TRUE CONTENTMENT

True contentment is not affected by the state of things going on around
us. If it was, we would seldom, if ever, know contentment. In the most
desperate of circumstances, we can find God working, something to
learn, lessons that make us more mature. Knowing that God has a plan
and is in control is true contentment.

Read Philippians 4:12

"I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty.
I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation,
whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want." (NIV)

"I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where
and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need." (KJV)

LOVE IS A COVERING

Love is active. Exposing an offense committed by someone is also active.
It is far better to act in love by letting go of an offense and keeping the door of unity open than to broadcast the offense and decrease the probability of reconciliation.

Read Proverbs 17:9

"He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the
matter separates close friends." (NIV)

"He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a
matter separateth very friends." (KJV)

LOVE FOR GOD

If we love the Lord with our whole being, there will be nothing that
can compare with our love for Him, there will be nothing we would
not give up for Him, nothing we would not do for Him, and no one we
would rather fully know than Him.

Read Matthew 22:37

"Jesus replied, 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with
all your soul and with all your mind.'" (NIV)

"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." (KJV)

RIGHTEOUSNESS AND TROUBLES

We may say we are in the army of God, but unless we are in active battle
with the enemy, we are nothing more than impostors in costume. Active
battle with the enemy will inevitably result in wounds and injuries. Jesus Christ is our commander and it is an honor to serve Him in this way. So there is no need to complain or worry about the trouble we encounter in this battle.

Read Psalm 34:19

"A righteous man may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all." (NIV)

"Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all." (KJV)

BUILD ON CHRIST ALONE

A foundation is the base on which everything else stands. As Christians,
our foundation is Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Everything we do must come from this foundation. We are to stand on it, build on it, and grow from it. Allowing personal ideas and philosophies of the world to enter in to our building of faith is destructive and will not stand up under the hand of God.

Read 1 Corinthians 3:11

"For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ." (NIV)

"For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus
Christ." (KJV)

GOD IS THERE WHEN OUR ROPE ENDS

When we come to the end of our rope and realize we are helpless
to do anything about our situation, is when we can get out of the way,
and God can do His mighty work in our lives.

Read Job 6:11

"What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What prospects,
that I should be patient?" (NIV)

"What is my strength, that I should hope? And what is mine end,
that I should prolong my life?" (KJV)


  
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Bobbi Craigmyle
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TRUE OVERCOMERS

Salvation is the free gift of God through faith. However, it is our
walk through this world of time on earth that shows whether we
have truly accepted that free gift. If we overcome the obstacles
and trials lying in our path, we will be counted as the true believers
and live forever with Him.

Read Revelation 2:7

"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,
which is in the paradise of God."(NIV)

"He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches;
To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the
midst of the paradise of God." (KJV)


  
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Bobbi Craigmyle
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