If you are a believer in Jesus Christ then you are in fight for your life. You are in a fight for the better of yourself and your life. You are in a constant war with the enemy, your feelings, your flesh, and your mind. Because we have a new spirit within us that wants …
Tag: grace
Just receive His gifts
When I was told to receive Jesus and what he was offering me I had a hard time understanding how that worked. To be sure I had to do something or give something in order to get what he has to offer. To be sure I had to be good all the time and had …
Our human make up
Understanding our make up as a human being is what helped me in the beginning to be able to make changes that had a positive impact on my life. Once I was able to understand myself better I was equipped with the knowledge that I needed to fight against myself for a better self and …
Take control of your feelings
I woke up this morning on the wrong side of the bed as people say. I felt irritable and short tempered as soon as I opened my eyes. Nothing had happened to make me feel that way. I had not had a bad dream or anything. It amazes me how our feelings work. If I …
It’s time to move forward
Deuteronomy 1:6 The Lord our God said to us in Horeb, You have dwelt long enough on this mountain. As I pondered this scripture it spoke to me in several ways. We think that the Israelites were crazy for what they did but we do the very same things. We stay in vicious cycles of …
Because He loves us
Hebrews 12: 1-13 talks about the suffering of discipline from God. It states that God disciplines us just as a father disciplines his child because we are His children. He does not punish us, He disciplines us. Just like my mom use to take away my tv privilege if I did something wrong or something …
Our thoughts are superior
Everything that we do starts with a thought. If we think thoughts that are low, sad, and draining then we will be sad, down, and depressed. If we think uplifting, good thoughts then we will be happy and encouraged. If we are upset about something and think about what we are upset about over and …