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Numbers 14:27 How long will this wicked community grumble against me? I have heard the complaints of these grumbling Israelites.
How often do you test your friends by asking them an impossible question, just to see what they do?
Do you do the same with God? God is holy and just. He will always do what is righteous.
Be aware what you are asking of God at all times...
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Matthew 16:22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. ‘Never, Lord!’ he said. ‘This shall never happen to you!’
Sometimes it is hard to listen to the truth just because we don’t want it to happen that way…
Sometimes we stop listening because we don’t like what we hear...
God has always given us the truth and wants us to fully rely on Him with absolute faith!
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Psalm 77:14 You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples.
Are you trying to make God do miracles quickly to show how good He is, or you are?
God is the God of miracles; but He does things according to His time and not to ours.
If we are willing to listen and obey we may well be there when He does things!
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Matthew 17:19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, ‘Why couldn’t we drive it out?’
How many times have you been told you cannot do something because you don’t have the courage or faith to do it?
Sometimes it is more about listening out for what God is telling you and letting go of the worldly ways.
Sometimes it is about trusting fully in Christ.
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Matthew 17:23 They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised to life.’ And the disciples were filled with grief.
What goes through your mind when you are told someone you love is going to die? It’s not something any of us want to hear.
Jesus made sure He always obeyed His Father in Heaven – so we would have something to aim for!
No matter what God says, it is going to be for the best for everyone!
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Psalm 45:11 Let the king be enthralled by your beauty; honour him, for he is your lord.
Christ has done a wonderful thing in making you a beautiful bride to God in Heaven.
Put aside the worries of the world and with strains of wordly ways to enjoy just being with God!
You are what God has created and He knew what He was doing from the beginning…
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Psalm 66:18 If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;
Have you made a promise to anyone knowing full well you would not be able to keep it?
Do you think they would have trusted you if they knew beforehand you would break the promise?
God knows our very thoughts and desires, so He knows when we are promising what we cannot do...
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Psalm 4:3 Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him.
We talk a lot about God always listening to us and always able to hear our prayers…
But how often do we talk about listening to God?
We do need to set time apart to listen to what God is saying back to us...
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Matthew 19:3 Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?’
How often do you test God through the questions you ask or wants you have?
How often do you simply obey God and do what He is asking?
Our earthly laws sometimes come into conflict with God’s law – which will you follow?
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Joshua 24:14 Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshipped beyond the River Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.
When Joshua was talking to the gathered people, it was not just to the leaders but to everyone present.
We can either focus on things of this world and live life according to them, or we can focus on God!
God would love to have a personal relationship with you no matter where you are from!
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Romans 11:29 for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable.
One of the things we see all throughout the Bible is how God continues to uphold everything He says!
No matter what happens in our lives, God is always going to look out for us and what he has given us will never be taken away!
No matter what is happening in your life, you can always trust on God!
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Psalm 106:36 They worshipped their idols, which became a snare to them.
When God warns us against doing something it is to help us avoid getting into trouble through temptations.
He knows our weaknesses and He knows what we will give in to…
We really should be listening to Him and to the people he puts in our lives to help us avoid bad situations!
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Psalm 85:11 Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
This relationship we have with God is a two way thing – something we often take for granted.
It is our faith and belief in God which we lift up to Him in Heaven.
It is with Righteousness He looks down from Heaven upon everyone.
Jesus made the bridge between us and Heaven!
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Psalm 21:1 The king rejoices in your strength, Lord. How great is his joy in the victories you give!
One thing we cannot do is read the minds and hearts of others.
What we can do, is look into our own hearts and minds…
Focus on the things you can control and listen out for guidance about the things you cannot.
God is always willing to help out!
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Isaiah 43:10 ‘You are my witnesses,’ declares the Lord, ‘and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me.
This chapter is very important to me because I based a part of my life as a servant of Christ on the words in this chapter.
Christ chose us to be witnesses for Him and of Him. Right from the beginning He chose people throughout history!
You are one of those people! Be proud to be called a servant of Christ!
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Ruth 1:16 But Ruth replied, ‘Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.’
How much do you love your friends and family, both by birth and in-laws?
I grew up seeing some of my friends hate the in-laws after one parent would get married again…
God teaches us to love the family we are given because that is how His gospel is spread better!
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Psalm 128:2 You will eat the fruit of your labour; blessings and prosperity will be yours.
One thing I have learned and something my parents have always taught me, is ‘God helps those who help themselves.’
This is not to say we should do what we want and God will help us!
This means we do need to work for what we get – God does not want us to sit and take Him for granted!
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Romans 12:5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
One of the biggest thing which stops people from coming to church is the disagreements people have with each other!
If we aimed to be more like Christ and accept people from being different, things may be very different!
It upsets me more than anything to see disagreements in churches because it is all man made!
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Psalm 149:3 Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp.
What do other people see when they look at you?
If you are able to show people you have a great relationship with God and trust Him fully, then they too may seek Him out!
Don’t hide you life with Christ under the table, allow people to see you are different!
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Psalm 139:1 You have searched me, Lord, and you know me.
How close is your heart to Christ? No, not ‘how much do you love Christ…’
God knows what is going on in our hearts and minds and He is trying to direct us toward a better path.
If we listen to Him and obey Him more in our lives, our hearts will be closer to His will and His ways… and Him!