Pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant announced on twitter yesterday that beginning July 28th you can purchase his cds, dvds & books from Walmart. Congrats!!! It’s good to know that you can do your retail and spiritual shopping at the same venue.
Archive for July 17, 2009
Word For Today By Victoria Osteen
Speak Life to the Dying Places by Victoria on July 16, 2009
There’s a friend of mine, a woman on our staff, who lives in an urban part of Houston. She has a town home with one town home on each side. About a year ago, all three neighbors had identical trees planted in front of their town homes. They were young trees, maybe 10 or 12 feet tall. When hurricane Ike came through in September 2008, those three new trees were toppled over, blown by the strong winds. They looked as if they were dying.
After the storm, all three neighbors went out to replant their trees. They tied their trees to stakes in the ground and did whatever they could to help those little trees take root. But my friend did something different from her neighbors. Every day she’d pass by her tree on her way to work, and she would speak to that little tree, “Be blessed! Grow straight and strong.” Day after day, she would speak life over her little tree. It wasn’t long before she noticed that her tree was growing stronger and straighter than her neighbors. In fact, her neighbor’s trees are still leaning over, not looking too healthy or growing very much, but her tree is now straight, strong, and flourishing! All three trees received the same amount of sun, the same water, the same soil. What made the difference? The power of words.
As you think about your life, what are the things that have been blown over by the storms and circumstances of life? What looks like it’s dying in your world? Are your dreams toppled over? Does your marriage appear to be uprooted? I encourage you today, just like my friend, begin to speak life and blessing to the dying places. Water those areas by speaking the Word of God. When you sow seeds of life and blessing, no matter what your circumstances my look like, before long—just like my friend—you’ll see life and health flourish by the power of your words!
The tongue has the power of life and death…(Proverbs 18:21, NIV).
For more articles, thoughts, and notes from Victoria, please visit VictoriaOsteen.com
Moms Do Lunch Sponsored By Washington Family Magazine
About The Event:
Let’s meet for refreshments, snacks and great conversation at Clyde’s in Broadlands, Virginia.
ALONG WITH GREAT CONVERSATIONS, WE WILL HAVE SOME REALLY TERRIFIC PRIZES. We will be giving away 4 Day Passes for Paintball Games at PEV’s Paintball ($180 value) and 4 Passes to the WaterPark at Massanutten Resort ($152 value – or exchange for golf green fees) at this Moms Do Dinner event. This is TERRIFIC SUMMER FUN!
We will also have a short presentation by Huntington Learning Center on how SUMMER LEARNING can be the KEY TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS.
To enter your name in the drawing for the special prizes to be given away on July 14, visit the FAMILY Magazine web site and click on the green GOODIES box! Then enter this secret code: JULY 21. (NOTE THE NEW DATE!!!!)
Where:
Clyde’s at Willow Creek Farm
42920 Broadlands Blvd
Broadlands, VA 20148
Contact:
571-209-1200
For more information, visit: http://www.washingtonfamily.com/page/Moms-Do-Lunch-Events
John Legend Performs Tonight At The Merriweather Post Pavilion
Where:
Merriweather Post Pavilion
10475 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044
Contact:
410-715-5550
Cost: $36, $56, $109
Purchase your ticket from: www.ticketmaster.com
For more information, visit: http://www.merriweathermusic.com/
Special Guests include India Arie & Vaughn Anthony
