January 28, 2013

DJ

1 Timothy 6:9 Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

It is not the act of having a lot of money that will cause as many problems as the act of wanting to have so much money. We need to be happy with what God allows into our lives rather than running after things which we don’t actually need.

God will allow us to have what we actually need, but it is the desire to get more that drive us over the edge. That lust for money and other things will make us do some pretty stupid things in order to get our own way causing problems as we go along.

If we get trapped into that way of life we will never be able to focus on God because our focus will always be on things instead.

January 27, 2013

DJ

Matthew 6:27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

We all like to think that we are in control of our lives, and we are… but that control is only as far as we can think and do. Our appearance does change when we worry because others can see that we are worried, but just by worrying or thinking we will not be able to change how tall we are or other things like that.

God has made us who we are and He made us this way for a purpose. We should not be worrying about how we are but rather concentrating on what we can do for Him. If we rely on God in the right way, we can depend on Him for everything and will no longer need to worry about those things in life. It is a hard step of faith to take, but very rewarding…

January 26, 2013

DJ

1 Timothy 1:19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.

One of the questions we often get asked is “why did it all go pear shaped for me?” Often we do have to go over what we have done and look at whether we may have been responsible for things…

It is not always someone else’s fault. It is not always possible to blame something else. Sometimes we have to accept responsibility for what we have done – even when we are in God’s hands.

Even though God has promised to protect us, we do have to continue to listen to Him. If we don’t we may well find we are on our own and that is when shipwrecks happen…

January 25, 2013

DJ

Psalm 102:17 He will respond to the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their plea.

How many times have you turned someone away just because you don’t like them or because you were fighting them or arguing with them? How many of those people have been family members?

We turn people away, we don’t listen to them, we ignore them, we do all sorts of things to them just because we can…

But God will always listen to prayers, especially to those who need Him the most. It does not matter how evil they have been in the past or how they have ignored God in the past; if they are willing to come to God in honesty and with and open heart, He will never turn us away! What an awesome God!