The only person who never sinned was Jesus. He may have been tempted but never fell victim to sin! When we were living in sin Jesus came for us! He came so we can be healed! So we could be in right standing with God! Jesus came to fix all our imperfections those that are perfect don't need him.
Luke 5:31-32 KJV
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. [32] I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
God's grace is more than enough for you! If you had nothing else you would still have enough.
2 Corinthians 12:9 AMP
But He said to me, My grace (My favor and loving-kindness and mercy) is enough for you sufficient against any danger and enables you to bear the trouble manfully; for My strength and power are made perfect (fulfilled and completed) and show themselves most effective in your weakness. Therefore, I will all the more gladly glory in my weaknesses and infirmities, that the strength and power of Christ (the Messiah) may rest (yes, may pitch a tent over and dwell) upon me!
God has joy when he sees us following him. That is the same joy we as parents should have for our children. When you see that your children are following God you should be proud. Even if they have a different religion or belief system as you, you should still be proud. Your child could be doing a lot worse! Be proud that you raised a child who loves and seeks God!
When your child grows up they will formulate their own opinion. As long as you lead by example the love for God will never depart. They may find a belief system that they follow and even if it isn't the one you raised them in rejoice for your child!
3 John 1:4 KJV
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
God is always talking but are you always listening? Sometimes in life we have too much noise. This noise keeps us from hearing God. Fear, worry, and depression, are noises. When you give the noise power in your life you tune your God antenna to a different station.
God wants us to hear him. He wants us to listen to his word and instruction. So if you find too much noise in your life you need to BE QUIET! Slow down. Take sometime and meditate on the word. When you do this your antenna will turn back in sync with God.
We should strive to walk in God's light. When we walk in God's light we will truly be fulfilled.
Psalm 89:15 AMP
Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are the people who know the joyful sound who understand and appreciate the spiritual blessings symbolized by the feasts; they walk, O Lord, in the light and favor of Your countenance!
We must make up our minds to walk in God's light. When we decide to follow God and walk in his way we will suffer in the flesh. However, God promises that it will be worth it. When you follow God's light you must desire to please him not man. By doing this you will lose friends and even possibly family but the life that God has for you will be worth it.
John 12:36 KJV
While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
We must check ourselves against word of God. The word of God is a mirror, shield, and sword. When we use the word of God as a mirror we can see areas that need improvement. When we look at the man in the mirror we may find things that we know we need to change. Seek God for this! God will help you fix anything that is not inline with his word.
Then you can use the word of God as your shield. The word of God will cover you and protect you from any of Satan's attacks. The word of God will keep you during the midst of any storm.
Lastly, when you find yourself in a situation. Use the Word of God as your sword. The word is more powerful than any sword. That means it can cut deeper. Thus, allowing you to have the power to cut down any trees that God didn't plant.
When you study, follow, and develop ourselves with Gods word we are fully eqquipped to handle any situation.
Ephesians 6:17 KJV
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
God has given us a task. The task is to tell all people everywhere about his Word. If we all took a couple minutes a day to post a scripture imagine how much of the world we would reach.
Social media is a good way to glorify God! We must use the negative impact of social media to glorify our Heavenly Father. We can also glorify him verbally and in writing. In all things we do we should be telling people about God.
Mark 16:15 KJV
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Jesus told Satan to BE GONE. If God did it why aren't you? Why are you going through life allowing Satan's temptations to take you out of your element. Being a deceiver is what Satan does but you have the power to kick him out of your life! When Jesus was being tempted he didn't allow it to take him away from God. He used the situation to show his love and loyalty to God. This is what we should do when we are tempted.
Matthew 4:10 AMP
Then Jesus said to him, Begone, Satan! For it has been written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him alone shall you serve.
Despite how we look at ourselves many of us are blessed beyond our own belief. God does this on purpose. He does this so we can help one another. The Word tells us that if we have something and see somebody in need we are supposed to help them. It is not our job to assess the reason for the need. It is just our job to help.
This applies to material goods as well as spiritual and emotional goods. Someone may just be in need of a simple hug, hello, or scriptural pick me up! It is our job as followers of God to give it to them. When we help someone we are also helping ourselves.
1 John 3:17 AMP
But if anyone has this world's goods (resources for sustaining life) and sees his brother and fellow believer in need, yet closes his heart of compassion against him, how can the love of God live and remain in him?
In order to grow we must make peace with our selves. Making peace within yourself requires you to do 2 things.
1. Trust God
2. Forgive your self.
Jesus died for your every transgression. So trust that God has looked past your faults.
He loves you and wants you to have his peace in your life.
Many times we carry things that are to heavy or too bug for us to carry. When we see a large item we should ask someone to help us carry it. This way we keep from getting hurt.
Well the same thing applies with other baggage. We spend too much time carrying baggage around and God wants to carry it for us. He tells us to simply let him carry it for us! He is willing to heal all burdens and take them from you. The key is you just have to cast them!
Do your part and let God keep his promises to you!
Not where you start in life but where you finish. I know its a little cliché but it it the truth. God doesn't concern himself with the things of our past. We do! All God cares about is us Turing our will over to him. Then striving to live as he has called us to! Once we do that we will receive our crown.
Everyone has struggles in life. Some more than others. Once we have victoriously come through that struggle, we are that much better. That struggle you have gone tthrough was a good fight! Good because you won!
2 Timothy 4:7-8 KJV
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: [8] Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
God has picked and chosen us for his purpose. That makes us special. When something is selected it is done specifically. That makes it even more special than just being assigned.
God has picked us to show off in. He has chosen us to glorify him. He wants us to show others how great he has been to us and to draw them in to his kingdom.
1 Peter 2:9 KJV
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
It is time for us to start seeking the reason why he choose us and to live it to the maximum potential. That way we can fulfill his purpose in our life.
The Word of God is a GPS. It is God's Positioning System. Just like a GPS system tells you your location and the direction you need to go. So does the Bible. The Bible is a way for you to gauge where you are at this current moment.
It will show you the areas you need to improve on. Then it will point you in the right direction. If you want to live like Jesus type God like in your GPS and allow God's word to order your steps.
In Genesis 3:11 God asked Adam who told you you were naked? So just like God asked, I'm asking you who told you that you were ugly, lonely, depressed, stupid, unworthy, or any of the other negative things you believe about yourself? The image most people have of themself was molded by others. Both positive and negative. Well all the negativity was not God breathed therefore it is all lies!
God says, we are more than conquerors in all things! Therefore, if you conquer all things, then those negative lies Do NOT apply to you. What matters is what God says! So I challenge you to look at yourself and see who told you! If it doesn't line up with God's word remove it and replace it with God's words of love and truth.
Romans 8:37 KJV
... in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
What is the point in reading, studying, and meditating on God's word if you are not going to apply it to your life? If you invest money in a market you expect it to grow and make more money. Well the same is true with God's word. When you study, read, and meditate on God's word you are supposed to grow! God's word is an investment! If you invest your life you will grow and become better.
This happened by investing in the Word! You can just read the word, or listen to the word and expect changes. You have to be a doer of the word. You have to apply ALL the lessons in the Word to your life.
James 1:22-23 KJV
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. [23] For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
We have to be willing to Live God's word if we want the Godly life style. The man whom hears and does will be far better off than just the hearer.
In order to be successful you must move forward. Moving forward doesn't mean that you weren't hurt, angry, or upset by what happens. It means that you are choosing to press toward your goal. If you get caught up in what has past you are unable to move forward because you get stuck.
Paul tells us to move forward. Philippians 3:13-14 AMP
I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my own yet; but one thing I do it is my one aspiration: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, [14] I press on toward the goal to win the supreme and heavenly prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward.
Even if you don't feel like it press forward toward your goal. When we get stuck in one place we allow the enemy an opportunity to come in a kick us while we are down! No matter what you are going through right now, or have been through in the past you can make the choice to keep moving forward! Your goal isn't far away!
Being Christian is not a journey for everybody. It is a conscious choice that a person makes for them self. You can never force anyone to agree with your belief system. All you can do is give them appropriate knowledge and have faith in God that they will come to a true understanding of the truth. Sometimes in life we want things for others more than they want it for themselves. At that point in time it stinks. You want the peace, joy, love, prosperity, and happiness to fill that person's life but you can't force it on them. God feels the same way about us. He wants us to love him, to need him, and to have faith in him but he will never force us.
God gives us instructions that can make us closer to him. We just have to follow the instructions. That is where the problem comes in. We as natural fleshy beings want to do things that feel good to us. However, when we follow God we are called to do things that do feel good to our flesh. Yet, they are good for our spirit. Look at Abram I'm sure when God told him to leave it didn't feel good to his flesh.
Genesis 12:1-3 KJV
Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: [2] And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: [3] And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
If we want the same promises that God gave to Abram we have to be willing to follow, even if it doesn't feel good to our flesh.
God doesn't have a favorite. He is not a respect of person. God is fair. He reigns on the just as well as the unjust. If you were honest you would look back over your life and see how God kept you even when you didn't deserve it. God love us and all or imperfections. He just wants us to seek him to fix our imperfections.
Whatever God has done for somebody else he can and will do for you. BUT you must do your part. That is have FAITH in God. Even if it is a little faith today, it will grow if you feed it! Feed it God's word and exercise your faith muscle. In time you will see that your Faith in God has grown and matured.
Romans 2:11 KJV
For there is no respect of persons with God.
When you get married, and are willing to operate your marriage with God a lot of things change. God says when two marry they become one. So that means everything is shared. There is no mine! It is ours! You truly become linked in!
God made Eve from Adam's rib. So they were really 1. That is how God expects us to be in our marriages today! 1! Linked in to one another!
Mark 10:8-9 AMP And the two shall become one flesh, so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. [9] What therefore God has united (joined together), let not man separate or divide.
A person has cancer when it there are cells in the body that have turned bad. These cells can spread and eat away at the body. This can happen to people in the spiritual realm as well.
When we allow certain cells (feelings, or ideas) to grow in our lives we are becoming cancerous. If we are envying others we are acting cancerous. We have allowed the envy cell to grow in our body and manifest its self in to a feeling. It is never good to be jealous of anyone. Reason being when you are a believer, all things are possible for you so you don't have to envy anyone.
Other cancerous cells can be greed, lust, the love of money, idolatry, or even selfishness. But there is good news!!!! Any cell that is in you that wasn't planted by God can be uprooted. It is time for a change! Start asking God to help you identify your cancerous ways and to help you to change them. That way you will be walking in they way that he intended.
In the middle of chaos Jesus spoke to the situation and it was changed. We have the same ability as Jesus. When situations are rocky or not as you plan them to be, change them! Speak the outcome and wait for it to come to pass! I believe people don't realize how powerful their words are. God created everything by using words, Jesus changed situations by using words, so why don't believers change things using words?
Mark 4:39 KJV
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. This is an example of words changing situations. When I truly started studying The Word I only had a small amount of faith in my words. But, now I know the power in words. I have watched my words make drastic changes in my life. From depressed to success.
What are you speaking? How are your words molding your life? If you don't like how things are around you change you words!
