It’s time to make a choice and stick with it.

”Now then”, said Joshua, “throw away the foreign gods that are among you and yield your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.”

Joshua 24:23

It is time to get serious, it is time to get real.  Either worship the gods of the world or worship the one and only true God, Christ Almighty - stop teetering between the two - make a choice! Yes, one choice equals death and one equals life, but at least you’ve made a choice and now you can move forward and experience the victories and/or defeats that your choice will bring you.

Watch your step.

“So watch your step, friends.  Make sure there’s no evil unbelief lying around that will trip you up and throw you off course, diverting you from the living God.  For as long as it’s still God’s Today, keep each other on your toes so sin doesn’t slow down your reflexes…”

-Hebrews 3:12-14 MSG

We must renew our minds with God’s light, continually, otherwise the devil can quickly take hold and turn our lives upside down – we cannot let this happen! Therefore, stay focused on God and His Word – never let Him out of your mind, sight, and heart… 
NEVER!

Stand your ground

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“… stand your ground… don’t hold back.  Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for him is a waste of time or effort.”  

-1 Corinthians 15:58 MSG

Stand for Christ! 

Don’t let fear of the world hold you back!

The work you do for the Lord now, uncaring to what the world says or thinks, is only the beginning of greatness for you!  Just wait until He comes to get you... WOW… !!  It is then, my friend, that your prayers and blessings will come to fruition in so many different ways that you won’t know where to begin!!

Help God throw a party

“But it was fitting to make merry, to revel and feast and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!” Luke 15:32 AMP

Help God throw a party! Make it your daily goal and priority to help bring another lost soul to Christ.  Be a light of life and joy and peace for a soul in desperate need of a miracle; you never know, you just may be the one that influences that dark soul to keep moving forward for another day.

So, live for the good of others by living out God’s light within you.  I believe that when you do, and one person draws closer to Christ because of it, then Heaven opens up, the bands start playing, the choir starts singing, and our good God starts dancing the streets.

Yes, praise God, you are somebody’s miracle!

 

Don't give in to sin!

"Do not give that which is holy (the sacred thing) to the dogs, and do not throw your pearls before hogs, lest they trample upon them with their feet and turn and tear you into pieces." Matthew 7:6 AMP

Being the fleshly beings we are, when we truly desire something in our lives, and we want it to happen yesterday, we can easily come to a point where we give in and do what we feel we got to do to get it - even if it means falling into sin to get it.  We begin to think things like: This is my only chance; I've worked so hard for this moment; God knows my heart; and the list goes on and on. However, unless we take a big bold step of faith, and walk away from giving into sin, even if it hurts, then we've done committed the sin, and, guaranteed, there will be big prices to pay for it.  

Friends, when an opportunity of a lifetime comes your way, but you have to commit small (or big) sins to take it, then it really isn't an opportunity of a lifetime at all - it is an opportunity of death (destruction, bad endings, loss, and darkness).  Therefore, take the high road and walk away from an opportunity where sin is involved, and you can rest assure that God has a better one for you.  Plus, after He sees the strength you just showed by walking away, the one He has for you will be even greater than you ever thought of, hoped for, or imagined!!

Trust God, and walk away from falling into sin to get what you want!!