WHERE IS YOUR HEART

It is easy for our spiritual gifts from God to become our own. If that happens, our total devotion and intentions of the heart become tainted and our God receives no glory from the very gifts we are given for His use. But God is faithful. He is always monitoring our hearts and prompting us to get our spirits in tune with Him. If we look
for Him to do this and obey, He will make Himself know to us. If we continue in our own selfish way, we will be left to our own destructive course.

Read 1 Chronicles 28:9

"And you my son, Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever." (NIV)

"And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever." (KJV)


 
  
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HONOR MARRIAGE

Marriage is created by God to be highly esteemed, respect, and revered. Marriage can never be taken too seriously. Violation of the marriage bond brings the guilty into dangerous judgment.

Read Hebrews 13:4

"Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and the sexually immoral."



 
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THE SOUL LIVES

Physical death is inescapable for all of us. But, thanks be to God,
He does not allow our soul to die. He provides the Way for all to be
united with Him forever.

Read 2 Samuel 14:14

"Like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be recovered, so
we must die. But God does not take away life; instead, he devises
ways so that a banished person may not remain estranged from him."



 
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CONFESS AND PRAY

When we admit our faults and shortcomings to each other, it clears our minds
and strengthens us to trust in the Lord for grace to be more like Him. Praying
for one another promotes Godly love, empathy, and accountability. Even more, it promotes healing as God always responds to the powerful and earnest prayers of His righteous ones.

Read James 5:16

"Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that
you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective."



 
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PEACE OF MIND

To be kept by God during difficult times and even good times is such a comfort. In His grace and mercy, He keeps us with more than adequate peace, it is with perfect peace. This is for those whose minds are supported by confidence and trust in Him at all times.

Read Isaiah 26:3

"You will keep in perfect peace him who mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you."



 
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HIS TIME NOT OURS

God is not confined to and does not move in our system of time. Unfortunately
we are confined to time and we expect Him to be. Actually, God moves from the
unfolding of His eternal plan that gives you, me, and all who walk the earth, an
opportunity to change our ways and commit our lives to Him.

Read 2 Peter 3:9

"The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness.
He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come
to repentance."



 
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OBEDIENCE AND SACRIFICE

"When performing outward good works becomes more important than
the inward obedient attitude, God becomes displeased. It is a sacrifice
of time and energy to volunteer to clean the church, but it is a greater
spiritual work to bring all of your thoughts captive to Christ. Make this
more important in your life without neglecting the good works.

Read 1 Samuel 15:22

"Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in
obeying the voice of the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to
heed is better than the fat of rams."

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When we are truly born again we are overcomers of this world, because we are His children and He overcame the world. By faith in Him, He leads us to victory.

Read 1 John 5:4

"..for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith."



 
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RID OF THE OLD LIFE

The Word of God is clear about getting rid of all remnants of the old life.This includes attitudes of the heart, such as: unholy ill will, intentional dishonesty, false spiritual appearances, resentful jealousy, and malicious gossip. These things linger and will surface if we do not make a clean
break with out life as it was before we accepted Christ.

Read 1 Peter 2:1

"Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind."



 
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ANXIETY FREE

If we really believe by faith that God truly loves and cares for us, there will be no reason to worry and become stressed about ourselves and the things of this world.

Read 1 Peter 5:7

"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."



 
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HUMBLE YOURSELF

Be willing to take the lowest position in the kingdom of believers. God
promises that He will lift you up in His perfect time. It is far better to
humble ourselves than to have the hand of God humble us.

Read 1 Peter 5:6

"Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that He may
lift you up in due time."



 
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THE BATTLE IS NOT YOURS

The Lord doesn't need our help to fight our battles. In fact, they are not our
battles anyway. The Lord says they are His. He only wants us to trust Him to
take care of the battles.

Read 2 Chronicles 20:15

"He said: 'Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem!
This is what the Lord says to you: 'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of
this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's.'"



 
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HELP THE POOR

The Lord has commanded us and is depending on us to help the poor
and disadvantaged in this world. We are to be his arm reaching out
to them. They are all around us and we have more to give than we
realize.

Read Deuteronomy 15:11

"There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore, I command
you to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward the poor
and needy in your land."



 
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CHRIST IS LIFE

The greatest possession we could ever have is the possession of Jesus Christ. This is true and everlasting life. Without Christ, we will never know the true eternal life and peace we all so desperately seek.

Read 1 John 5:12

"He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does
not have life."



 
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TRUE STATE OF THE HEART

Without Christ, the heart of a human being operates like the great deceiver, Satan. To be deceived is to believe a lie. Without Christ and His Holy Spirit who leads us into all truth, we are deceived by evil and don't even recognize it.

Read Jeremiah 17:9

"The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?"



 
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God has promised He will always hear and answer our prayers when
we ask with right motives, according to His will. He did not promise
that His answers to our prayers would always be instant, obvious, or
evident. Our faith assures us that He has heard and has answered.

Read 1 John 5:14,15

"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask
anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he
hears us--whatever we ask----we know that we have what we asked
of him."



 
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Our Lord Jesus is the center and full explanation of the Old Testament.
It is His Spirit that removes the veil and confusion from the Word and
provides clearness and meaning so it can be fully understood. As a result, there is freedom to speak His Word openly and boldly.

Read 2 Corinthians 3:17

"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there
is freedom."



 
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BORN AGAIN

We were created by God to be totally and completely alive so that we could have open communication and relationship with Him. Since sin has entered the world, to be able to have this relationship with God, it is necessary that we all have two births. The first one is the physical birth of the body and mind so that we can see and experience this world. The second one is the birth of the spirit which comes from above so that we can see and experience the kingdom of God. Without the second birth, the spirit of man remains in darkness and alienation from his Creator, God Almighty.

Read John 3:3

"In reply Jesus declared, 'I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.'"





 
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ANGER IS A DOORWAY

The longer anger is allowed to harbor inside us, the greater the doorway
for evil to come in and take up residence. Deal with it quickly, before the
day is over.

Read Ephesians 4:26

"In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still
angry, and do not give the devil a foothold."



 
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POWER OF GOD'S WORD

The truth of God's Word is all knowing, all powerful, and ever present. Whatever thoughts and intentions are in our hearts are laid out bare and naked to Him. So we have no excuse for those things in our hearts that make us guilty. His Word shows us how we really are. It is eternally alive and working to expose all that is sinful in the eyes of God.

Read Hebrews 4:12

"For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double edged sword,it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."

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