No one can talk me out of living for God. My house, God’s Temple, is built on the “Rock”. God is ever present in my life. Upon receiving Christ, and experiencing Him as my Savior, my journey only moves forward, never backwards. We all go through stages of spiritual growth. These stages can be slow, rapid, or even at times stagnant but in my experience, not reversed. I believe that a person can stop growing, or never grow at all in their spiritual realm. I believe in the assurance of Eternal Salvation. Salvation was the beginning of my spiritual journey. I have encountered God and have experienced true change and spiritual growth in my life. My faith grows as I hear and study the word of God. “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans10:17). For me, without God, life has no meaning. Recently, a fortune cookie read, “man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains it’s original dimensions”. I believe it is the same for a growing spiritual understanding. Increased knowledge of God and His word stretch our spiritual dimensions, our faith, our experiences, and our witness to others.
"Doing the Word" opens the door to Blessings. Being disobedient, or not doing the word, closes the doors of Blessing and Favor in my life. God, through His Word, has shown me, taught me, disciplined me, and blessed me as I travel my journey. God’s discipline proves His love in the same way a parent’s discipline proves the parent’s love in a child’s life. Hebrew 12:5-7 says, “My child, don’t ignore it when the Lord disciplines you, and don’t be discouraged when He corrects you. For the Lord disciplines those He loves, and He punishes those He accepts as His children. As you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as his own children”.
I am God’s child. I have chosen to believe God and His Word. I pray for increased boldness in my faith so that I do not disappoint my Father. I want never to come off as being self righteous. I am not righteous in and of myself. I am not religious. I have a relationship with the one and only Living God. “None are righteous, no not one” (Romans 3:10). God sees the believer through the righteousness of His Son, Jesus Christ. The scriptures therefore can call the believer righteous as seen in (Psalm 34:19) “Many are the afflictions of the righteous” and in (James 5:6) “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much”. Jesus Christ is our righteousness. He is the filter between God and the believer. God is in heaven, we are on earth, and Christ is in between heaven and earth filtering our unrighteousness with His perfect righteousness. In humility and gratitude, I receive Christ, His forgiveness, and His righteousness.
Walking in God’s will, pleases God and blesses me. I live and walk in God’s favor and blessings by being obedient, by “doing the word”. The Blessing is knowing God, knowing what the Word says, and following His way in obedience. The Word tells me about God’s nature, God’s promises, God’s plan of Salvation, God’s love, God’s commands, God’s will, and God’s direction for my life. All scripture is inspired by God and is meant to teach, correct, prepare, and equip us for daily living (2Timothy 3:16). I will remain faithful and share my love and faith with others. God wants me to pass on His Word, Love, and Blessings. This Blog is one way in which I can.
I want to experience peace and right living as I walk my path; a path lighted by God and the Word. I will keep my eyes on Jesus and my eyes on His Word. I will live in obedience and in the light, not disobedience and darkness. I will walk in love by loving God and my neighbor as I travel life’s journey. I will reap God’s Blessings as I sow by “doing the word”; by being obedient.
"Doing the Word" opens the door to Blessings. Being disobedient, or not doing the word, closes the doors of Blessing and Favor in my life. God, through His Word, has shown me, taught me, disciplined me, and blessed me as I travel my journey. God’s discipline proves His love in the same way a parent’s discipline proves the parent’s love in a child’s life. Hebrew 12:5-7 says, “My child, don’t ignore it when the Lord disciplines you, and don’t be discouraged when He corrects you. For the Lord disciplines those He loves, and He punishes those He accepts as His children. As you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as his own children”.
I am God’s child. I have chosen to believe God and His Word. I pray for increased boldness in my faith so that I do not disappoint my Father. I want never to come off as being self righteous. I am not righteous in and of myself. I am not religious. I have a relationship with the one and only Living God. “None are righteous, no not one” (Romans 3:10). God sees the believer through the righteousness of His Son, Jesus Christ. The scriptures therefore can call the believer righteous as seen in (Psalm 34:19) “Many are the afflictions of the righteous” and in (James 5:6) “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much”. Jesus Christ is our righteousness. He is the filter between God and the believer. God is in heaven, we are on earth, and Christ is in between heaven and earth filtering our unrighteousness with His perfect righteousness. In humility and gratitude, I receive Christ, His forgiveness, and His righteousness.
Walking in God’s will, pleases God and blesses me. I live and walk in God’s favor and blessings by being obedient, by “doing the word”. The Blessing is knowing God, knowing what the Word says, and following His way in obedience. The Word tells me about God’s nature, God’s promises, God’s plan of Salvation, God’s love, God’s commands, God’s will, and God’s direction for my life. All scripture is inspired by God and is meant to teach, correct, prepare, and equip us for daily living (2Timothy 3:16). I will remain faithful and share my love and faith with others. God wants me to pass on His Word, Love, and Blessings. This Blog is one way in which I can.
I want to experience peace and right living as I walk my path; a path lighted by God and the Word. I will keep my eyes on Jesus and my eyes on His Word. I will live in obedience and in the light, not disobedience and darkness. I will walk in love by loving God and my neighbor as I travel life’s journey. I will reap God’s Blessings as I sow by “doing the word”; by being obedient.
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