I often think about the example I’m setting, even in my home, and I must admit, I cringe. If I can’t get it right at home, how will I ever get it right out in the world?! I can do all this through Him who gives me strength (Philippians 4:13). I don’t have to stay bound by frustration, anger, and self-righteousness…and neither do you.
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Not one of us is perfect. The first step is admitting it. The second step is to stop buying into the lie and pretending that we are. God already knows it all. I think the hardest part is admitting to ourselves that we knowingly and willfully sin against God.
God intends for us to spend eternity with Him and Ecclesiastes 3:11 tells us that He has also set eternity in the human heart. So from an eternal viewpoint, can’t we extend more grace?
I have learned that what other people think about me is none of my business. Let us focus on who God says we are. Let us begin to see ourselves as God sees us, fully redeemed by the blood of Jesus. Let us begin to see every person we meet as someone made in the image of God and honor them above ourselves.
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Honor Others
Philippians 2:3 says, “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.” At every turn we are bombarded with the idea that we must be the best and the first at everything, that we deserve the first and the best of everything. After all, we work hard so why not, right?
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I Mean It
“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth” (1 John 3:18). The way we live our lives, and the way we keep our word, are our testimonies. We never want to be a stumbling block on anyone’s path. Instead, we should take care to build others up, be there for them, and set an example of what it means to put God first.
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Rejoice!
It is so easy to get caught up in our own day-to-day happenings. But – when we take a moment to think about the fact that God loves us so much, that He actually provided a way for us to be reconciled to Him through Jesus, in spite of our sins, if we would repent, and accept His salvation. It is so overwhelming I can hardly breathe. So, I will rejoice in the Lord!
God created us to worship Him and only Him. “…all things have been created through him and for him” (Colossians 1:16). How do we worship only God in a world that is increasingly focused only on satisfying oneself? We go against that narrative.
We can be sure of the fact (and take comfort in knowing) that any weakness of God is still stronger than the strongest human. We do not have to be perfect, or strong. God is always with us and He is more than enough.
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Not Defeated
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” There is a very real battle taking place. It is the battle for our very souls.
I Will Cling 