We Are Either Blessed or Cursed...

Daily we are blessed or cursed

by what/who we most dearly love/serve💓💔

What/who on life's highway will claim our passion today?!!🙏

SO many choices but only two masters!

And we all, by the voice of choice, serve only one

Matt.6:24

“No one can serve two masters.

Either you will hate the one and love the other,

or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other.

You cannot serve both God and money.

Jesus~

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We are either blessed or cursed by what keens hunger and thirst

By the guests Thought entertains, by the quests desire unchains

By the reasons we confess in our search for happiness

By the voice that choice augments in courses of consequence

We are either cursed or blessed by replies by love professed

By the merits we applaud pertaining to self or God

By the setting of the goal, either for flesh or the soul

By what purpose primes pursuit that in time, turns into fruit

By what pleasure we employ by how we measure true joy

But what character we mold by what principles we hold

By how we view circumstance whether by design or chance

By the armor that we wear wrought by human hands or prayer

By what fuels hope or dread by who rules in heart and head

By what matter cheers or grieves by what faith or sight believes

By what edicts we endear, by what Author we revere

By what promotes worst or best we are either cursed or blessed

By what keens hunger and thirst we are either blessed or cursed

© Janet Martin

Acts 26:28-29

Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to become a Christian.”

29And Paul said, “I would to God that not only you, 

but also all who hear me today, 

might become both almost and altogether such as I am,

 except for these chains.”

Almost Persuaded 

Matt.5:1-12

And seeing the multitudes, He (Jesus) went up on a mountain,

 and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. 

2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:

3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,

For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 Blessed are those who mourn,

For they shall be comforted.

5 Blessed are the meek,

For they shall inherit the [a]earth.

6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

For they shall be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful,

For they shall obtain mercy.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart,

For they shall see God.

9 Blessed are the peacemakers,

For they shall be called sons of God.

10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,

For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, 

and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.

 12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, 

for great is your reward in heaven,

 for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

A Beautiful Life-Jim Reeves

Today's prayer: 

Lord, grant us wisdom, 

from your Word

through Your Spirit

so we may treasure 

Spiritual Blessings

over material blessings.

Amen