12 Daily Affirmations For Christian Leaders

1. I am uniquely created by God for a specific purpose.

God created only one model with my exact DNA. He specifically selected my parents, siblings, race, nationality, mental capacity, physical features and time in history. Like any responsible artist, architect, designer or inventor, God certainly had a precise purpose in mind before He went to all the trouble assembling me.

2. I use Jesus Christ as my role model.

I, like Jesus, want to do nothing from myself, independently, of my own accord, but only as I am taught by God and get His orders. Even as I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just and right because I refuse to seek to consult my own will [my own aim, my own purpose], but only the will and pleasure of the Father who sent me. (John 5:30 AMP)

3. I live each day in the awareness that there is time to do everything God wants me to do.

There is not time to do everything; there is not time to do everything good or everything everyone else wants me to do; and there is definitely not time to do everything that "I" want to do. But there is time to do everything that God is asking me to do today.

4. I acknowledge that God is providing everything and everyone required for me to fulfill His purposes in my life.

Money, manpower and the means-necessary are provided (or withheld) to help me understand His direction and plan for my life. When finances are tight, I make different decisions than I would have if money was flowing. I receive this as God's method of helping me know what to do when.

5. I recognize that every encounter is God's providence versus mere happenstance.

God Himself is ordering my life: I enjoy blessings, not luck. My fate is not up for grabs but is secure in Christ. My coincidences are really God-incidents. I am led by God, not circumstances. Instead, God will use every situation to help me understand His activity in my life, if I will recognize His desire to do so.

6. I REFUSE to focus on negatives in myself, in others or in my circumstances.

I routinely analyze all negative influences in my life for object lessons and quickly run them the painful portions of each to the foot of the cross. I then visualize myself joining Christ on the cross, and there, through His power in me, I look at my offender (even if it is myself) and say, "Father, I forgive them. They don't even know how badly they have hurt me." Then, crawling down again, I move in a resurrected fashion through life, ready to extend God's forgiveness to every offender (even if they do not yet realize their offenses).

7. I feed on God's Word.

I have verse cards in my pockets, car, kitchen, desk drawer and on my mirror. My thoughts return to my current memory verse frequently as I meditate on the Bread of Life.

8. I breathe the air of prayer.

I pray frequently, and without ceasing. I can go a few days without water and a few weeks without food, but I cannot survive ten minutes without oxygen. Like a dolphin surfacing for air, I must frequently burst through the clouds of life into the Sonshine of God, through prayer, or I will begin to suffocate spiritually (defined: stress).

9. I take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

My alarm system goes off at the earliest signs of "self" sins including self-centeredness, self-indulgence, self-righteousness, and the mother of them all, self-pity. I trust God to show me all wrong thoughts, after which I give them to Christ, as if they were prisoners of war with which He must deal.

10. I praise God through every situation. No exceptions.

Everything that comes into my life, Satan wants to use to destroy me; but everything that comes into my life, God wants to use for my good. I refuse to wallow in disappointment, despair or self-pity, choosing instead to partner with God for His best in my life by moving immediately to praise. (Praising God through a devastating situation is called "the sacrifice of praise".)

11. I follow the Leader, doing every NEXT STEP that God ordains for me.

It is impossible for God to take me from the comfort of my current position into the glory of battles won without first working me through boot camp. I recognize that every obstacle, set-back, disappointment and challenge are God-ordained as training tools to prepare me for my destiny in Christ. I receive them with joy and push through with determined faith and hope.

12. I resolve to be patient with His process - as I firmly believe that all the events of my life are interactive.

I trust God more than I trust a physician, who would readily cut me open rather than see me die. I trust God more than I trust a professor, who would willingly inflict a painful score on me rather than watch me miss the knowledge I'd need to succeed. I trust God more than I trust an employer, whose regular paychecks appear to sustain me. I trust God, no matter what!

Make Your Car Donation Count

While many organizations will be happy to accept your donation of a car, few can say that your car donation will feed homeless children in America. When you make your car donation to a USA charity that helps children, you know your donation will make a difference.

Between five hundred thousand and two million children in the United States are homeless at some time during year. While definitive statistics are lacking, experts who study homelessness and children's welfare find that homelessness among children is increasing in rural and in urban areas of the United States. These new homeless children and their mothers are likely to be suffering financially because of job loss, domestic violence, high housing costs, decreased government and social supports, and economic recession.

Homelessness impacts the health of children. Being exposed to the elements and lacking clean and safe sleeping and eating quarters, they are subject to a variety of illnesses. Common health issues among homeless children include respiratory tract infections, skin ailments, asthma, digestive problems, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, homeless children are sick at twice the rate of other children.

And it's not just their physical health that suffers. Their homelessness puts them in situations where they are likely to be traumatized by being victims of violence and by witnessing violence. More than one-fifth of homeless preschoolers have serious emotional problems. Homeless children are twice as likely to repeat a school grade as are other children. Homeless children have twice the rate of learning disabilities as non-homeless children. All too often homeless youth earn their living through pornography, prostitution, or the illegal drug trade-the only avenues available to them for making money.

Over one in fifty children in the United States are homeless for at least some part of the year. Everyone wants to help children, and homeless children are certainly in need of help. But donating money to charity is difficult these days, as many people are struggling financially. Car donations give people who want to help a way to do it. Rather than sending a clunker to the junkyard or accepting bottom dollar on a trade in, people who want to help homeless children can donate their vehicles to worthwhile charities. When they donate their car to charity they get the satisfaction of knowing they are helping and they get a tax deduction for their charitable contribution.

It's very easy to donate a vehicle. Most charities that accept car donations also take trucks, motorcycles, RVs, and vans. Some even accept boats and trailers. Many organizations can arrange for free pickup or towing, depending where the car is. The vehicle does not even have to be in working order. The charity will sell the vehicle and use the proceeds to fund charitable programs.

Without taking any money from their pockets, people who want to help homeless children can make a difference by donating their vehicles to charity. It's a great way to lend a hand without emptying your pockets.

Teleclasses, Teleseminars, Webinars: New Ways to Stay in Touch and Learn

Thanks to modern technology, people have more ways than ever to stay in touch with each other and to continue learning in the comfort of their own home. There are many ways to communicate with others, and as the technology continues to advance, even more effective ways will be developed.

One of the earliest advances was the chat room, which allows people to talk to each other via their keyboards, but not verbally. The conversation is in real time, and many people can participate at the same time.

Programs for making free telephone calls over the Internet to anyone else who also has the program are gaining in popularity as the calls become clearer. However, concerns about legal issues (with challenges to its intellectual property), traffic security, and political concerns by governments who want control over their telecommunications systems, keep many from using the service.

A popular Internet teaching venue is the recorded teleseminar, which is made available to interested viewers via an MP3 download or by clicking on a button on a website and then viewing the presentation online. Viewers don't get to participate during the session, but they can listen to the information as often as they like, at their own convenience.

Instructors also use teleclasses to teach their students. They're similar to teleseminars, but normally involve fewer participants, and since the audio portion of the presentation is an open line, everyone involved can hear everyone else. This allows unlimited interaction between the instructor and participants.

Teleconferencing is also popular, although there is no visual component, since the presentation is done over the telephone. However, everyone can hear everyone else, so there is still lots of room for interaction and discussion between participants. Teleconferences work well for small groups, but can get somewhat unwieldy as more participants join the conversation.

Teleseminars are similar to teleconferences, especially in that only audio is used to convey a presentation over the phone, but differs in that one the presenter or a guest speaker can be heard throughout the presentation. The advantage to teleseminars is that hundreds of people can listen in at the same time, and since the background noise from all those phones is muted, the presenter's message is clearly audible to everyone. Often, the host will open the lines to take questions.

The next step up the ladder is video conferencing, in which participants can see the presenter on screen as the presentation is being made. Being able to see the presenter has many advantages, allowing for the use of charts and other visual elements to be incorporated into the event. If the group is small, many video conferences are two-way, with cameras on both ends of the line, so the presenter can also see the participants. This can be a very effective way to communicate over long distances, but the video quality is often below average and can be too expensive for some organizations to purchase.

Finally, there's a fairly recent technological advance called a webinar, which is a hybrid of several of the techniques discussed earlier. Webinars allow both audio and visual communication between presenter and participants, either by means of the telephone or via webstreaming. The video is delivered by computer, which means that the presenter is given more options, including PowerPoint presentations. Since there's real time audio and visual communication, webinars allow the most comprehensive interaction between participants and presenters.

It's a whole new world out there, but as technology continues to advance, people will be able to communicate more effectively over long distances than ever before.

Copyright © 2006 Jeanette J. Fisher

CMS Development - Get a Perfect Website

People say that expectations should not be high in any field. But as far as Internet marketing is concerned, it is natural that expectations would grow. Such is the field of Online marketing. Internet can show sky to a product or a service. There is no limit of customers here and these customers are increasing day by day. Now if you desire to sell your product in a great way then it is necessary that you have a website which is crafted in a perfect manner. A website must provide the solutions in the best way.

It should solve the problems of customers. And if it is not doing all these things then this is the time to switch to CMS development. It is true that this sounds simple that a website can do magic but this is not is simple. It needs endeavor. You can turn to CMS development providing companies for getting a prefect website. you can also use flash web designing. These solutions provide those applications which make a website an absolute one. A website which impart services effectively, a website which communicate about your product efficiently and a website which sells in an effective way.

A website which is perfect is full of useful links, search boxes and navigation buttons. Its contents talks logical and it is truly professional and not just beautiful. In fact, these features define the basic difference between a successful website and a website which is trying hard to make a place for itself. The content must be such that your website can become search engine optimized. That service you can get if you opt for CMS development and software development.

A website is successful if it is better in design, service and usability. Generally, people are opting for software development and CMS development for decorating and maintaining a website in that way. A professional flash web designing also can make your website look dynamic. A perfect website looks user friendly because it is full of useful content which is the essential aspect. It is tough to make a website full of useful content and links but professional web designers can make that possible.

So opt for CMS development [http://www.rupizmedia.com/telecom-cms] services and use web design softwares like HTML editor, flash photo gallery, flash form builder etc. for having a perfect website.

Acne Scars and Their Treatment

For many people, the embarrassing effects of acne are not temporary. Scarring can leave people with the after-effects of acne for their entire lives. But now, thanks to many technological and medical advances, there is hope for those who suffer from acne scarring.

Thanks to a classification released in 2001, people can now identify which type of scarring they suffer from. Once the scarring is recognized, individuals can then seek specific treatment for their scars.

Rolling Scars - This scarring occurs when the subcutaneous tissue below the surface of the skin becomes tethered. The way to treat this type of scarring is by breaking up the subcutaneous fibrous bands.

Boxcar Scars - These oval-to-round shaped scars have sharp vertical edges. The deeper scars will require full-thickness skin treatment while shallower scars can be treated with skin resurfacing techniques.

Ice Pick Scars - These narrow, sharp scars give the appearance that the skin has been repeatedly punctured by a sharp tool. With this type of scarring, laser resurfacing or dermabrasion are usually the only forms of effective treatment.

Once the classification of scarring is determined, specific treatments should be sought:

Dermal Fillers - Injections into the skin cause the skin of the scars rise, giving your face a more even look. Common fillers include: fat, human collagen, and bovine collagen. This is a temporary solution and will need to be repeated.

Subcutaneous Incision - This procedure is used to break up rolling scars. A needle is used to go underneath the skin and cut the tethering bands. This can cause bruising for up to a week.

Laser Resurfacing - A popular treatment for many skin defects. A laser is used to essentially burn the top layer of skin to a certain depth. As the skin heals, it replaces the burned layer of skin with a fresh layer.

NBA Video Clips - A New Way to Get Your Basketball Movie Fix

Just the other day I was doing my usual rounds on Metacafe.com when I came across a video clip of Michael Jordan's 10 best dunks of all time. For those of you that aren't familiar with Metacafe.com, it is basically just a video posting site like YouTube, where users can upload their own videos and view other people's movie submissions.

The link was entitled VideoFarts.com, and when I clicked on it I was taken to an odd-looking site that had a funny picture of George Bush that greeted you with the message: "The best videos on the face of the planet." This greeting intrigued me so I decided to stay around and check out the site.

To my exquisite surprise, I found a section for 'Basketball Video Clips', and I was actually pretty impressed with all the video clips the blogger had posted. It wasn't that he had better NBA video clips than what I could find on YouTube or Metacafe, but rather that I couldn't find any crappy clips.

Therein lies the value of this blogger's site; He did all the legwork for me, and now I don't have to sit there and be subjected to video clips that just plain suck. For those of you that are regular users of YouTube, GoogleVideo, and Metacafe, you know that for every good video clip out there, there is a really bad one that is waiting for you to select it so it can waste your time.

There are quite a few video review blogs out there, but none that cater just to Basketball Video clips; so if you are into watching the coolest, newest basketball movies on the planet, I suggest you head on over to VideoFarts.com, where you will find a nice selection of very entertaining basketball clips.

In case you are interested here's a link over to the site's basketball video clips section. Videofarts.com also has about 12 different other categories of sports clips to choose from including soccer video clips.