Published by Practical Spiritual Warfare web site, a division of Mission Miami Valley and authored by Dr.  D. Vincent (Bud) Ford.  This e-zine is dedicated to providing valuable, practical information for dealing with the chaotic and confusing times in which we live.

Contents

1.      Tips for Kingdom Living

2.      Strategic Advice for the Remnant

3.      Scripture Guidance

4.      Thoughts to meditate on

5.      Articles Pointing to the End Times

6.      Site Build It (Don’t take my word for it - Check out the links below FREE – you owe it to yourself)

7.      Announcements

1.  Tips for Kingdom Living – What causes Bitterness?

How do we become bitter?

We become bitter by letting anger and hatred control us, when we do not discipline ourselves to keep our feelings and anger under control.

We become bitter when we demand our own way and stop forgiving and forgetting.  We would do well to remember that God has forgiven us dispite our continual sinful tendencies.

We become bitter by forgetting God’s grace, which is showered upon us each day.

How do we cause bitterness in others?

We cause bitterness in others when we are unjust or unfair in our dealings with others, particularly those who are poor and oppressed.

What is the remedy for bitterness?

There are times when simple forgiveness can relieve a lifetime of bitterness.  Recovery from acute bitterness may be as complex as the reasons for the bitterness, but it may also be as simple as three spoken words: “I forgive you.”

Isaiah 26:3- You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on you.

2.  Strategic Advice for the Remnant -

Not What We Have, But What We Lack – So Remember….

A friend sent this to me and it is an excellent piece of advice for the Remnant; it is titled “A Message by George Carlin”

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

3.  Scripture Guidance

One is given strength to bear what happens to one, but not the 100 and 1 different things that might happen.

C. S. Lewis 

 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. 

 Psalm 118:19 

 The Revised Standard Version 

Everyone needs recognition for his accomplishments, but few people make the need known quite as clearly as the little boy who said to his father: "let's play darts.  I'll throw and you say 'Wonderful!"

The Best of Bits & Pieces 

4. Thoughts for Meditation

LIVING BY FAITH - IS ANYTHING TOO SMALL FOR GOD?

Joshua 7:2-9 NIV

Remember how faithful the Israelites were to do everything precisely the way God commanded before they defeated Jericho?  They followed God's commandments to the letter.  They were facing the biggest challenge of their lives and they wanted everything to go right.  Forty years in the wilderness filled with one miracle after another had convinced them that doing things God's way worked, while other ways didn't.

Then Jericho was defeated, and Joshua and the Israelites went into brain skid.  Not far from Jericho was a town called Ai, a small, insignificant dot on the map.  Joshua sent in some spies, who reported back that this city would be a piece of cake.  Joshua didn't see any sense in sending the whole army for such a little city, so he sent 3,000 men to go take Ai for Israel.  He didn't consult God, thinking this was too small a matter with which to bother Him.  And the result?  You guessed it!  Israel's army was routed and chased out by the army of Ai, and thirty-six of Israel's men were killed in the process.

God had just spent forty years trying to teach these people to depend on Him for everything - no matter how small, no matter how insignificant - to consult Him for each and every move they made.  But in their elation at having taken the mighty fortress of Jericho, the people forgot.  And it brought them to destruction.

The Lord wants you and me to depend on Him for everything, to consult Him in each and every small and large thing in our lives.  If the very hairs on our heads are numbered, if God is aware of the activities of even the sparrows, then can anything be too small for our God?  (Matthew 10:29-30)  Scripture says that we are to pray continually (1 Thessalonians 5:17).  If we pray continually, what happens?  We are in constant contact with God – constant contact - which means we will be consulting Him in everything… everything in our lives.

The next time you start to plunge ahead with something that seems insignificant, take this step in learning to live by faith, and ask yourself, "Is anything too small for God?"

Dogwood Ministries

5.  Articles Pointing to the End Times Watch

[Note: The number following End Times Watch is the sequence number for the End Times article and is inserted to assist the reader in locating the article as well as assisting the search engines.]

End times Watch 40 - reports President Obama is reviewing U.S. policy toward Iran, and it will be sharply different from the Bush Administration.

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End times watch 41 - shows six realities that change the global paradigm for peace; appeasement never works and always leads to defeat.

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End times watch 42 - reveals an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) is a sword of Damocles over our heads. It is a threat that is real but has been all but ignored and it could destroy America.

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6. Site Build It (SBI)

This is the 21^st century and the day of the internet. Like it or not it is here to stay.

I needed a web site but had no idea how to build it.

It was all greek, mysterious and intimidating to me.

I paid to have a web site built – cost me a lot of money. But the good thing (I thought) was I could maintain it and add to it myself through a control panel.

This was supposed to save me money – but guess what – I could never get it to work properly. Way to difficult and complicated to understand.

The site looked good but no traffic came and it was a waste of time and money!  After four years I had to get rid of the site and find another way.

I found the solution! It is Site Build it.

This is absolutely fantastic and I can not say enough good about it! 

Don't take my word for it, check it out yourself FREE.  This is a way to either supplement your income OR REPLACE IT!

It does not cost as much as I paid for MY old site – that is a very good thing. The step-by-step teaching and the unique and phenomenal large amount of tools is unsurpassed.

This is a TRULY USER FRIENDLY, and just as much "do it yourself" as you want, web site builder.

Take a look at some of the information – you’ll be glad you did.

1. Quick Tour Slide Show:

2. Site Build It Home page:

3. Find Your Business:

4. I Love SBI:

5. What’s your passion?:

6. Web Hosting:

The networking available with the internet is mind boggling, and the use of the internet seems to be limited only by our imagination.

It is rapidly becoming the source of commerce. Don’t get left behind in communication, commerce, networking, information and you name it.

I have found a way to benefit greatly with the Site Build It approach and I want to share it with you.

Check out the above links by clicking on the picture. You owe it to your self to see this wonderful user-friendly tool.

7.  Announcements

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