Success and Christ go hand in hand

"God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed."

2 Corinthians 9:8 NASB

As God's child, you have His grace, which means, you are sufficient and supplied to the hilt in all good things necessary to equip you to rock this world of ours.  So go forth and live the abundant life he's given you.

This is your life my friend, so live boldly, love heartily, and prosper greatly.

Good or bad...

“The sins of some people are blatant and march them right into court.  The sins of others don’t show up until much later.  The same with good deeds.  Some you see right off, but none are hidden forever.” 

1 Timothy 5:24-25 MSG

Good or bad, your sins and good deeds will all come out in the open eventually.  So, stick with the good deeds – you’ll be better off in the long run.

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Even Jesus spoke to Satan:

Even Jesus spoke to Satan:

 

“… Satan, get lost!...”

Mark 8:32-33 MSG

 

As well, any thought, action, word, or deed that comes from another, or comes from you, which is not in line with the Word of God, needs to be cast out, spoken to, and destroyed in the mighty name of Jesus; Jesus died and now lives in you, which give you authority to do so!

 

So, speak – out loud and confidently – to Satan when he tries to come between you and the Word of God.  He is a liar, deceiver, and our lives are too precious to waste any time on him.  Therefore, DON’T!  Put your time into Jesus and LIVE, really L I V E !!!!

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Faith without works

"So also faith, if it does not have works (deeds and actions of obedience to back it up), by itself is destitute of power (inoperative, dead)." James 2:17 AMPC

In other words, actions definitely speak louder than words!!

Comfort, encourage, and strengthen your hearts.

"Comfort and encourage your hearts and strengthen them [make them steadfast and keep them unswerving] in every good work and word." II Thessalonians 2:17 AMPC

How do you comfort and encourage your hearts?  How do you strengthen your hearts and make them steadfast in every work that you endeavor upon or word or speak?  By one man - Jesus Christ; by one book - The Bible.  

Without prayer and diving into the Word regularly, it is so easy to get sucked into the darkness,  but prayer and meditation on God's Word are almighty lifters of the darkness surrounding us; with prayer and time spent in the Word, you can feel Jesus surrounding you and lifting you up to new levels. Therefore, make a point to pray unceasingly - speaking with your mouth and your heart, as well, take time to read God's Word daily.  When you do, you can feel your heart soften, your breath become steady, and a new energy building on the inside.  Yes, when you do, you become comforted, encouraged, strengthened, and determined to do right by God in every word your speak,and work you undertake.

Word and deed.

"Behave yourselves wisely [living prudently and with discretion] in your relations with those of the outside world (the non-Christians), making the most of the time and seizing (buying up) the opportunity. Let your speech at all times be gracious (pleasant and winsome), seasoned [as it were] with salt, [so that you may never be at a loss] to know how you ought to answer anyone [who puts a question to you]." Colossians 4:4-6 AMPC

Two questions: One, are you making the most out of every moment of your life?  Two, do you think before you speak?  

Our time here in the world is for a reason; our time here in the world is to follow the call of Jesus. So, if there are ares in our lives that bear and produce no fruit, then now is a good time to change those areas with fruit bearing deeds so that we will never have to look back and be saddened because we wish we would have lived differently... stopped focusing on certain aspects, and focused more on aspects that are God-called.

As for our speech, we could all use some extra thinking before we even speak a word.  So, join me and decide today to think before the words start flying out of your mouth.  I honestly believe that one simple word in the presence of another can either lift them up, change their lives, or give them hope they didn't have before.  No, we may not always know what our words do to others, but I'm positive of this: we will be held accountable to our words, and one way or another, (good, bad and ugly), our words will come back full circle.  In essence, make sure that what you speak to another is what you want spoken to you, because your turn will come.