January 30, 2013

Psalm 119:11 I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.

When you want to be able to please someone you try to do things that will make them happy or try to do what they say. Making your parents happy can sometimes be as simple as listening to what they say and obeying that.

God is no different than parents in that way. He would love us to listen to what He says and then to go out and do that. He is not going to be whispering that in our ears each day so we need to read our bibles to find out what He would like us to do.

He has given all of us the same instruction manual so that we can all get things right… if we listen…

January 29, 2013

1 John 2:14 I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, And you have overcome the wicked one.

Whether you are a grown up and a child you can know God. As an adult you want to be able to care for your children. If you have known God for a long time then you may be called an adult in Christ or God, whereas you may be called a child in God if you have not known Him for long. If you are an adult in God it will seem natural for you to want to care for people who have not known God for long.

God wants us to be a family in God so that we will love each other and care for each other like families should.

If your family seems to have something missing, just maybe they are missing God out…

January 28, 2013

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

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…