a time to search and a time to count as lost; a time to keep and a time to throw away; Ecclesiastes 3:6 Do you control others that are in your life? We need to let go of their lives and let God work in their lives. Who in your life right now that you love making unhealthy choices? Are you willing to let this person discover his or her need for God? If you can’t answer this question, that is ok. It is hard living in the balance of helping others and realizing that our helping others is actually hurting them. Let’s go…
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God Who Strengthens Me
I can do all things through Him who strengths me. Philippians 4:13 The phrase “God only gives me what I can handle” is not correct. I believe that God will call us to do hard things. It can be physically, spiritually, or emotionally something hard for us to do or go through. I can give you two scripture references that show this. In Daniel 3, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are put into a fiery furnace. They served God wholeheartedly. They obeyed God. Depending on the version you use, the soldiers died before they even got the men into the furnace. These three men kept walking into the furnace. Honestly,…
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Many Roles Of The Holy Spirit
“I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper to be with you forever. ” John 14:16 God is so good! Jesus asked His Father to give us another Helper to be with us. As soon as He ascended to Heaven, God sent the Holy Spirit to be with us. The Holy Spirit does many things for us. HE is our helper. The greek word for helper is parakletos. This means literally, one called alongside to help. The Holy Spirit has many roles. He is a counselor, strengthener, comforter, helper, adviser, advocate, intercessor, ally, and friend. “The helper will teach you everything and will cause you to remember all…
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Seeking Him
. If you love me, you will keep my commandments. John 14:15 What is hindering you from a close relationship with God? Could it possibly be disobedience? Each act of disobedience is a step away from God. However, with each step of obedience to God is a step towards Him. In Malachi 3:7, God says “Return to me and I will return to you, says the Lord of Hosts.” Are we being honest with ourselves, others, and God about our obedience? Have God asked something of you and you have yet to obey? Are we at a place in our walk with God where we know God’s truth and now we…
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Helping One Another
“It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attain to the whole measure of he fullness of Christ. ” Ephesians 4:11-13 How do you feel about helping others? Do you have the attitude of helping and never expect anything back in return or do you only help those who also help you when you need the…
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Praise of Deliverance
The Lord lives, and blessed be my Rock, and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation, the God who gave me a vengeance and brought down peoples under me, who brought me out from my enemies; you exalted me above those who rose against me; he delivered me from men of violence. For this I will praise you, all Lord, among the nations, and sing praises to your name. Great salvation he brings to his king, and show steadfast love to his anointed to David and his offspring forever. 2 Samuel 22:47-51 What is an enemy? Do you have enemies in your life? When often view enemies…
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The Help Of Our God
so the wall was finished on the twenty – fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty- two days. And when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem, for they preceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God. Nehemiah 6:15-16 Do the enemies ever go away? The wall around Jerusalem was built, and their enemies were still causing trouble. Nehemiah, their leader, depended completely on God for his gudiance, protection, and strength. The wall was finish because God was with his people. The wall was finished because God was with his people.…