Life and Writing Chronicles 05-05-2015

CHOOSING EACH MOMENT HOW TO LIVE: A JOURNALING EXERCISE OR PROMPT

You never know what curve ball life may throw you or when you are called to be in life's waiting room. It is what we choose to do with every moment that counts.

How are you choosing to live each moment today?

NEWS TO KNOW, JOURNAL ABOUT, AND PRAY:

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http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/ISIS-claims-texas-attack/2015/05/05/id/642572/

(Side-Note, Journaling Prompt, and Prayer Point: A terror attack by ISIS in and on the U.S. What is going to be done because of it? Point to ponder and pray.)

2

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsmax-Tv/Bernard-Kerik-Brian-Moore-slaying-outrage/2015/05/04/id/642558/?ns_mail_uid=97105315&ns_mail_job=1619576_05052015&s=al&dkt_nbr=8jrkxzrl

3

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Bosch-Fawstin-draw-prophet-winner/2015/05/04/id/642554/

4

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/05/05/isis-claim-responsibility-for-shooting-at-texas-muhammad-cartoon-contest/

5

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/05/05/university-researchers-uncover-new-cache-mark-twain-writings/?intcmp=latestnews

6

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/05/04/muhammad-cartoon-contest-note-to-jihadists-in-america-shoot-back/?intcmp=ob_homepage_opinion&intcmp=obnetwork

7

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/05/04/wapo-2016-gop-field--might-be-the-most-diverse-ever-n1994155?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

8

http://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2015/05/05/if-everybody-likes-you-youre-doing-something-wrong-n1994395?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

9

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/241031-immigration-battle-moves-to-the-military

10

http://www.ijreview.com/2015/05/312524-when-baltimore-police-union-launches-its-own-twitter-campaign-some-say-they-just-dont-get-it/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=morningnewsletter

BIBLE VERSES OF THE DAY OR WORD OF THE DAY 

(To meditate, ponder, think upon, ponder, prayer journal for at least the next 24 hours)

1

Philippians 4:6-7 Living Bible (TLB)

6 Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs, and don't forget to thank him for his answers. 7 If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus.

Living Bible (TLB). The Living Bible copyright © 1971 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

2

Proverbs 9:10 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

10 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB). Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. All rights reserved.

CHRISTIAN LINKS TO READ

1

https://maxlucado.com/audio/daily-audio/god-never-changes/?utm_source=MaxLucado.com+Weekday+Emails&utm_campaign=f0bac6aad7-RSS_DAILY_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9b9306e0eb-f0bac6aad7-222957317&mc_cid=f0bac6aad7&mc_eid=3ec8c24aa8

2

http://holleygerth.com/heart-hungry/

3

http://www.lovegodgreatly.com/2015/05/week-7-the-profile-of-a-false-teacher/

4

http://www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/todays-insight-chuck-swindoll/

5

http://www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/truth-for-life/

6

https://www.biblegateway.com/devotionals/morning-and-evening/

Life and Writing Chronicles 05-04-2015

RESPECT: A JOURNALING EXERCISE OR PROMPT

Why is it we demand others to respect us, but we do not offer everyone else the same respect we demand others give us?

Journal your thoughts.

I think this can be said about every single one of us if we were to stop, get out of the emotions, and really think.

Journal your thoughts.

How is it this can be said about you?

Journal your thoughts.

Read the news links below and come back to this journaling prompt or exercise and journal your thoughts.

How did we ever get to this point? I disagree with you, so I will kill you? Terrorism... Riots...

Journal your thoughts.

Every single human has a soul and a heart that beats. Every human makes mistakes and no one is perfect. None of us deserve respect because we are not perfect. However, it is the civilized thing to do and show respect to everyone, regardless of whether we agree or not. For, our agreement does not matter. Our respect for one another's lives, regardless of belief, should be what defines us.

Journal your thoughts.

NEWS TO KNOW AND PRAY

1

http://www.ijreview.com/2015/05/311756-nyc-police-officer-was-shot-in-the-head-and-now-hes-clinging-for-his-life/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=morningnewsletter

2

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/05/04/police-shooting-at-muhammad-cartoon-contest-in-texas/

3

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/penny-starr/expert-terrorist-group-boko-haram-has-killed-more-10000-people-nigeria

4

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/05/03/with-rescue-near-boko-haram-fighters-stoned-nigerian-girls-to-death/

(Side-Note and My Personal Journaling: This is the article that has me the most disturbed, moved, saddened... WHERE is the outrage? Where is the outrage of the Church as a whole and every single Christian? What about the USA?)

5

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/05/04/across-mideast-islamic-state-group-challenges-al-qaida-but-veteran-terror/

6

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/05/03/isis-killed-25-captive-yazidis-lawmaker-says/


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WORD OF THE DAY OR BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY

I wrote everything above this BEFORE I went to BibleGateway.com to see their verse of the day. Here it is:

2 Chronicles 7:14 Expanded Bible (EXB)

14 Then if my people, who ·are called by my name [belong to me], will humble themselves, if they will pray and seek ·me [L my face] and stop their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven. I will forgive their sin, and I will ·heal[restore] their land.

Expanded Bible (EXB). The Expanded Bible, Copyright © 2011 Thomas Nelson Inc. All rights reserved.

Prayer journal your thoughts day and night about this verse and the journaling prompt and news links I shared.

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Blessings,
--Stacy Duplease

Email:
agodlyvision@gmail.com
rememberingyourpresent@gmail.com

Blog:
http://rypstories.blogspot.com
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HDX Tablet

Life and Writing Chronicles 05-02-2015

A JOURNALING EXERCISE OR PROMPT

How was your week?

What did you do this week for others?

How have you been blessed this week? Count at least 15 Blessings, preferably a lot more.

NEWS TO KNOW AND PRAYER POINTS

1
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/240843-obamas-difficult-legacy-on-race
2
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/240805-iran-defense-bills-to-dominate-house-in-may
3
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/240824-special-ops-chief-concerned-about-al-qaeda-in-yemen
4
http://townhall.com/columnists/toddstarnes/2015/05/01/exclusive-conservative-leaders-blast-cbs-news-over-antichristian-bigotry-n1993279?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=
5
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/02/state-department-reportedly-deems-mission-to-rescue-americans-in-yemen-too/
6
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/02/2-russian-nuclear-bombers-entered-alaska-airspace-report-says/?intcmp=latestnews
7
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/05/02/duchess-cambridge-second-child/
8
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/05/01/two-jewish-residents-paris-assaulted-by-mob-in-latest-anti-semitic-incident/?intcmp=latestnews
9
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/04/30/how-drones-are-helping-nepal-earthquake-relief-effort/?intcmp=features
10
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/04/27/giant-easter-island-hats-rolled-into-place-study-says/?intcmp=features
11
http://www.ijreview.com/2015/05/311178-emotional-facebook-post-eyes-cop-chilling-reminder-face-every-day/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=morningnewsletter

BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY (WORD OF THE DAY)

1 John 5:14-15 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 Now this is the confidence we have before Him: Whenever we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked Him for.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB). Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. All rights reserved.

Prayer journal your thoughts, then answer the following questions:

What do you learn about prayer?

Are you confident when you approach God in prayer?

Do you pray with confidence as though your prayer has already been answered?

What was the last big prayer God answered? How? When?

What big prayers are you praying now?

What simple, smaller (but no less lofty or big) prayers are you praying now?

How will you apply this to your life?

What does God say?

What do you say to God?

Pray on this and ponder it all day and night. Keep journaling about it as well.

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Blessings,
--Stacy Duplease
Email:
agodlyvision@gmail.com
rememberingyourpresent@gmail.com
Blog:
http://rypstories.blogspot.com
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HDX Tablet

Life and Writing Chronicles 05-01-2015

NOTHING REQUIRES AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE: SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
(A JOURNALING EXERCISE OR PROMPT)

Nothing in this life requires an immediate response, except in matters of literal life and death situations.

Yet, how often do we react immediately and without question or thought?

How often do we react before we take the time to gather ALL the facts?

Doing so has caused families to divide, friendships to break, divorces, loss of a job, murder, race riots, and even war.

If we were to stop, think things all the way through and fully, and gather all the facts, then our reactions would be based on truth and not on emotion. We would them make the best decision every single time and people wouldn't get hurt.

Stop. Think. Gather the facts. Then, react.

Think.

NEWS TO BE AWARE OF AND PRAY

1

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/curtis-houck/2015/04/30/cnns-marc-lamont-hill-police-officers-are-bad-apples-acting-occupying

2

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2015/04/29/sc-papers-pulitzer-prize-winning-series-blames-bible-thumpers-domestic

3

http://kdvr.com/2015/04/29/theater-shooting-survivors-most-of-them-veterans-called-to-testify-on-day-3-of-trial/

4

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/240635-state-gives-benghazi-panel-4000-pages-of-new-documents

5

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/240630-house-panel-passes-612b-defense-policy-bill

6

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/240642-police-van-carrying-gray-made-undisclosed-stop

7

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/240634-michael-moore-disarm-the-police

8

http://www.newsmax.com/newswidget/saigon-evacuation-40th-anniversary/2015/04/29/id/641610/?Dkt_nbr=13074-1&nmx_source=The_Hill&nmx_medium=widget&nmx_content=121&nmx_campaign=widgetphase2

10

http://www.newsmax.com/US/texas-Jade-Helm-military-training-exercise/2015/04/30/id/641777/

11

http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/ted-cruz-obama-baltimore-race/2015/04/30/id/641653/

12

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsmax-Tv/Black-Panther-Quanell-X-blacks-Baltimore/2015/04/30/id/641866/?ns_mail_uid=97105315&ns_mail_job=1619099_05012015&s=al&dkt_nbr=yncwgmpp

13

http://www.ijreview.com/2015/04/310025-baltimore-mom-of-the-year-comes-under-attack-for-child-abuse-against-would-be-rioter-son/

14

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/05/01/many-questions-still-remain-in-death-freddie-gray/

15

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/04/30/us-navy-to-accompany-us-flagged-ships-in-persian-gulf-after-iran-seizes-vessel/?intcmp=latestnews

16

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/05/01/mount-everest-shrank-as-nepal-quake-lifted-kathmandu/?intcmp=features

17

http://www.foxbusiness.com/economy-policy/2015/04/29/june-is-out-september-looking-less-likely/?intcmp=ob_homepage_business&intcmp=obnetwork

HOPE

Psalm 31:24 Expanded Bible (EXB)

24 All you who ·put your hope in [wait for] the Lord
    be strong and ·brave [L let your heart be courageous].

Expanded Bible (EXB)

The Expanded Bible, Copyright © 2011 Thomas Nelson Inc. All rights reserved.Prayer journal your thoughts.

What have you put your hope in?

Has it worked?

What do you want to put your hope in? Why? How?

Meditate and think on this verse all day and night.

BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY

Hebrews 11:6 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

6 Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for the one who draws near to Him must believe that He exists and rewards those who seek Him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. All rights reserved.

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