SINGLES AWARENESS DAY
17 If you say to
yourselves, “These nations are more numerous than we. How can we dispossess
them?” 18 do not be afraid of
them. Rather, remember clearly what the LORD, your God, did to Pharaoh and to
all Egypt: 19 the great testing’s which your own eyes have seen, the signs and
wonders, the strong hand and outstretched arm with which the LORD, your God,
brought you out. The same also will he do to all the peoples of whom you are
now afraid.
We in America have much to be afraid of If we have not been obedient to
God’s word but If we have been obedient,
we also have nothing to fear from
those nations and peoples which hate us.
We on our own have no power to defeat the devil and
his evil forces but with God fighting for us nothing can defeat us. Do you
believe this?
Then we as a people must be a nation, that follows the precepts of the Lord or clearly,
we too will be dispossessed of our land. You must know that those who are loyal to God’s commandments will not
be in terror. We must be humble
before God and confident that His power will save us. On the Day of Judgment,
it will be the poor and the humble that will have great confidence and joy, but
the proud and powerful lovers of this world who have not repented that will be
afraid. Let us pray for those who do not know and follow Christ.
Under
all the false, overloaded, glittering masquerade, there is in every person a
noble nature. Ralph Waldo Emerson
How to Celebrate Singles
Awareness/Appreciation Day
·
It’s
a humorous holiday to celebrate being single, to share with single friends, to
send each other presents or even order yourself some flowers. On this day many
people wear green, as it is the complementary opposite of red.
·
Another
popular option is an absence of color (black), to symbolize an absence of
celebration.
·
One
increasingly popular activity is to travel to Brazil and witness the
Brazilian Carnival. The trip, coupled with the fact that Brazil doesn’t
celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14, but in June, provides a temporary
getaway from the neon pink of the Valentine’s holiday in the Western culture,
by simply substituting it with another celebration.
·
Some
who celebrate Singles Awareness Day just want to remind romantic couples that
they don’t need to be in a relationship to celebrate life, and that the key to
being happy is being able to be happy with yourself.
·
Contrary
to popular misconceptions, Singles Awareness Day is not about self-pity but
rather a chance to announce to the world that you are single and happy to be
so. Originally, most singles referred to February 14 as Single’s Awareness Day
(acronym: SAD) until it they realized that that was just depressing. Choosing
the next day allowed single people a chance to turn this into a celebration
rather than a festival of self-pity. There is no reason to be miserable that
you are independent and unattached; on the contrary, there are many more people
in relationships than you might think who rather wish they were in your shoes,
with nobody to answer to but themselves. This is the day that all of the
single people can proudly stand up and show that it is okay to be single. Take
that, cupid!
While
cleaning out my files the other day I came across this note. I don’t know the
source but thought I would share it.
A
Note From Heaven
Dear Beloved, One,
I see your loneliness and fears,
your guilt and frustrations. I see your endless search for love and
fulfillment. All this must be, in order for you to come the the end of your own
understanding—then you can hear My voice. Listen carefully amid the noise of
the world and you will hear…I love you, I shed My blood for you to make you
clean. Give yourself completely to Me. I created you to be just as you are, and
you are lovely in My eyes. Do not criticize yourself or become depressed for
not being perfect in your own eyes. This leads only to frustrations. I want you
to trust Me one step, one second at a time. Dwell in My power and My love and
be free, be yourself. Don’t allow other people to control you. I will guide
you, if you let Me, but be aware of My presence in everything. I will give you
patience, love, joy, and peace. Look to Me for answers for I am your shepherd
and will lead you. Follow Me only!! Do not ever forget this. Listen and I will
tell you My will.
Let My love flow from you and spill
over to all you touch. Be not concerned with yourself—you are My
responsibility. I will change you without your ever knowing it. You are to love
yourself and love others, simply because I love you. Take your eyes off
yourself, look only to Me, I lead, I change, I create, but not when you are
striving. You are mine…let Me have the joy of making you like Christ.
Your only command is to look to Me
and Me, only—never to yourself and never to others. Do not struggle but relax
in My love. I know what is best and will do it in you. Stop trying to become
and let me make you what I want.
My will is perfect;
My love is sufficient. I will
Supply all your needs…
Only look to Me.
I love
you,
Your
Heavenly Father
"Read
these counsels slowly. Pause to meditate on these thoughts. They are things
that I whisper in your ear-confiding them-as a friend, as a brother, as a
father. And they are being heard by God. I won't tell you anything new. I will
only stir your memory, so that some thought will arise and strike you; and so
you will better your life and set out along ways of prayer and of Love. And in
the end you will be a more worthy soul."
Your greatest enemy
is your own self.
Daily Devotions
[2]http://www.escrivaworks.org/book/the_way-point-1.htm
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