Tag the love of God

Progressing in life is a process. The vast majority of people are not where they want to be in life. Many of us thought we would be much farther along in life than where we currently find ourselves. Is that a reason to give up, cave in, and stop progressing? Absolutely not! There are vital ingredients that we needed to pick up along the way to reaching our final destination that were necessary in order to make the culmination of our life’s journey taste delicious! You’re on a God ordained   journey. You’re progressing in life just as planned. Finish well!

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Faith and trust make an amazing duo. Faith is taking the first step toward any given reality. However, sometimes we get hung up on the need to see evidence or proof of something that’s going to hold us up or sustain us prior to taking that first step. That’s where my trust comes into play. My faith moves me. My trust removes my need to see what’s next. Both faith and trust are necessary in order to live the kingdom lifestyle we’ve been born into (Colossians 1:13).

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Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you…Matthew 6:33. Priorities are important to God. I think sometimes that we can become consumed with the affairs of life and in the process, our priorities can become misplaced. Living life within the context of the will of God, dictates that we seek the kingdom of God first. The kingdom of God is the “government” in which we were born into when we became Christians (Colossians 1:13). It means seeking God’s way of doing things in any given situation. Worry about the future blinds us to the present and the presence of God in our day to day lives.

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Faith doesn’t deny problems. If a problem didn’t exist there would be nothing for us to exercise our faith on. Problems do exist. There is no “problem free” life. Faith, however overcomes the problems we face with what God says in His Word. Many have misunderstood how faith works, considering it a mind game that Christians play by denying the existence of things that each and every one of us have to face daily. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Faith doesn’t deny, it overcomes.

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Strong in the Lord is something we’re commanded to be. This commandment is just as strong as the 10 commandments or any other commandment of the bible. Notice, Ephesians 6:10  doesn’t say feel strong in the Lord. Nor does it say look strong in the Lord. The verse tells us to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. If we could be strong in and of ourselves we would have something to boast about. But when we find our strength in Him, He gets all the glory for the victorious outcome.

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The Prince of Peace is none other than our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ (Isaiah 9:5). The world is in a tumultuous state right now. There has never been a better time to introduce the world to the Prince of Peace than right now. I pray that peace consume you. I pray that peace work in, on, around and through you. Let peace permeate the air around you like a sweet perfume everywhere you go from this day forward. And when you’re approached and questioned about your peace…the peace that passes all understanding, don’t hesitate to introduce those in turmoil to the source of your peace.

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The Source of Lies is our arch enemy, Satan (John 8:44). We all have an internal voice which speaks to us continuously. It’s vitally important that we learn to identify the source of the voice that we hear within. The bible says that the father of lies was a liar from the beginning. It goes on to say that there is no truth in him. When you identify the source you’re hearing as Satan, immediately dismiss what he’s saying. If the father of lies is speaking to you, he’s lying to you. He’s lying to you about who you are, what you have or what you can do in Christ. He is the source of all lies.

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Blind faith is not biblical faith. True bible faith see’s more clearly than the physical eye can see. Faith comes from hearing from God. And hearing from God comes from meditation in His Word (Romans 10:17). Spending time in God’s Word forms visions of faith so clearly on the inside of us that doing the will of God in any given situation becomes an obvious choice. Those around you won’t be able to see what you see. And because they can’t see what you see they may call it blind faith, but on the inside nothing is more true and clear than the Word that you’ve spend time meditating on.

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It doesn’t make sense. Never has there been a statement more true. The things of God don’t make sense. They make faith. Faith is foreign to our senses. Therefore when our senses attempt to make sense of something outside of their 5 areas of influence, they can sometimes go belly up on us. To walk by faith (2 Corinthians 5:7), we must leave the realm of the senses. We’re not moved by what we see. We’re not moved by what we feel. We’re only moved by what we believe. Living the lifestyle of faith means we aren’t ruled by the senses. And yes, it doesn’t make sense.

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The brain sized God is a very small God. The brain sized God is one that we can fit conveniently into our pea sized brains. It’s when what can be believed about God is only that which the mind can comprehend. And if we don’t understand it/Him, we can’t believe it/Him. But think about this for a moment. Is it wise to make the brain who couldn’t get more than a D+ in English the spiritual gate keeper of life? If we can’t understand earthly things, how will we ever understand spiritual things? Just a little food for thought…

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Trails and difficulties in life are sent to dislodge you from your faith in God and in His Word. In football, a defensive back has two responsibilities (1) – to prevent the receiver from catching the football. If he can’t do that (2) – to dislodge the football after the receiver catches it. Your enemy’s goal was to prevent you from hearing God’s Word. However, now that you’ve heard it (caught the ball), his job is to dislodge you from the Word. He does this through the trials and difficulties of life. Don’t fumble the ball. Hold on to God’s Word until you experience the victory that is yours in Christ.

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Hope is the blueprint for faith. Hope is the wood frame that the concrete of faith is poured into. It’s the sketch of the builders’ building prior to the build. Hope is the goal that faith reaches out to obtain. Hope is the forerunner to faith. A hopeful mindset is great to have, however hope on it’s own has no substance. It has no power in and of itself to bring itself to pass. For example, I hope to be healed of cancer. That’s my starting point. Living cancer free is my goal…my desire.

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Ye shall know them by their fruits…Matthew 7:16-20. How do we know who anyone is in the workplace? Enter any business, particularly any retail business and you’ll find employees wearing name tags. These name tags readily identify to the consumer who the employees of the businesses are. As Christians, what is our identifier to the world. Surely they’re looking for help. How will they be able to identify us? The bible says that our identifiers are the fruits that we bear as members of the Body of Christ. It’s not carrying our bibles. It’s not our cross necklaces. It’s not our bumper stickers. It’s the fruit, born out of a Christ-like, Christ-centered heart which should identify us. So when we leave the house each morning, are we wearing our ID badges?

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Bitterness over wrongs suffered effect us in two ways. First, they cause the wrongs suffered to fester, thwarting the healing process. Second, they con the injured person into thinking that they have a right to hold on to the bitterness because of the degree of injury they’ve sustained. Don’t fall for either. A festering, open wound to your heart is ripe for infection. Put your feelings behind you and run to God, our great physician. Allow Him to aid in the healing of your heart, then run to your offender and make sure they know that you hold no ill will towards them. Do this for you, not the offender. Talk about living by faith and not by feelings….geezz, this is it!

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Without Him we can do nothing. That seems like a pretty obvious statement, yet I think that sometimes in our quest to achieve, we forget that without God we can do nothing (John 15:5). The grace of God surrounds us. He leads, guides, protects, and prospers us by His grace. Let’s be determined throughout the course of our days as we experience the blessing of God manifesting in our lives to remember how big He is and how small we are in the grand scheme of things.

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We are a peculiar people according to scripture (1 Peter 2:9). We’re different than those who don’t know Christ. We think differently. We act differently. We are Children of the Most High God. Look at the world….their views, values, and principles. In 99% of cases, we should be walking in exactly the opposite direction than they are walking in. When the world says “seeing is believing”, our response should be, “No, believing is seeing”. This principle is foundational to the life of faith we’re called to live. We don’t need to physically see anything to know what’s real and what’s not real. Our faith is the evidence of the things we don’t see (Hebrews 11:1)

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What do you believe? Why do you believe what you believe? Can what you believe be validated by scripture? These are 3 questions that must be run through the Christian fact checker all day everyday. Belief doesn’t exist in a vacuum. There is a reason for every belief we have. The “whys” of our positions on the issues of life must be examined for each belief that we have. And if our beliefs can’t be supported by scripture, why do we hold them so dear?

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The Word of the Lord draws attention to itself. Partly because of it’s power and partly because the forces of darkness hate it so much. Don’t be alarmed nor dismayed when God’s Word spoken from your mouth creates chaos in your life. There would be something wrong if chaos didn’t ensue. The world will hate you just like it hated Jesus when He was here. We are not of this world. Speak the Word and expect power and opposition. Then use the power in the Word to overcome the opposition.

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The source of anxiety is stepping from a solid platform onto an unstable, unknown or untrusted platform. For the Christian, our solid platform is God’s Word. Nothing in the Universe is as sound, reliable or dependable as the Word of God. So again, for the Christian, why would there ever be a temptation to leave that which is substantial and migrate over to that which isn’t? If you want to eliminate anxiety, fear and instability in your life, step back over onto God’s Word. Is there really another viable option? 

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Life and peace are rare commodities in this day and age. Yet, the bible tells us how to obtain these precious virtues. Romans 8:6 says, “For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace”. Anxiety is the current “hot topic” in the world. And rightly so, considering where we currently are as a society. But God beat us to the punch. He gave us an answer for anxiety and the cares of this world before they ever came on the scene.

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