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by Joseph P. Farrell, Giza Death Star: Well, I am still sitting here waiting for the inspector to show up, and thus still trying to catch up on this week’s blogs, and this story is a humdinger of a whopper doozie, if true. It was shared by M.D., with our dep gratitude, and, as the […]

A Prayer to Deepen and Strengthen Your FaithBy Lynette Kittle Bible Reading:"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see"–Hebrews 11:1 Listen or Read Below: What does it take to deepen and strengthen our faith? 2 Timothy 4:7 likens our faith to running a race: "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." It's true that life can seem like a rat race, where we just keep doing the same things over and over again, like a hamster running in a wheel. Because life and even how we live out our faith day-to-day can seem redundant to us at times, wearing us down and adding failures, disappointments, and heartaches to our weariness, we want to keep faithfully going on with the goal of finishing our lives in faith. Four Keys to Deepening and Strengthening Our Faith in the Race of FaithIn 1 Corinthians 9, God encourages us to keep moving forward, giving us keys to keep running the race of faith for as long as we live and breathe on earth. If you've ever run a physical race, you know it takes preparation to participate. The following are four keys God gives us to help deepen and strengthen us and stay on the course ahead of us. 1. Set our hearts and minds on winning the prize. What is that prize? It's Jesus and eternal life with Him. 1 Corinthians 9:24 asks us, "Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize." 2. Train to win. 1 Corinthians 9:25 explains how "Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever." 1 Timothy 4:8 describes the importance of spiritual training. "For physical training is of some value, but holiness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come."  3. Realize we're being cheered on. Although we may not know exactly what this means or what it looks like, Hebrews 12:1 reveals that, like a grandstand full of people watching a race, we are being watched and cheered on by a great crowd, too. "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." Even though we may not see them or know when, where, and how they are seeing us, 1 Timothy 6:12 tells us, "Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses."  4. Fix our eyes on the finish line. Where does our race end? With Jesus, the One we are running to in faith and keeping the course is dependent on us "Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before Him He endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God" (Hebrews 12:2). As James 1:12 explains, "Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him." Let's Pray: Dear Father,Please deepen and strengthen our faith today as we fix our eyes on Jesus, who has gone before us and perfected faith on our behalf. Help us to set our hearts on winning the prize of eternal life with You by training to win, recognizing we have heavenly support through the many witnesses cheering us on, and fixing our eyes on Your perfect Son, Jesus. Free us today from all earthly hindrances, bondages, and evil spiritual forces that seek to trip us up, lead us astray, slow us down, and rob us of our crown of life. Help us, O Father, to stay steady in our race, full of hope, knowing, as Jesus reminds us in Revelation 3:11, "I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown."In Jesus' name, amen. Photo credit: ©Getty Images/Krisanapong Detraphiphat Lynette Kittle is married with four daughters. She enjoys writing about faith, marriage, parenting, relationships, and life. Her writing has been published by Focus on the Family, Decision, Today's Christian Woman, kirkcameron.com, Ungrind.org, StartMarriageRight.com, and more. She has a M.A. in Communication from Regent University and serves as associate producer for Soul Check TV. Related Resource: Jesus Calling – Stories of Faith Kerry Washington. Andrea Bocelli. Reba McEntire. Mark Wahlberg. Tony Dungy. Matthew McConaughey, What do all of these people have in common? They are all people of faith who have leaned on God in both the good and challenging times-and they've shown up to tell their story of faith on The Jesus Calling Podcast. The Jesus Calling Podcast provides a place for people from all walks of life to share the heartaches, joys, and divine moments that keep them going.  Inspired by Sarah Young’s classic devotional book, the Jesus Calling podcast has brought encouragement and peace to millions. New episodes drop every Thursday! Listen today on LifeAudio.com or wherever you find your podcasts. Now that you’ve prayed, are you in need of someone to pray for YOU? Click the button below! The post A Prayer to Deepen and Strengthen Your Faith – Your Daily Prayer – October 25 appeared first on GodUpdates.

October 25, 2024 Be StillCARLOS WHITTAKER Lee en español "He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.'" Psalm 46:10 (NIV) Standing alone in a parking lot, I watched my best friend drive away with my phone, laptop, tablet, and every other screen I owned. This would kick off seven screen-less weeks while I lived with Benedictine monks and Amish farmers. I remembered God’s invitation in our key verse, Psalm 46:10: "Be still, and know that I am God ..." I thought, This might be the first time in decades that I - truly unplugged - will be able to understand what that means. Being still is something we have a hard time with these days. The average person spends five hours a day looking at their phone. At the time of my retreat, I spent more than seven. We all feel the suffocating chaos of an always-plugged-in life. So I decided to experiment to see what would change if I removed the thing that took up seven hours of my day. The first few days without a screen, I quickly realized that God was speaking a lot more - and a lot louder - than I thought He was. The problem was that I’d had the volume of life turned up way too high. How can we make changes that lower the volume of life? Here's one I made: I bought an alarm clock to wake me up instead of using my phone. My phone isn't plugged in by my bed. For the first hour I'm awake, I don't look at my phone. I spend time in God’s Word, not in the words of others. I don't have other voices distracting me from God's voice. Allowing God to be the first and only thing you lean into in the morning, instead of the countless notifications waiting for you, will change the trajectory of your days. This is just one of many changes that I've made in my life since finishing my experiment. There are so many things we've forgotten how to do in our screen-filled days - things like wondering, beholding, experiencing solitude, getting bored, noticing and savoring. But more than anything, I'm learning that we've placed God in way too small of a box. At the end of our key Bible verse, God states, "I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth" (Psalm 46:10). And the psalmist realized this truth after speaking of stillness. Maybe it's not only the volume of life that is keeping us from exalting God but also the speed of life. We have such an incredible opportunity in front of us to reconnect with who God has created us to be - by falling back in love with life as it was created to be lived. Father, I consecrate my day to You. Thank You for the gifts You have waiting for me on the other side of my screens. Restore and renew my ability to notice, wonder, behold and savor today. Help me experience this day in the way that You intend for me to experience it. I praise You. In Jesus' Name, Amen. OUR FAVORITE THINGS For a practical guide to reconnecting with the beauty of life on the other side of screens, grab a copy of Carlos Whittaker's book Reconnected: How 7 Screen-Free Weeks with Monks and Amish Farmers Helped Me Recover the Lost Art of Being Human. ENGAGE To learn more about Carlos, find him on his website or over on Instagram. To hear more from Carlos, listen to his podcast or watch on YouTube. Enter to WIN your very own copy of Reconnected by Carlos Whittaker. To celebrate this book, Carlos' publisher will give away 5 copies! Enter to win by leaving a comment here. {We'll randomly select 5 winners and then notify each one in the comments section by Monday, October 28, 2024.} FOR DEEPER STUDY Matthew 11:28-30, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light" (NIV). What's a simple change you can make today that lowers the volume of life so you can be more attuned to hearing God's voice? © 2024 by Carlos Whittaker. All rights reserved. Proverbs 31 MinistriesP.O. Box 3189 Matthews, NC 28106 www.Proverbs31.org The post Be Still –  Encouragement for Today – October 25, 2024 appeared first on GodUpdates.

There are easy ways and hard ways to run a freeze-dried survival beef company in America. The easy way is to go with whatever governments and globalists want for us as they continue their attacks against the real meat industry. The hard way is to approach the system with the wellbeing of the people — and therefore the nation — as the guiding principle in all business matters. That’s why Jason Nelson, CEO of Whole Cows, decided the country needed a better way to stock up on long-term storage beef. A former U.S. Congressional candidate, Nelson served in both the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines so he knows about serving the nation. “I started off as a consumer ordering survival beef,” Nelson said. “That’s all it took to make me realize the industry was in desperate need of a makeover. Have you ever tried the ‘beef’ they sell?” Nelson’s company is the only one in America that offers high-quality cuts of beef rather than the standard “prepper beef” that’s usually made from the cheapest meat available. Gateway Pundit benefits when readers purchase their sous vide, freeze-dried Ribeye, NY Strip, Tenderloin, or Beef Cubes through this link and the links below. Use promo code “WLT15” at checkout for 15% off. Click here to see all that Whole Cows has to offer! “My partners and I all agreed on three things we would never accept when we launched the company,” Nelson said. “No lab-grown meat, no mRNA jabs, and no ‘beef crumbles’ ever.” Globalists like Bill Gates and members of the World Economic Forum are heavily promoting companies that are trying to sell “cultured meat” as a substitute for the real thing. Legislation is in play in several states that will not only allow lab-grown beef to be sold at grocery stories and restaurants, but to also keep that fact a secret from consumers. Lab-grown chicken has already been approved by the federal government in this manner and will be hitting stores this fall. Injecting cows with mRNA “vaccines” is also in the works. Some say it will happen this year. Others say it will happen in 2024. mRNA “vaccines” have been injected into pigs since 2018, yet most Americans are completely unaware due to lack of transparency and no labeling requirements. As for “beef crumbles,” Nelson’s company takes pride in offering the whole cow… well, most of it. Their cattle are purchased from trusted Texas ranchers and butchered locally. Then, the ground beef and lower quality cuts of meat are sold wholesale to other meat companies. Whole Cows keeps the best beef from their cattle and turns it into cubes that can remain fresh for over a decade without refrigeration. “We send our cattle to the slaughterhouse where we have them custom sliced to ideal sizes for long-term storage,” he said. “Then, we sous vide the beef, freeze-dry it, and package it in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers to maintain maximum freshness for years.” With beef prices going up and the cattle industry under attack from globalists, it behooves Americans to stock up at Whole Cows. Don’t forget to use promo code “WLT15” at checkout!