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Wednesday, March 27

What Are You Feeding Your Brain's Trees?

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T he inside of our brain looks much like a flexible grouping of trees that have branches growing on them. Question is: “What are you feeding your brain's trees?”

Whenever sounds enter into our ear-gate or sights enter into our eye-gate, we have branches in our brains that grow in response to the content of what we heard or saw. Those branches are a sort of recording of how those sights and sounds make an impact in our lives from the time they are entering into our physical and spiritual beings. The recording takes place electronically, by adding to and taking away from the roots and ends of the branches that are alive in our brains. Literally, from the moment a sight and/or sound enters into our body through our senses, the physical manifestations become a recording of what we took in by viewing or listening. As we must expect, this cause-and-effect process proves very important to our keeping sober-minded and self-controlled at all times, to our being vigilant each moment, to our constantly keeping guard over what we allow our eyes to see and ears to hear. Jesus clearly and urgently warns us, "Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by [his] fruit. O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shall be justified, and by thy words thou shall be condemned." (Matthew 12:33-37)
So, the answer to the question, the absolute solution, for all of us to live by, is in Apostle Paul's writing of Philippians 4:8-9...
"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you."


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      Halleluia! We look forward to hearing how we can join you in celebrating your brain's healthy growing trees! God bless you,
...and the TTM Family!


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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 are recounted in each and every written and recorded project of TTM.


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This blog message, along with the complete collection of original podcasts, music, blogs, books, CDs, and other Bible-based resources of Toward The Mark, Inc. is 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, 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, who desire to know more of 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)



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Tuesday, September 12

Seeing-GOD-BIG-in-small-Revelations

"Do not be mistaken, thinking God only shows Himself to us in 'BIG' Ways." --Keith, Brenda, and the TTM Team

Some of our greatest experiences with God have been when He moved in the smaller matters of our life. Whether it's getting a much-needed check in the mail just in time for a bill that's due, getting an encouraging phone call just when we need it most, or hearing His soft, gentle whisper in our spirit... those "small miracles" are WONDER--FULL, showing GOD "Big" and FULL of WONDER! Even in life's smallest matters, the ways God moves on behalf of His children can build our faith like nothing else can.

           "As for God, His Way is perfect: the Word of the Lord is tried: He is a buckler to all those that trust in Him.  (Psalm 18:30)"

           Because there are so many people today who do not attend a local church or have truly dedicated Christian friends to hang out with, we and our TTM Partners would like to present you with an opportunity to make Jesus Christ the Lord of your life. Also, for those of you who, for whatever reason, have drifted away from Him, we invite you to return Home where you, truly, belong.

           Below, we have configured a prayer of salvation that is easy to understand. Now, right where you are, read and repeat out loud each line of this prayer. Giving your whole heart to Jesus Christ is the "most important" and "the best" decision you can and will ever make in your lifetime!"

           Invite Jesus Christ into your heart to be your Lord and Savior, right there where you are, by praying this prayer to God, then relax 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!!!


            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, Bible-believing 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 on television and on the radio that can, especially early in your walk with God, help you to begin receiving good teaching, and encouragement, right away. Although very informative, these 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!

            CONGRATULATIONS!!! We would like to be among the first to welcome you into the Family of God... right where you "belong", now and always! (Selah)

            And, remember, no matter what, KEEP PRESSIN' IN... learnin', and growin' w-i-t-h our Lord and Savior.  You might consider using Keith and Brenda Lee Shealy's book XII SMOOTH STONES, the special collection of 12 life-changing teaching titles:


No Matter What!
The Magnetic Mantle or Why Cats... Have Kitties;
Fire, Pressure, and Them Slithery... Snakes
The Ultimate Home Gym
Vampires In The Church
STOP...
The Great Deception
The Invisible Man
God Is So Much Bigger Than You Think!
Die Empty!
Building Godly Friendships
The Secret To A Happy Life


      This collection of twelve teachings,
when taken to heart,
will help you emerge triumphant over seemingly impossible situations...
"XII Smooth Stones"
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, His wonder-full Ways, and His Plan and Purpose for you in this life. If you have any questions about our work, or if you would like to make a special tax-deductible donation, place a special order for any of our books, magazines, 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.
May God bless you greatly as you carry this truth in your heart. We are eternally grateful for our loving Toward The Mark Family of sponsors who make this blog, and all of our resources, possible by their faithful prayer and monthly financial support!
Your friends and 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.

We couldn't do this without the help of our friends!
This blog message, along with the complete collection of original podcasts, music, blogs, books, CDs, and other Bible-based resources of Toward The Mark, Inc. is 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, 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, who desire to know more of 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)

Keep PRESSIN' IN!

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Friday, July 29

NEW, Mini-Series Weekday 19-20 of 20

*Giving a boost to our day and life, with this 10-minute Weekday Blog*
Our 2nd Blog Mini-Series, each Weekday in JULY!

Thank you for joining us as we
continue this JOURNEY
...
digging in to the 2nd - 
3rd CHAPTERS 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...
      

Days #19 and #20 of 20-day Blog mini-series #2
Chapter THREE, "Rightly Dividing The Word of Truth"
    
"Rightly Dividing The Word of Truth"
            Paul, knowing full well that obtaining success in God's eyes requires that we are to be like-minded with Christ, wrote to the Christians in Rome, "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." (Romans 12:2) Our natural minds are most assuredly not reliable witnesses of the truth of God's Word, because The Word of God is foolishness to our minds. The only way out of this is through the renewing of our minds. Then, and only then, we "may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." But, before our minds can be renewed, we must receive the gift of The Holy Spirit!  Receiving Him is absolutely essential for the renewing of the mind. "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. " (2 Timothy 1:7)
            God has given us The Spirit of power, of love, and of a sound mind - The Person of The Holy Spirit - and our part is to receive Him, and not quench Him (from 1 Thessalonians 5:19). Even so, there are many who teach against receiving the gift of The Holy Ghost, saying that the gift was for a time that is in the past, not for today, or saying some other nonsense. James, the Apostle and half brother of Jesus, wrote, "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with Whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." (James 1:17) The gift of The Holy Ghost is most certainly a perfect gift from The Father of lights. Since, with God there "is no variableness, neither shadow of turning", meaning God is not fickle, whimsical, or unreliable, then He most certainly offers the gift of The Holy Ghost to each one of us today, just like He offered the gift to each and every person who lived since He arrived on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2). So, I ask again, have you received the gift of The Holy Spirit? For we need His witness to the truth as we continue on to the next chapter, to the exciting discussion regarding the great mystery of godliness (as Paul wrote in 1 Timothy 3:16). Selah.

Question to ponder:

What can you do to prepare to conduct your relationships God's way?   _________________________________________

Keith's "Comments from the Author":

          "Recently I was talking to a friend whose wife had left him some time ago. As we talked, I noticed his heart was heavy. I asked him if there was anything he would like to share with me concerning his obvious struggle with the situation he was dealing with. He immediately replied, 'I feel so alone. Why doesn't God send me someone to make me happy, and to take the sadness away?' Though my answer was not what he was wanting to hear at that moment, I am confident that what I was able to share with him helped him to get on the pathway to obtaining the fulfillment he was so desperately craving. What I said went something like this...  

          'God is jealous where our finding fulfillment in Him is concerned.  For that reason, God would never equip a person with what only He has intended to be The Source to provide to us.  We must go to God!  In other words, just like we can't squeeze water from rocks, we can't find fulfillment from people.  In fact, when we set unreal expectations of people, looking to our mate, friend, or other personal relationship for what we can ONLY get by going to God, we are setting those relationships up for failure!  The ever-increasing rate of divorce, correctional custody, and suicide is evidence that we lack understanding of that very truth!  If we want to have a successful life in marriage, courtship, and relationships, we must place our faith in God, The Author of marriage, courtship, and relationships.  If we place our faith in another person or relationship apart from God, we build ourselves, and others, up for failure - an unstable, unfulfilling, dishonest relationship awaits.  We build ourselves and others up for success when we pursue and conduct courtship and other relationships *by The Book*.'  

         In short, we must discipline ourselves to read God's Word daily, to ask and listen for The Person of The Holy Spirit to explain to us what it means, and to renew our mind's old way of thinking, about relationships or anything else, by replacing it with God's way of thinking.  Then, and only then, we can be on our way to unveiling the secret to a successful life, a relationship with God as your Source for sure fulfillment, wholeness, joy, peace, and much much more!  The moral of the story is ...

    ... you do n-o-t want to meet the 'prepared', unprepared.
    ... you do n-o-t want to be a deficit in a relationship, rather than an asset.
    ... you w-a-n-t to prepare yourself to conduct your relationships according to God's design for them to work.
    ... you w-a-n-t 'The Designer of Holy Matrimony and Godly Friendships' to lead your pursuit of the great mystery of godliness (next in the book).
    ... you simply w-a-n-t to follow the process God wired to work so you ...
    ... #KeepTheFAITH  #KeepYourVISION  #FinishTriumphant! Selah."  



And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 
(Romans 12:2)



*We look forward to coming together again soon, to read "Between The Lines" of The written Word of God, The Scriptures! Stay tuned for our next blog series discussing the great mystery of godliness. And remember: INVITE your friends to ...
    ... "KEEP Pressin' IN";
    ... "KEEP The FAITH";
    ... "KEEP Your VISION"; and
    ... "FINISH TRIUMPHANT" in pursuing "The Secret to a Successful Life", too!

Thank you and God bless you for sharing with us how these messages have blessed and strengthened you!*

________________________________


Find this blog mini-series message, and more on the topic, in our book Keep the FAITH Keep Your VISION based on crucial, real-life matters for each of us. To ask questions, make a special donation, request a large quantity of books, or to share a testimony or prayer request with us, please click for e-mail, or write a letter and mail it to the address shown on our website, and as provided below.
We pray God bless you greatly as you have greatly blessed us and the entire Toward The Mark, Inc. Family!
Your friends & servants in Christ,
Keep PRESSIN' IN!



To Show GOD BIG in a World that Sees Him small… 
sums up the reason Keith stepped out in faith 35+ years ago to focus full-time 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 thanks to the faithful prayer and financial contributions of the TTM Support Family.  We'd like to invite you to join our family, and welcome you to become a special part of our regular sponsorship team TODAY!

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

      

      

      

      

      

      
Keep PRESSIN' IN!


This blog mini-series, 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:
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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!


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