Only aim at and strive for and seek His kingdom, and all these things shall be supplied to you also. – Luke 12:31, Amplified Bible So few Christians lead what is commonly called the “victorious Christian life.” Though the complete definition of this term may vary from person to person, in sum the victorious Christian… Continue reading It’s time for you to pursue God’s kingdom, not yours.
Category: Anxiety
Wait for your Samuel. God has things under control.
It’s when you are under pressure that you make the mistake. You’ve waited and waited and waited on The Lord to provide. Seemingly nothing has happened, and your circumstances are tightening around you slowly like a boa constrictor squeezing its prey. Something must happen, and it must happen NOW, or all will be lost. Or… Continue reading Wait for your Samuel. God has things under control.
Try not to hide in the baggage when God calls.
And the Lord answered, Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage. – 1 Samuel 10:22, Amplified Bible When it came time for him to be declared king in Israel, Saul marked the occasion with a less than impressive performance: he hid himself in the baggage. Intimidated by the weight of the position he had… Continue reading Try not to hide in the baggage when God calls.
Run to God when you are threatened; He is your Strong Tower.
The name of the Lord is a strong tower… Proverbs 18:10, Amplified Bible There are days when there is a battle at every turn. Although you didn’t wake up desiring to go to war, the Enemy did, and war has raged since the moment you awoke. When faced with such a day, what do you… Continue reading Run to God when you are threatened; He is your Strong Tower.
Let God give you one of His greatest gifts – His peace.
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27, KJV Good parents love to give their children gifts. God is no different. Aside from the gift of salvation, perhaps the… Continue reading Let God give you one of His greatest gifts – His peace.
God appreciates your hard work, but make sure you’re working on His project, not yours.
Except the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it… – Psalm 127:1, Amplified Bible There are examples galore of Christian workers, both in the secular world and in the sacred, who’ve “burned out” in their service to the King. They’ve toiled and striven diligently, but they’ve not been able to build… Continue reading God appreciates your hard work, but make sure you’re working on His project, not yours.
Before God takes away your worries, He wants to take away your sins.
Jesus answered and said unto him [Nicodemus], Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. – John 3:3, KJV This world is home to a lot of defeated Christians. But for many self-identified Christians, the root cause of their defeat is not their failure… Continue reading Before God takes away your worries, He wants to take away your sins.
God wants to take away all of your worries.
Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully. – 1 Peter 5:7, Amplified Bible This world is home to a lot of defeated Christians. Some are slaves to worry. Others are… Continue reading God wants to take away all of your worries.
Flee your idols and return unto God.
And when…you…shall return to the Lord your God and obey His voice…with all your [mind and] heart and with all your being, then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion upon you… – Deuteronomy 30:1-3, Amplified Bible When we choose to follow God, He will be with us in the midst… Continue reading Flee your idols and return unto God.
Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. – Exodus 20:3
Your life shall hang in doubt before you; day and night you shall be worried… – Deuteronomy 28:66, Amplified Bible Sometimes our focus on the love of Christ blinds us to the fact that God is holy and that He will punish sin. Not only will He punish the sin of the lost; He will… Continue reading Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. – Exodus 20:3