Everyone that asks receives.

Believe That You Have Received

Matthew 21:19 'And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.'

MATTHEW 21:18-19

The Greek word for presently means 'instantly; immediately; soon.' However, the disciples didn't realize that the fig tree had died until the next day. If the tree died instantly, why didn't they notice it until the next morning? The answer to this question is found in Mark 11:20. The tree was dead from the roots up. The tree did die instantly just as the Word declared, but what had happened to the roots wasn't visible until the next morning.

There is a spiritual lesson here that applies to us receiving things from God. When we ask, we do receive, but it may take a period of time before we perceive it in the natural realm. God's answer comes before we see the manifestation of what we have believed the Lord for when we prayed. Just as with this fig tree, the answer lies beneath the surface, and therefore we don't 'see' what God is doing until the answer manifests.

Not all answers to prayer are manifested instantly. Satan can hinder God's power even after it has been released. In Daniel 10:1-13, God answered Daniel's prayer instantly, yet it took 21 days for Daniel to see God's answer manifest, because the prince of Persia (a demonic power) withheld the manifestation.

Prayer that meets the requirements outlined in God's Word is always answered.
Many times we don't perceive the answer because it always comes in the spiritual realm first then is manifested in the physical realm. If we waver from our confident faith, then we abort the manifestation of our answer to prayer.

But God did answer. Everyone that asks receives.

Entendre la voix de Dieu

Entendre la voix de Dieu

Jean 12:28 'Père, glorifie ton nom. Puis une voix venant du ciel vint dire: Je l’ai glorifiée et je la glorifierai encore.

JEAN 12: 20-28

C'est la troisième fois dans les évangiles que le Père a parlé d'une voix audible à ou à propos de Jésus (D'abord, lors du baptême de Jésus au Jourdain, puis pour la deuxième fois, lors de la transfiguration de Jésus).


Ce verset montre clairement que c'était une voix dans laquelle le Père parlait; Cependant, il y avait différents rapports du même événement. Certaines personnes ont entendu une voix et ont pensé que c'était un ange qui parlait. D'autres ont pensé que c'était le tonnerre.


Ceci illustre que «la personne physique ne reçoit pas les choses de l’Esprit de Dieu; car elles sont une folie pour elles; elles ne peuvent pas les connaître non plus,

sont spirituellement discernés (1 Cor. 2:14). Une personne charnelle au cœur endurci trouvera toujours une explication naturelle au surnaturel, même si et quand elle entend une voix audible de Dieu.


Un cœur dur nous empêche de percevoir les vérités spirituelles et nous empêche de comprendre. Quand une personne ne comprend pas la Parole de Dieu, Satan trouve

pas de résistance quand il vient le voler. Un cœur dur nous empêche de nous souvenir. Cela ne veut pas dire que les faits ou les Écritures ne peuvent pas être rappelés, c'est

les leçons spirituelles apprises qui ont été oubliées. De même, certaines personnes peuvent citer des Écritures ou se rappeler de quoi parle le sermon, mais elles ne peuvent percevoir la vie spirituelle ou retenir ce qu’elles ont perçu, à cause de

un coeur endurci.


Jésus n'avait pas besoin d'entendre cette voix audible de Dieu, car il avait une parole de prophétie plus sûre que la voix audible de Dieu du ciel (2 Pi. 1: 18-20). Jésus connaissait la «voix» des Écritures de l'Ancien Testament qui parlait du Christ glorifié et pouvait aussi entendre la voix du Père dans son cœur, comme il l'avait fait à maintes reprises.


Cette voix audible n'est pas venue rassurer Jésus, mais elle a été adressée à ceux qui avaient des oreilles pour entendre afin qu'ils puissent croire.

{C'était là uniquement pour afficher la volonté et le pouvoir de Dieu tout-puissant}


 ** Votre dévotion quotidienne avec Andrew Wommack

Modern Technology can strand or damage modern Teens

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by kerminator

The Modern Technology monster will sap children's efforts

** Modern Technology should be limited and controller in the lives of children, especially teens! **

Date:   9/5/2019
" A must-read for people with teens and technology!

Technology should be introduced to children's life as late as possible, and definitely, should be kept out of their bedrooms and other totally private areas. Plus most of the Videogames, social media and the internet that demand so much of their attention! Because at younger ages undisciplined minds can and will generally become distracted from the keys elements of their life! Which also makes technology the enemy of their sleep which is critical for the overall teens’ health.

Much of this is from a post from Quartz’s New York - July 26, 2017.

Children need both affection and structure in order to develop into secure, happy adults.

But if parents can only provide one, it should be structure, said Lisa Damour, a psychologist who specializes in adolescent girls, and the author of Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions Into Adulthood.

“They can get warmth from their teachers, from their friends’ parents, but they can only get structure from parents,” Damour said in a conversation with Kevin Delaney, Quartz’s editor-in-chief, at Quartz’s New York office on July 26, 2017.

That contradicts many of the messages parents are sent through popular culture and parenting guides. But Damour, who also writes for the New York Times, said studies prove it out. Children who are raised in a stern, business-like way may be less happy as adults, but they’ll have the tools they need to function. Children raised without discipline or rules can be stunted and ill-equipped for adulthood.

The worst outcomes come when children are raised without either, and they run the risk of delinquency, she said. It’s far better to make sure children have both. “They need to feel loved, and they need to know the rules,” she said. “That’s your job” as parents.

Adolescents actually want structure from their parents, despite their protestations to the contrary. Permissiveness and inconsistency from parents can be unsettling and provoke anxiety, she said.

“Being a teenager feels like you’re out of control and you’re surrounded by people who are out of control,” she said. “You don’t want parents to be out of control.”

Damour—the mother of her own teenage daughter—says she gives parents a few hard-and-fast rules in her practice. But she does offer some advice on how to raise teens:

Frame rules around safety. Kids are more apt to follow guidelines if they understand the rules’ purpose is to keep them safe. Insisting they obey for reasons of morality or hierarchy (eg “because I’m your father!”) is more likely to backfire.

Don’t underestimate the power of apologizing. It tells teenagers they’re respected, and it helps builds trust.

Stress is a normal part of growing up, and it helps teens grow and become resilient. It becomes a problem when they have no downtime, or opportunities to relax.
“You may lose some of the battles, but You had rather lose the battle with a 17-year old than a 13-year old.”

Hearing God's Voice

Hearing God's Voice

John 12:28 'Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.'

JOHN 12:20-28

This is the third time recorded in the gospels that the Father spoke in an audible voice to or about Jesus (First, at Jesus' baptism in the Jordan River and then the second time, at the transfiguration of Jesus).

This verse makes it clear that it was a voice that the Father spoke in; however, there were different reports of the same event. Some people heard a voice and thought it was an angel who spoke. Others thought it was thunder.

This illustrates 'the natural person receives not the things of the Spirit of God:  for they are foolishness unto them: neither can they know them, because they  
are spiritually discerned (1 Cor. 2:14). A carnal person with a hardened heart will always find some natural explanation for the supernatural even if and when they heard an audible voice from God.

A hard heart keeps us from perceiving spiritual truths and stops us from understanding. When a person doesn't understand God's Word, Satan finds 
no resistance when he comes to steal it away. A hard heart keeps us from remembering. This isn't to say that facts or scriptures can't be recalled, it's 
the spiritual lessons learned that have been forgotten. Likewise, some people can quote scripture or remember what the sermon was about, but they can't perceive the spiritual life in it or retain what they did perceive, because of 
a hardened heart.

Jesus didn't need to hear this audible voice of God because he had a more sure word of prophecy than the audible voice of God from heaven (2 Pet. 1:18-20). Jesus knew the 'voice' of the Old Testament scriptures that spoke of the Christ being glorified and He could also hear the Father's voice in His heart as He had on so many other occasions. 

This audible voice didn't come to reassure Jesus, but it came to those who had ears to hear, so that they might believe. 
{ It was there purely to display the Will and Power of Almighty God }

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Rappelez-vous qui vous êtes 'en lui'.

La nouvelle création de dieu

Jean 12:23 "Et Jésus leur répondit: Le temps est venu pour que le Fils de l'homme soit glorifié."

JEAN 12: 20-23

Philippe et André venaient de faire savoir à Jésus que certains Grecs ou Gentils le cherchaient à la fête. Il avait exercé son ministère auprès d'autres païens, mais c'est la première fois que les païens venaient spécifiquement pour le chercher, au lieu de ce qu'il pouvait faire. Apparemment, c'était un signe supplémentaire pour Jésus que son temps était venu et qu'il ne pouvait plus limiter son ministère aux seuls Juifs. Par conséquent, il a fait des déclarations sur sa mort et sa glorification, qui briseraient le mur de cloison intermédiaire entre le Juif et le Gentil.


Un mur de séparation physique symbolisait cette division dans le temple de Jérusalem. Les Gentils pouvaient entrer dans une zone désignée du temple appelée cour des Gentils, mais un mur de pierre d'environ cinq pieds de haut les empêchait d'aller plus loin. Un panneau placé devant le mur indiquait: "Aucun homme d'une autre nation ne doit entrer, et quiconque est pris sera accusé de sa mort!"


De nombreux règlements et règles ont séparé les Juifs et les Gentils pendant des siècles. Le travail du Christ sur la croix a aboli cette séparation en supprimant la loi, supprimant ainsi la barrière entre ces deux groupes. Au lieu de transformer les Gentils en Juifs ou les Juifs en Gentils, Dieu a créé une toute nouvelle création.


C'est comme croiser un cheval et un âne. Le résultat n'est pas un cheval ou un âne, mais un nouvel animal appelé mulet.


Dans l'église du Nouveau Testament, il n'y a pas de Juif ou de Gentil, de lien ou de liberté, car Dieu a créé quelque chose d'absolument neuf. C'est le «seul homme nouveau», la nouvelle création en Christ Jésus, l'église, le corps de Christ, sa plénitude, qui est tout en tous (Eph. 1:23).

Rappelez-vous qui vous êtes 'en lui'.

God's New Creation Remember who you are 'in Him.

God's New Creation

John 12:23 'And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.'

JOHN 12:20-23

Philip and Andrew had just brought word to Jesus that certain Greeks or Gentiles were seeking Him at the feast. He had ministered to other Gentiles, but this is the first time that the Gentiles came specifically to seek Him instead of what He could do. Apparently, this was an added signal to Jesus that His time had come and that He could no longer confine His ministry to only the Jews. Therefore, He made statements about His death and glorification, that would break down the middle wall of partition between the Jew and the Gentile.

There was a physical wall of partition that symbolized this division in the Jerusalem temple. The Gentiles could come into a designated area of the temple known as the court of the Gentiles, but a stone wall, about five feet high, stopped them from going further. A sign standing before the wall stated, 'No man of another nation is to enter, and whosoever is caught will have himself to blame for his death!'

Many regulations and rules separated Jews and Gentiles for centuries. Christ's work on the cross abolished that separation by removing the law and thus removing the barrier between these two groups. Instead of changing the Gentiles into Jews or the Jews into Gentiles, God made a brand new creation.

It's like crossing a horse and a donkey. The result is not a horse or a donkey, but a brand new animal called a mule.

In the New Testament church there is no such thing as Jew or Gentile, bond or free, for God has created something absolutely new. It's the 'one new man,' the new creation in Christ Jesus, the church, Christ's body, the fullness of Him, that filles all in all (Eph. 1:23). 
Remember who you are 'in Him.'

Worship Him with all of your heart today.

The Power Of Praise And Worship

September 1st

Luke 19:39-40 'And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.'

LUKE 19:29-40

There is nothing wrong with praising God. It is encouraged and commanded thousands of times in the scriptures. The reason the Pharisees were so upset was because they didn't accept Jesus as God. Indeed, it would be blasphemy for Jesus to accept worship if He wasn't God. This is another confirmation of the deity of Christ.

Only Luke records this instance of the Pharisees' objection and Jesus' answer. This was the triumphant entry of Israel's King that was prophesied and anticipated for centuries. The excitement could not be contained. If people refused to praise Him, the creation would have broken out in spontaneous praise. No rock should have to do what God created us to do.

By compiling all of the writers' accounts of what the multitudes were saying, we have this record: 'Hosanna to the Son of David' (Mt. only). 'Blessed is he' ('the King'--Lk.; 'the King of Israel'--Jn.) 'that cometh in the name of the Lord. Blessed be the kingdom of our father David that cometh in the name of the Lord' (Mk. only). 'Hosanna in the highest' (Mt. and Mk. only). 'Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest' (Lk. only).

Pride was what caused Satan's original sin according to Isaiah 14:12-14. He wanted to be like the most High. One thing reserved for God alone is worship, and the devil has always sought that. If he can't be the one to receive worship, then he seeks to turn others away from giving true worship to the most High God. This is the reason why praise and worship to the Lord are such powerful tools against Satan. He can't stand to see God worshiped. 
Worship Him with all of your heart today.

True worship comes from the heart.

Worship From Your Heart

Mark 14:3 'And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she broke the box, and poured it upon his head.'

MARK 14:3-6

The spikenard was a fragrant plant, and its roots were used in Jesus' day to make an aromatic, costly perfume and ointment. The plant, itself, grows in the Himalaya mountains at an elevation of 11,000 to 17,000 feet. 
For centuries, it was used by Hindus as a medicine and perfume and was an actively traded commodity. Its great cost stemmed from that it had to be transported over 6,000 miles to reach Palestine, and depending on quality, it sold for as much as 400 denarii per pound (or $750 an ounce, is the modern purchasing equivalent). 

That made it more valuable than gold. This ointment was worth at least two and one-half times more than the thirty pieces of silver that Judas received for betraying the Lord, which is why Judas was so upset. This perfume was worth two and one-half times what Judas thought Jesus was worth.

Judas didn't care about the poor. He wanted to have the money that the perfume could have been sold for in his bag (he was the treasurer for Jesus) so he could steal it. This is a very serious crime that Jesus no doubt knew about, but scripture never mentions Him confronting Judas.

Judas' reaction to this act of pure worship is typical of the reaction toward worship of many people today. Judas and some of the other disciples, thought this was a waste. That was only because they didn't value Jesus as highly as Mary did. Mary had seen Jesus raise her brother from the dead and her heart was overflowing with love and worship. The disciples were looking on the outward things while Jesus was looking at Mary's heart (1 Sam. 16:7). 

Those who cannot see beyond the physical realm will be offended at others' displays of worship. True worship comes from the heart.

Fundamental truths - vérités fondamentales

“Principles are fundamental truths that serve as the foundations for behavior that gets you what you want out of life,” writes investor Ray Dalio in his bestselling book, Principles. Dalio focuses on skills like decision-making, investing, and managing organizations. While reading through it, I became inspired to put together my own list of principles that I’ve devised after more than five years of interviewing and coaching elite performers in sports, business, and beyond. Like Dalio’s, these principles are a foundation for a better you.

1. Stress + Rest = Growth

Whether you want to grow your body or mind or get better at a specific skill, you need to push to the outer limits of your current ability, and then follow that hard work with appropriate recovery and reflection. Decades of research in exercise science show that this is how you get stronger and faster, and the latest cognitive science shows that this is also how you get smarter and more creative.

2. Focus on the Process, Not Results

The best athletes and entrepreneurs aren’t focused on being the best; they’re focused on constant self-improvement. When you stop stressing about external outcomes — like whether you win or lose, attain a certain promotion, or achieve some other form of validation — a huge burden is lifted off your shoulders and you can focus your energy on the things you can control. As a result, you almost always end up performing better. Research shows that concentrating on the process is best for both performance and mental health.

3. Stay Humble

Humility is the key to growth. If you don’t maintain an open mind, you’ll severely limit your opportunities to learn and make progress. The best athletes trust their training programs but are also constantly looking for new ways to improve. Same goes for the best thinkers and creatives; they tend to be confident but not arrogant, and they check their egos at the door. Knowledge is always evolving and advancing — if you want to evolve and advance with it, you need to keep an open mind.

4. Build Your Tribe

There’s an old saying that you’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Turns out that’s true. A large and growing body of behavioral science research shows that motivation (or lack thereof) is contagious. One study, “Is Poor Fitness Contagious?Evidence from Randomly Assigned Friends,” found that up to 70 percent of your fitness level may be explained by the people you train with. Other research shows that if you work on mental tasks with people who are internally driven and love what they do, you’re more likely to end up the same way. If, on the other hand, you surround yourself with people who have a negative attitude and are focused solely on winning the rat race, you set yourself up for a less fulfilling experience.

5. Take Small, Consistent Steps to Achieve Big Gains

Habits build upon themselves. If you want to make any kind of significant change, you’d be wise to do so gradually and over time. In Stanford researcher BJ Fogg’s behavior model, whether someone takes action depends on both their motivation and their ability to complete a given task. If you regularly overshoot on the ability side of the equation, you’re liable to become discouraged and quickly flame out. But if you incrementally increase the challenge, what was hard last week will seem easier today. Put differently: Small and consistent victories compound over time, leading to massive gains.

6. Be a Minimalist to Be a Maximalist

You can’t be great at everything. Regularly reflect on what matters most to you and focus your efforts there. In the words of Mayo Clinic researcher and human performance expert Michael Joyner: “You’ve got to be a minimalist to be a maximalist; if you want to be really good at, master, and thoroughly enjoy one thing, you’ve got to say no to many others.”

7. Make the Hard Thing Easier

Willpower is overrated. Rather than relying completely on self-control, intentionally design your environment to make the hard thing easier. For example, if you (like everyone) are constantly distracted by your smartphone, don’t just turn it off — remove it altogether from where you’re trying to concentrate. If your challenge is eating healthy, instead of relying on your willpower at 9 p.m. after a glass of wine, simply keep the brownies out of the house. This applies to everything. Don’t just think about how you’re going to accomplish your goals; think about how you’re going to design for them.

8. Remember to Experience Joy

At first, this may sound crazy. Who doesn’t want to experience joy? But many Type A people are so driven to keep growing and progressing that sometimes they forget to be fully present for special moments or neglect to pause and celebrate their milestones. Don’t fall for this trap — it’s an especially dangerous one. “Moments of joy don’t just give us happiness — they also give us strength,” says Adam Grant, author of Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy. When things aren’t going well, we can fall back on happy memories to give us the resilience to move forward. 

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There is nothing fancy about any of these principles, though they do work best when all are applied together. Build them into your life and they will help you do it — whatever that is — better.

Brad Stulberg (@Bstulberg) writes about performance and wellbeing. He is the bestselling author of the new book The Passion Paradox and Peak Performance.

This article was originally published on January 19, 2018, by Brad Stulberg, and is republished here with permission.

United by what?

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by kerminator

Is America united by what?

*** Illusion of Self-Government *** 

Dear reader,

Today we're sharing an essay from American Consequences featured contributor Bill Bonner. It's the kind of pull-no-punches look at American liberty, patriotism, and history we've come to expect from Bill, and we think you'll enjoy it...
The Hollowing Out of American Liberty
How independent we really are, circa 2019...

By Bill Bonner

Date:   9/3/2019

If Americans weren't united by blood, history, religion, or language – what else is left?

Only an idea: that you could come to America and be whatever you wanted to be. You might have been a bogtrotter in Ireland or a baron in Silesia; in America, you were free to become whatever you could make of yourself.

"Give me liberty or give me death!" said Patrick Henry, raising the rhetorical stakes and praying no one would call him on it. Yet the average man at the time lived in near-perfect freedom. There were few books and few laws on them. And there were fewer people to enforce them.

Henry, if he wanted to do so, could have merely crossed the Blue Ridge west of Charlottesville and never seen another government agent again.

Illusion of Self-Government

Thomas Jefferson complained, in the Declaration of Independence, that Britain had "erected a Multitude of new Offices, and sent hither Swarms of Officers to harass our People and eat out their Substance."

Yet the swarms of officers King George III sent to America would have barely filled a mid-sized regional office of the IRS or city zoning department today.

Likewise, the Founding Fathers kvetched about taxation without representation. But history has shown that representation only makes taxation worse.

Kings, emperors, and tyrants must keep tax rates low; otherwise, the people rise in rebellion. It is democrats who eat out the substance of the people: The illusion of self-government lets them get away with it.

Tax rates were, on average, only 3% under the tyranny of King George III. Among the dubious blessings of democracy are average tax rates 10 times as high.

"Americans today," wrote one of the founders of the libertarian movement, Rose Wilder Lane, in 1936, "are the most reckless and lawless of peoples." But, she immediately continued, "we are also the most imaginative, the most temperamental, the almost infinitely varied."

This was after the Lincoln administration had annihilated the principle of self-government... but before the Roosevelt team had finished its work.

By the end of the 20th century, Americans were required to wear seatbelts. And they ate low-fat yogurt without a gun to their heads. By the start of the 21st century, they were submitting to strip searches at airports and demanding higher taxes to "protect freedom."

The recklessness seems to have been bred out of them. The variety, too. North, south, east, and west, people all wear the same clothes and cherish the same ideas.

Liberty has been hollowed out in modern America. But it is still worshipped as though it were a religious relic.