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This piece is inspired from a book in the Bible that I love so much, Proverbs 3:5 - Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Too often we love to trust our own opinions and not those of God because we prefer being in that position of power in our lives and we crave to be in control. We feel that God has no idea about our situations and therefore we fear to let Him take over our lives because we know that His ways are not our ways and we do not like that. Letting him do things His ways means that we have to step down and let Him take control. Now my question is- is that really a bad thing?
When was the last time you felt that you headed down in the right direction by simply trusting your own ideas and opinions? Our plans are absolutely uncertain and to place faith on ourselves is to be like that guy who built his house on sandy ground. God is ever constant and He doesn’t change. He is our Father and He knows what is best for us and so my prayer to you today is that you be able to step out of your comfort zone and trust in God to lead your life and to bring you to a place much better and greater than you are right now.
Loved working on this piece and I decided that it should be a two-part series so expect another one from the same theme. I hope you all are having a wonderful day. God Loves you and I do too and be kind to one another.
Many Blessings,
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I thought about this scripture from the Bible when I actually looked close at this shot. Very encouraging!
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16
Happy Easter dear friends!
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John 16:33 NKJV " These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."---------------- Some would like us to believe that as soon as we become Christians that all of our problems will go away. Life will be sunshine and roses from that point forward. When, In fact, Nothing could be farther from the truth. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that life will be easy; and it sure does not say the Christian life will be easy. Scripture mentions trials, tribulations, and hardships many times. \\\ ( Romans 5:3-4) ( I Peter 1:6-7) ( James 1:2-4) /// There will always be stress, illness, hate, money problems, addictions, death, depression, relationship issues and so on... Becoming a Christian will not change the circumstances, But it will change the reaction. Look at some of the issues Paul faced in his life as a Christian. 39 lashings, beaten with rods three times, stoned once, shipwrecked three times, in peril, weariness, toil, sleeplessness, hunger, thirst, cold, nakedness... These things didn't happen before he was a Christian, They happened because he was a Christian. Paul knew the suffering would only make him stronger. He wrote in his letter to the Philippians " I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." ( Philippians 4:13)--------- And in his letter to the Corinthians he wrote : " Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong." ( 2 Corinthians 12:10)--------- Strength that can withstand the blows of this life comes from only one source- The eternal, indwelling presence of God.. Trying to go through this life without trusting Jesus as your personal savior is like jumping out of an airplane with no parachute. It does not matter how fast you flap your arms, you will not be able to save yourself. Jesus is the parachute- trust him and let Him guide the way. It will be a scary ride at times, But know that you will have a safe place to land.. [ 2 Timothy 1:7] " For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."-------- Nothing will ever bring more strength to your heart and soul than knowing the unconditional love of God ; It is yours today- If you choose it..
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A beautiful promise in scripture of God putting an end to hurt and destruction. "They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea." Isaiah 11:9
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His praise shall continue to be in my mouth ... whether I feel like a sinner or saint ... when I have abundance or when I have need ... whether it is raining or sunny, windy or calm, snowing or hot ... when I am being attacked or when I am safe ... I will sing to the LORD and dance day or night ... I will praise my Creator and Savior! Let us sing to our Father, let us sing to His Son, let us sing to His Spirit!!! Hallelujah!!!
Psalms 149 and 150 inspired today's thought ... Praise His name forever!
Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
Jeremiah 1:8-9
The wicked shall be turned into hell, And all the nations that forget God.
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For a fire is kindled by my anger, And shall burn to the lowest hell; It shall consume the earth with her increase, And set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
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but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.
<< Luke 17:28Luke 17:29
But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of hell fire.
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And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
<< Matthew 10:27Matthew 10:28
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.
<< James 3:5James 3:6
Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
<< Revelation 20:13Revelation 20:14
24 Then he cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.'
<< Luke 16:23Luke 16:24
but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.
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The cover for our bulletin. Preaching on transformation as a church and examining ourselves and always staying focused.
Dear friend, here are 5 things you should know:
1. Like it or not, we are ALL sinners: As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.” (Romans 3:10-12 NLT)
2. The punishment for sin is death: When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. (Romans 5:12 NLT)
3. Jesus is our only hope: But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. (Romans 5:8 NLT) For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23 NLT)
4. SALVATION is by GRACE through FAITH in JESUS: God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT)
5. Accept Jesus and receive eternal life: If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9 NLT) But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12 NLT) And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life. (1 John 5:11-12 NLT)
Read the Bible for yourself. Allow the Lord to speak to you through his Word. YOUR ETERNITY IS AT STAKE!
Sincerely,
Someone who cares about you