Learn to live for others
And let us not grow weary while doing well, for in due time we will reap, if we faint not.(Galatians 6: 9)Learn to live for others- It is one scripture that from time to time to remind and encourage me to "keep on going". There was a time-time that my flesh, which I believe to get input from the devil, saying "why are you doing all this?" "What's in it for yourself?'' "Is not there anyone else who can do all of that?" The voices in my heart like this frankly often intimidate the children of God to stop serving God and others or to make the truth of God's Word. We feel that there is no need to do any of that, because if all in vain. This is where the real will clearly between people - those who understand his vocation, to know God and the faithful will be the goal of his life compared with those who have no other purpose than itself.
Life would be so narrow and does not mean if all the hard work and the results of our life is just to us. Conversely, a meaningful life is a life that can also be appreciated by others who have tasted and tasted how sweet, how meaningful our lives for others the same no blood relationship with us. This is how God works bless and provide aid to many people, is by wearing your life and my life to be his arm. But for us also, it will not be in vain, for He who promised is faithful and fair. The time will come, will come harvest season for those who do not grow weary in doing well in the fields of the Lord.
Do a good job compared as an athlete or runner must not be weak if it wants to win and succeed, or as a wealthy farmer who must not be weak or discouraged or quit before the harvest arrives. Likewise, we are the children of God who faithfully serve the Lord and do well for others. Do not quit before the harvest arrives. Harvest is when farmers receive his reward, and for us, the time of payment of wages is when we go back to Heaven. Set in the heart, and my heart to remain faithful, still do not get discouraged when we do a good job for the Lord and King. Do not quit before the harvest arrives.
Have a blessed day. GBU
See also: from now learn to live fairly
Deny Themselves and Become Adult
we understand that human beings are wrapped in the spirit and the soul inhabits the body or flesh. The three components, namely: spirit, soul and body are an important part and parcel of a living human being. We are aware that the struggle against sin, or often called against flesh was understood as a struggle inside the human body, but is it so? Is it true that we have to fight there in the sin that originated in the body? Or could it all is merely a manifestation of sin that has been thriving? Here is the correct understanding of the Word of God, which enables us to understand the revelation contained therein. Psalm of David gives us the answer, actually fighting the sin is in the "soul" of a person.Formed the soul of the things that we know as: thoughts, feelings, emotions or the will, imagination, and so forth. Indeed, that is where the battle fields of sin begin, in one's soul. What one does with her body like killing, stealing, adultery, lying, and other sins, it's just a manifestation of sin who are already grown and nurtured in the soul, which in his mind, in his dreams, in his feelings, and so on. That is where the battle fields of sin begin. Learn to fight sin at the beginning of the process of formation, like the way David did: "... I have calmed and quieted my soul." Do not constantly spit and raise the desire of the soul, calm him, even if necessary, leave him at all.
Desires born of the soul as negative thoughts, dirty, hatred and disappointment, delusion wrong, obscene, stuff it was a place of birth and flourishing of sin. One does not suddenly fall into the sin of infidelity if not first imagine how well, how sweet the wife or husband of others. Ruthless killer does not kill in self-defense, but it all starts from the embryo of sin in the mind, imagination, feelings, and emotions. Therein lies the birth of sin. David learned from his own mistakes, that's why now he can have victory over sin by way of soothing and silence, or not cultivate his own soul desires, even David says his soul like a weaned child, no longer connected, though still close to him.
How a person treats his soul as "... a weaned child lay near her mother, yes, like a weaned child is my soul within me."? But maintained that the soul is subject specifically. Fed the "mother think is good, not the child likes". The soul began to learn to "eat-foods other than milk", began to be taught to adults, but still in control and continues to be maintained. If we are willing to teach our souls to begin to become adults, like children are out of milk, slowly, thoughts, feelings, emotions, and dreams we'll get used to eating food that is needed even less palatable, not just the easy and delicious. Indeed, such is the way to win over sin, fight and educate our souls true, do not always serve let alone indulge his will.
Have a blessed day. GBU
See also: From now learn to live fairly
From Now Learn To Live Fairly
"... This man said:" Go, fast approaching the oil, pay your debt, and live from the excess, you and your sons. "(2 kings 4: 7).
The sentence above tells the story of God's miracles that happen on a widow prophet heavily in debt, so that his son will soon be taken to be forced into slave the debt collectors. How could the wife of a prophet of God could have plunged into deep trouble? His principles, God's law applies to everyone, whether he is a prophet or convict. If God says "no debt" (Romans 13: 8), then do not try to try to violate the Word of God, because when we break them, then we are hostile to God that His Word will defend itself. It was the one root of the problem faced by the wife of a prophet of God. Hi wife, is there you encourage your husband to owe? Or the wife you were wise, that encourage your husband to live simply?
Gratitude Lord our God is a God of patience, which gives relief and aid for the needy. The way out for the widow of the prophet is releasing what was her first. See 2 kings 4: 2. Miracles happen not suddenly fall from the sky, but a little, although little of that of the prophet, the Lord used to commencement of miracles, when the widow of the prophet dare let go according Word of God. For us, it may be "a little oil" it is our extravagance, luxury living which we maintain, or perhaps our laziness. Whatever it is, as long as we do not dare let go of the corresponding Word of God is in you, and then there would be no miracle. Leave the bad things we are to power the hand of the Lord, He is faithful!
After the miracles began to happen, this is the priority principle of truth that God teaches: first of all that oil sales to "pay your debts". Try to investigate each of our lives, when we receive the blessing of God, what do we do first, pay your debt or having fun, it was a sign of mental poverty has not come out of ourselves. Supposedly a right principle is like the Word of God teaches, before even thinking of anything, PAY YOUR DEBT! First. Does not have any goods or not go anywhere streets were innocent, but do not pay the debt, that extend slavery to poverty.
I still see the same error that the Prophet did on leaving the debt for his family, so his slaves dragged into the debt collectors; it is still going on until now. Not a little child of God or God's servants who are willing to leave the debt for their children, instead of inheritance as Abraham to Isaac, as a result of sin that undermine offspring. Sin enslaves their children. Has not we want to give a good legacy for our children? Are we willing bondage bequeathing to our posterity? If we want to give a good legacy for our children, from now on, stops owe! Both ends ourselves with what is do not be wasteful and not lazy. Saving was little for tomorrow.
Have a blessed day. GBU
See also: Live by the truth
Live by the Truth
Many people are competing to do good, but not all that goodness truth. In general religions teach people to do good, but not the only religion, godless culture was taught to do well. In contrast to understand exactly what we were walking towards God who is the light itself, we can see the actions or deeds. Notice this verse "But whoever does what is right, it comes to light ..." a real sign that we're running in the draft or the way his Lord is when we do what is right, not just good. God has a purpose in all the action of the truth, namely that a witness of who God we worship.
The father, is it possible to break the hands and legs of our own biological children? ... When a father deliberately to plunge himself into the affair, is not only the feet and hands of our children that we break, life and their future that we have to destroy ... The mother, whether you have the heart to let your son dried hot or too cold all night? But when your step walking towards adultery, you are betraying the children's own flesh and blood and spit Lord ... A lot of encouragement and the reason why adultery and infidelity impressed sweet and pleasant, even absurd, but that's actually a very painful sin. otherwise "do the right thing" because that is what pleases God.
Life to do what is right, requiring obedience and willingness. Doing truth often will encounter many challenges and even losses. When we are guilty, it would be much more convenient to give reasons and arguments why we do it. While the truth will require us to admit mistakes, but this is taking a feeling and requires humility. Many cases if we try to rationalize it with our own thoughts, then it would seem sensible and reasonable for us to do, but that's not the truth. In contrast to the truth requires total obedience because otherwise, we would find so many other options for us to do that as more profitable and better. Only by doing that it is true one can say with certainty that he was walking towards God. are there you go to heaven or reverse it? If to heaven, surely life measures are working on the right. Have a blessed day, GBU.
See also: Priest in the family
See also: Priest in the family
Who is Your Lord? Christ or Money
We realize that the Bible is much talk about "money" than all the other things that exist. Does not mean that all the other things that are not important, but it reminds us how deep and evil of this case in terms of its ability to destroy human life, even from one generation to the next. Poisonous bite of this money could destroy the character of the children of God, is no exception anyone, no one is immune to poison. Certainly does not necessarily mean that the money was meant sin, but if we are not careful at him, then the poison will destroy our character entirely.
Not less we hear sibling squabbling even suing each other and killed just because of money. One of the events in Jesus own ministry, He was faced with disputes relating to this thing (Luke 12:13). One important thing to note about the defilement of the temple Bible is because the money that Jesus had to overturning the tables of the money changers table- and trading desks in the temple. Money also likely to be the cause of someone selling his Lord Jesus. How evil until he mastered the money if a person's heart and enslaved. When a man has been enslaved by money, the money that we will serve, not reserve it.
What is the evidence that a person has become a slave of money or has been enslaved by it, compared with the enslaving of money, or power over him? A master is served, which is exalted by his servants. When a man with no boundaries have been so serve money, he would be an all-out chase, break through all obstacles, and even some who are willing to sacrifice all norms and ethics in order to achieve it. Try to investigate ourselves, are we too are willing to sacrifice our integrity and cheats in order to obtain or achieve the money? Does not that mean money that has become the master of a man like that? Because what we worship or the adorable and after is Lord over us.
When Abraham was faced with the blessing and abundance, he chose not controlled by greed and lust. Abraham chose even to let Lot, nephew to first choose which way he would go to bring the sheep. Lot saw the land of Sodom filled with green grass and plenty of water. One option that is very rational for a breeder. But the real choice was driven by emotion Lot and one's own desires, so he ignores ethics and truth. Was not Abraham was appropriate as the older and who have been invited to get into the position to choose prior notice? This is clear evidence of enslaved by money, everything is sacrificed for the sake of money... Have a blessed day, GBU.
See also: The God of second chance
See also: The God of second chance
Justice vs Truth
Color that occurs in the desert is "justice", while in the orchard is "the truth". Consider once again, just like the desert that will never be satisfied no matter how much water to suck it receives, as well as life demands of justice, will never be satisfied. There will always be the case that the perceived lack of fair or unfair. Life that demands justice will never be satisfied, because in seeking justice there will always be conflict and strife, even revenge and attempt to hurt each other. We will never be satisfied if we constantly live for justice, until at one moment; we are willing to learn to budge.
Solomon was a king who was very influential and wise, when Solomon was at its peak, he declared an expression of sadness and despair outstanding. The expression thus described: "sheer uselessness cyan, said preacher, vanity of vanities, all is in vain ... There again I saw under the sun: in a court, there are no injustice, and the place of justice, in There are no injustice." (Preacher 1: 2 and 3:16). Pay attention to what the conclusion of the lessons of life a very wise: each man holding a justice according to the size of their own eyes, it makes them never satisfied.
Conversely, when parents, Solomon conclude all the wisdom he has gained thus: "Ecclesiastes tried to write words of truth honestly ... Last but all has been heard is fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every man."(Ecclesiastes 12: 10, 13). The fear of the Lord and cling to His commandments, is not that the real truth? Did not Jesus Himself said: I am the Way the Truth and the life? Such was the color of a person's life has been filled with the Holy Spirit. Truth will color all aspects of life. That is the color of the Word of God which he held.
When dealing with a woman who had been caught in prostitution, justice will shout: "for the sake of justice, he should be stoned according the law ..." Instead Truth will whisper: "... I will not condemn you, go and sin no more ..." When dealing with a blind since birth, Justice will look for a scapegoat, saying: "Who sinned? ..." Instead of truth will stretch out his hand to help, saying: "This all happened so that the glory of the Father revealed in the life of this man ..." From some breath sample justice vs truth, try to investigate honestly, do you still live in the desert with the feel of justice or in an orchard with fruit that is the truth?
Therein lays the fundamental difference between the Holy Spirit and the religious spirit. Spirit of religion will demand justice, eye for eye, life for a life, while the Holy Spirit will teach us to let go of forgiveness, even if that person has done nothing wrong. This does not mean that justice was wrong, but if only God make "justice" standards to determine our salvation, maybe some of us are going to survive? Grateful that He did not use a standard of justice, but of love and truth. Love releasing forgiveness and truth requires Himself in sacrifice for the sake of His love. Have a blessed day, GBU.
See also: Deny themselves and become adult
Solomon was a king who was very influential and wise, when Solomon was at its peak, he declared an expression of sadness and despair outstanding. The expression thus described: "sheer uselessness cyan, said preacher, vanity of vanities, all is in vain ... There again I saw under the sun: in a court, there are no injustice, and the place of justice, in There are no injustice." (Preacher 1: 2 and 3:16). Pay attention to what the conclusion of the lessons of life a very wise: each man holding a justice according to the size of their own eyes, it makes them never satisfied.
Conversely, when parents, Solomon conclude all the wisdom he has gained thus: "Ecclesiastes tried to write words of truth honestly ... Last but all has been heard is fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every man."(Ecclesiastes 12: 10, 13). The fear of the Lord and cling to His commandments, is not that the real truth? Did not Jesus Himself said: I am the Way the Truth and the life? Such was the color of a person's life has been filled with the Holy Spirit. Truth will color all aspects of life. That is the color of the Word of God which he held.
When dealing with a woman who had been caught in prostitution, justice will shout: "for the sake of justice, he should be stoned according the law ..." Instead Truth will whisper: "... I will not condemn you, go and sin no more ..." When dealing with a blind since birth, Justice will look for a scapegoat, saying: "Who sinned? ..." Instead of truth will stretch out his hand to help, saying: "This all happened so that the glory of the Father revealed in the life of this man ..." From some breath sample justice vs truth, try to investigate honestly, do you still live in the desert with the feel of justice or in an orchard with fruit that is the truth?
Therein lays the fundamental difference between the Holy Spirit and the religious spirit. Spirit of religion will demand justice, eye for eye, life for a life, while the Holy Spirit will teach us to let go of forgiveness, even if that person has done nothing wrong. This does not mean that justice was wrong, but if only God make "justice" standards to determine our salvation, maybe some of us are going to survive? Grateful that He did not use a standard of justice, but of love and truth. Love releasing forgiveness and truth requires Himself in sacrifice for the sake of His love. Have a blessed day, GBU.
See also: Deny themselves and become adult
Priest in the Family
Priesthood responsibilities that exist on the shoulders of a man it is extremely important, even if I may honestly say, it is more important than work and our efforts though. Children and our wives can learn to recognize and honor the Father in heaven when they saw the father figure at home stairs. Father or husband who is not willing to exchange principle with gains; father who instilled the importance of character than reputation; Fathers who teach and maintain the noble values in the household; Fathers are always pointing to Christ, like John the Baptist pointing; father and husband who always encourage and introduce God to his family. Husbands and fathers, it is our shoulders God has entrusted the responsibility of the priesthood. Through is our Lord's blessing will come down to his wife and children.
The husband, after learning to take responsibility for the priesthood, there are other responsibilities, namely as "Breadwinner of the household", or manna bread provider for the household. God gave the command to Adam to the sweat of working the land, not to Eve, God commanded man Israel wake up early in the morning to collect manna for himself and his entire family. Paul rebuked the church in Thessalonica hard, if one (actually more geared to men) would not work, neither should he eat. Thus it is clear that those responsible for educating our children, feed the wife and our children, providing for all members of our family, is our husbands. When we reject that responsibility, we were refused him who gave the order.
In one of the parable of the master who gave talents to his servants, there is an important statement: "Then the master said to him: Well done, thou good and faithful servant, you have been faithful responsibility in a very little, I will give you responsibility in the case of a large ... "(Matthew 25:23). Note once again, the size of which is considered "good and faithful" is when the servant dare "taking responsibility in a very little" new after that, the servant will be the responsibility of the big things. Consider this: If the husband is solely responsible for the lives and needs of the household, then the time will come, you are responsible husband, will get much larger thanks to nurture people.
DO NOT Fool Accept A Reprimand
Furthermore, a fool is one who hates the knowledge of the Word of God. God's Word explains: "How long, O people who are not experienced, you're still in love with you doing it, scoffers still likes to deride, and fools hate knowledge?" (Proverbs 1:22). Ignorance and imbecility who has blinded the eyes of one's spiritual will need knowledge of the Word of God. The fool is not willing to accept a reprimand, they feel the situation is fine, no need to be corrected and clarified by the Word of God. Such a person feels that he does not need God, because he considered himself to have good and there was nothing to be corrected or changed from his life. that's what the book of Proverbs says as stupidity and ignorance, which rejects reproof Word of God.
All people want to be successful and honored. From the counsel of God's Word in Proverbs 26: 1, the honor for those who are not ready to accept it will make a man was destroyed, just as rain in harvest, something that can damage and destroy. It's been too many examples that we've found in this life or the promotion of respect for the experience, but its promotion has become deadly trap and destroy his life. How often we see a husband whose job is mediocre, but after the blessed God, it ruined his life, his family fall apart? Or a servant of God, when the service was expanded and enlarged, it's when he fell? Why is that? Problem because the time is still a chance, they just refuse reprimand. Learn to always pay attention and receive a reprimand.
Have a blessed day. GBU
The God Of Second Chance
One thing that is often forgotten of the gospel of Christ is the real part is very important and meaningful to us. The gospel of Christ is also referred to as "the gospel of second chance", gospel denial Petrus his Lord. Peter who fears eventually chose to play it safe and be willing to deny his Lord. Did not Jesus himself said: "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 10:33). If in accordance with these words, should Petrus fabricated to last forever from the presence of God. But really amazing, God gave him a second chance. After rising from the grave, the angel of the Lord gave a special message to be reunited with Petrus.Sometimes I reflect on what is in the mind of Jesus when approaching the seconds before his last breath, or what is the spirit of God think and feel for 3 days in the grave? The Bible does not explain all of it, but the Bible says, after rising from the grave, the first statement to the angel of the Lord His order was: "immediately returned to Galilee, to say to all my students and do not forget to say also to Peter." Why Peter who should be named as specific? Is Peter James is not as important? Is John loved less? What about the other three gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke? The problem is that God wants to reveal his person as God giving a second chance.
Personality our Lord known as "the God of the second chance" was evident from era to era. Remember the story of Jonah? Why does God still maintain that Jonah had deliberately fled from the call and command of God? Why does God still recovering David, a murderer and adulterer? How to Judah who had sold his own brother? Why Judah still used and is qualified to give birth to offspring of the kings of Israel, the said Jesus was born of a descendant of Judah? Are not these people have sinned and destruction? Thanks be to God, because we worship "the God of the second chance" so that you and I, there was a chance again to be restored.
The most obvious and well known people of the character of Christ in comparison with the others is his love that releasing forgiveness, that's his personality, the Lord who gives a second chance. To be honest, as it is also the only thing that distinguishes you and me with the world. If we are not willing to let go of forgiveness, you were God's forgiveness does not apply. Nelson Mandela, when he came out of prison for 27 years of Apartheid, simply because he is black, said: "very painful to be a victim of hatred, but more pain and danger again be people who hate." Mandela even make reconciliation and forgiveness for those people who have been sent to jail for 27 years, as that is the love of Christ real in person.
Have a blessed day. GBU
Words Of Wisdom A Wife
Does it sound wisdom? Solomon explains that the obvious: "Is not wisdom cry ... she cries aloud: ... For my mouth speaks the truth, the words of my mouth ... Everything is fair, no splint or oblique bush ..." (Proverbs 8: 1-8). Wife's words are words of wisdom wise words of the full meaning of truth, justice, nothing devious or oblique. Thus the words those come out of the mouth of a respectable wife. No invective, complaints, or words that do not build at all, only words of wisdom and instruction.
Convey wisdom teaching gently. This is the secret that is owned by a woman. Gentle words, is more powerful than words curt and hard. Often times, I remember when I was a kid, when facing trouble, trouble, suddenly in my solitude, gentle advice my mother ever delivered, even if repeated, would sound back and straighten my way. This time as an adult, wife of continuous advice delivered gently that is like water drop by drop, but could melt rock hard though. Wives, is there any word of mouth like a gentle words of wisdom? Because that's what your husband needs.
Often commotion among married occur due stubborn husband, feeling self-righteous, insensitive at all, but it is not uncommon root contention occurs because the wife is not wise. She opened her mouth without understanding. If wives learn to express her words with a gentle, even if their husbands violent and understanding, it will be a lot of cases and contention capable canceled. A lot of anger and exasperation husband who can be alleviated. Is not one of the most prominent character of Jesus is gentleness (Matthew 11:29), so start learning to express words - words with gentle. Have a blessed day, GBU.
See also: Justice vs Truth
The Word of God Changing Personality and Character
There are some philosophical view which states that the character or character traits
cannot be changed, the same as the color of one's skin. It was inborn. Is this
correct? If so, what is the need for a sinner to come to Christ? Did not he will
still be a sinner forever? Is it true that a person's character like properties
that will forever outward attached to that person? Could not change the character
of the holy spirit and character of someone who has been damaged? He who created
man from the dust of the earth, He Could not fix a bad character trait and that
undermine our lives? I have good news for you, Lord Creator, He is also able to
fix a bad character.
There was a boy who told his father that he could never understand the word of God that is in read, let alone memorize. Although it has been repeatedly reminded his father, but the child is still stubborn, "what good is reading something you cannot understand, I cannot even remember ..." said the child, the father and said, "if you have 5 minutes ? Try to take the leaky bucket, then fill the bucket with water ... "The boy refused, because of the leaky bucket. Finally after much insistence, the children do well, after passing 5 minutes, with arrogant he said: "Look, there is no water being stored", but the father said: "note, is much cleaner bucket".
Back to the story of a leaky bucket filled with water, it is not able to accommodate the bucket of water in it, but one is for sure, when the water was allowed to flow, the water carries with it all impurities attached to the bucket. Does not the Bible says: "Whoever believes in me, bleak Scripture says: From within his heart will flow rivers of living water." (John 7:38).
Education can never improve character. Otherwise, definitely big criminals and fraudsters are people who have never tasted bench education. History proves, if a child steals screws and nails on the railroad, and then as the solution we send the child to school education, after graduation, the child will try to steal the whole railroad car. Richness and abundance is also not a solution to fix the character, the evidence most corrupt and criminals in this country is the rich, not the poor, so do not ever think that if I was already rich, I'll be good. The Word of God otherwise could change the character.
There was a boy who told his father that he could never understand the word of God that is in read, let alone memorize. Although it has been repeatedly reminded his father, but the child is still stubborn, "what good is reading something you cannot understand, I cannot even remember ..." said the child, the father and said, "if you have 5 minutes ? Try to take the leaky bucket, then fill the bucket with water ... "The boy refused, because of the leaky bucket. Finally after much insistence, the children do well, after passing 5 minutes, with arrogant he said: "Look, there is no water being stored", but the father said: "note, is much cleaner bucket".
Back to the story of a leaky bucket filled with water, it is not able to accommodate the bucket of water in it, but one is for sure, when the water was allowed to flow, the water carries with it all impurities attached to the bucket. Does not the Bible says: "Whoever believes in me, bleak Scripture says: From within his heart will flow rivers of living water." (John 7:38).
Education can never improve character. Otherwise, definitely big criminals and fraudsters are people who have never tasted bench education. History proves, if a child steals screws and nails on the railroad, and then as the solution we send the child to school education, after graduation, the child will try to steal the whole railroad car. Richness and abundance is also not a solution to fix the character, the evidence most corrupt and criminals in this country is the rich, not the poor, so do not ever think that if I was already rich, I'll be good. The Word of God otherwise could change the character.
Have a blessed day. GBU
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