Live Generously - Steve Martin Message, Love for His People

 Live Generously

 “A generous person will be prosperous, and one who gives others plenty of water will himself be given plenty.” Proverbs 11:25, NASB

My good friend David Peterman and I had finished our recorded messages for the subsequent YouTube releases (check out the Love For His People channel) and were feeling a bit famished. Well, at least hungry. Having by now realized that Golden Corral offers the best value for our dollars, I followed him in his red Prius south to Rock Hill, South Carolina, from Ballantyne (Charlotte), North Carolina.

When we arrived at our destination, with the sweet aroma of wonderfully prepared food and trimmings, the place was not as yet opened. We had a half hour to kill.

I said, "Let's go to the Christian thrift store down the road," and he followed me in my 2013 Hyundai Elantra. (Royal Blue. Not all have white paint, as is so common these days in vehicle color.)

As I looked through the shirts for men's XL, one t-shirt caught my eye.

"Live Generously". Hmm, I thought to myself. Even though it had a bank's logo on the back (imagine that), I paid the $3.00 for it at the counter. And got 10% off for Senior Citizens' Day!

I'm not one to advertise for an unknown bank, but I liked the words and design and could see myself wearing it at the gym, on Walmart visits, or wherever.

The Holy Spirit then encouraged me to write a message to you and others about the importance of being generous. I love how He speaks to us. Just a simple word. Full of truth and encouragement.

Over the centuries, the Lord Jesus (Yeshua) has spoken to His people about the importance of being generous. Others in the walk of faith also wrote to the Messiah's followers, sharing the same message in the early days as believers in His Word, which provided instruction and guidance.

"In everything, I have given you an example of how, by working hard like this, you must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Yeshua himself, 'There is more happiness in giving than in receiving." Acts 20:35, Complete Jewish Bible

I encourage you to live a life of generosity. More joy comes when, out of His provision to share, we do. They will know us by our love and our care for the family of God.

To be continued...

Ahava and Shalom,

Steve Martin

P.S. Occasionally, I do like to "buffet" my body, but even in this, we must walk in moderation. Skip the fatty stuff. Enjoy the healthy items! We need to care for this temple He has given us to perform the work He has entrusted to us entirely.

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Now Think On This messages - Intimate & Knots on the Rope by Steve Martin - Love For His People, Inc.

Nov. 28, 2018 Charlotte, North Carolina USA Greetings family and friends. Amy Grant sings a song, which came out several years ago, about needing quiet, silent Christmas. The hustle and bustle that many of us go through, with all the preparations for the holidays, wipes us out by the bedtime hour. In this first Now Think On This messages I share with you, I speak a bit about that. Got some time to read Intimate? Hope you do! Bedtime or early morning. Take your pick. Have you ever said, "No" to the Lord? Like most of us who have walked in the Lord's ways, I think it happens quite a bit, if not out loud, then certainly in silence. "I'll pray about it" is not a good excuse anymore, and not the response He cares to hear, knowing we really don't mean it most of the time. He is looking for, and desire to hear, a "Yes, Lord" from us. Only then will we know His ways and walk in them. My 2nd message, Knots on the Rope, is from a prophetic word I gave someone over 15 years ago. I can bet, it I was a better, that you need to read this one too. Please do so, by checking it out below. Please don't forget us in your year-end giving. Providing for those making aliyah (immigrating to Israel) is becoming a big thing on God's heart. May you join Him in this end-time movement. We are helping those in Israel hosts those hearing and responding to His call. Click here for easy, online donations or address for checks: Love For His People contribution. Todah rabah (thank you very much.) I also invite you to support this ministry and get Adventures in Courage , my latest book just published in November. I got my copies this morning - Hanukkah and Christmas gifts for many! Please see book details at end of this, below. I sincerely hope you will bless the work of this ministry, Love For His People, Inc., by purchasing a copy (or two!) I would most appreciate that. (Only $8.95.) If anything, buy it just for the more than 40 photos! (Purposely for the men who like to see rather than read!) Happy Hanukkah! Merry Christmas. And yes, Happy New Year too! Be blessed with ahava (love) and shalom (peace), Steve Martin Founder/President P.S. We support Messianic Jews and congregations in Jerusalem and vicinity. Please consider a contribution today for this ongoing, monthly support. With Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas coming up, don't forget us on your list! Click here for easy, online donations or address for checks: Love For His People contribution. Todah rabah (thank you very much.) Now Think On This Intimate by Steve Martin Most people fear to be intimate. Decades of rejection, initially in our lives due to the separation we had with our God until new life, rebirth took place, kept us from having honest, soul to soul communication with Him and with each other. I know I do, struggling at times to express what I really want to. It’s that sense of uncertainty of what the other may think, feel, or want to share with us in return. It is quite common I believe among us. We want to. We need to. But we somehow can’t. (Especially for us macho men!) So we have the small talk, the short quips, the “meet and greet” five minutes during the church service. We are missing out on being intimate, especially with our Lord Jesus. And that is the One we really need to start with. If we can’t be intimate with our Creator, our Father, the One who gave Himself totally for us, how can we be intimate with one another? I am still seeking to find out what all is missing. The lack, I need. The love and intimate cup need to be filled more often than it has been. There have though been real moments in being with the Lord, those times when touching His heart has just been a real, reachable joy. Those “almost raptured” times during God-filled worship in a large gathering of His people, when the anointing of the Holy Spirit just comes over us. It seems as close to being with Him that we may know, this side of eternity. It’s as if we just can’t hug Him enough; speak words of built-up heart thanks to Him; crawl up in His lap and sit, staying in His presence, not wanting to leave that place for a long, long time. Sounds too heavenly, right? Not attainable you say? But it is. Be sure to read the rest: Intimate  Knots on the Rope Steve Martin This morning I brought in a few more items to add to the collection, including a small Bible I had in a black case. When I opened it (NKJV in case you ask) I found a few inscriptions, and several 3" x 5" note cards. The Bible I had received as a gift from Mahesh Chavda Ministries in 1994, two months before we relocated to the Charlotte, NC area from Fort Lauderdale, FL with that ministry and two other families. I also found another note card, written by me on Jan. 18, 2004, of a prophetic word I received to share with another. As you read it, maybe it is for you too, even these 14 years later. (There's a "4" in there again...) The word as written follows. You can also see the actual card photos below. "The Lord gave me a word for a lady in Charleston, which may encourage others. I saw a rope, hanging vertically, with knots evenly spaced. At first, I had no understanding, but the Lord spoke to me the next morning in prayer, as to its meaning. Be sure to read the rest: Knots on the Rope Adventures in Courage - Strength for the Journey by Steve Martin "Everyone likes an adventure. Travel the world. See the sites. Live the dream. Steve Martin's "Now Think On This" messages provide you with inspiration to walk the journey that God intends for you to have. Enjoy the short chapters as you receive encouragement for your life-long adventures." As I prayed about this book title, I felt the Lord impress upon me that He is a God of adventures, and delights in sharing them with us. He does not consider the Christian walk to be one of boredom. It takes courage to step out in faith, to do that which is not obvious in the natural, but would be very obvious if we saw with spiritual eyes. Our faith must be expressed by doing without knowing the results, while trusting that He does, and will provide for us to complete our assignments. Our God calls us to walk in the adventures He has. We must keep looking to and relying on Him to direct, provide, and encourage on the way. It does take courage to walk in adventures. He gives us strength to complete the long journey we travel. Steve Martin Founder Love For His People, Inc. You can get it in paperback or Kindle. Amazon Paperback $8.95 Kindle $2.99 Love For His People, Inc. P.O. 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President Trump; Change the Tires - Now Think On This messages and newsletter - Love For His People

July 3, 2018 Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus, Yeshua. Back from vacation yet? Or are you yet to go??? Hope you do get some time-off, whether it is just a few extra days or more. We all need a break once in a while, yes? I have two family reunions in Minnesota coming up at the end of this month. Many of my cousins I haven't seen in over 18 years. In your reading time, I hope you will take a few minutes and read my latest Now Think On This messages below. President Trump - Is It Any Wonder? tells a different story than what 90% of news reports would have you believe. Interesting facts! Change the Tires, Trade the Car speaks of a dream received, giving encouragement along the way. I trust you may relate to it also. My latest book (#18) Hope - Founded in the Solid Rock came out in June. We all need hope continually in our life. I trust this will be an encouragement for you and yours. Be blessed with ahava (love) and shalom (peace), Steve Martin Founder/President Now Think On This President Trump - Is It Any Wonder? Steve Martin “I am not afraid of the tens of thousands set against me on every side.” (Psalm 3:7, Complete Jewish Bible) One would think the United States of America is falling apart, if you lived on a secluded island and only saw the cable newscasts that hourly proclaim their misguided, opinionated, rather untruthful messages. Certainly you would though learn what Beelzebub means. Lord of the Flies. As in a lot of swarming buzz surrounding a garbage load of waste. Is it any wonder then that the Creator, Lord of All, commands us to keep our eyes fixed on Him, Jesus, and our ears tuned to what He is declaring and doing? We don’t live on an island lost afar off in the ocean, but rather do live in this nation founded providentially by the Lord. A correct presentation of written historical facts would show that, given the Founding Fathers often proclaimed their reliance on Almighty God, and fought to put this truth into action. Knowing the biblical and sustaining word that was given to them then, which still holds true, will keep us steady as shaking occurs. A shaking, by the way, which He has orchestrated. We can count on Him to sustain us in these troubled times, and at the same time see His hand guiding us. One way He has done this was through the divine placement of one into national leadership, again. Needed as much now as when the foundations of this country were laid. I am confident that what happened on the night of the national elections in November 2016 was the hand of God granting us mercy, knowing that we as a people have yet to complete a very important work. He wasn’t going to let the gates of hell take us further down the road of perdition. Instead He shook things up, keeping His agenda and times on track. Look what has been done since the new president has taken office, against all odds, or so it has seemed. President Donald J. Trump has done a tremendous job! Be sure to read the rest: President Trump - Is It Any Wonder? Change the Tires, Trade the Car Steve Martin “You will succeed in whatever you choose to do, and light will shine on the road ahead of you.” (Job 22:28, New Living Translation) Dreams are another supernatural way the good Lord speaks to us. He gives us warnings, direction, hope, inspiration, or some other bit of knowledge for ourselves, a family member, or a group of people. When He gave me the following dream last night, following some prayer afterward as to its meaning, I knew it was for me. But then now I think it may also be for a few of you. Read it, and if you sense an affirmation in your spirit, then too consider the possibility that the Lord may want to speak a confirmation in your heart as well. Here goes. The small car I was driving on the roadway seemed to be losing air in the front right-hand tire, and I thought it had picked up a nail. There was enough air left in the tire to get to my intended destination, but when I got out and looked at the tire, it wasn’t a nail or another object after all. In fact, after arriving, the rubber was totally coming off the rim! It reminded me of those tires that are re-treads, and after some good mileage had been traveled, they just fall off the main tread. You see remains of them often along highways where semi-trucks had lost the re-tread. I then checked the left front tire, and the rubber was also starting to fall off. These had lasted just long and far enough to get me to my intended destination. Further into the dream, I realized that it just so happened that I had stopped the car near a tire store, and the attendant said he had some tires to replace these two with. I responded with an OK, but then thought, “I am going to be trading this car in for a bigger one. I don’t need the higher priced tires. I’ll get some others instead.” And so I did. I did not know at this time what the next car was going to be, but I believed it was to be a larger vehicle which I was going to need for the upcoming days. I then woke up. Be sure to read the rest: Change the Tires; Trade the Car Just released! Hope - Founded in the Solid Rock by Steve Martin It would be nice if you could run down to the local grocery store and buy a package of hope. After all, don’t we find we need it every day? A few good helpings daily sure would be nice. It is not quite that simple to get, but hope is certainly possible to obtain, and keep. The way I have found hope is by believing the promises of the Lord Jesus Christ, Yeshua HaMashiach, as put forth truthfully in the Bible. Through the centuries, the words written in the Word have proven accurate and life-changing in the very ones who have chosen to believe. I include myself among them. The daily news will get you discouraged. The bank statement and monthly bills which come by mail or smart phone will drain you of your pursuit of happiness. One minute you are “up”. The next minute you hit a wall. What is it that keeps us pressing on to accomplish the good in life? Family and friends can be a good source to rely on, but even then those relationships can falter. We need more. We need hope in our lives. I would be graceful if you would support Love For His People by buying a copy for yourself, and one for a friend as a gift. (Birthdays and such!) Be blessed, with the shalom (peace) and ahava (love) of the Lord. Steve Martin Founder Love For His People, Inc. Published June 2018. You can get it in paperback or Kindle. Amazon Paperback $8.95 Kindle $1.99 Love For His People, Inc. P.O. 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