Strengthening your relationship with Our Creator... Jesus said I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, no one comes to the Father but by me... at Pentecost the Holy Spirit descended upon the those worshipping the Lord, as promised the comforter was sent to dwell within those who believe... to be reborn of water (baptized) and the Holy Spirit to enter the Kingdom of God.Examples of how to pray are found in Matthew 6:9 (the Lord's Prayer), John 17:14-26, 1Chronicles 4:18, among other examples in Psalms, and Paul's New Testament writtings.Acknowledging Jesus as the Son of God, whoever does so God dwells in them and they in God as stated in 1John 4:15.Seek the Kingdom of God first... 1 st commandment Love God with all your heart, mind, body, and Spirit.Daily give Thanks to God for all things, ask Our Father to bless our food and thank Him for it, tithing (giving 10% of wages) consistently to bless others (children's programs, helping the elderly, the needy, etc.), offerings which is the additional donation of money, items, or volunteering time which serves to demonstrate the love of God thru you, worship & praise using prayer, hymms, music, dance... can be "traditional", "contemporary" or just you for Him, being creative and expressive.God is Almighty, Jesus is Lord, but in that relationship He is also a Counselor, a Guide, a Friend, a Brother, He is serious and He is also funny... yes, who invented laughter... He is all the Good qualities that each and everyone of us has.When confronting temptations and sin, LET HIM KNOW... it's your sign of trust with Him, even if it's something you are struggling with, walk towards Him even if you fell in the mud (Luke 15:11-32)... He knows you got to be cleaned up... and He knows exactly how... it is your heart that He knows... He can not be mocked, and yet knows when you struggle with sin, addictions, thoughts and behaviors unhealthy for you ... Trust and remember none is perfect except when we allow Him to work thru us... Love covers a multitude of sins, He knows How to redeem us... extra strength detergent for tough jobs : )Seek His guidance and direction for things He has planned for you... God's Love be with you!
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Amen Nothing better then the truth and we fine this truth in God word This is well done
I appreciate being reminded of all you wrote. It\'s like, well I knew this or that, but sometimes it gets pushed to the back burner or forgotten. You should be writing a column for a Christian magazine. Thank you! Blessings
When we are in crisis, we call out to Him. When we are in happy times, we thank Him!! Jesus wants to come along on our journey! All you have to do is call on Him and ask for His guidance and strength. He will see you through!
Thank you for keeping us and reminding us to be committed to the path that is God\'s :)
These are wonderful passages jvega, I will have to look these up.
my favorite passage, when I talk with others on here, is Leviticus 19:18
\"Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself\"
I use that as my description in my personal blog over at www.tcoburn.com/blog my personal blog, because its a reminder to me, that no matter how badly people treat me in life, no matter how many times I get discriminated against, put down, made fun of, etc, that God says not to hold a grudge against those people, to love them as I would myself, although to me it means more like, \"love them as I would myself if I loved myself better\" hehe I feel like I should always put others above myself even though it says love as ourselves.