Before you read this, I highly recommend clicking play on the video so you can hear the music as you read.
My reading was from Joseph Prince's book The Power of Right Believing: 7 Keys to Freedom From Fear, Guilt and Addiction, which you can find here. (I highly recommend it, as I do two of his other books I have read, Destined to Reign and Unmerited Favor. These two books broke me out of five years of depression and a life that was going nowhere. All three of these books are available here as a bundle for less than the cost of buying them separately. After all, who doesn't like a deal?)
The thing that blows me away about what Joseph Prince teaches is that every time I listen to him or read a chapter in his books or read one of his devotionals, I feel uplifted, as if Joseph Prince is on my side and God is on my side. I have struggled for almost three years now with writing and wanting to write full time. I feel like nobody understands me, but when I read from these books, I feel like I am not alone. I feel like there is a Great Being cheering me on, who has even been the one to give me the idea to write full time. I feel like He tells me, "It's going to be great! You were meant to do this. I gave you the desire to write and to be a writer full time because you have ideas that will change people's lives. The world needs the ideas that are swirling in your head. Write them down and the readers will come."
Every time I am encouraged. So I just want to pass some of that encouragement on to you today by sharing my meditation music with you and by sharing a few words that spoke to me from Joseph Prince's book this morning.
"Friend, we have all been forgiven much. The problem is, many don't know and don't believe this. Give up on your own self-efforts to be righteous. Give up on trying to overcome your own failings, mistakes, addictions, and bondages. Be like the woman with the alabaster box of precious ointment [Read Luke 7:37-47 in the Bible if you've never heard of the story]. When you fail, don't run away and hide. Come before His loving presence. Jesus already knows the guilt and condemnation that you are being tormented with. Come with boldness and confidence like this woman did. Feel free to weep in His sweet presence and simply worship Him. Pour out everything that is on your heart to Him. Don't worry, He will not heap more guilt, shame, judgment, and condemnation upon you. He will show you His nail-pierced hands and remind you of the cross. He will say to you, 'Your sins are already forgiven. I have already paid the price for your sins at Calvary. Rest in My forgiveness and love for you.'"
Joseph Prince's books have been a lifesaver for me because of their message of grace and hope. But even if you are not at a time in your life when you can buy these books, you can still get this message of love and hope each day by subscribing to his daily grace inspirations here. You will get an email every day with a message of hope that will lift you up, and before long you will find yourself making decisions that improve your life and take you in the direction of your dreams.
This morning I did something a little different. I listened to some mediation/zen music while I read something inspirational. The result was amazing. I have read inspirational material before but struggled with allowing it to truly enter my mind and change and uplift my spirit. This combo of music and inspirational words took the message straight to my heart and had me in tears in a second. (Tears are actually a good thing. They are one of the body's mechanisms to relieve stress.)
My reading was from Joseph Prince's book The Power of Right Believing: 7 Keys to Freedom From Fear, Guilt and Addiction, which you can find here. (I highly recommend it, as I do two of his other books I have read, Destined to Reign and Unmerited Favor. These two books broke me out of five years of depression and a life that was going nowhere. All three of these books are available here as a bundle for less than the cost of buying them separately. After all, who doesn't like a deal?)
The thing that blows me away about what Joseph Prince teaches is that every time I listen to him or read a chapter in his books or read one of his devotionals, I feel uplifted, as if Joseph Prince is on my side and God is on my side. I have struggled for almost three years now with writing and wanting to write full time. I feel like nobody understands me, but when I read from these books, I feel like I am not alone. I feel like there is a Great Being cheering me on, who has even been the one to give me the idea to write full time. I feel like He tells me, "It's going to be great! You were meant to do this. I gave you the desire to write and to be a writer full time because you have ideas that will change people's lives. The world needs the ideas that are swirling in your head. Write them down and the readers will come."
Every time I am encouraged. So I just want to pass some of that encouragement on to you today by sharing my meditation music with you and by sharing a few words that spoke to me from Joseph Prince's book this morning.
"Friend, we have all been forgiven much. The problem is, many don't know and don't believe this. Give up on your own self-efforts to be righteous. Give up on trying to overcome your own failings, mistakes, addictions, and bondages. Be like the woman with the alabaster box of precious ointment [Read Luke 7:37-47 in the Bible if you've never heard of the story]. When you fail, don't run away and hide. Come before His loving presence. Jesus already knows the guilt and condemnation that you are being tormented with. Come with boldness and confidence like this woman did. Feel free to weep in His sweet presence and simply worship Him. Pour out everything that is on your heart to Him. Don't worry, He will not heap more guilt, shame, judgment, and condemnation upon you. He will show you His nail-pierced hands and remind you of the cross. He will say to you, 'Your sins are already forgiven. I have already paid the price for your sins at Calvary. Rest in My forgiveness and love for you.'"
Joseph Prince's books have been a lifesaver for me because of their message of grace and hope. But even if you are not at a time in your life when you can buy these books, you can still get this message of love and hope each day by subscribing to his daily grace inspirations here. You will get an email every day with a message of hope that will lift you up, and before long you will find yourself making decisions that improve your life and take you in the direction of your dreams.
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