I really liked the song that one of the Women of Faith ladies taught us this weekend. It goes, "You got to think about, what you think about." Again, it's a really catchy tune that I wish you could hear.
The point is, that we can't just keep thinking any ole thought that pops into our mind. Emotions and thoughts come and go. Sometimes the devil puts thoughts into our minds, sometimes our flesh does, and sometimes God does. So we really do have to think about what we think about. The Bible talks about "casting down vain imaginations." That means that when a thought comes into our minds we have to judge it. Is this a right thought? A Godly thought? Remember the Word says, "What soever things are pure, whatsoever things are honest, true, and good, think on these things." So if its not a Godly thought, obviously it did not come from God and we need to cast it down. Casting a thought down is so simple. How? Just choose a different thought! Think about something else. Start singing a praise song. Or if satan dropped a judgemental thought into your mind about someone then, on purpose, start thinking about what is good about that person.
The only way a thought or feeling becomes our own is if we speak it out loud. Then we have taken the thought and made it our own. The Bible says that we will know what is in a person's heart by what they speak!
The second point is that feelings are not your faith. This was a huge revelation for me. Because I could be believing God for an answer to prayer and start to "feel" fear and think that I wasn't in faith anymore. Again, the only way I have negated my faith is if I have taken the "feeling" and spoken it out loud. What we need to do when we feel fear or any other negative emotion is to tell God. Give it to Him. If I feel fear then I say to God, "Lord I feel afraid, please forgive me, I know this is not faith. Please take this fear and give me peace." Then I start telling myself the truth. The Lord has not given me a spirit of fear but of power and of love and of a sound mind!"
So, today, think about what you think about!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Just Say the Name of Jesus
God has a sense of humor. He gave me this word for you and for me in a song this morning. I wish you could hear the tune! It's kinda catchy.
Just say the name of Jesus
Say the name out loud
Say the name real loud
Just say the name of Jesus
Jesus, Jesus,
Sing the name the name of Jesus
just sing the name of Jesus
Sing it real loud, sing it out loud,
Jesus, Jesus
And on and on it goes. I LOVE it! Just saying the name of Jesus brings such comfort, such peace, such POWER! What an amazing name! At the name of Jesus every knee will bow, those in heaven and those on earth.
God gave us power of attorney to use His name! He entrusted us with it!
Sometimes when I am afraid, I just say the name, Jesus, and I am comforted. When I am confused, hurting, angry.... I just say the name of Jesus. Say the name and He will be instantly at your side. Say the name and the God of the whole universe will come to your aide. Or maybe you will just say it because you want him by your side, just for fellowship. He likes that a lot. Say it and He will be there.
One last thought, saying the name of Jesus is equal with saying the word, grace. The Holy Spirit is called the Spirit of Grace! The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are one, therefore when you have said the name of Jesus you have called upon His amazing Grace! And so much more. The name of Jesus can satisfy any need, can help in any situation. He will answer any question for any situation.
Just say the name of Jesus, say the name out loud, say the name real loud.
Just say the name of Jesus
Say the name out loud
Say the name real loud
Just say the name of Jesus
Jesus, Jesus,
Sing the name the name of Jesus
just sing the name of Jesus
Sing it real loud, sing it out loud,
Jesus, Jesus
And on and on it goes. I LOVE it! Just saying the name of Jesus brings such comfort, such peace, such POWER! What an amazing name! At the name of Jesus every knee will bow, those in heaven and those on earth.
God gave us power of attorney to use His name! He entrusted us with it!
Sometimes when I am afraid, I just say the name, Jesus, and I am comforted. When I am confused, hurting, angry.... I just say the name of Jesus. Say the name and He will be instantly at your side. Say the name and the God of the whole universe will come to your aide. Or maybe you will just say it because you want him by your side, just for fellowship. He likes that a lot. Say it and He will be there.
One last thought, saying the name of Jesus is equal with saying the word, grace. The Holy Spirit is called the Spirit of Grace! The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are one, therefore when you have said the name of Jesus you have called upon His amazing Grace! And so much more. The name of Jesus can satisfy any need, can help in any situation. He will answer any question for any situation.
Just say the name of Jesus, say the name out loud, say the name real loud.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Praise God
Praise is spiritual warfare in the highest! Do you know that when God used to send the Israelites out to battle He would often send Praisers ahead of them. I mean , He sent people just to praise God! No matter what we are going through, we can always praise God. Because God is Good! Praise defeats the enemy! Do you have sickness, or depression, lack, fear? Then praise God and drive back the enemy! He can't stand it! It's like taking a cannon and blowing the devil away with it!
Sing praises to God today! Tell Him thank you for the many blessings in your life. Just go on and on thanking Him, He loves it, and you will realize how many reasons you have to praise Him!
For we enter His gates with thanksgiving in our hearts, and we enter His courts with praise! Sing to Him, tell Him how great He is! Make this a day of praise to our great and awesome God!
Sing praises to God today! Tell Him thank you for the many blessings in your life. Just go on and on thanking Him, He loves it, and you will realize how many reasons you have to praise Him!
For we enter His gates with thanksgiving in our hearts, and we enter His courts with praise! Sing to Him, tell Him how great He is! Make this a day of praise to our great and awesome God!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
To Live is Christ, To Die is Gain
God started giving me this message in the early morning hours. It is such a confirmation to me that God wants to use this blog to speak to His children. When I am not even thinking about it, when I am barely awake God speaks to me.
In Philippians 1:21 Paul says, "For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." He is saying either choice is OK because if he lives he has Jesus and if he dies he has great reward with Jesus. If we have Jesus in our heart we don't have to be afraid to die. This is talking about physical death but there is another way that God asks us to die and that is the death of the flesh. As a matter of fact, you can't truly live until you die. What do I mean by that? We have to die to ourselves, our fleshly desires. I remember the first time someone told me, "It's not about you." I felt a pain go through me and I had a revelation. Oh, it's really not all about me! Wow. So every time I start feeling selfish I have to remind myself, "It's not about me." For example, when I start complaining to myself that I never get any time to myself, to do the things I want, etc. Then I remind myself, "It's not about me." This really helps put things in perspective. Life is really all about serving Jesus and each other. In giving our life away, we get our life back. Aren't the things of God amazing. They are so opposite from what the world tells us. To live we have to die, to get we have to give.
In 1Corinthians 15:31 Paul says, "I die daily." He is not talking about physical death but death to the flesh. Death to his will. We have to die to our will and say, "Not my will but yours be done, Lord." Isn't that what Jesus said when He went to the cross? Jesus says to be worthy of Him we must take up our cross and follow Him. I will close with one more scripture:
John 12:24-26
(This is Jesus talking) I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies it produces many seeds. The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am my servant will also be. My Father will honor the one who serves me."
It can seem scary to die to ourself, to have to give up getting our way. But it is amazing because when we do this, we find true joy, love, and peace. It's the only way.
In Philippians 1:21 Paul says, "For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." He is saying either choice is OK because if he lives he has Jesus and if he dies he has great reward with Jesus. If we have Jesus in our heart we don't have to be afraid to die. This is talking about physical death but there is another way that God asks us to die and that is the death of the flesh. As a matter of fact, you can't truly live until you die. What do I mean by that? We have to die to ourselves, our fleshly desires. I remember the first time someone told me, "It's not about you." I felt a pain go through me and I had a revelation. Oh, it's really not all about me! Wow. So every time I start feeling selfish I have to remind myself, "It's not about me." For example, when I start complaining to myself that I never get any time to myself, to do the things I want, etc. Then I remind myself, "It's not about me." This really helps put things in perspective. Life is really all about serving Jesus and each other. In giving our life away, we get our life back. Aren't the things of God amazing. They are so opposite from what the world tells us. To live we have to die, to get we have to give.
In 1Corinthians 15:31 Paul says, "I die daily." He is not talking about physical death but death to the flesh. Death to his will. We have to die to our will and say, "Not my will but yours be done, Lord." Isn't that what Jesus said when He went to the cross? Jesus says to be worthy of Him we must take up our cross and follow Him. I will close with one more scripture:
John 12:24-26
(This is Jesus talking) I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies it produces many seeds. The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am my servant will also be. My Father will honor the one who serves me."
It can seem scary to die to ourself, to have to give up getting our way. But it is amazing because when we do this, we find true joy, love, and peace. It's the only way.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Grace
2 Corinthians 12:9 says, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." A couple sentences down, Paul says, "For when I am weak, then I am strong."
Do you know what the true definition of grace is? We have been told for years that grace is the unmerited favor of God. Yes, it is that, but so much more. The true definition of grace is "all of God's power and ability given to you as a free gift." It's yours for the asking! You don't have to earn it. You don't have to be good enough. You just have to ask!
Many times throughout the day I ask God for some grace! I just say, "God I ask your grace on this situation." Do you know that God's grace is enough to handle anything?
How about looking up the word grace in your concordance today and reading through some of the scriptures on grace? Once you get a revelation of God's grace in your life, nothing will be able to stop you!
Go in God's grace today.
Do you know what the true definition of grace is? We have been told for years that grace is the unmerited favor of God. Yes, it is that, but so much more. The true definition of grace is "all of God's power and ability given to you as a free gift." It's yours for the asking! You don't have to earn it. You don't have to be good enough. You just have to ask!
Many times throughout the day I ask God for some grace! I just say, "God I ask your grace on this situation." Do you know that God's grace is enough to handle anything?
How about looking up the word grace in your concordance today and reading through some of the scriptures on grace? Once you get a revelation of God's grace in your life, nothing will be able to stop you!
Go in God's grace today.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Heaven
Heaven is incredible, you don't want to miss it! I have read several books about people whom God has taken to Heaven, shown them around and then allowed them to come back and tell about it. Let me say that this is scriptural. God allowed Daniel a vision of Heaven and He also allowed John a vision of Heaven. These are two that I can think of off hand.
Many times we have a idea that in Heaven we will be sitting around on fluffy clouds eating grapes and playing harps. We can even start thinking that Heaven sounds a bit boring. I mean an eternity of grape eating could get pretty dull! But emphatically, No! Heaven will not be boring.
The beauty in the earth is just an example of God's tastes. Heaven will be beautiful beyond description! Mountains, streams, oceans, prairies, flowers, cities, country side, mansions and on and on it goes. The colors in Heaven are vibrant, more vibrant than we have ever know on earth. The flowers are amazing. You can step on them and they come right back up! In heaven, our bodies are made perfect. We will probably be eternally in our 30's because this is the prime age. Yes, we will know each other! If you have lost a child, they will be there! Our saved loved ones are there waiting on us now. I believe that life will go on in Heaven, we will work, we will play, we will rest and eat. We will be forever learning about the awesomeness of our God. Heaven will be fun and adventurous and NEVER boring. There is so much more I could tell about and an eternity more that I don't even know about. I just want to say, DON'T MISS OUT!! The post just before this one tells you how to be sure you don't miss it.
Also, I believe people have the wrong idea about Hell. I don't want to talk about it too much, because, YUCK! it's horrible. Just think about the worst, most frightening, most painful, most dreadful things you can thing of on earth and know that Hell is a million times worse. Don't go there! In Hell, there is total darkness, there is no heat so it's freezing but it's also burning. How can that be, I don't know. The smell is more putrid than the worst you can think of on earth. There is no food, no water, you are all alone without any hope. You are tortured constantly. I am about to cry just thinking about it. Just don't go there. Please, I beg of you, don't take the chance!
I believe that if anyone had a real view of Heaven and a real view of Hell that they would never choose Hell over Heaven. Don't you?
Many times we have a idea that in Heaven we will be sitting around on fluffy clouds eating grapes and playing harps. We can even start thinking that Heaven sounds a bit boring. I mean an eternity of grape eating could get pretty dull! But emphatically, No! Heaven will not be boring.
The beauty in the earth is just an example of God's tastes. Heaven will be beautiful beyond description! Mountains, streams, oceans, prairies, flowers, cities, country side, mansions and on and on it goes. The colors in Heaven are vibrant, more vibrant than we have ever know on earth. The flowers are amazing. You can step on them and they come right back up! In heaven, our bodies are made perfect. We will probably be eternally in our 30's because this is the prime age. Yes, we will know each other! If you have lost a child, they will be there! Our saved loved ones are there waiting on us now. I believe that life will go on in Heaven, we will work, we will play, we will rest and eat. We will be forever learning about the awesomeness of our God. Heaven will be fun and adventurous and NEVER boring. There is so much more I could tell about and an eternity more that I don't even know about. I just want to say, DON'T MISS OUT!! The post just before this one tells you how to be sure you don't miss it.
Also, I believe people have the wrong idea about Hell. I don't want to talk about it too much, because, YUCK! it's horrible. Just think about the worst, most frightening, most painful, most dreadful things you can thing of on earth and know that Hell is a million times worse. Don't go there! In Hell, there is total darkness, there is no heat so it's freezing but it's also burning. How can that be, I don't know. The smell is more putrid than the worst you can think of on earth. There is no food, no water, you are all alone without any hope. You are tortured constantly. I am about to cry just thinking about it. Just don't go there. Please, I beg of you, don't take the chance!
I believe that if anyone had a real view of Heaven and a real view of Hell that they would never choose Hell over Heaven. Don't you?
Monday, November 10, 2008
Salvation is Like a Parachute
Would you jump out of a plane without a parachute? Living our lives without Christ is just like jumping out of a plane without a parachute. People give us many reasons for being saved like blessing, healing, prosperity, good feelings, etc. But there is really only one good reason to give our hearts to the Lord. And that is to have our names written in the Lamb's Book of Life. To know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that when we die, we will go to Heaven. The Bible says that "we have all sinned and come short of the glory of God." Sin has to be punished and the punishment for sin is death. But God loved us so much that He sent His one and only son to die and to take our punishment. When Jesus went to the cross and spent three days in Hell, He took our punishment upon Himself. He took our punishment so we don't have too. A lot of people now a days think that there are many roads to God. But the Bible is very clear in saying that there is only one way and that is through the Lord Jesus Christ. One way. Only one. It's not popular to tell people that if they die without Jesus that they will spend eternity separated from God, in Hell. But it's the truth. If you have doubts about this, I would encourage you to just pray and ask God to clearly reveal Himself to you, to open your eyes to the truth. It's not worth the risk, is it? Josh McDowell was an atheist. He is a very intellectual man and he set out to prove that there is no God. Guess what? In the process, he proved the opposite and today he is a born again Christian. I would encourage you to read his books. One that I like is called, "Evidence that demands a verdict."
Do you want to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior? It is very simple. Just pray a simple prayer like this one, "Lord Jesus, I confess that I have sinned, I know that I am lost without you. Please come into my heart and be my Lord and Savior. Forgive my sins, wash me in your blood. I will walk with you from this day forward. In Jesus name, Amen."
Now start reading your Bible and watch how God will reveal Himself to you. Find a Bible based church to be a part of. I will be praying for you!
If you have any questions about salvation, or any questions about where any of these scriptures are found, just email me at KristiLinn36@yahoo.com.
How about putting your parachute on today?
Stay tuned for my next post about Heaven. Believe me, you don't want to miss Heaven!
Do you want to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior? It is very simple. Just pray a simple prayer like this one, "Lord Jesus, I confess that I have sinned, I know that I am lost without you. Please come into my heart and be my Lord and Savior. Forgive my sins, wash me in your blood. I will walk with you from this day forward. In Jesus name, Amen."
Now start reading your Bible and watch how God will reveal Himself to you. Find a Bible based church to be a part of. I will be praying for you!
If you have any questions about salvation, or any questions about where any of these scriptures are found, just email me at KristiLinn36@yahoo.com.
How about putting your parachute on today?
Stay tuned for my next post about Heaven. Believe me, you don't want to miss Heaven!
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