daily prayer

    Great morning! How are we faithing? The encouragement we give is directly proportional to the encouragement we receive. We can only love as much as we have been loved. If we take in junk, out of our mouths flies junk. These are very interesting and deep thoughts that have direct effect on us as children of God. I run into people all the time who wrestle with these things.  They love God and have problems in one or all of these areas and as they try to figure out why they are struggling. The enemy of our souls and his minion step through a door and insert things we can't seem to shake.  This why I push so hard on daily scripture reading. Our education is the only way we learn to recognise those attacks from the enemy.  Our input of truth from the Word is the only way we can go into battle. Our assurance of our place in God's kingdom has to come from prayer, reading scripture and acting on what we read.  We all struggle with aspects of the truth we find in the Word because it flies in the face of worldly logic.  If we are honest we can see worldly methods fail all around us but I've yet to see a Godly principle fail. "Greed works"  was a line in an old movie and greed does work in the worldly system but at what cost?  Scruples and moral fiber is non existent when we use methods devised by the enemy.  Greed for example is bad because it is self serving, selfish in nature and causes one to "get" without regard of others and oneself. Stepping on and over others along the way can be as simple as lies perpetrated or outright killing. How can that ever be righteous? Look at this;


Covetousness

A strong desire after the possession of worldly things.  It assumes sometimes the more aggravated form of avarice, which is the mark of cold-hearted worldliness.


1Ti 6:9-10
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.



Ro 8:13
For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.


 
Heb 13:5
 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
 
 
Going after more is fine but why are you? How are you? Is the more of greater importance than your morals?
 
Remember Hallie,Irene,Karen and Scott...remember Lori's Dad
 
 
Heavenly Father,
  Lord we ask for wisdom to recognise when we step out of your way and into the worlds. Help us  understand gain is for your glory and not for our comfort. Help us not idolize gain. Lord we lift those hurting to you. Heal, comfort and open eyes so we can see you. Help us control our tongues and our actions so your glory is seen in Jesus name, amen