Terry Neven Ministries

09/03/2024

Don’t go alone to get along. This world has rules bases on God’s laws. If we ignore them in order to get along, we put to the side God’s blessings for our life and country. We need to uphold and live according to God’s Word to receive His blessings.

02/15/2024

After having created over 1000+ tribute videos with over 4000+ songs, this is one I hadn't heard. Hope you enjoy it like I did!

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01/26/2022

“I love you God!”

Weither I am healthy or sick, rich or poor, on the mountain top or in a dark valley, loving God is the foundation for good character.

If our love for God is based on the status of our situation, or how we feel emotionally at the moment, then our love for God is conditional.

The more we can exercise our love for God regardless of the circumstance, the closer we get to loving like God does. When we learn to love God more, then we can love others more like Christ loves us.

01/17/2022

“It (is) clear that the Holy Spirit must be recognized as the sagacious Ruler of all affairs, and not our astute common sense.” Oswald Chambers - “Abandoned to God,” pg 239.

10/23/2021

An Unexplainable Miracle!

The other day Laura Shaw Neven and I were shopping at Walmart in Santa Clarita. We were buying groceries for ourself and her mom. It had been a long day.

I went to the self serve check out and saw the register I would be using. I then remembered two items we needed for Laura’s mom and left the line to pick out those items. When I returned to the self serve check out, a different register was available and I proceeded to scan our purchases.

As I was 2/3 of the way done, personal bags packed, the complete store lost power, lights, registers, electric doors, etc. Somehow our register remained on (it was the only one in the store still on).

The manager came by and told everyone, including us, that everyone needed to leave the store and unpack the bags if we wanted to keep ours (personal ones we had brought).

Something in my heart said, run your card!? So I did, and the register transacted our purchases! Again, all the power was out in the store, but our register was still on?

Again, I felt something encouraging me to scan the remainder of our purchases. The register continued to work while everyone was walking by us in amazement. Upon completion, I scanned my card again and the register transacted!

Laura and I walked out the store with all the items we had gathered in our basket (after one hour of shopping) having successfully paid for our purchases while all the power in the store was still out!!

There was no physical explanation why this could happen!! I believe Laura and I had just witnessed a miracle!

09/28/2021

Being Lead by the Holy Spirit. (a limited human perspective)

The Holy Spirit is constantly working on our behalf whether we see it or not, whether we believe it or not, and whether we cooperate with Him or not.

He coordinates things for our good, sometimes for years and decades "behind our back," to give us a favorable end, in spite of ourselves. Sometimes we have those "Ah Ha," moments when we see the results of His handiwork, while other times we just are thankful things worked out, not consciously attributing the outcome to His working.

There are moments when He demonstratively steps in to "save us" from ourselves and others! Moments when we might say, "Thank you Jesus!"

Then the work of our cooperation begins at a different level. We can learn to "listen" to the Holy Spirit speaking to our heart and mind. It requires a decision to prayerfully be led by the Holy Spirit, know His Word (the Bible) as the guide to learning if it is His voice we are hearing (verses something else), sharpen our listening skills to sense His promptings, and prayerfully conclude what He is saying and what it means. We make mistakes in our "hearing," "deciding," "interpreting," and the choice of our actions as a result. But through time and our willingness to learn, He can help sharpen our sensitivity to HIs voice and promptings.

And finally (from a limited human point of view), make ongoing decisions to work on my understanding (image of the world and self from God's point of view), behavior (endeavoring to live a holy life), sensitivity (turning off the distractions - world events, personal challenges, other's opinions), and make moment by moment decisions in my life, based on God's Word, His Spirit speaking to my heart, to sharpen my being "led by the Holy Spirit."

We will make mistakes, but His forgiveness and willingness to help us every step of the way, should be a comfort to us of His love and desire toward us, to help us in our endeavors to become more "Christlike," something we will never fully achieve until eternity, but should constantly strive for to bring Him glory!

07/18/2021

Presentation Verses Honesty?

We all desire other’s to see us in a favorable light and try and present a positive picture of ourself to others. Sometimes this is a way to help ourself move towards becoming more Christlike.

But Christlikeness also requires honesty. There is a balance between putting forth a positive picture and being honest with ourself and others.

A positive presentation could also be a way to hide our true self and feelings from others (and ourself), and can become a barrier to a healthy Christlike change.

Remember God always knows who and what we really are, at all times, regardless of the presentation and potential lack of self honesty.

We hide ourself out of fear of rejection, criticism, and letting ourself and others down. But we can become victims of our own false presentations, and keep others from helping us and from having authentic relationships with God, ourself and others!

Being honest with ourself is different from self abasement, where we are always putting ourself down and holding ourself hostage to a negation picture of our self and behavior.

Becoming Christ like involves accepting what Christ has done for us, has done in us and is doing with and through us. It requires painful honesty and brave acts of faith!

Lets us work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. Phillippians 2:12.

05/02/2021

Are we telling God how big our problems are? Or are we telling our problems how big our God is?

04/07/2021

The benefits of life long relationships.

They give us the opportunities to realize we are not the center of the universe, and helping others enjoy their universe can bring peace to your heart.

That having to be right at the expense of others is usually self-centered and pushes people away.

That giving and being a loving thoughtful person is more important than worrying about what others think about you.

That helping others find their way, helps you find yours.

That learning how to love those around you, in spite of their flaws, is one of the best ways to learn to love yourself and reflect God’s love.

I am forever grateful to my loving wife for being a part in helping me learn these finer points to life!