Pride is Wack!

Plain and Simple....

Lord help me to get rid of my Prideful ways and to be Humble O' Lord, Please take all the things out of me that are not like you O' Lord especially my Pride....

Only 2 Emotions

All human actions are motivated at their deepest level by one of two emotions - Fear or Love. In truth there are only two emotions - only two words in the language of the soul.

Fear wraps our bodies in clothing, Love allows us to stand naked. Fear clings to and cluthes all that we have, Love gives all that we have away. Fear holds close, Love holds dear. Fear graps, Love lets go. Fear rankles, Love soothes. Fear attacks, Love amends.

- From the Book Conversations with God.

Write it down

So, i use to go to Church and see people with note pads and paper and pens taking notes like this was a a finals review in college. I use to think, dang they are serious with it, is it that imporant? I can remember all this without writing it down. But comes to show i now am also serious with it. Taking notes actually helps. I mean there is no way to retain and remember all that is said in one sermon. It also helps when you want to recall on something that was said. It also douments things. There so much to learn. So baiscally this post is to encourage you to take notes in Church...

After all this is the biggest and most important lecture that you could get! A Lecture straight out the BIBLE!

-Paper and Pencil

Simple enough

Matthew 6:33

...But seek FIRST HIS KINGDOM and his righteousness, and ALL these THINGS will be GIVEN to YOU as well....

We hear this all the time, we see it all the time, we somtimes even repeat it, allll the time... But do we really practice it? Alot of people wonder how come they dont have everything they want, how come their not rich, successful, married, etc... Its all because we dont follow Matthew 6:33...

I was in Church yesterday and it just hit me... Ive prolly heard this verse more then 20 times but never really heard it...

Its so Simple that we over look it and take it for granted... I have to do better, I hope i can encourage you to do the same....

- First Him

Spirit of.....

What do you have a sprit of....? You could have a spirit of jealousey, bitterness, and unforgiveness. These are the common ones these are the easy ones to point out .... Everyone at some point struggles with these spirits...

But how about the things that you dont think are bad? Like the spirit of guilt... How can guilt be a bad thing, isn't guilt when you feel bad for someone because you care for them? Not exactly, guilt is tricky, the devil is tricky... He can he make you feel bad for something that isn't your fault, he can keep you trapped in something that you dont want stay in becasue of guilt... Guilt can bring depression which leads to an unhealthy mind which leads to an unhealthy body which leads to other things...

Dont get it twisted though, guilt is correct when you do something you werent suppose to do and the outcome makes you feel guilty or if you could of done something but was too selfish to do... these are the right reasons of guilt BUT if you truly did do what you could of done and in good faith then you have nothing to feel guilty about...

This all comes down to guarding your heart and having the wisdom to distinguish between what is real and the fake... If someones kows they can pull the guilt trip on you to get what they want then they are taking advantage of you... Guard your heart...

The devil will use whatever you are most strong at and twist it around, for this case it would be... A caring spirit into a guilty spirit....

- Spirit of Wisdom

Make Time

I got this from Weekly Wisdom from christnotes.com... If your not signed up to daily bible verses or weekly wisdom, please do so... Enjoy...

How can you know GOD better? Read his word, pray, listen for his voice, worship him. Notice that all of these things require time. In fact, improving any relationship with other people or with GOD requires Time.

However, far too many people find themselves too busy to spend any time getting to know God better. They've filled their calendar with pursuits of money, wealth, success, and status. However, as Solomon discovers in Ecclesiastes 2:1-11, all of these pursuits are meaningless. Solomon built many houses, vineyards, gardens, and parks; he had many, many slaves and countless pieces of gold and silver, and he was the most prestigious man ever to live in Jerusalem. Indeed, he could buy anything his heart desired. However, Solomon comes to the realization that all of these things are worth nothing in the perspective of eternity: Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun (Ecclesiastes 2:11).

Therefore, don't worry about any of these earthly things; instead, seek to know God better (see Matthew 6:25-34).

If all these earthly things are hindering your relationship with God, alter your schedule: get rid of some things so that you can spend time knowing God better.

- Time

Matthew 10:16

A letter was sent for my mom from some church that she doesnt even attend, it wasnt real mail so i opened and read it and it had this in it and i felt like it could help someone including myself when things arent going the way we want them to go... Stay strong, the end will be worth it!

GOD does not accept His servants to demonstrate a weak mind, with an intent to fail, and to be fearful of hard work. Danger and hardship are a part of life for those who follow GOD's way. Those who think that by following GOD, He will make the road easy, He will trim all the thorns, He will run the enemy away, they will be sadly mistaken. Those who dream that by following GOD they will inherit many benefits such as luxury and leisure in life, always have servants and receive respect, they are also wrong. We are told to "go out into the world like sheep among wolves" - Matthew 10:16