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VICTOR ATENAGA’S SWIM ARTS RELEASES NEW SINGLE “I LOVE YOUR NAME”, DROPS DEBUT ALBUM “THE JESUS PROJECT” || | @atenagavictor | @thisisswimarts |

Renowned Worship Leader and Pastor, Rev Victor Atenaga releases the first single “I Love Your Name” From His New Gospel Music Label, SWIM ART debut album “The Jesus Project”.
“I Love Your Name” is love song that celebrates the power of the name of Jesus. This lead single is from the debut album, The Jesus Project released today on the New Gospel Music Label, SWIM ART, founded and managed by renowned legend in the gospel music industry, Rev. Victor Atenaga. “I love Your Name” was written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit by Rev. Victor Atenaga and sung by him.

You Reap What You Sow From the book Ending Your Day Right Devotional – by Joyce Meyer

As God’s representative here on earth, your purpose is to do right and glorify God. When you do right, you bring God glory by manifesting His excellence in a tangible way.

One way you can bring Him glory is in the way you treat people. There are many practical ways you can be a blessing to others. You can build others up by giving them a compliment. You can express your appreciation and acknowledge people by giving them a pat on the back or writing them a note of encouragement.

You can also take advantage of opportunities to listen to people and lend a helping hand when they need it. You can believe the best of others and offer forgiveness to those who have offended you.

I encourage you to treat everybody with love and respect. You will not only glorify God, you will also receive blessings by reaping what you sow.

Prayer Starter: Father, help me to sow seeds of Your love and kindness today. Make me aware of the needs of others, and show me opportunities to offer encouragement, appreciation, forgiveness, and respect. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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Self-Acceptance From the book Closer To God Each Day Devotional – by Joyce Meyer

Perhaps you have been struggling with accepting yourself. You see the areas in yourself where change is necessary. You desire to be like Jesus. Yet it is very difficult for you to think or say, “I accept myself.” You feel that to do so would be to accept all that is wrong with you, but that is not the case. We can accept and embrace ourselves as God’s unique creation, and still not like everything we do.

God will change us, but we cannot even begin the process of change until this issue of self-acceptance is settled in our individual lives. When we truly believe that God loves us unconditionally just as we are, then we will have a closeness to Him, and we will be willing to receive His correction, which is necessary for true change.

Change requires corrections—people who do not know they are loved have a very difficult time receiving correction. Correction is merely God giving us divine direction for our lives. He is guiding us to better things, but if we are insecure we will always feel condemned by correction instead of joyfully embracing it.

 

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GOODNEWS DEVOTIONAL. 💣WEDNESDAY, 13TH OF JUNE 2018 👔 MIXING THE WORD WITH FAITH TEXT: HEBREWS 4:2


“For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it”

The word of God has power, the gospel has power, but it’s power will never be delivered until it is mixed with faith. If we mixed faith with every powerful word we have heard, our lives would have been better. Hearing or reading the word of God will not work for anyone until the person mixes it with faith. Our text says “For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it”

The purpose of any message you hear is to provoke you to take steps of faith, not just know the topic of the message or getting excited by the message. Any message you hear and do nothing about cannot deliever it’s blessing. When God sends any word to you, it is your responsibility to mix faith with it. This means the word is powerless when faith is not mixed with it. The problem is that many of God’s children like the Israelites in today’s text can count great and good messages they have heard, but they can not count how many of those messages have yielded good fruits in their lives because they did not mix it with faith. The word you do not mix faith with will never work for you.

So before you blame the church you are going or your pastor why can’t you ask yourself how many of those words you have mixed with faith? Now, How do we mix faith with the word?
*Believe the word, *Personalise the word, *Confess the word and finally,
*Act the word.
Believe that every word of God is true. God does not make empty promises (2 Corinthians 1:20). What He says He will do, He has done. Bible says “He declares the end from the beginning”. This means before He promises to do anything for anyone, He must have finished doing it before He says it. Hebrews 4:3 says ..”although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.”

Mixing faith with the word means you must believe that God has done it, secondly you must see it that God is talking to you personally. For instance where the bible says” I will bless your going out and your coming in” You must be able to say convincingly “God said that He will bless my going out and my coming in” Personalise the word and finally, act on the word. Never allow any word to go without you asking yourself ” What steps can I take about this message? And make sure you take those steps according to the word of God. When you mix the word with faith, you will not miss your blessing. Hallelujah.

Confession
Father, I believe you, I believe your word is working wonders in my life. As I mix faith with the word, the word will work for me in Jesus name.

Daily Bible Reading: JEREMIAH 47, PROVERBS 13,GALATIANS 2, DEUTERONOMY 11
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Start Your Day Right From the book Starting Your Day Right Devotional – by Joyce Meyer

Some people seem to start their day on the “wrong foot.” They feel all right when they wake up, but as soon as something goes wrong they lose their footing and walk with a “loser’s limp” the rest of the day. Once they are off to a bad start, it seems they never catch up.

If someone offends us early in the morning, our anger can keep us defensive all day. If we start the day rushing, it seems we never slow down. But today our feet can be firmly planted in God’s Word. There will be no “bad day” when God’s Word supports, strengthens, and directs us.

Prayer Starter: Lord, I lift my day up to You and ask for Your help to get off on the right foot. Help me to go forward with a clean heart and a positive mindset focused on You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Realistic Expectations From the book Power Thoughts Devotional – by Joyce Meyer

How we treat ourselves is often how we treat others. For example, if you receive God’s mercy, then you will be able to give mercy to others, but if you are demanding and never satisfied with yourself, you will be the same way with others.

We need to learn to be good to ourselves and yet not be self-centered. You should respect and value yourself; you should know what you are good at and what you are not good at and realize God’s strength is perfected in your weaknesses. We stress over our faults and yet everyone has them. If you had no faults, you would not need Jesus, and that is never going to happen!

Prayer Starter: Father, help me to have realistic expectations of myself and others, knowing we all have weaknesses and need Your daily support. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Choose Life! From the book New Day New You Devotional – by Joyce Meyer

We will never enjoy life unless we make a quality decision to do so. Satan is an expert at stealing and our joy is one of his favorite targets. Nehemiah 8:10 tells us that the joy of the Lord is our strength. In John 10:10 we are told that “the thief ” comes to kill, steal, and destroy, but that Jesus came that we might have and enjoy life. Satan is the thief, and one of the things he seeks to steal is our joy. If he can steal our joy from us, we will be weak; and when we are weak, the enemy takes advantage of us.

Weak believers are no threat to him and his work of destruction. In order to live as God intends for us to live, the first thing we must do is truly believe that it is God’s will for us to experience continual joy. Then we must decide to enter into that joy.

Experiencing enjoyment in our souls is vitally important to our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Proverbs 17:22 (AMPC) says, A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.It is God’s will for us to enjoy life! Now it is time to decide to enter into the full and abundant life that God wills for us.

 

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When You Are Dealing with Pain From the book My Time with God Devotional – by Joyce Meyer

If you are in pain of any kind, Jesus knows how you feel! Always remember that all healing comes from Jesus. He is our compassionate Healer. He may work through some type of medical care, but He and He alone is the Source of healing!

Even though we seek professional help when we are sick or in pain, we should keep our eyes on Jesus to make us whole, and when we are well again, be sure to give Him the praise. Thank God in the midst of trouble, and trust and thank Him that His healing power is working in you. God’s Word says to thank Him at all times, in all things (see 1 Thessalonians 5:18). You may not be thankful for your pain and discomfort, but you can be thankful that God is with you and that He will cause all things to work together for your good as you continue loving Him and doing His will (see Romans 8:28).

When you are sick, it is an especially good time to pray for others you may know who are sick. During our own pain, we tend to have greater compassion for others who are also hurting. Prayer is sowing seed into the lives of others, and seed always produces a harvest. So, keep on trusting God and expect to get better and better every day!

Prayer Starter: Father, I ask You to heal me from all sickness, pain, and disease. I trust You to be my healer and I give You praise for my restoration. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

It Doesn’t Take Much From the book Love Out Loud Devotional – by Joyce Meyer

One of the many reasons I love God’s Word is that it is full of little things we can do to bless, encourage, and strengthen one another—things that don’t take much time or cost much money. Here are some of the acts of kindness the Bible says we can and should do for one another:

  • Watch over one another
  • Pray for one another
  • Look for kindnesses we can express to others
  • Be friendly and hospitable
  • Be patient with one another
  • Bear with others’ faults and weaknesses
  • Give others the benefit of the doubt
  • Encourage one another
  • Be loyal to one another
  • Be happy for people when they are blessed
  • Keep people’s secrets and don’t tell their faults
  • Believe the best of one another

 

The ideas listed here are relatively simple things we all can do if we are willing. We don’t have to make special plans for most of them, but can do them throughout the day as we have opportunities.

Winning God’s Way From the book Hearing from God Each Morning Devotional – by Joyce Meyer

Most of us are happy when we get what we want. That’s human nature. But when we walk with God as we should, other things become more important than seeing our desires fulfilled—things like seeking God’s desires for our lives, hearing His voice as we make decisions, and being obedient to His leading in every situation.

Dave and I once saw a picture in a store in the mall and I wanted to buy it. Dave didn’t think we needed it, so I threw one of my silent temper tantrums; I simply became quiet because I was angry.

“You okay?” Dave asked.

“Fine. I’m fine, fine, just fine.” I responded with my mouth while my mind was thinking, You always try to tell me what to do. What can’t you just leave me alone and let me do what I want to do?