The Christian Community Tries To Take Back What Belongs To Them!Written by Regina Sawyer
"See I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in desert and streams in wasteland." Is. 43:19Until now, plagued by scandals, and unscrupulous business practices, Network marketing industry was being frowned upon by Christian community. Many Christians, who once believe that involvement in this industry is an illegitimate way to earn a living, now see it as an alternative to help alleviate financial and funding pressure. For those who have become weary of ever-increasing benefit cutbacks and lay-offs in corporate America, network marketing and affiliate programs has become alternative for their survival. Before dawn of Internet, very few people really understood network marketing, and many got taken advantage of, due to ignorance. There are still many more, who continue to struggle to accept its legitimacy because they do not understand complex nature of industry. Network marketing is nothing short of word-of-mouth advertising. Word-of-mouth is most cost effective form of advertising, and many companies would rather pass their advertising savings to individuals willing to promote their goods or services. The industry is being closely monitored and regulated to protect consumer. Because of this tightened security, Christian community has now step up to plate, using this once dreaded medium, to alleviate constant funding pressure, on Christian families, churches and ministries.
| | How to Journal for the SoulWritten by Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur
How to Journal for Your Soul by Patrice Fagnant-MacArthurA journal can serve so many purposes. There are food journals to assist with weight loss, home improvement journals, baby keepsake journals, and travel journals, just to name a few. I started my first journal at age 15 simply because I wanted to remember what it was like to be that age, and realized that if I didn?t write it down, I would forget. Just recently, I began blank book number 12! These simple books, filled with life?s memories, are among my most prized possessions. But what about a journal for soul? ? a journal devoted to one?s relationship with God? What would such a journal contain? It could be a series of letters to God. Just as sometimes it is easier to write a letter or send an email as opposed to picking up phone or having a face-to-face conversation, it can be easier to speak to God through writing. In this case, this journal would be a form of prayer, a conversation with God. Such a journal might be used to write about one?s relationship with God. It could be a place for indicating where God was for you on any given day. Did you find God in another person, in smile of a child, in kindness of a stranger, or perhaps in creation, in a beautiful sunrise or a crisp autumn day? When did God feel absent? Was there a time that you felt alone and abandoned? This journal might be as simple as a list of positives and negatives. A journal for soul might also contain a list of goals for where you would like your spiritual life to be. Would you like to devote more time to prayer? Perhaps attend church services more frequently? Spend more time appreciating nature? Be kinder to those you encounter each day? Writing down these goals can be a first step to making them a priority in your life. You could then include what steps you take to make those goals a reality. In addition, you might want to reflect on your spiritual history. Looking back at your life, can you see God at work? Do you see a plan taking shape, a direction in which you feel that you have been pushed? Were there times that you rejected God and attempted to make it on your own? What brought you back into a relationship with God? Looking at one?s past can be integral in moving to a new future.
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