Another month comes to a close 
Flies by 
Slipping under our nose 
And I stand on my toes
As I reach for who knows…
A place I cannot see
and of only You
Only me
and as I pray I feel Your peace
 
Bending my knees
I seek only Thee
and I pray for my own humanly needs
To place my mind in a feeling of ease
and then I think of those in lesser situations than me
How do they cope?
How do they breathe?
When life throws stone
Who truly bleeds?
 
And I pray that my path leads me to Thee
A place where the branch
Meets the Oak tree
For I am at a place
Where there is no escape
No left or right turn
Just a slow steady burn
 
So let that burn be Thy work
Let us be laborers
But not only that
To go out and create
Step up to bat
For the laborers are few
And this harvest we must reap
For someday soon
There will be no more you
No more me
Just our souls
Cadencing
 
“Then He said to His disciples, the harvest is indeed plentiful,
But the laborers are few. So pray to the Lord of the harvest
To force out and thrust laborers into His harvest.” – Matthew 9:37-38
 
-Abigail Rice
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I’ve learned, albeit I forget, that what we speak, especially if we speak it over and over, comes to pass, because our brains only know what we tell them. This works both in the negative and the positive. So what if…we started speaking His Word over us and in us?
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Thanks for joining us for Faith-Filled Friday with Debra Dolce and Trench Classes United. This Love Letter is a great reminder of allowing what we speak to work for us not against us.

~Love Letter~
 
My warrior, I solemnly instruct you to proclaim the Word of God and stand upon it no matter what! Rise to the occasion and preach when it is convenient and when it is not. Preach in the full expression of the Holy Spirit-with wisdom and patience as you instruct and teach people.
 
Every single person is a preacher because you all have influence. It starts with yourself, your family and then spreads out from there. You may not have a church building but you and all that follow you are My Ecclesia. When you talk and share Me and share your faith, others are encouraged, and some have been set free.
 
Be careful of your words; let them be seasoned with salt that will be flavorful and make others thirsty for more of Me. Be one that continually directs others to your Abba Daddy, that has true life, causing others to seek after Me. Teach the importance of being in My Word, to believe and stand on it, that people will grow in the knowledge of Me. To learn it is to speak it over yourself and others.
 
Remember, My Word says to meditate on it day and night, that it will do the work it is meant to do in each life. Beloved, preach, teach, encourage and spur one another on to good works. 
 
~DebraDolce
 

Welcome to Thursday’s Truthful Humor where we pull truth from Humor… Come on in for a little Thanksgiving giggle I found on Christians Unite Clean Jokes.

​How many of you have a pet, specifically a dog? Maybe you’ll agree with these statements:
Dogs don't have problems expressing affection in public.
      
Dogs miss you when you are gone.
      
You can train a dog.
      
Dogs are very direct about wanting to go out.
      
Dogs understand what "NO" means.
      
Dogs mean it when they kiss you.
      
When dogs play "fetch", they don't laugh at how you throw.
      
Dogs are color blind.

So these are some simple truths about dogs, and yet, growth really happens in a relationship when we apply some of the dog-gone principles in our human-to human relationships.

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As is our custom at CPM, and Trench Classes United, I like to say thank you to all who have continued to support us prayerfully and/or monetarily and those who have been in any of our trenches. I pray that this season of thanks will find your heart and burdens lighter and your perspective about it all brighter. May you enjoy this poem and may it bring a smile to your face and a giggle to your heart. And despite what 2020 has been, may you find something in your heart to be thankful for.

Twas the night before Thanksgiving all through the house
Every creature was stirring, including the mouse
Everyone was working on all of the fixings
The noise and smells were coming from the kitchen

The children were busy with their tablets and toys
Captured in their games, they made not a noise
While the adults laughed and worked all collectively
What a beautiful sight it was for any heart to see

When all of a sudden there arose such a clatter
Mom ran to the kitchen to see what was the matter
She looked to the left and she looked to the right
She couldn’t believe what was in plain sight

There was broken glass from a favorite platter
And at first glance, she knew it didn’t matter
Everyone was frozen, waiting for her reaction
But she didn’t give the devil that satisfaction

The counters were a mess, preparations everywhere
It looked as though a tornado had just gone thru there
The turkey had flown from the platter to the floor
The poor thing looked like it just couldn’t take no more

The stove was a disaster waiting to happen
full of pots and pans, handles overlapping
The old mom would have immediately gotten on her broom
And painted the atmosphere with a bit of doom and gloom

But the new and improved mom was no longer that way
For she had learned the true meaning of Thanksgiving Day
She stared at each of them and the mess they surrounded
Knowing her response would leave them astounded

Now sons, now daughters, in-laws and friends like family
Is this ever a sight for the eyes of my heart to see?
More than the chaos, the mess on the floor
The memories we’re making are worth so much more

So grab a rag, and a dishtowel too
Here’s one for each and every one of you
Let’s work together in cleaning up this mess
It will only take a few minutes or less

Pick up the turkey, and we’ll wash him off
We’ll stuff him but good and put him in the trough
We’ll baste him all over, and get him ready to eat
No one will ever know we stepped on his feet

And when the morrow comes and we gather for the meal
We’ll be able to discern what matters and what’s real
Faith, family, friends, love and laughter
Help to bring us all the happily ever after

I looked to each of them with tears in my eyes
And said something I had just realized
Oh, why can’t it be Thanksgiving every day?
Loving each other in a Christ-like way

Patience, self-control, love and joy too
Are there for the asking for each of you
We don’t have to wait for a holiday to see
That Christ’s greatest gift is that of family

Joyfully,
Kim-Evinda

Welcome to Tuesday’s Truthful Humor where we pull truth from humor.

So today I’m going to share with you The 10 Reasons God created Eve that I found on Christians Unite Clean jokes. I’ll start from the tenth and work our way to the number one reason:
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10. God worried that Adam would always be lost in the garden because He knew men would never ask for directions.
      
 9. God knew that Adam would one day need someone to hand him the TV remote because men don't want to see what is on TV; they want to see WHAT ELSE is on TV.
      
8. God knew that Adam would never buy a new fig leaf when the seat wore out and therefore would need Eve to get one for him.
      
7. God knew that Adam would never make a doctor's appt for himself.
      
6. God knew that Adam would never remember which night was garbage night.
      
5. God knew that if the world was to be populated there would have to someone to bear children because men would never be able to handle it.
      
4. As Keeper of the Garden Adam would never remember where he put his tools.
      
3. The Scripture account of creation indicates that Adam needed someone to blame his troubles on when God caught him hiding in the garden.
      
2. As the Bible says, "It is not good for man to be alone", he only ends up getting himself in trouble.
      
And the NUMBER ONE reason...
      
1. When God finished the creation of Adam he stepped back, scratched his head and said, "I can do better than that."

Ahh, we were meant to complete the man, not compete with the man! For more encouragement, take a tour at www.trenchclassesunited.com and by all means, share this with your friends. Laughter gives us a better perspective in the midst of our crazy world.

Leftovers in one cup 
Watered down 
Or way too much?
 
All I have 
Is never enough 
 
This time one earth 
A merciless drug
 
Pour in 
Don’t give up 
I promise He will fill you up 
 
Feeling stuck 
Out of luck 
 
This world gone mad
Cry out 
Abba, Father, Dad 
 
Where are You now? 
Where is Your sneak attack? 
 
Your soldiers are ready 
Armed and clad 
 
Where is Your mercy?
We're giving all we have 
 
Never enough 
This is no bluff 
 
Just a chance 
To prove our love 
 
We are on  Your side 
We drop our pride 
 
Stop saying everything will work out fine 
You must stand up 
You must stop hiding behind the clandestine 
There is no time 
 
The time is here 
The time is now 
 
Are you ready for battle? 
Get on your knees 
Pray out loud 
 
"Behold, I stand at the door and I knock; 
If anyone hears and listens to and heeds My voice 
And opens the door, I will come in to him and 
Will eat with him, and he will eat with me."
Revelation 3:20


-Abigail Rice
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Have you ever watched a child try to accomplish something, over and over and over again, only to get frustrated, have a fit and fall in it? And then as the parent, you get to lovingly teach the child a new and better way. Oh, the love of our Father who does just that for us.
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Thanks for joining us for Faith-Filled Friday with Debra Dolce and Trench Classes United. Today’s love letter is a perfect reminder that we don’t have to keep doing the same thing expecting a different result; He’s waiting to help.

Love Letter~
My dear one, the heart of the wise will easily accept instruction. But those who do all the talking are too busy to listen and learn. They'll just keep stumbling ahead into the mess they created.
 
Hear My instruction. Pay close attention to what I'm saying. When I give you instruction, do not continually return to the old, comfortable way, but step out of your comfort zone and by faith step into the unknown, for if I said it, I WILL surely do it. I will keep you from stumbling into the mess you created as you follow My instruction.
 
Sit quiet in My Presence and learn to listen, learn to discern My leading, learn to discern the times and seasons, that you can position yourself where I need you. When you are sensitive to My prompting I can use you in places you never imagined.
 
Continually humble yourself before Me and let nothing rise up within you making you think you've done something or achieved some great thing. Remember My Word says, I'll not share
 
My glory. Beloved, always desire to bring My glory upon everything you do, and your going out and coming in will be blessed. 
 
~DebraDolce

Welcome to Thursday’s Truthful Humor where we pull truth from humor.

​A collector of rare books ran into an acquaintance who told him he had just thrown away an old Bible that he found in a dusty, old box. He happened to mention that Guten-somebody-or-other had printed it.
      
"Not Gutenberg?" gasped the collector.
      
"Yes, that was it!"
      
"You idiot! You've thrown away one of the first books ever printed. A copy recently sold at auction for half a million dollars!"
      
“Oh, I don't think this book would have been worth anything close to that much," replied the man. "It was scribbled all over in the margins by some guy named Martin Luther."

Ahh, no matter what version or edition of the Bible that you have, which is the most widely sold and read book, it doesn’t need to have anyone’s notes or scribbles in it to be more valuable; it just needs you to read and apply, and the value will be experienced. Have you had a dose of His Word today?

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Read more at Christians Unite

The words she read worked like a release on a faucet and the tears streamed down her face. They were confused tears: tears of comfort, but also of perplexity, tears that cried I want to be like this, tears that begged to know how to get there.

Thanks for joining us for Wednesday’s Word with Kim-Evinda and Trench Classes United. If you’ve ever experienced life coming at you hard, you won’t want to miss this Wednesday’s Word.

She had come back to the table to feast on and in His Word, eager to continue from where she had left off. Despite her years of reading His principles and promises, she was experiencing a new type of feasting because of the four-point prayer she prayed before the meal: 1: Forgive me, Abba, of any wrong actions and attitudes yesterday, cleanse me from any resentments. Please, Lord, help me allow you to make me better, not bitter in this current season. 2. Clear my mind of any interpretations, any prior teachings on this portion of scripture that I may learn a new thing, learn what You want me to learn today and in my current circumstances. 3: Reveal how this portion of Scripture applies to me in the here and now, in this season. 4: And Abba, please grant me the courage to live out the application that is coming from you today. Amen.

She was ready to dive into the Beatitudes found in Matthew 5, but she didn’t get far. When she read a Biblical definition for the word bless-ed, (emphasis on the two syllables, versus blessed) her heart was pierced with hope and conviction at the same time. Bless-ed: “The experience of hope and joy independent of outward circumstances.”
“How does one get there,” she wondered aloud. She felt a stirring to continue reading, knowing that He would provide the answers if she brought a willing heart to the table.

Matthew 5:3: “Bless-ed are the poor in spirit…” she stopped. She knew from feeding her faith for all these years that He wasn’t talking anything monetarily. She began to write what He was speaking to her with so few words:
This has more meaning to me now; I used to think it had to do with the poor, the not-so lucky, but now I see so much more. It’s being willing to give when others would take; to love when others turn to hate. To not repay evil for evil. To stay in the process of healing is to be poor in spirit, trusting that He will right what’s been done wrong. This is the way to become part of the kingdom of heaven.

She sat there, grateful for the relief from anxiety, anger and confusion brought about by such unspeakable betrayal, knowing that at His table is where she would find her rest and her growth all at the same time.
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Love,
Kim-Evinda

Welcome to Tuesday’s Truthful Humor where we pull truth from humor.

Jack's grandfather left him ten million dollars, and the next week Diane agreed to marry him.
After three months of married life, Jack noticed that his beautiful new wife was ignoring him more and more.
      
Whenever they went out in public, she ignored him and flirted with other men. Finally, he decided to confront her.
      
"Diane," he said, "was the only reason you married me was because my grandfather left me ten million dollars when he died?"
      
"Don't be ridiculous," she replied, "I don't care who gave you the money!"

Ahhh, marriage and motive, marrying with the wrong motives will rarely lead us the right way. Marriage God’s way has the motive of becoming more like Him so that we may experience hope and joy despite what is happening outside the marriage; marriage is to be a shelter from the storms, a classroom full of lessons, made possible by His grace living through each man and wife.
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