Spirit Filled? Keeping our mind clear, focused and Christ centered, which is a moment-by-moment thing, for me, is the single biggest challenge of my day. With homelessness becoming an ever growing situation in the U.S. one of the members of my prayer group shared a great technique to stay focused and centered on Jesus Christ and to allow the Holy Spirit to work in us. If someone ask us for money or some type of hand out we should ask God what we are to do and how we are…
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Sin In Us
Sin In Us Romans 6 CSB 21 So I discover this law: When I want to do what is good, evil is present with me. 22 For in my inner self I delight in God’s law, 23 but I see a different law in the parts of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and taking me prisoner to the law of sin in the parts of my body. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? 25 Thanks…
READ MORENot Under Law but Under Grace
Not Under Law but Under Grace When I begin prayer in this manner it helps to set the tone for the time spent with Jesus in meditation and thanksgiving. Thank you Father for the blessings of this day and this wonderful life. Turn my heart from stone to flesh and please not only use my mind but be my mind. Father, please not only use my hands but be my hands. This is a reminder to turn over the reigns completely and that I am no longer in charge. Romans…
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Being Fully Convinced! While I was reading this chapter the words began to come alive and the more I read the more life was Breathed into the Words. By the time I reached the passages below it was as if Paul was reading and I was listening. I reread it second and third time and each time Paul was reading and I was listening. I pray you have a similar experience. Romans 4 CSB 20 He did not waver in unbelief at God’s promise but was strengthened in his faith…
READ MOREWhy Not Live A Life of Sin?
Why Not Live A Life of Sin? I used to think that it was okay to live a sinful life, since I was forgiven and all like that. It became clear that plan wasn’t working out to well and after seeking guidance I began to understand what may have been the problem. Romans 3 CSB 5 But if our unrighteousness highlights God’s righteousness, what are we to say? I am using a human argument: Is God unrighteous to inflict wrath? 6 Absolutely not! Otherwise, how will God judge the world?…
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Judgement? Is it my responsibility to protect my family, my loved ones? Is it my responsibility to be a good steward of the life Our Father has gifted me? How, and when, do I use the critical thinking capacity Our Father gifted us at birth? These are sincere questions that I have for anyone willing to take them on. Romans 2 CSB 1 Therefore, every one of you who judges is without excuse. For when you judge another, you condemn yourself, since you, the judge, do the same things. 2…
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He Deceives Himself How many times a day do I deceive myself? Every time I step out of His Light I am right back in the shadows of my own making. I have heard it said many, many times “Your mind is dangerous neighborhood and don’t there without His guidance.” How true is that? Galatians 6 NKJV 1 Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. 2 Bear one…
READ MORELed By The Spirit
Led By The Spirit If you’ve ever ridden a “pink cloud” then you are fully aware of what it means to led by the Spirit. It occurred somewhere around 90 days out. Wandering in a world free of addiction and attempting to stand on my own two feet allows for a different perspective. Most people never attempt to have such an intimate experience, but the few that make it out understand. Those that have not been lost at sea for years or even decades, you too, can have the same…
READ MORELiberty Comes From God, Freedom Comes From Man
Liberty Comes From God, Freedom Comes From Man God told me those words several months ago and when He said it, I immediately understood. I thank God all that time for the Liberty He has graced us with. Whatever I face, He will provide the comfort of Liberty wrapped in the warmth and Love of His light. Galatians 5 NKJV 1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. 2 Indeed I, Paul, say…
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Who Needs A Doctor? The only time we go to a doctor when everything is working properly is for our annual physical. This is a construct of the insurance complex in order to learn how to cheat us out of our benefits, it is not for our benefit. We would have no need to visit our doctor when the sun was shining. Likewise, Jesus Christ, explains He has no need to call on the righteous, but only the sinners. Mark 2 NKJV 15 Now it happened, as He was dining…
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