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Father God Renew My Strength
Author: Pastor Pat Aman

I am not sure where the last few days or week has gone, but, I seem to be a week ahead.

Yesterday Ms. Gwen a friend of mine at church had to set me straight. She reminded me that it was still August.

I think when this happens is when we (-I-) need to slow down and take a reality break. I know that if I do not take a God and me time, that I will find myself weak, and just making the motions and not truly living a fulfill life as God wants me to live.

I must stop and remember where my strength comes from.

“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭28:7‬ ‭KJV‬‬

I cannot truly praise God and rejoice in life if my heart is not totally trusting in what God wants and has for me to do. And if I do not ask for new strength daily, I become weak.

If I really want to live a victorious life promised, I must learn faith in God and His abilities. This is a difficult task when I get to busy to stop and ask God for direction.

True strength must start and end with God. It is the power and strength that comes from God that carries us on. As children of God we need to surrender to the strength that God provides and His strength is made perfect in our weakness. It is not your strength that is needed but the strength that Our Heavenly Father that He offers us everyday.

I want to ask you a simple question, are you ready to be renewed by the everlasting strength from your Father God?????

I know I am!

Blessings, Love and Prayers,
Pastor Pat Aman
http://coffeewithpat.org

Also, please know that:

I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with Joy.
Philippians 1: 3-4

I end each message with “My Blessings, Love & Prayers,” I truly mean that, and I pray for each of you every morning and evening.

(Nehemiah 8:10)
“The Joy Of The Lord, Is Your Strength.”

(Proverbs 17:22)
“A Merry Heart Does Good, Like Medicine, But A Broken Spirit Dries The Bones.”

Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book © 1996/2016“Coffee With Pat Daily Devotionals”

I am now working on The Devotional Book, Coffee With Pat.

My family says it is time to get all my writing published. They feel that it will help people in their daily walk as well as help with the ones that are using and reprinting my materials without permission.

I think it is our daughters way of making us use our minds to help keep us sharp, young and on our toes.

I am going back and pulling devotions that I have written through the years. I hope you do not mine me sharing some past devotions with you.

God Bless each of you,
Pat Aman

What is Character?
1998/2009/rev2016rev

Proverbs 22: 1
“A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold.”

God has made us to have external characteristic and internal characteristics. The external things are those part of us that everyone can see. They are the outside part of us, how tall we are, what we look like, how good we are at music or sports or art, how well we do in our schoolwork and many other areas that others see about us. Most people place the most importance on these external things. They are very concerned about what they wear and if they have “name brand” clothing or not. They are concerned about the style and cut of their hair, about the style and cut of their hair. Many times even the brand of tennis shoes that they wear is of great importance.

It is not wrong to look sharp and wear stylish things. It is not wrong to do well in school. It is not wrong to want to do our best in football or basketball or make the cheerleading squad. These are good things to desire. But they are not the most important things about us. Part of growing up and becoming a mature man or woman is really knowing what is important and what is not important.

The really important part of you is the internal part called your character. The reason this is important is that sooner or later, what you are really like on the inside will show on the outside. If you are a liar and think you can get away with it, soon you will lie often; and you will be found out, and your character will show you for what you are. If you have much pride in some ability, soon others will notice your pride and will not want to acknowledge the ability God’s has given you.
They will not care how good you are at something, for they will not want to be around you. But if you work on your character, it will show through your life and make those external things even better.

For example, if you are a giving and caring person from your heart, others around will be happy for you when something good happens to you. If you are self-centered and only think of yourself, others will not be happy and glad for you when something good happens.

The reason that people sometimes do not have friends is because their inner character is not pretty or smart. What we are on the inside will sooner or later always show to others.

Just remind yourself of what is really important. Stop and think of ten bad attitudes, and then think of ten good attitudes. After you think about these attitudes it will be obvious which attitudes are of God and which are of the flesh. If we are to grown in our character and “Be conformed to the image of Jesus” by the Holy Spirit working in us, we must remember some very important things.

We must desire to be like Jesus and consciously choose to “walk in the spirit”.

We must recognize that from time to time we will “fall back” and choose to give in to the desires of the flesh. We must not be discouraged by this but use those times to determine that we have an even greater desire to be like Jesus.

When we do give in to the desires of the flesh, we must realize that we have sinned and confess our sin to God. He promises in I John 1: 9 that if we confess our sins to Him, He will “forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness”

After we have received forgiveness, we need to ask God to fill us with His Spirit and Guide us in the way we should go.

If we are conscious of these things, we can be sure that God will be at work making us more and more like Jesus. We will want of live a life that we will be filled with love for others, and with peace and joy in our hearts, longsuffering and patience when things do not go our way, gentleness and goodness in our attitudes toward others and faithfulness when God wants to use us to do something good. When we have these things, we will not have to suffer guilt, anger, rebellion and all those other attitudes and feelings that continually hurt us and others. We will be free to be all God wants us to be.

When we read the story of Noah, we read that the people in Noah’s time were living in the flesh and did not desire to seek after God. It was not long before God destroyed them all, for their hearts were sinful and wicked. Noah and his family were not perfect, but God say in Genesis 6:8 that “Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord”

Noah is a good example for all of us. God does not expect us to be perfect, but He does want us to learn to walk in the Spirit and to desire to become like Jesus. When this is our desire, He promises to bless us in many ways. One of God’s promises to Noah was that He would never again destroy the earth with a flood. But God does tell us many times that if we continue to walk in the flesh which is sin, and have no desire to learn to walk like Jesus, there will be consequences in our lives that are not good. Just as your parents might give you consequences of punishment for misbehavior, so does God warn us of consequences of allowing ungodly character to be a part of our lives. Think now about your character. What is there about your character do you need to change? What are the good things about your character?

Read the verses below and they will help you answer the two questions above.

Proverbs 6:16-19
16 These six things the LORD hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
17 A proud look, A lying tongue,
Hands that shed innocent blood,
18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil,19 A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.

Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins.

Proverbs 11:2 When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom.

Proverbs 12:A good man obtains favor from the LORD, But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.

Proverbs 15:29The LORD is far from the wicked, But He hears the prayer of the righteous.

Proverbs 19:23 The fear of the LORD leads to life, And he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil.

Proverbs 28:13-14
13 He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy. 14 Happy is the man who is always reverent, But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

Blessings, Love and Prayers,

Pastor Pat

Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book © 1996/2016″Coffee With Pat Daily Devotionals”
Study Notes: The New King James Bible

(Nehemiah 8:10)
“The Joy Of The Lord, Is Your Strength.”

(Proverbs 17:22)
“A Merry Heart Does Good, Like Medicine, But A Broken Spirit Dries The Bones.”
Unless otherwise stated, all content in this devotional is © 1996 through 2016 by Coffee With Pat, and the Respected Authors

“The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.”

Psalms 18:2-3

Luke 8:43-48
43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,

44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

45 And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.

47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

WOW! This women had been unclean for 12 years, as in Jewish law she could not be seen in public or have contact with anyone.

Her family and friends who knew of her illness would run from her. Even shut the door in her face, if she went to visit them. She couldn’t go anywhere.

Think about this for a little while, hummm, she could not go to church, the grocery store, or even to a gathering with her friends.

She had went to all types of doctors, and tried all the medicines and home remedies she could learn about, but nothing helped her.

Then one day she heard of this man from Galilee. A man name Jesus who was touching people and they were being set free from sickness and delivered from evil spirits. See, the word of Jesus healing has spread all over Galilee. Mark 5:27

She starting planning her secret trip into town. She began wondering, how can I cover myself that no one will recognize me?

She had set her heart on just getting close enough to touch His coat and she knew she would be healed. She was determine to find him and be healed.

The day finally arrive and she prepared herself for her private and secret trip to town.

When she arrived in town she saw his boat coming towards shore and she slowly moved her way thru the crowd.

To reach Jesus she must push and shove her way between people when openings occur. She is weak; her strength is drained, and yet she will not give up. She must reach Jesus, and so she continues to force her weak body through the crowd until she reached Jesus.

See, she had decided in her heart, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed” (Mark 5:28).

She doesn’t want to meet him or talk to him. She is too scared and ashamed of her illness, and perhaps even afraid that Jesus are his followers and maybe even someone in the crowd of people would fuss at her. Send her back home to continue to hide and be by herself. She knew she must do this without bringing attention to herself. But she must touch him. She must.

Elbowing Her Way to Touch the Master’s Clothing (8:44)

“She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped” (Luke 8:44).

Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.

47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

NOW, friends, are you ready for Jesus to say to you, ” Son/Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath whole.

If you have dealt with sin, sickness, demons of depression are anything else, give it to Jesus.

Right now, reach out and touch the hem of His garment and be made whole.

God is still in the miracle working business.

He is waiting just for you.

If you need prayer I will be glad to pray for you. My hours of operation is 24/7. So contact me anytime.

You Can email me from the prayer request link of this site.

Blessings, Prayers and Love,
Pastor Pat Aman

August 3, 2016
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Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book ©1989/1996/2009/16 “Coffee With Pat Daily Devotions.

“Then after I have poured out my rains again, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions. In those days, I will pour out my Spirit even on servants, men and women alike.” Joel 2:28-29
The Latter Rain.

Praise God, it is beginning to rain. Are you ready for the latter rain. Get ready children of God. Yes, it is beginning to rain.
God is pouring His spirit on all who is prepared and ready to receive.

I truly believe the winds of the Holy Spirit are changing direction. The Holy Spirit is pouring the latter rains into the lives of all that are truly seeking God and God’s will for their lives and churches everywhere.

God is calling His chosen people, and He is cleaning house, preparing for the latter rain to fall.

For those of us who have believe, and have marched the 7th time, and stood fast, we are going to see the latter rain fall.

Just remember just the smallest cloud can produce the largest rain.

I am ready!

ARE YOU READY???

Blessings, Love, and Prayers,
Pastor Pat Aman

July 28, 2016
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Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book © 1996/2009/16 “Coffee With Pat Daily Devotions.

Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.” So Ahab went up to eat and drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; then he bowed down on the ground, and put his face between his knees, and said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” So he went up and looked, and said, “ There is nothing.” And seven times he said, “Go again.” Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, “There is a cloud, as small as a man’s hand, rising out of the sea!” So he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you.’ ” Now it happened in the meantime that the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel. (I Kings 18:41-45 NKJV)

It’s Beginning To Rain (William & Gloria Gaither/Aaron Wilburn)

It’s beginning to rain rain rain hear the voice of the father
Saying whosoever will come and drink from the water
I will pour out my spirit on my sons and my daughters
If you’re thirsty and dry lift you hands to the sky
It’s beginning to rain

It’s beginning to rain rain rain hear the voice of the father
Saying whosoever will come and drink from the water
I will pour out my spirit on my sons and my daughters
If you’re thirsty and dry lift you hands to the sky
It’s beginning to rain
It’s beginning to rain let the spirit direct you
To peace and to love where no hatred can stand
And the joy of Christ refreshes your soul

It’s beginning to rain let the spirit direct you
To peace and to love where no hatred can stand
And the joy of Christ refreshes your soul

It’s beginning to rain rain rain hear the voice of the father
Saying whosoever will come and drink from the water
I will pour out my spirit on my sons and my daughters
If you’re thirsty and dry lift you hands to the sky
It’s beginning to rain

Copyright 1979 Gaither Music/First Monday Music(ASCAP)
From the “Ever Call Ready” LP Maranatha Music 1985
Leadon/Hillman/Perkins/Mansfield/Scheff

“Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him. He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment, And who will declare His generation? For He was cut off from the land of the living; For the transgressions of My people He was stricken. And they made His grave with the wicked— But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth. Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, And the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand. He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, For He shall bear their iniquities. Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the strong, Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And made intercession for the transgressors.”
Isaiah 53:1-12 NKJV

The above scriptures makes me stop and think of the world when Jesus came to earth, and the world now. Look at all the brokenness of mankind.

But, Jesus came into this world to save us from all our sins, transgressions, griefs and infirmities, our brokenness.

The Hebrew word translated griefs (or infirmities) means physical sickness and disease. The one for sorrows means physical and mental pain, anguish, grief, and sorrow .

All of this was taken from us and placed upon Jesus.

He was punished to bring us peace with God through salvation, by His blood.

And by His wounds we are healed, physically, spiritually, mentally, and socially.

The world is broken. But, as we kneel down and ask for forgiveness of our sins, God will restore us back as His children.

God gave His Son Jesus, so all His children could be saved from all their brokenness.

So, today, kneel down and look up to your Father God. He is ready to rebuild and restore.

God takes broken people and makes beautiful people.

Blessings, Love, and Prayers,
Pastor Pat Aman

August 1, 2016
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Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book © 1989/1996/2009/16 “Coffee With Pat Daily Devotions.

2 Corinthians 5:7 – We are to walk by FAITH and not by sight.

WOW! So, powerful few words that were ever written in God’s Word.

Please read all the scriptures in the devotion below. You can read the entire scpritures in John chapter 11. I will add important life facts at the end.

Let’s Get Our Acts Together
Written By: Pastor Pat Aman
July 7, 2016

“if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
II Chronicles 7:14

It is so sad tonight to see what had happen in Dallas, Texas. 11 officers were shot. 5 of them died. 1 civilian was also shot.
Also, sad that two lives were already taken earlier this week in Louisiana and Minnesota.

America is killing America

I will tell you now, I have faced this personally. I have dealt with racism first hand.

I will tell you now, I have faced this personally. As I, and many throughout the USA were going to begin school with all creeds, nationalities and colors my school was burnt to the ground.

In 1968 the phone rung at 5:00am, and I answered to the voice saying look at your window.

As I did I saw red flames and black smoke coming from the school I had attended since the 4th grade. I would of been entering the 9th grade that very morning.

I went to my parents bedroom and awoke them with the news.

This became a very long and hard year for our small town.

Our town became a target to be burnt down.

We had National Guard and The Military base surrounding our town to protect us from buses load of people coming into our town to kill and burn it down.

This just brings to memory what a high official of the Russia government said about America.

I have this quote below.

Church stop fighting, gossiping, and letting jealousy bring our churches down. Our churches have got so busy with business and playing church, instead of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Instead of acting like the world, let’s get our act together, and repent and ask God to come back into our churches and our nation.

The prophets prophesy falsely. Jeremiah 14:14 says that they lie in my name. I sent them not, neither did I command them.

The word of God says in the book of Matthew that these are the days of sorrow and vengeance.

Fires destroy homes, and land kills people. Bridges fall in and kill. Tornadoes kill and destroy homes. Hurricanes destroy and kill. Floods all over the world destroy homes and kill. Droughts destroy and kill livestock and grain. Wars kill many of our young men.

Amos in the Old Testament says, “Seek me and ye shall live.”

I know you are saying, Pastor Pat, are you blaming the church? NO! But I am blaming Christians including myself for letting our freedoms and rights be taken away from us.

I am blaming Christians including myself for letting prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance for be taking out of our schools.

WHY? Because we have sit back and warmed the pew too long, instead of warming our knees at the alter.

Our country was established on Christians standards and beliefs and only we as Christians can take the responsibility for them being taken away.

So, just maybe instead of going to church this Sunday, listening to another message, then going home, eating and taking a nap, we need to go and tarry around the alter until we break through Heavens gates straight to the heart of God. God does say, “If my people…!”

A Russian leader said years ago that America will destroy herself within, not with war or by war.

“We will take America without firing a shot … we will bury you!

“We can’t expect the American people to jump from capitalism to communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving them small doses of socialism, until they awaken one day to find that they have communism.

“We do not have to invade the United States, we will destroy you from within.”

This is a quote attributed to the late Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.

Sounds like a wise man, a modern day Nostradamus — and also a man who helped Stalin murder hundreds of thousands of political opponents in Russia.

I know everyone who intends to vote already has choosen their candidate. I beg you to keep in mind that freedoms we have enjoyed in the past are being taken from us a little at a time, just as Khrushchev predicted.
I think its time to turn this country around, starting now, on our knees.

Blessings, Love, and Prayers,
Pastor Pat Aman

July 7, 2016
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Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book © 1996/2009/16 “Coffee With Pat Daily Devotions

God is calling you to His Table.

Sometimes in our lives we wonder why things just do not seem to go right. We try and try, but always come to a road block. You may even know that God has something special for you but you just seem to never be able to grab the brass ring.

Well, today let me tell you in eight words what you need to do.

“YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO THE TABLE .”
Author: Pastor Pat Aman 2009/16

You have been feasting on yesterday’s bread too long, and because of this you have become stagnant. You need to return to God’s table and feast on some new Manna from Heaven.

Nutritionists will tell you that when you are trying to lose weight that you must lower you calorie intake. When you do this you will lose weight. But then there may come a time that you stop losing weight. You hit a plateau. You may still be exercising and doing the same thing that made you lose the weight before, but you seem to not be losing anymore weight. .

They then tell you when this happens you need to increase you calorie intake up maybe even about 400 calories a day to trick your body into change. In other words you body has gotten use to the old routine and it is just satisfied at where it is, and does not want to change. As you increase your calorie intake you body thinks wow, what is going on, more food, so it will start to burn calories again. Your metabolism will kick back into high gear to start burning the extra calories that you are eating. Even if you maybe just increased your proteins and lower carbohydrates.

It is the same way with your spiritual body. When you first get saved you pray and read your Bible. You want to learn everything you can about your new life in Jesus. You are running at full speed. You are filling your spiritual tank each day with new Manna from above.

Then all of a sudden life happens and you start to fill yourself with the complication of the world. You run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. Soon the garbage piles up.

Why? Because you are feeding less at the table of God. You become stagnant. You seem to be at a standstill, and going nowhere. You have used your entire spiritual calorie intake, and you just feel awful, depressed, and do not have the energy to do what God has called you to do anymore.

Well friends, Go back to the table. You have feasted on yesterday bread too long, and it has run out, so now it times to learn some new things. It is time to seek God for your family and yourselves.
As you feast at the table of God, you will soon realize that, hey, I am now going in the right direction. I know what God has called me to do. Hey, life if getting better daily.

See, you are adding some new calories to you spiritual diet. Calories of wisdom, knowledge, understanding, common sense, and now you are able to comprehend exactly what God is saying to you.

So, friends go back to the table, read your Bible. Pray and Spend time with you Heavenly Father and see your life change and grow in the Lord.

John 6:22-35
The Bread from Heaven
22 On the following day, when the people who were standing on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except that one which His disciples had entered, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with His disciples, but His disciples had gone away alone—

23 however, other boats came from Tiberias, near the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks—

24 when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they also got into boats and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.

25 And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?”

26 Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.

27 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”

28 Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?”

29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God that you believe in Him whom He sent.”

30 Therefore they said to Him, “What sign will you perform then, that we may see it and believe you? What work will you do?

31 Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

32 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven.

33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

34 Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”

35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.

Jesus said to us, “Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life.” What is the prime goal of our lives? For what are we working? Just as bread supplies our bodies with strength and nourishment, Jesus, the true bread from heaven, came to strengthen and nourish his people—to change their lives, to bring spiritual and eternal life to all who would believe in him! Jesus offers the ultimate spiritual satisfaction: if we believe in him, we will never hunger or thirst.

What are you working for? You may live in a big house, wear designer clothing, own property, and eat expensive meals, you will still be hungry if you do not have Jesus in your life. And you may live in a not so big house and not have brand name clothes, and still be hungry if you do not have Jesus in your life. See, it does not matter your circumstances, all that matters is do you know Jesus?

Are you still hungry for something? What bread do you need? Do not work for the bread that is perishable. Do not waste your life for the bread that makes you hungry again. Work for the bread that you can share with the unfortunate, and have the bread of faith from heaven, that eternally satisfies your hunger.

Law of the Garbage Truck
Author Unknown

One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were
driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a
parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his
brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly. So I asked, ‘Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!’ This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, ‘The Law of the Garbage Truck.’

He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on you. Don’t take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don’t take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets. The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so….Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!

So friends, go back to the table and give God your garbage. He knows what to do with it.

Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book © 1996/2009/16 “Coffee With Pat Daily Devotionals”
Study Notes: The New King James Bible

Unless otherwise stated, all content in this mail is © 1996 through 2016 by Coffee With Pat, and the Respected Authors.

Blessings, Love and Prayers,
Pastor Pat Aman

Also, please know that:
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with Joy.
Philippians 1: 3-4
I end each message with “My Blessings, Love & Prayers,” I truly mean that, and I pray for each of you every morning and evening.

Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book © 1996/2009/16 “Coffee With Pat Daily Devotionals”
Study Notes: The New King James Bible

What is on your bucket list?
What is something that you may need to conquer, face or maybe just complete in your life?

I just got back from spending time helping my sister who 84.

One of the things I think I realized was she is not 50 years old anymore. I saw a person who is saved and ready to go to Heaven, and still continually shares the Gospel of Jesus to the world, and prays for everyone she sees, but deep inside has a concern that she is slowly losing her independence.

Yes, she is no longer able to do the things she use to do. And I will tell you that she has always been the person to help others. She would do without so others would not be without.

As a matter of fact if people would stop and think about it, they would line up at her door just to say thank you.

But, I do know as I heard her pray every night, “Lord, as long as I can be a service to you, let me stay and do your work, but, Lord, I am ready to come home when you call me.”

You know, just as she is, we can also be confident that the good work He began in her, you and me, He will complete in each of us.

Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; (Philippians 1:6)

We must believe that we were created by God for a special assignment for him. We are not here by mistake, and we are not a mistake.

Remember, God’s Word.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13)

So, let’s set our eyes on the brass ring as they say, and grab it.

Because, Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:8-9)

Will I ride the bull. I will let you know later.

Love, Blessings and Prayers,
Pastor Pat.
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I want to thank Dot for sharing a devotion I wrote many years ago. Dot built my first web-site and had it hosted for me. She also helped review and correct my grammar in many of my devotions. She also helped with my copyright to the devotions.

Joe and I had the privileged to visit with Doran and Dot McEntire in their home in Missouri. Doran in now walking the streets of Heaven, but Ms. Dot continues to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Thank you Dot,
Love Forever and Blessings,
Your Dear friend Pat Aman

Dot’s Devotions
The main objective of this Blog is to help us trust God more and grow in grace as we pray for His guidance and accept His will for our life. Oh, to be more Christ-like! That should be every Christian’s aim! That’s what we need to strive for and pray for… so that God will say to us, “Welcome home, thou good and faithful servant.”

When I read the devotion below from my dear friend, Pat Aman, I felt the need to post it for you. Thank you, Pat, for allowing me the privledge of using one of your devotions. Her site link is below her devotion.I pray you will seriously and prayerfully consider asking God to bring an accountability partner into your life.
My dearest friend is Judith George and she has been my accountability partner for over twenty years… what a blessing it has been to have such a friend! Thank You Father God!

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Accountability Partners
Written by : Pat Aman – 1999

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work:If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up”!

Lets talk about the value of being in a regular small group of believers to share and grow in Christ. Small groups, in my opinion, are where growth occurs while worship services are where we acknowledge God for Who He is, and celebrate our growth in Christ.

I want to take this a step further and talk about having an “Accountability Partner.” Being accountable to someone, gives us more incentive to be even more like Christ and to be more intimate with Christ. One of the reasons we slip in our Christian walk is that generally, we answer to no one.

We don’t intentionally start out the day and say “today I will fail at walking the talk.” We all have good intentions. A person does not walk in a bar and say “today I think will become an alcoholic”. No one wants to fail, no one intentionally misses the mark; a devoted Christ-follower does not intentionally fall into to the traps and snares that are placed before us in life.

Okay, let’s get practical. How do I find a partner, and what is my accountability partner going to hold me accountable for? We must carefully chose our partner.

Proverbs 13:20 “He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm”.

The primary issue which people I have talked with hold each other accountable for, is the area of Spiritual Disciplines. A daily check-up on Bible reading, prayer, quiet time, etc. In another words holding you accountable for your relationship with God. Other areas are family relationships, use of time and money, moral behavior and personal struggles.

Building an accountability relationship with someone takes time. Lots of time. The most successful partners that I have seen have formed as an offshoot of a small group environment. Two people may connect in the group and then start meeting once a week on their own, to further develop their trust in each other, which leads to a true accountability

Let’s look at what the Bible tells us about choosing an accountability partner.

James 5:16 (NRSV) “Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective”.

1 Th 5:11 (NRSV) “Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing”.

Prov 17:17 (NCV) “A friend loves you all the time, and a brother helps in time of trouble”.

First: Two things an accountability partner is not: This person is not a counselor to you, nor are you a counselor to them. A counselor is someone that you ask questions of and seek answers from. An accountability partner is someone that can ask us questions, and we are able to disclose the true answers. See the difference?

In a counseling situation, I go to someone and ask questions. In an accountability situation, my partner comes to me and asks me the questions about my life. The partner can ask any question to help keep me on course.

An accountability partner is not a fellowship partner. You don’t go to breakfast once a week and talk about the weather. You have to get beyond the mundane and surface-level conversations. You are allowing someone to see inside of you, to see past the smokescreens that we put up. It means getting past the Sunday morning conversation of “How are things?” and you say “great, nice weather we are having,” when actually you are struggling with sin, your kid is flunking in school and your dog has quit speaking to you. : )

Is the picture of an accountability partner becoming clearer? This person must be someone on the same page or close to you spiritually. He or she also needs to be someone trustworthy and discreet. And it needs to be, on balance, an equal partnership. This person should not be a gossiper, or one to run and start drama and confusion. AND, One partner does not dominate the other with their own problems.

Now, of course, life challenges are not always equal. Some meetings or conversations with your partner will be one-sided; sometimes we need to just unload our burdens and that is great. But… over the course of the relationship, there is balance and equality in the sharing.

Finally, It just plainly and simply takes a lot of prayer and time to find the ideal accountability partner. As I said, the ideal place to find a partner is in your small group. People will tend to gravitate toward each other based on common interests and spiritual maturity.

Oh, and you will NOT find these persons in gossip groups, but in real sold-out-to-Christ Bible and Prayer Groups.

Father, guide us and lead us today. Help us find a partner to hold us accountable. The plan you have laid out for us in Your Word is a perfect plan. Help us to live by your plan for us. Father thank you for Your Son Jesus, Who gives us the perfect example for our lives. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
(Nehemiah 8:10)
“The Joy Of The Lord, Is Your Strength.”

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Blessings, Love and Prayers,
Pastor Pat Aman
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Also, please know that:

I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with Joy.
Philippians 1: 3-4

I end each message with “My Blessings, Love & Prayers,” I truly mean that, and I pray for each of you every morning and evening.

(Nehemiah 8:10)
“The Joy Of The Lord, Is Your Strength.”

(Proverbs 17:22)
“A Merry Heart Does Good, Like Medicine, But A Broken Spirit Dries The Bones.”

Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book © 1996/2016“Coffee With Pat Daily Devotionals”

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