Good morning! How are we faithing? Reading a good book right now and it is fascinating that I can totally relate and see the things written about happening all around me. People can be strange and wonderful at the same time. It always mystifies me how people can't see the forest for the trees until I realize I'm doing the same thing. Humbling for sure. The selfishness we are prone to is prevalent everywhere. The self protectionism we take on when we get confronted with our mistakes is foolish sometimes. We as believers need to self evaluate daily and not for chastisement or whoopin up on ourselves but for rectifying given situations and learning what to do and not to do. Anyone who thinks they are never wrong is speeding into a huge sink hole. Anyone who thinks they don't need help from anyone is headed to an abyss of loneliness and most likely a nasty disposition that makes people avoid them thus increasing that loneliness, a spiral out of control if you will. Our savior, Jesus of Nazareth saved us for love and not for what we can do for him. All your good things will not save you nor will it off set the bad things you've done. Only the grace of Jesus saves therefore the striving for good is not to show off how good one is but should be a result of the realization that by grace one is saved thus the works seem to just happen because you get filled with so much love you can't help it. Understand? Focus on Jesus. Get in the Word daily. Ask questions. Stop the "saving face" junk that always leads to selfish behavior.
2Ti 3:1-7
But know this, that in the last days grievous times will be upon us. For men will be lovers of themselves, money-lovers, braggarts, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural feeling, unyielding, slanderers, without self-control, savage, haters of good, betrayers, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it; even turn away from these. For of these are those creeping into houses and leading silly women captive, the ones having been heaped with sins, being led away by various lusts, always learning, but never being able to come to a full knowledge of the truth.
Php 2:1-4
If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions, make full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind; doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself; not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.
Heavenly Father,
Help us be wise to our own faults so we can overcome them and be servants of yours. Help us recognize where we do not do what love requires, your love requires. Lord we struggle within ourselves and ask for wisdom and the courage to use that wisdom. Pour your grace on our lives. We ask the Holy Spirit dwell in us so much we don't need headlights from the reflection of your light. Lord, forgive us when we fail and guide our paths with unmistakable vision. In Jesus name, amen
2Ti 3:1-7
But know this, that in the last days grievous times will be upon us. For men will be lovers of themselves, money-lovers, braggarts, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural feeling, unyielding, slanderers, without self-control, savage, haters of good, betrayers, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it; even turn away from these. For of these are those creeping into houses and leading silly women captive, the ones having been heaped with sins, being led away by various lusts, always learning, but never being able to come to a full knowledge of the truth.
Php 2:1-4
If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions, make full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind; doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself; not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.
Heavenly Father,
Help us be wise to our own faults so we can overcome them and be servants of yours. Help us recognize where we do not do what love requires, your love requires. Lord we struggle within ourselves and ask for wisdom and the courage to use that wisdom. Pour your grace on our lives. We ask the Holy Spirit dwell in us so much we don't need headlights from the reflection of your light. Lord, forgive us when we fail and guide our paths with unmistakable vision. In Jesus name, amen
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