Showing posts with label armor of God. Show all posts
Showing posts with label armor of God. Show all posts

Sunday Scripture - Colossians 3:2
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.   Colossians 3:2

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It's so easy to lose focus on God and hear every other voice but His voice.  This is always a struggle for me, but it seems the last month or so it's been more so.  I just have to stop and say, "Lord, please take away all those voices... let there only be yours."

You know those voices I'm talking about.  The ones from all the people in this world telling us we have to do s or that to be accepted, the ones that fill our heads with expectations that may or may not fulfill God's plan.

I've had to remind myself so much lately that it's not the expectations of the world that I should worry about meeting (or even my own expectations... those get me, too... I'm my own worst critic), but the expectations of God on which I should focus.  It doesn't matter one bit what the world thinks... it what God thinks that matters. 

You know, we won't always fall in line with the expectations of the world.  And, when we don't, those people won't always hang around once we've failed to meet their expectations.  However, God will always be there....regardless.  His love is unconditional and unfailing.  If we keep our focus on Him, we can't fail.  Sure, we will stumble along the way and not always follow His will, but He will help us pick ourselves back up again, wipe away the tears, and get us going in the right direction.  All we need to do is seek and follow... setting our minds on Him.


Happy Sunday!
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Christ Our Shepherd



Everything Jesus did while He walked on the face of this earth in human flesh, He did out of great love for us and as an example of how He wants us to love others. He came as our shepherd, putting himself between us and the perils of Satan and sin. He left us the Holy Spirit and the inspired word of God as the Bible that we would know His voice and heed it.


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There was a purpose for every word Jesus spoke, every place He traveled to, every miracle He performed, every one of the 40 days and nights of temptation in the wilderness and every moment of pain He endured upon the cross. That purpose was to reconcile the lost with the Father who loves us beyond comprehension. And so also there is a purpose for every trial and every blessing in our lives, every triumph and defeat. God wants to work in each of those things so that His glory will be made manifest to those around us and that they too will be reconciled with Him. In order for that to happen we must become ever more Christ like, willing to endure those trials for His name sake, willing to share His victories in our lives with others, willing to empathize and minister to those whom God places in our lives and our paths daily.


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1 Peter 5:2-4 puts it this way “Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.”


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Who is the flock under your care? Your own children and their friends, your spouse, your friends, your coworkers, your brothers , sisters, mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, grandparents, the clerk at the grocery store, the teller at the bank, the person who cuts your hair, your doctor, very simply put: whomever you might cross paths with today.

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God's Recipe ??
by Helen of HelensCorner 
So the other day I was making brownies for a birthday party and I clearly heard the Lord speaking to me. 

"Helen, pick up your Bible!"

I knew it was the Holy Spirit.

Who else would tug, nag, and constantly push me to open the Bible at such an odd moment??

So I did... I stopped stirring that chocolatey, creamy, filled with wonder brownie mix, and opened my Bible. 



I continued my reading from 2 Peter:
"For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." 
(2 Peter 1:5-8)

Did you just read that?  Is that a Recipe from God or what?  I guess it wasn't such an odd moment afterall.  Right when I was baking... and if you know anything about baking, YOU KNOW that every ingredient is vital... and measuring each ingredient is even MORE vital than the ingredients themselves. 

So, here's what I picked up from that passage:

Recipe for an Effective and Productive follower of Christ

Ingredients:
Faith
Goodness
Knowledge
Self-control
Perseverance
Godliness
Brotherly kindness
Love

Instructions:
Add all of the ingredients together.  If you're able to increase the quantity of each of the above ingredients, the more EFFECTIVE and PRODUCTIVE in the knowledge of Christ you will be!  Remember that EVERY INGREDIENT IS VITAL to the "success" of this recipe.

Enjoy in Abundance!!!
by Helen of HelensCorner 


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