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I know this...sometimes when I wake up in the morning and I am healthy and I am scheduled to go to a facility, I get in my car, arrive at the gate and if I get through security to at least one young man or group, I know there is going to be a battle. It has become the norm over the years because of where we go. It is a place of spiritual darkness and often the young minds do not even realize they are in the midst of “the pit.” Not the prison walls some talk about, but the spiritual bondage which has led them, possibly to the crime for which they are doing time. Most of the time I go in with no agenda, trusting God to speak something to somebody to open a door so they can have an awareness of God in their life.
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RestToday I want to go to the story of Elijah in 1 Kings 19. In verses 5-6 we read,Then as he lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat.” Then he looked, and there by his head was a cake baked on coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank, and lay down again.Notice that in the midst of his crisis, Elijah rested and ate. He took care of his body.Some of the crises you experience come because you are sleep deprived and you don’t eat right. And you know what? Your body, your soul, and your spirit are all tied together. What you do to one affects the other two. It affects the whole.We are intricately woven together. And the wisest thing you can do when you get into a crisis is just give your body a rest, because it affects every other part of your life.When you are exhausted and physically weak, it is easy for everything to be blown out of proportion. When you are tired, it can look like your whole world is falling apart when it really is not. It is like Mark Twain said, “I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.”You and I do need to rest. If you are in the midst of a storm today, make sure not to neglect the rest you need.
https://bible.com/bible/70/1ki.19.5-6.GW
Corrie ten Boom once said that if the devil can’t make you sin, he’ll make you busy.Her logic is sound: both sin and busyness have the exact same effect—they cut off our connection to God, to other people, and even to our own soul.
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Monday Sep 23, 2024
welcome to the WHO AM I - Identity Crisis of youth today!
Yes, this is Devon Harris - director/CEO of Full Circle Refuge -
Juvenile Justice Ministry that seeks to "See Jesus transforms the
lives of juvenile offenders and at-risk youth.....PERIOD! That has
been serving the SE US for almost 30 years now.
New Website - Fullcirclerefuge.org
Healing men
Until the healing and training of men becomes the central mission of the church and not just one of the many ministries it offers, men aren’t going to find what they need within its walls.
We need to receive from God the good things we didn’t get and give to him the bad things we did get.
The Heart of a Warrior: Day 4 • Devotional
http://bible.com/r/10R
Chicago gangbangers rage against newly arrived Venezuelan migrants
https://youtu.be/lnT8bup1Hbk
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Monday Sep 09, 2024
We lost Eduardo Hernandez Ortega on Friday September 6th to a tragic accident. Eduardo was a hard working man who loved his family & loved providing for them. He has left behind his wife & son. We are making this on behalf of them to help with anything they need. We greatly appreciate anything that is given. Please continue to keep our family in your prayers. God bless you all
Support for Eduardo Hernandez Ortega's Family
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
OUR VISIONTo create and implement Biblical intervention strategies that address juvenile crime and its underlying problems by focusing on the re-direction of youth to Jesus Christ.
https://www.fullcirclerefuge.org/
Register TODAY - Juvenile Justice Ministry Orientation
Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
The LORD is a warrior" (Ex. 15:3). God is a warrior. He has come to rescue us.
The Forge:A year out of high school with no plans for his future, a boy is challenged by his single mom and a successful businessman to start charting a better course for his life. Through the prayers of his mother and biblical discipleship from his new mentor, he begins discovering God's purpose for his life is so much more than he could hope for or imagine.
From the Good LifeSharing the Good Life with othersTHERE ARE SOME PEOPLE who grow up in rough neighborhoods with nothing to their names. But then they find some way to make a ton of money. So they move out, and never think about their neighborhoods again. All they care about is taking care of themselves. They never give back to the community, and they never think about the kids growing up like they did. They are criticized as self-centered snobs who forgot where they came from. Well I’m afraid that many believers have become spiritual self-centered snobs. Many of us have forgotten where we came from. As Ephesians 2:1–2 reminds us, “You were dead in your trespasses and sins in which you once walked …” There was a time when all of us were hopelessly lost in our sins and far from God. The only reason any of us are reconnected to God is the grace of God. If you are a Christian today, it’s not because you’ve met some list of requirements, and therefore have found a way to restore yourself to God. That’s the beautiful thing about the Christian gospel. It tells us that God loves us, pursues us, and woos us back to Himself. He sees our need. He sees our weakness. He sees our sin; and He does the reconciling. Jesus had compassion on us, literally came to get us, picked us up, and carried us to God. Our legs were lame and our hearts were hard, but Jesus brought us to the Father. But you never would have known about this Jesus if nobody told you about Him. There are other people who are back where you used to be. They’re dead in their trespasses and sins. They’re not living the good life, in fact, they’re rebelling against it. They need to be saved, to turn from their sin and believe the good news about Jesus.
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Monday Aug 19, 2024
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Who Am I - Identity Crisis of Youth Today - Not Guilty - August 19 2024
Don’t ever let anyone hold your sins against you. Satan can’t declare you guilty, though he would love to. We must ignore him when he says that God could never forgive sinners like you and me. The bitter people in your life can’t declare you guilty because you’ve been forgiven. Trip Lee - The Good Life
“The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.”Ne
C.S. Lewis
In the words of Dallas Willard, “The most important thing in your life … is not what you do; it’s who you become. That’s what you will take into eternity.”
New Website - fullcirclerefuge.org
Monday Aug 12, 2024
Monday Aug 12, 2024
Gang Myth – More laws & legislation will decrease gang activity by longer, harsher prison sentences.
The United States incarcerates nearly 2 million people. But the problem of mass incarceration in this country is not just a function of the number of people in prison—or the much larger number of people who cycle in and out of jails every year. Our system also incarcerates people for far too long, doling out excessively long sentences.
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
f you enjoyed this plan, check out the book it comes from: Michael Thompson’s King Me: Loving and Leading in a Wounding World. Each stage of The Masculine Journey has its own chapter in King Me. zoweh.org/kingme
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Sorry about NO PODCAST last week - HOT at The Refuge!
Again, tonight - a oldie but goodie - a little bit under the weather this evening. - too much coughing for a podcast! lol
This recording: This message was preach back in 2006 at a local Augusta church. Based on Romans 12:1 and the early days of Full Circle Refuge. Enjoy!
Monday Jun 17, 2024
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