We tend to make time for things that have no eternal value...no eternal significance at all. When we allow other things to take precedence over our time with God, we open the door for Satan to step in and do his dirty work in our lives. He attempts to keep us on probation; he endeavors to detain us from living in freedom and forgiveness by making us think we have to work to pay for our wrongs. He holds us captive through guilt and regret. We are bound by Satan's shackles.
We practice spiritual disciplines like reading the Bible, and praying - not so God can love us more, but so we can love Him more. - Steven Furtick
Sin is ugly! It is ANYTHING that moves us away from our life source -- God.
Satan also loves to make us focus on the little that's wrong so we miss the big picture of all that's right!
The older I get, the more trials I endure, I am learning about the way I want to live my life. I want to get in the picture. I don't want to be content to sit on the sidelines. Answers don't come while sitting on the sidelines. Answers come when we choose to actively and openly engage the journey. I don't want to miss the action. And I want to be able to remember it long after the action is over.
Sometimes growth is a slow process. But any type of significant growth in our lives, anything worth learning, usually involves some uncomfortable times. Sometimes we make mistakes, but those mistakes are an important part of really living. You can't grow without them.
I sometimes I see my walk of faith much like the way I see my blogging journey. Progress and growth are discovered as I journey down the road. Sharing our brokenness with one another is a gift. When we take the brave step of sharing our ugliness, our pain, our broken pieces, then His beauty can shine through, and it is truly beautiful. When we allow God to take what Satan meant for evil and let God use it for good, it takes healing to a whole new level. God frees us from the shackles.
Our brokenness is a far greater bridge to reach people for Christ than our pretend wholeness ever is.....Heard this on the podcast with Lysa TerKeurst and Sheila Walsh.
It is good to suffer in this life so we will reign in the one to come; to bear the cross below, to wear the crown above; and to know that not your will but His be done in you and through you.
Revelation comes while we are en route to the destination. God uses adversity to prepare you for great blessings. He stretches your faith in Him -- not to harm you, but to teach you to draw near to Him. Every day with Jesus is an adventure, full of opportunities to know Him and love Him more. It's up to you to find beauty in the ugliest days. ❤
Be encouraged today. God loves you. He loves you so much that He sent His only son to die so that you can be forgiven and free. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done or how you’ve sinned. If you have truly repented and asked Jesus to forgive you, then He has, and there is no one who can take that away.
God cancelled the record of debt that stands against us...AMEN!!!
Blessings,
Dalinda
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