Casual, indifferent, apathetic, passionate, enthusiastic, motivated...
Which of these words (more than one may apply at various times) would describe your attitude, disposition, and behavior concerning God, His principles, and assignments? Whether its teaching a Sunday school class, being kind, praying, giving, studying the Bible, etc. Whether its something done privately or publicly for God- what is your attitudinal stance most times?
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Showing posts with label Faithfulness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Faithfulness. Show all posts
July 21, 2011
August 25, 2010
"Conquer Friendly" Trials
Greetings good people,
I just had to share this powerful FB conversation:
Elton Taylor, Jr. - "Everything you encounter has already been designed for you to conquer." GOD is so good! Let's elevate our thinking to this perspective, people of GOD. Whatever GOD allows to cross your path, just know that it's a set-up for you to win!"
My response - "...this is such a revolutionary word directly from the God. Check this out: 1 Corinthians 10:13a says that- “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear” (NIV 1984’). So, not only will God not allow more to occur in your life than you can handle- He cannot allow more! He’s just that faithful to His own Word. Therefore, as you noted- every trial, test, uncomfortable circumstance, etc. that faces us is personally designed by God to be “conquer friendly”. Praise GOD! Everything is “conquer friendly” because of the power of Christ on the inside! Ok, ok, ok, I better stop typing now because I feel like shouting, preaching, running, etc.!"
DsW
I just had to share this powerful FB conversation:
Elton Taylor, Jr. - "Everything you encounter has already been designed for you to conquer." GOD is so good! Let's elevate our thinking to this perspective, people of GOD. Whatever GOD allows to cross your path, just know that it's a set-up for you to win!"
My response - "...this is such a revolutionary word directly from the God. Check this out: 1 Corinthians 10:13a says that- “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear” (NIV 1984’). So, not only will God not allow more to occur in your life than you can handle- He cannot allow more! He’s just that faithful to His own Word. Therefore, as you noted- every trial, test, uncomfortable circumstance, etc. that faces us is personally designed by God to be “conquer friendly”. Praise GOD! Everything is “conquer friendly” because of the power of Christ on the inside! Ok, ok, ok, I better stop typing now because I feel like shouting, preaching, running, etc.!"
DsW
July 30, 2009
Elevate the Reliability of Your Words
Greetings everyone,
Some time after prayer and Word study this morning I began to meditate on God's faithfulness to his Word. God's flawless integrity is unmistakeably clear in that he will always be found following through on what he said. Look at what the estranged prophet Balaam had to say about this:
Numbers 23:19 - God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Of course Balaam had originally been invited by Balak, king of the Moabites, to curse the Israelites in chapter 22. However, as we discover in chapter 23 and onward, Balaam could not curse- but only bless them as the Lord commanded. The Lord had already declared his people blessed (22:12) and he would permit no reversal of that declaration.
Now, at one time or another, we have all heard the saying: "If God said it, He will do it and if He spoke it, He will bring it to pass." This is true and God is certainly to be magnified for such great commitment to his Word. But what about us as believers?
Can people rely on us to follow through on our words? Do we personally honor the words we speak? Of course no one is perfect, and it's obvious that we all forget things spoken at one time or another. However, can we honestly say that more often than not our words are reliable?
As believers, integrated into our calling is the purpose to demonstrate God on the earth. Since God is faithful to His Word, we should be faithful to our words. We are indeed the light of the world and we represent him. God wants people on earth to have 'Heaven-like experiences' by our hands. This is what God intended for us in the beginning. Adam was on the earth what God is in Heaven. It is into this vacuum that I write. We must ensure that the integrity of our words remain intact as God's Word does.
Of course we should be discretionary about what we say as to not create avoidable circumstances. We certainly don't want to put ourselves in any sort of bondage. Moreover, there are times when things we've spoken must be changed or revised to accomodate a changing circumstance or new information. In these circumstances the Holy Spirit will be our guide if sought.
So let today be the day that you make (or renew) the decision to "elevate the reliability of your words."
In His Service,
DsW
Some time after prayer and Word study this morning I began to meditate on God's faithfulness to his Word. God's flawless integrity is unmistakeably clear in that he will always be found following through on what he said. Look at what the estranged prophet Balaam had to say about this:
Numbers 23:19 - God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Of course Balaam had originally been invited by Balak, king of the Moabites, to curse the Israelites in chapter 22. However, as we discover in chapter 23 and onward, Balaam could not curse- but only bless them as the Lord commanded. The Lord had already declared his people blessed (22:12) and he would permit no reversal of that declaration.
Now, at one time or another, we have all heard the saying: "If God said it, He will do it and if He spoke it, He will bring it to pass." This is true and God is certainly to be magnified for such great commitment to his Word. But what about us as believers?
Can people rely on us to follow through on our words? Do we personally honor the words we speak? Of course no one is perfect, and it's obvious that we all forget things spoken at one time or another. However, can we honestly say that more often than not our words are reliable?
As believers, integrated into our calling is the purpose to demonstrate God on the earth. Since God is faithful to His Word, we should be faithful to our words. We are indeed the light of the world and we represent him. God wants people on earth to have 'Heaven-like experiences' by our hands. This is what God intended for us in the beginning. Adam was on the earth what God is in Heaven. It is into this vacuum that I write. We must ensure that the integrity of our words remain intact as God's Word does.
Of course we should be discretionary about what we say as to not create avoidable circumstances. We certainly don't want to put ourselves in any sort of bondage. Moreover, there are times when things we've spoken must be changed or revised to accomodate a changing circumstance or new information. In these circumstances the Holy Spirit will be our guide if sought.
So let today be the day that you make (or renew) the decision to "elevate the reliability of your words."
In His Service,
DsW
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