DON'T REEL IT IN: It is easy to be bold when our peers are cheering us on. It is easy to speak out when our message coincides with popular ideas. However, when we speak the truth and share Christ with others outside our circle it is not as easy. When we act while using the Bible as our guide, not everyone understands or appreciates our reasons. So, we hold back. We reel it in, and we render ourselves ineffectual.
Practice Makes Perfect....Eventually You have been given the power of love and self-control are you using them to glorify God and show others to Christ?
The vine is connected to the root system and its function is to nourish the branches. The branches are the conduit through which the vine expresses itself. Grapes do not appear on the vine or the trunk. Only the branches bear fruit and that fruit is a direct result of the vine’s nutrients. The vine is the source of life.
Your mind is strong and you, only you, can determine what you allow to play in your mind. When imaginings raise up causing paranoia or doubt, and sinful thoughts take that thought and cast it out.Â
Refrain from Anger Anger is not a sin; it is a perfectly natural and normal thing that we all experience. The problem is when we allow anger to grow, and we react out of anger. Once we do that, we are vulnerable, and our enemy uses that opportunity to enter our hearts. An angry heart taints everything it touches and our relationships. Especially our relationship with God.
Unveiled: As I studied my reflection, I was reminded that I am to reflect my King, the true King of all time, past, present, future and forever. I should be reflecting him not me. Â
Do not live in fear but in anticipation
Lasting Impressions It is a good reminder that though your choices and actions are not immediately seen, your life and actions have a direct and lasting impact on the world around you. What you choose to do, to say in any situation makes an impression, it influences everyone around you and not just today but tomorrow.
Sunrise over Luxor, Egypt 9/2021 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 The chill of the desert morning left me with a shiver. I was nervous and my stomach rolled. I had never done well with heights and the … Continue reading Every Sunrise is a Renewal
So, what lenses do you use to view the world around you? Is it the lens of the media? Maybe your favorite Tik Tok? Your friends? Favorite show? Grief? Bitterness? Fear?
Mustard Seeds, Modern Parables 