Walking in Faith

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I had a conversation with an unbeliever a few days ago and he asked me how do I know that God is real? He also continued to say that he needs to see evidence that God exist. I realized that he doesn’t know the love of God. When you experience God’s love and seek His word, you begin to learn of God’s character, His promises over your life and you have a desire to observe and obey his commandments. God speaks in a soft whisper. With so much chaos and noise around us, many of us are unable to hear God’s voice. God speaks to us every day if we take the time to sit still for a moment and listen. Too many people are rushing to go nowhere. .. to a job they hate, to family problems, well you get the idea.

He said in His word, “In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He will direct thy path.” So many people want to be shown a sign.

How can someone acknowledge God when they don’t even believe He exist? You must have faith in Him first. He will not reveal himself to someone who doesn’t even believe that He exist! “Without faith, it is impossible to please Him.”  What is faith? ”Faith is the evidence of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1

I question how some people question God, but live with a level of faith every day. Let’s take the air (oxygen) that we breathe every day to live. You cannot see it, yet it exists. Let’s use music as an example, you can’t see it, yet it exists. Let’s look at gravity (not literally, because you can’t see it!), yet it exists.

Most people jump in their car, bus or train and expect to get to their destinations safely. People also get on an elevator and expect it to go up or down without it dropping. You can even sit in a chair and expect it to hold you up when you sit down. Even when you don’t acknowledge God, He is protecting and holding you up in the midst of your circumstances.

Once you get a revelation of who God’s character is, you will start to notice how He works in your life even under the worst conditions and situations in life.

He is waiting for you to make a decision. He gives you free choice in life and does not hold you under compulsion to believe in Him. You are free to choose life or death. Satin only purpose is to kill, steal and destroy by any means possible, but Jesus came to give us life more abundantly. Most people only think of abundance as material things but it’s not only wealth but abundance in health, joy, peace. love and much more.

He even gives us freedom of speech. “The power of life and death is in the tongue.” You can speak positive over your life or you can speak death. I’ve seen an excessive amount of people wearing skull, bones and other symbols that represent death. Unfortunately, the masses are not aware that there acknowledging and expressing the love of death. If you really research, you will find most things related specifically to skulls represents death for example: poison.  The more you focus on the negative the more that it tends to grow.

He is waiting…..time does not.  You are not promised tomorrow.

Once you acknowledge Jesus as your Lord and Savior and that he died for your sins and repent for your sins and open your heart to the Holy Spirit. He will come into your heart and you are saved at the present moment you acknowledge Him as your Lord and Savior.

You are transformed by the renewing of your mind and allowing the Holy Spirit to come into your heart. It is a life-long process and you will not feel any different after you are saved, but the Lord will begin to work in your life differently. Prayer is a must in building a relationship with Him as well as reading the Gospel where you find stories of Jesus’s life, God’s commandments and His promises including the prophetic revelations being witnessed in today’s world. The Bible is the foundation and life’s instruction manual to living on this earth. You will begin to transform as you gain a stronger relationship with Him.

So, you are still not convinced if God is real?

This message was probably not meant for you then. I have to wonder though because if you happened to get to the bottom of this page, the Lord is already drawing you to Him. You have a desire to want to know more about Him and to seek the only love in this world that does not fail.

He is wating for you……

Be Transformed by the Renewing of Your Mind

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As we enter into 2012, we are filled with many dreams, hopes, aspirations, visions, desires and expectations. We make another year of  resolutions. We fill our schedules with new plans and mark the calendar with exciting activities for the upcoming year. By the end of the year, we are feeling depressed and unmotivated because we did not accomplish the goals that we set out to achieve.

The one thing we need to realize that we can expect another year of the same old thing unless we renew our minds. Our mentality has to change. Our attitudes has to change. Our behaviors has to change. Our disposition has to change. Our words and thoughts have to change. Sometime even our location has to change.  We can’t really expect a New Year full of change if we don’t change the internal things that may be blocking us from our goals.

It’s not an easy process. We are constantly transforming by our daily experiences but somehow we can remain stuck in an old mindset or behavior that may be hindering progress.  Let’s look ahead this year with a desire to renew our minds and embrace positive changes in our lives.  So, when we look back on another year we can really have a sense of accomplishment and look ahead with great expectation to a New Year!

Expect Great Things!

Cheers!

Set Free

As we go to barbeques, head to the beach, watch the fireworks and enjoy many other outdoor activities.

Let’s not forget that we have been set free by the Blood of Christ who paid the debt for our sins. It’s in Him, we move and have our being. Remember that we have been released from the bondage of sin and death. After we proclaim the Lord as our Savior, He pours His spirit into us. We are renewed beings and are now representatives in Christ to share the love with others. We have been redeemed from our sins and forgiven. The past has been washed away. So we are free from mistakes, burdens, negative thinking and attitudes, addictions, pain, guilt, condemnation and all other attacks from the enemy.

We are alive in Christ! So, let’s celebrate our liberty!

Happy July 4th!