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Posted by: Dan Frey | May 19, 2011

THE BLESSER

“The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children.”  Psalm 115:14

God is The Blesser of mankind.  He loves to bless those who are waiting for Him to break through in their lives.  He loves to bless those who honor and respect Him.  He loves to bless those who are anticipating His intervention.  He loves to bless those to whom His Word is directed.  His blessings are intended toward you and me as we honor His Presence in our lives.

God loves to bless and you can live expecting Him to bless you.  Through the above Scripture, He promises to increase you more and more.  His blessings are continual.  These blessings are also promised in another way.   God wants to increase your family through children.  How awesome is that!  We have an awesome responsibility and privilege to honor God which God in turn rewards us through His blessings and the increase of our family!

BE ENCOURAGED:  Live your life knowing God wants to bless and increase you!  What wonderful hope to know what God says He will accomplish.  Look to Him for all things!  Honor Him through your love and obedience to Him.  He will increase you and your offspring!

“The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as He hath promised you!”  Deuteronomy 1:11

GOD LOVES US, GOD IS IN CONTROL, GOD KNOWS BETTER THAN WE DO!

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Posted by: Shirley Frey | April 22, 2011

BETRAYAL

“That the Lord Jesus the same night in which He was betrayed took bread…”  I Corinthians 11:23

I am sure that at some point in our lives we all have encountered betrayal in some form.  But how many of us can say that we have actually experienced an act of betrayal in our own personal lives?  You may believe you have not been affected by it, but you will be surprised that betrayal is more common than you may think.

People are living with the sting and wound of betrayal in their lives, some knowingly and yet there are many unknowingly.  Have you ever been hurt by a spouse who has left a marriage?  Did someone reveal a secret that you confided in them?  Have you been the topic of some gossip at your workplace?  Have you been treated unfairly by those you thought were your friends?  Have you experienced the failure of leadership?  Maybe you have even shared a meal with some friends and in the end one of them betrayed you…..

This is what happened to Jesus.  He was sitting at the table sharing a meal with His closest friends.  Those whom He had walked, talked, and shared great fellowship with for the past three years.  He had invested His life into them and yet in the end He felt the betrayal of not only the one at the table but eventually every one of them that night. 

Betrayal, however, when we encounter it, desires for us to retaliate and respond in an attitude of revenge toward the perpetrator(s).  For every one of us that encounter betrayal or experience it on a personal level, will have to face it and choose the right way to act and respond.

This is what Jesus did.  And it is a good thing for you, me, and mankind that He responded the way He did!  This night would be the night that He would begin the grueling course of redeeming mankind back to God.  He was choosing to be the sacrifice for mankind.  This was the night when He needed all the support He could get and yet He would find Himself betrayed by all and walking with none.  He even experienced, because of what He would go through on the cross, what he felt as the betrayal of His Father God.  He tasted betrayal in its most heightened form and yet He was still able to remain in the mindset of fulfilling death, His death on the cross for all mankind.

BE ENCOURAGED:  Jesus died so that you can receive healing from the hurt, pain, and wounds of betrayal. Accept the healing!  Jesus, through the power of the Holy Spirit, will never leave you nor forsake you!  He will never betray you!  He will never leave you comfortless!  He is always with you!  Look to Him, He will always encourage you! 

GOD LOVES US, GOD IS IN CONTROL, GOD KNOWS BETTER THAN WE DO!

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Posted by: Shirley Frey | April 20, 2011

YOU ARE THE WINNER

“With God we will gain the victory…”  Psalm 60:12

Some people never step out to do something bigger than what they think they are capable of doing because they think they will fail.  A winner is someone who decides they are going to make the decision of doing something they didn’t think possible and start taking the steps toward making it happen!  That is a real winner!  Just in making the decision of moving forward has already made you a winner!

Not everyone can score the highest in an exam; not everyone can be the president of a company; not everyone can be the winner of a race; not everyone can write a book.  But what I want you to know is that when you decide to go after a goal, dream, or vision in your life; you have already won the race!

It does not mean that you will not have to work at what you have chosen to do to achieve your dream.  The truth is you will probably have to work harder than ever before.  But as you take steps toward what you have set your mind to do, you will experience the victory in the initiation as you move forward.  

BE ENCOURAGED:  Every advancement in life begins with the initiation and that is where you are truly the winner.  You have already won!  Enjoy your journey!

GOD LOVES US, GOD IS IN CONTROL, GOD KNOWS BETTER THAN WE DO!

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