Friend, I want to tell you that ardently following Jesus will cost you some close relationships. Not all issues between parents and believing children are evil. Some are meant to be so for God’s will to prevail. So, just in case you are having such experiences, resolve it and let your parents know that God’s will is superior to theirs.
Every servant of God needs divine fire to do what God has anointed him to do. That fire is called “spiritual fervour”. Want to learn how to keep your spiritual fervour as you serve God? Here are three proven scriptural ways of doing it.
No matter which parental figure has been absent in your life, God can fill that gap. Is it your father who failed you? God can replace Him. Is it that your mother abandoned you when you were a child? God can fill that hole in your life. Don’t live always groaning on an absent close relative in your life. God cares about you and will take care of you.
There are benefits to following the way of the Lord, but not without sacrifice. Loving God can come with demands. Some of His instructions aren’t always pleasant because they can make you very uncomfortable. But it is always worth it. If I don’t know anything about God, at least I can boast of it that He is faithful. Hope in Him.
Instead of focusing on your human efforts not to love the world, why don’t you pursue a deeper intimacy with Jesus so you can have access to the grace to live unto Him in a crooked world? For God is ever willing to help you to live in purity because He knows it’s an integral part of your life to fulfil your divine mandate.
Dear believer, love is the core of your spiritual makeup. So, if you don’t walk in your God-ordained identity, then you are signing up to live a hypocritical life, which shouldn’t be said of you.
Never let the devil talk you out of God’s love for you. Do not let Him lie to you that God has given up on you. He is Your Father. He won’t cast you out. He first loved you. He calls you by name.
In our families, siblings love one another. Right? Why? Because they are from the same parents. In the same way, you can’t say you love God but hate any of His children, no matter how the person behaves.
God’s love has no loopholes. So don’t demonstrate it to some sect of people and leave others. Let me tell you something. Many people tagged as evil are hurting people who just need help. Love God and love people too.
You are more valuable than birds. That means God is able to meet your needs far beyond what you’ll just eat to survive. Stop worrying. Stop wailing over what you don’t have. While it’s good to have the future in view, love enjoying today as the day the Lord has made.
The world says don’t love your enemy because when they get you, they’ll harm you. But Jesus says love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.
If you want to earn the trust of people you work for or in a specific relationship with, don’t make lying your hallmark. Don’t ever lie about something you did for the sake of escaping punishment. Truth sets free; lies soil your integrity.
