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Saturday, November 2

Video of our MarGirl saying NO MORE Please!

 

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Are you excited when the United States “Fall Back” under the 1918 Standard Time Act? Are you surprised by the little-known facts about the Standard Time Act” and the number of our states petitioning Congress for permanent ”Daylight Saving Time”?

1 min., 47 sec.

At least 17 states petitioned Congress for permission to stay on Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanently… click, watch, and share our youtube short on Toward The Mark’s channel online.

In the latest legislative sessions, at the time of this video, additional states have also requested “permanent” DST, to include Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, and Virginia. ...

By the way, have we told you lately how WE CELEBRATE YOU!!?? No matter what, day or night, we DO!! You are invited to join us over on our Rumble video channel and, together, we will keep pressing Toward The Mark... (Philippians 3:13-14)


Our passion is to share with others this adventurous life, being sold out to Jesus Christ, and offering our testimony with the lessons we've learned along the way. Welcome to our wonder-full journey, Friend. We're so glad you're here!

#FaithAndVision #PursuitOfOnenessInGod #SecretsWeFind #BetweenTheLines

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From the bottom of our hearts we say “Thank You” to our TTM Family of Faithful Contributors by whose love for Jesus Christ, whose passion to see His Name magnified, and whose ongoing generosity makes this project possible. We also thank you for hearing our hearts and for your investment in praying and pursuing your purpose in your Life with The Lord, right where you are. We would be remiss if we went without offering you the opportunity to become a part of this outreach and many Toward The Mark projects like it. So, we invite you to prayerfully consider helping us. The opportunity to sow your seed into high-yield projects (in the spirit) is too good to not share with you. For your convenience we provide self-addressed envelopes upon request, and we also accept PayPal donations "HERE" also provided on our website and other TTM social media channels. All gifts are tax-deductible and appreciated.
Our prayers are fueled with hope and expectation for fulfilling our spiritual assignments in this world, sharing The Gospel of Jesus Christ and The Gospel Jesus Christ preached!

If you have yet to invite Jesus Christ into your heart to be your Lord and Savior, or if you have allowed something or someone to come between you and God, now is your time to get right with God. Right there where you are, pray this prayer to God, then REST-ASSURED and watch what God does...

          "Dear Father God, in the precious Name of Jesus Christ, the King of kings and The LORD of all lords, I lay my life at Your Feet. I come before You, confessing that I am a sinner, and I ask for You to forgive me of all my sins - those that I know I have committed, as well as those that I am not even aware of.  I ask that You come into my heart and be my Lord. I lay my life, and everything in it, at Your Feet, and ask that You please take me and begin to change me to be like YOU. I ask that You redeem the time that has passed, and allow me the opportunity to become exactly what You have predestined me to be, from before the foundation of the earth. I commit my life to You now, and thank You for receiving me as Your own. In the wonderful Name of Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God, I pray, Amen."  And AMEN (So be it)!


            WELCOME HOME!

            If you have just prayed this prayer, we want to congratulate you for making the greatest decision that you'll ever make! By accepting Jesus Christ, or rededicating your life to Him, as your personal Lord and Savior, you have begun the wonder-full process of being grafted into the family of God, and we welcome you "Home" to God's Family. We would also like to invite you to contact us so that we can send you information that will help you begin growing in your relationship and daily walk with God. We would encourage you to begin attending a Holy-Spirit-filled, full-Bible focused church right away.


            We advise you to begin reading The Holy Bible daily, whether you understand it or not. Always remember, God's written Word in The Holy Bible is LIKE NO OTHER BOOK that has ever been written! When we rendezvous with The Person of The Holy Spirit as we read what God has written there, it becomes stored in our heart for The Holy Spirit to access it to bring to our remembrance.  You will find that the Scriptures will become applicable to whatever you are going through, at any given time!

            There are wonderful Bible teachers that can, especially early in your walk with God, help you to receive good teaching and encouragement right away. Though informative, those Bible-teaching programs are never to be a substitute for close relationships with people who love and serve God. At times, the transformation process that you have now begun will be difficult, and you will be tempted to go back to your old ways of living your old life. It will be during times like these that hanging out with strong Christian friends and mentors will be crucially important. There really IS strength in numbers! (Selah)

            And remember... growing in Godliness requires us to keep purity of focus, keep steadfast, immovable, and uncompromising in the faith of Jesus Christ... and, now more than ever, no matter what, Keep PRESSIN' IN! You might consider using our book  LETTERS FROM THE FRONT, the special collection of keys to defeating hindrances that have kept many of God's servants from walking with the confidence and authority that Jesus Christ died to provide for us! Twelve life-changing chapters include:

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Sin Makes Ya Stewpit!
The Cart's Before the Horse
The Crisis of Eroding Integrity
The Fruit's on the End of the Limb
Too Quick to Compromise
The Rarest of All Breeds!
Please...Stop Stinkin'
Three Keys to God-Pleasing Faith
Let It Go
Understanding the Fear of The Lord
Into the Secret Place
Give to Give


To help you further your fight to victory through the battles that confront every one of us in these turbulent times we live in, get your copy of our book, "LETTERS FROM THE FRONT." In this collection of 12 letters written from the front lines of battle fought in the spiritual, natural, and theater of the mind, Keith's Scripture messages will build your faith and help you reach God's full potential for your life.
"LETTERS FROM THE FRONT"
available at
TowardTheMark online.


We pray God uses this message, and all of our resources, to fan the flame in your heart for Christ Jesus, for His wonder-full Ways, and for seeking His Plan and Purpose for you to fulfilll in this life. We are eternally grateful for our loving Toward The Mark Family of sponsors who make this blog, and all of our work, possible by their faithful prayers and monthly financial support! If you have any questions about Toward The Mark, or if you would like to make a special tax-deductible donation, to place a special order for our books, magazines, stickers, or CDs, or to share a testimony or prayer request with us, please  e-mail us. Also feel free to write a letter and mail it to TOWARD THE MARK, P.O. Box 1152, Yorktown, VA 23692-1152.


Your Servants in Christ Jesus,

    
To Show GOD BIG in the eyes of those who see Him small… 
sums up the reason Keith stepped out in faith to focus on reaching the lost and strengthening believers everywhere, through Toward The Mark, Inc.  Keith and Brenda's prayer is that you will be encouraged and edified by the Secrets from God's Word that Keith recounts in our written and recorded products.

We couldn't do this without the help of our friends!
This blog message, along with the complete collection of original podcasts, songs, blogs, books, CDs, and other Bible-based resources from Toward The Mark is made possible by the faithful prayer and financial support of our wonder-full Family of Sponsors. We'd like to invite you to come on-board, to become a part of the Family as well, by becoming a monthly financial partner. Your support will go toward fulfilling our God-given calling to help provide effective, contemporary outreach tools that are available to everyone, the churched and un-churched alike, all who desire to know more of the Love, Truth, and full-Gospel salvation of Jesus Christ. We invite you to partner with us, as we, "press Toward The Mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:14)."

Keep PRESSIN' IN!


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Tuesday, November 24

The Heart of Thanksgiving... it's CRUCIAL!

  With Thanksgiving upon us, we must admit, our first thought was to share how thankful we are for God's handiwork -- the changing seasons, crisp fall air, and beautiful autumn leaves -- and for His providing a roof over our heads, food on the table, and loving family and friends. But, then, we realized that our gratitude for what God does for us is second to our all-consuming thanks for Who God IS. He is The Almighty, One-and-Only Living God! He is far beyond worthy of our continuous and eternal thanks!


A pastor friend once asked me this question, "If you were to prescribe just one thing that, if taken to heart, would immediately produce a profound change in the lives of those who practice it, what would it be?" Without hesitating I said "Gratitude!" He responded, "Why gratitude?" I went on to share with him how the Holy Spirit once revealed to me that a heart full of gratitude for Who God IS unlocks the "gates" that lead into oneness with Him as noted in Psalms 100:4, "Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful (filled with thanks always) unto Him, and bless His Name."
When our heart is filled with thanks for God, for Who He is more than for what He can do for us, God can most certainly smell it. For God, a gratitude-filled heart is sweet in His nostrils. When God is our passion, so much so that we are continually grateful to Him, for Him, the contents of our hearts rise up before His Throne like a sort of invisible smoke, or a sweet-smelling savor, that is Holy, acceptable, and pleasing to Him. This sweet-smelling savor, or fragrance, is the praise mentioned in the Psalms 100:4 verse. God is the Consummate Family Man, and nothing makes Him happier than when His children love, and want, Him more than they want their own lives, or His "stuff" for that matter. "But seek ye first the Kingdom of God (the Kingdom that IS God), and His Righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." (Matthew 6:33)
People we meet often ask us, "What is your mission statement, or what exactly do you do?" When we get asked this question, our answer is always the same, "We aim to show God BIG in the eyes of those who see Him small, and to bridge the gap between God and His beloved children." Every morning, we wake up to the vision of what it would be like if everyone we knew and met was truly and wholeheartedly grateful. They would exude gratitude to God for Who He IS, and also to others for who they are. They would have and display a level of uncommon respect for others. They would be quick to speak life. They would be selfless and always looking to help others in whatever way they can. They would be looking to see others through God's eyes, and would always be looking to see, and call out, the gifts that God has placed in them. They would fan the flame in the heart of others for completing the work God has wired them to full-fill. And every one of them would love God wholeheartedly, pursue "oneness" with Him, and tell everyone what He means to them. They would be more keenly aware of the times we are living in, and would do everything possible to lift up the Lord's Name and glorify God in the eyes of others, not because they are told they have to, but because of their unquenchable passion for Him. During this Thanksgiving, and always, for everyone we meet, we aim to ignite a diligent pursuit for Who God IS more than for what He does, or can do! This is our goal and it's our every-day VISION that drives us!
Will you join us? We will be praying, and eternally grateful, for your decision to help us ignite an unquenchable passion in the hearts of others to thank God, continually, for Who He is more than for what he can do!
We pray that this testimony and brief exhortation fans into flames your passion for loving, trusting, believing, and following God whole-heartedly.  If you allow those flames to burn and increase in your life with Christ, your life will be ever better... guaranteed!

Keep PRESSIN' IN!


"Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counselors there is safety." (Proverbs 11:14)





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THANK YOU for downloading this message today! We pray God will use it to bear tremendous blessing in your life! 

Find this message, along with 11 others, in Keith's book, "
XII Smooth Stones" available on our website TowardTheMark.com.



            To ask questions about our work and organization, to make a special tax-deductible donation to help in this work, to place a special order for "XII Smooth Stones" or another Keith Shealy and Toward The Mark book or CD, or to share a testimony or prayer request with us, please click here to e-mail us. Please feel free to also write a letter and mail it to the address below, also on our website.

God bless you as you carry this truth in your heart. We are eternally grateful to our loving Toward The Mark Family of sponsors who make this blog, and all of our resources, possible by faithfully praying and making regular financial contributions!
Your friends & servants in Christ,





To Show GOD BIG in a World that Sees Him small… 
sums up the reason Keith stepped out in faith to focus on reaching the lost and strengthening believers everywhere, through Toward The Mark, Inc.  Keith and Brenda's prayer is that you will be encouraged and edified by the Secrets from God's Word that Keith recounts in our written and recorded products. The complete collection of original podcasts, music, blogs, books, CDs, and other resources of Toward The Mark, Inc. has been made possible by the faithful prayer and financial support of the TTM Sponsorship Family. We'd like to invite you to come on-board, to become a part of the TTM Family as well! Join TODAY!


We INVITE You ... to follow and share these resources that are available as well, for helping build your faith in God, His Will, and His Ways: 


        



This blog message, along with the rest of our inventory of Bible-based resources, is made possible by the support of our faithful monthly partners. Would you consider helping us expand our outreach capabilities by becoming a monthly financial partner? Your support will go toward fulfilling our God-given calling to help provide effective, contemporary outreach tools, available to everyone, the churched and un-churched alike, for getting to know the love, truth, and salvation of Jesus Christ. We invite you to partner with us as we "press Toward The Mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:14)

CLICK HERE to make a tax-deductible contribution securely by PayPal.
Every gift is tax-deductible and helps, and we thank you for it!

Mail tax-deductible contributions by check to the order of:
Toward The Mark, Inc., P.O. Box 1152, Yorktown, VA 23692-1152. 

Thank you in advance for sowing your financial seed into the fertile soil of this ministry! We pray God bless you with a 100-fold return for your generosity!

Monday, June 8

Day 6, Paragraph 6 of Weekday Blog #1

*Starting our morning and day off great with the 10-minute Weekday Blog*
Our first DAILY blog, every Weekday in JUNE!

Thank you for joining us for this
ground-breaking JOURNEY
...
through the 1st CHAPTER of Keith's book,
Keep the FAITH…Keep Your VISION”!

If you will read this book in its entirety, then you will be equipped
to begin walking with the confidence and authority that Jesus Christ
came and died to provide for us, in order that we may work *with*
Him, be *fulfilled* in our work, lead a *successful life*, and...

      


Day SIX,
Paragraph SIX:

    
I admit, even after I had become a Christian, I had it all backwards until the Holy Spirit taught me otherwise.  It all came about when I began wondering why I did not feel more strongly about the abortion issue than I did.  As I sought the Lord concerning my obvious lack of empathy for the babies being aborted, I was shown something that would forever change the way I felt.  I was focusing on how bad the aborting of little babies was, while totally missing the fact of the bigger picture:  human life is much more than the physical body.

Question to ponder:
How is it that satan has been so effective at killing millions of God’s Children in the womb?  _________________________________________

Keith's Comments:
"That same sentiment that I had early on about the sin of abortion is the same deceptive lie that is fueling the abortion problem today.  The truth of the abortion issue is centered on God being the Consummate Family Man, His great passion for each of His Children, and the bitter, jealous hatred that satan is consumed with toward God.  Satan knows that, if he can reduce the ‘child’ in the womb to a lifeless non-entity in the eyes of people in society, he can manipulate our country’s legislators into perpetuating the mass slaughter of God’s children.  By blinding so many people to the fact that a little child is a spirit and soul developing in the womb, as well as physical body, satan has been able to downplay the priceless and unique value of each child.  Through deception, he has blinded millions in the world to the truth of a child being a living, three-part entity: spirit, soul, and body, in that order, and not just the body.

PS.  Please know, if you have had an abortion, Jesus Christ stands ready to forgive you of the decisions that you have made in the past, if you will simply ask Him.  It is also crucially important that you know, and remember, that God will not condemn you.  God convicts us, by His precious Holy Spirit, for the purpose of leading us into His loving, waiting, and open arms, after we have fallen.  On the other hand, condemnation comes from satan, to attack us for our wrong-doings.  It is important for us to know that, even though we have asked God to forgive us of our sins, satan will not stop his attempts at condemning us for those sins of the past.  Be strong and remember, ‘It’s not our falling in the water that causes us to drown.  We drown because we refuse to make our way o-u-t of the water.’  Press on!”

"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.  Abstain from all appearance of evil.  And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly;  and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it." (1 Thessalonians 5:21-24)


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Your friends & servants in Christ,

To Show GOD BIG in a World that Sees Him small… 
sums up the reason Keith stepped out in faith to focus on reaching the lost and strengthening believers everywhere, through Toward The Mark, Inc.  Keith and Brenda's prayer is that you will be encouraged and edified by the Secrets from God's Word that Keith recounts in our written and recorded products.  The complete collection of original podcasts, music, blogs, books, CDs, and other resources of Toward The Mark, Inc. are made possible by the prayer and financial contributions of the TTM Support Family.  We'd like to welcome you onboard TODAY!

We INVITE You ... to follow and share these resources that are available as well, for helping build your faith in God, His Will, and His Ways:
      
http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/3603186




This blog message, along with the rest of our inventory of Bible-based resources, is made possible by the support of our faithful monthly partners. Would you consider helping us expand our outreach capabilities by becoming a monthly financial partner? Your support will go toward fulfilling our God-given calling to help provide effective, contemporary outreach tools, available to everyone, the churched and un-churched alike, for getting to know the love, truth, and salvation of Jesus Christ. We invite you to partner with us as we "press Toward The Mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:14)

CLICK HERE to make a tax-deductible contribution securely by PayPal.
Every gift is tax-deductible and helps, and we thank you for it!

Mail tax-deductible contributions by check to the order of:
Toward The Mark, Inc., P.O. Box 1152, Yorktown, VA 23692-1152. 

Thank you in advance for sowing your financial seed into the fertile soil of this ministry! We pray God bless you with a 100-fold return for your generosity!