Live life the right way

”Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell, for I, the Lord, dwell among the Israelites.”

Numbers 35:34

Where you are is where God is, therefore treat yourself, and act, as such.  For if you don’t you will separate yourself from God, which means, you will separate yourself from a full, blessed, prosperous, glorious, love-filled life.  

Build yourself; build people.

Build yourself; build the people around you. God will then use you and others to build what He wants to build—in, through, and around you.”

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Do not be angry with yourselves

"And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you."

Genesis 45:5

If you've ever done evil to another and you still get sick to your stomach with guilt over the thought of it, do not worry.  For, although you meant to harm that person at that time, God had a plan all along.  He knew what was going to happen before it happened, and he knew what you were going to do before you did it; God, had the blessing awaiting the outcome of the whole situation, a blessing that you may never know, but a tremendous blessing all the same.  

Therefore, now is the time to forgive yourself, repent, stand up tall, focus on Christ, and move forward with your life.  It's all going to be OK, God knows your heart and for the guilt and repentance you feel - he will bless you for it.  Remember, everything works out for good to those who rely on Christ :-).

Where real truth and wisdom are found.

"... You don't need any of their so-called teaching.  Christ's anointing teaches you the truth on everything you need to know about yourself and him, uncontaminated by a single lie..."

-2 John 2: 26-27 MSG

Let not the world tell you who you are - for they know not!  However, God does, and he will tell you all you need to know about yourself, your purpose, your meaning... ask him to teach you.

Stay out of the world - stay in Christ.

The life you are living is not yours, it is God's

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Proud of the way God made you

“… If you walk around with your nose in the air, you’re going to end up flat on your face.  But if you’re content to be simply yourself, you will become more than yourself.” Luke 14:10-11 MSG

Be yourself – simply yourself: beautiful, bright, and proud to be just the way God made you.

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Let God do it!

"Jesus was blunt: "No chance at all if you think you can pull it off by yourself.  Every chance in the world if you let God do it." Mark 10:27 MSG

Let go!!

Let God do it so it can be done right!!!

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Forget yourself and look to Jesus

When you live for self, you'll always be lost.  However, when you live for Jesus, not only will your life be full of LIFE and contentment, your life will shine with the light of Jesus and you will find everything you need to live a full and joyful, loving and peace-filled, life!  God bless you!

"...If your first concern is to look after yourself, you'll never find yourself.  But if you forget about yourself and look to me, you'll find both yourself and me." (Matthew 10:38-39 MSG).  

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But God's already made it plain how to live...

"But he's already made it plain how to live, what to do, what God is looking for in men and women. It's quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor, be compassionate and loyal in your love, And don't take yourself too seriously - take God seriously." Micah 6:8 MSG

God makes it pretty simple on how we should live, so why do we, in the flesh, make it so hard sometimes?  Well, we are human, and we are far from perfect, and, at least those of us that really are working on pleasing God are getting more and more perfected everyday, so we are on the right path.  As well  thank goodness we have a savior, Jesus Christ, to perfect himself through our flaws and weaknesses!

So, although we are far from perfect, let's keep on striving to win the race in front of us - God's race. And, (my favorite part of this whole verse today), let's not take ourselves too seriously, for we are human and we really don't have a clue most of the time. Instead, let's take God seriously, I think we'll be a lot better off in our present and future if we do😁!

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Perfection

“… Why, even the moon has its flaws,

Even the stars aren’t perfect in God’s eyes…”

Job 25:5

God is the All-Perfect and Almighty, so it is only a waste of time for you to be killing yourself trying to be.

My friend, accept, love, and embrace who you are, as-is!  You are exactly who and how God wants you to be; you are His creation, which is perfection in the highest!

You are too important

“… We will not neglect The Temple of our God.” +Nehemiah 10:39, MSG

You are God’s Temple!  Neglecting, (not taking care), of yourself is not an option – you are too important and too loved by God!  So, do what needs to be done to take care of yourself.

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Why commit this great evil?

“Why do you commit this great evil against yourselves… Why do you provoke Me to anger with the works (idols) of your own hands…?” Jeremiah 44:7,8 AMP

Let’s think about this?  Why do we sin, which is, in essence, committing evil?  Really, though, why?  All it does to ourselves, and, sometimes, other innocent victims involved, is cause trouble, produce hurt, and generate resentment, anger, and the like.  It is amazing to me how we can fall so easily when the consequences can be so severe.

For me, I can honestly answer that a lot of my sin is from wanting to be in control, and to avoid confrontation and/or hurt.  However, the more I think about it, the more I realize that when I’m in control, things end up in a mess; and when I try to avoid confrontation, it always comes back to smack me in the face, making the confrontation double of what it could have been.  What about you?  What makes you fall into sin easily?  Well, whatever it is, I think it is of the utmost importance that we seriously think before we speak and/or act.  

 

So, is sinning really worth the pain, hurt, resentment, anger, malice… evil?  I have to answer, “No!”.  Therefore, join me in taking more time to think about our actions, and our words; I honestly think that it will transition the world around us into a much more gentle, peaceful, loving; hence, God-like, place.

Do not let yourself be deceived.

"...Do not deceive yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans will surely stay away from us - for they will not stay away." Jeremiah 37:9

Replace the word, Chaldeans, with the words, devil and his army; now, re-read the the verse.  Friends, never let yourself think that you've become righteous enough to be free of Satan - the moment you do, you immediately begin to weaken, making you vulnerable to, and appealing, to him.  For instance, being selfish; not spending quality, one-on-one, time with God; not helping those in need; or having an egotistical attitude, are just a few of the ways we begin to weaken in faith, which leads us right into the chains of the devil. 

So, make a point, on a daily basis, to ask yourself if you fall into these categories, and if you do, get down on your knees, repent, and begin to make right your wrongs!  Remember, you are never, in yourself, above the devil, but, with God, you are equipped with His power, which can destroy the devil, and his army, without missing beat of the good plan that God has for your life.