If you have the opportunity to be around a visionary leader, seek to understand his vision before demanding so much of his time. Once you apprehend what God is building through him, you’ll love being his life companion in his work. Stay under His leadership as long as he leads you to Jesus.
So many people live in suffering because they fail to consult God on which way to take and what to do. Life isn’t about try and error. It’s about purpose, and the Holy Spirit is the perfect person to help you navigate this life in the light of God. Come to Jesus. Learn of Him, and cleave to His Word. He’ll not fail you.
Salvation is for every person on earth because Jesus came to die for all. But it’s not just a mere escape from hell. It’s also a continual process that seeks to transform you, both inwardly and outwardly until you become just like Jesus. The inworking and outworking aspects of salvation are written in Philippians 2:12-13, and knowing them will help you to understand your walk with God.
What Jesus taught us in Matthew 6 about fasting isn’t just about keeping your face clean during fasting durations. It’s about getting your reward from God for fasting. Jesus doesn’t want you to fast in vain.
You don’t have to let a third party know about your generosity. You don’t have to make a public show of your donations in the media for people’s praise. You only have to do one thing: obey God’s Word by giving rightly.
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Jesus knew that the Israelites were told to hate their enemies (although it wasn’t scriptural – check Leviticus 19:18). But to transform their thinking, He taught them that they should, instead, love their enemies and pray for those who persecute them. Why? Because that act exemplifies the unconditional love of God in man.
Now that applies to us today
No Christian is protected from facing troubles in life. However, how we respond when they come will determine whether they’ll break us or God will use them to engraft His word in our lives.
God doesn’t present generational choices in hefty packages. It’s in simple forms. It can be a text, an interview or something little to think about and decide. But if you fail to pray or be decisive on what’s best for God for your life, you’ll miss it and may never get it back. Be wise not to trivialise golden opportunities.
God’s anointing is unlimited because Christ is unlimited. But His grace doesn’t flow through you to do what He has not called you to accomplish. So to conserve strength, you’ve got to give your time and attention to your specific calling, eliminating all forms of distractions as far as possible.
Decide to put on love. Wear the garment of God’s love wherever you go, not just in church, so that you can represent Jesus well at your location.
Jesus said that when the bridegroom (Himself) had been taken from them (signifying his crucifixion, resurrection and ascension to heaven), then they would fast (not “can fast”). That means that fasting is a mandatory spiritual exercise for every Christian, whether one knows it or not. You must fast. But there are prerequisites to effective fasting in Christ. And knowing them will be of great help to you spiritually.
You’re an ambassador of Christ. You don’t have to compromise God’s standards to win anybody to Jesus, but as to what you have to adjust for people to get saved, that won’t end you up sinning or speaking against God; consider it because of the faith strength of others.
