Spring has finally arrived and we are fast approaching the 2013 Family Freedom Walk on Saturday, May 11th. Last year the Lord brought in over $61,000 which absolutely stunned us. We would like to invite you to be a part of what God does this year through the walk. If you can join us that day, call today to register and start getting sponsors (732.350.1187). If you can’t walk with us, please consider being a sponsor. All the net proceeds go to support the Addiction Recovery Ministries to help restore lives, marriages and families from the devastation of addiction.
This year our staff is having a friendly competition between the men and the women so it would be great if all our Victory Call readers would sponsor the women’s team for $25.00 but even $5 or $10 will make a difference. This link will take you directly to our webpage if you would give on-line. Family Freedom Walk Support or if you prefer you may mail a check to America’s Keswick 601 Route 530 Whiting, NJ 08759 in either case please designate your gift to FFW: Women’s team. Thank you so much for your support.
We appreciate you. Blessings, The Victory Call writers
Have You Established Your Heart?
…Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. (James 5:8)
My friends have a sign at their front door with their family name stating, “Established in 1985.” This reflects the year they decided to establish a new family. In life we try and establish many things for ourselves. We establish a family, a home, a business, a type of lifestyle and so on.
In the dictionary it says that the word “establish” means…”to institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis.” Establishing something is important and it can bring stability and focus in one’s life. When we have established something or focus in on something we then have a goal to try to reach.
In James we see that it asks us to establish our hearts. The Bible talks about the heart 743 times. The Lord wants us to love Him with all our heart. The Bible talks about…blessed are the pure in heart … a thankful heart … the desires of your heart … a humble heart … God looks on the heart … and to establish your heart.
Where is your heart today? Many times when we are weary, or things don’t seem right in our life, we hear the expression… “It is a heart thing.” Have you established your heart to be focused on things of the Lord? In the world we live in, it is easy to give our heart away to things of this world. It is easy to have the desires of our heart turn away from things of the Lord. It is easy to work on establishing the things we “think” are important like careers, a bank account, a status in the community and even in our church. But our heart is what needs to be established first in our life in order for the rest of our life to fall into place.
“…love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind” (Matthew 22:37). Establish your heart on loving the things of the Lord.
James not only tells us to establish our heart but that the coming of the Lord is at hand. Join me in establishing your heart for the right things with the expectancy of HIS return.
Lynn A. Wilson
Writer for “Real Victory for Real Life”
365 Devotional Thoughts in the Spirit of America’s Keswick
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