From The Book of Daniel

Because an excellent spirit, knowledge, and understanding to interpret dreams, clarify riddles, and solve knotty problems were found in this same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.

(Daniel 5:12)

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Everyday Life Amplified Bible

Daniel 5:12 tells us that "an excellent spirit" was found in Daniel. We must make up our minds and get into agreement with God that we, like Daniel, are going to be excellent, not mediocre. We must take an inventory of our lives and prune off anything that entangled us or simply steals our time. We must be determined, work hard, and refuse to quit or give up-drawing strength from God and not depending on ourselves. If we will do these things persistently and with and excellent spirit, we will eventually be victorious.

This above is from: Page 1344 in
The Everyday Life Bible
Containing the
Amplified Old Testament
And the
Amplified New Testament
Notes and Commentary
By Joyce Meyer

How to walk in the power of God

So get rid of all uncleanness and rampant outgrowth of wickedness, and in a humble (gentle, modest) spirit receive and welcome the Word which implanted and rooted [in your hearts] contains the power to save your souls.
But be doers of the Word [obey the message], and not merely listeners to it, betraying yourselves [ into deception by reasoning contrary to the Truth].

James 1:21-22

We see from James 1:21 that the Word has the power to save us from a life of sin, but only as it is received and welcome in our hearts. When we pay wholehearted attention to God's Word, it becomes implanted and rooted in us.

If you and I are to walk in the power of God, we need to heed the advice of verse 22 to become doers of the Word and not hearers only. Otherwise we deceive ourselves by reasoning that is contrary to the truth.

It is the truth, and the truth alone, that sets us free and keeps us free. In order for it to work in our lives, and in order for us to receive God's promises from the Word, we must be responsible and obedient to the Word. We cannot try to excuse away our sins and weaknesses. Instead, we must become bondservants of God and not to our human nature or to other people or things.

The bottom line is this: God is your Helper. He is your Healer, He has a personalized plan for your life. Make sure you know what it is; then begin to walk in obedience to the truth one step at a time. Obeying the Word requires consistency and diligence. It cannot be "hit and miss." You cannot just try it to see if it works, but you must have a dedication and commitment to obey the Word whatever the outcome.

I encourage you today to keep your mind tuned in to God's Word more than anything else. Let His Word become planted deep into your heart and listen to what it tells you. Obey Him. Then you will be a doer of the Word, not just a hearer of it---and you will walk in the power of God.

The Everyday Life Bible
Containing the
Amplified Old Testament
And the
Amplified New Testament
Notes and Commentary
By Joyce Meyer

May the Love of God bless us all!!!!❤

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Love Yourself

You shall love your neighbor as [you do] yourself.

Matthew 22.39


Listening to ourselves can be quite an education. Do you say negative and unkind things about yourself ? If you do, it is because deep in your heart, you have a bad attitude about yourself, and it will affect all of your relationships. God doesn't want you to say bad things about yourself; He wants you to love and respect yourself so you can love and respect others. You cannot give away what you don't have in you already.


God loves us unconditionally, and since God, Who is perfect, loves us, then surely we can love ourselves. We all make mistakes and want to change, and we should work with the Holy Spirit toward those changes, but through Christ we can love and value ourselves even while we are imperfect. The better you get along with yourself, the better you will get along with others.

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Power Thought: I receive God's love for me, and I love others as I do myself.


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July 11, 2014
Power Thoughts Devotional
365 Daily Inspirations For Winning The Battle of The Mind.
By: Joyce Meyer
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author


Please also remember God loved you so much He gave up His only Begotten Son, to save our lives.

Also please follow my (Positive Words) Blog.

Thank you, God bless you, and have a beautiful positive day.

God Strengthens You

Fear not [there is nothing to fear], for I am with you; do not look around you in terror and be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen and harden you to difficulties, yes, I will help you; yes, I will hold you up and retain you with My [victorious] right hand of rightness and justice.

(Isaiah 41:10)

When does this Scripture mean when it says, "I will strengthen and harden you to difficulties"? It means God makes you stronger and stronger as you go through things. It also means you become less affected by the difficulties and challenges you face as time goes on. It is like exercise; when you first do it, you get sore, but as you press through the soreness, you build muscle and gain strength and soon find ease in doing what was once very difficult.

As you have been walking with God, He has been strengthening you. You can face each new challenge, overcoming any fears, God will continually give you the strength you need to overcome and you will grow in maturity.

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Power Thought: Every challenge I face is an opportunity for God to strengthen me.



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Power Thoughts Devotional
365 Daily Inspirations For Winning The Battle Of The Mind
By: Joyce Meyer

And please all ways remember God love's you very much.

Minister to Yourself

Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit-you choose.

Proverbs 18:21 THE MESSAGE

Our thoughts affect our words, and our words affect our lives-words have power, and they directly affect our emotions. Words fuel good moods or bad moods, in fact, they fuel our attitudes and have a huge impact on our lives and our relationships.

In Proverbs 21:23 we are told to guard our mouths and tongues to keep ourselves from trouble. Proverbs also tells us, "Death and life are in the power of the tongue" (18:21). The message cannot be any clearer: If you speak positive and good things, you minister life to yourself. You increase your joy. However, if you speak negative words, you minister death and misery to yourself-you increase your sadness and your mood plummets. You have the choice between life and death, being positive or negative-so choose wisely!

POWER THOUGHT: I choose to speak life-giving words.

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Power Thoughts Devotional
365 Daily Inspirations For Winning The Battle of The Mind
By: Joyce Meyer
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author


And also please remember God loves you very much. Just spend some time with God everyday, and receive His love into your heart, it will be the best thing you could ever do in your life.

Forgiveness Is Forever

For by a single offering He has forever completely cleansed and perfected those who are consecrated and made holy....He then goes on to say, And their sins and their lawbreaking I will remember no more.

Hebrews 10:14,17


God's forgiveness is forever----ongoing for the duration of our lives; it is for every day. When Jesus died on the cross, He not only forgave everything we had done in our pasts, but He also committed Himself to forgive and forget every sin we would commit in the future.

He knows our thoughts before we think them; He knows our words before they come out of our mouths; He knows every wrong decision we will ever make--and they're all covered. All we have to do is stay in a relationship with Him. After all, what He wants from us more than anything else is not perfect performance, perfect behavior, or perfect attitudes, but hearts that really love Him.


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Power Thought: When Jesus died on the cross for me, He covered every sin I will ever commit.


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Power Thoughts Devotional
365 Daily Inspirations For Winning The Battle Of The Mind
By: Joyce Meyer

Please also always remember that God loves you and has a great and awesome plan for your life. Just get in a relationship with God, and spend some time with Him everyday and which Him change your life greatly.