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⁷Keep on asking and it will be given you; keep on seeking and you will find; keep on knocking [reverently] and [the door] will be opened to you.
⁸For everyone who keeps on asking receives; and he who keeps on seeking finds; and to him who keeps on knocking, [the door] will be opened.
⁹Or what man is there of you, if his son asks him for a loaf of bread, will hand him a stone?
¹⁰Or if he asks for a fish, will hand him a serpent?
¹¹If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good and advantageous gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in heaven [perfect as He is] give good and advantageous things to those who keep on asking Him!

Matthew 7:7-11 [AMP]

Originally posted to our Powerhouse Ministry Blog, this is 32 minutes (and 41 seconds) of wisdom. Yes, it is more than the seven minutes you may have been expecting... but hopefully it will be a blessing to you!



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Yield to the Spirit. He has the right of way.

But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides.

Matthew 6:33 [AMP]

In this podcast, we learn that if we fail to yield to God’s way of doing and being right, and if we focus on mammon (deceitful riches), we will find ourselves striving for nothing.  You may gather things... but you are basically putting money into a bag with holes in it.

You have sown much, but you have reaped little; you eat, but you do not have enough; you drink, but you do not have your fill; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages has earned them to put them in a bag with holes in it.

Haggai 1:6 [AMP]

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Get Right and you can Get Prosperity

But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides.

Matthew 6:33 [AMP]

In this podcast, we focus on how our Christian walk will have impact on whether we receive those blessings we seek from the Lord.




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Seek God’s Way of Doing and Being Right

But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides.

Matthew 6:33 [AMP]

In this podcast, we continue looking at the scripture where Jesus tells us to seek God’s way of doing and being right.

If you want a blessing... you don’t need to study prosperity or blessing scriptures.  Just study how to do and be right the way that God wants us to...

And don’t do those things that God hates.

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Seek God First... Things Will Come

But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides.

Matthew 6:33 [AMP]

In this podcast, we are told to not be like the heathen -- worrying about how to get fed, how to get clothes... how to have our material needs met. Instead, focus on your personal walk and relationship with God. As your Heavenly Father, He will provide for you.

David tells us in Psalm 103 that we can bless (affectionately and gratefully praise) the Lord because He pours such great benefits on us.

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Cast Your Cares On The Lord

Looking at the records for our Powerhouse Podcasts web site, we see that this blog is the most popular on our site. Why? Because people across the United States and literally around the world are searching Google, Bing and other search engines for help on how to find peace and rest by casting their cares on God.

And so... we reiterate the question: why worry and lose sleep> Why lose peace? Why lose your mind? Cast your cares and worries on the Lord... lay them down before His everlasting throne of justice... and He will take care of the rest.

Psalm 55:22-23 (AMP) says: “Cast your burden on the Lord [releasing the weight of it] and He will sustain you; He will never allow the [consistently] righteous to be moved (made to slip, fall, or fail). But You, O God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of destruction; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in, lean on, and confidently rely on You.”

1^st Peter 5:7 (AMP) says: “Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.”

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And you can also check our our two blogs on the subject... each provide comforting expository and scriptural meditations from Judypie. They are guaranteed to help you cast your cares, and and then to enjoy your life burden-free and worry-free.

• May 9^th 2010 - Cast Your Cares Upon the Lord, Part 1
• May 23^rd 2010 - Cast Your Cares Upon the Lord, Part 2

Suicide (3 of 3) [R]

The final part of this series of Seven-Minutes-of-Wisdom includes scriptures to help those tempted by thoughts of suicide.

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Suicide (2 of 3) [R]

The theme song of the classic TV series M*A*S*H is entitled, “Suicide is Painless.” Suicide is a permanent solution to temporary problems.

In this Seven Minutes of Wisdom, we begin to explore a phenomenon that is happening more and more among younger and younger people.

If you are contemplating ending it all... you need to listen to this series. Otherwise, you may think you are ending it all and find out (the hard way) that you are simply beginning something that may be much worse!

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Suicide (1 of 3) [R]

Seven Minutes of Wisdom on the lies from satan that say suicide is a solution... but it is only the doorway to an even worse situation... not just for you but for your friends and loved ones.

Don’t do it!

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Practice What You Preach [R]

I found it interesting how one pastor who was all, “Give money and God will give to you...” couldn’t apply the same principle to himself.

If we preach it, we need to practice it.

Granted, none of us are perfect... and I am prolly more imperfect than most... but let us at least set our minds to walking our talk and not just talking our walk.

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Fame (2 of 2) [R]

In this podcast, we continue from last week’s discussion about people's irrational desire for fame.

We will discuss how today’s young people need the wisdom and leadership of those who are older in order to make good decisions.

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Fame (1 of 2) [R]

People do crazy things to get their 15 minutes of fame...

For example, have you heard about those the girls who thought beating another girl on camera would get them recognized.

Well, in fact, it did...

Those girls were recognized by a judge who planned to lock them up for good!

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Crazy People and Talking Snakes [R]

People continue to deny God as being a myth while poking fun at the Bible as simply a collection of fairy tales.

Well, if it is foolish to believe such things, then I will gladly be called a fool.

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The Rod of Correction [R]

With youth becoming more and more involved in crime... to the point where 3rd graders conspired to murder their teacher... we need to go back to the old school.

Spare the rod, destroy the child.

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Watch Your Mouth! [R]

Words are powerful things. They can bring life... or death.

This teaching makes some powerful points, taking a look at precepts from the Hebrew culture of the Old Testament and bringing it forward through the New Testament into today’s society.

What is coming out of your mouth? And, more importantly, how is it affecting your life and the lives of those around you?

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