My Thoughts, Gods Thoughts....

Isaiah 55:8 and 9 says; "My thoughts are completely different from yours," says the Lord.  "And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are highter than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts."

Sometimes in life we feel as though we know what God has planned for us, but we find out that it isn't so.  Alot of times we put God in a box and we feel as though the small capacity of that box is all that God can do.  God can not be molded to your way of thinking or being.  He expands as far as the east is from the west.  He can not be contained into a small area of anyone's life.  When we feel as if God is doing all that He will in your life, something will happen that will stir things up in you and then you will come to realize that God is even greater than what you were thinking.

That is why His word says that His thoughts are completely different from ours. We think small, God thinks big! God likes to think outside of the box and He wants us to do the same. 
He encourages us to be open minded through His word that says; "I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can shut.  You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me." Revelation 3:8

We are foolish when we try to make God's plans and purpose fit into our own.  What we should sort after to do is to fit into God's plans.
The word says that His thoughts are completely different from ours!

His thoughts are of good things for us and not evil towards us.  God's thoughts are of peace, joy and love in abundance in our life.

Are you thinking good thoughts towards your life?
What plans are you making for your life?
Are they lining up with what you feel God has instore for your life?
Are you living and walking in your purpose at this time, and if you are, are you willing to step out of your complacency box and allow God to take over completely?
Our God is so much bigger than our plans and our thoughts. 

When we are thinking just apples and bananas, God is thinking of a complete fruit salad!
When we are thinking about just getting through a situation, God is thinking complete restoration!
What are you thinking about? 

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Are You Self-Sufficient or God-Sufficient?

Isaiah 50:4-11(nlt)

 

The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know what to say to all the weary ones.  Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will.  The Sovereign Lord has spoken to me, and I have listened.  I do not rebel or turn away.  I give my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who pull out my beard.  I do not hide from shame, for they mock me and spit in my face.   
Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be dismayed.  Therefore, I have set my face like a stone, determined to do his will.  And I know that I will triumph.  He who gives me justice is near.  Who will dare to oppose me now? Where are my enemies?  Let them appear! See, the Sovereign Lord is on my side!  Who will declare me guilty?  All my enemies will be destroyed like old clothes that have been eaten by moths!
Who among you fears the Lord and obeys his servant?  If you are walking in darkness, without a ray of light, trust in the Lord and rely on your God.  But watch out, you who live in your own light and warm yourselves by your own fires.  This is the reward you will receive from me:  You will soon lie down in great torment.
 

The book of Isaiah chapter fifty, clearly states that God gives us His words of wisdom so that we would know what to say to those in need.  God wakes us every morning and opens our understanding to His will.  He speaks to us and we are to listen to His voice, and not turn away from it in defiance.

This means that we are God-Sufficient!

This means that we rely on God to make our moves in life.  We depend upon Him to guide us in the simple things of life such as opening our mouths to speak.  Without God controlling our tongue, we tend to say the wrong things.  A wise person would think and quickly pray, before opening their mouth to respond to a situation. 

This wise person is God-Sufficent!

James 1:19 says: My dear brothers and sisters, be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to get angry.

God wants to put His sufficiency in us so that we would not have to stumble in anger or fall into a fight because of our words. He will help us so that we would never have to be distressed. All God wants is for us to look to Him always and do the will that He has carved out for our lives.

We know that we will walk in victory, joy and satisfaction when we are God-Sufficient!

Self-Sufficiency has a way of raring its ugly head within us, by making us believe that we can do anything through our own strength and not from the strength of God.

Philippians 4:13 says: For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need.

A self-sufficient person is a foolish minded person who relies on their own source and strength and not the power, wisdom and understanding that God has placed inside of them. They place their confidence in themselves, and allow the world to let them believe that through their own intelligence, looks, power through accomplishments they are self-sufficient.

Unfortunately for the self-sufficient made person, these things that they have relied on will slowly diminish and they will become tormented by their own independently foolish mind!

This torment brings darkness without a ray of light, which is Jesus Christ. And the more we rely upon ourselves the greater the torment within us will grown. 

But, when we trust and obey God and rely upon Him, His sufficiency will bring us a glorious ray of light and hope through Jesus Christ our Savior.

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Got Wisdom?

Throughout the bible we read about men and women of great wisdom, but none stands out more to me than our brother Job.

What wisdom, what patience, what faith, what hope and trust Job had in our Lord God Almighty.

Job was one of the richest people in the area that he lived in!

No doubt, through his wisdom he was able to obtain such riches.

Because of his wisdom, he was not only wealthy, but he was a man of high standards and a good character. 

The one thing that stands out to me from reading about Job is the fact that he was deeply concern about the spiritual welfare of his children.

Every year when his seven son's had a birthday, they would all get together with their three sisters and others and have a celebration which would sometimes last several days.

But, whenever the celebration was over, early the next morning, Job would arise and purify his children through his burnt offerings to God.  He would give an offering on behalf of each of his children because he was concerned that they may have unknowingly sinned during their celebration. Job made sure that he went before the Lord and prayed on behalf of his children for the things that they had done. 

Fast forward to the present and those burnt offerings that Job offered up to God has now become prayers.  We can send up prayers to God on behalf of our children.

As parents, we are responsible for our children's welfare and well being.  We are responsible for them developing a relationship with God. We should be the one to introduce our children to God and encourage them to love and serve Him wholeheartedly.  

As Job sent up burnt offerings for his children's spiritual welfare, we are to send up prayers for our children's salvation.  We are to pray daily for our children that may be wayward and have strayed away from what is right. 

It is up to us to get the wisdom that the book of Proverbs talks about in chapter four.  In verse ten it encourages us to listen to the wisdom that our parent(s) are teaching us and do as they say so that we can live a long good life.  Job had that type of wisdom so he didn't stumble or did he become limp when he was faced with so many challenges in his life.

As parents, we should sacrifice time daily to pray for wisdom for ourselves so that we would be able to guide our children in the way that God wants us to.  We should also pray daily for the safety of our children and for them to become the person that God created them to be.

If you need wisdom, if you want to know what God wants you to do, ask him and he will gladly tell you.  He will not resent your asking. (James 1:5)

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Love Is.....

Love is that strong feeling of affection and compassion that you have towards another person or thing.
Love does not endure conditions, therefore, it works its best in an unconditional mode.
Love is having a 'no matter what' state of mind.
Love can turn wrongs into rights.
Love can take a bad situation and rotate it 360° to a total blessing in your favor.
Love can carry you through the toughest of situations.
Love can be a crutch to hold you up and help you walk through your darkest hour.
Love can take away your fears and replace them with confidence and assurance.
Love can remove all pain, bitterness and offense.
Love stands tall in the midst of it all.
Love can under gird you in order for you to fly high like an eagle.
Love can allow you to do all the things that you set out to do.

 What does the bible say love is?   

The ultimate expression of God's loyalty, purity, and mercy extended towards His people - to be reflected in human relations of brotherly concern, martial fidelity and adoration of God.

When you sit back and reflect on this definition, you can see the power of God.

• His loyalty lies in the form of a crutch, that will hold you up, also, an under girded power to allow you to soar like an eagle.
• His purity will remove your pain and bitterness, it will allow your fears to run and then ask confidence to take its place. God has so much love for us that His perfect love can expel all of our fears. (1John 4:18nlt)
  
• His mercy reigns so that your bad situations will turn good, because He promises to perfect those things that concern you. (Psalm 138:8 nkjv)

God wants us to always have concern for each other.  For husbands and wives to be faithful in their relationship and live in loyalty. And the most important thing of all, is to have adoration towards Him.

God sent His only Son whom He created, out of Himself, to come to this earth and walk as we walk, and live like we live, just because He loves us.  (John 3:16)

When it was time for Jesus to return home to Heaven, He was gracious enough to leave a Counselor in the form of a Spirit.  Jesus made us a promise that this Spirit would never leave us and He will always lead us into the truth. (John 14:16-17) 

  

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What's Tempting You?

What is in your path that is tempting you?
Who are you hanging around that is bringing temptation to you?
Who are you helping out of temptation and are you finding yourself falling into their temptation? 
Is it a particular person, a certain food, a specific thing that is tempting you?
In the bible the word "Temptation" is defined as being enticed by sin, being put to the test and making a trial of.
Webster's Dictionary defines "Temptation" as being enticed or lured into, having a strong desire, being coaxed, persuaded or attracted to.
Which one of these describes your "Temptation"?
A lot of times we set ourselves up to be tempted because we place ourselves in situations that we know we have no business being into.  We acquire things that we know are not good for us, because it feels, taste or looks good so we set our own self up for a fall and then say that we were tempted.
We blame the enemy for a lot of things that we created ourselves, allowing him to be glorified.
We walk knowingly into an atmosphere that we know is wrong for us, but it appease our flesh.
One time I was told by a nurse that "if it tastes good, then spit it out, because that means it's not good for you!"
I thought to myself, "Hmmm, that must be why you are so thin!!"
I could not understand why I should not eat something if it taste good, does that mean my diet should be bland?!
No!!
It means that if you are doing something that you know is wrong but it feels so very right then drop it and RUN!!!!!
That's right, I said it.....RUN!!!!!
Get out or away from, as quickly as possible because you are yielding to temptation.  You are glorifying the enemy and giving him the credit that he feels he deserves.

When Joseph was being seduced by Potiphar's wife, he knew that it was not right so he RAN!!!  He did not hang around contemplating or asking himself "should I or shouldn't I".  He did not fall into the trap that she was setting for him.  He did what we all should do when faced with temptation.
He RAN!!!
He spoke to his temptress and told her that her husband, Potiphar, had been to good to him, and he could never hurt him by sleeping with his wife and also that it would be a great sin against God. (Genesis 39:6-12)
Joseph could have easily yielded to temptation.  There was no one around.  No one would ever know, unless either one of them had let up on what could have happened.
But he had enough self control to stand tall to his enticement and speak to it and then not walk but RUN away from it.  But the key ingredient to this bowl of "Joseph Temptation Stew" is the acknowledgment of sinning against God.

When we are tempted there are five things that we should do:

• Pray; ask God to help you deal with your temptation,
  
• Face Your Tempter; look directly at your tempter,
• Speak To Your Tempter; confess with your mouth why you do not feel it is right to yield,
• Acknowledge God; let your tempter know of Who you know and what He means to you,
• RUN; need I say more.....don't even look back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You may say that, yielding to temptation, is easier said than done!  But do you really lack that much self control???


Use our Search engine to read more Scriptures on Temptation:

Genesis 39 (Joseph's temptation)
Matthew 6:13
Mark 1:13
Luke 17:1-2 (for the tempter)
1 Corinthians 10:13
Galatians 6:1
Hebrews 4:15 (Jesus was tempted but did not yield)
James 1:14

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What's On Your Mind?

Have you ever took a moment to just think?
What's going on in your mind right now?
Are you thinking about your job, your school work, your kids, the game that was on t.v. last night, what you're going to cook for dinner tonight, what you're going to have for lunch today? Really, what's going on in your mind?
A Mind is a Terrible Thing To Waste, is a slogan that was used in the Ad Council for the United Negro College Fund, back in 1972.
Today, 37 years later, this popular slogan is still used for various situations and organizations. There is power in those eight words. When you break down these eight words, you see that God is giving you a confirmation that He does not want your life to be idle. He does not want you to sit around doing nothing, but He wants you to carry out the plan that He has for your life.

A Mind
1Corinthians 1:10(nlt)
Now, dear brothers and sisters, I appeal to you by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ to stop arguing among yourselves. Let there be real harmony so there won't be divisions in the church. I plead with you to be of one mind, in thought and purpose.
Working together on one accord, no matter what you are going through. God's desire is to see His children moving in the plan that He has for their lives. This is done by using your mind, by sitting and listening to the voice of God, and finding out from Him what He wants you to do in order to become unified with His plan.
God does not want you to have a mind of fear, but of love, power and discipline which comes directly from His Holy Spirit. By carrying out these three things, you will have a sensible and sound mind to carry out the Word that says;
2Timothy 1:7 (nkjv)
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

Is A Terrible Thing
Joel 2:31(nlt)
The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon will turn bloodred before that great and terrible day of the Lord arrives.
A mind can really battle something terrible!
You can sit and battle over something in your mind that has no real purpose in life or has already been worked out by God. So get up and do the work of the Lord!
The enemy can hold your mind captive for as long as you allow him, and he will place things inside of your head that may have no real relevance to your live. When you sit and let your mind wonder, without putting God in the midst of it, this will allow the devil to have playtime with your mind. This is his time to show you all of your faults and blame you for all of the wrongs in your life.

To Waste
Revelation 3:2 (nlt)
Now wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is at the point of death. Your deeds are far from right in the sight of God.
A mind is a terrible thing to waste!
God has blessed each and every one of us with a clear and sound mind. A clean conscience and a pure heart. It's when you allow an unpleasant feeling, thought and voice to come into your mind and begin corruption.
Allow your thoughts to be refreshed always with the word of God. Let the Holy Spirit take control of the things that go into your head, because remember, your mind is like a filter to your heart and it leaks out of your mouth.
The things of your mind and heart can either poison or bring forth fruit!
Use your spiritual weapon, which is the word of God, to break down the thoughts that causes your mind to be wasted. Hold every thought captive and make them accountable to the word. (2Corinthians 10:5nlt)
Do this by combating negative with positive.
"But I can't!" Respond with the word that says, "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." (Philippians 4:13nkjv)
"I know that God will never forgive me for what I have done!" respond with the word that says, "Your sins have been forgiven because of Jesus." (1John 2:12nlt)
Choose your thoughts wisely.......
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