April 19, 2024, the 110th day of 2024
Relationships Require Staying Power
Too many relationships, that could have been great, fizzle out because of lack of staying power.... View MoreApril 19, 2024, the 110th day of 2024
Relationships Require Staying Power
Too many relationships, that could have been great, fizzle out because of lack of staying power.
Individuals are not trained properly in being a part of a couple or a good friend.
For decades we have been taught that happiness is of utmost importance.
If we are a selfish person, our happiness becomes of utmost importance to us.
If we are a more caring person, others happiness is of utmost importance to us.
But either way, making something as flighty and changeable as happiness, of utmost importance is not god for relationships.
Too many marriages have been destroyed because one or the other claims they are not happy.
Claiming lack of happiness, or desire for happiness as an excuse to do anything wrong, selfish or sinful is pathetic.
Happiness is an illusion that evaporates as soon as you get near it. If your aim is happiness, you are aiming to be disappointed over and over again.
Happiness is also like a cat. It comes to us when we are not seeking it, snuggles up at a whim and jumps off without explanation after teasing us with its soothing purrs.
Stay strong! Be a good person, a righteous person, centered on Jesus and not happiness!
NAN
April 17, 2024, the 108th day of
Adoption by the King
If there were an Earthly King who wanted to adopt children for himself--no matter their age--and anyone could come without cost, because his bio... View MoreApril 17, 2024, the 108th day of
Adoption by the King
If there were an Earthly King who wanted to adopt children for himself--no matter their age--and anyone could come without cost, because his biological son paid the price of the adoption, how many would come?
It would be a limited time offer as the King will close the doors to any, once the designated time is reached. Would we wait until the very last moment to get included? Or would we be one of the first in line?
This adoption would require giving up our old ways, because we would be counted among a royal kindom and they have different ways than the ways of the rest of the world.
We would have to give up our family ties and be counted as part of the royal family. But as many of our family who would come, would also be be free to join in the adoption of the King.
We would have to show our sincerity and our willingness to be counted among the King's children. He would question us and make sure we knew what we were doing. And he would chose only those he believed were in it for the long haul, not just for the good times.
What would we do? What sacrifices would we make to be counted worthy to be chosen? How convincing would we be to those we loved, to get them to become a part of that family?
Since the adoption price had been paid by the son, it would to us with no cost. But we would have to turn away from our old life and pledge allegiance to the King and his son--not just as our father and brother-but our King and Lord. He does not want any spies or traitors in his family.
The King's battles would become our battles, the King's enemies, our enemies.
What would we do to be adopted by an Earthly King? Would we do the same to be adopted by our Creator God?
Jesus paid the price for our adoption into the Kingdom of God with His shed blood on the cross.
We need to turn from our old life, by repenting of our sins and turning away from them. We need to turn to Jesus, as our Lord and Master, pledging allegiance to Him and to the Father. In so doing we are taking on God's enemies and standing for His Kingdom, no matter the cost!
Being adopted by an Earthly King would raise us above many in this world.
Being adopted by the Heavenly King may make us lowly in this world, but heirs to the next.
Stay strong! Choose Jesus and His eternal Kingdom over whatever this temporal world holds!
NAN
April 16, 2024, the 107th day of 2024
It is Not Brave to Disobey God
One of the biggest lies of the Devil is that it is being brave to disobey God and go our own way. They are words that woo those ... View MoreApril 16, 2024, the 107th day of 2024
It is Not Brave to Disobey God
One of the biggest lies of the Devil is that it is being brave to disobey God and go our own way. They are words that woo those who have already been doing so sneakily.
Those who hate God and do not want to follow His ways, turn away from the truth to lies. They usually obtain positions of authority and respect when the society stops following God's word and has already been following the lies of the enemy.
They spread those lies and many believe them to their detriment. Disregarding the truth does not change the truth, it just leaves us ignorant of it. Being willingly ignorant will not get anyone off when they stand before God on Judgment Day.
Whether we admit it or not, God makes Hinself apparent to everyone. We can deny it all we want, but God knows that we know the truth. So, it is really foolish to ignore what God says, and act like ignoring it, or disobeying it, is brave.
Many have spread these lies and they have brought destruction to so many individuals and families.
It was the lie of the sexual revolution. Saying that it was brave to break free from the confines of morality, is just a way to enslave people to the whims of lust and impulses.
A people who are no longer self-controled or grounded in the truth will become corrupted and fallen. Lack of self-control is terrible for individuals, families and the nation as a whole.
When we are not self-controlled we can be easily manipulated. That is the point of making a nation of people with lack of self-control. If we do not control ourselves, someone else will control us.
For a nation to be blessed, we need to be following God's guidelines. We need to be a people who are self-controlled, seeking to live righteously and understanding that God sees all, that we won't get away with something just because we weren't caught in this lifetime.
Without understanding how choices in this life affect our afterlife, we will never get off the path that leads to destruction. Disobeying God will only sabotage our chances.
Only a spoiled child sticks his tongue out at his parents. It is not an act of bravery, but a sign of childishness and lack of self-control.
Disobedience to God is acting like that spoiled child, but it is to God who we are sticking out our tongue.
It is not brave. It is stupid. It is foolish. And it shows lack of sense.
Disobeying God is not brave, it is cowardly, because doing the easy thing, instead of the right thing, is cowardly.
The Devil whispers his lies, and if we believe him, then we have chosen him over God, just like in the Garden of Eden. That is stupid, not smart.
It doesn't take any bravery, any will power, any consideration to give in to sin. It just takes surrendering to it.
If we have not destroyed our conscience, we will get warnings that we are choosing wrongly. But many have ignored their conscience and made excuses for their wrong behavior for so long, their conscience is no longer any help to them.
It is easy to sin. It is easy to get puffed up in our own desires and wants and disregard what the Bible says about it. The Devil encourages these things because he knows we will be trapped in sin if we do.
It is simple. When we disobey God, we are obeying Satan.
We are the servants/slaves to whomever we obey. It is not brave to turn our backs on our Creator God and instead choose to listen to the Devil. Satan is a fallen angel who was so puffed up in himself, that he became corrupted. Putting ourselves before God, we put ourselves under Satan instead.
"Know you not, that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are to whom you obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? "
Romans 6:16
There are only two masters, the Creator God and anything other than the Creator God. And at the head of the list against God is Satan.
Because we were made by God, in God's image, to be His childre and obey Him. When we disobey God--for whatever reason, no matter who we think we are following--we are following God's enemy, Satan.
It is important to remember that when we don't obey God, we are obeying Satan. Any disobedience to God is obedience to his enemy, Satan.
God gives us free will and a lot of leeway in our choices. God does not micromanage us. But many things are clearly spelled out by God and He expects that we will follow His guidelines if we want to claim His name and His blessings.
Any time we put our own desires above what God would want, we are following the path of Satan. It is the broad way. It is the wide path. It is the easy way.
God does not want harm for us, but Satan does. Satan will take credit for the good and blame God for the bad, but it is the other way around.
There is no good without God. And if God had abandoned us when Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, He would not need to throw anyone into Hell, we would be lving in it.
God's way is through His Son, Jesus Christ. To claim the promises given to God's children, we first must be a child of God.
We become a child of God through obedience, by following the way He has determined it. To obey God we need to repent of our sins, turn from them and turn to Jesus as our Lord and Master. Jesus is the only way to God.
"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.'"
John 14:6
God knew that in our sinful state we were not capable of coming to Him, or even desiring to come to Him, so He sent His Beloved Son Jesus, to be the way back to Him.
"But God demonstrates His love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him."
Romans 5:8-9
God sent His Beloved Son, Jesus, for us, to be the redemption for all who would believe.
"Then a voice came out of the cloud, saying, 'This is My Beloved Son; listen to Him!'”
Luke 9:35
And Jesus tells us so many things that we need to listen to. And to start with, we need to know that our love for Jesus is shown by keeping His commands, by being obedient.
If Jesus is our Lord and Master we obey His commandments.
“If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. "
John 14:15
Jesus expects our love to show itself in our obedience to Him.
"If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. "
John 15:10
Jesus abides in God's love because He obeys God's commandments. If we want to abide in the love of Jesus we must obey His commandments.
Rebellion has no place in love. We do not rebell against those whom we love. And disobedience is rebelling against God.
Stay strong! Seek to live your life in line with God's word, not in disobedience to it.
NAN
Episode 204
Warrior Sisters for Christ: Episode 204: "Singing Along to 'I Can Only Imagine' by MercyMe."
In Episode 204: "Singing Along to 'I Can Only Imagine' by MercyMe". Moana and Nelani sing along to MercyMe's song, I Can Only Imagine and talk a little about what it means in their lives.
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