Do what must be done

"... "Strengthen your position and see what must be done, because next spring the king of Aram will attack you again." 

1 Kings 20:22

Unfortunately, battles in our lives will never cease to end.  However, we have Christ, therefore, we have the victory.  Nonetheless, the victory will not be ours until we learn to stand up, take the battles, victories, and defeats from our pasts, and learn from them.  In order for victory and victory-forever-more, we must take the lesson for every event in our lives and become stronger and wiser from them.  Hence, my friends, until we take the lessons and choose to learn from them, our victories will always be within reach but not close enough for us to grab them.  So, learn, learn, learn, and stand strong; for the more we make the choice to strengthen, then we will become strong; yes, if we choose to learn and become strong, victories will be never-ending in our amazing lives.

Be blessed

Away with evil, greed, and gossip!

"... If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry, satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like noonday.  The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs... you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail." Isaiah 58:9-11

WOW - These verses in Isaiah give us the secret to getting out, and staying out, of ruts in life. I'm in!! Are you?  I hope so!

So, let's put the steps in a nutshell, so that we can easily remember:
Rid ourselves of any and all evil within us - How? By forgiving ourselves and others and giving it, and/or them, to God;
Help the hungry, the needy, the lonely, the oppressed;
Finally, keep our mouths shut if any derogatory, or negative, or slander-type words are about to come out of it, which is, more or less, gossip, hate, dislike, slanderish, offensive, hurtful, or negative words. 

Yep, three simple steps - steps we should easily be able to do, to turn our lives around.  So, begin with me today to hold ourselves accountable to this, because if we truly want a blessed, amazing, abundant, fulfilling life, then these steps are a must, God's Word wouldn't say it if they weren't.
I know my life is never going to be the same!  How about you?  Are you ready? If so, then, grab hold, and let's do this together in Christ - we will not be disappointed.

Vigilance

“Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life.” Proverbs 4:23

Our quality of life depends on what is in our hearts; therefore, we have to be on guard with which thoughts, words, and actions we are allowing to be embedded within us.  If we let our hearts become corroded with resentment, anger, regret, fear, hurt, pain, depression, selfishness, and harshness, then the quality of our life will follow suit.

So, stand strong against bad thoughts, actions, mindsets and the like, and begin to only allow the good things in life, as well as the fruits of the Spirit, fill you ~ love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, kindness, humility, and self-control…