I have been having conflict with the way people communicate to me.
I have a problem dealing with people demanding stuff in an ugly way- as in not ASKING in politeness.
How should I handle it according to how Christ would handle it. In a way, I think that about how the disciples were spoken to. They were spoken to in a mockery-tone (I imagine).
Christ will judge people according to their ways, not me. So, I just gotta take it the way it is give, if I cannot correct what is wrong. See a problem, fix a problem.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
I can't help but think that I am having a separation from this world, in the sense that God has pulled me into His realm. He has put me in a very high level of trusting Him in everything that He will provide me.
Right now, I have NOTHINGNESS. No job, no family, no life, no aspect of living, no management. I have NOTHING. He has put me in a broad place, dealing with every speck of wretchedness, building me up. Preparing my footsteps before me, laying the foundations piece by piece.
As I watch life unravel before my eyes, I have a sense of promise of victory already won.
Right now, I have NOTHINGNESS. No job, no family, no life, no aspect of living, no management. I have NOTHING. He has put me in a broad place, dealing with every speck of wretchedness, building me up. Preparing my footsteps before me, laying the foundations piece by piece.
As I watch life unravel before my eyes, I have a sense of promise of victory already won.
Letting God do the battle, not us.
It is my divine choice to make myself available to Him, so that He can rule my life for His will. To be substandard does not make much sense. I always enjoy doing things the right way, the way of doing it the best way possible.
A sermon that I heard made me understand that it is God that is doing the battle. He created us... so that He could be in control of the earth of which He created. I think that we are just a vessel in the mind of God to be able to show us how He can defeat the enemy in our own trials and tribulations.
Usually an inventor likes to be in control of everything. To claim glory for himself. Is God the same way? He is the inventor of the universe. He likes to be in control of what happens- don't you like to manage things like at work?
Living in the life of victory is attainable ONLY by succmbing to God's power. "The Lord wants you to have His power to overcome sin, to become the person He designed you to be, and to accomplish the work He has called you to do." quoted by Charles Stanley (he has an online devotional that is awesome).
"To accomplish the work He has called you to do" (for Him, by Him). Did you know that Jesus did not speak from His own words, but those given by God (John 12:49 NKJ). He is just as we are, made of flesh. He endured pain, hunger, thirst. He accomplished miracles only through God and by God. He made Himself available to God as He went to the Mount of Olives to pray for strength to endure His time on earth. He was sent by God (John 7:28 NIV).
He will give to us every supernatural tool to us to use as we dwell here on earth. Sin. Temptation can be VERY POWERFUL!!! VERY OVER-POWERING. VERY ENTICING. Brought on only by the enemy, of which God allows him limited works- BUT, God can deliver us out of sin if we stand on His rock firmly, yearning to live according to His ways, and defeating the enemy by the means of the Armor of God (hmmm, the Armor of God- that needs more meditating) that we put on everyday.
A sermon that I heard made me understand that it is God that is doing the battle. He created us... so that He could be in control of the earth of which He created. I think that we are just a vessel in the mind of God to be able to show us how He can defeat the enemy in our own trials and tribulations.
Usually an inventor likes to be in control of everything. To claim glory for himself. Is God the same way? He is the inventor of the universe. He likes to be in control of what happens- don't you like to manage things like at work?
Living in the life of victory is attainable ONLY by succmbing to God's power. "The Lord wants you to have His power to overcome sin, to become the person He designed you to be, and to accomplish the work He has called you to do." quoted by Charles Stanley (he has an online devotional that is awesome).
"To accomplish the work He has called you to do" (for Him, by Him). Did you know that Jesus did not speak from His own words, but those given by God (John 12:49 NKJ). He is just as we are, made of flesh. He endured pain, hunger, thirst. He accomplished miracles only through God and by God. He made Himself available to God as He went to the Mount of Olives to pray for strength to endure His time on earth. He was sent by God (John 7:28 NIV).
He will give to us every supernatural tool to us to use as we dwell here on earth. Sin. Temptation can be VERY POWERFUL!!! VERY OVER-POWERING. VERY ENTICING. Brought on only by the enemy, of which God allows him limited works- BUT, God can deliver us out of sin if we stand on His rock firmly, yearning to live according to His ways, and defeating the enemy by the means of the Armor of God (hmmm, the Armor of God- that needs more meditating) that we put on everyday.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him
1 Corinthians 2:9-14 (New King James Version)
9 But as it is written:
“ Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
Love. What does it mean to love someone. Why do I love someone... TO SHOW love to someone. You have reverence towards them. You respect them. I look @ my parents and ask myself- why do I love them. They are my parents after all. I do my best to respect their household. I love them by listening to them. I love them by abiding by their rules. Hmmm, maybe I love them because I receive love from them as well. I love to be around them. I love to share things with them. I love them because they keep inviting me to family dinners- I am wanted.
In what ways CAN I not love them? Take control of the TV. Make a mess and not clean it up. Bossing them around. Demanding stuff.
It is our choice to tend to our own actions, backed up by what type of personality traits we chose to hold on to. Do we follow the rules in our everyday life? These rules are set forth by God to keep a somewhat dignified order here on earth.
But text says "...for those who love Him." How do I love God?
I acknowledge His presence. I listen to His rules. I respect Him as my creator, the giver of life. We are here only to be tested and learn what we have done wrong. To be corrected by our sins. To be put through testing, testing to see if we throw a tantrum by not liking what is going on in our lives. Testing to prove our love for Him by trusting Him in our trials. We are to SERVE HIM, not run rampant and lost!
My curiosity arose on the fact that God will only bless those whom He knows, and they are the ones the "love" Him.
"The things which God has prepared for those who love Him"
Do you love Him? Are you showing your love for Him? Do you have a desire to change your life and begin to love your Father?
9 But as it is written:
“ Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
Love. What does it mean to love someone. Why do I love someone... TO SHOW love to someone. You have reverence towards them. You respect them. I look @ my parents and ask myself- why do I love them. They are my parents after all. I do my best to respect their household. I love them by listening to them. I love them by abiding by their rules. Hmmm, maybe I love them because I receive love from them as well. I love to be around them. I love to share things with them. I love them because they keep inviting me to family dinners- I am wanted.
In what ways CAN I not love them? Take control of the TV. Make a mess and not clean it up. Bossing them around. Demanding stuff.
It is our choice to tend to our own actions, backed up by what type of personality traits we chose to hold on to. Do we follow the rules in our everyday life? These rules are set forth by God to keep a somewhat dignified order here on earth.
But text says "...for those who love Him." How do I love God?
I acknowledge His presence. I listen to His rules. I respect Him as my creator, the giver of life. We are here only to be tested and learn what we have done wrong. To be corrected by our sins. To be put through testing, testing to see if we throw a tantrum by not liking what is going on in our lives. Testing to prove our love for Him by trusting Him in our trials. We are to SERVE HIM, not run rampant and lost!
My curiosity arose on the fact that God will only bless those whom He knows, and they are the ones the "love" Him.
"The things which God has prepared for those who love Him"
Do you love Him? Are you showing your love for Him? Do you have a desire to change your life and begin to love your Father?
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