By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us—set us right with him, make us fit for him—we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. And that's not all: We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand—out in the wide open spaces of God's grace and glory, standing tall and shouting our praise.
3-5There's more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we're hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we're never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary—we can't round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!
I thank you God that I opened my Bible today and found these verses. God I believe that you have already marked out a path for me. You are daily walking me into eternity.
I praise you Lord that you are with me...even when the path is unsteady.
Lord I am going to WAIT for you in alert expectancy. I know something is happening in my life. It is very powerful. You are require much faith from me. Lord am I able to stand strong. Job went through much pain and suffering and God was near him...even when his mind was searching for answers and he was going to his friends to be counseled and find wisdom...all those things failed him until he was really ready to RECIEVE the word from God that God had in his life in his hand. Can I have that faith? Can I pass the test? I pray that I will be faithful to you. I pray that I will let your WORD, your VOICE be like a loud thunderstorm, making all other noise fade away.
So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. (Romans 12:1-2 Message)
Remind me Lord that you have given me this day to live it out for you. I might just be doing laundry...but let me do it for you. Because if I do that in the simple tasks of life, I do believe that you will reward me by giving me greater tasks, kingdom tasks.....like telling children about the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ!!!Amen!
Love from the center of who you are; don't fake it. Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good. Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle.
11-13Don't burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don't quit in hard times; pray all the harder. Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality.
14-16Bless your enemies; no cursing under your breath. Laugh with your happy friends when they're happy; share tears when they're down. Get along with each other; don't be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don't be the great somebody.
17-19Don't hit back; discover beauty in everyone. If you've got it in you, get along with everybody. Don't insist on getting even; that's not for you to do. "I'll do the judging," says God. "I'll take care of it."
20-21Our Scriptures tell us that if you see your enemy hungry, go buy that person lunch, or if he's thirsty, get him a drink. Your generosity will surprise him with goodness. Don't let evil get the best of you; get the best of evil by doing good. (Romans 12:9-21)
These passages are great personal challenges.
In regards to love. Many new people have come into my life in the past few months, friends and children. In these verses, it says to LOVE COMPLETELY....I was talking with one of my daughters today about loving others....a quote that I always remember is this: You NEVER lose by LOVING you always lose by HOLDING back. When you open your heart to someone there is such great potential to experience so many AMAZING blessings. To be connected to someone else is such an intense and emotional and raw way....it really wonderful. I have opened my heart to many people in the past few months. But because I loved so vulnerably.....it hurt when they left my life. For instance, one of my little foster daughters was taken away from me, from our home, the other day. It was so sudden.....and it hurt so much......But then I thought to myself.....is the pain not worth it.....should I have loved her and cared for her less....ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!She lit up my life for even that short amount of time. I will never forget her and I adored her so much. I was able to give her TRUE love. I was able to give of myself selflessly. Thank you Jesus for all those people you are bringing into my life and helping to teach me that it is okay to LOVE THEM COMPLETELY......that the pain will subside....and it is worth being vulnerable to experience such deep love.....I love all my friends and all my children. Thank you Jesus!
Now let's talk about the ENEMY thing:
I've never thought I had an enemy per say in my life.....well I do acknowledge that there is a small little devilish being on earth that wants to destroy us and keep us from knowing God's love for us......but recently I have felt attacked by people and external circumstances.
So I want to take the advise of these verses.....it is not worth my thoughts. It is not worth my mental health. It is not worth my physical well being. I refuse to let anyone drag me down. I proclaim that God has a great plan for my life, for my family and I will not let anythings distract me from PASSIONATELY PURSUING HIS WILL FOR MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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