Making It Right

Life is such a amazing, mysterious journey.
Just when we think we have everything figured out
we realize how little we know. How much more
we have to learn, how very inadequate we feel
for the tasks we must perform.





Self esteem is a huge problem for many people.
They spend so much time worrying about what
they are not
and worrying about what if they should fail
and remembering all the times they failed,
or who told them bad things about themselves...

That they forget to live the life they have been
given. Their life and thinking is steeped in self
defeat. What a absolute waste of the gift of life.

I have news.. a wake up call... no one is perfect!
The Word of God says all have sinned and fall short
of the glory of God. Everyone you know has failed,
fallen short, done things wrong, been depressed,
let people down, said hurtful words.

So what do we do with that? Do we hate ourselves?
Do we quit trying? Do we give up? Does life
end because we have a wrong mindset?

What if while we are running in this circle of self
defeat, someone around us has a "real" need
and we are too busy, regreting, feeling sorry,
and dwelling on our worries to reach out to them?

What if they need us to guide them? What if we
have been wasting all this time defeating and hurting
ourselves and missed out on the best times of our lives?

Well... many of you have done just that.

It doesn't matter who told you bad things about yourself.
It doesn't matter what flaws you have, they are workable
and fixable.
It doesn't matter what issues you have or problems you
are going through and have gone through.

What matters is what you do with today.

The stark reality?

Only one life, will soon be past
Only what is done for Christ will last.

When you stand before God will you tell Him:
sorry God, I was too busy feeling sorry for myself
to accomplish anything for you while I was on earth.
I let my problems overwhelm me, and the cares of
this life drain me and I spent years allowing it to burden me.

My friend, its never too late to realize God gave you
your life, He made you who you are, you must make
the best of your circumstances, become the best
you can be for who you are and make your life
be your very best life... while there is time.

Don't live beneath your destiny... someone may
be calling out to you, and need you to lead them
into paths of righteousness for His names sake,
and God will give you the strength and the words
to accomplish it...
if you will stop focusing on what is wrong
and focus on what you can do to make life right.

love always,
millie


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JUST UP THE ROAD

Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each looks like every other horse. But if one stops the car, or is walking by,
one will notice something quite amazing.

Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind. His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made a good home for him. This alone is amazing.
Listening, one will hear the sound of a bell. Looking around for the source of the sound, one will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field. Attached to her halter is a small bell. It lets her blind friend know where she is, so he can follow her.

As one stands and watches these two friends, one sees how she is always checking on him, and that he will listen for her bell and then slowly walk to where he is trusting that she will not lead him astray.

Like the owner of these two horses, God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or because we have problems or challenges.

He watches over us and even brings others into our lives to help us when we are in need.

Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by God and those whom He places in our lives. Other times we are the guide horse, helping others see God.
Author Unknown

The Song of Your Life

Good Morning Everyone,

Everyone has a song within them. The song of their
life, the song of hopes, dreams, failures, hurt and pain.
We sing it whether we know it or not.

Some of the sweetest songs ever composed came
out of great pain and suffering and turned into a revelation
in the heart of those going through that suffering.

Some of the sweetest melodies birds sing are sung
in the night watches. The song of a mockingbird
is beautiful, and they usually sing the most beautifully
in the darkness. A nightingale is said to have the
sweetest melody known to man, and usually sings
during the night hours, a sweet sad melody that
seems born out of sadness. But beautiful enough
to inspire many people to write poems about their song.
Magnificent in beauty, a melody born out of dark moments.

I think many of the times I am most troubled and lay
wakeful I turn it into a prayer. And when the presence
of the Lord ministers to me and comforts me that
all shall be well, and I am not alone, I feel the song
come forth in my spirit even though I have many troubles
to deal with. It is sweet but sad, but hopeful.
How can all these things exist in the human spirit
at the same time?

Because we are many faceted, not even fully
understanding our own emotions. We do understand
our failures and flaws.. and when we address them,
and address our troubles and work on them
and talk to God, it becomes a song of triumph.

Because we have gone through the valley
and entered the mountain of rest and found sustenance.

Sing, sing a song
Sing out loud
Sing out strong
Sing of good things not bad
Sing of happy not sad.

Sing, sing a song
Make it simple to last
Your whole life long
Don't worry that it's not
Good enough for anyone
Else to hear
Just sing, sing a song.

Sing, sing a song
Let the world sing along
Sing of love there could be
Sing for you and for me.

Sing, sing a song
Make it simple to last
Your whole life long
Don't worry that it's not
Good enough for anyone
Else to hear
Just sing, sing a song.

written by Joe Raposo.

My friends, no matter your circumstances, your life
can still be a song. Multi faceted, joyful, sad, triumphant,
resplendant with experience and wisdom.

Make it a song that all can hear, and sing it with
spirit and vitality. Your life is a gift.. treat it that way.

love
millie

Yet the Lord will command His loving-kindness
in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me,
a prayer to the God of my life.
Psalm 42:8

Receive his song my friend, he is waiting to bless
you, sustain you, and guide you.

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THREE STRINGS

On Nov. 18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that getting on stage is no small achievement for him. He was stricken with polio as a child, and so he has braces on both legs and walks with the aid of two crutches.
To see him walk across the stage one step at a time, painfully and slowly, is an unforgettable sight. He walks painfully, yet majestically, until he reaches his chair. Then he sits down, slowly, puts his crutches on the floor, undoes the clasps on his legs, tucks one foot back and extends the other foot forward. Then he bends down and picks up the violin, puts it under his chin, nods to the conductor and proceeds to play.
By now, the audience is used to this ritual. They sit quietly while he makes his way across the stage to his chair. They remain reverently silent while he undoes the clasps on his legs. They wait until he is ready to play.

But this time, something went wrong. Just as he finished the first few bars, one of the strings on his violin broke. You could hear it snap -- it went off like gunfire across the room. There was no mistaking what that sound meant. There was no mistaking what he had to do.

People who were there that night thought to themselves: "We figured that he would have to get up, put on the clasps again, pick up the crutches and limp his way off stage -- to either find another violin or else find another string for this one."

But he didn't. Instead, he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to begin again. The orchestra began, and he played from where he had left off. And he played with such passion and such power and such purity as they had never heard before. Of course, anyone knows that it is impossible to play a symphonic work with just three strings. I know that, and you know that, but that night Itzhak Perlman refused to know that.

You could see him modulating, changing, recomposing the piece in his head. At one point, it sounded like he was de-tuning the strings to get new sounds from them that they had never made before.

When he finished, there was an awesome silence in the room. And then people rose and cheered. There was an extraordinary outburst of applause from every corner of the auditorium. We were all on our feet, screaming and cheering, doing everything we could to show how much we appreciated what he had done.

He smiled, wiped the sweat from his brow, raised his bow to quiet us, and then he said, not boastfully, but in a quiet, pensive, reverent tone, "You know, sometimes it is the artist's task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left."
What a powerful line that is. It has stayed in my mind ever since I heard it. And who knows? Perhaps that is the [way] of life - not just for artists, but for all of us.

So, perhaps our task in this shaky, fast-changing, bewildering world in which we live is to make music, at first with all that we have, and then, when that is no longer possible, to make music with what we have left.
By Jack Riemer

Be A Blessing

Good Morning Everyone,

As I pondered the story below today, I thought of
what gift I would most like from my from my friends.

As you get older, you really need less "things"
and more of the truly basic gifts, such as the company
of friends, encouragement, busy things to do,
the joy of life, warm nurturing food, and the
joyful gatherings of family,
these things cost nothing but are
sustaining in so many ways.

After we retired, our income changed so
dramatically, and we learned to be very creative
in the ways we give to others, and to simplify our life,
and to be honest.. it is a good thing.

One of the greatest gifts this list gives me is a listening
ear. How marvelous to know around the world today
people will open this email and find encouragement in it.
What a great gift it is to find encouragement,
what hope that brings to our hearts, and how we
as children of the Most High God should strive to be
reaching out to those around us daily, shedding his light
and love along the path we walk.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if everyone reading this today,
could come here, and we could sing praises to the Lord
today, and share food, and time with each other? We
can surely do that in spirit my friends. Even though
we are far apart, we can rejoice that God has brought
us together, and enabled us to keep in touch this way.

Another thing I savor is knowing I am loved by God,
his child, truly forgiven, truly loved, and truly watched
over daily. There is nothing more precious than this.

I have lost many friends and family already to eternity,
yet they just entered another dimension; the arms
of the Savior. What a joy to know they knew the Lord
and now dwell with him. As I enter this time of year,
where family gatherings are so prominent, so many
of my family are gone. I choose not to spend it in sorrow
or grieving, or thinking about what I don't have,
but live life with a spirit of joy, and counting
my blessings daily.

These are things each of us can do. We all have
gifts, you can absolutely make a difference, no
matter what circumstances are in your life. I have
a dear online friend who has severe parkinsons
disease and is constantly shaking and has a hard
time talking, but he is so full of the joy of the Lord
and witnesses everyday, and loves people everyday.
Don't say you cannot make a difference, you sure can.

What more precious gift is there in this world than
salvation?

At this time of year, don't get caught up in the frenzy
of spending money just to buy some gift someone
may file away and never use. Take time to give
things that truly mean something. Simplify.
Give small dinner parties, invite people over who
have no one, share what you have with others,
give money to those you know are in need.

This is practical christianity, and it brings joy,
true satisfaction, because you know you are
making a difference in this ol world.

When the world seems to be falling apart,
we can show them, that those who know Jesus
personally are sustained by Him, joyful, and giving.
And that our prayers make a difference, a gift for sure.

What a precious light that sheds on the darkness
of this world.

Have a lovely day my friends.

love
millie








Eight Gifts That Don't Cost a Cent ~

In the economy of the heart, these presents are priceless.

This simple checklist can help measure how you are nurturing your relationships.

The Gift of Listening

But you must really listen. Don't interrupt, don't daydream, don't plan your response. Just listen.

The Gift of Affection

Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and handholds. Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for family and friends.

The Gift of Laughter

Clip cartoons. Share articles and funny stories. Your gift will say, "I love to laugh with you."

The Gift of Solitude

There are times when we want nothing better than to be left alone. Be sensitive to those times and give the gift of solitude to others.

The Gift of a Favor

Everyday, go out of your way to do something kind.

The Gift of a Written Note

It can be a simple "Thanks for the help" note or a full sonnet. A brief, handwritten note may be remembered for a lifetime.

The Gift of a Compliment

A simple and sincere, "You look great in red," "You did a super job," or "That was a wonderful meal" can make someone's day.

The Gift of a Cheerful Disposition

The easiest way to feel good is to extend a kind word to someone.
~author unknown~

Unfathomable Hope Is Ours, If We Choose

Unfathomable Hope Is Ours, If We Choose
copyright Millie Plastaras 11/26/2006

Your Mercy, O Lord, will hold me up,
In the multitude of my anxieties within me,
Your comforts delight my soul.
Psalm 94:18-19.

God's mercies are new every morning,
in this verse it even says they hold us up.

Wow.. do you feel like you are being held and sustained this
morning? Why not? It all gets down to one point,
where you are putting your trust.

Everyone seems to have a multitude of anxieties anymore,
it is common, but how people deal with it is a different
subject altogether.

His comforts should be delighting our soul, refreshing
our spirit, reminding us we are a child of the King of Kings.

Light is sown for the (uncompromisingly) righteous
and strewn along their pathway,
and for the upright in heart ( the irrepressible joy
which comes from the consciousness of his favor
and protection.
Rejoice in the Lord, you (consistently) righteous -- upright
in heart and rightstanding with God -- and give thanks
at the remembrance of His holiness.
Psalm 97:11-12

My dear friends, if you are not feeling his comfort
and if his joy is not sustaining you
if you are not feeling rest within your spirit
you have allowed it to be stolen right out of your
spirit. If you are not feeling your path is strewn
with light, perhaps you are going down the wrong path!

I hear many people say, I cannot read the Bible,
I am too upset, I am too busy, there is too much
going on in my life, I cannot concentrate.

I hear people say, I cannot take time to pray,
I am too weary, I am too worn down, it doesn't
seem to work anyway.

No wonder you have no victory, you have
given up the very tools that bring it about!

God promised joy for the uncompromisingly righteous.

Perhaps your very problem this morning is
you have compromised your spiritual life and
lost your rightstanding before God,
you have relinquished joy and found sorrow,
you have relinquished hope and found despair,
you have relinquished the Word of God, and
recieved the spirit of fear,
you have relinquished righteousness and found
the ways of the world creeping into your
spirit and thinking.

The only way to cure this is to bow before God,
repent, and be uncompromising in your pursuit of Him.

Fill up on his Word every chance you get. Recognize
when you do not read His word your spirit becomes
depleted, run down, loses hope, it is drained of
his joy and inspiration.

Don't sit and tell the world your great despair
and your overwhelming problems.

Stand and tell the world Jesus overcame the
world and has a plan for mankind and for each
individual. Jesus is Lord of all!
Your problems should not rule and reign He should!!!

Talk to God every chance you get.. so that He
may protect you, inspire you, guide you, fill you with
hope and purpose. Neglect of prayer is the way
to despair. Trust me.. I see it in the letters I get,
in the people I meet, in the despair I read in the
faces of people around me.

Not realizing it, they have strayed far from God
and allowed their problems to rule their spirit
rather than the peace of God.

You are the only one who can change that. You
are the only one who can take yourself back to God
and before His throne, pleading your case before
Him, and finding great comfort in His presence.

If you think you are the only one who has problems,
you are not. You need to quit focusing on them
and realize God has work for you to do, and there
are people lost and dying out there without
knowledge of God.. and they are getting no help
from you cause you are too busy rehearsing your
problems to everyone who will listen.

Instead practise the presence of God,
speak His word out loud to your problems,
and remember He is God, nothing is impossible to Him.

Don't limit Him by your despair,
find unlimited hope and strength in each prayer.

Casting you care (throwing it away, giving it to Him,
never picking it back up) by releasing those burdens
you were never meant to bear, to your heavenly
Father, and then going out and doing meaningful
things with your life rather than wringing your hands
and letting the joy seep out of your spirit.

God shall prevail and bring light and hope and
mercy and joy to the uncompromisingly righteous.

Compromise destroys.
Faith builds and brings hope.

Remember
Only one life, will soon be past
Only what is done, for Christ will last

Comfort And Joy

copyright Millie Plastaras
9/1/2005

Comfort and Joy

There is a wonderful Christmas song, that speaks of
comfort and joy.

As I was pondering on those words today God gave
me such a urge to write on it tonite.

Comfort and Joy are companions. We find one,
we should have the other.

Comfort does not totally depend on a comfortable
home, lots of possessions, money or even how many
people we know or what a great job we have.

Comfort depends on our state of mind.

Paul said:

Not that I am implying that I was in any personal want,
for I have learned how to be content (satisfied to the
point where I am not disturbed or disquieted) in whatever
state I am.
I know how to be abased and live humbly in
straitened circumstances, and I know how
to enjoy plenty and live in abundance. I have learned
in any and all circumstances, the secret of facing
every situation, whether well-fed or going hungry,
having a sufficiency and to spare or going without
and being in want.

I have strength for ALL things in Christ who EMPOWERS ME,
I am ready for anything and equal to anything through
Him who infuses inner strength into me,
(that is, I am self sufficient in Christ's sufficiency)

Philippians 4:11-13

Wow. Is that powerful or what?
How do we come to that state of mind where we
can be content no matter what hits? It is huge mental
discipline, bringing every thought captive to the things
of God. It is also realizing God is in control, and whatever
is ahead, we know above all else, He will not leave
us or forsake us. (Hebrews 13:5)

Basically … our sufficiency, our total dependency and
hope is from him. Not from our circumstances,
not from our friends, nor family, not from what we own
or don't own. Our hope is From Jesus Christ who came
to take away the sins of the world. He said when He left
this world He would send another comforter, The Holy
Spirit to guide us and lead us into all truth.

So how do we access the Holy Spirit?
The minute we receive salvation through Jesus Christ
that Holy Spirit dwells within us.

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you
another comforter (counsellor, helper, intercessor,
advocate, strengthener and standby) that He may remain
with you forever.
The spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive
(welcome, take to heart) because it does not see Him,
nor know and recognize Him, for He lives with you constantly
and will be in you.
John 14:16 - 17

My friend, knowing almighty God has sent the great
comforter to dwell within us to lead us into all truth,
to guide and direct us, and tell us what to do,
should bring awesome praise from our lips..
How very blessed we are.

We must find our sufficiency in him.

As the world changes, and grows worse. We will
see many things, floods, famines, earthquakes,
typhoons, hurricanes, floods, pestilences, disease.

We cannot allow a spirit of fear to take root.

For God has not given us a spirit of timidity (cowardice,
of craven, cringing and fawning fear) but He has
given us a spirit of power and of love and
well balanced mind and discipline and self control.
2 Timothy 1:7

I can remember a time where my family was hit
with so many tragedies I was knocked to my feet.
I heard God speaking to my heart as clearly as could be.
You can either be full of fear or full of faith.

You can fall apart or you can believe everything you
have read about me. I am your sufficiency.. pray in
faith, cling to me, trust, do not let go of me, do not look
to the right or the left.. Rebuke the spirit of fear,
rebuke the spirit of death, walk in my way, walk in my
love, walk in power and a sound mind, I am your
sufficiency, I am all you need.

From that day on, I learned that. There are days
where I fall apart, and God needs to remind me.. hey..
did you forget? I am on the throne, I am in control,
I am almighty God, I am the great I Am, I am all you need.

It is in that thought.. joy returns.
Joy returns because our hope is in Jesus Christ.
We can rest in that.. He is driving, we are just taking
the trip. No matter what is ahead.. we will never
be alone. If we are not here on earth.. we will be
with him in heaven. There is nothing to fear.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:1

He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under His
wings shall you trust. His trust shall be thy shield and thy
buckler, thou shall not be afraid for the terror by night,
nor for the arrow that flies by day, nor for the pestilence
that walks in darkness, nor for the destruction that waits
at noonday.
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand
at thy right hand, but it shall not come nigh thee.
Psalm 91:4-7

There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any
plague come nigh thy dwelling. For He shall
give His angels charge over thee, to
keep thee in all thy ways.
Psalm 91:10-11

Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation
of the wicked, when it comes. For the Lord shall be
thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being
taken. Proverbs 3:25-26

In righteousness shall you be established. You shall
be far from oppression, for you shall not fear, and from
terror, for it shall not come near thee.
Isaiah 54:14

Believe it and receive it and live in it.
Then God is your sufficiency.

Or reject it and live in that and fear.
Then comfort and joy will not enter your dwelling.

It is your choice.

What kind of God are you serving?

I am serving one who is all sufficient.
I need not be afraid.. and he has the same promises
for all who believe. We need never fear.

In God I have put my trust, I will not be afraid what
man can do to me
Psalm 56:11

Just trust

Remember
Only one life, will soon be past
Only what is done for Christ will last

The Perfect Gift

Good Morning Everyone,

What is the best gift you can give someone?
Is it new clothes? New Car? New home?
There are many people out there shopping today
in a frenzy seeking to please everyone with just
the "right" Christmas gift. In their shopping hungry
mind ... materialistic gifts will do the trick.

Yet when I talk to people on the Internet... I see a
few very real needs, that cannot be addressed with
anything you can buy at a store.

People need someone to listen to them. Everyone
wants to talk, no one wants to listen ... no one wants
to hear about someone else's needs.

People need affection. They need hugs, and to know
someone cares personally about them, they need
connection.

People need forgiveness. I don't know of one person
out there who isn't flawed, hasn't done things wrong,
and doesn't themselves need forgiveness. And we
must always remember God said if we don't forgive
others he will not forgive us -- could there be a bigger
penalty for holding on to grudges?

People need prayer. They need people who care
enough to get on their knees and intercede for each
other, to truly fight the good fight of faith. Not to
just tell someone you pray ... and pat them on the hand
and then walk off and instantly forget their anguish.
What kind of Christian behavior is that anyway?

People need to quit fighting over doctrine, and their
differences, and go out and live for God, love others,
give to those less fortunate, get into God's word and
to speak healing into the lives of others through their words
and deeds.

This is practical Christianity. Getting down to basics.
Walking the walk. Talking the talk. No games.
No agenda ... putting Christ first ... instead of our own
motives.

How precious that is in the sight of God. How we must
strive for it.

Give someone the perfect gift this Christmas
season ... notice them, notice their needs, listen to their
heart, and forgive everyone you are holding something
against.

I can guarantee you, it is the most personally freeing
and deeply satisfying feeling their is.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Don't expect things in return ... do it because it must
be done ... and you are God's hand extended.

We all have work to do ... giving the perfect gift ... right
from the heart of God.

love
millie


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ABC's


A-lthough things are not perfect

B-ecause of trial or pain

C-ontinue in thanksgiving

D-o not begin to blame

E-ven when the times are hard

F-ierce winds are bound to blow

G-od is forever able

H-old on to what you know

I-magine life without His love

J-oy would cease to be

K-eep thanking Him for all the things

L-ove imparts to thee

M-ove out of "Camp Complaining"

N-o weapon that is known

O-n earth can yield the power

P-raise can do alone

Q-uit looking at the future

R-edeem the time at hand

S-tart every day with worship

T-o "thank" is a command

U-ntil we see Him coming

V-ictorious in the sky

W-e'll run the race with gratitude

X-alting God most high

Y-es, there'll be good times and yes some will be bad, but...

Z -ion waits in glory...where none are ever sad!

"This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;" - Hebrews 10:16

Being Thankful Anyway

Happy Thanksgiving Dear Friends,

Are any of you having a hard time being thankful today?

Suppose someone gave you a assignment today,
and you had to complete the assignment for tomorrow
to happen? Suppose it was such a necessity that
you knew you had to put it as your first priority or nothing
else in your life would go right? You would have to
take it seriously, and adjust your thinking to accomplish
the necessary task.

Remember that movie groundhog day? Where the
same day kept repeating over and over until the main
character in it, recognized his own flaws, and changed?
He became so different over a period of time, introspective,
realizing he had been a thoughtless, unkind, selfish
person to people most of his life. Watching the day
repeat itself over and over made him work on
changing himself internally, and learning to be kind,
thoughtful and thankful for each new day.

Suppose someone told you to have
A Attitude of Gratitude? Could you? Do you want
to? Or do you enjoy wallowing in your sorrows?
If I asked for a show of hands, I would be willing to
bet (although some won't admit it) that a lot of you
somewhat enjoy feeling sorry about your situation.

Are we supposed to be thankful?

OH Come let us sing to the Lord!
Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our Salvation.
Let us come before His presence with Thanksgiving;
Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms (singing).
For the Lord is the Great God!!
And the Great King above all gods.
In his hand are the deep places of the earth;
The heights of the hills are His also.
The sea is His, for He made it;
and His hands formed the dry land.
Oh Come let us worship and bow down,
Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
For He is our God,
and we are the people of His pasture.
And the sheep of His Hand.
Psalm 95:2-7

A attitude of gratitude is praise for what we do have,
for what God has done, and for what is yet to come.
It is not focusing on what we don't have,
it is not focusing on what people have done to hurt us,
it is not focusing on what we have lost,
it is not focusing on our circumstances.

It is rising above our circumstances,
and have a attitude of thankfulness for the new day,
for the small blessings of each moment, for our
breath, our heartbeat, for a meal, a change of clothes,
a home, for the love of others,
but above All, that God would love us so dearly
He gave his only son to die for our sins ... unworthy
that we were, he loved us beyond our faults
and into our point of need, and when we ask forgiveness
it is promised.

We have all been dealt a certain hand
a certain set of circumstances
our life being what it is, we can choose to succeed or fail,
we can choose to love or hate
we can choose to forgive or carry grudges
we can choose to be thankful or feel sorry for ourselves.

All of these things compose the texture of our life,
what would you choose?

With the hope of each new day, put on a new
attitude of gratitude.

It is the only way to succeed at life.
And the only way we should enter into the presence of God.
For God dwells in, and loves the praises of His people.

Oh come let us worship and bow down,
Let us kneel before the Lord our maker
For He is Our God (Our hope, strength, guide, Father,
and daily source) and we are the people of His pasture
and the sheep of His hand.


Happy "Thanksgiving" Everyone,

Go out into this day, and make it shine, it is a gift
to you from God, your gift in return is living life
to the fullest, even when circumstances may be hard.
Be a light.. so that others will see Jesus in you
and want the victory that comes from abundant
thankfulness even in the hardest days.. for we
know God is our Shepherd, and He will provide.

Just trust.

Love
millie

Proverbs 3:5-6





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"Thank You's"

Every day be thankful for what you have and who you are.

Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the alarm
rings, I give thanks that I can hear. There are many who
are deaf.

Even though I keep my eyes closed against the morning light
as long as possible, I give thanks that I can see.
Many are blind.

Even though I huddle in my bed and put off rising, I give
thanks that I have the strength to rise. There are many
who are bedridden.

Even though the first hour of my day is hectic, when socks
are lost, toast is burned and tempers are short, my children
are so loud, I give thanks for my family. There are many who
are lonely.

Even though our breakfast table never looks like the pictures
in magazines and the menu is at times unbalanced, I give
thanks for the food we have. There are many who are hungry.

Even though the routine of my job often is monotonous, I give
thanks for the opportunity to work. There are many who have
no job.

Even though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day to day
and wish my circumstances were not so modest, I give thanks
for life.
--Author Unknown



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Dear God:
I want to thank You for what you have already done.


I am not going to wait until I see results or receive rewards, I am thanking You right now.

I am not going to wait until I feel better or things look better, I am thanking You right now.

I am not going to wait until people say they are sorry or until they stop talking about me, I am thanking You right now.

I am not going to wait until the pain in my body disappears, I am thanking You right now.

I am not going to wait until my financial situation improves, I am going to thank You right now.

I am not going to wait until the children are asleep and the house is quiet, I am going to thank You right now.

I am not going to wait until I get promoted at work or until I get the job, I am going to thank You right now.

I am not going to wait until I understand every experience in my life that has caused me pain or grief, I am going thank You right now.

I am not going to wait until the journey gets easier or the challenges are removed, I am thanking You right now.

I am thanking You because I am alive.
I am thanking You because I made it through the day's difficulties.

I am thanking You because I have walked around the obstacles.

I am thanking You because I have the ability and the opportunity to do more and do better.

I am thanking You because You have not given up on me.

I am thanking you because you loved me enough to give
up your only son for me, that I might have forgiveness
of my sins, and hope for eternal life.

I am thanking you because you never leave me nor
forsake me.

I am thanking you because you love me just as I am,
and continue steadfastly in my life, when the whole
world seems to walk away.

I am praising you for your goodness, and mercy,
and give you all the honor and praise.

God is just so good, and He's good all the time.


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Just walk it.
Just talk it.
Just preach it.
Just teach it.
Just tell it.
Just live it.
Just give it.
Just wear it.
Just share it.
Just shout it.
Just sing it.
Just proclaim it.
Just prove it.
JUST DO IT.
Live For Jesus!

Abundant Forgiveness

Good Morning Everyone,

When you were a child, did you ever do something so
wrong, you felt your parents could never forgive you?
And when you told them, you probably got yelled at
or disciplined, but after that, did they not hold you
and love you? And gave you another chance to
start over, and love you as much as ever?

The remarkable thing about God is His love for us.
His love is so far beyond our comprehension. His
word promises there is no condemnation to those who
are IN him. This means that once we ask Jesus to
come in our hearts and be our Savior, and we repent
of our sins, confessing them, and turning away from them,
that we have no more condemnation hanging over our
head. It is all forgiven, buried, gone. Cleansed away
by the precious blood of the Lamb, Jesus Christ.

So when you think, because you have made mistakes,
or sinned, that you are worthless, or less than honorable,
or no good, think again. God offers us a fresh start
every time we confess those sins. He offers us a new way
of life. And if we can learn to leave those sins behind
and take a new path with Him guiding us, and teaching us,
the mistakes will become less and less. Because we will
choose to be more careful in our speech, and in our
actions, and we will seek first, God's will.. not ours.

My friends, God loves you so much. No matter what
you have done, what things you are hiding. No matter
what you have said or how you might have sinned.
God will forgive you, if you ask, and are truly repentant.
No games, no hidden agendas, true repentance is necessary.

And then? Your sins are gone. You have a new clean
life, and a heavenly Father who loves you beyond your
wildest imaginations. He loves you dearly. You are His,
called by your name, a child of the King of Kings.

Embrace Him for all you are worth :)

love
millie

Be free, let the past be the past.
There is no condemnation to those who love Jesus.
Don't allow the condemnation in your mind, home or life
ever again.




For the son of man is come to seek and save that which
was lost.
Luke 19:10

Forgiveness Is Near

I have heard of a girl who in a evil hour left her mother, won
by the promises of some villain, and traveled to a large city.
And there went down to the lowest depths. At last, sad at heart,
broken of spirit and perishing with hunger she thought she would
creep back and see the old home again, and die.

Of course her mother would never receive her anymore, but
nobody in the village would know her, and it would be good to see the cottage and the flowers of the garden and to hear
the birds sing again.

And so with heavy heart and wearied steps she wandered
on until she reached the little village. It was night when
she got there. Footsore and faint she could just stand by
the gate, and dark as it was, the stars would give light
enough to see the place -- and there she would stand and
try to feel again as she had done long ago.

But as she came near, a light glimmered along the path,
and she saw it was her mother's cottage. Long ago her
mother must have gone to bed. What did this mean?
And wondering she came on, and she found the gate
wide open, and the gate had always been carefully shut,
and noiselessly she crept up to the door. It was on the
latch, the door that always used to be bolted and barred
at night. She stepped inside and whispered "Mother."
Ah, it was enough, the arms were about her neck.

Their tears mingled together, and love as deep and true
and full as ever, welcomed her home and loved her
into goodness. And she found that ever since she had
left her home that door had been on the latch, that
gate was left wide open, and in the window was the
candle set to guide her steps. This was a mother's love,
but very far beyond that ... is our heavenly Savior's great love
for us.

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I have often felt that many things that bring us to our knees,
teach us while we are down there to learn to pray.


These possibilities are open to everyone. 
Don't tell God you are not good enough, do what He asks.
Don't tell God to send someone else, He asked you.
Don't tell God you don't have time to pray, He said seek me first.
Don't neglect the things of God.  He said we are to
pick up His cross daily and follow Him. 
Don't tell God anything is bigger than His ability.
God is the Great I Am, I am whatever you need.

There is no pit so deep, God's love is not deeper still.

Not my will but thine oh Lord.




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Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God
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What To Do When People Hurt You

What to do when people hurt you.

By Millie Plastaras 5/17/2005
copywritten, all rights reserved.


We have all been wounded in life.

Sometimes it is people saying unkind, thoughtless remarks.

Sometimes it is neglect.

Sometimes it is rejection.

Sometimes it is loss, or grief.

Sometimes it is when people walk out of our lives.

Sometimes it is abuse of one form or another.

All of these things accumulate in our spirit and become pain
in our hearts and thinking. They alter the relationships we
have and they make us forever change the way we view
other people.

A natural reaction is to set up a wall around us, keeping
people out and trying to make ourselves safe. We think
by doing this, we won't be hurt anymore.

In fact, this keeps us from truly ever enjoying a relationship
in it's fullest ever again. And the very encouragement
and love we need, the wall prohibits from entering
into our heart.

Sometimes people take everything to heart so deeply,
they become so wounded, they become bitter, and it
grows like a cancer within their hearts. It forever changes
who they are, and it blocks the power of God from their
lives because they have allowed bitterness to become
unforgiveness. Bitterness takes root, and fills the spirit
with many roots, that come out in every word we say,
every deed we do, every relationship we have.

All these hard times, all these losses, all these rejections,
all these times of pain, are life's lessons. They either
make us grow bitter or better. It is simply a choice we
make at the time.

We will all have a time of grieving, of hurting, of tears,
but there has to come a point where we move on.
We all have a need for a time to work through things,
for a time perhaps even be angry or hurt, but there
must also be a time of healing.

If we never reach that point ... we are forever tied to that
person with an umbilical cord of pain, unforgiveness
and sometimes bitterness. We are never free of the past
it has weighed us down, and kept us a slave to the pain.
We are in spiritual bondage. We have no freedom at all
in our spirit. We are weighed down.

One must come to the point where they realize they are
wasting their life on pain, and not living in the present.

My child, have you been hurt? Are you lonely?
Is your heart heavy? Do you feel no one truly understands
you or cares? Do you feel the world is passing you by?

There are a few steps we can take to change this situation
and mindset in our spirit. We have to stand on the promises,
premises and concepts of God.

For God said:

Cast all your care upon me, for I care for you.
1 Peter 5:7

We must go before His presence and bow down,
and say God, I forgive this person who hurt me.

I ask forgiveness for not forgiving them sooner.

I ask for healing from the hurt, the rejection, and the past.

I ask you to cleanse me from all unrighteousness,
all unforgiveness and help me STAND in your
strength, in your hope. Help me stay in your presence
till I feel a release from the past. Till I have peeled my fingers
off of it and let go. Till I have reached the gates of heaven
in my spirit and soared with the wings of eagles, into
the arms of God. Free of the past, free of sin, free of pain,
free of hurt.

Now .. free and fit for your work.
Free to live in today.
Free to savor life.
Free to love everyone.
Free of the pain, the relentless depth of pain that weighed us
down, and destroyed and stole our joy.

I hereby make a contract with you Lord that when
people hurt me again, I will give them to you, and let go
of it immediately, and declare myself free from all bondages
of unforgiveness, anger, resentment and the need to respond
or get even. I declare myself a child of the King of Kings
and I wish to live worthy of that calling, by being all you
have called me to be.

Free in you - at last.

Nothing is worth holding onto.. that keeps me from your
presence oh Lord.

For the time being, no discipline brings joy, but seems
grievous and painful, but afterwards it yields peaceable
fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
A harvest of fruit which consists in righteousness, that is
conformity to God's will in purpose, thought and action,
resulting in right living and right standing with God.

So then BRACE YOURSELF UP, and REINVIGORATE and
SET RIGHT your slackened and weakened and drooping
hands, and strengthen your feeble and palsied and tottering
knees.

And CUT THROUGH and make firm and plain and smooth,
straight paths for your feet. Yes, Make them! Safe and
upright and happy paths that go in the right direction
so that the lame and halting limbs may not be put out
of joint but rather be cured.

Strive to live in peace with everybody, and pursue that
consecration and holiness without which no one will
ever see the Lord.

Hebrews 12:11:13
Amplified Bible

When you have done all you can do... STAND.
Be firm, strong, secure in Gods love for you.


Remember
Only one life, will soon be past
Only what is done for Christ will last

Can Jesus Come To Your Church?

Good Morning Everyone,
If you recall yesterday I sent out a very heartfelt and
prayerful devotion about people who rate Christians.

I received a letter chastising me for this, because they
felt that if someone came in to the church in dirty
clothes, they should be asked to leave until they have
nice clothes to wear to church.

I am reminded of how angry Jesus got with the
way people judge each other. I know that while He
walked the earth, he walked around with publicans,
sinners, prostitutes, he got around the demon
possessed. Jesus came to earth and died for
everyone's sins. He had a heart of compassion
He looked beyond people's flaws and outward
appearance, and looked on the heart.

Jesus said: Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. But go and learn what this means,
I desire mercy and not sacrifice, For I did not come to clal
the righteous, but the sinners to repentance.
Matthew 9:13-14

What a revolutionary message he
brought to a world so used to legality in their church
and not love.

He taught a new covenant. To love one another.

We know people will come to church, who will
not be where they should be spiritually. If we cast
them out.. who will tell them about Christ?

If you are legalistic, and chase people away from
God, by your very judgmental, religious snobbery
do not expect your church to grow. It will become
stagnant and die.

James said:

If there should come into your assembly a man with gold
rings and fine apparel, and there should also come in
a poor man in filthy clothes, and you pay attention to
the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him,
" You sit here in a good place." and say to the poor man
"You stand there" or "sit here at my footstool, have you
not shown partiality among yourselves and become
judges with evil thoughts?
Listen my brethren, Has God not chosen the poor of
this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom
which He promised to them who love Him?
But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich
oppress you and drag you into the courts?
If you really fulfill the royal law according the scripture,
You shall love your neighbor as yourself, you do well.
But if you show PARTIALITY, you commit sin,
and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
James 2:1-9

The following story is a classic example I wrote
of a church going wrong.

Please take time to Read the Purple thing below.

I know you will enjoy it.

love
millie






Copyright Millie Plastaras 3/7/2004
May not be electronically, nor physically reprinted
without authors permission.


The Purple Thing.

Once upon a time there was a village. In this small
village there were 2 churches. They were a bit
different in what they believed, and often had a problem
with each church thinking they were more important
and better informed than the other church.

One day there came to town a person, who felt
herself to be very religious. She had a particular
way of looking at things, of dressing, of doing her work,
and felt that everyone should pretty much feel the same.
This person's name was Dora. Dora had long held
the opinion that she had been raised the "right" way,
and no one else, quite had the edge on wisdom of
life that she did.

Dora visited both churches, and then chose the one
that fit better in with her line of thinking. She got very
involved right away, and joined every women's group,
and set about to "reform" anyone who was a bit
different from she.

Dora loved purple. She thought it was a "divine" color.
It was included in every dress she owned. Her dresses
were long sleeved, high collared, and were always
strewn with bits of purple coloring.

As Dora was sitting at the ladies missionary meeting
one day, she met a young girl, whom she wanted
to take under her wing and mentor. She told Wendy,
that there was just certain right and proper ways to do
things. Dora casually mentioned, I notice you do not
wear any purple clothing. I am utterly shocked. This is
a righteous' color. Even Jesus wore this color. Don't you
want to please Him? Wendy, being young, naive and
impressionable, felt Dora was a wise woman and
must know what she was talking about. After all wasn't
Dora self assured? Didn't Dora attend church everytime
the doors opened? Didn't Dora witness to others, and fix
meals for others? Dora was very religious. So Wendy
decided to start wearing purple.

Soon, Wendy's friends at that little church notice what
was happening and asked Wendy why she always
had purple in her clothing. Wendy, who had suddenly
become "the" informed one, said, why anyone knows
you can only be righteous when you wear purple clothes.

Soon everyone that went to that church, felt the pressure,
and if they didn't wear purple in their clothing.. other people
just "knew" they weren't righteous. So the "Purple Thing"
took over this little village, where before people had
pretty much been friendly with each other.

Suddenly, there was a new standard. If you weren't
purple, you weren't anything. You just didn't fit in,
and you were looked down upon.

Then came a stranger to town one day, and He sat in
this church a few weeks, and noticed the "purple trend,"
and overheard the discussions about the reasoning
behind it. He watched the demeanor of those with
the "purple" righteousness. How they were so
haughty with anyone that didn't wear the purple.
And how the whole church had changed because
of one woman's misinformed, misguided belief
that she knew better than anyone else.

This man was soon to be the new preacher voted in
by the district board. And He had come to town,
just to check things out. He went home and prayed
fervently about the scenes he had witnessed at this
small church. And it became a great burden to His heart.

Because He, and only He, recognized that people had
forgotten what they were going to church for - Jesus.
To worship Jesus, and to love one another.

You see, this man knew that it wasn't about being purple,
or pink or blue or white, it was about God's great love
for one another, and how the more we love God,
the more that Great Love should dwell within us.

We become a product of our input.
Whatever we sow in our spirit, is what we speak to
those around us.

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag,
and it is not proud. Love is not rude, it is not selfish, and does
not get upset with others. Love does not count up wrongs
that have been done. Love is not happy with evil, but is
happy with truth. Love patiently accepts all things. It
always trusts, always hopes, and always remains strong.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Jesus answered and said to Him, if anyone loves Me,
He will keep my word, and My Father (God) will love him,
and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
He who does not love Me does not keep My words, and
the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father's (God)
who sent Me.
This is my commandment that you love one another
as I have loved you. Greater love has no man that this,
than to lay down one's life for His friends.
John 14:23-24, John 15:12-13

remember
Only one life,
will soon be past
Only what is done
For Christ will last

Rating Christians

copyright Millie Plastaras
8/5/2003

RATING CHRISTIANS

For where envy and self seeking exist, confusion and every
evil thing are there. But the wisdom that is from above is
first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of
mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without
hypocrisy. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown
in peace by those who make peace.

James 3:16-18

There is a phenomenon in our churches and in our
circles of families, and friends..that is a growing trend.
It is practiced by most, in one form or another, and really
is something we should be terribly aware of, and pray about
daily. Tonight we are going to discuss this phenomenon
and the aspects of it, how it affects our spiritual life.

Let us picture several scenes. It is Sunday Morning,
and we are in the church service, dressed in our best
for the Lord, with our Bible in our lap, and listening
to a beautiful choir sing.
The church has stained glass windows,
padded pews, and a great sound system. The choir
is dressed in beautiful robes, and well rehearsed,
the setting serene and religious.
In the door comes a woman, with tattered clothes,
unkempt hair and she looks like she hasn't bathed
in a while. You notice people visibly move away from
her. And she sits down in the last pew..longing for some
words that will encourage her heart.. for you see.. she has
a heart and needs too. Her life has been filled
with disappointment and hurt, and she came in the
church, longing for healing and fellowship.

Will she find it? Who will recognize the
heart needs of this woman and minister to her?

Let us suppose another scene: We have a Christian friend,
whom we have known for years. But we have some
differences in our beliefs, and when we are away from
each other, we find ourselves thinking how thankful
we are that we have more truth within us.

Like a Pharisee suddenly we imagine ourselves
as more important and perfect before God,
forgetting, that God said, there is none righteous,
no not one, there is none that does good and sins not.
Romans 3:10

We see someone from a different church than us,
and instantly our mind forms an opinion. WE, in our
own minds, have become the only bearer of truth.
WE think somehow our thinking and our way of living
is better than everyone else.

But you see.. God made us all individuals. He made
the differences! Sometimes people help them along with
their little quirks, or idiosyncrasies, and their own issues and
internal pain, but we all have these.

Being different from someone else, doesn't ever make
you better. Going to church every Sunday doesn't make
you better than the person who doesn't. Wearing better
clothes than someone doesn't make you a better person.
Being able to pray longer, or louder, or read your Bible
more, doesn't make you better than the person next to
you who is struggling as a new Christian.

The truth is.. we are all on equal footing. WE are all
sinners, in need of saving by the grace of Christ
Some of us have
found that great salvation.. and some are still in need of it.
But we are all loved by God, created by Him for worship
and praise, and service.. and we all will account to Him.

I am surprised that Christians think it is OK to rate other
Christians. Oh well, they go to church every Sunday,
so they get 3 points for that. And I heard they pray every
day.. so they get 3 points for that. And she always dresses
in her finest for the Lord.. so let us give her 2 points for that.

How about the parents who have raised their children in
church, and the children grew up and strayed from God.
How many times have you seen churches look down
on families, whose children went astray? AS if
the parents were totally to blame for a child's rebellion
and poor choices. What ever happened to supporting
each other in prayer... no matter what?
Are those parents less important or beautiful in God's sight
than the parents in church, whose kids still come?

How about single moms and dads who come to church?
Why do we avoid them? Does everyone who comes to
church have to be married with kids to be socially acceptable?

We should not be rating each other!
Pride is in that .. and it is not of God.
WE are called to minister to each other, to love
each other, unconditionally (no prejudice), and
to bear one another's burdens.

God loves the bum on the street as much as He loves you.
God loves the prostitute, even though her life is not what
he desires. When Jesus was here on earth, He did not
discriminate, He ministered to everyone he met.
For all need salvation, all need love and all are created
by God. God .. is a God of mercy and Grace,
we should show those traits, in proportion to how much
of Him, we are filled with, and submitted to.

Don't look down on anyone. Don't think you are better.
Love them, pray for them, especially if you disagree.
Don't let pride rule your spirit. Love them as Jesus would.
It is not about who is best, or who has the most, or
who is most religious. It is about loving each other
anyway.

Don't speak evil against each other, my dear brothers and
sisters. If you criticize each other and condemn each other,
then you are criticizing and condemning God's law. But
you are not a judge who can decide whether the law is
right or wrong! Your job is to obey it! God alone, who made
the law can rightly judge among us. He alone has the
power to save or to destroy. So what right do you have to
condemn your neighbor?

James 4:11-12

Oh Father God, help us to have a servants heart.
To be loving rather than judgmental.
To be forgiving rather than opinionated.
Help us to love all around us, whether we agree with
them or not. Help us to pray for those who persecute
or talk about us, or hurt us. Help us to stop being
offended, and start being a witness. Help us to
remember we are your messengers here on earth,
your witnesses. And by our words we will bless
or condemn, by our actions, our spiritual life is shown.
We cannot hide the truth from you oh Lord, nor those
around us. You bring out all.. and we must obey,
for we will account for every idle word. For every
missed chance to witness, and for everytime we put
our testimony on the line by wrong behavior.

Forgive us, heal us, renew us, and teach us how to
walk wisely, and obediently, obeying your rules,
your concepts, and being a witness by our words and
deeds.


remember
Only one life, will soon be past
Only what is done, for Christ will last

Signs for the Journey of Life

Signs for the Journey of Life

copyright Millie Plastaras 6/13/2003

And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not;
I will lead them in paths that they have not known; I will make
darkness light before them, and crooked ways straight.
These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
Isaiah 42:16

In the United States we are fortunate to have an organized
road and freeway system. There are signs that are
clear that point us to different cities, or freeways,
and roads that lead to every corner of the country.
Many, many countries are not blessed with such
organization or beautifully paved roads, and it is
so much more hazardous and easy to get lost.
We are blessed!

Each road has signs that help us watch out for hazards
or know when to stop, and are vital for a safe journey.

And so it is with our spiritual life. God has a roadmap for
our life, made just for us. A specific plan and journey.
Planned before we were born. Even as we were being
formed inside our Mother, He knew our name, and
drew up plans for us. But we need to watch for signs
along the way, and follow the guidebook which
is vital for a safe journey. We don't want to get lost
along the way!

Traffic lights are a wonderful convenience, although
I am sure some folks find them frustrating, and time
delaying, yet if we didn't have them, the traffic problems
would be horrendous, and the bullies would win.
This brings order out of chaos. We know when to stop,
and when to go, and when to be cautious.

We need to watch for the traffic lights in our daily life.
We need to know when to go, when to stop and when
to just pray and be cautious. This comes from a vital
prayer life. It opens us up to the presence and guidance
of the Holy Spirit who leads us into all truth. When
we are obedient to his "signs" we find it a safer
and more exciting journey. Not only are we guided,
we are taught, and protected. It gives us an edge
on daily living, we can be sure of the journey ahead.

Sometimes we run into a sign that shows dangerous
when wet. Or watch for the curves. This shows us there
could be dangers ahead. We know what specific things
to watch for. And so does the word of God teach us.
It teaches us the hazards, hidden sins, and tricks of
the powers of darkness and satan the loser to cause
problems and heartaches along the way.
It brings things to mind, that would not occur to us on
a natural basis, and makes us so much wiser, and more
aware. It gives us years of wisdom, by reading and applying it.

There are signs that tell us of heights, or of valleys. We know
we will be going up or down. And it will be scenic along
the way, but perhaps hazardous upon occasion, maybe
even patches of fog, or storms that may lie hidden ahead.
The Bible tells us to look unto the Hills from whence comes
our help. Our help comes from the Lord who made
heaven and earth. We know our source, we know He
has the journey planned, and no matter the terrain,
we know He is driving us through it. The master of our
transportation. What comfort this brings to our spirit.

There are sometimes stop signs. It is a warning to look
around us, to be aware of our environment, and for
opposing traffic. It has saved many lives to those
who are obedient. Sometimes we need to recognize
stop signs in our spiritual life, when God is cautioning
us that we must stop what we are doing. We are going
the wrong direction. Stop the behavior, stop the
negative thinking, stop disobeying me. God wants
you to be a careful listener. It can spare you great trouble
along the way, when you listen for that still small voice
cautioning you to stop, and listen for new ways to go.

No matter what the road ahead, we know that the
creator of the Universe knows the journey, the hazards,
and the powers that lie ahead. He has the provisions,
the powers, the strength, the wisdom, and the answers.
Nothing is too difficult for Him. Even if we break down
He has all the tools and provisions for whatever we need.

It all hinges on our obedience.

We can obey, or face unknown dangers and hard times......trying to control things ourselves. When we finally get tired of trying to control things.. God.. who has been patiently waiting says, I could have saved you hundreds of miles and lots of repairs and hard times. Why did you wait so long to listen to my voice, and to obey my will?

Like the children of Israel, who could have covered
those miles in a short time, yet because of their
disobedience, complaining and stubbornness it
took them 40 years! Some never made it to the
promised land because of that disobedience.

Many lives are wasted, and accomplish so little, because
they were directed by the wrong things, the wrong people,
and sadly, without long term goals. Without God!
When we come to the
end of the journey.. we will find the ultimate truth.

Only one life, will soon be past
Only what is done, For Christ will last.

A Work In Progress

A Work In Progress
copyrighted by Millie Plastaras 8/6/2006

Have you ever been around a group of people,
and emotions got so out of control, that it was almost
unbearable to stay there and try to deal with it?

What about in your family situations? We are all so
vulnerable to our families.. they know us so well... they know
our past, and they know the right buttons to push, either
to encourage or to discourage. They know how to uplift
or make us feel like nothing.

Those are not easy things to cope with. I was recently
in a situation with some people.. twice actually,
where things I said were taken another way, and it
seemed there was no way to fix it. Not only did they
not hear what I was saying, they didn't seem to want to.
I think they really wanted to find fault with me, for
whatever reason. Perhaps some unexpressed displeasure
at something I have said or done in the past.
The need to be right and find fault superceded the need
to forgive and love anyway.

Something we all battle with.

Sometimes in family settings, I tend to feel guilty for
things of the past I should have done and did not do,
or did do, and wish I had not.

How do we deal with all these things? How do
we learn coping skills for what life throws at us,
whether emotions, hard circumstances, death,
loss, illness, failure, or even rejection. There are many
things in life we must "go through".

Therein lies the key.

We do not stay in the situation,
we work through it, and eventually come out
on the other side.

Some people do not... they want to stay there
in that hurtful place, and rehearse the remarks
that were said to them, and the rejection they
felt and play it over and over in their mind,
never forgiving, never moving on, and never
feeling good about themselves. They would
rather live a life of defeat and dwell in the past
than set goals for the future and remake their
life. Sometimes they do not realize this is
what they are doing, basically, torturing themselves.

We all have new chances everyday. But you,
my dear friends, must make those choices all by yourself.
The good news is, once you decide to change your life,
set new goals, forgive old hurts, you find your path
is so much more free, less encumbered, and certainly
not full of thoughts that constantly bombard our
emotions like they do when we obsess over our
situations and past.

All these things are for a moment, but these too shall pass.
Life moves on, and we must live it while we have it.

Who within the sound of my voice has not made mistakes
and wish they could go back? We cannot, but we can
learn and move on. Forgive yourself my friend, you are
human, confess your faults and failings to the Lord,
allow him to remold you and make you into a new creature
in Him. He loves you dearly, and sees in you, what you CAN
be, not what you Have been.

Behold if anyone is IN Christ, he is a new
creation, old things have passed away, behold
all things have become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17

We may not feel like a new creation, but we are
a creation in progress, we are still under construction,
love your life, live it well, live it for the king of kings
and allow him to steer you through the freeways
of life with their treachery, danger, loss, and frustrations.
He sees the road ahead, and has the perfect solution,
for all of us flawed, short-sighted people out here
who need someone's guidance every hour.

I beseech you therefore brethren by the mercies
of God that you present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your
reasonable service!
And do not be conformed to this world (cause you
are a new creation) but be transformed (renewed daily)
by the renewing of your mind, that you may
prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect
will of God.
Romans 12:1,2

Remembering, in closing, that old poem,
if at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Or, if you fall, pick yourself up, dust yourself
off and start all over again.

You can do all things through Christ who
strengthens you. Even change yourself!

Never give up, never feel hopeless, never feel
like you are a loser or a failure... yesterday is
history, leave it there.

love
millie

Forgetting those things which are behind and
reaching forward to those things which are ahead.
I press towards the mark (goal) for the prize of
the high calling of God (on my life and yours)
in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:13b-14

Who loved you, and gave himself for you,
even while you were a sinner, he loved you with
a full, abiding, merciful forgiving Love.

love
millie

The Sheep Of His Pasture

Good Morning Everyone,


Each day as I am on the internet, meeting people,
chatting with them, one thing is so crystal clear,
so resounding within my spirit.

Many talk about God, many fight about Him,
many deny Him, but those who know the Shepherd
speak in a different voice.

It is one that is humble, compassionate, not
self centered, one who is longsuffering, kind, forgiving,
one who lifts the name of Jesus, and not anything else
above it.

For those who have developed a servants heart
there is a crystal clear viewpoint.

He must increase, but I must decrease.

Let us be mindful each day... we are the sheep of His pasture,
He is in charge. We are on a journey He bestowed upon
us, make your light so shine before men, that they
see your good works, and glorify your Father in heaven.
We only have one life,
and this one life is our chance to serve or reject Him.

Being a sheep is glorious.. we have a shepherd who
watches over us constantly, and cares about all our
needs.

Speak so that others see Jesus in you and long
for the shepherd of your soul.. to be their shepherd also.

love
millie

Endless recitations and mumblings of vain repetitions
of doctrinal divides do not bring the Lamb of God
to people.. only talking about the gospel of Christ
will draw people to God. The rest of it.. is vanity.

Let God be God.. we.. are the sheep of His pasture.
Following, submitting, seeking His pleasure and guidance.

If our gospel be hid, it is hid to those who are lost, and
then, we have not done our job for our Shepherd, and
some soul may remain lost.. because we did not listen
to the call upon our life.



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I KNOW THE SHEPHERD

There was once a Shakespearean actor who was known everywhere for his one- man shows of readings and recitations from the classics. He would always end his performance with a dramatic reading of Psalm 23.

Each night, without exception, as the actor began his recitation - "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want"…the crowd would listen attentively. And then, at the conclusion of the Psalm, they would rise in thunderous applause in appreciation of the actor's incredible ability to bring the verse to life.
But one night, just before the actor was to offer his customary recital of Psalm 23, a young man from the audience spoke up. "Sir, do you mind if tonight I recite Psalm 23?" The actor was quite taken back by this unusual request, but he allowed the young man to come forward and stand front and center on the stage to recite the Psalm, knowing that the ability of this unskilled youth would be no match for his own talent.

With a soft voice, the young man began to recite the words of the Psalm. When he was finished, there was no applause. There was no standing ovation as on other nights. All that could be heard was the sound of weeping. The audience had been so moved by the young man's recitation that every eye was full of tears. Amazed by what he had heard, the actor said to the youth, "I don't understand. I have been performing Psalm 23 for years. I have a lifetime of experience and training - but I have never been able to move an audience as you have tonight. Tell me, what is your secret?"
The young man quietly replied, "Well sir, you know the Psalm...I know the Shepherd."

Author Unknown

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Don't tell God you are not good enough, do what He asks.
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Don't tell God you don't have time to pray, He said seek me first.
Don't neglect the things of God. He said we are to
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God is the Great I Am, I am whatever you need.

There is no pit so deep, God's love is not deeper still.

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Cherish Hope

Good Morning Everyone,

Last night as I was pondering over what to write today,
it came to me how weary most people are in their
spirit right now. They are worn down from life,
they are fearful about what will happen next,
and they feel lonely, and sometimes helpless.

Lately my life has been a big battle physically.
I am unable to sleep much due to asthma, and I am
in pretty severe pain most of the time from degenerative
disc disease. Its pretty challenging to keep a good attitude,
I am tired, worn out and sometimes I think God, I don't want
to go through all this. I know many of you are going
through the same thing, in one form or another.

Then... I meet someone who needs a word of encouragement,
and they tell me what is going on in their life, and because
of what I have gone through, my empathy is greater,
my ability to understand their position stronger,
and my desire to pray for them deeper.

Hard times produce patience in us, they produce
a resiliance in our spirit we would not have otherwise.
These things strengthen us, teach us courage,
and wisdom.

How very selfish and self focused we would be if
everything went smoothly all the time. We would never
have a reason to change, or learn or grow, because
everything was perfect.

I am not sure why people have to suffer so much. Its
no fun not being well, or being able to get out and do
things your heart longs to do.

But this I know. Each morning, I can crawl into
God's arms, and feel them surround me as I draw
close to Him in prayer. I can feel his utter, unconditional,
sustaining, precious love that loves me as is, because
I am his child. I feel that comfort, that everything is
going to be ok. And that He will be with me through it all.

Sometimes our struggles are lessons.
Sometimes our lessons are struggles.

But through all of this, if we learn, and allow God to
permeate our lives, our spirit, our being, we can
be a light to all who meet us. Hey, look at all they
are going through, and still they have a spirit of joy
and compassion.

And if we are (his) children, then we are His heirs also;
heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ -- sharing His
inheritance with Him, only we must share his sufferings
if we are to share His glory.
For I ocnsider that the sufferings of this present time
(this present life) are not worth being compared with
the glory that is about to be revealed to us and for us
and conferred on us.
Romans 8:18-19

For whatever was written in former days was written
for our instruction, that by our steadfast and patient
endurance and the encouragement drawn from
the scriptures we might hold fast and cherish hope!
Romans 15:4

Hope.. is eternal in God. Don't let go of it.. cling to Him,
and find useful things to do, no matter what is going on
in your life today.. someone needs you, and God needs
you to be faithful, resiliant, wise and remember you
are not going through anything alone. Many besides
you are suffering, yet God loves us all and will be with
us to the end.. Cling to your Abba Father.

Wait and hope for and expect the Lord; be brave and
of good courage, and let your heart be stout and enduring.
Yes, wait and hope for and expect the Lord.
Psalms 27:14

I will never leave you or forsake you.
Hebrews 13:5

Love always
millie

Proverbs 3:5-6






MY STRUGGLES ARE ABOUT HIM - - -


by Max Lucado

What about your struggles? Is there any chance, any possibility,
that you have been selected to struggle for God's glory? Have you
"been granted for Christ's sake, not only to believe in Him, but also
to suffer for Him, but also to suffer for His sake" (Philippians 1:29)?

Here is a clue. Do your prayers seem to be unanswered? What you
request and what you receive aren't matching up? Don't think God is
not listening. Indeed he is. He may have higher plans.

Here is another. Are people strengthened by your struggles? A
friend of mine can answer yes. His cancer was consuming more than
his body; it was eating away at his faith. Unanswered petitions
perplexed him. Well-meaning Christians confused him. "If you have
faith," they said, "you will be healed."

No healing came. Just more chemo, nausea, and questions. He assumed
the fault was a small faith. I suggested another answer. "It's not
about you," I told him. "Your hospital room is a showcase for your
Maker. Your faith in the face of suffering cranks up the volume of
God's song."

Oh, that you could have seen the relief on his face. To know that he
hadn't failed God and God hadn't failed him-this made all the
difference. Seeing his sickness in the scope of God's sovereign plan
gave his condition a sense of dignity. He accepted his cancer as an
assignment from heaven: a missionary to the cancer ward.

A week later I saw him again. "I reflected God," he said, smiling
through a thin face, "to the nurse, the doctors, my friends. Who
knows who needed to see God, but I did my best to make him seen."

Bingo. His cancer paraded the power of Jesus down the Main Street of
his world.

God will use whatever he wants to display his glory. Heavens and
stars. History and nations. People and problems.

Rather than begrudge your problem, explore it. Ponder it. And most
of all, use it. Use it to the glory of God.

Through your problems and mine, may God be seen.
_______________________________
From It's Not About Me
Copyright 2004, Max Lucado

Just Be A Tree

Good Morning Everyone,

I guess most of us feel like complaining about our
problems from time to time. We tell anyone who will
listen, and then we expect sympathy.

Something I have noticed in the last few years, is
such a dramatic change in the way people react
to each other's problems. To be honest, most
people have their plate so full, and feel so overwhelmed,
they have little sympathy left for others, that last more
than the few minutes to say "oh I am sorry to hear that".

They might give a polite response, oh I will be praying
for you.. and then walk away and say whew.. glad
that is over.. and then go back into their own
mentality of how in the world am I going to deal
with my own situation.

It is important to remember, we are a body of
Christ, we are to strengthen one another, pray for
one another. And if we are "really" lifting our
needs to God in prayer, and "really" trusting him
our minds and hearts should be burden free, as
we leave it in our hands and go about our business,
being a witness and testimony for Him.

How do I know? I had to learn to do this.. I still
do daily. Just Let Go, and trust God. You are either
taking Him at his word.. or you are allowing doubt
and fear to rule your spirit!

Wow... novel thinking huh?

Why have churches and people changed so very much?
Because they are weary, divided, lonely, overwhelmed
and too busy.

The strongest people I know are ones who not only
have gone through some terrible times, they have
learned from them, become wiser, more prayerful,
more resiliant, stronger~ Those are people we should
be around, so we learn from them.. so we may
be stronger people.

Problems shouldn't defeat us.. they should make us
stronger.

Let us see what the Psalms say about it.

Instructions for the day:

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel
of the ungodly ( don't take advice from ungodly advisors)
Nor stands in the path of sinners
(corrupt company corrupts)
But his delight is in the law of the Lord and in his
Law (word) he meditates day and night
(the word imparts strength, hope and wisdom to our spirit)
He shall be like a tree (strong, resiliant)
planted by the rivers of water
(soaking up the healthy living water)
that brings forth its fruit in season
(wisdom and strength from the trials of life
which produce in us fruits of the spirit, love,
kindness, compassion)
Whose leaf shall not wither
(he shall not become weak and weary)
And whatever He does will prosper
(because his heart is turned toward God
and God's strength, releasing burdens to Him)

Psalm 1:1-3

My friends, this is the meat.. the things we must
know. STay in the word, meditate upon it.. let its
strength infuse your spirit. For the word of God is alive,
powerful, it goes down to the bones and marrow
(the deepest part of our spirit) strengthening boldly
that which is tired and drained. God is on the throne,
he is not weak, his gifts not ceased, his power not
drained, his hope and mercies new each morning.

If you are not dwelling in His provision, changes
are ... you have become weak and weary.

God says, come home my child.. I have all
you need. I am the great I Am. I Am all you will ever
need if you "truly" rely on me, "truly" trust in Me,
"truly" cling to Me. Believe me, and don't let go of it.
I am God, and no man can come against me. I shall
prevail, my word shall not come back void, it shall
go forth and accomplish my will and nothing or no man
can stop it.

Hallelujah.. receive that.

Not only can you release those burdens, and be free,
you can find joy in sorrow, strength in pain,
and wisdom in trials. It is called growing in Christ
and in the wisdom of life. It should be making you stronger
my friends. Strong like a pine tree in a storm.

love
millie

My son in law Emmett has a mom who is in a wheel
chair from Polio. She is a very strong, wise woman
who has courage for the life she has had to face.
Even at 75 she is still working, and strong in her spirit,
even though her body is getting weaker. A testimony
to the resiliance of the human spirit of someone
who does not give up, but faces life with courage.

When Emmett was smaller and she needed help
getting out of her chair.. she would have him stand
by the chair, and hold his arm out so she could lean
on it.. and she would say Emmett, be a tree.

I never forgot that.. and as life goes on.. now I see
even more clearly.. why we should be strong.. every
minute, in the power of God's might. Rely on Him utterly.

Just be a Tree



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"The Pine"

The pine is nearly always placed in disordered and desolate places and it brings all possible elements of order and precision. Lowland trees may lean to this side and that with only a meadow breeze to bend them or a bank of cowslips to make their trunks lean sideways. But let storm and avalanche do their worst, and let the pine find only a ledge of vertical precipice to cling to, the tree will nevertheless grow straight. Thrust a rod from its last shoot down the stem, it shall point to the center of the earth as long as the tree lives.

The most upright Christians are usually reared amid the sternest trials. The divine life within them so triumphs over every difficulty as to render the men, above all others, true and exact. What a noble spectacle is a man whom nothing can warp, a firm decided servant of God, defying hurricanes of temptation!

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Waiting For Peace?

Waiting for Peace.

Good Morning Everyone,

Have you been waiting for peace to happen?

It isn't something you can buy at the store.
There is no prescription that can restore peace to your heart.
There is no one person that can bring peace to your heart
on this earth. People may bring comforting words to us,
but peace seems to be a fleeting thing, just as happiness is.
It is here for a moment.. and then ... where did it go?

Peace is a state of mind. Peace does not depend on
our circumstances, it depends on how we handle our
circumstances!

Circumstances should never control a Christians mind
or heart. We are supposed to be walking by faith!!!

If someone gave you a verbal test today, would they rate
your mindset as peaceful?

If not... why not? I think most people believe the world
has changed dramatically in the last decade. It has!
Terrorism is a new worry for everyone, and those breeding
the terrorism, enjoy seeing your discomfort and fear.
It is what they want, they want you to be afraid, they
want your country to be divided politically and fight,
they want to break the back of our economy.

You must remember your God is greater~

So what do we do? When the going gets tough,
the tough get going!

We make peace our mindset.
We make prayer our daily ritual and cause.
We learn to trust God in the storm.
We recognizes circumstances change
BUT GOD NEVER CHANGES.

His promises are many, and if you want to know
how to find peace, it starts at his feet everyday.
Casting (throwing, giving away, not receiving back)
your burdens upon Him. Then you go out and make
the day useful rather than frittering it away on fear,
despair or hopelessness.

Truth is, as Christians we have work to do. People
around us look to us to see if our faith is really valid,
or if we just say we believe. We should be encouraging
to those around us. We should show courage, we
should show strength, we should impart hope,
because of our trust in Christ and his presence in our lives.

If you are not doing this, it is because you are neglecting
his word, which encourages your heart and gives you
strength. If you are not feeling faith, it is because you
are looking at your circumstances, and not spending
enough time in prayer.

It is that simple my friend. It really is. I have been alive
long enough now, to go through some wretchedly hard
circumstances, and yet through each of them, God was here,
cheering me on, bringing me hope, comforting my heart
and reassuring me this too shall pass, and my child... I love
you dearly, trust in me. Don't get your eyes on the world
or your circumstances, walk in faith and trust in my abilities.

Cling to God. That is the way it is meant to be.

So when the world gets tough, when bad things
happen, when life brings you trials, you are strong,
resiliant and you say, greater is He that is in me, than
he that is in the world.

And you go out with a brave face, and show the world
that Jesus has shown you a better way, and you can
be strong and full of faith, in the face of dire times.

God loves you my friend. Get real in your relationship with
Him, start each day in the word of God, it is alive and will
impart strength, comfort and hope in your spirit that will
last you all day. And in the moments you feel worry or
fear, run to him, and release it and let him be your
Abba Father, Your Daddy, and let Him be in charge.

I love you so much, please take this message to heart.
God wanted you to know.

love
millie

For our light, momentary affliction
(this slight distress of the passing hour)
is ever more and more abundantly preparing and producing
and achieving for us a Everlasting weight of glory -- beyond
all measure, excessively surpassing all comparisons and all
calculations, a vast and transcendant glory and blessedness
never to cease!
Since we consider and look not to the things that are seen
(our circumstances) but to the things that are unseen (God,
faith in God, hope) for the things that are visible are temporary
(brief and fleeting) but the things that are invisible are
deathless and everlasting!
2 Corinthians 4:17-18

Hallelujah, Jesus is Lord
our circumstances are not, they are only for a moment
His presence is forever
His word will outlast a thousand generations,
nothing will prevail but His will, His Word and His great hope and love for us!

Praise God

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The Weight of Glory
by Max Lucado

“Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.” (2 Corinthians 4:17 NKJV)

The words “weight of glory” conjure up images of the ancient pan scale. Remember the blindfolded lady of justice? She holds a pan scale- two pans, one on either side of the needle. The weight of a purchase would be determined by placing weights on one side and the purchase on the other.

God does the same with your struggles. On one side he stacks all your burdens. Famines. Firings. Parents who forgot you. Bosses who ignored you. Bad breaks, bad health, bad days. Stack them up, and watch one side of the pan scale plummet.

esponse. Does he remove them? Eliminate the burdens? No, rather than take them, he offsets them. He places an eternal weight of glory on the other side. Endless joy. Measureless peace. An eternity of him. Watch what happens as he sets eternity on your scale.

Everything changes! The burdens lift. The heavy becomes light when weighed against eternity. If life is “just a moment,” can’t we endure any challenge for a moment?

We can be sick for just a moment.

We can be lonely for just a moment.

We can be persecuted for just a moment.

We can struggle for just a moment.

Can’t we?

Can’t we wait for our peace? It’s not about us anyway. And it’s certainly now about now.


From It’s Not About Me
Copyright 2004, Max Lucado



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I have often felt that many things that bring us to our knees,
teach us while we are down there to learn to pray.


These possibilities are open to everyone.
Don't tell God you are not good enough, do what He asks.
Don't tell God to send someone else, He asked you.
Don't tell God you don't have time to pray, He said seek me first.
Don't neglect the things of God. He said we are to
pick up His cross daily and follow Him.
Don't tell God anything is bigger than His ability.
God is the Great I Am, I am whatever you need.

There is no pit so deep, God's love is not deeper still.

Not my will but thine oh Lord.




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Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God