WPC  UKJu1V*.+,>A3?лsےDQ>VL{ޓ Hz@-^ز}A>Ku|!\ pj2/.~L6 1Qh.R<%/?hnf-y}1{|q5H.,KH H/D HbNnx[T_Df"sN Q_i|a 9 q5J Ǔl#9'Q h>@mOS' ؇hh hqz-8p( `gpv[^a2,OQՂ,O [EfW:֢݌HN0ln`tf)RZVV8cLJ6%-b XD9Qb6ؘKY^qKZBƂ_-_J:-0EMshV"!lд؏ Ծ}si&(NU>X 0 D+ CU, 0#UN %0 M6 (: ^ b wn 4r  m \  `&Times New Roman' PRESCRIPTION FOR EXALTED LIVING James Min 0NLittlejohn .   <22:Default ParaOXXXOXXX'dxddd $Tahoma#|x($..      CSUS., X XX XOXXXX XX X NX XXXhp deskjet 5550 seriesT(,,,,T(0(9 Z6Times New Roman Regular X}=/ 1/9V qUU  !..      CSUS., X XX XOXXXX XX X NX XXX  _       W4$X ddWX XXX NX XXX    PRESCRIPTIONFOREXALTEDLIVING   James4:310   @4  @  @  @<  @  @  @D September21,2003  X XXX NX XXX ԁ  XX OXX ԁHaveyoueverexperiencedhavingyourdoctormisdiagnoseyourphysical  symptomsandasaresultputyouonthewrongmedication?Recently,I   heardfromapersonthatwasmisdiagnosedbyhisdoctorandtookthewrong  # pillsforovertwelveyears.X XOX X  H XX OXX ԁYearsago,thebrotherofafriendofminewasdiagnosedashavinga  m stomachulcerbecauseofpaininhisstomach.Hehadbeenundermany B  differentkindsoftreatmentandmedicationforstomachulcersfor g  manyyears.Eventuallytheyfoundoutthathehadcancerofthepancreas.   Bythetimetheyfoundoutwhathisproblemwas,itwasalreadytoolatefor   himtotakepropertreatment.Hediedwithinamonthofhisdiagnosis.By &  takingincorrectmedication,youcannotexpecttogetwell.Inorderto K recoverfromyourphysicalailment,youneedtohavethecorrecttreatment  p andrightkindofmedication.Asthehumanbodyneedstherightkindof E treatmentforitsillness,Ourlifealsoneedsthecorrecttreatmentfor j overcomingdifficulties.X XOX X  XX OXX ԁJames4:10 X XOX X  XX OXX ԀumbleyourselvesbeforetheLord,andHewillliftyouup.(NIV)X XOX X )  XX OXX ԀumbleyourselvesinthepresenceoftheLord,andHewillexaltyou.X XOX X N XX OXX Ԁ(NASB)X XOX X #s  XX OXX ԁThispassageistalkingaboutalifeofbeingliftedup.Toliftsomethingup H meansthattherewassomethingdownbelowthere,anditneedstobepicked m uptoanordinarylevel.Isyourlifedownbelowsomewhere?Thentoday   scripturetextisforyou.X XOX X ! XX OXX ԁIntodayscripturetext,wefindagenuineprescriptionforalifewhichis ", beinglifteduporexaltedbytheLord.Howcanwehavealifeofbeinglifted $Q upbytheLord,regardlessofhowfardownfallenweare.Inthisfascinating &%v  prescriptionforbeingliftedupinlife,wefindthatthereareatleastthree K&! keywordsweneedtokeepinmind.1.Submit;2.Resist;3.Come.X XOX X p'" XX OXX ԁX XOX X (#    X<(4 4 <DL!X<XX OXX  1.^>\O^>\ԁ\^>O\^>Submit.X XOX X  ) %!   XB+ 4 <DL!44X!BXX OXX Verse7a.ubmityourselvestoGod.Whenyougotoyourdoctor,you */&" submityourselftothedoctoranddowhateverthedoctortellsyoutodo.The ,T'# doctorusuallywouldsaytoyou:X XOX X )-y($ _ XXX OXX ԁopenyourmouth;X XOX X  XX OXX ԁturnaround;X XOX X % XX OXX ԁlookuphere;X XOX X J XX OXX ԁtakeoffyourclothes;X XOX X o XX OXX ԁliedown;X XOX X D  XX OXX ԁstretchyourlegsandsoon.X XOX X i   XXX OXX ԁWhateverthedoctorsaystoyou,itdoesn'tmatterhowsillyitis,you   havetodoasrequested,ifyouwanttobecured/liftedupfromyourillness.   ItisequallytruethatwemustsubmitourselvestoGod,ifwewantHimto  (  doanythingonourbehalf!Asweneedtolistentothedoctortobecured M  ofourphysicalillness,WeneedtolistentoGodforourspiritualwell "r  being.X XOX XԁTXX OXX ohaveaspiritofsubmissionisthefirstandtheforemostspiritual .~  medicationweneedtotakeinordertohaveourlifeliftedupfrom S  difficulty.Onewaytodemonstrateyourspiritofsubmissionistobeless x  criticalaboutthings.Bybeinglesscriticalaboutpeopleandissuesaround  us,wecantrustinandleavethingstotheLordandGodwilldoHisworkfor  usinHisowntimeandpace.X XOX X 7 XX OXX ԁX XOX X  \   X?(4 4 <DL!X!?XX OXX  2.^>\O^>\ԁ\^>O\^>ResistX XOX X  1   XB+ 4 <DL!44X!BXX OXX Verse7b,esistthedevil.Inthephysicalworld,therearevarioussources V ofillness.Someillnessiscausedbysunlight,whileothersarecausedby { pollutedwaterorfood.Someinsects,likemosquitoesorblackflies,canbe  thesourceofvariousdiseases.Likewise,theinfluenceofthedevilcancome  tousinmanydifferentways.Itcanhitusmanydifferentwaysinmany : differentareasinlife.X XOX X  _   X?(4 4 <DL!X!?XX OXX Ԅ^>\O^>\ԁ\^>O\^>intheareasof,finance,familyrelationship,morallife;religiouslife.X XOX X 4!   XB+ 4 <DL!44X!BXX OXX Alloftheseareasarevulnerabletothemaliciousattacksofthedevilandcan Y" fallintodestruction.X XOX X ~# XX OXX Usuallythesymptomsofthedevilworkonusinstigateustobeddestructive,d $ dnegative,ddcriticadl,ddiscordd,ddissent,dsdelfishd,dimmoraldanddunethicald.(Gal.5:19 %! 21)Soitisnecessarytokeepaneyeontheinfluenceofthedevilinourlives &=" andresistthem.Inverse,8,X XOX X (b# XX OXX Ԁashyourhands;andpurifyyourhearts.X XOX X 7)$  XX OXX ԁYoudonneedtoaskanybodywhattodo.Inmostcases,itisyouwho \*%! knowswhatisbesttodoinordertomakeyourselfcleanandhealthy.X XOX XԀXX OXX Itis +&" youwhoknowswhetheryouneedtowashyourhandsnowornot?Thevery ,'# momentyoufeelsomethingstickyonyourhand,thatistherightmomentto  washitoff.Youdonhavetowaitanothertenortwentyyearswiththesame % smellystickyoldhands.Youdonhavetowaituntilyourdoctororders J you"todoorwhatnottodosomething",becauseyouknowwhatisbestto o dorightnow,rightaway.X XOX X D  XX OXX ԁX XOX X i  XX OXX Verse9,rieve,mournandwail.X XOX X   XX OXX ԁChangeyourlaughtertomourningandyourjoytogloom.Inotherwords,   dosomethinganew.X XOX X  (  XX OXX Dosomethingnewforyourselfandforothers.Showtheworldthatthough M  youhavebeenblindedandfallenuponbythedevil,Butnowyouare "r  resistinghimandyouarereadytobechanged.Donletanotherday, G  monthoryeargobywithoutproducingsomethingnewforyouandfor l  othersX XOX X   XX OXX ԁAgirlwhowasonthedrugsforelevenyears,said,onedaytoherdrug  addictfriends,owIamreadytocomeoutandliveanormallife.Myfamily + saysIamnothingandthatIwillalwaysbenothing.SoIwanttoprovethatI P canbesomeonedecentoutsideofbeingadrugaddict.(TheJunkiePriest, %u JohnD.Harris,p.80)Toresisttheevilinfluenceofthedevilisthesecond J pillweneedtotakeforthelifeofbeingliftedupfromourdifficulties.X XOX X V XX OXX ԁX XOX X b   X?(4 4 <DL!X!?XX OXX  3.^>\O^>\ԁ\^>O\^>ComeX XOX X     XB+ 4 <DL!44X!BXX OXX ԁVerse8,omeneartoGodandHewillcomeneartoyou.Ifthedevilis  thesourceofconflictandtroublesinourlives,Godisthesourceofpeace ! andhappinessinourlives.Heisthesourceofpowerandsaving F grace.Therefore,asweneedtogettothefountaintoquenchourthirst,we !k needtocomeneartoGodtobepickedupbyHispowerfularmsofdelivery.X XOX X @" XX OXX ԁWemayaskhowcanwecomeneartoGod?WhereisGodthatImay e# comeneartoHim?X XOX X $ XX OXX WecancomeneartoGodaswegathertogetherandworshipHimatthe %  church.WecancomeneartoGodwhenwemeditateonHiswordsinthe &$" Bibleandpray.IbelieveonesureandsimplewayforustodrawneartoGod 'I# istodrawneartoourneighbours.IfanyoneconfessesJesusChristashis/her )n$  LordandSaviour,thepersonwillbesavedandtheSpiritofGodwilldwell C*%! inthatperson.X XOX X h+&" XX OXX So,ifIgetclosetohim,IwillbenaturallyclosetotheSpiritofGodinthat ,'# person.X XOX X -)$ XX OXX ԁX XOX X  XX OXX ԁThatiswhyJesussaid,hoeverreceivesthischildinmynamereceives % Me.Luke9:48.hekingdomofGodisinyourmidst.Luke17:21X XOX X J XX OXX ԁTherefore,ifwewanttocomeneartoGod,thefirstthingweshoulddois o tocomeneartoourownfamilymembersinJesusname,Weoughttoget D  closertoourspouse,ourchildrenandourbrothersandsistersinthenameof i  Jesus.TogetneartoyourfamilyinJesusnamemeanstotakespecial   responsibilityforthemsothattheymaycomeneartoGodasIdo.So,by   comingneartoeachotherwecomeneartoGodwhoisintheotherperson  (  heart.X XOX X M  ЁParableOfThePencil (x  Ё̀ThePencilMakertookthepencilaside,justbeforeputtinghimintothebox.Thereare 4  5thingsyouneedtoknow,hetoldthepencil,beforeIsendyououtintotheworld. : Alwaysrememberthemandneverforget,anddyouwillbecomethebestpencilyoucan @ be.d F ЁdOne:dYouwillbeabletodomanygreatthings,butonlyifyouallow L ЀyourselftobeheldinSomeone'shand. R ЁdTwo:dYouwillexperienceapainfulsharpeningfromtimetotime,butyou'll X Ѐneedittobecomeabetterpencil. ^ ЁdThree:dYouwillbeabletocorrectanymistakesyoumightmake. d ЁdFour:dThemostimportantpartofyouwillalwaysbewhat'sinside. j ЀdFived:Oneverysurfaceyouareusedon,youmustleaveyourmark.Nomatterwhatthe p condition,youmustcontinuetowrite. v ЀThepencilunderstoodandpromisedtorememberthose5rulesinhislife,andwent | intotheboxwithafirmdecisiontobethebestpencilintheworldthathecouldbe.   (AuthorUnknown)Asapencilneededtobeheldinsomeonehand, h! weallneedtobeliftedupbytheLord,fromtimetotime,inordertoliveourlivesthe N" bestwaywecan. 4# Ё́LetussubmitourselvestoGod,Letusresistthedevil,andletusdrawneartoGod. %P  Ё %6!  ЁThesearethethreespiritualmedicationsweneedtotakedailyandregularly.How &"! shallwetakethesemedications?Inverse10oftodayScripturetext,wefindafriendly '#" guideline,umbleyourselvesbeforetheLord,andHewillliftyouup.Amen. (## ЁXX OXX LetusbehumblebeforetheLordanddesireHimtoliftusuptoday.X XOX X d*%% K(X+&K