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We are our choices

November 15, 2017November 16, 2017 InnaLeave a comment

Everyday new day, we have hundreds of different choices to make. Though sometimes we may wish we have more. What time do you get out of bed? What am I going to eat for breakfast? Do I have time to eat breakfast? Should I pick up some coffee on my way to class? Should I even… Continue reading We are our choices

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/ / T W O M A S T E R S / / Who am I working to please, God or the world? For what reasons do I want to succeed? Whose approval am I seeking? Take a moment to answer these questions, because your answers will say a lot about who you are as a person. As Christians, we are supposed to be working to please God in all that we do, so if we’re trying to succeed in this world at the same time, how will that work? In Matthew 6:24 is says that “no one can serve two masters.” The world is considered a master in itself and God would be considered a master as well, so based on your answers, can you really say you want to succeed to please God? If we are working so hard to be successful, store up as many earthly treasures as we can, we are doing the opposite of what God calls us to do. Matthew 6:33 says “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” The only way we can please God is by following His commandments and applying His Word to our daily life. We don’t need to go out and find different ways we can please God because if we read His Word carefully, He’ll tell us how we can do it/achieve it.

/ / T O O P R I D E F U L / / How would people describe you? Nice?Prideful? I want you to focus on the last one, prideful. First of all, what is pride? It’s a feeling you get after you accomplish something or you just have a high opinion of yourself. This is a very dangerous characteristic to possess as a Christian. Look at the Tower of Babel, if you look and read closely enough, you’ll be able to see the pride the people possessed. The people tried so hard to get closer or a better word would be to equal up to God. They thought that they could build a tower that reached the heavens so they could be like gods. Yet, we all know exactly how that turned out and what happened. Those people were scattered all across the earth and had their languages confused. No one could understand anyone because God confused their languages. They didn’t humble themselves so God did if for them. Today, many Christians expect to get everything they ask for when they pray. They have this mindset that if they ask God for it in prayer, He will give it. I mean in the Bible it does say, ask it and it will be given but that comes with a little catch. God WILL give you what you ask for IF it’s in your best interest. Asking God to make you rich, probably isn’t in your best interest because if you’re asking Him that, then you really don’t know God at all. Other people, people of the world, and maybe some Christians could be included in this as well, think that they deserve everything. But guess what? You don’t. We don’t deserve nothing but death. We deserve death because we are sinners and are unworthy of anything else. But you want to know the best part? Jesus Christ makes us worthy. When He died on the Cross for us, He made us worthy of more, worthy of God’s love for us, worthy of salvation, worthy to be called Children of God. We need to learn to humble ourselves in front of God. He gives us things we ask for in prayer(again, things that are beneficial to us) Pride is a characteristic that makes us see God in a different light. It makes us see God as someone who owes us something (because we asked for it in prayer), when in reality we are the ones forever in debt to Him

/ / P R E P A R I N G Y O U / / Everything we go through, every situation and even the small tiny things that seem so insignificant, play a very important role in your life. God knew you were going to see before you ever gave into that temptation, yet He didn’t intervene because He already gave you everything you needed to overcome that temptation, you just weren’t looking hard enough. When we focus so hard at the situation at hand, we end up losing the battle because we pay attention to things that don’t matter. We give our attention to the wrong things instead of giving it to God. Christine Caine once said “He’s preparing you for what He’s prepared for you.” This couldn’t be more true. God prepares us now for what lays up ahead. Though we tend to grumble and complain through all the situations that we go through. We have to grow through what we go though.

/ / T H E B I G G E R P I C T U R E / / Sometimes we need to learn how to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. A lot of time, we give all our attention to the little things, things that won’t matter a few days from now. Yet to us, it seems like the worlds biggest problem. God created this whole earth, we need to take out some time and enjoy the beauty of it all. Whenever you’re stressed out, take a moment to just breathe. When God created the world, He took one day, the seventh day to rest. The world won’t end if you relax on a Sunday and spend that day with God. Work will still be there on Monday. Spending the day with God will help you see your problems in a different light. So take a step back, relax and reflect on His Word today.

/ / W A L K O N W A T E R / / Have you ever asked God why He hasn’t been using you like He has with other people? I mean I used to do this all the time. I would wonder why God could use other people but couldn’t use me, or at least that’s what it seemed like. But the reality was, He wanted to use me, but just couldn’t because it wasn’t that He wasn’t willing but that I wasn’t. Okay that probably confused some of you like it did me when I reread it🙄 ok, what I mean by that is that many of us ask God to use us but aren’t willing to move from where we are in our lives. • • • We’ve gotten so comfortable to where we are that, even when God calls us to do something, we question whether it’s really from God. Deep down inside we know that it is, I mean God said so Himself when you asked Him about it in your prayers, yet still you question it BECAUSE you don’t really want to go. A lot of times, we want God to use us where we are, in this specific place and situation, however that isn’t what God calls us to. If we want God to use us and our lives for His glory, we better be willing to step out of the boat and walk on the water to Him. • • • Yes, of course it will be scary but we need to remember that we won’t be walking alone. There will be someone looking after us, Jesus, just like he did when Peter stepped out of the boat. When he step out onto the water, peter was terrified, yet he still did it because he trusted Jesus. Do we trust God enough to let Him lead us where we will be more fruitful for Him? Remember, you can’t stay in the boat when God is calling you to walk on water.

/ / S A V I O R O R J U D G E ? / / Sometimes when I ask people about Jesus, they reply that they don’t want to meet Him because He will judge them for who they are. But one thing, many fail to realize, is that we will all meet Jesus one day it’s just a matter of how we will see Him. Either as our Savior or as our judge. We can meet Him as our Savior only if we accept Him while we’re living here on earth. Accepting Him means accepting His commandments and living our life for His glory. The other option is to meet Him as our judge, when this happens, there will no longer be an opportunity for you to repent for your sins and ask for forgiveness. By this time, it’ll be too late and God will judge you and condemn you for the life you lived here on this earth. Today we all have a very important choice to make. I already made my choice, I’d rather meet Jesus here on this earth as my Savior, where He forgave me all my sins and gave me a new life. Meeting Jesus on this earth can be scary because that means that we’ll have to come to terms with the sinful life we lived but the beauty of it all is that God is a merciful God who forgives. Remember, you can either meet Jesus as your savior or as your judge.

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