No Room
By Mary Southerland
Today's Truth
John 3:16 (NIV) "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son."
Friend to Friend
I make room for things that are important to me. I eat two or three meals every day and sleep several hours each night even though my "to do" list is not much shorter today than it was yesterday. I will choose to play with a grandchild over cleaning the house any day of the week. I manage to find a place for that great piece of furniture I don't really need - but really like. After all, it was on sale. I like watches. Don't ask me why because I simply don't know. I only need one watch, but I own several. I will have lunch with a friend instead of running errands. And there is always room for chocolate! Silly examples - right? I wonder. I wonder what the innkeeper thought as he turned away the young man and his very pregnant wife that holy night so long ago. He had no room - it was that simple. Do we?
The Christmas season is here! Our calendars are already full, our bank accounts are closing in on empty and our hearts and lives are crowded with things we deem important, but have we made room for Jesus?
I simply cannot imagine a world without the presence of God and yet I often live my life as if He does not exist. A crisis hits and I try to handle it on my own. I don't understand the trials in my life while those who could care less about God seem to prosper. Instead of reaching out to Him, I withdraw into the darkness. Financial stress fuels worry. Instead of turning to God, I rely on what I can see and understand. I settle.
When I do cry out to God, He lovingly fills each dark corner with Light. His love flows over the pain like a soothing balm and once again, I experience the manger. Once again, Jesus Christ steps into the smelly, unlikely and very ordinary existence that is mine to change everything - absolutely everything!
Jesus could have come to us in many ways. The simplicity of His birth is extraordinary and sometimes hard to grasp. Jesus could have been born in a mansion. He was, after all, a King. Instead, He came to a dirty smelly manger and His birth was announced by common shepherds instead of Kings - the greatest of all miracles in the midst of total simplicity. Today, Jesus still wants to meet us in the midst of our simple daily lives. It seems too easy and too good to be true, doesn't it?
It was Christmas Eve and the family was preparing to attend the special service of their local church. Everyone was going except Dad, who was an honest man, a man who could not seem to wrap his logical mind around the story of God come to earth as a baby in a manger. He didn't want to be a hypocrite, pretending to worship a Savior he wasn't sure even existed, so he stayed home, built a fire to dispel the bitter cold of that winter night and began to read the paper, waiting for his family's return. Hearing a knock at the window, he turned to see a tiny bird trying to reach the warmth of the fire. The man opened the window but the bird refused to come in. Grabbing his coat, the man went out to the barn and opened the barn doors wide - but still, the bird refused to come in. The man thought, "If only I could be a bird, for just one minute, I could lead the bird to safety." At that moment, he heard the church bells ring and finally understood why Jesus came to earth as a man - to become one of us so He could lead us to eternal safety.
The very heart of Christmas is Emanuel, God with us - with me - and with you. Christmas is not a date on a calendar. Christmas is a way of life that celebrates the presence of God in the simple, ordinary happenings of daily life: where we go and what we do - the smile we give the harried stranger or the patience we choose in the crowd of impatient shoppers - the love that prompts the secret gift or the heart that constantly celebrates His birth through every sparkling light, every beautifully wrapped gift, each special meal, every card, phone call and visit. God is with us - if we choose to make room for Him.
Let's Pray
Father, today I celebrate the reality of Your presence in my life. Thank You for sending Your Son to earth as a tiny baby in a manger. I celebrate the birth of Jesus and the gift of life that He brings. I choose to receive Your gift of love and forgiveness for my sins. I now surrender everything I am or ever hope to be to You. Please take control of my life and direct my paths. I promise to follow.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.
Now It's Your Turn
Read John 3:16 once a day and then look for ways to share God's love with the people in your life.
Give a gift to someone you don't know.
Invite a needy family into your home for a special "Friends" dinner.
Offer to take an elderly neighbor shopping.
Put your faith into action by making a step-by-step plan to keep Jesus at the heart of your Christmas season.
No Room
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What is Internet Marketing ?
Labels: e-marketing, Internet Marketing, internet terminology, online-marketing, promotion, web-marketing |What is Internet Marketing ?
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WIKIPEDIA: "Internet marketing, also referred to as i-marketing,
web-marketing, online-marketing,or e-Marketing,is the marketing
of products or services over the Internet." Internet Marketing
has changed the way business is done, no matter whether you're a corporate conglomerate or a neighborhood bakery.
How do you step into this world?
In broad terminology Internet Marketing refers to promotion
of commerce or business through the Internet avenue.
It is the way in which products or services are promoted
and sold over the Internet. Internet marketing, additionally
called web marketing, online-marketing and even "i" or
e" -Marketing uses the Internet to dispense all types of media
to a worldwide and even local market. The relatively low cost
to publicize information to a international audience makes it
very unique compared to marketing of the past.
The term is also inclusive of the post-sale affiliation between
a company and its customers because it encompasses digital
customer data management and electronic customer relations. It is widely used in the commercial world today and referred to
as ECRM - Electronic Customer connection Management. This makes
the scope bigger since it refers to the on-going association supported by the Internet, e-mail, and wireless media.
Internet marketing ties collectively the technical and
creative aspects of the Internet including design, branding,
promotion and advertising, in the role of well as sales. At this point are three core objectives to help describe
Internet Marketing:
(1) Deliver a company's message or presence in a marketplace.
Branding its culture, mission and merit in the role of well
when educating or detailing its products or service via the computer screen.
(2) Gather data research not restricted by demographics,
peculiar preferences or former necessities of both existing
customers and (different groups, classes, stereotypes, and so on.) as prospective new-found customers.
(3) The authentic selling, collection of fees, tracking of
distribution and follow up of goods, services, or advertising
interval completed the Internet.
The way which individuals reaches out via the Internet to its
prospective client is through various strategies.
The new accepted Marketing Strategies utilized by Internet Marketers are Social, Content and Paid marketing approaches. Each has
their own attributes as well as limitations or short-comings.
There are several Business Model terminology associated with
Internet Marketing.
Next week we will continue with
“What is Internet Marketing” part 2
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"Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity." - World Health Organization
Natural food in my opinion is a healthier choice.
I will share with you why I feel eating natural food will provide better long term health benefits. When I say natural food, I mean food that is not man made.
Natural food does not have chemicals, additives or growth hormones. Natural food is simply food grown organically the way nature intended.
Why are we experiencing so much sickness today, particularly in the western world? I strongly believe it is because of the lack of knowledge when it comes to proper nutrition and not incorporating natural and organic foods into our diet.
It seems as if the system is treating us like cattle, fattening us, then leading us to the slaughter. We are a society bred for disease solely to sustain the food and pharmaceutical conglomerates.
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This may provide temporary relief, but does not change the cause of the problem. This is why I choose to eat natural food and live an organic lifestyle. Let me give you another example. Food manufacturers are pressed against time and have a fiduciary responsibility to its shareholders.
They need to mass-produce large quantities of their fruits and vegetables. How do they do this? They grow their fruits and vegetables faster and in huge quantities with the aid of chemicals.
So the fruits and vegetables you buy at your local supermarket are laced with toxic chemicals. Over time these toxins can make you sick.
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For this reason, it is better to eat natural food that is organically grown. Are organic foods healthier than conventional ones? I think you may say yes.
In the meat industry they also need to mass produce, so they feed their livestock chemicals and growth hormones, this way the animals grow bigger and faster. Could this be the reason our children are becoming obese at an earlier age? It is quite possible. The meat industry also uses sneaky tactics to trick consumers into thinking the meat is still fresh.
You may have read recently about carbon monoxide being put into meat to keep that fresh rosy look. You can experiment by placing meat on your kitchen counter, leave it exposed for a few days and notice it will still have that "fresh" meat look. They add the carbon monoxide in small quantities through a procedure called "modified atmosphere packaging" and it's approved by the FDA. This is not natural food and the practice is deceptive. Again are organic foods healthier than conventional ones? It would seem so.
It is important to get educated when it comes to health. Today with the internet and the information age, there is no excuse. When it comes to our health, ignorance is not bliss. Ignorance can be hazardous to one's health. Have more control of your health and your diet. Learn about natural food products and how you can include them into your dietary regimen.
Living an organic lifestyle is a choice you make to better yourself.
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