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Well long time no write, God has really had me busy the last few weeks. Anyway, here is a little something He gave me to share...
Our God is a loving and caring God. He cares what happens to us and He loves us no matter what. But just like your earthly father God has to put us back in line once and a while. We have all seen it or we have all had to have it done to us at one time or another. You slip, go the wrong direction and yet time after time of God trying to gently lead us in the right direction we still think it is better our way. And whamo, that is when you feel that slap on the back of your head. You know that light loving tap, that corrective adjustment tap that your mom used to give you when you were younger. Yeah that one. Well sometimes God has to use those on us.
What we need to do when we feel that tap, that nudge from God, we need to take inventory of how we are living our lives and whom we are living them for. You see, we are to live our lives for God and His will. Sometimes we do not even realize we are walking the wrong way. Sometimes we do realize it and ignore it. Sometimes we just openly disobey what God is telling us to do. Whatever the case, accidental, half-heartedly or intentional, we must stop and listen to God. Pause for a moment and ask God what He wants you to do today. Naw I mean really pause and talk to God, I will wait….
Are you back? Good! What did God tell you?? Did He say He wants you to follow His will and seek out others in need? Did He say He wants you to plant a church? Did He say He wants you to witness your buddy at work or school? Did He say He wanted you to study His Word? Did He say He wanted you to obey your parents? Did He say He wants you to seek help for your addiction? Did He say He wants you drop to your knees and pray for someone other than yourself? Whatever He said to you, are you going to ignore it? Are you going to decide you have better things to do?? Are you going to pursue the things of this world and not the things of God? Are you going to go down a path which God will have to reach down and give you that slap on the back of the head so you wake up and realize that His way is the only way?
Seek God’s will in all you do. Follow His instructions, follow His leading in your life. Do not stumble brother. Do not falter sister. Stand firm in God and His will for your life. Make your Father proud. When I see my kids doing good it warms my heart, when my kids are in trouble it breaks my heart. I think it is the same way with God. Just like a worldly father, God cares about what happens to us. I know when you follow His will and talk to someone about Him and then help lead that person to Him, I know He is smiling, His heart is jumping for joy. But I also know that when we disobey Him or think we can follow our own ways, I know then His heart is aching. In your life give God every reason and every opportunity for His heart to jump with joy. Please the Lord. Look at the Words of God below...
In Christ's Love,
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Galatians 6:9
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
1 John 3:1
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
Philippians 2:14-16
14 Do everything without complaining or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe 16 as you hold out the word of life—in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing.
Ephesians 5:1-2
1 Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children 2 and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Romans 8:16
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. |
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