Voice of Familiarity (6/18/2015)

Hello everyone,tomorrow is Friday; make sure you prioritize and make the most of your weekend while actually taking some time for enjoyment and relaxation. Don't forget that despite its length and redundancy of announcements, one of the more pertinent aspects of the SOD is the Prayer of the Day; I encourage you to always read this prayer, though typically unchanging, it effectively covers significant concerns worth praying for. PRAYER REQUESTS: I encourage you to continue praying for one another as the Spirit leads, and remember to thank Yahweh for the victory while refraining from claiming defeat from the enemy; ALWAYS pray for your desired result, NOT the unfavorable outcome (refer to the book The Tongue – A Creative Force, by Charles Capps). ANNOUNCEMENTS: If you or someone you know would like to get involved in giving back to the community, donations may be made year-round to assist my non-profit organization, FMBS Inc., with its day-to-day operations through the PayPal link located on our website (listed below under Join Our Cause). You may also register to contribute funds per every purchase you make through Ralph's and/or Food 4 Less (this is NO cost to you, the donation is a percentage taken from each purchase, and donated from the store on your behalf); if you would like to link your rewards card with FMBS Inc. let me know so that I may send you the information to register... ALL registrations must be updated ANNUALLY, so if your rewards card was previously enrolled, my request is that you resubmit your registration each year. Your continued support is always appreciated. Please keep spreading the word. 

HEALTHY LIVING TIPS:

Change begins within… "Strength-training expert Wayne Westcott says: "Strength-train for 10 minutes and you'll burn about 80 calories during the workout and another 100 calories or so in the hours after you finish, as the body requires energy to repair and build muscle." Multiply all that by 2 months, and you have roughly 11,000 calories, which translates to about a 3-pound loss of body fat. So how did they lose the rest of it? The clean eating certainly helped, but Westcott says the other probable factors speak to strength training's many benefits. "You also gain lean muscle, which further boosts your metabolism. Plus, resistance training increases energy and shows results quickly, and people instinctively build on that momentum. So you eat a little bit better or walk your dog a little longer—and it adds up fast" (Southerland, J. B. (2015, June). Transform your body in just 10 minutes a day. Prevention. Retrieved from http://www.prevention.com).

JOIN OUR CAUSE: Fostering Mind, Body, and Soul Incorporated (FMBS Inc.) is on a never-ending quest to locate deserving individuals to extend our services to. Therefore we are always in need of monetary donations and/or contributions of hygiene items, sealed snacks, bottled water, winter items (gloves, scarves, blankets), mini bibles, etc.; our YEAR-ROUND mission is to serve homeless and/or needy individuals and families in underprivileged communities throughout Southern California. We are successful because of YOUR continued support. Please continue to back us up through participation, and/or by encouraging others to join our cause!

 

For more information about our organization, visit our website at http://www.fmbs-inc-bytye.org and/or add our Facebook page, Fostering Mind, Body, and Soul Incorporated (and/or Fostering Mindbodyandsoul), and follow us on Twitter @FMBSInc. On behalf of my team of volunteers, I thank you in advance. ~Tylesha "Tye" Allen, CEO/Founder, FMBS Inc. Est. 2012~

 

BE ENCOURAGED: NEVER lose sight of God in the midst of adversity… If you believe in God (His title) – Yahweh (His personal name), you can be delivered, transformed, restored, and your mind can be renewed. The rest of this day isn’t promised, let alone tomorrow, so why not strengthen your faith TODAY? Feed your body healthy nutrition, be cautious of what things you allow your eyes, ears, and spirit to be exposed to (e.g. media, books, TV, music, etc.), and YOU can start anew and become a better you, NOW not later. Ponder this, “Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes” (Peter Drucker). Have a blessed rest of the week.

 

Yahweh, please clear our minds and open our eyes, ears, and hearts so that we may see, hear, and receive your intended message from this fellowship. In the name of Jesus, Amen!

 

PASSAGE – JOHN 10:4-5: 

“And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.”

 

***Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible***

 

REFLECTIONS:

“After thirty years of marriage, I can almost tell you what my wife will say in a given situation. Over a period of time of being with a person, there’s no question that you get to a point where you can almost tell just what he or she is thinking. Even when that person is not around, you can hear that person’s voice in your mind. Our relationship with Christ can be much the same. Spend enough time with Him, and you will learn of His heart, have more understanding of what He thinks, and even get to where you can hear His words in your mind. There may be times when, due to circumstances, it is harder to hear His voice. Yet, His voice remains a familiar one to those who follow Him. As Jesus prayed, He asked the Father that we might be one with Him even as He was one with the Father. Just as the voice of the Father was familiar to Jesus, the voice of Jesus can be also to us--a very familiar voice” (Chambers, R. (2015, May 22). A voice of familiarity [Web log comment]. Retrieved from http://reflections.daybyday.org/). 

 

Think of this verse with us as sheep and Jesus as our Shepard; we are supposed to follow our Shepard's voice without being distracted by "strangers" - rather the enemy. But how can we know our Father's voice? When the Bible uses the tern "know" it's a reference to intimacy between people. That being said, to know Yahweh, to know Jesus and to know the Holy Spirit, we need to be intimate with Him: our walk needs to be strong - we need to keep our eyes stayed on the Word; we need to pray without ceasing; we need to fellowship so that His voice is unmistakably dominate in our lives. Spend MUCH time getting to KNOW Yahweh so that you can be a good sheep and follow the voice of familiarity.

 

PRAYER OF THE DAY:

Yahweh we thank you for life, health, and strength. Thank you for providing the courage and strength we need to remove the guilt we've placed on self, and for removing every negative thought that has held us captive in our own minds. We thank you for transforming our image into one that mirrors Jesus, so that His goodness is reflected in all that we do. Thanks for blessing each of us with a double portion of your Spirit, and for closing every unnecessary door that is open in our lives. Thanks for opening supernatural doors to peace, prosperity, clarity, contentment, and happiness. We thank you for providing each of us with the clear and concise revelations we need in order to overcome the adversary. Please continue to help us see, hear, and feel your presence through every trial and tribulation, and for discernment to know the difference between your will vs. our own desires. We take back everything the enemy has stolen from us, and bind every evil and malicious plot, plan and scheme devised against us, in the matchless name of Jesus. We grant your angels permission to do our bidding on earth, and thank you for protecting us from its recourse. This is our affirmation of faith Yahweh, we submit our petition to you, and claim all these things in the name of Jesus, Amen!

 

Respectfully,
Tylesha "Tye" Allen

CEO/Founder

FMBS Inc. Est. 2012
Ministry Blog: http://sodbytye.blogspot.com/
Non-profit Website: http://fmbs-inc-bytye.org/

Follow FMBS Inc. on Twitter: @FMBSInc

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