I personally want to seek first the
“ For the mighty one has done great things for me, Holy is his Name. His mercy extends to those who fear him from generation to generation”. Luke 1:49 -50
“Not everyone that saith unto me Lord , Lord , shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; But He That Doeth The Will Of My Father Which Is In Heaven. Matthew 7:21
We will never know God’s will in our life until we say to God, “HERE AM I”
“ But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; thatye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: which in time past were not a people but are Now the people of God” 1 Peter 2:9-10
As we seek him, living in SINCERITY desiring to do what is right with pure motives. (being genuine before God, strightfoward in good faith)”Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth— Joshua 24:14
The holyspirit will stir up our spirit with a raising faith , an a fresh desire to feel God’s presence. Seeking him early before we start our day OR He will end up in last place at the end of the day. God is raising and preparing a generation all over the world who will seek him above all else.” Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled” Matthew 5:6 (not for material riches, worldly things etc.)
Incredible hunger, passion, desperation, pursue and dependence for God daily, creates a capacity for God..(this hunger has to be undiginified) We need to be so grateful for what he has done and be desperate to see what he can do, creating heavenly urgency that is irresistible to God.
Time at his feet will reveal his purpose.(not minuties, hours, one day) Daily for years.
We can not just have the desire to serve God, we must give our all daily before God.
(not as it fits our schedule)
Always being THANKFUL to God for everything.”In everything give thanks:for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” 1 Thess. 5:18 (expressing our gratitude)
When we come into his presence with thankfulness, joyfulness, and gladness in our hearts, we will experience the supernatural which is natural with God.Appreciating him, loving him, and believing him for all things.(every day)
Jesus has brought us this far, and given us So much to be thankful for. When we Start thanking him, praising him, worshipping and waiting ,He will come and sit in the midst of all this praise.It will take radical praise to bring radical presence. We will see miracle upon miracles as the walls of prejudice, and division will fall.
We should not be afraid of disturbing people! For it will make people uncomfortable when there’s shouting, loud praising, loud weeping, and conviction in our altars.
Remember calvary was a disturbing sence (blood-soaked beams of wood-bruised and bleeding body) Jesus was dealing with the sins of the world and that is what we are dealing with today.(souls for Jesus Christ) Worship is always in order, Criticism of worship is dangerous.
Living in OBEDIENCE and willing to do what is required of us.( submitting ourselves to God) “ Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him and keep his commandments,and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him,and cleave unto him.”Deut. 13:4 It is not thru study or philosophy or thinking, that brings understanding to us.
Obedience will make things as clear as sunlight. Obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in us,giving us the desire to do what pleases him.
In order to be a person whom God can use we must do two things. TRUST HIM and OBEY HIM. (not self reliant or self- willed) As we obey and have followship with Jesus Christ, this generation will see the power of God moving mightly in our lives. “This is the generation of them that seek him that seek thy face”—Psalm24:6
Being COMMITTED to God at all times.(putting ourselves for a purpose or pledgeing ourselves to God) That Jesus Christ is Lord over our life and all that concerns us. “Commit thy ways unto the the Lord: trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:5 . We must fully commit ourselves to his work and his will in our life. Whether comptent or incompetent, pursing the work to it’s very end. Many put off committing and doing God’s will daily, by saying tomarrow but tomarrow says tomarrow again and again, and it never comes. Our goal is to commit our ways to God, and we will be useful in the will of God. Pursuing God’s purpose no matter what our circumstances are.(we will see the negative turning into a positive.) When he is in our heart, mind and soul at every moment of the day He will demonstrate time and time again how close he is to us.
Having a DETERMINATION to do All we can to accomplish our part in God’s plan. (firmness of purpose and intentions) “ If ye then be in Christ , seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on earth.”Colossian 3: 1&2. Having passion and devotion in our desire towards God, and His will. (don’t be self-conscious and world- conscious)” For all seek their own;not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.” Philippians 2:21.
“That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons God without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;” Philippians 2:14 &15 . Living in followship and union with God, we have to be willing to give up Anything in this world to be complete in Him.A life that is completely humble, pure and devoted to God. (serving him with a perfect heart and a willing heart and we will find him. 1 Chronicles 28 : 9)
Be AVAILABLE and adjust our schedule to fit the desire of God and others. (one that is usable, accessible and able to be reached) Saying “Here am I; send me” Isaiah 6:8.
God is currently looking everywhere to find the persons whom He will use.”The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. Psalm 14: 2. Don’t let present pressures postpone a divine assignment for us. Prayer is the key to accomplish it , To those belivers who are open to Him and available, Those who long for his presence and respond to his leading .He reveals Himself. That our life may become a depository for divine purpose. Even if we know we are useless before Him, It’s important that we Know the Power of God!
Be DILIGENT working hard to do our best for the Lord.(steady effort and careful in work) “And whatsoever ye do; do it heartily, as to the Lord and not unto men” Colossian 3: 23. It’s about time we got into the grip of realily. Are we in touch with Jesus? Or just with our own ministry? (we are living in a time when people are out of touch with God )
Our purpose on earth is to glorify God in whatever he has us doing. To those who are diligently laboring for Christ, there are results. “Therefore came I forth to meet thee diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee” Proverbs 7:15.
Be CONSISTENT in all that God has for our life, living our daily life according to God’s principles.” Therefore my beloved brethren, be ye sedfast,unmoveable,always abounding in the work of the Lord. For as much as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.1Cor. 15:58. In order to press on sedfast, we must shut the doors of the past. “Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before .Philippians 3: 13.Then we can embrace the will of God “ Not my will but yours, be done” Luke 22: 42.
Being DEPENDABLE, reliable, and trust- worthy to the service of our God.” That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing being fruitful in every good work , and increasing in the knowledge of God” Colossians 1: 10. Knowing we are not worthy, but let us be trust-worthy. For we are nothing, but His Truth is everything.
When we are dependable in our service to God we will lose our life in the plans and purpose of God and find the true meaning of our existence. Amos 5:6 says “ Seek the Lord and ye shall live”
We will become RESPONSIBLE to know and do what is expected of us.( anserable, obligation or duties for onces behavior) “ So then everyone of us shall give account to himself to God” Romans 14:12. “ For God shall bring every work into judgement with every secret thing whether it be good or evil”. Ecclesiastes 12:13&14.(dying to self-interest) “For we are taking pains to do what is right , not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of men” 2 Cor. 8:21 .” Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up- your fallow ground : for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you” .Hosea 10:12
Having PERSEVERANCE in All circumstances to accomplish Gods work.( patient effort, continuing to do something in spite of difficulties, or obstacles) “And let us not be weary in well doing, for in due season we will reap, if we faint not. Galatians 6:9.
When we know God’s will and purpose for our life, It will give us perseverance to our calling, and followship with Jesus Christ.”Who hath saved us, and called us with a Holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His purpose and grace”. 2 Tim. 1 :9.
Prayer and a Holy life are one: (you cannot have one without the other) Having perseverance in our prayer life, so we can get INTO GOD and allow Him to get INTO US. Living according to God’s word and by the power of His Holyspirit. Forty years ago God’s people were praying and fasting more, and receiving the gifts of the spirit.
Today many are using prayer as a means of getting things for ourselves. This generation is undisciplined and not willing to fight against satan’s kingdom thru prayer.
Prayer should be a means to get to know God and his will for our lives, and to be aware that our lives are in the presence of the God of this universe. Prayer does not equip us for greater works, prayer Is the greater works. “Blessed is the man whom thou chooest, and causes to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts; we will be satisfied with goodness of thy house even thy holy temple Psalm 65:4 .God’s plans are for real and blessings untold. Lets not be distracted with our life, put aside those things that are taking up our time away from God.
Be FAITHFUL loyal and true, to the one we serve, Jesus Christ our Lord and God. (not to be turned aside by any cause, unwavering, showing a strong sense of duty) Changing our lives to line with God’s character.”Be ye Holy for He is Holy”. We cannot be faithful today and change our minds tomarrow. We will always have times of challenges and struggles in our life.(through out the years) YET God has been Faithful to us. His power and spirit has helped us overcome so many times. He will always meet us when we seek his glory rather than ours. We have been able to experience God working in and around us even in times of fear and situations that have stretched our faith to the limit.
HE Was There All the Time! “ There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able :but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.1 Cor. 10:13. SO WHAT ABOUT US? A FAITHFUL MAN WHO CAN FIND? (PROVERBS 20:6) Those who fear God above everything will be faithful in all things in Christ Jesus. And “Those who are faithful will abound with blessings” Proverbs 28:20 .
Our Love for Jesus Christ and his work is greater than what we go through. “O Love the Lord all ye his saints: for the the Lord preserveth the faithful,—–Psalm 31:23.
God has so many promises for us in his word , that we would have to be blind to his promises in order to not be faithful to him. ”Let us holdfast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised; Hebrew 10: 23.
What are we to be faithful in? In All Things that concern God and his plans, His will and purpose in our life. (attendance to God’s house, obedience to God’s word, and his work)
Remaining Faithful till the End !” Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful”. I Cor .4:2 DON’T GIVE UP ! No matter what happens ! We will over come! That we may hear the the Lord say to us:” Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things; I will make thee ruler over a few things: enter thou into the joy of the Lord “ Matthew 25: 21 .
GOD IS FAITHFUL ALWAYS
MAY GOD FIND US FAITHFUL TILL THE END
OVERRULING PASSION for JESUS CHRIST
I personally want to have an overruling passion for Jesus Christ. The division will be ours to make, then we will go into a higher level with Jesus. The
Jesus lives in us! Do not subject him to unholy relationships. “I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. (Psalm 101:2-3) Never let a hurried lifestyle breaks your relationship of abiding in him at all times. Where the world is unable to touch our heart (being wholly given to God) our highest priority is to be pleasing to him! When our soul is hungry and desperate to walk in the deep things of God. ( in the spirit) Something strange takes place. He is increased in us and a new power and authority that is not born of man begins to take hold inside of us.It takes spiritual focus and concentration and, tremendous amount of time and paying close attention to Jesus. Some want to be spiritual with only a few minutes’ efforts.
He will fill our lives of spontaneous joyful uncertainty and expectancy, as we remain faithful to him. Our ears are open to God’s voice, and our hearts respond fully to his leading. We will see an unusual abundant move of God in our lives. Be aware and see his handiworks everywhere. Desiring to live in God’s presence and make repentance a part of daily and moment by moment routine. (Breath it in and pray it out)
Turning away from old practices, habits, mindsets and limitations. Worshiping God not for what he has done for us, but for WHO HE IS! Asking nothing in return. He deserves our worship. To dwell in the secret place of the most high, to be in one mind with the living God! This calling and relationship is so personal that everything we do is for him. It’s all about him!
Being intensely focused on his point of view. Our Love for Jesus will motivate us to do his will, and no one or anything in this world will hinder us from serving God in spirit and in truth. To be able to touch the heart of God thru prayer and say with all our heart “Here am I Lord”. To be filled with all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:19”And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God. It is a life wholly separate and devoted solely to the worship of God through an exceeding degree of heavenly love. (Dead to this world) having had one worship encounter with Jesus Christ, that changes our lives, destiny and everything around us.
To desire not just visitations but holy habitation, letting our lives be changed and disrupted, so we will never be the same again. Taking us where we’ve never been before. This passion for Jesus Christ with no time limit (years) cannot be programmed.
As we place priority on his needs (not ours) and be available to his calling. This burning passion must be to fulfill our life’s purpose in God. He will work through us to bring about his purpose and his will. Not worrying about what others think of us and willing to give up anything!! Adopting God’s purpose only!! Be willing to experience a depth and dynamic relationship with almighty God and not apologize for the extreme passion as we pursuit Jesus Christ. (Even if we appear foolish in the eyes of others)” Give ourselves completely to God for we want to be tools in the hands of God, to be used for his good pleasure” (Rom. 6:13) Submitting ourselves to our destiny, that is orchestrated by God.
Being a people of his purpose, we understand how to put Him First, Serve Him First, and Please Him First. God will give us all we need from day to day. If we live for him and make the
Our love for him will put us where ever He wants, we don’t decide where or what he is preparing us to do. God engineers everything; our goal should be to pour out our lives in that particular work. (In season and out of season-be ready) Whether we feel like it or not. Those who are totally unemployable in the spiritual realm are weak and refuse to do anything unless they are supernaturally inspired. We must do that which is pleasing before God whether we feel inspired or not. (Staying in tune with God at All Times.) The spirit of God will give us times of inspiration and insight, those times are entirely the gift of God. We will not always have these times. For we live by Faith not by Inspiration! Our happiness is complete in him! What he has us doing is our way of life, not the moments of inspiration. God is not concerned about making us blessed, and happy. But “That WE MAY BE ONE” John 17: 22&23. Those who love him personally, passionately and with great devotion, may say like Job “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him” Staying focused on him (not on our circumstances) Through any circumstances we will maintain a proper relationship with Jesus.(through good times or bad times) He will allow difficulties or defeats for his own purpose. They will make us sweeter & better or critical & faultfinding.
Worship remains our most important ministry and spiritual weapon on any given day. Because extraordinary things will happen even when the odds are totally against us. To me it’s God’s intervention in behalf of us and our circumstances. God’s work gives no explanation. Just believe that he is in control and involved in everything that goes on in our lives. As We Seek Him with All our Heart. As we obey and do the will of God, He will open the way for us to accomplish his will.
“And behold I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places where goest, and will bring thee again unto this land, for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to you of “ Gen. 28:15 It’s all about doing His will,” Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men. Eph. 6:6-7
So what is His will in our life? (Don’t worry about someone else) WE will never know until we draw close to Jesus Christ and live only for Him.” Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ” Phil 2:15 In Daniel 6:26-27 King Darius makes a decree to everyone in his kingdom Men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, HE IS the living God. His kingdom shall be even unto the end and worketh signs and wonders in heaven and earth. WOW! Can people say those things about our God. Daniel 11:32 says “But the people that do Know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. He will elevate us by his grace. This is our God who we are in touch with and have as a friend. He constantly is working strong in behalf of those that will come to Him with a contrite spirit and trembleth at His word. Isaiah 66:1-2 finding favor with God will alter our destiny and change our reputation. For once we have SEEN JESUS we can never be the same again.
People will take notice that we have been with JESUS. “He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water’ John 7: 38
There is no fence or gate that can keep us from entering into this life. It is free to all; yes all are urged to enter in. God has chosen the weak things and the foolish things that are despised and the things that are not. None are excluded. Except those who Exclude themselves by reason of their own wisdom, own strength and own glory.
Many sad to say find this life difficult and impossible to live. We will give account for what we refuse to see or are unable to see because of Sin.
OVERRULING PASSION FOR HIM
NOT PERFECTION
WILL PULL GOD FROM HIS DIMENSION INTO OURS
I personally want to have an encounter with God. I can not afford to live on others experience with God. We will know when we encounter God in such a way that this experience will affect our lives .
God wants us to love him with our total being. He created us for that very purpose. “But now saith the LORD that created thee and formed thee, fear not; for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. Isaiah 43 :1 God pursues a continuing love relationship with us that is REAL and PERSONAL.” For surely I know the plans I have for you says the LORD, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope then when You Call Upon ME and Come and Pray to ME, I will hear you . When You Search for ME, You will find ME; If You Seek ME with ALL Your Heart; Jeremiah 29; 11-13. No one seeks after God on his own initiative, God takes the initiative or calls us to pursue a continuing love relationship with us.” Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatsoever ye ask of the father in MY NAME he may give it you. John 15; 16.
Our calling is spoken of as holy, a high and heavenly calling. A calling to the followship and service of JESUS CHRIST. Our inheritance is so supernatural, so spiritual and beyond the grasp of human apprehensions. It is only by the operation of divine, an omnipotent power, beyond all our thoughts or expectation. This power will be given fully to work only in the man or woman who accepts the purpose of GOD. Receive a supernatural life.(He will do it in his time)
God moves and works among the nations according to his eternal plan and divine schedule. God invites us to become involved with him in his work. It’s an invitation that will adjust our life to God. He will speak to us by his HolySpirit. ”For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. Isaiah 28:11 .”—-behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you ,I will make known my words unto you. Proverbs 1: 23. In Acts 5:32 ” And we are his witnesses of these things and so is also the Holyghost whom God hath given to them that obey.” So God speaks to us through His HolySpirit and gives us power to be His witnesses. He speaks to us through His Word, the Holy Bible. “The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. Psalm 119:130.”For the Word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12. He will also speak to us through Prayer.(Man must Pray to God if Love For God is to Exist!) As we continue to grow close enough to God in Prayer we can hear him speaking to us
( growing faith and prayer move God , for faith is kept alive by prayer.)
God also speaks to us through our circumstances. We must ask Him to give us a keen sensitivity to our circumstances as we seek His will. God will demand that we depend on Him in every situation, through a relationship with Him. God speaks to us to reveal Himself, His purpose, and His ways. IF we only listen and pursure our own plans and purpose in life, we will miss our divine encounter and appointment with God’s will in our life. (God is incomprehensibly far above us in power and wisdom) He will accomplish His purpose in this world while still giving us the complete freedom to choose and to do what ever we want. As we walk obediently with God, major adjustments will come into our life. ” It is God who works in you both to will and to do in you His good pleasure”. Phil. 2:13 ( Only God can began a work in you) He will wait until we respond to Him by making ourselves Available and Adjusting Ourselves to Him. It is essential that we must focus our attention on God’s plans, purpose and ways rather than our own. We need to reach a point in our life where we have no will of our own. Then God can cause us to desire His will above all else. As we continue seeking, be patient and wait on His timing. (He will mold and shape our character) The spirit of God will be at work IN and AROUND our life. Those who value His presence over all our selfish desires and wait for His purpose despite long periods of preparation, will approach Him with humility .( They will value Him and His plans far above all else)” I love those who Love Me and those who Seek Me will Find Me” Proverbs 8:17. We will see wonderful signs and miracles right before our eyes. This love relationship with God will make our heart tender and sensitive to respond to God’s slightest prompting. As we seek and pursure spiritual things, and we surrender and give Him the right to help himself to our life anytime He wants, then He will achieve everything He wants in the lives of those we touch. Being willing to follow His lead even if it is a small and insignificant assignment, we do our part and He will do His. Don’t be in a hurry! Don’t try to skip over the relationship to get on with doing God’s work. God is more interested in a love relationship with us, then what we can do for Him. ”Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD — He will teach us His ways and we shall walk in His paths” Micah 4:2 We must believe who He says HE IS! And that He can and will do what He says. Once we admit that God is the creator and preserver of all men. For He is everywhere, overseeing, watching, governing everything in the highest interest of man, and carrying forward His plans and executing His purpose in creation and redemption. Adjust our thinking in light of this believe.
Our plans and purposes must be God’s plans and purposes, or we will not experience him working in or through us. His ways will give glory to Himself. People around us will recognize God’s works. We will all come to a crisis in our life that will bring us to a turning point. We must decide what we believe about God. How we respond when we reach this turning point will determine whether we go on to be involved with God or whether we will continue to go our own way and miss what God has purposed for our life. It is a daily experience! Our life will give testimony of what we believe about JESUS. It will require faith, believing on things that only God can do .
We can not show faith and stay where we are. Noah, Abraham, Moses etc. ENORMOUS changes and adjustments had to be made. We leave behind goals, deals and desires. However adjustments in God’s will is well worth the cost. Until we are ready to make any adjustments necessary to follow and obey what God wants. We will be of little use to God. Sorry if you want to skip the adjustment and go on from believing to obedience. We must all go through adjustmemts ( jobs, home, finances, etc.) Our thinking , our commitment, our actions, and our beliefs & relationship with God. We all will go through adjustments.
ABSOLUTE SURRENDER –Total dependence on God. Wait on Him, Trust Him, Love Him, Pay the price, Keep in touch through Prayer. His presence in our life will be a joyous time for us. We will know and never question our encounter with almighty God. When God speaks we know what God has said.
God will make his message clear. We will experience his mighty presence and hear his voice. For we are the temple of the living God, and the spirit of God dwells in us.( 1 Cor. 3:16 ) Our itimate relationship with God is of utmost importance!
“Keep and do his commandments with all your heart and soul and walk in his ways and harken unto his voice: And to be his peculiar people as he has promised you. To make you high above all nations which he has made, in praise , in Name, in honour and that you may be an holy people unto the Lord your God, as he has spoken. (Deut. 26: 16-19)
“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure (Phil. 2:13) “Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory forever and ever Amen.” (Heb:13 21)
God loves it when we want to linger in his presence. Those times are rare in our modern churches. We are more Time sensitive then Spirit sensitive. We need to be desperate for an Encounter with God . The symptoms are unmistakeable. It will make you sick of church games, mans manipulation and passionless worship.
An ENCOUNTER with JESUS Changes Everything!
I personally want God to forgive me. For we all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God Rom3:23
Since we were children we’ve been taught the Lord’s prayer. Mathew 6:9 -13
IN verse twelve it says “And forgive us our debt, as we forgive our debtors.” now verse 14 and 15” For if we forgive men their trespasses your heavenly father will also forgive you;
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your father forgive your trespasses. WOW! That is Gods word!
So if we want God’s forgiveness we must forgive. Then we obey God and his word. If we choose to ignore it, and not forgive, an unforgiving attitude, or spirit will bring unforgivness for ourselves.
Remember we fail God in so many ways for we sin with our body, mind and mouth. Yet God is ready to forgive us when we sincerely ask him daily to forgive us. “For thou Lord art good and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. Psalms 86:5
It is God working in us and through us that will lead us to the point of forgiveness. When we go through something really serious, no matter how horrible or how bad the actions are God’s forgiveness is for everyone.
God is a forgiving God who forgives us and by his grace we too can participate in this power to change the past.
We too CAN and Must forgive!
Forgiveness is a divine power that will forever enrich us through the fruits of the spirit.
FORGIVE:
Pardon, excuse, set free, wipe the slate clean, cease to feel resentment, or let by gone be bygones.
Q. Is it that easy?
A. It will cost you!
Yes we will have to forget, forgive, and deny ourselves and pay the price.
SHELFISHNESS
When we put God’s way before our selfish ways, we will avoid unhappiness, bitterness, and emotional pain. We make the choice to do it!
When we forgive we will experience mental, physical and spiritual benefits. Then we will look at those who have hurt or pained us in a different light. God will give us the grace and strength. We cannot do it alone (only with God’s help).
Forgiveness is undeserved pardon. (we all fit in this category)
The person who learns to forgive before the molehill becomes a mountain, or before bitterness becomes an infection, is a blessed person.
Forgive and get back up after the blow, forgive before bitterness causes paralysis of the soul.
Jesus said in Matthew 18:7, 21, 22 It is impossible but that OFFENCES WILL COME:
(We will all go through them) but then he says, “I tell you forgive them not just once or seven times but seven times seventy.” No matter what, forgive, and forgive, and forgive, and forgive, and forgive etc.
Jesus said if you do not forgive. Your heavenly father would not forgive YOU YOUR OFFENCES it is the only thing that will bring real peace back in to your life.
FORGIVE!
Forgiveness brings release to the forgiver!
Hurts that need forgiveness are those deep ones that built walls, cut deep in the heart of the soul. They cause emotional pain that will eventually result in physical pain. An upset mind equals and upset body. It takes quite a bit of mental energy and resources to keep hurtful memories alive.
In Ephesians 4:31-32 “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamour and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. Yes even when a person turns against you as an enemy.
Who wants to live a life of malice, rage, anger, hate, bitterness, frustration, and rancor the rest of our lives? We will gain nothing and it will be a LOSE situation for it will make you a different person.
We will have NO peace, joy and happiness for all this hate will consume our thoughts
Chose a life of love (For God is Love) loving God and loving others is an eternal matter.
Forgive to be forgiven by God I wouldn’t want it any other way! It will restore us and give us inner peace with God and man and your life will never be the same again.
To those that have sinned and caused pain; Jesus always forgave them and told the sinner “Go and sin no more” John 8:10, 11
A FORGIVING LIFESTYLE:
Gives love where the enemy expects hate.
It gives understanding where the enemy anticipates revenge.
We will experience the miracle of God’s grace. The attributes of God himself will reach back into your hurting past and begin to let go of the pain.
“BLESSED ARE THEY WHOSE, SINS ARE FORGIVEN AND WHOSE, SINS ARE COVERED”. Romans 4:7
“Be ye kind one to another, tender hearted forgiving one, another even as God for Christ sake has forgiven you.”
God’s word for ME has always been: “JUDGE NOT AND YE SHALL NOT BE JUDGED, CONDEMN NOT AND YE SHALL NOT BE CONDEMNED, FORGIVE AND YE SHALL BE FORGIVEN”. Luke 6:37
GODS WORD IS TRUTH!
Psalms 78:38 “But he being full of compassion forgave their iniquity and destroyed them not ye many times turned he his anger away, and did not stir up his wrath.
FORGIVE TO BE FORGIVEN!
I personally cannot afford to live on my grandparents or parents faith in God. God has given each one of us a life to live. This life is to please God our maker. “For with out faith it is impossible to please God: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him”
Hebrews 11:6
Q. What is faith?
A. Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of thing not seen Heb 1:1
We can be convinced of our love for God (For there are many that Love God) but to be convinced of our faith in him takes a close relationship with God and his word. As we draw near to him, believing on his word, his purpose, his way, and his plans.
No matter the circumstances our faith in him will give us power to enter into the awesome things of God. God is faithful when we believe and rely on his word.
Faith will take me where I’ve never been before.
Faith is very much active and has power to receive things not seen
Faith lets us see the very hand of God move things that cannot be moved.
Faith is when we dare to venture in the impossibilities, and we will see Gods possibilities.
Faith will have you look at God and his word, not at your circumstances.
Through faith we can conquer and gain what was promised but this same faith in God will take us to choose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. You will find it all in the book of Hebrews 11:1-40
Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God (to those that believe in him) the scripture was fulfilled that says Abraham believed God and it credited it to him as righteousness and he was called God’s friend.
WOW! We also have that same privilege.
In this time and hour we must be taken back to the old path and to the old time simple faith which rests in God’s word, then God is glorified.
We open the door by faith and God comes in with all you want by grace. Don’t build your faith on any special joy you’ve had or any sentimental feelings, only on faith in God’s word.
Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17
One word from him can change everything.
Believe all not just parts of it. Believe it! Obey it! We will never be the same again.
When we truly believe in the word of God; We will say “Be it unto me according to thy word. Luke 1:38
Faith in God is to CALL:
Call to me and I will answer you and I will tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. Jeremiah 33:3
CALL IS HIS INVITATION
Call when you’re happy and rejoice in his blessings
Call when you’re sad and find comfort
Call when you’re depressed and hear his voice of encouragement
Call when your world is upside down and watch him reveal new worlds to you
Call when your burden is heavy and the Holy Spirit will come and pray with you
Call when your strength is too little and your faith is too weak and he will mount you on eagles wings so that you will run and not grow weary
There is never an inappropriate time to call, if done in faith
I WILL ANSWER IS HIS PART!
What ever is ridiculous to ask God to do, because it is so impossible?
ASK HIM! God always does that which is absolutely impossible.
Don’t limit God by refraining from approaching him as our mighty and powerful God. We will not live a life of understanding or reason but of faith.
It’s not a life of one glorious mountain top experience. It is walking without fainting, being tried, tested, and proved true.
Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. James 4:8
Personal contact with Jesus changes everything.
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith Hebrews12:2
For we are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus Galatians 3:26
Faith never fears for we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ Romans 5:1
For all things are possible through the powerful name of Jesus; read Act 3:1-16
Believe in the virtue of the power in the name of Jesus and we will see the mighty hand and power of God: And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to usward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power. Eph 1:19
These signs shall follow them that believe in my name shall they cast out devils, they shall speak with new tongues, they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them. They shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Mark 16:17- 18
He who believes in me the works that I do he will do also, and greater works than these he will do. John 14:12
Then we will know the God of the word, not just the word of God.
For I know whom I have believed!
This Generation cries out for people who know the awesome power, Glory, and authority that belongs to our God.
FAITH IN HIM, THAT LIVES IN US, JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.
SONG
//ONLY BELIEVE //
ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE
ONLY BELIEVE
I took the time to look up the definition of the word Worship. Then I applied it to God.
Jesus told satin in matt 4:10 “then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”
God is seeking personally worshippers in every generation!
Are we worshipping God like the bible says?
We worship God for who he is…
Giving God honor with high esteem and regard with great love and respect.
Giving God all glory fame and good reputation he deserves.
Giving God a deep reverence with feeling or attitude. (to stand in awe)
Giving God homage for being Lord of our life.
Giving God intense love in high degree strained to the utmost Ernest and zealous.
Giving God admiration with a sense of wonder and delight.
Giving God adoration with words from your mouth and admire him excessively.
Giving God devotion dedicating and conscrecating our affection with loyalty and faith full ness.
Giving God Lord-ship over our lives.
Giving God greatness of character for his distinctive attributes in excellence and with out limit. (No one surpasses him)
Giving God dignity for he alone is worthy of all honor to the utmost.
Giving God extreme and solemn religious devotion for his Holiness.
Giving God the glory due unto his name.
Do we have High - Deep - Great - Intensive love - Excessively affection - Devotion - To the utmost, when we worship God?
To Worship God – will change your destiny
To Worship God – will rearrange your future
To Worship God – will lift your spirit
Worship your way out of your circumstances while you wait on him.
Worship will pick up who ever lifts him up!!
Passionate worship dose not care what anybody thinks about you.
Passionate worship takes imperfect worship and prayer and perfects them in the ear of God.
Praise is seeking God
Praise is our building a house for God
If we don’t worship him we will miss our moment of divine visitation and habitation.
Very soon we all will have to worship God…When every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is lord of all!
Let’s do it now we have got nothing to lose and everything to gain!
Worship God for his power, might, wisdom, majesty, and mercy.
With intense love and devotion for is Holiness.
Now we know that God hearth not sinners but if any man be a worshiper of God, and dose his will him he hearth John 9:31
Don’t let any idol keep you from worshiping God the way you should. (All your heart, mind, soul, and strength)
An Idol Could be any object, image, or instrument of worship.
Anything you have intense feeling for.
Any thing you’re passionate or devoted to any object with excessive admiration for.
We have May worldly things ore possessions that we hold in high esteem and regard.
Let us worship God only!
“Let us be thankful and so worship God acceptably with reverence and Awe. For our God is a consuming fire Heb 12:28m 29
For he alone is worthy pf all the Glory and praise forever!
He is from everlasting to everlasting.
There is no one like him there is no one before him and there will never bee any one after him.
He is the beginning and the end.
I personally want to make a difference in my relationship with God. It’s all up to us. Let us make a real decision today. Make up your mind to be totally convinced of your faith and love for God. Then we will be convinced that our prayer life is what will draw us to the one who dwells in us. Even as we hold a secular job maintain a family etc. We can still be a house of prayer. We are the dwelling place of God upon the earth. It’s not where we dwell, but who dwells in us. It is the condition of our heart that matters. Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in us. We are not our own, we were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body 1Corinthians 6:19, 20.
We do not house idols or images because God him self dwelth in us. I choose God’s will daily!
We need to grow close enough to God in prayer that we can hear him speaking to us. We cannot hear him because we have simply stopped listening. When we come close enough we can hear his very heart beat and hear his voice with clarity. God’s presence must be at the center of all individual and corporate worship today. With out the presence of God, prayer is meaningless. Drawing near with a sincere heart full of faith “May my prayer be set before you like incense.” “May the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice” Psalms 141:2.
Prayer: Establishing the
Don’t desert your prayer closet. God has provided for his church a method for securing laborers.
We are all servants of Christ for different purposes. God is not looking for a multitude of people. Just a few he can use for his honor and his Glory. As we continue to stay in the word of God to keep sin from creeping in to our lives, we must be completely consumed with the Glory of his presence. By Being anointed, consecrated, and sanctified we can live in a relationship with Jesus at increasingly deeper levels. To know the price of intimacy with God is to accept what ever God has for us being: poverty, or an out cast and be willing to take a stand for God and his will and purpose.
Our Goal of our worship should be that we get to the place where we do not see any one or anything around us (Blocking all distractions). The only thing that matters is being completely consumed with his presence. Your life will never be the same. His church is being prepared and it will require complete death to self and full life in Christ Jesus.
There is no more playing games no more sitting in the pews and sight seeing. No more guessing what is happening. We are either in Christ or away from him. We cannot afford to lose out with God.
HE IS THE ONLY WAY, TRUTH AND LIFE.
What ever we think doesn’t matter. What we do for Christ is all that matters. Look around us everything we see and hear is bad news. Our only hope is in Jesus Christ our savior. It all starts in a relationship with Jesus Christ nothing else will do.