Post by mommadee on Jan 22, 2021 22:14:38 GMT -5
THE FIRST ENCOURAGING WRITINGS ARE TITLED: "A PASSION TO OBEY"
People who receive salvation and then sit back, content that they'll go to heaven when they die, have missed the point. Salvation isn't just about heaven; it also allows us to be used for God's glory here on earth. He lives through us, expressing His life-changing truth so that we can impact others. Limitations and passionate obedience CAN'T coexist. Life might seem easier if we choose when to obey God, but that type of existence won't ever prove totally satisfying. Instead, we will tend to wonder why the Lord doesn't use us or bless us more.
A passion to obey begins with commitment. But as we mature, we're likely to experience increasingly difficult challenges relative to our submission. And then our devotion also grows until we, too, can rejoice when we suffer for Jesus' name.
Although people around you may be fearful and stressed, there is no reason a child of God should feel this way. For Christians, the Lord is a refuge and very present help in trouble. (Ps. 46:1).
These words are a reminder of our Father's supremacy over everything that happens. In light of this, we are told to let go of worry and efforts to protect ourselves- and instead trust HIM. Our comfort and security are found not in frantically running around, trying to make sure we are safe, but in knowing God. Whatever trouble we experience, He is sufficient to help us through it.
The key to courageously facing the future is confidence in the Lord. He's your shelter, strength, and help in trouble. To increase your trust in HIM, read through the psalms, looking for words and phrases that affirm HIS protection, steadfastness, and care....
THIS IS BY CHARLES STANELY: "RELY ON GOD's SPIRIT"
I told a missionary the struggle I was having. She said, " Charles, you won't ever be any better than you are, but the HOLY SPIRIT who lives inside you will enable you. You cannot improve your flesh".
Until then, I'd always thought that if I worked hard enough, I would be a better person. It was an eye-opener to realize that our heavenly Father does not want or need our self-efforts. They cannot neither earn us salvation nor enable us to live the Christian life. In our own strength, we are unable to do anything of eternal value. To become the person God wants us to be and to accomplish HIS will in our life, we MUST totally rely upon HIS SPIRIT.
Depending on the HOLY FATHER is the way HE wants us to serve HIM.
Read, Galatians 3:1-5 and Col. 1:29....
May Jehovah bless and keep you always, safely and I pray you'll choose correctly for your own life. God Bless.
People who receive salvation and then sit back, content that they'll go to heaven when they die, have missed the point. Salvation isn't just about heaven; it also allows us to be used for God's glory here on earth. He lives through us, expressing His life-changing truth so that we can impact others. Limitations and passionate obedience CAN'T coexist. Life might seem easier if we choose when to obey God, but that type of existence won't ever prove totally satisfying. Instead, we will tend to wonder why the Lord doesn't use us or bless us more.
A passion to obey begins with commitment. But as we mature, we're likely to experience increasingly difficult challenges relative to our submission. And then our devotion also grows until we, too, can rejoice when we suffer for Jesus' name.
Although people around you may be fearful and stressed, there is no reason a child of God should feel this way. For Christians, the Lord is a refuge and very present help in trouble. (Ps. 46:1).
These words are a reminder of our Father's supremacy over everything that happens. In light of this, we are told to let go of worry and efforts to protect ourselves- and instead trust HIM. Our comfort and security are found not in frantically running around, trying to make sure we are safe, but in knowing God. Whatever trouble we experience, He is sufficient to help us through it.
The key to courageously facing the future is confidence in the Lord. He's your shelter, strength, and help in trouble. To increase your trust in HIM, read through the psalms, looking for words and phrases that affirm HIS protection, steadfastness, and care....
THIS IS BY CHARLES STANELY: "RELY ON GOD's SPIRIT"
I told a missionary the struggle I was having. She said, " Charles, you won't ever be any better than you are, but the HOLY SPIRIT who lives inside you will enable you. You cannot improve your flesh".
Until then, I'd always thought that if I worked hard enough, I would be a better person. It was an eye-opener to realize that our heavenly Father does not want or need our self-efforts. They cannot neither earn us salvation nor enable us to live the Christian life. In our own strength, we are unable to do anything of eternal value. To become the person God wants us to be and to accomplish HIS will in our life, we MUST totally rely upon HIS SPIRIT.
Depending on the HOLY FATHER is the way HE wants us to serve HIM.
Read, Galatians 3:1-5 and Col. 1:29....
May Jehovah bless and keep you always, safely and I pray you'll choose correctly for your own life. God Bless.