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Re: DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT AND PRAYER..
« Reply #45 on: August 22, 2010, 02:52:37 PM »
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    Dear Sai Bandhus,

    I'll not be able to post any messages under this thread for sometime. A personal issue will keep me away from this forum for a while. Kindly keep your spirits up and pray for me as well. I'll return to post again once Baba ends my family crisis.

    Love and blessings.

    Jai Sai Ram.

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    « Reply #46 on: August 23, 2010, 02:39:36 AM »
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  • dear drashtaji,
    thank you for making us learn something new and enouraging us.
    i pray that your family crisis be over soon and you and your family come out of that crisis happy and shinning.
    baba loves you and he is there with you and your family.
    we will wait for you.....
    baba bless you....
    om shri sainathaya namah

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    Re: DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT AND PRAYER..
    « Reply #47 on: August 25, 2010, 12:29:56 AM »
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  • om sai ram DRASHTA BEHEN,

    MERE PURI UMEED HAIN KI APKOBABA HAMESHA UNKI RAKSHA AUR ASHIRWAD DETE HI JAYEGA.

    Pata nahin par yeh mera sacha dil keh raha hain. Sairam
    Vishwanath

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    « Reply #48 on: August 25, 2010, 04:21:40 AM »
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  • Dear Drashta Jee

    Thank you for sharing wonderful and inspiring quotes, I am sure Sai will take always all of your problems and bless you with the much needed strength and courage. You will be in my prayers Drashta jee, please look after yourself and be strong and have faith in sai baba and our prayers.

    Sai Baba, we would like Drashta jee to keep posting inspirational thoughts which helps our troubles soul extremely, so baba for us please can you help Drashta jee to overcome the problems.

    Thank you Baba for always looking after us and being there for us.
    Om Sai Sri Sai Jai Jai Sai

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    « Reply #49 on: August 25, 2010, 09:13:26 AM »
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    Dears Rashi ji, Vishwanath Bhai and Sweta ji,

    I'm immensely touched by your kind words of love and support. By Baba's mercy and grace, my family crisis is abating slowly. Thanks to all your prayers, I 'm sure it will get over soon. I just got a chance to visit the forum, and felt blessed to have such loving Sai bandhus. I'll try my best to take out time to post here regularly. It is Baba's will that I serve my brothers and sisters in this humble manner. May Sai Bless us with Shraddha and Saburi.

    Love and regards,

    Om Sai Ram.

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    « Reply #50 on: August 25, 2010, 09:15:41 AM »
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    When God When
    by Joyce Meyer

    We all want good things to happen in our lives, but too often we want it now...not later. When it doesn't happen that way, we are tempted to ask, "When, God, when?" Most of us need to grow in the area of trusting God instead of focusing on the “when” question. If you're missing joy and peace, you're not trusting God. If your mind feels worn out all the time, you're not trusting God. The tendency to want to know about everything that's going on can be detrimental to your spiritual walk. Sometimes knowing everything can be uncomfortable and can even hurt you. I spent a large part of my life being impatient, frustrated and disappointed because there were things I didn't know. God had to teach me to leave things alone and quit feeling that I needed to know everything. I finally learned to trust the One who knows all things and accept that some questions may never be answered. We prove that we trust God when we refuse to worry.

    God wants us to live by discernment—revelation knowledge, not head knowledge. It's difficult to exercise discernment if you're always trying to figure out everything. But when you're willing to say, "God, I can't figure this out, so I'm going to trust You to give me revelation that will set me free," then you can be comfortable in spite of not knowing. Trusting God often requires not knowing how God is going to accomplish what needs to be done and not knowing when He will do it. We often say God is never late, but generally He isn't early either. Why? Because He uses times of waiting to stretch our faith in Him, and to bring about change and growth in our lives.

    WAIT WITH PATIENCE

    We spend a lot of time in our lives waiting because change is a process. Many people want change, but they don't want to go through the waiting process. But the truth is, waiting is a given—we are going to wait. The question is, are we going to wait the wrong or right way? If we wait the wrong way, we'll be miserable; but if we decide to wait God's way, we can become patient and enjoy the wait. It takes practice, but as we let God help us in each situation, we develop patience, which is one of the most important Christian virtues. Patience is a fruit of the Spirit (see Galatians 5:22). It’s developed only under trial, so we must not run from difficult situations. But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing (James 1:4). As we develop patience, the Bible says we finally feel completely satisfied—lacking nothing. Even our relationship with God involves progressive changes. My relationship with God is so much different now than it was in the early days of my Christian experience. It is not nearly as emotionally exciting...and yet it is better. Every change I've gone through has made me more mature, solid and well-grounded. We learn to trust God by going through many experiences that require trust. By seeing God's faithfulness over and over, we let go of trusting ourselves, and gradually we place our trust in Him. Looking at it like this, it is easy to see how timing plays an important part in learning to trust God. If He did everything we asked for immediately, we would never grow and develop. Timing and trust work side by side.

    ACCEPT GOD’S TIMING


    God gives us hopes and dreams for certain things to happen in our lives, but He doesn't always allow us to see the exact timing of His plan. Although frustrating, not knowing the exact timing is often what keeps us in the program. There are times when we might give up if we knew how long it was going to take, but when we accept God's timing, we can learn to live in hope and enjoy our lives while God is working on our problems. We know that God's plan for our lives is good, and when we entrust ourselves to Him, we can experience total peace and happiness. The book of Genesis tells the story of Joseph, who waited many years for the fulfillment of the dream God had given him. He was falsely accused and imprisoned before the time came for him to do what God had shown him he was to do. Exodus 13:17,18 tells us that God led the Israelites the longer, harder way on their journey to the Promised Land because He knew they were not yet ready to go in. There had to be time for their training, and they had to go through some very trying situations. They wasted a lot of time wondering about God's timing, but God never failed to take care of them and show them what He wanted them to do. The same is true in our lives. It was many years after I received my call from God in February of 1976 before I finally began to see major fulfillment of what God had called me to do. God's training period simply requires us to do what He tells us to do when He tells us to do it...without questioning or trying to figure everything out.

    LEARN TO RELY ON GOD


    Proverbs 16:9 says, A man's mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure. Proverbs 20:24 says, Man's steps are ordered by the Lord. How then can a man understand his way? When God directs our paths, He sometimes leads us in ways that don't make sense to us so we're not always going to understand everything. If we try to reason out everything, we will experience struggle, confusion and misery—but there is a better way. Proverbs 3:5,6 says, Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths. This sounds so simple, yet too many people make the mistake of trying to figure everything out themselves. Most of us have spent our lives trying to take care of ourselves, but when we accept Christ as our Savior, we must learn to trust our lives to His care. When we do, we can say with the psalmist, ...I trusted in, relied on, and was confident in You, O Lord; I said, You are my God. My times are in Your hands...(Psalm 31:14,15). First Peter 5:5 tells us that ...God sets Himself against the proud (the insolent, the overbearing, the disdainful, the presumptuous, the boastful)—[and He opposes, frustrates, and defeats them], but gives grace (favor, blessing) to the humble. Anyone who thinks they're a self-made man or woman has a rude awakening coming because Jesus said, ...apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing (John 15:5). Humility is a covering that draws the help of God into our lives to protect us. When we humble ourselves by saying, "God, I don't know what to do, but I'm trusting You," God gets in gear to help us. God won't allow us to succeed at anything unless we're leaning and relying on Him. But when we humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God, in due time, He will exalt us (see 1 Peter 5:6). "Due time" is God's time, when God knows we're ready, not when we think we're ready. The sooner we understand and accept that, the sooner God can work His plan in our lives.

    FROM SEED TIME TO HARVEST

    Ecclesiastes 3:1 tells us: To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven. This lets us know that we all don't live in the same season at the same time. You should never be jealous of someone who is enjoying harvest while you're still in the planting season. Remember, they had to go through a season of planting just as you are. Seeing the results they are enjoying should be an encouragement to you. Understand and trust that God is doing the very best for you in your present season. Seedtime represents learning the will of God. Each time I choose God's will instead of my own, I'm planting a good seed that will eventually bring a harvest in my life. If you want to be victorious, you cannot afford to get pulled into the world's system, doing what you feel like doing. James 1:21 tells us what we should do: ...get rid of all uncleanness and the rampant outgrowth of wickedness, and in a humble (gentle, modest) spirit receive and welcome the Word which implanted and rooted [in your hearts] contains the power to save your souls.

    Your soul is your mind, your will and your emotions. When the Word gets rooted in there and begins to change your mind, it begins to heal your emotions and turn your will away from self-will and onto doing the will of God. Living out of one's own soul is equivalent to staying in the wilderness. When my flesh is finally crucified and I get out of my soul and into doing the will of God, that's when I enter the promised land. The promised land is knowing who you are in Christ, knowing how to fellowship with Him, enjoying His presence, and having peace, contentment and joy. Between seedtime and harvest comes a time of waiting. After a seed is planted, the heat, moisture and pressure of the ground finally cause the outer hull to crack open. Then roots shoot down, digging their way through the ground. It takes time for this to happen, and it takes place underground. Above the ground, you can't tell anything is happening. That's the way our lives are. After we plant seeds of obedience, we feel like nothing is happening, but all kinds of things are happening inside where we can't see. And like the seed that finally bursts through the ground with a beautiful green shoot, our seeds of obedience finally break forth into a beautiful manifestation of God in our lives.

    When harvest time comes, the desires of your heart begin to manifest—bondages fall off of you and you see your dreams come to pass. You see your kids changing and your family getting saved. Prosperity, favor, promotion, honor, and all kinds of good things come out in the open where they can be seen. In harvest time, more than ever before, you hear from God, you enjoy His presence, and you're led by the Spirit. Blessings begin to chase you down the street, and joy and calm delight become your normal mood. Are you tired of waiting for harvest time in your life? Are you frustrated, crying out, "When, God, when?" Then you need to understand that God's timing is often a mystery. He doesn't do things on our timetable. Yet His Word promises that He will not be late, not one single day. But these things I plan won't happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, do not despair, for these things will surely come to pass. Just be patient! They will not be overdue a single day! (Habakkuk 2:3 TLB). God causes things to happen at exactly the right time! Your job is not to figure out when, but to make up your mind that you won't give up until you cross the finish line and are living in the radical, outrageous blessings of God! The more you trust Jesus and keep your eyes focused on Him, the more life you'll have. Trusting God brings life. Believing brings rest. So stop trying to figure everything out, and let God be God in your life.

    Jai Sai Baba.



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    Re: DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT AND PRAYER..
    « Reply #51 on: August 25, 2010, 09:36:23 AM »
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  • Dear drashta ji,

    Hope everything is fine by now. Baba always be with you and your family. Baba bless your grandmother with a long life and always keep you happy.

    om sai ram.
    Om Sai Baba.

    Dear Sai Bandhus,

    I'll not be able to post any messages under this thread for sometime. A personal issue will keep me away from this forum for a while. Kindly keep your spirits up and pray for me as well. I'll return to post again once Baba ends my family crisis.

    Love and blessings.

    Jai Sai Ram.


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    Re: DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT AND PRAYER..
    « Reply #52 on: August 25, 2010, 10:12:51 AM »
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  • Sairam drashta behen,

    I truly am praying for you.Dear sister may Baba give you the strength and fortitude you richly deserve...that is my prayer to Shree Sai.
    Baba bless all.


    SABKA MALLIK EK
    Vishwanath

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    Re: DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT AND PRAYER..
    « Reply #53 on: August 25, 2010, 11:16:42 PM »
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  • dear drashtaji,
    dont worry...your serving for baba...and for your brothers and sisters will not go in vain.
    baba will bless you and the crisis in your family will elope in a blink of eye..
    may baba bless you and your family..
    about your last article....it is strange but last night i was little disturb and not able to sleep because i was thinking on something...and a little scared too..and all of sudden i told myself...i would not worry as i trust baba..and have left my life in his hands...he will take care...and then today when i came online i read this article...of yours which told me that yes this is the path i should follow..i should be happy....and let baba take care of my life...
    love you baba....
    om shri sainathaya namah

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    « Reply #54 on: August 26, 2010, 05:49:20 AM »
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  • Om Sai Baba.

    Dear Adwaita ji, Vishwanath Bhai and Rashi ji,
    Thanks for your love, faith and support. May Baba bless us all.
    Jai Sai Ram.


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    « Reply #55 on: August 26, 2010, 05:52:24 AM »
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    New Times and Seasons

    "He changes times and seasons..."

    Dear Baba, today I open my heart and mind to receive all that You have for me. I trust that You are with me directing my every step. I embrace Your seasons of change and thank You for helping me grow and increase in every area.

    God is always looking to take us to higher levels. He wants us to grow and increase in every area. Change is often a catalyst for growth in our lives, and it keeps up from getting stuck in a rut. To help keep us on our path toward our destiny, God will supernaturally open and close doors of opportunity. He will "stir us" out of comfortable situations and stretch us because He loves us too much to allow us to live in mediocrity.

    Do you know how an eaglet learns to fly? That mother eagle will take her eaglet to the very highest point—way out of its comfort zone—and then she just releases it. As the eaglet falls, the mother swoops down and picks it back up again. She does this over and over until the eaglet spreads its wings and soars through the air.

    That's what God wants for you today. He wants you to soar in life! You might feel like that eaglet learning to fly, but know that God is right there with you! He is bringing you new times and seasons so that you will rise higher and embrace the very best He has in store for you.

    Prayer for Today:

    Dear God, today I open my heart and mind to receive all that You have for me. I trust that You are with me directing my every step. I embrace Your seasons of change and thank You for helping me grow and increase in every area.

    Jai Sai Baba.

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    « Reply #56 on: August 26, 2010, 07:37:25 AM »
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  • OMSAIRAM!Dear Drashta BABA is always with you and all of us in our times of trials and tribulations

    My Prayers for your dear Granny and you,i remembered mine too.,

    I absolutely loved your Prayer to Deva...its true our Vision is limited

    We cant see beyond a point...BABA makes us see things...amazing leelas of deva

    BABA bless us all

    Bow to Shri Sai!

    Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM
    साईं बाबा अपने पवित्र चरणकमल ही हमारी एकमात्र शरण रहने दो.ॐ साईं राम


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    « Reply #57 on: August 27, 2010, 05:46:01 AM »
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    Dear Dipika ji, thanks much for your kind and loving words, and prayers for my grandmother.  May Baba shower His love and blessings on you and all of us always.

    Jai Sai Baba.

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    « Reply #58 on: August 27, 2010, 05:49:29 AM »
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    Established in Love

    "May you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love" ..

    Baba, I choose to be established in Your love. Show me how to love others the way You love me. Thank You for setting me free and empowering me to live the good life You have prepared for me.

    Did you know there is tremendous power in love? In the same way that a tree will grow taller and stronger when its roots grow deep, you will be stronger and rise higher when you are rooted and established in love. How do you establish yourself in love? It starts with a choice. When you say "yes" to love, you are saying "yes" to everything God is because God is love! Then, choose to operate in love. That means being patient and kind. It means not seeking your own way, not being jealous or boastful. When you choose love instead of choosing your own way, you are showing the world that God is first place in your life. You are establishing yourself in love. The more you choose to walk in love, the deeper and stronger your roots will grow.

    Remember, love is the greatest thing, and it is all that will last in eternity. Choose to establish yourself in love and let it be firm within you. Let His love build security in you and empower you to live the life of blessing He has in store for you.

    Prayer for Today:

    Father, I choose to be established in Your love. Show me how to love others the way You love me. Thank You for setting me free and empowering me to live the good life You have prepared for me.

    Jai Sai Baba.

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    « Reply #59 on: August 28, 2010, 05:59:29 AM »
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    Be an Imitator of God

    "Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love...."

    Have you ever spent time with a small child or baby and had them mimic your every sound or action? To them it's a fun game, but internally they are learning by watching and copying everything you do. They just watch and do the same thing. That's because we are all pre-wired to be imitators.

    Just like little children, we are all still imitators. So many people today end up imitating what they see in the world, on TV, in the news and magazines. But scripture tells us that we are to be imitators of God and follow His example of love.

    If you need to change your actions today, change what you are imitating. All you have to do is simply change your focus. The more you focus on the Word, the more you will imitate God. And when you do things God's way, you will get God's results—peace, joy and blessing all the days of your life!

    Prayer for Today:


    Baba, I choose to put You first place in my life and imitate You. I set aside the things of the world and invite You to search my heart and mind. Give me Your heart of love and let me be an example of Your goodness.

    Jai Sai Baba.

     


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