IN CHOOSING A MATE - WHAT YOU MUST DO AS A CHRISTIAN
Posted : 27 Jun, 2011 03:23 AM
MY DEAREST FRIENDS IN THE LORD....
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers, for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? (2 Corinthians 6:14).Marriage is the second major choice we make in our lives, and we should never enter into it without much prayer. To rush into a marriage can be disastrous. The most important decision of our lives, of course, is our decision to follow the Lord. This decision is not a one-time declaration, but a daily determination to follow Jesus above all. If we allow the emotional or soulish realm to dominate our lives we become more susceptible to the enemy leading us astray through someone. This area of the flesh should be brought under the Lord's subjection so that Satan does not get the advantage and consequently destroy our lives and ministries. So many have failed the Lord because they chose a man or woman over the Lord.We find this true throughout the Bible, too. Solomon's heathen wives led him into idolatry. Samson lost his eyes because of a woman, Delilah. David committed murder because of passion for Bathsheba.Our emotions need to be cleansed as they are not the sign of love. The true definition of love is "God is love." If God is not in a relationship it is not true love. What this world calls love is really lust since it is built on what the other person does for me, not what I can do for him or her. If the other person fails to keep up his end of the bargain, a divorce occurs because the offended mate is no longer pleased. This is the attitude of the world's so-called "love." God's love loves without receiving back, God's love is forgiving and patient. God's love is gentle and kind. God's love waits. God's love sacrifices.God bless you as you pray and wait for Him to chose for you...SHALOM.
Read psalm 25...
PRAYER-:
Heavenly Father,i thank You for walking with me through every season of life. I thank You for being a shield of protection around me, for going before me and preparing the way. Keep me close to You and give me strength as I move forward into the victory You have for me! In Jesus� Name. Amen.
IN CHOOSING A MATE - WHAT YOU MUST DO AS A CHRISTIAN
Posted : 29 Jun, 2011 08:37 AM
�And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness...� (Romans 8:26, NLT).
Sometimes, people get distracted by what they consider to be a disadvantage or weakness in their lives. It may be something about their personality or looks that they don�t like. Or maybe they�ve been through an unfair situation: a divorce, a bad business deal or a bad break. We all have things that can feel like disadvantages; things that makes it a challenge in our life.
It may even be a physical handicap, and you can�t get around like you used to. But just because you have a �disadvantage,� just because you�ve been through a tough time doesn�t mean you�re supposed to sit back and settle where you are. God still has something great for you to do! He wants to show Himself strong in and through you, and He�s given you His Holy Spirit to equip you in this life.Today let the Holy Spirit help you when you feel weak. Let Him empower you with truth that will set you free. Stay in faith and don�t get negative toward yourself or your future. Let God take what you think is a liability and turn it into an asset! Let Him take what you think is a disadvantage and turn it around to be an advantage! Remember, you are more than a conqueror today and every day because He is strong in you...AMEN
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord...
(2 Corinthians 3:18).
There are 5 steps to hearing Go:-
# Quiet your mind
# Receive Holy Spirit/ inner guidance & communication
# Hear God's Voice in new ways
# Deepen your understanding of how God's Voice is heard in the world
# Become more aware of how you already hear God's Voice in your life before.
Read Psalm 31...
Prayer:- ALMIGHTY Father God, right now I invite You to transform me into Your image. Search my heart and mind and remove anything that is displeasing to You. Show me Your glory. Reveal Yourself to me as I keep my heart and mind focused on You. In Jesus� Name. Amen
IN CHOOSING A MATE - WHAT YOU MUST DO AS A CHRISTIAN
Posted : 30 Jun, 2011 09:56 AM
2. YOU HAVE TO WAIT WITH CONFIDENCE...IN THE LORD!!!
In the book of James, the Bible tells us that we should wait for God�s promises like a farmer waits for his harvest.See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm�(James 5:7-8, NIV).
Now, I�ve never seen a farmer plant a crop and then worry night and day about whether or not it�s going to come up. He doesn�t lose sleep thinking, �Oh, I hope that my corn is going to take root. Please God, let my corn bring a harvest.� No, he waits with confidence, knowing that the harvest will come. He does his part, and he knows that seed will produce a good crop.In the same way, we should wait confidently for the promises of God.
We have to stand firm on His Word. It�s not enough to just hope that your situation is going to turn around. Instead of the attitude �I hope I get well�, have the attitude of confidence and say, �Thank You, Lord that I am getting well.� Start waiting like the farmer. Wait with confidence. Be sure that as you put God�s Word into practice, just like the farmer, you will see that harvest of blessing in your own life in return.
GOD BLESS YOU...
Read Psalm: 55
Prayer:-Thank You Father for Your faithfulness in my life. Today, I choose to stand firm on Your Word. I choose to follow Your commands and believe that I will see Your promises come to pass in my life. In Jesus� Name. Amen.
IN CHOOSING A MATE - WHAT YOU MUST DO AS A CHRISTIAN
Posted : 2 Jul, 2011 07:31 AM
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IN CHOOSING A MATE
Love is bigger than simply falling for someone. Man's emotions are not reliable gauge upon which to establish a marriage relationship. We must know in the Spirit that it is God's will. It is much better to marry for character than for emotion. Emotions fluctuate, character doesn't. Emotions are in the soulish realm, and unless the carnal mind has been renewed, Satan can give us emotions or feelings of love for someone of his choosing.
(If he did not have this in his power, he could not split up marriages.)
One of his favorite techniques is to suddenly take away the feelings one once had for his mate and give feelings for someone else. When he has successfully convinced a person that he no longer loves his or her mate, then he leads them to divorce, whispering, "You are living a lie." After he has destroyed that marriage, he then leads one to marry again by stirring their emotions for another. Often after their next marriage something happens that they do not expect. Before too long, friction begins to develop with the new mate, then arguments.
Finally, they find the same thing has happened again, they feel no emotion for their new mate and the next divorce is in the making.
"Falling" in love is Satan's ploy. The very expression of these words should tell us something. A Christian should not blindly "fall" into any trap. Love is bigger than simply falling for someone-GOD IS LOVE and LOVE IS GOD. Certainly, the Lord gives us a wonderful emotional feeling for the one we are to marry. However, this "feeling" without God's direction can be disastrous as Satan can tamper with our emotions and feelings too.
Marriage, in a Christian's life, should be based on a decision directed by the Holy Spirit. A Christian's love for another is a commitment. Of course, the Lord will supply the emotions for the mate He sends, but that should not be the criterion for making the decision to marry. The Lord should be sought, and whatever He speaks to us we should do. He knows the future and what is best for us.
If we trust in Him, He will not fail us in this or any other important area. Women or men who allow emotions to rule them will never be victorious Christians. Emotions should always follow, never lead.
Romans 12:2 says Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.More to come. Bless you.
Read Psalm; 118
Prayer: Dear Father God. Thank You for choosing me to belong to You, to be guarded by You and strengthened by You to face many tests. Please forgive me when I have forgotten Your loving character and Your intense personal love for Your children. Please help me to see that You are ultimately trustworthy and that I can and must bring all my requests to You. When You delay, please give me fresh faith to keep praying; and when You answer in a different way than I expect, please build my faith to be confident that You have done what is right. And I also pray for my brothers and sisters who face severe challenges to their faith including persecution. Strengthen them to pray in faith; may their prayers be answered and their faith rewarded in this life and the next. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
IN CHOOSING A MATE - WHAT YOU MUST DO AS A CHRISTIAN
Posted : 1 Jun, 2012 04:16 AM
God�s love never ends. God loves me even if I sin against Him. It is only reasonable that I love God and be obedient to Him who loves me unconditionally. May the LORD give me strength to follow HIM with joy in my heart. May the mercy of the Lord always rest upon me and all those who call upon HIM. Amen!
