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Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
When we profess to be Christians we must be willing to go out and show people that we are Christians.
That does not just mean that we must pitch up at church every weekend or at prayer sessions on time… it means living a life with Christ and being thankful to God for all that He allows us to do.
It is no small miracle that we are alive today and we owe it all to God. Being thankful and showing others we are thankful is quite normal!
So be normal & thank God!
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1 Corinthians 10:31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
I know it is nice to get credit for the things that you have done, and we all probably talk things up a bit to make sure we get the credit.
But how many times have you remembered that none of this would be possible without God? How many times have you given God the credit?
Being able to give all glory to God can be hard when we crave for recognition, but it is only right that we do give Him the credit.
He is our God and He did create us. He does love us too!
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Ephesians 6:7 with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men
Being willing to serve God does come with a price. Being willing to serve God does come with rewards.
It should not be the rewards from man that we seek in our lives but the life with God that we can look forward to that spurns us on.
I have learned to live with what God gives me and what He takes away from me; not because I give in but because I see that it is better for me.
Don’t always expect to be given and earthly reward from God just because you are willing to do Him service!
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1 Thessalonians 2:4 But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts.
It is Christ who gave out the great commission. It is God who gave us instruction to spread the Gospel. It is the Holy Spirit who indwells us to empower us with the Gospel.
When we speak about God to others we need to aim to please God with our words and not to please man with our words.
If we aim to please man we will only get a reward from man…
I know God has many things in store for those who are willing to follow Him and obey Him. Come and share in God’s kingdom!
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Proverbs 24:29 Do not say, “I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.”
It is hard not to hit back at people when they hurt you. That is our natural reaction; but not what God has required!
When we react rather than act we do what we have learned as habits and not what we have learned from God.
Christ did not show us a ministry of reacting but a ministry of reaching out through actions and through God’s love.
God wants us to make a difference in the world and not to react to the world and keep it going!
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Psalm 18:4 The pangs of death surrounded me, and the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
One of the hardest things I find of dealing with is the heart-ache we have from what other people say and do against us, especially when we are trying to do what God has asked of us.
These back-biting words and deeds come from all manner of people in our lives and when they come they overshadow all the good words and deeds.
When they do, turn to God’s Word and find the strength again. God has promised never to leave us and He does not. Draw on His strength, always.
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Psalm 119:62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, because of Your righteous judgments.
Have you ever had to get up really early to go off on holiday? It is hard waking up at first but the excitement takes over and we go for it!
What about viewing your life with Christ in a similar manner? Why not be happy and eager to get up early on occasion to set things in motion?
If you are serious with God then you should be willing to go that extra hour and achieve more for Him and with Him!
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Acts 16:25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
Don’t make the excuse that you can never get to a church when it is open or that you cannot meet with others because of work schedules.
Paul and Silas were in prison but they set aside their late night hours to worship God in the way they could; they prayed openly and they sung together.
Our family has never been one to gather round a piano and sing so when I can get together with others and attempt to sing, I try.
God knows my heart and He seems to put up with my voice!
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Ephesians 5:19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
Being able to meet with people and encourage each other is one of the things I enjoy most about being a Christian.
I’m not one for making a party out of life and living it on the edge because I would rather see my energy directed toward someone in need than myself.
Reminding each other of all the wonderful things God opens up to us through His Word gives us hope for our future; a hope that means more than self-gratification, and lasts longer too!
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Acts 2:13 Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.”
One thing that I took a while to get used to was the fact that people look at Christians as being odd much of the time!
Why? Because we are different! Not in a bad way but in a good way. The problem is that the world does not see it that way.
What the world sees is a person who is different and not normal according to their own rules. So the world labels us in worldly ways…
We still use those labels as Christians too; what we should be doing is setting ourselves apart.
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1 Samuel 1:13 Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk.
How do you lift up your prayers to God? Do you stand on a rooftop and shout as loud as you can? Do you shut yourself in a quiet room and whisper? Do you stand in a room full of people and pray with them?
Prayer is a very personal thing because it is your own conversation with God; don’t expect everyone to understand how you pray because you are unique!
Hannah came to a place where she thought she would be able to be alone with God as she spoke to Him; it was only Eli who could not see that… God heard her clearly!
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Psalm 5:1 Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation.
Just as we get to know Christ, He too gets to know us; not that He is lacking in knowledge but rather our relationship grows.
God is listening to all of our prayers, even those flippant ones which we throw up “just in case”.
But it is those that we meditate on that make all the difference.
Ask with courage. Ask with purpose. Ask from your heart. Ask knowing that God is listening.
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Psalm 25:4 Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths.
Waiting on God can be difficult if you are a person who has always had their own way!
Being patient enough to wait for God to show you the right way instead of trying what you think is best can be difficult for an entrepreneur.
How do you know what is best if you are bogged down in the world?
Lift up your heart by getting back into reading a little more of God’s word each day.
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Proverbs 20:24 A man’s steps are of the Lord; how then can a man understand his own way?
When we open our eyes to see just how much God is in control and how much He has done for us, we should be standing in awe!
When we try to do too many things at once we fall flat on our faces or we lose control of all that we are doing; that’s just because we are limited.
But God is not limited and continue to hold this world and this universe together through His own might and power!
How can we hope to ever understand what is going to happen next, never mind what to juggle next! Leave it to God!
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Jeremiah 10:23 O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
Sometimes the harder we try to fix something the bigger the mess that we seem to make of it all! I get that a lot!
We have a very long way to go before we can understand fully where we have actually come from and where we are going. Scientists get in bigger muddles the more they think it through and Christians get caught up in those conflicts…
If we say that we believe God then we should do exactly that. Trust that what He has told us is the truth and accept it; don’t try analyse it through!
God accomplished… that’s it!
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Proverbs 16:9 A man's heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.
Listening to God does not just mean sitting in church and listening to all the sermon…
Listening to God does not just mean listening to an audio rendition of the bible…
Listening to God does not just mean hearing what He is saying…
Listening to God means taking in what He is saying and acting upon those words from your heart!
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Matthew 16:17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
Jesus taught the disciples to listen, not just to Him as a human but to God.
Opening your eyes allows you to see the wonders of this God created world.
Opening your ears allows you to hear God’s word as well.
Opening our hearts allows us to hear so much more than just the noise of this world.
Opening your mouth allows you to share what you see and hear.
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Galatians 1:12 For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Paul did not go to theological college. He did not go to Open University or any other online college either. Paul did not have the benefit of a few years of following Christ through Israel.
Instead, Paul gives us insight into how much God taught him, not through man but through revelation.
We need to open our hearts to the Holy Spirit so that He can reveal God’s Word to us.
Don’t be shy, invite Him in because He is the best partner you will ever have!
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1 Corinthians 2:10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
It is not only the earth and nature that God opens our eyes and minds to; it is also His word and His will which He opens to us.
We can try all we want to be able to understand what has been written by people from the past, but unless we have some insight into their works, we will struggle to understand things properly.
God has given us the Holy Spirit to give us that guidance and support we need to grow with Him in this unfathomable world!
It is God, through His Spirit that opens our hearts to His world.
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Psalm 92:5 O Lord, how great are Your works! Your thoughts are very deep.
We can all look around us and see the awesome nature we live amongst and know that God has had His hand in everything we see.
We can then look at everything man has done to break so much of what God has done…
But then we need to remember how much God has thought of in the beginning to make sure that we actually survive.
God continues to make sure we exist! God continues to make sure we hear His word. God continues to make sure we can live for Him.
Choose a life with God!