“It is better to say, "This one thing I do" than to say, "These forty things I dabble in.” — Washington Gladden
“With more success comes greater problems along with greater ability to solve them.” — Mark Victor Hansen
there isn’t any situation that isn’t made worse by worry. Worry never solves anything. Worry never prevents anything. Worry never heals anything. Worry serves only one purpose... it makes matters worse.
LOVE, LIVE, SAY
SHOW AND TELL THE CHRISTIAN WALK!
Paul the Apostle's Mind Set " I am not chained to them they are chained to me"
I can just imagine every time Paul was chained to a prison guard, that guard was converted.
It is not about you, it's about bringing glory to God!
Opportunities are out there, the question is are you willing to move towards them?
In our lives, we worry about the big picture, instead of worrying about the part of the puzzle at hand. Rom 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to [His] purpose.
If we are His workmanship, and He created us to serve Him, with opportunities He has already established for us, what do we need to do? We need to walk in Christ, seeking those opportunities He has for us. Then, our lives will be blessed beyond anything we could ever imagine. The reason some people don’t recognize opportunity is that
it usually comes disguised as hard work.
Do you trust the power of God's Word? So often we are frustrated when friends or family members (who are under a spirit of deception, oppression, depression, etc) don't listen to our personal witness. Have you tried to simply read Scripture to them? Hebrews tells us that God's Word is "living and active." It has the power to change the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. My words alone don't have that kind of power. Maybe it's time we completely trusted the Word of God.
A shield does not protect any one area of the body. It is large and mobile enough to cover any and every area of the body. It is armor over armor. This is how fully the favor of God, our standing in grace, protects us. When Martin Luther was on his way to face a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church to answer for what they said were his heretical teachings, one of the Cardinal's servants taunted him saying, "Where will you find shelter if your patron, the Elector of Saxony, should desert you?" Luther answered, "Under the shelter of heaven." Luther was confident in the shield of God's favor. So should you also be. Put on the Full Armor of God...
A little thorn may cause much suffering. A little cloud may hide the sun. Little foxes spoil the vines, and little sins do mischief to the tender heart. These little sins burrow in the soul and make it so full of that which is hateful to Christ, that He will hold no comfortable fellowship and communion with us.
Our lives are to be under the rule (the dominion) of God's will revealed in His word. When we are disobedient to God's will, sin is dominating our lives. The Lord certainly wants us to get out from under IT.
The man who can take a deep interest in politics, sports, moneymaking, or farming, but none in the conversion of souls is no true Christian. He is himself dead and must [begin] to live again. He is himself lost and must be found. @JCRyle
"There's never a season when men and women do not face the temptation to turn away from the living God and turn to myths and genealogies." —Alistair Begg
"Why should the frail creature doubt the wisdom and the goodness of the strong Creator? Why should the child distrust the love and wisdom of the Father?" (J.R. Miller)
"They lie to us, we know they're lying, they know we know they're lying, but they keep lying to us, and we keep pretending to believe them" - Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
Better to confess Christ 1000 times now and be despised by men, than be disowned by Christ before God on the day of Judgment. - @JCRyle
“There is a distinction in the New Testament between the Word and the Spirit, but never a separation.” — @RCSproul
We don't need more "diversity, equity, and inclusion," but repentant men and women who submit to the will of God, honor His Word, and proclaim His truth.
A.W. Pink - I maintain that to tell a person they are born again, while they are living in carelessness or sin is a dangerous delusion -J.C. Ryle -
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