Luke 17:33
What does that mean ? Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses there life will preserve it .
We are daily waging war against flesh and blood, spirit and truth, evil and wickedness. Man and the world. The world say's that if you conform to it's ways, you will succeed and have plenty of material worth, financial wealth and experience things.
The bible say's that you have an inheritance for beyond things and material .
Ephesians 1:18 - The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints.
Titus 3:7 - That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Galatians 5:16-
Dying to self and putting of wants that would entice you and create a temporary happiness is worldly and not lasting. God sent his only son Jesus Christ so that you and I could Inherit the Kingdom Of God. Do you have any idea what that looks like ? I have a glimpse , and I have a desire to continue forward in the march towards the prize. Physical pleasure is fleeting, spiritual pleasure endures through all things and love covers a multitude of sins.
I am not able to say one thing and act another, My life style must match my words. Promises made are promises kept, He who is faithful in the little is given more. I have personal experience in faithfulness to He who created me, and I also have personal experience in not being so faithful.
Tearing down the strongholds are a difficult thing, however, God gives us the armor to endure this spiritual battle, the waging war, between flesh and spirit. I choose to suffer long term if that is what it takes, I want my words to match my walk, and more then that I want my heart to be directly connected to Jesus and the Father. This requires selfless actions, I may want to do for myself, but I am unable to at certain times, because he is calling me to endure for a season, to wait patiently on His will and not mine..
We as Believers , have a Job, full time, 24/7 Job, to witness, in the streets, Not just in your church, or with your Group, but to strangers, we are to step out of our comfort zone, take a risk and get dirty with the dirty people, doing dirty things, because they do not know the love that was given for them, they can not accept this spiritual Journey and they live in the physical moments feeding their flesh, worldly things , Things that rust and decay, turn to nothing, starting out with nothing and ending up with nothing, With God we start out with nothing and end up with eternity.
Do you Know your life is not your own, the things that bring Glory to yourself, do not bring Glory to God, the things that you do every Sunday, sitting in a pew, raising your hands and saying Hallelujah, then walking away from that hour or two hour time of being conformed to a pattern of Church, but leaving the building and rushing through the traffic just to get back to your self fulfilling life, because you have yet to learn to stop and trust God , that he is in control, His time is not our time and He knows what we need, however He can never give that too you, if you do not stop and listen. I am speaking from personal experience that is all I have. My experience , strength and Hope , that what I found I can freely give away to another. My life is a miracle . Period.
You are worthy, someone loved you enough to die for you and he paid the penalty for my sin and for your sin . Once we give are life to Him, we can know longer go about living in the old flesh, The old is dead and gone and the new has come, He gave you the Holy Spirit and you now have a purpose. Change , you have to be willing to work with this power, it will not do it for you, You have to be willing to feel, feel everything, in order to " grow " through it.
God was, is and always will be the one who longs for your heart, People will come and go, seasons will change God is with you day and night, till the end of time. Are you prepared to let him cleanse your heart, change your mind, be transformed, are you ready to capture all your thoughts and turn them over, from Glory to Glory, he will change you. Sometimes quickly , sometimes slowly, but if your willing He wants your commitment. We cant live in sin and expect God to completely bless us the way he wants to, Excuses are Nil, they do not work with Him, he knows what your going to do before you do. Stop intentional sin, turn from adultery, homosexuality, drunkenness, these are some of the patterns created when we live with out him, Yet surrender means being willing to follow scripture, not add your watered down , sugar coated scripture to fit your needs, God is not in a box or a bottle he is the creator of all things, Believing is not enough, even the devil knows the word of God and believes in him. We have to be witnesses of the word, let them see how you live, let them want what you have, let them see your smile and your peace, peace that surpasses understanding even when you have nothing to smile about in the world, you have peace with in. You are content within, your soul and spirit, because you have truth and are living for the truth.
The only way to get to the Father is through his Son Jesus Christ, if you don't believe , that is ok, it only takes a mustard seed, to gain insight into his holy word. Nothing can separate you from God, He created you, and has waited for you still until today. Are you ready ? Are you willing to die to self and walk in His ways and not your own, There is a price to pay, however the Reward is rich according to his Glory and ways..
Please If you do not know , or have lost your way. Pray , find a person who you trust and share, to lighten the emotional burdens of this life is healing and I guarantee , you may also be helping someone else, God makes no Junk and nothing is coincidental nothing..
Be blessed...
Pamela Benigno A life renewed and transformed
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