Scripture 1 Cor.3:16
Don’t you know that you yourself are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?
I love people and I often find myself looking at the people around me. Family, friends and even total strangers. It is sad to see how many people just don’t care about themselves. Whether it is mentally or physically.
We found ourselves living in self pity, grabbing onto alcohol or food to soothe the pain inside our hearts. Because of stress and problems in our lives. We over eat and don’t exercise because our time is limited. We have to keep up with the trends that modern society demand of us.
We so often forget that we are made in God’s image and that His Holy Spirit live within us. Therefore we must take pride in ourselves. No person in live is worthless, because we all belong to God.
When times are tough and you feel like giving up and telling yourself how terrible you are, and that you are worthless. Just remember you belong to God.
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Thought of the day : There is no way to peace , peace is the way – A.J.Muste
John 14:27
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
Jesus promised us that he leaves His peace with us, but this is not the same peace the world gives us. World peace is defined as the absence of conflict. The peace that God gives us is the end result of the Holy Spirit in our lives. It is a deep and lasting peace. This peace is confident assurance that Christ is with us in all circumstances. We don’t have to be afraid of the future and what it holds for us.
The peace of God moves into our hearts and lives to restrain the hostile forces of the world like sin and fear, and offer us comfort. Jesus says that He is willing to give us this peace if we are willing to accept it.
If your live is full of stress open your heart to God and accept His peace.
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Thought for the day: ” The first step to eternal life, is you have to die” – Chuck Palhnuik
John 5:24
24 ” I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.
The thought of death scares most people, not only because we don’t want to die, but it is something unknown. It leaves a sense of uncertainty about our loved once and what is happening to us when we die. Even as a Christian i battle with the thought of death.
Jesus tells us that death is but only the beginning. God is the source of all life, and eternal life begins with God, by accepting Christ as our Savior and King. The minute we accept Jesus we start a new life. It is not all about me anymore but about God and his kingdom. Once Jesus lives in your heart you change as a person. Yes you still face physical challenges and death, but it is not scary anymore, because you know and experience God in a whole new way.
Life is a gift from God, now and forever.
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Thought of the day : ” Faith makes all things possible….. love make all things easy”
Mark 11:22-23
22 ” Have faith in God ” Jesus answered. 23″ I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain,’ Go throw yourself in the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says would happen, it will be done for him.
We often pray to God to help us, and the minute we finished our prayers we get up and start worrying about it or trying to advice a plan to get out of the situation. We so often say that our prayers are not answered, but have you ever just thought for a moment why that is.?
In this scripture Jesus is teaching us that prayers that move mountains, are those prayers done in true faith. These prayers are in Honor of God and the fruitfulness of his kingdom. Jesus knew that it seemed impossible to us to move mountains, that is why he use this example. To teach us that everything is possible for God. Our prayer will be answered by God, but not because of our positive mental attitude. No God will answer our prayers if they are done in unconditional faith. Faith that comes from your heart, deep down in your soul.
God will answer our prayer if they are unselfish and to His honor, not those extremely selfish urges that we so often have or because we need to keep up with the rest of the world.When we pray we must have faith in God. Not faith in the object of our request. Jesus teaches us that everything is possible, but that it is not in our will, but in the will of God. Our prayers are often motivated by our own desires and interests. It is not wrong to bring your desires to God and ask Him to help you, but Gods will must always be above ours.
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Thought for the day: “Faith makes all things possible…. love makes all things easy.”
Matthew 18: 1-6
1 At that thine the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ” Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 He called a little child and had him stand amongst them. 3 And He said:” I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore,whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 ” And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me. 6 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of sea.
In this scripture Jesus does not teach us to be childish. He teach us to be child like. The disciples were very childish arguing amongst each other about who is the greatest. I cannot help but to ask myself how often do we do it in our daily lives today. We so often find ourselves in competition with the our neighbor. We want better and bigger and be more important.
Yet in our scripture this is exactly the thing Jesus warn us against. We must be humble and sincere by heart. The disciples had become so preoccupied with Jesus earthly kingdom, that they have lost sight of it’s divine purpose. They were looking for position instead of seeking a place of service in the kingdom.
Children are very dependent little humans, they need their parents to protect and guide them in their little lives. They trust adults. This is how Jesus wants us to be. To completely trust God to give us protection and guidance in our daily lives, without the doubt, and depending on ourselves.
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