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MIND TO WATCH

LIFE, LIVING, LOVING

CLOSE THAT DOOR

ROCK ON IN 2019!

TAKING TIME FOR GOD

KNOW WHO YOU ARE

Livin g t h e Ch r ist ian Lif e

DEBUTING IN 2019!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: EDITORIAL MIND TO MATCH CLOSE THAT DOOR

BREAKING CYCLES...

TAKING TIME FOR GOD LIFE, LIVING, LOVING KNOW WHO YOU ARE

BREAKING CHAINS...

ROCK ON IN 2019

"I'm looking forward to the newness of Spring"

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BLESSED Blessed ar e t h e poor in spir it ; f or t h eir s is t h e k in gdom of h eaven .

Blessed ar e t h ey t h at m ou r n : f or t h ey sh all be com f or t ed.

Blessed ar e t h e m eek : f or t h ey sh all in h er it t h e ear t h .

M at t h ew 5:3-5 (KJV)

CELEBRATESPRING! Praise the Lord!!I I am elated to be back and bringing to you another issue of the PSLMR Magazine!!

What a mile stone this is for not only myself, but also Lanare Publishing, the publishers of this magazine.

This magazine is among a myriad of new, and exciting Christian publications that have hit the "Digital" market, and I am pleased to be able to bring to you a Godly as well as Christian perspective on all subjects.

2019 is your year!! Let me say that again, 2019 is YOUR YEAR!!

Don't stop, don't give up, and don't hesitate on establishing those dreams and Godly assignments that you have been given as they equate to not only a Biblical promise to Christians, but also your families inheritance.

We want you to shine brightly this year, and do all the things that your heart desires. If you have been faithful, loyal, and obedient, this year and season was made just for you!

WRITTENBY: PASTORSTEPHANIEL. MAXWELL-ROBLES

In keeping with the "newness" and "renewing" that takes place in Spring, please check out our article Mind to Watch. We think that you will be "transformed" and made "anew", just like the season we are in. Also, check out our article Taking Time for God. If you feel like you are just to busy to maintain your relationship with the Lord, than this one is for you. And finally, as you grab a cup of your favorite beverage, we want you to sit back, relax and enjoy reading this publication.

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"M IND TO WATCH"

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"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." Rom an s 12:2 (KJV)

W h en I fir st got saved, I r em em ber , r eadin g th is scr iptu r e ver se, an d h an ds down , it was m y favor ite!

Th e m essage seem ed so com pl ete an d apr opos fr om God. I h ad n ever en cou n ter ed m essagin g or teach in g l ik e th is befor e. God's wor d was so com pl ete, awesom e h ar d-h ittin g an d pr ofou n d for m e.

H avin g r ecen tl y gr adu ated fr om col l ege, bein g

for ever a stu den t, as wel l as h avin g em bar k ed u pon a n ew pr ofession al car eer ,m y h ear t an d m y m in d was so r eady for wh at th e Lor d was teach in g an d r eveal in g to m e.

Needl ess to say,I h ad been saved, an d m y spir it was r igh t, an d r eady, an d gettin g even m or e r igh t as a r esu l t of th e tim e I was spen din g in ch u r ch , in Bibl e stu dy,an d in l ear n in g th e wor d.

At th e tim e of

r eadin g an d l ear n in g scr iptu r e, God h ad n ot yet r eveal ed to m e th at h e cal l ed m e to be a Pastor. Never th e l ess th e wor d was r ich an d it was good. You can defin itel y say it was edifyin g, an d su sten an ce to m y m in d, body,spir it an d sou l , as God in ten ds for h is "l ivin g wor d" to be for ever yon e wh o r eads it!

I m ar vel ed at th e wor ds in th is ver se becau se th e ver y th ou gh t of

"r en ewin g m y m in d " spok e vol u m es to m e..

Th e wor d fel t good, cor r ect, in or der an d "on poin t" in ever y way. Readin g God's wor d con veyed to m e th at God u n der stood an d k n ew exactl y wh at I n eeded, n ot to m en tion I h ad pr ayed ver y specific pr ayer s in wh ich I k n ew n ow th at I h ad been atten din g ch u r ch ,Su n day sch ool , an d Bibl e stu dy r egu l ar l y,

th at th r ou gh God, an d h is wor d, I h ad th e abil ity to ascer tain th is, an d so m u ch m or e. On ce I began to l ear n th at God was so excel l en t, an d so th ou gh tfu l , car in g, an d gave u s im pl icit in str u ction s on h ow to l ive ou r l ives th at wou l d cau se u s to be h ol y, r igh teou s, r espon sibl e, an d im peccabl e, I was h u m bl ed an d bl own away.

I m ean , m y

r eason in g or th ou gh t pr ocess wh il e fir st l ear n in g th e wor d was "W ow, th is is so defin ite, so com pl ete an d so obviou sl y , won dr ou sl y,an d m ir acu l ou sl y God. To h ave r en ewed th ou gh ts, ideas, discipl in e, an d th e m in d of God is m in d-bl owin g!

Becau se we ar e l ivin g in a "fal l en wor l d", it is God's wor d, wisdom , an d in str u ction th at al l ow for m an to l ive l ife, if h e

ch ooses, as cor r ect as cor r ect can get.

In fact, al th ou gh we wil l n ever be per fect in th is m or tal body,an d in a fal l en wor l d, you ar e con sider ed "per fect"in th e eyes of God becau se # 1: H is son , wh o was God h im sel f, died on th e cr oss for ou r (or m an 's ) sin .

An d # 2: if you h ave

r epen ted, been saved, baptized an d fil l with th e H ol y Spir it with th e eviden ce of speak in g in ton gu es as th e spir it gives you u tter an ce, accor din g to Acts 2:38, you h ave m et a gr eat por tion of God's r equ ir em en ts towar ds sal vation .

An d of cou r se we k n ow th at star tin g an yth in g n ew cal l s for a r e-tool in g, r e-tr ain in g, or "r en ewin g" In fact, again , I l ove h ow th e wor d even con veys th is m essage an d m ean in g or "r en ewin g" in dicatin g th at it is a con stan t th in g an d sh ou l d tak e pl ace con tin u ou sl y over tim e.

An d wh y sh ou l dn 't it m ean th is. As we gr ow,

devel op, m atu r e, an d r each h igh er l evel s in Ch r ist Jesu s, as God con tin u es to peel off l ayer s pick ed u p fr om ch il dh ood, fr om l ivin g in th is wor l d an d th r ou gh ou t ou r adu l th ood, th e r en ewin g of you r m in d sits in l in e with Ch r ist establ ish in g an d pou r in g h is ch ar acter istics in th ose wh o ar e wil l in g to l et th is pr ocess tak e pl ace.

Th er e is n o better tr ain er , m in d-r egu l ator ,

an d pr im e exam pl e of l ivin g "decen t an d or der " th an ou r Fath er God, an d h is wr itten wor d.

Th e u l tim ate k ey to m ajor su ccess in th is l ife is to r etr ain an d r en ew you r m in d, an d th at com es th r ou gh a con stan t stu dyin g of God's wor d, an d l ivin g a l ife l ed by th e H ol y Spir it, an d Ch r ist Jesu s.

"BEYETRANSFORMED BYTHERENEWINGOF YOURMIND"...ROMANS 12:2(KJV)

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Ar e you con stan tl y par ticipatin g in th ose activities th at God h as tol d you to stop or ar e you ju st sim pl y n ot adh er in g to h is Bibl ical com m an ds? Ar e you stil l doin g th e th in gs th at al ways gets you in to tr ou bl e n ot on l y in th e n atu r al r eal m , bu t al so in th e spir itu al r eal m ?

It was th e Apostl e Pau l e wh o stated "I di e da i ly" 1 Cor i n t h i an s 15:31 (K JV). W h en you got saved, you r ol d, wor l dl y m an died al so.

Th e H ol y Scr iptu r e says: "Ther efor e, i f a ny m a n be i n Chr i st , he i s a new cr ea t ur e: old t hi ns a r e pa ssed a wa y; behold, a ll t hi ngs a r e becom e new" 2 Cor i n t h i an s 5:17 (K JV). Th er efor e, if you

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tr u l y r epen ted, got saved, baptized an d fil l ed with th e H ol y Spir it, you ar e n o l on ger a cr eation "separ ated fr om you r cr eator ".

On ce you becom e saved, an d begin to l ive, wal k , tal k , stu dy,eat an d br eath l ik e a Ch r istian , on ce you h ave tr u l y al l owed God to en ter you r l ife an d began th e m ar vel ou s tr an sfor m ation wor k , a wor k accor din g to Scr iptu r e th at God wil l con tin u e "unt i l t he da y of Jesus Chr i st ", Ph i l i p p i an s 1:6 (K JV) you al so sh ou l d began to n otice a ch an ge.

You r al l egian ce to God, an d an ear n est desir e to pl ease th e Lor d, al on g with fol l owin g h is com m an ds, as wel l as h is abil ity an d wil l in gn ess to ch an ge you , sh ou l d be ever pr esen t in you r l ife. As you str en gth en you r wal k an d "dr a w ni gh unt o God" Jam es 4:8 (K JV), you r ear th l y an d fl esh l y desir es sh ou l d began to su bside. M ean in g, we ser ve a God wh o is abl e to com pl etel y h eal u s an d set u s fr ee fr om an y ar ea of ou r l ives th at we h ave ch al l en ges in , an d th r eaten s you r n ew wal k with H im .

Th e l on ger you wal k with God, you r desir e for an yth in g th at wil l dr aw a division between you an d

God sh ou l d becom e l ess desir abl e.

Accor din g to Psal m s 84:11, "For t h e L or d God i s a su n an d sh i el d : t h e L or d w i l l gi v e gr ace an d gl or y ; n o good t h i n g w i l l h e w i t h h ol d f r om t h em t h at w al k u p r i gh t l y " (K JV). An d al so, "I know t hy wor ks: behold, I ha ve set befor e t hee a n open door , a nd no m a n ca n shut i t : for t hou ha st a li t t le st r engt h, a nd ha s kept m y wor d, a nd ha st not deni ed m y na m e" Rev el at i on 3:8 (K JV).

W h en you k eep God's com m an ds, an d do wh at H e, Jesu s Ch r ist, or th e H ol y Spir it tel l s you to do, as th e Scr iptu r e h as cor r obor ated, God wil l den y "n o good th in g" fr om you an d, h e wil l set an "open door " befor e you . If you fin d you r sel f in vol ved with th ose per son s, pl aces, situ ation s or activities in wh ich you sh ou l d "cl ose th at door ", fl ee im m ediatel y,. Th e H ol y Spir it wil l h ol d you , pr otect you , con vict you , dir ect you , gu ide you an d k eep you .

W e al so k n ow th at God's wor d says, if com m on l y, wor ded tr an sl ated, H e wil l n ot give you "m or e t h an y ou can bear " 1 Cor i n t h i an s 10:13 (K JV). In th e m ean tim e, h er e a few gr eat Scr iptu r e r efer en ces you can r ead an d k eep in you r h ear t, m in d, body,spir it, an d sou l !

"Ther e ha t h no t em pt a t i on t a ken you but such a s i s com m on t o m a n: but God i s fa i t hful, who wi ll not suffer you t o be t em pt ed a bove t ha t ye a r e a ble: but wi ll wi t h t he t em pt a t i on a lso m a ke a wa y of esca pe, t ha t ye m a y be a ble t o bea r i t " 1 Cor i n t h i an s 10:13 K JV "God ha t h not ca lled us i nt o unclea ness, but unt o holi ness." 1 Th essal on i an s 4:7 (K JV) "But now bei ng m a de fr ee fr om si n, a nd becom e ser va nt s t o God, ye ha ve your fr ui t unt o holi ness, a nd t he end ever la st i ng li fe. For t he wa ges of si n i s dea t h; but t he gi ft of God i s et er na l li fe t hr ough Jesus Chr i st our Lor d." Rom an s 6:22-23 (K JV).

"For t he la w of t he Spi r i t of li fe i n Chr i st Jesus ha t h m a de m e fr ee fr om t he la w of si n a nd dea t h." Rom an s 8:2 (K JV).

"To obey i s bet t er t ha n sa cr i fi ce, a nd t o ha r ken t ha n t he fa t of r a m s." 1 Sam u el 15:22 (K JV).

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by S.L. Maxwell-Robles Has life got you down? Are you hard pressed to do much of anything, especially for yourself, and yet alone spend time with God? As Christians, we have all had those pressing moments in life. Bills are due, kid's are out of control, and certain situations that arise are so bizarre that it could only be none other than God himself preparing you for more or what's about to come down the pipeline But yet and still, in a world that thrives on individualism and self-reliance, we must always be able to reach back in our "church" tool box and retrieve those very important tools that we have learned upon the way.

Self-reliance is a fallacy and ultimately separates one from their clear and present help

which is God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Truth is, if you neglect one, you are neglecting them all.

As Christians, we have been given the awesome, and dynamic opportunity to not only know God, but also have him personally know us. Once you have believed, received, and accepted the messages from the Bible, from our initial creation, to our "expected end", and ultimate salvation, then you must also know that doing the things that the Lord tells us to do, and on a regular basis is paramount.

When we are mindful of, and doing those things that God and his Holy Scriptures calls for us to do, we are automatically taking time for God.

In fact, the key to success in this life is spending time with God! Be it in his word, the Bible, or attending church, through prayer and worship, Bible study, or being apart of any of those activities that require you to learn, and hear the precepts, commandments, expectations and/or requirements of God. And, unless you put yourself in the position by follow God's leading, or direction for you to go to the aforementioned venues, you won't learn or know his word, which means you won't know him, and you will

struggle. Spending time with and getting to know God is not just a notion. It is a requirement for your salvation, and will at the end of the day determine where you will spend eternity.

If you find that you are struggling to make the choice or decision to spend time with God, always consider this key scripture verse: "But seek ye first kingdom of God, and hisrighteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." Mat t hew 6:33 (KJV).

LIFE, LIVING, LOVING!

by S.L. Maxwell-Robles

Is this your current situation! If so, I love it! We all know that a life in balance can, and does take time. I remember when I was younger, and I used to hear older women on television talking and they all seemed to have re-occurring themes.

At a certain age, or should I say level of maturity, the thoughts of others no longer mattered. The unsolicited opinions and advice on what was their "truth" is no longer existed.

They all begin to speak in honesty, and say what's on their mind. And yes, we can still find this same type of "dogma" if you will, in Christian circles today.

Ecclesiastes 3, so lovingly, wonderfully, powerfully and perfectly describes the concept or idea of one's "season" in life.

The first few versus read: "To every thing there isa season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted" (KJV).

This chapter goes on for another 20 versus and gives rhyme and reason to every situation under the sun that we as humans will experience. We as humans, and especially as Christians can and do experience so much in this life time. And if you have finally reached a certain age, or simply a time in life and it's your adjoining

"season" to enjoy your life, living and loving, I salute you!

I salute the fact that you have also come to the realization that God is in control, and at the appropriate time, and if you let him, we can all enjoy a life full of all of these same elements. And the best part is, you are in control of how you manage the attributes during the process or along the way. You regulate your "joy factor", not others.

And, even if you have not "arrived", there are certainly baby steps that when added up along the way, equal to monumental success at the end of a "course", "trial" or "thing".

Also, learn how to give yourself a pat on the back if know, as many Saints like to say, "I'm not where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be'! We must celebrate progress at every level.

Now, take time to "smell the roses" while you track, monitor, and keep a marker of the goals in life or things that you are working towards.

God blesses us even more when we have an "attitude of gratitude" and can be grateful, or find the "silver lining" even while in the storm.

Next, it's your life, God gave it to you, so live it! Both you and God are the co-creators of your story. You don't need permission, approval, or notoriety from others when living your life on your terms with God at the helm.

And finally, I hope that you all will enjoy LIFE, LIVING, and LOVING!

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Do you know w ho you are Near or far A ll eyes can see Do you know w ho you are A bright shining star God's beloved majesty Know w ho you are © 2019 By S. L. Maxwell-Robles

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