WEARING YOURSELF OUT FOR THE WRONG THINGS

Wealth, Honor, Strength, and Power

Seek his kingdom and righteousness

“But seek his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well.”

Matthew 6:33

Social media, friends, family, bank accounts, careers, sweat, blood, and tears, do not bring dreams to pass – God does!  Therefore seek him first so that everything you want in life will come to pass.  Hence,, unless you seek him first nothing else in your life will ever work out.

Nothingness

“Jesus himself came up and walked along with them… then their eyes were opened…Jesus himself stood among them… Then he opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures…”

Luke 24: 15, 31, 36, 45

Without Jesus you have no sight to see, no ears to hear, no mind to understand, and no heart to love.  Simply, unless you have Jesus, you are filled with darkness and defeat – complete nothingness.

Nothing to fear

"...Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch... 

Don't be afraid..."

Luke 5:4, 10 NIV

When you are following Jesus and taking steps to follow the promptings he places on your heart, then no matter how big the storm, you can stay in peace knowing that there is nothing to fear, he has your back and he will not fail you - not now, not ever!!

Impossible? NO – NEVER!

“for nothing is impossible with God.”

-Luke 1:37 NIV

Impossible?  NO – NEVER!

God-possible?  YES – ALWAYS!

Being a champion in life

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Apart from Christ, being a champion in life will never happen!  Therefore, grasp on to Jesus and never, not ever, dare to let go.

Want the good life?

"Whoever wants to embrace life
     and see the day fill up with good,
Here's what you do:
     Say nothing evil or hurtful;
Snub evil and cultivate good;
     run after peace for all your worth."

-1 Peter 3:8-12 MSG

Need I say more?

None of what you've done is wasted

"Yes," says the Spirit, "and blessed rest from their hard, hard work.  None of what they've done is wasted; God blesses them for it all in the end."  

-Revelation 14:13 MSG

Whether you can see it or not, when you work hard, do the right thing, live with a right heart, and keerp striving forward for Christ, nothing - and I mean NOTHING - will be wasted.  Soon, the fruit of your hard work and dedication will shine through.  Hang in there - it will happen sooner than you think, better than you can imagine, and hand-blessed by God himself.

Jesus always has your back!!

“For I know the law but still can’t keep it, and if the power of sin within me keeps sabotaging my best intentions, I obviously need help… I’ve tried everything and nothing helps… Is there no one that can do anything for me?... The answer, thank God, is that Jesus can and does.” 
Romans 7:17-20, 24, 25 MSG

When you sin – run to Jesus!

When you doubt – run to Jesus!

When you are confused – run to Jesus!

WHEN YOU TRULY WANT TO LIVE – YES! RUN TO JESUS

be happy! Celebrate!

“… be happy! Celebrate!  There’s nothing to fear from evil ever again… your God is present among you, a strong warrior to save you.” Zephaniah 3:14-17 MSG

 

There is nothing – NOTHING – to fear; not death, sickness, darkness, Satan; God is with you!  Yes, God is with you! YOU !!!  Fear not! He will take care of you.

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No enemy can stand against you when you trust God

"... God sent his angel, who closed the mouth of lions so that they would not hurt him... there wasn't a scratch on him.  He had trusted God." Daniel 6:21-22 MSG

When you trust God you can rest assure that evil stands not a chance against you.   God has it handled; it is for His glory that you be victorious.

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The land before you

"But today, Jeremiah, I'm setting you free, taking the chains off your hands... Look, the whole land stretches out before you.  Do what you like..." Jeremiah 40:4-5 MSG

In the same way that Jeremiah was set free from prison in Babylon, you are set free from bondage and sin thanks be to Christ Jesus who died on the cross just for you.  So, get up on the inside and out - look around, look ahead - the world is before you - go out and do great and mighty things in the name of Jesus; conquer the unconquerable! 

You can do it, my friend,  you are God's child and there is nothing too impossible for you (Phil 4:13)!!



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All things

“I can do all things [which He has called me to do] through Him who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill His purpose—I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency; I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses me with inner strength and confident peace.]” Phil 4:13 AMP

 

Nothing is impossible with God!

You can overcome!

You are possible!

Don’t give up --- don’t give in!

 

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The life of faith

“… The life of faith has to do with the glories of discovering far more in life than we ever dreamed of: the life of faith has to do with doggedly putting one flat foot in front of the other, wondering what the point of it all is…”  Quoted out of THE MESSAGE by +Eugene H Peterson

The life of faith is the big, the little, and everything in between: the life of faith excludes nothing in life.

The end of you

"Get to the end of yourself where you can do nothing, but where He does everything." 

@Oswald Chambers

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Impossible? Never!

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He is the Vine.

“I am the Vine; you are the branches.  Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit.  However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.” John 15:5 AMP

With God, the God-ordained possibilities for your abundantly blessed life are endless; without God, the possibilities for your tainted, less than favorable life are few and far between.  In Him, alone, there is light, direction, and favor; without Him there is darkness, dead-ends, and disappointments.  Friends, you have the choice, so receive Him, and enjoy the good life that He died for you to have – it is yours for the taking.

 

The light will eventually catch up to the dark.

"So have no fear of them; for nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, or kept secret that will not become known." Matthew 10:26 AMP

Secrets will only be kept secret for so long!  Somehow, someway they will eventually be made known.  Therefore, whatever evil you see, or do yourself, will only happen for so long before God will grab the evil-doer and bring him/her face to face with consequences that will leave him/her begging for forgiveness, mercy, and salvation; or leave him/her or begging for death, (the evil-doers will have to make that choice).

On the same note, secrets of goodness, kindness, mercy, selflessness, giving, hope, and LOVE will eventually be revealed in the light.  Therefore whatever goodness you do, or see yourself, will only happen for so long before God will grab him/her and pour out blessings that leave him/her thanking God for miracles that go beyond anything they've ever thought of, hoped for, or imagined. 

So, keep you secrets on the God-approved highway, and experience the victories and blessings that are showered upon your life from now to forevermore.  Praise God ... He is so good!