We don't plan it, IT JUST HAPPENS! We are in the SPIRIT of HOLINESS. Tears flow, not from the guilt of our sins, not from the revelation of all our failures, but from the FORGIVENESS; IN THE FULLNESS OF LOVE (Psalm 16:11), We experience the PERFECTION OF LOVE (1 John 4:12), just as we are loved, WE LOVE (John 15:9). In this place we know the HIGHEST OF HEAVEN, GOD is within us (1 Kings 8:27). ALL SCRIPTURE COMES ALIVE IN LOVE; WE ARE IN HIS PRESENCE. TEARS OF JOY IN THE FULLNESS OF LOVE.
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When we KNOW someone, we KNOW what they will do in particular circumstances, we KNOW the deepest mysteries of their SOUL, we KNOW how they think, nothing is hidden between the two of us. We do not JUDGE, FEAR or PRETEND; we are ONE. There is no one we TRUST more, because WE KNOW THEM. We don't just KNOW about them; WE KNOW THEM. WE LIVE IN THE FULLNESS OF THEM WHICH SURPASSES ALL KNOWLEDGE (Ephesians 3:19). WE KNOW!
Do we think of "GOOD STEWARDSHIP" as managing money? What about all of our gifts? The gift of time, being a parent, a grandparent or a "STRANGER IN NEED"? Do we TREAT THESE GIFTS and more with the HOLINESS , that Pleases and Honors GOD (1 Corinthians 4:1-2)? What do people want most from us; money or OUR TIME?
Where is the "SELF DESTRUCTION" in wanting recognition, being the "best" or excelling beyond others? THE TRAP is, we begin to compare ourselves to others where good is not "good enough" and this leads to feelings of inadequacy. When we focus on ourselves instead of PUTTING GOD ON THE PEDESTAL, our STEPS TO SUCCESS only lead to SELF DESTRUCTION (1 Corinthians 2:1-5).
ARE WE "RESULTS" DRIVEN? If we do this then, THIS WILL HAPPEN? Do we "count" the number of people 'WON TO CHRIST" through our witnessing as a measure of "our" success for GOD (1 Corinthians 9:19-22)? Or, are people drawn to GOD through our JOY OF SALVATION, our PEACE and GOD'S LOVE for them THROUGH US? Maybe unbelievers are DRIVEN BY THE RESULTS of Believers' relationship with GOD. TO TRY TO KEEP COUNT WOULD ONLY LIMIT GOD!
You pick up some trash from someone's property; did you do it because someone was watching, or because you thought it would help so someone else would not have to do it? You give someone an encouraging compliment; did you do it so someone would think you are a nice person, or did you want to give them something something special to think about themselves? Maybe IT'S NOT WHAT YOU DO, AS MUCH AS IT IS WHY YOU DO IT (James 4:17).
Do we try to REDUCE THE SCRIPTURES to our own "worldly understanding" thereby missing HIS MESSAGE? Has DIVINE REVELATION been distorted as a threat to human freedom rather than an invitation to a VERY PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP? Do we try to make the Bible our Qu'ran or Torah where we make "RELIGIOUS PURITY" greater than DIVINE AUTHORITY (Mark 2:27). DO WE REDUCE THE SCRIPTURES TO OUR UNDERSTANDING, OR DO THE SCRIPTURES GIVE US UNDERSTANDING?
What goes before, determines what is to follow. Do we "grumble and mumble" when we are asked to do something (Philippians 2:14)? Do we complain (even if it is just a thought and not words) about "medial jobs" we are expected to do? Why do we feel "unappreciated" in cleaning up after others or changing our schedule for their convenience? Why don't we EMBRACE WHAT WE DO as a PRIVILEGE FROM GOD; a special responsibility HE WANTS JUST US TO DO; AND KNOW, HE HAS HIS REASONS!
It's not just another day! It is the day GOD has made! Just as HE created today, HE created us as HIS masterpiece as part of HIS good works (Ephesians @:10). We are here today for HIS and our GOOD PLEASURE. We are to KNOW HIM, and by knowing HIM, we know ourselves. For we are to KNOW OURSELVES, as HE KNOWS and created us (Ephesians2:13). WE ARE HIS, WHOLLY AND ABSOLUTELY. What a beautiful understanding that HE shows HIMSELF IN ALL CREATION, ESPECIALLY US. IT'S NOT JUST ANOTHER DAY!
We can only think and speak about what we have inside: we cannot think and speak about what we don't have. For example, if our hearts are weighted down with anxious burdens and struggles, that is what we think and talk about. We cannot think and speak about the PEACE OF GOD, JOY AND RIGHTEOUSNESS (Romans 14:17) if our hearts are not THANKFUL and GRATEFUL. WE CAN ONLY THINK AND SPEAK ABOUT THAT WHICH WE HAVE and we can't BLAME OTHERS for what we DON'T HAVE.
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