tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422995927612621342024-02-06T18:08:44.998-08:00⠀⠀⠀Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238554421289467388noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842299592761262134.post-54223432492064934632017-11-08T20:07:00.001-08:002017-11-09T10:39:07.292-08:00Dear Single Girl <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I know the questions that you face every day. Questions that don’t even
come from the voices of others but rather the inward you. You ask yourself
everyday if this is normal. The bae-saturated culture has convinced your mind to
evaluate your desire because everything about it screams abnormal. The marriage
obsessed church culture convinces you that you are not blessed if marriage isn’t
your reality before the age of 30. Social media trains you to think that your
absence of a significant other determines your desirability as a female. Family pressure has started to affect your understanding of your personal pace
with God. Countless people have told you that 'your standards are too high' or your expectation of a brothers approach is 'not realistic in this day and age.' The commentary surrounding 'your
season' has made you question who you are, where you are and where you are
going. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I’m writing to the girl no one ever addresses. To the girl that <i><b>doesn’t</b></i> desire
marriage - whether it be currently or ever. You’ve probably grown exhausted of
trying to justify your desire to be single to every person that doesn’t seem to
understand why you feel the way you do. Or maybe you’ve encountered the many
people that seem to think you’re lying and hit you with the ‘you can’t actually
want that’ line of disbelief. It’s almost a taboo in the church for a young
woman to openly share that she desires to remain unmarried. If you’re not refining
your virtue for the sake of a husband, then what are you doing? If you’re not
intentionally positioning yourself for Boaz to notice you, then what are you
doing? If you’re not abstaining from sex so that you are more desirable for
your future man of God, then what are you doing? We have done a great job at belittling
Gods beautiful intention for biblical womanhood to the preparation for an earthly
husband.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Whether you desire to remain single for an appointed season or you are
eunuch for the sake of the kingdom of God, I encourage you to stand firm. Maybe
you desire to remain unmarried because you sense God appointing you to a
specific season of singleness, for the purpose of character refining. You know
that without certain parts of your character being purified and dealt with now,
the amplification of those problems within a union will inevitably lead to a
destructive marriage. Or maybe the purpose of your singleness is to enable
intense and high demanding service unto the Lord, that requires the freedom
from responsibility that the married woman is concerned with. The challenges of
this type of woman in the Christian community generally remain unspoken,
because the reality is that this isn’t the heart state of many women. Most, not
wrongly, <i><b>do </b></i>desire pursuit, courtship and marriage. But today, I’m encouraging <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you. </i>The girl who has been questioned,
alienated and left discouraged at points because of your desire to be single
for the Lord. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Don’t feel the need to prove yourself or your stance to every single
person that enquires. Given the rarity of women in the faith who want to be
single out of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>choice</b></i>, be expected to
be questioned by most about the authenticity behind your contentment and the reasoning
for it. Answer with honesty, but always ensure that your speech is gracious and
wholesome. Be aware of the easy trap of growing frustrated with people due to
their curiosity. When communicating your reasoning, be mindful that you are not
operating from a place of spite or pride. Rather, focus on pointing your
explanations back to Jesus. Always strive to highlight the goodness of God in
your life and the love of Jesus being sufficient enough to satisfy you whether
married or not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Be free from the pressure to downplay your desire to serve God in the
capacity that He has gifted you with. There can be temptation to sway towards
talking more about your ‘long term desire for marriage’ when you are amongst other Christian
women. <i><b>This feels more natural and comfortable for you, because you know the extremity
of how opposite your current heart
state is from what they all desire.</b></i> So instead of actually expressing your joy
in delighting in God alone at this current moment, you choose to emphasise and
assure them that you DO want to get married in the future. Been there, done
that. Too many times to count. But my point here stands; don’t succumb to the
pressure of societal or church expectations in the midst of conversation. Guard
your heart by regulating and discerning who you share with and what exactly you
share. And in addition to that, train yourself to feel comfortable expressing
your contentment with where God has you. If they can express their desire for
courtship, why are you not allowed to speak of your love for your current
season of singleness? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Guarding your contentment seems like a nearly impossible task in a world
that always craves more and craves it immediately. I once heard that contentment
is ‘<i>being grateful and satisfied with your current portion but being hopeful
for things to come</i>.’ I love this definition because it exemplifies how contentment
is not a mere denial of desire. It is easy to fall into sin when we do not
manage our desires in a godly and wise manner. <b><i>At the centre of true contentment
is genuine gratitude and understanding of the sufficiency of the cross.</i></b> No one
can be truly content without understanding that we do not ‘deserve’ anything
from God, so anything we do have, we must be thankful for. We didn’t even
deserve for Him to send His son to die for the sake of our sin, let alone choose
to bless us continuously out of His goodness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">You are in the midst of a generation that glorifies marriage as an idol
to strive towards at all costs, rather than the intimate covenant reflecting Christ
and His bride that God intended. So I encourage you to be intentional about
guarding the state of your heart and the purity of your meditations. This could
mean a variety of things for you. It may be regulating what and who you follow
on social media, ensuring that everything on your timeline isn’t bridal shots
or courtship ministry posts. It may mean refraining from watching romantic comedies
that seem to trigger thoughts of discontentment and entertains ungodly desperation.
Or it may simply be learning how to kindly shut down comments from others that
discourage your passion for serving God or plant seeds that suggest that you’ll
never get married if you ‘keep talking like this.’ By whatever means the Holy
Spirit leads you to, be diligent in guarding your contentment. There are probably many
times you have heard or seen something and brushed it off, not
realizing that you have internalized the seeds that have been planted in your
heart and taken root.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">As an unmarried woman, you have a practical freedom to serve the Lord in
a way that is different to the married woman. Maybe for you, this has been at
the core of why you desire to be single. From speaking to some married women, I
have gathered this common feeling of regret of mismanagement of time in their
singleness. They always wish that they had done more when they had the absolute
freedom to do so. For others, it has been the general frustration of wanting to
plough for Gods kingdom but the responsibilities of being a wife and mother
drains them of physical energy. You, as a single woman have the capability to
serve God with what Paul calls ‘undivided devotion’. Use this time of
singleness, whether it be for a certain period or your whole lifetime, to
invest into your gifts and mature in your calling. Learn and train in the ways
that God desires to use you to edify the body of Christ and bring the saints to
maturity. Be active in looking for creative ways to reach out to lost souls and
disciple them in God’s word. Look for ways to build up your home church, by
devoting your time, talents and spiritual gifts for their use. These are all
ways in which you, as an unmarried woman can serve God with the gift He has
given you. <i><b>Now is your prime season
to cultivate discipline, consistency and excellence as a vessel of God. </b></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I know it. You’ve probably heard comments like - ‘’Don’t do too much,
because the brothers will think you’re a bit too fiery and will find you intimidating to
approach.’’ I cannot count the amount of times that this ‘advice’ has been
relayed to me since I started serving God in public ministry at sixteen. Maybe
you’ve heard the same, or even similar. <b><i>Never ever adjust your faithfulness to serving God for the sake of a
relationship.</i></b> You will find yourself drained, miserable and annoyed because you
are supressing the gifts that God desires to blossom within you. All for what?
A guy who is too insecure to accept the calling of the person he’s trying to
call his ‘wife’? If he can’t even <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>accept</b></i>
the weight of your call in God, what makes you think he’s going to find any
ounce of joy in <b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">leading</i> </b>you in that
call? As an unmarried woman, I encourage you to serve the Lord with unapologetic zeal and commitment. Refuse to settle for half-hearted service or delayed
obedience, in an attempt to get the brothers to pursue you without fear. This notion of ‘not
serving too much’ is far from a biblical concept. Both Ruth and Rebekah are
women who were found in their place of service and work. It was not only their
positioning that caused their husbands/seekers to be drawn to them, but their attitude,
character and virtue exhibited in the midst of their work. So serve, and when
you do, serve well. I pray that you would be so engulfed in your assignment from
God in this season, that whether or not a husband comes, you learn to delight in serving
God both fervently and faithfully. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It is never my intention to
persuade girls that desiring marriage is wrong, but it is a cry of my heart
that Christian women around the world would walk with the Lord faithfully in
their appointed time of singleness. So I encourage you to regulate your
conversations, guard your contentment and serve with fervency and faithfulness. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Know that you are not alone in your pursuit of God as a single, but there are other
sisters around the world running the same race. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Know that it is okay to not be
the girl that does the swirl click over her head shouting ‘I rebuke it!’ when
someone brings up the prospect of not getting married, because you maintain a quiet inward confidence in Gods will. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Know that your
satisfaction in Christ alone is a beautiful thing, a treasure that should be
celebrated and not condemned. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Know that if you do desire to be married in the long
run and it’s in Gods will for your life, then He will present you to a suitable
spouse according to His sovereign timing.</span></div>
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single for your entire life in order to serve, that desire is advantageous to the Kingdom of God. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">And finally, know that no matter your marital status or inward desire, you are already <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">loved</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">found </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">chosen</i> by
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Caitlin Nunez</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Your relationship with God is intimate, full of
excitement and the display of His faithfulness in your life is more than
evident. You’re growing in faith day by day as each prayer is unravelled before
your eyes. Your zeal for such a great God cannot seem to be contained. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Time passes and a situation, person, expectation
or event, spirals you into the uncomfortable feeling of disappointed in God.
Your heart is confused at your unmet expectation. You’re even more frustrated
at this <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">unshakable feeling</i> of disappointment
in the perfect God you believed to be good. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Being disappointed in God is one of the most
common and yet unspoken emotions that the believer experiences as they journey
with God. What do we do in the midst of our belief, trust and hope being
shattered?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Let’s
start with this truth. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: large;">Your
failure to perceive the way God is operating on your behalf does not equate to
the failure of God. </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">There are three things we must consider when
dealing with these moments of discouragement in our walk with God. All three
require enough vulnerability to examine our hearts with the help of the Holy
Spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">(1)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">We must not limit
our prayers to our finite understanding of how it should be answered. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In Ephesians 3:20-21, Paul
exalts God by saying ‘now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all
that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to Him be glory
in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever.
Amen.’ We see clearly in the scripture that God is one who exceeds our
expectations because of HIS divine ability and sovereignty. How foolish is it
of us to put a cap on the God who has already exposed Himself to be able to do
beyond what we could ever fathom? We must hold to the fact that God is not
subject to our prayers, but our prayers are subject to God<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. In the midst of your prayers,
you must remember that God is not limited to the words that come off of your
tongue.</i></b> But rather, He is attentively listening and aligning your pleas
with His perfect will for your life. Many times, this sovereign alignment
leaves believers in a place of disappointment, confusion and frustration with
God. Our deep desire for our petitions to come to pass can sometimes allow for
Pauls exhortation of God to slip our minds. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">God is answering prayers in
many ways, forms and methods. That is not for you to decide. It’s not your
place to dictate how He answers or when He answers. It is your role to ensure
that your heart stays in position as you wait upon God to do exceedingly and
abundantly above your own perception. Submit your honest expectation of your
answered prayer and ask God to help you to pray with a fresh revelation of His
infinite power and understanding. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">really</i> want to prevail. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In Psalm 139: 23-24 David
cries out ‘search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!
And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way
everlasting!’ We, like David, need to ask the Lord to expose the true motive of
our heart when we are in our prayer closet. It is easy to say the four words
‘thy will be done’ with our lips, whilst our heart is saying ‘as long as it
matches up with what I’m praying for.’ <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In the garden of Gethsemane
before the hour of His arrest, Jesus finds Himself on His face before the
Father asking that if possible, His cup of suffering (His coming death) would
be taken from Him. The end of the Saviour’s prayer is startling to most as He
concludes by saying ‘nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.’ None could
even imagine how Jesus must have felt knowing that He was about to be crucified
despite His perfection. If Jesus managed to pray the sincere prayer for the
Father’s will to come to pass in relation to an <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">undeserved</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">death, </i>how
much more should we be able to pray this with sincerity about less extreme
circumstances? By following the example of our Lord, we are not only praying
from a heart of humility but we are ensuring that our hope is in Gods
sovereignty. By genuinely praying for Gods will to be done, you break the
limitation of your prayer to just what you can verbally express, so that the
perfect power of God can be manifested in your life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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drive you away from the secret place! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Discouragement is such a
subtle tool of the enemy, especially when it stems from a place of offence
towards God. John 10:10 reminds us of the agenda of the enemy to ‘steal and
kill and destroy.’ Many periods of disappointment arise because of a spiritual
attack (Ephesians 6:12) – in an attempt to steal our hope, kill our confidence
in God and destroy our relationship with Him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Maybe you have experienced
that feeling of your faith being belittled because of previous disappointment.
No matter how much you try, you can’t bring yourself to really pray for what
you want because in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">your</i> mind ‘God
didn’t come through last time.’ We must stand FIRM in these discouraging
moments. The easiest way for the enemy to get you off track is to pull you away
from the secret place - the place where you can be vulnerable with the Father
about your emotions, desires and plans. If He can rob your confidence in Gods
ability to hear your and answer your prayer, He can naturally prevent you even
drawing near to God in the first place. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">We must remain encouraged to
fight back with the word of God (Ephesians 6:17) and trust in the consistency
of our God. Psalm 34:17 tells us that ‘when the righteous cry out for help, the
Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.’ He is not a God who is
oblivious to the cries of the heart, but most definitely answers in accordance
to what He knows His children need. Refuse to lose hope. Choose to pray with
boldness and the authority that you have as a disciple of Christ. Pray with
assurance that no matter what the previous season entailed, no matter how
things panned out last year, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">God is listening and ready to move on your
behalf</i></b>. Maintain your confidence in the place of prayer, by meditating
upon who God says He is through His trusted word. As you pore over the passages
of scripture explaining His faithfulness, sovereignty and love for you, I pray
that your faith increases in such a way that you can go back to praying from a
heart of full expectancy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238554421289467388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842299592761262134.post-23945158910253997912017-09-30T12:57:00.001-07:002017-09-30T13:03:16.708-07:00Disregarded Series: God, I Don't Understand What You're Doing<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<u><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">God, I don’t understand what you’re doing <o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">No matter where you are in your walk, you are
bound to have experienced a shift in seasons. Ecclesiastes 3:1 lets us know
that ‘for everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under
heaven.’ This truth found in God’s word presents a conflicting battle, with our
desire for immediate knowledge of our circumstances, both now and for the
future. The writings of Solomon spark a dispute with our longing to see when
and how the plans for our lives will manifest and then Gods perfect order
through <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">seasons</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">As I have followed Christ and journeyed with
Him through tests, moments of excessive joy and disappointments, I have found
myself limiting the structure of my walk with Him. In my finite understanding I
had become accustomed to seeing seasons of my life as the extremes of mountain
top and valley moments. I had so easily grasped the distinction between walking
in the fullness of joy concerning Gods tangible favour, and then periods of
struggling to make it through the day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Then I was confronted with the uncomfortable
reality of uncertainty. Uncertainty about where I was going, what I was
supposed to be doing, who was supposed to be around me and ultimately who I was
becoming. A path that had always seemed so black and white had now become a heap
of confusion. A lack of direction was always a foreign thought to me, yet an
overwhelming sense of unpredictability had started to infiltrate my walk with
God. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">As I put one foot in front of the other and
went about my journey as I knew to, God started to unfold the beauty of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">not knowing</b>. He revealed that my
confusion didn’t stem from His character because that is not who He is (1
Corinthians 14: 33), but rather my inability to cling to His consistency in the
midst of change. I had let circumstances and the emotions that flowed from them,
dictate my understanding of Gods ability to establish His purposes for my life
(Psalms 138:8). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The state of not knowing is a state of ultimate
vulnerability. This is simply because the sheep is now compelled to listen to,
discern and adequately follow the voice of the Good Shepherd (John 10:27). Gods
basic expectation of our response to His call, now all of a sudden seems to
amplify to us in the midst of our uncertainty. We start to desperately seek
direction, wisdom and assurance as we plead for God to un-cloud our vision. As
much as I do encourage the seeking of wisdom from God (James 1:5-6) and Gods
desire to make His path for us known to us personally is revealed in scripture,
(Isaiah 30:21) I want to tackle the subtle heart issue of many disciples. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Many of us trust the expectation of God making
His plans known to us, not the one who ordains of those plans Himself.</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> We hope in the assurance of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">knowing</b> every turn, bumpy road and
smooth sailing season along the way. Yet God has called us to intimately know <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">HIM</b> and trust the heart of the one we
call Lord, despite what we see manifesting in our lives. Proverbs 3:5-6 beckons
us to not lean on our own understanding, but to trust in Gods personal longing
to make our paths straight. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The experience of an unpredictable season exposed
that I trusted the security of ‘knowing’ what God was doing in every moment. A
lack of clarity had disrupted my peace, when the heart of God yearns for us to
all walk in His peace because of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WHO</b>
He is. Not just what He <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">does</i> that we
perceive to make sense, nor what He is willing to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">reveal</i> to us. There is so much beauty in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">surrendering the need to know</b> each step and trusting God to steer
us in the direction as He wills. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">So if you have found or are finding yourself in
a season of uncertainty, rest in this very truth; Gods sovereignty extends
beyond your ability to comprehend what He’s doing. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Isaiah 55:8-9 assures us that Gods thoughts and
ways are higher than ours. His holy word encourages us by revealing the fact
that it is normal for Gods ways to sometimes be beyond our comprehension. Even in
transition seasons where you can’t locate yourself, difficult seasons where you
can’t see the hope of overcoming, or confusing seasons where the right things
seem to be coming at the wrong time -REST. Rest your uneasy heart knowing that
the God Almighty has declared that HE knows the plans that He has for you and
that His declaration doesn’t change even when you can’t trace those plans (Jeremiah
29:11). <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span>
Caitlin Nunez<br />
Founder and leader of Kingdom Ambassadors</div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The W</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ord of God sets the standard that </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Children of G</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">od should live</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" 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<span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The bible has an array of s</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">criptures that show us exactly </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">what Godly character</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> is</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">, in particular Galatians 5 22:23</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">,</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> which focuses</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> on the F</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ruits of the Spirit.</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To summarise this scripture the Fruits of the Spirit</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">are </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">physical attributes that we should strive to </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">constantly</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> live by</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> in order to uphold</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Godly character</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">; it is basically an outline of what makes a </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Christian</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> stand out in the world and show others how a</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">true transformation </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">can occur once saved.</span></span></span><span class="EOP SCX181452953" style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<div class="Paragraph SCX181452953" paraeid="{0db10f13-2dbe-4341-a60e-74abc3ff3eed}{114}" paraid="277124674" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Remember, it is not a case of picking one </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">fruit </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">over the other, every single fruit</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> should be</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> explored in our lives. </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The nine fruits are:</span></span></span><span class="EOP SCX181452953" style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Love</span></span></span><span class="EOP SCX181452953" style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<li aria-setsize="-1" class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX181452953" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-listid="1" role="listitem" style="direction: ltr; margin-left: 24px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="Paragraph SCX181452953" paraeid="{0db10f13-2dbe-4341-a60e-74abc3ff3eed}{124}" paraid="1575774319" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Joy</span></span></span><span class="EOP SCX181452953" style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<li aria-setsize="-1" class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX181452953" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-listid="1" role="listitem" style="direction: ltr; margin-left: 24px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="Paragraph SCX181452953" paraeid="{0db10f13-2dbe-4341-a60e-74abc3ff3eed}{129}" paraid="89066678" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Peace</span></span></span><span class="EOP SCX181452953" style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<li aria-setsize="-1" class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX181452953" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-listid="1" role="listitem" style="direction: ltr; margin-left: 24px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="Paragraph SCX181452953" paraeid="{0db10f13-2dbe-4341-a60e-74abc3ff3eed}{134}" paraid="1749639800" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Patience</span></span></span><span class="EOP SCX181452953" style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<li aria-setsize="-1" class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX181452953" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-listid="1" role="listitem" style="direction: ltr; margin-left: 24px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="Paragraph SCX181452953" paraeid="{0db10f13-2dbe-4341-a60e-74abc3ff3eed}{139}" paraid="69169432" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kindness</span></span></span><span class="EOP SCX181452953" style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<li aria-setsize="-1" class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX181452953" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="6" data-listid="1" role="listitem" style="direction: ltr; margin-left: 24px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="Paragraph SCX181452953" paraeid="{0db10f13-2dbe-4341-a60e-74abc3ff3eed}{144}" paraid="114085347" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Goodness</span></span></span><span class="EOP SCX181452953" style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<li aria-setsize="-1" class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX181452953" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="7" data-listid="1" role="listitem" style="direction: ltr; margin-left: 24px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="Paragraph SCX181452953" paraeid="{0db10f13-2dbe-4341-a60e-74abc3ff3eed}{149}" paraid="151926200" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Faithfulness</span></span></span><span class="EOP SCX181452953" style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<li aria-setsize="-1" class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX181452953" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="8" data-listid="1" role="listitem" style="direction: ltr; margin-left: 24px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="Paragraph SCX181452953" paraeid="{0db10f13-2dbe-4341-a60e-74abc3ff3eed}{154}" paraid="1802022276" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Humility</span></span></span><span class="EOP SCX181452953" style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<li aria-setsize="-1" class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX181452953" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="9" data-listid="1" role="listitem" style="direction: ltr; margin-left: 24px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="Paragraph SCX181452953" paraeid="{0db10f13-2dbe-4341-a60e-74abc3ff3eed}{159}" paraid="189434265" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Self-control</span></span></span><span class="EOP SCX181452953" style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<div class="Paragraph SCX181452953" paraeid="{0db10f13-2dbe-4341-a60e-74abc3ff3eed}{191}" paraid="2013015823" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As stated earlier, a</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ll of these attributes are known to be one whole fruit broken down into sections,</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">much like an orange</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Taken in as a whole fruit, these </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">attributes will guide you </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">to develop a new life with Jesus Chri</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">st</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and to begin</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> the process of </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Him </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">transforming you from</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> ordinary to extra-ordinary.</span></span></span><span class="EOP SCX181452953" style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<div class="Paragraph SCX181452953" paraeid="{0116c048-428e-480b-aca9-b6481a43db38}{36}" paraid="165122897" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">God can only do so much which is why I </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">can’t stress enough that this should be a</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> constant</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> conscious </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">effort to maintain </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">every</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">day. This all begin</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">s with disc</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ipline.</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you really think about it being</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> disciplined with the small thin</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">gs that God has asked you to do</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">,</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> will</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> take you to the next level </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He has planned for </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">you</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">r</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> life;</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> praying,</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> pay</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ing</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> that off debt</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">, star</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">t</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ing</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> that ministry, forgiving</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">, clean</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ing</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> out your wardrobe</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">/house</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">, apply</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ing for jobs, exploring</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> your craft</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">s/skills, loving others, positive thinking, generating income from God inspired ideas, </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">keeping </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">health</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">y</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">,</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> giving to those in need,</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> reaching out to </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">a loved</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> one</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">, the list is endless! These</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> simple tasks</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> all</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 20px;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> go back to the Fruits of the Spirit, let me give you a few examples:</span></span></span><span class="EOP SCX181452953" style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Keeping fit and healthy goes hand in hand with </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Self control</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- maintaining eating habits and working out</span></span></span><span class="EOP SCX181452953" style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paying off a debt goes hand in hand with </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Patience</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- paying off a debt could take weeks or even years to finish</span></span></span><span class="EOP SCX181452953" style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="EOP SCX181452953" style="line-height: 19px;"></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Praying- goes hand in hand with </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Faithfulness</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- being </span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">able</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> to remain faith</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">fu</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX181452953" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 19px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX181452953" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">l in the midst of hardships</span></span></span><span class="EOP SCX181452953" style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238554421289467388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842299592761262134.post-46558485464817575242017-03-05T11:55:00.000-08:002017-03-05T11:55:09.658-08:00BLOGGER TEAM - DAVID - THE TORN VEIL<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">Hey guys, hope you are all blessed.
So, I was fortunate to go to a church service in Leicester recently. The
message was so powerful and it ministered to me deep. During the service, I was
just reminded on how I am privileged to be a Christian and the sacrifice Christ
made for me (and you). If I were to give this message a title, I would call it
'The Torn Veil' and I hope that this will allow you to also look back and thank
God for the privilege of being able to have intimacy with Him.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">So, I got the term 'torn veil' from
the story of Jesus' crucifixion in Matthew 27. The scripture reads:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><b><i>“And Jesus cried out again with a
loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. Then, behold, the veil of the temple was
torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split.”
Matthew 27:50-51</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">From this, we understand that as
Jesus gave up himself as a sacrifice for us, the earth was moved and the veil
of the temple (the torn veil) split in two. The temple that this scripture is
referring to is the tabernacle.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">The tabernacle was simply a temple
made in the biblical days in order to meet with God. The Hebrew people saw this
place as their meeting point with the Lord. Hebrews 9 looks more into this and
we understand that the tabernacle had different areas/zones that only a certain
people could enter. The specific area that I wish to highlight here is the
'Holy of Holies' or the 'Holiest of All'. This part is where only the high
priest could enter and perform sacrifices unto God. To distinctively set this
area apart from the rest of the tabernacle, a veil was used to create the
divide.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">Nowadays we can enter the church
building/setting with confidence, but the tabernacle was so sacred that
according to Hebrew tradition, it was possible for you to die if you performed
rituals wrong in the tabernacle or if you entered knowing that you were not the
high priest. The bible mentions that bells were attached to those who entered
the temple. One of the uses of this was to indicate whether the person within
the Holy of Holies was still alive (literally). A rope was usually attached to
the priest’s foot so in case he did pass, those outside could drag the body out
of the temple. And although this appears very extreme, note that the people in
those days respected and valued the presence of God more than ourselves in this
generation. And I know yes, back then it was religion but now it's relationship,
but even in our relationship with God, do we value His presence enough?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">The whole reason as to why I went
through the whole tabernacle description was so that you understood what I
meant by being privileged to be Christian. Because Jesus gave his life for us,
the veil was torn in two, meaning that we now obtain <b>DIRECT</b> access to the
Father. No longer must we seek a pastor or priest to meet with God on our
behalf but right now, where you are now reading this, you can commune with God.
The veil was torn for you, understand how precious you are to the Father, that
now you can seek him more intimately. And that is the torn veil for you guys. I
hope this blessed you and caused some sort of change in your heart. God bless.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238554421289467388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842299592761262134.post-14123225734069919442017-01-29T11:11:00.002-08:002017-01-29T11:11:29.002-08:00BLOGGER TEAM - EMILY - DISCIPLESHIP<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Millions of young
people all over the world have heard the word ‘disciple’ used within the Church
several times, yet many of us still fail to understand the necessary
requirements and true meaning of the word itself.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">However, when it comes to discipleship, it’s
very important to remember this.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Just
because every disciple is a believer, this does NOT mean that every believer is
a disciple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">So what does it mean to
be a disciple and a follower of Jesus Christ?</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">A disciple is often described as a ‘learner’ or a ‘pupil,’ making
discipleship the relationship between the teacher and the pupil.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">But with that being said, it’s not just about
having the desire to learn or be taught – there are necessary requirements
outlined by Jesus himself.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">In <b>Luke 14:25-33</b>, we
see Jesus lay out His exact requirements of discipleship. Within these
Scriptures, Jesus makes it very clear about the steps needed. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">One important thing to take note of here is
the fact that the phrase ‘you cannot be my disciple’ is actually repeated several
times.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">This symbolises the importance of
Jesus’ requirements and the significance of His words.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Let’s break it down:</span></div>
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states:<i> <span class="woj">“If you want to
be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and
mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life.
Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.</span></i></span><span class="text" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><sup><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></sup></i></span><span class="woj" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span lang="EN-GB"> And if you do not
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: -18pt;">To seek God
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: -18pt;">3. To
surrender all that you own unto Jesus and dedicate your life to Him!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As stated in <b>Matthew
6:33</b>, </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">“But seek ye first the Kingdom of
God, and his righteousness; and all of these things shall be added unto you.” </i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Many of us often cling on to God during
difficult times, but God should be put first above everyone and anything!</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">And this is what is meant in Luke 14:26 as
stated above – when it comes to the comparison of God, ALL things (including
your family) should be second best.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To me, seeking God
first is the number one priority, and the minute you start doing this properly,
you will be on the road to success as Jesus’ disciple.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">This then ties in with surrendering all that
you own unto Jesus.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">You must believe and
declare Jesus Christ is your Lord and saviour, and then make a conscious
decision to serve Him wholeheartedly!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Serving the Lord in
your youth is a very hard battle, and there will be so many times when you
might feel like giving up.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">But remember
that God is with you.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today, decide to give
yourself wholly to the things of God and be the best disciple that you can be!</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy
new year! We have had an amazing 2016 and have compiled our gratitude as a team
into one post to testify of Gods goodness in our personal lives. Be encouraged
this new year! May God bless you and keep all you kingdom ambassadors in 2017!
Thank you for supporting our ministry. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2016 is already
ending, but to me it feels like its only just begun. I have to give thanks to
God! He's really blessed me this year and is helping me build my faith in ways
I can't even imagine! I'm grateful to Caitlin for asking me to help produce her
videos, as I feel this has been one way that God has helped me improve my
talents and help spread his word! I'm thankful that he has shown me my talent
this year and is helping me build my business.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">May 2017 be even
more fruitful for us all and may God continue to guide and mould us in his
image: For with God the impossible is made POSSIBLE<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Ajzane Bacchus</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2016 has
been a year of God restoring hope in several areas of my life. This
year, God has made a way in countless situations in which my natural self could
not imagine or perceive God moving so mightily. He has given me the strength to
go through the process of starting university, allowed me to grow and
develop in my relationships with the people around me and has given me a new
peace about the awaited salvation of my family. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">My gratitude is endless concerning 2016
because for another whole year, God has shown Himself as faithful even when I
didn't deserve it. His hand has consistently been on my life and He has opened
doors that I am confident that no man can shut!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Caitlin Nunez</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This year God has
done many wonderful things as well as taught me many lessons. I am grateful for
the way God has brought me through so many trials and tribulations and turned
my life on its head enabling me to teach, encourage and bring others closer to
him. I'm grateful for the opportunities that have been given to me and the
things god has placed on my heart.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Carmen Alphe</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I can truly say
this year has been one of the hardest years I have faced but I also have so
many things I am thankful for experiencing this year. I am grateful for God’s
patience with me during my times of disobedience as well as His grace that
carried me though my trials this year. He has drawn my closer to Him and place
a deeper understanding of His love towards me. I thank God for meeting me at my
point of need and I am so excited for growing deeper in love with Him in 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Cassandra Asare</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This year, I’m
grateful that God has put me through trials and tribulations which I believe
have tested my integrity as well as solidifying my relationship with Him. I’m
grateful that I could network with other Christians who have the same hunger
and fire for God and aim to seek his face just as I aim to seek his face.
Lastly, I thank God for revealing more of my purpose this year as well as
talents that I never knew existed and that I could execute them. I trust God
that my 2017 will be greater.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">David Pepple</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In 2016, I'm so
thankful for giving it my all in terms of serving God wholeheartedly!
This year I’ve experienced pain like never before, but I’m thankful for God
ordaining my steps and blessing me with phenomenal spiritual leaders that
have made the process easier by their words of encouragement. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s been a bumpy
road but I’m so thankful that I’ve clinged to God through it all. His
Word has given purpose to the pain and has also given me the strength to
endure. I can only pray that my story encourages young girls one
day. Also really thankful for developing a heart that thinks about
others.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Emily Yillah </span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Reflecting back on
2016 I am most grateful for the hard times because even though when I was in
it, it felt like the worst time but Glory to God as I am coming out of it I am
seeing what God was doing. He took me to a place of vulnerability and isolation-
I had people around but they were not my problem solver-God was. As I have
depended on Him I can see He is making a way in the wilderness for me. I am
even more grateful that it didn't take years for me to learn from my season
which means the end is near because until you learn from your season you are
not fully out of it. This year my faith has been put to a strenuous test but I
am grateful because it has shown me how much faith I really have because you
can say 'I have faith' but until it is put under test you will never know its
true capacity.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Jyvette Ampong</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are so many
things I’m grateful for this year. I thank God for my mum’s health. She was
diagnosed with breast cancer but I thank God for healing her and elongating her
life. I thank God for opening her eyes to see beyond worldly things and realise
that indeed everything is possible when she puts all her trust in God. It has
really increased her faith in God and whatever doubt she had before she doesn’t
have it anymore. This has proved that when you leave everything in God’s hand
you see God hands in everything.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Karen Okoh</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This year has come
and gone just like that and as always I feel so blessed to have made it. This
year was a year of really exploring the woman God has chosen me to be through thorough
studying of His word and understanding His love for me. This is something that
is rarely preached in church but must be truly felt in spirit with Him, God
loves me regardless, unconditionally, without fail, always in all ways.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sarah Akanbi</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am grateful to
my father because I believe he surrounded me with those in pursuit of him, so
that I could be encouraged to also have a desire to seek him. <i><u>Isaiah 43:1</u></i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am grateful to
my King for his peace. In my walk with Jesus, I have struggled with doubt. I
have had doubt about how much God loved me and I doubted the unconfined lengths
of Gods mercy. But God blessed me with his peace, he has stilled my mind so
that I have learnt how to decipher the voice of my King and the voice of the
enemy. <i><u>2 Timothy 1:7</u></i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am grateful to
my everlasting God for his promises. Over the last year, although God has
nothing to prove to me or anyone, God has revealed to me he is constant, he is
faithful, he is my provider, he is my redeemer, and to put simply, he is Love. <i><u>Jeremiah
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238554421289467388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842299592761262134.post-66525699061152728842016-11-11T15:37:00.001-08:002016-11-11T15:40:48.161-08:00Being a countercultural Christian <div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vS8gJ-f9ngD9NJLFPjwCGnfa3v5JbOJauSVOSLuamAnWUvkcJ_VgGQZZHm0efZhSFe-phl8oIeIPqnMFH8tllt9bIkfAJ4KIgvQriCRezI-GOLG9fZyQgAb42rDOwF_hzE-a-OY6rfmC/s1600/ROMANS-12-2-youversion-most-popular-verse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vS8gJ-f9ngD9NJLFPjwCGnfa3v5JbOJauSVOSLuamAnWUvkcJ_VgGQZZHm0efZhSFe-phl8oIeIPqnMFH8tllt9bIkfAJ4KIgvQriCRezI-GOLG9fZyQgAb42rDOwF_hzE-a-OY6rfmC/s320/ROMANS-12-2-youversion-most-popular-verse.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One of the
most recited scriptures within the church is easily Romans 12:2 that commands
us to not be conformed to the patterns and customs of this world, but rather to
<i>renew our minds</i> in Christ Jesus. We hear the preacher preach it, and the
teacher teach it, yet we still struggle on a daily basis as born again
believers to embrace it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This week
at Bible study, my pastor mentioned the very truth that we need to start being
bold in being <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">countercultural</i>, and
within that being unashamed of our standards. I started thinking about just how
much courage we can lack when questioned about why we do what we do, the decisions
that we make and where those standards stem from. On top of that, I also began
to truly understand just how different it is to live as a Christian that is obedient
to and in wholehearted pursuit of the Lord, in a society that has rebelled so
far away from Gods desire for us to walk in holiness. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I thought I’d
share some of my personal experience of ways that my lifestyle has been
countercultural as a young woman living for God and how I continuously strive
to overcome the trials that inevitable come alongside particular convictions. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s no shock to any young person living in this generation that there
is an extreme pressure to be in a relationship with someone, be having sex continuously
with one person or a variety of people, or to even simply date around to find
out ‘what you like and don’t like’. My personal convictions have led me to a
point where I have said no to the demands of society, my carnal flesh and even
other people in my life; no sex until marriage and no frivolously dating anyone
who the Holy Spirit has not said yes to. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Coming from a life (pre-salvation) where I would go from talking to guy
to guy, ending up in a few relationships, and always entertaining the attention
of good looking boys through conversations and pointless dates, I had finally
had enough. I recognized that my heart wasn’t to be given to every guy that slid
into my DM’s, and that God had called me as His daughter with the purpose of
completely satisfying me in His love. I’ve shared in previous posts about my
decisions and convictions on my single journey so I won’t go into that too
much. But what I did want to discuss is the complications that come with living
in this superficial ‘goals’ world, with a heart that desires to wait on the
Lord for a spouse. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I would sometimes find myself going through seasons where no guys would
try to talk to me, and then some where they did, and yet one thing has kept me
still and rested in the Lord; the fact that God has laid out every moment of my
life before a single moment has even passed (Psalm 139:16) This scripture
constantly gives me so much assurance of the fact that God will perfectly
ordain my marriage if it is His will for me to be presented to a husband. I don’t
need to fret about who’s checking for me or who every other sister is courting,
because of the very truth that God is both my beginning and my end, and knows
the plans He has for my life. So in moments of wondering doubt of whether I’ll
ever get married if all I’m doing is chasing Jesus, God puts me at rest knowing
that one day I’ll look back thankful that I didn’t embrace the culture of many
young females and give countless Christian men my heart and body.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Is it hard to pursue purity in a generation that celebrates in satisfying
every sexual and emotional desire? Of course. But my pledge to purity extends
beyond the physical. It stands knowing that the holiness asked of me is not
merely an outward standard, but a heart state that starts from within. It’s a mind-set
that says I’m not just going to abstain from sin in terms of sex or toxic relationships,
but I’m going to refrain from doing everything that even <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">leads</i> to it, so that I can truly walk in the fullness of God’s
perfect will for my love life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I rely daily on God’s strength and word to keep me focused when lustful
thoughts creep in, I meditate on the cross whenever I feel like I need the
affection of a boyfriend, and I remember my purpose when I experience the urge
to settle for a distraction of a man not sent by God to marry me. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The temptation to engage in clubbing and the madness of the raving scene
was really tested as I started university. I had already stopped going to those
particular settings long before university, but that was within an environment
of people that knew my standards and knew that I was intentional about living
for God. When I moved out and was surrounded by people that had no idea about
my passion for Christ, and was bombarded with the pressures of fresher’s week
raves, the boldness I was able to cultivate with ease at home, was now <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tested</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">God always reminded me of 1 Thessalonians 5:22 - </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Abstain
from all appearance of evil</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">,
and has continuously highlighted the word ‘appearance’ to me. When speaking to
young people I often get told ‘but Caitlin I’m not doing anything crazy there,
I just want to have fun’. I always point them to this scripture which has
formed my conviction on engagement in wild activities, to show that a lot of it
goes beyond the act of clubbing itself, but the nature of it, the environment
and the very fact that it can ruin your Christian witness. As much as each one
is responsible for their own salvation, Hebrews 12:1 reminds us that we are
surrounded by a cloud of witnesses to this life of faith, and that the truth
is, both believers and unbelievers alike are watching every action. How do you
think an unbeliever would take it if one day you are sharing the gospel with
them or praying over their sin and then the next day are grinding and whining
on several guys at a club? The truth is, that they would be <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">confused</i>. Whilst I don’t agree with many
unbelievers expectation of Christians to be perfect all the time, I do believe
we have a duty to 1. Walk in the light of Christ and flee from every youthful
lust (1 John 1:6 & 2 Timothy 2:22) and 2. Reflect Christ to those who are unknowledgeable
about His saving grace. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s
easier said than done, because the truth of real life situations is that it’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">awkward </i>when your new flat mates or
friends ask you ‘’so you coming out clubbing tonight?’’ and you have to respond
with no and consequently an explanation of your desire to live for Jesus, and
not entertain temptation with the opportunity and environment of wild behavior.
But the we can cling in hope to the fact that we will all indeed give a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">personal account</i> to God (Romans 14:12)
so we do not need to worry about the opinions of others in our attempts to
please God, and that God is our Mighty Defender in every aspect of our lives
and we do not need to prove or fight for ourselves to anyone (Deuteronomy 32:4).
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It
can become difficult as you grow in anxiety about how you’ll make friends, fit
in or connect with people, especially in an environment such as university. But
the practicality of it, is to simply try and connect with people through more
suitable activities such as dinner, bowling, sight-seeing etc. However, ensure
that when you lay down your boundaries to both God and man, you stick to them,
for a double minded man is unstable in all his ways (James 1:6). An added
bonus, is that as people watch your conduct, see your commitment to pure living
and become part of your experience in living for Jesus, they will naturally
respect you. I’ve found that people have often grown to respect me, simply
because I stand by what I say, when I say that I live by the commandments of
God’s word, and my conduct on a Saturday night doesn’t contradict my preaching
on a Sunday morning. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I
pray that by me going through some of my own personal convictions that have led
to people looking at me weird, society thinking I’m old fashioned and new
friends being curious, you have been encouraged. You are not of this world, so
do not try and act like you are to simply fit in. We were created to be set
apart and reflect the glory of God into this rebellious world, it’s time to
embrace it. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Caitlin Nunez</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Founder of Kingdom Ambassadors </span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238554421289467388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842299592761262134.post-49452778408645049562016-10-31T13:14:00.001-07:002016-10-31T13:14:19.061-07:00BLOGGER TEAM - EMILY - SET APART
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Bei</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">ng Set Apart For
Christ</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">As believers, we are taught to be set apart through what we
hear, but many of us fail to really understand what it means or how to do
it.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Is it just posting Bible Scriptures
on social media pages or wearing Cross necklaces every day?</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">NO!</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">To
truly be set apart, we must be the ray of light in the midst of darkness.</span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 13px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">What does it mean to
be set apart?</span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Matthew 5:16 (NIV):
‘In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your
good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.’</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">I was once told that a light bulb shines bright in all its
brilliance – no matter who walks into the room, it still continues to shine.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">This is exactly what we need to be doing as
children of God.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">In order for God’s will
to come to pass, we MUST be set apart.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">When
it comes down to it, we are only living for the approval of our Father.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Why should we be set
apart? </span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Colossians 3:2 (NIV): ‘Set
your minds on things above, not on earthly things.’</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">The Scripture above says it all.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Too many of us forget that Earth is a
temporary thing, and our lack of patience leads to an obsession with immediate
gratification.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">We were created in God’s image;
therefore, we have to renew our minds in order to be Christ-like.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Stop focusing on being accepted amongst your
peers, and start focusing on eternal life in Heaven.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">If you were told that Jesus is coming back
tomorrow, how would you choose to live the last 24 hours of your life?</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">What steps can we
take to be set apart?</span></b></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Ephesians 6:11 (NIV): ‘Put on the full armor of God,</span></span></i></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></i></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">so that you can take your stand against the
devil’s schemes’</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">It’s very hard to be taken seriously if you’re not
‘practicing what you preach.’</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">How do you
expect to </span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">encourage somebody to live a
righteous lifestyle when you’re doing the complete opposite?</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Don’t get me wrong, we’re all going to fall short
at times, but we need to rise up and continue pushing!</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">You do NOT have to become a part of this
world, just because you are living in it.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Put on the full armour of God to fight the good fight, and be steadfast
in the Lord!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Plus, Christians have fun too – there ain’t no party like a
Holy Ghost party!</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Ask God for grace and
start fresh today.</span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238554421289467388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842299592761262134.post-8780885052564223922016-10-23T13:04:00.001-07:002016-10-23T13:04:15.149-07:00BLOGGER TEAM - JYVETTE - SET APART<div class="x_p1">
<span class="x_s1"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Set Apart</span></span></div>
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<span class="x_s1"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">When we explore the theme of being set apart we automatically refer to the things of the world, as scripture says in Romans 12:2- Do not be conformed to this world. But be transformed by the renewing of your mind..." Also John </span><span class="x_s2"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">15:19</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> says "If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world . But I chose you out of the world. Therefore the world hates you."</span></span></div>
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<span class="x_s1"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br /></div>
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<span class="x_s1"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Let's stop there and really ponder on what it means by "world". Immediately I think everyone thinks of outside the home- in the sense of friends, social events or our conduct as a Christian in society etc.</span><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">But today I want you to look at being set apart from your family! This is something personal to me that I have had to deal with this year. They are your first network from birth so you more than likely have a very close bond with them.</span><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="x_s1"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br /></div>
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<span class="x_s1"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">We all need to realise that when you came to God you came alone! He told you to drop your load, follow Him & He would show you the way. So immediately you've more than likely been in obedience doing everything the way your family has said but now you have a whole new master & his name is Jesus- a name above all names and they don't understand! Some are lucky they have the full support of their family behind them but what if you don't? Then this is for you.....</span></span></div>
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<span class="x_s1"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">This is the defining moment where you must really come to terms with the fact that you are set apart-out of your home too. Because later God may use you to bring everyone in your family to Him -so do not be disheartened. But this is where it becomes difficult because you want to be respectful but it is very hard when you are not speaking the same language as them. So they don't understand your work & commitments to the Lord but remember when Jesus returned home to Nazareth they disregarded him saying "isn't this Joseph's son?"- familiarity overcame them. Jesus then said "Truly, I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown (Luke </span><span class="x_s2"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">4:24</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">) I don't want you to be oblivious or blind-sighted by this. </span><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="x_s1"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br /></div>
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<span class="x_s1"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">As if fighting the battles of the world outside isn't enough but fighting the ones at home too? Not that your family may not be Christian but always remember there are levels to this so when you exceed the level of just being a mere church goer it becomes foreign to some of them- why are you always in church?, You are doing too much?! Even during a situation when you say lets pray about it they see it as if you are trying to brush it under the carpet because they don't know that Matthew </span><span class="x_s2"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">18:19</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> says , "I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven." Nevertheless, this is when you have to stand strong in the Lord, do not let the pressures of your household bring you down because it is only another scheme of the enemy, continuing doing what your spirit leads you to do, pray for them that one day they will come to understand but always remember He picked you to be set apart for Him!</span><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="x_s1"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">In the Bible the prominent example that comes to mind immediately is Joseph! Rejected by his whole family because He was a dreamer- God revealed many things to him but they didn't take time to understand, rather they sold him as a slave but after they had lost it all they found themselves at the mercy of Joseph's feet! So you are not alone they same God that did it for Joseph will do it for you!</span></span></div>
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<span class="x_s1"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">I hope you are encouraged to always be set apart no matter the situation.</span><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="x_s1"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">May God bless you & Keep you</span><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="x_s1"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Jyvette</span><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238554421289467388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842299592761262134.post-702498619591969882016-10-16T12:02:00.000-07:002016-10-16T12:02:06.647-07:00BLOGGER TEAM - SARAH - SET APART
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Set apart for the Father </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">The bible constantly mentions the fact that you have been
chosen specifically by Him as his own possession. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">He has chosen you to be set apart from the rest of the world
and to live a radical lifestyle for Him. Have a look at 1 Peter 2:9 where it
goes on to explain how we are a chosen generation and God’s special possession,
how amazing is this privilege you have that God has chosen you to represent
Him! The last part of this scripture says ‘that you may declare the praises of
him who called you out of darkness into HIS wonderful light’! It’s that
exhilarating feeling of finally knowing God for yourself and coming into His
light, His word, His mercy; is exactly how He wants you to constantly feel. The
only way you can truly experience this is by reading the word and understanding
what it means to be set apart. </span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">As children in Christ, we are in the world but not part of
the world. We are called to be separate from the worlds systems and thought
processes, renewing our mind to His word, keeping Christ at the centre of
everything we do. When we give our lives to Christ and turn away from sin, we
are automatically attuning our focus to the word of God, and in time making you
lose interest of the worldly things. That is what it means to be set
apart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Ask yourself what are you paying the most attention to? What
has got your main focus? How much time are you spending in prayer? How do you
study the word? What are you doing to create an intimate relationship with God?
Most importantly what is the first thing you reach for in the morning and
before you go to bed, your phone or your bible? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">You must actively, consistently and happily conform your
mind to Jesus Christ; doing so will enable you to become a light in other
people’s lives, believers as well as non-believers alike. There are so many
people in spiritual darkness and unawareness that by you being a light
yourself, may ignite their own and so on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Move righteously in the Lord and others will see that there
is something incredibly different about you, look at the fruits of the Holy
Spirit and exhibit these into your lifestyle. Remember you are part of a royal
priesthood and legacy, dare to be different and stand out from the ordinary.
Jesus didn’t die for you to live an average lifestyle! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">It’s not to say that you shouldn’t enjoy the world that God
made for us, it is beautiful, so much diversity and culture, just the way He
wanted it. Being set apart from the world doesn’t mean you can’t have fun and
enjoy. Enjoy your time on earth, do what makes you happy but just do not be
consumed by things that do not glorify your God, at the end of the day this is
all temporary. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Let’s do this guys!</span><span style="font-family: calibri;"> </span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238554421289467388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842299592761262134.post-3714181236809202062016-10-10T02:04:00.002-07:002016-10-10T02:04:51.788-07:00BLOGGER TEAM - DAVID - SET APART
<span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Hey guys, so this month’s theme for Kingdom Ambassadors is
being </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">SET APART</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">. And I feel it’s
funny how God moves in ways like this because personally I’ve just come out of
a season whereby I had to be set apart, in a sense that I had to stay true to
the standard God had placed in my life and not the standard of men, and I’m
writing about it lol. And I know how difficult it can get as young people
living for God, but I believe at the end of this post, you’ll be encouraged to
truly be set apart.</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">The meaning of ‘set apart’ is quite self-explanatory. It
essentially means to ‘make yourself different from something else’. Set apart
also means being separate and in Christianity, this is used a lot as we usually
refer set apart to ‘being like Christ and not like the world’. This scripture
right here, truly defines what is meant by being set apart.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of
your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will
of God.”</span></span></i></b><span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> – </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Romans 12:2 </span></b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">(NKJV)</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">It’s the first part of scripture that I want you guys to pay
attention to. Being set apart requires of you not to conform to this world. </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">What do you mean not conform to this world?
That doesn’t make sense</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">. What I mean is that when you first become born
again, there is a transformation. The things that you once were doing in the
world (in terms of sin) you aim to no longer indulge in anymore, because in
Christ, you are made a new creation. So ultimately, the word is telling us, as
believers, we need to be set apart and not follow the world’s standard.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">But this is
easier said than done, how can I actually be set apart?</span></span></i><span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> Literally,
the answer to this is in Romans 12:2. </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Be
transformed by the renewal of your </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">MIND</span></b></i><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">.
The mind is a powerful weapon and if the enemy has a hold of your mind, then
you’re in a very dangerous place. And the only way I believe that your mind can
truly be renewed is if you spend secret time with God and know him for yourself
(</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Matthew
6:6</span></i></b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">). I’m telling you, it was only when I was spending time with God in
prayer and reading his word that slowly but surely my mind was being renewed.
The past sinful habits that once used to sway me seem to not even bother me
anymore. However, because of the constant flesh between flesh and spirit, it
can get tough and you may fall back at times. This is why spending alone time
with God is so important as I personally believe it can literally make or break
your relationship with God. And in the time of intimacy, you’ll develop a heavenly
mindset (</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Colossians 3:2</span></i></b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">). Your mind will be set on the things above.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 11px;">
<span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">So I hope you were encouraged to truly be set apart. I feel
as if some of us here have gone back to the pleasures of sin and the world. I
just want to let you know that as you’re reading this, there is still time to
come back to Him. “</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">I pray right now in
the name of Jesus that the young people reading this will truly be set apart
for you Lord, that the transformation that they are experiencing right now as
believers will allow them to not follow a worldly standard but instead a
kingdom standard and be set apart. Amen.”</span></i></span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238554421289467388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842299592761262134.post-33501948749709492052016-09-29T12:16:00.002-07:002016-09-29T12:16:24.533-07:00BLOGGER TEAM - EMILY - PRIDE<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When I hear the word pride, I instantly think of the
infamous phrase ‘swallow your pride!’<span style="font-size: small;">
That’s something so many of us have heard at some stage in our life, but
what does the word pride actually mean?
While there are a variety of in-depth definitions in different
dictionaries, there’s one explanation that sums it up perfectly for me: ‘pride
is an independent me-orientated spirit.’
<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Let’s be real here, we all struggle with pride at some
points in our life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a universal problem
and unfortunately, we live in a generation where pride is admired and
glorified.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So many people have the
‘every man for himself’ mentality leading to selfish actions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I say this because this used to be me -
constantly letting the whole world know that ‘I can do what I want, when I
want.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I soon realised that pride
would only lead to self-destruction, and that’s when I was introduced to
humility.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 Peter 5:6 (NIV): ‘Humble yourselves, therefore, under
God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.’<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Looking at this from a Biblical perspective, my previous self-absorbed
mindset is what keeps many of us, especially young people, from WHOLEHEARTEDLY
seeking God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Evidently, this is where
the problem stems from.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pride becomes a
spiritual hindrance that stops us from fulfilling God’s calling for our
lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But if it is written that we are
to put God first in everything we do, why do we let pride get in the way of
this?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Matthew 6:33: ‘Seek ye first, the Kingdom of God and his
righteousness, and all of these things shall be added unto you’<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A great example of this is praise and worship in Church
services!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While so many people enjoy
singing and glorifying God’s name, others are not a fan of it because they’re
‘too cool for it’ or ‘it’s not their style.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Even if it isn’t the type of thing you’d normally do, when you’ve been
around for a while and have decided you want to be steadfast in your faith, you
should avail yourself and have a willing heart to be humbled and do what is
necessary. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are hundreds of similar
situations we could compare to this one, but the solution for all of them would
remain the same: ‘swallow your pride.’<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be humble and surrender every little aspect of your life
unto God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s a tip that I use
whenever I’m battling with my flesh about pride.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember these letters: W-W-J-D which
stands for ‘What Would Jesus Do?’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are
called to be set apart and CHRIST-LIKE so of course we should do what CHRIST
would do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He would choose humility over
pride.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“At EVERY step of our Christian development and in our
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our greatest friend” – John Stott
</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238554421289467388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842299592761262134.post-71842949291884507202016-09-25T14:03:00.000-07:002016-09-25T14:03:18.805-07:00BLOGGER TEAM - JYVETTE - PRIDE<span style="color: #999999; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">When I hear the word Pride the first few words that spring to mind are pompous, boastful, show off and ego. </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Let's establish this, having pride is not always a bad thing but for these purposes we are looking at Pride in the Kingdom. </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">I will be exploring Pride in service alongside Humility. </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">We must take pride in what we do- honour our work but it becomes a problem when we pour that pride over someone else. We are all part of one body-the Body of Christ, every part of the body has its function no part should feel more important. </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">I have come to witness this issue as a problem especially in the house of God some people who are 'directly' in service to God perhaps as a preacher, teacher, praise and worship leader, evangelist .etc. Feel like they are better than those who for example, clean the church- but what we need to remember is what would happen if those people cleaning weren't around? the place would be dirty who would come to even hear you minister if your church was dirty? </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Let us respect everyone, I've heard a testimony of a woman who humbled herself and made it her duty to open the church doors for every service, clean the place and leave because she had to go to work so she couldn't stay for service - she had a request that she had put before God- because of this humility God did not waste time in answering her prayer. Had she gone around telling everyone I clean before everyone comes to church boastfully- would God have hastily answered her need? We need to remember Bible says "your Father who sees what is done in secret, will reward you openly." </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">When you are in service to God do it from your heart- show no interest in what man has got to say because your only concern should be, being a vessel to Glorify God! </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Your humility will enable you to touch much more lives than if you are full of pride -be among the people, be approachable "for even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve" we are called to be like Jesus! If Jesus behaved like the High Priests, teachers of the Law .etc. Who would have been comfortable to approach him for healing as he was passing by? You would fear for your life to even go near one of the rulers of those days! The protocol to even see one of them would be very rigid. </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Jesus didn't walk around pridefully saying I am the Son of God so listen to me so neither should we. When his disciples turned anyone away Jesus would always tell them off and let the people come to Him because after all He is for the people. </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">When you are humble people even forget your age, age no longer becomes a factor you speak with younger people like you are one of them and you speak with older people with the same humble respect. Humble yourself so God can lift you up, if you are already up where can God take you -only to bring you back down! </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Kill your pride- Remain Humble. </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Stay blessed</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Jyvette </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238554421289467388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842299592761262134.post-60750272278947369732016-09-11T13:27:00.000-07:002016-09-11T13:27:09.239-07:00BLOGGER TEAM - SARAH - PRIDE
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As humans we all struggle with pride at some point in our
lives, we become so proud of ‘our’ skills or accomplishments that we get ahead
of ourselves, get ahead of Gods plan for us and forget about who brought about
these testimonies in our lives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Let us have a look at the meaning of Pride: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pride is defined as ‘</span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's
own achievements, the achievements of one's close associates, or from qualities
or possessions that are widely admired.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">With that being said, the word is littered with verses about
disciplining those who show pride like traits, going deep into the word and
looking at real life facts of what God actually says about it is a good way to
humble yourself quickly before Him, as well as humbling yourself in situations
or with others. It is so easy to slip into this state but have a look at some
of these verses which show how much God doesn’t like this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">‘To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and
arrogance, evil behaviour and perverse speech’ Proverbs 8:13..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">‘Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will life you up’
James 4:10.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">‘When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility
comes wisdom’ Proverbs 11:2.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">‘ In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his
thoughts there is no room for God’ Psalm 10:4.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These scriptures show you how important it is to seek Him in
everything you do, not looking inwards at self but constantly reflecting on
what it is He wants from you and what He
wants you to do. If you ever feel as though
you are showing this negative trait going back to the word and putting these
versus at the forefront of your prayers is a great way to hear more of God in
those times.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All of your wisdom, skills, accomplishments, ideas, positive
actions and prayers answered come from God; God is more than happy to do this
for us, to take us to the next level in life, but remember that He can take it
away just as fast as He gives it to us. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now
having some sort of pride may not necessarily be a bad thing as a father can be
proud and show pride towards his son, or a mentor can be proud of his mentees
accomplishments. As we look at our relationship with God we should see him as
both a Father and a Mentor who loves us regardless and will shower us with
blessings according to His will. It’s your attitude and behaviour towards those
blessings after you receive them that we as Christians need to check. It is so
easy to become unappreciative and dismissive after the joy of that initial
blessing(s) has passed and that can often turn into pride. You start to forget
about the One who made it all possible and slowly slip into this deep self
satisfaction. As humans we tend to focus
on ourselves a lot, we focus on our dreams and goals so much that we forget who
put them there in the first place.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Even
Jesus performed miracles, spoke with such great wisdom, awe and knowledge and
stood against the enemy numerous times forever putting God first. God was at
the forefront of everything He ever did. He always humbled Himself before God
and made sure that those who listened to Him knew that too.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ask
yourself </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">what are you feeding more of, what are you paying more
attention to?, when you achieve a goal
or accomplishment as you know where your blessings come from and He is the only
one who should be praised, your attention should be on Him only. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Indulge in the Lord entirely, not on self, because it all
comes from Him and all glory, praise and adoration should go back to Him. The
enemy is set to kill, steal and destroy your destiny and having pride is his
most destructive tool against you. Don’t let the successes of life that God has
given you cause you to fall before Him because it is all temporary. Be aware of
pride like traits as this could grow and potentially ruin your relation with
God as you will be more for self and less for Him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Empty yourself and pray for more of His wisdom, humble
yourself before God so He can help you to learn, grow and transform your life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Prideless accountability”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You'll soon see where I go with this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So last week the Lord was really speaking to me about this
particular area. I didn't think too much of it at first but I had realised that
there were a number of confirmations that followed it. On one occasion it was
my brother in Christ saying how we should always check up on each other to see
how we are doing in our walk with Christ. Another occasion it was another
brother in Christ who tweeted something which related to this 'thing'. This
thing I'm referring to is </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ACCOUNTABILITY</span></i></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">. For those that don't
know what I mean by accountability, here's a brief definition below.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">'Being responsible for
one's actions'</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And as Christians we are all accountable for each other in
one way or another. For example, if a fellow Christian is struggling in a
certain area of life, we should be that accountability partner that will help
them to overcome their struggle. </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But
David how does this relate to pride?</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Well I've understood that there are
specific qualities that make you accountable. One of which is humility. And I
feel it's so important to be humble whilst being accountable, otherwise next
thing you know, you develop in a sense a 'holier than thou' mindset. This I
believe could ultimately hinder your accountability partner to think that they
can reach the spiritual level that you're at.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">First I believe we got to understand that fellowship and
accountability are two very distinct poles. I've known this particular verse to
be used to explain fellowship but I personally believe it focuses on
accountability.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"As iron sharpens
iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend."</span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Proverbs 27:17 NKJV</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I feel like many of us believe that just being around the
person you're aiming to be accountable for is accountability. No. That's
fellowship. Accountability requires </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">HUMBLE,
SPIRITUAL ACTION</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">, even to the depths of intercession. The scripture above
illustrates action as iron </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">SHARPENS</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">,
but yet some of us are blunt. I'm telling you guys, in order to be accountable
we got to be humble enough to pray and press for our accountability partner. Or
even to fast and turn down our plate with our accountability partner. Come on
now. This verse really gripped me as it shows accountability and humility at
work. Another verse that shows this is in the book of James.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Confess your
trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed.
The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."</span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">James 5:16 NKJV</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Confess your </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">FAULTS</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">
to one another. How do you expect your accountability partner to even open up
to you if pride is present? If faults reveal your weakness then surely pride
will hold them back from being revealed. The last part of the verse says the
effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Again, we see that
accountability requires humble action as you cannot be praying with a prideful
heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So to wrap up, just know that we can't be prideful if we
want to be accountable for our brethren. If you feel that you're being
accountable with a prideful heart then pray that God will make you humble and
decrease you so that your brethren can increase. Thank you for reading.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When we think of the structure of relationships we immediately
think of communication and the conversation that enables two people to grow
closer together. We imagine a natural dialogue of two hearts speaking back and
forth continuously. Yet, we find our relationship with God one sided in its entirety.
We find ourselves pouring out countless words, petitions, requests and cries
for strength, and then picking our pain back up to carry on with the rest of
what life entails that day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> In our attempts to
ensure that God has clearly heard our prayer, we indulge in vain repetitions and
even start speaking empty words that lack faith at their roots, as a personal assurance
that God can definitely hear. I can assure you, that God, in all of His power
and omniscience, knows just what you said, and just what you need. However, He
requires a heart that has intentionally positioned itself to hear from the
voice of the Good Shepherd (John 10). He desires a decluttering of our spirits,
so that we would sit before Him; unhurried, unrushed, but rather, patient and
expectant on the small and still voice of the Lord. 1 Kings 19:12 reminds us
that the voice of the Lord did not prevail by the means of a fire or
earthquake, but rather the sound of gentle whisper. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We can spend hours waiting on a roaring voice or external circumstantial
confirmation, simply because we are too lazy to sit before God and allow His
Holy Spirit to do its job and bring back all teachings of Jesus spoken to us, to
remembrance. We find ourselves pleading
for the Lord to guide our step, yet do not wait for the instruction of how to
take that step, or when to begin walking. We sit at His feet broken from
internal pain begging for some type of comfort, yet we don’t give him two
minutes of silence to even cover us in the peace of Christ that we deeply
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The Lord is urging you to silence your heart before Him. The
call to intimacy can’t be clouded with distractions, worldly cares, or a
panicked heart that is desperate to tell the Lord about every single emotion
being experienced. The next time you go into your prayer closet, petition with
the Lord, then stop and listen. Ask the Holy Spirit to make you utterly sensitive
to the prompting of His gentle hand, and to open your heart in a way that would
be completely receptive and obedience to the call of God. Leave a good amount
of time after you have finished speaking, to allow God to speak to the depths
of your spirit, where you never even thought He could reach into. Be willing to
lay your chaotic heart before God; bare, helpless, yet hopeful, expectant and
filled with faith, ready for the guiding hand of His love to be made clearer
than ever. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Sometimes all it takes is silence. We can fall into the trap
of over spiritualising hearing the voice of our Shepherd, but if we are truly
HIS sheep, His voice should be the only whisper we are willing to follow. <b><i>There
is not a lack of words on Gods behalf, but rather a lack of silent hearts that
are openly accommodating to the voice of His Spirit.</i></b> It takes a humble
heart to stop moving ones mouth and silently trust that God has provided wisdom
and complete assistance in your circumstance. Are you willing to silence your
heart? That despite its endless questions, worries, fears and doubts about the
faithfulness of God, you would still choose to surrender your fast paced
anxieties to Jesus and leave them with Him. And from that very moment, you
would intentionally choose to wait patiently on God’s peaceful voice, to
minister directly to your newly soundless heart. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: calibri;">Why
is it that so many of us find it easy to talk about our favourite TV shows and
celebrities, but struggle when it comes to spreading the Gospel? Let’s be real here, many young people find it
extremely difficult to have an in-depth conversation about their faith, but the
question is why? Clearly, there’s a
serious lack of BOLDNESS in this generation!
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<span style="font-family: calibri;"> A simple definition of boldness is ‘to be
brave, confident and fearless.’ As
children of the Most High, when it comes to our faith, we should be completely
bold and unashamed. This is simply
because God Himself has called us to be bold.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">Mark 16:15 (NIV): “He said
to them, “Go into the world and preach the Gospel to all creation”</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: calibri;">It
says it clearly in the Scripture above – as Christians, we are expected to
preach the Gospel to all. When you are
at a stable place in your faith, it is no longer about being taught and fed the
Word. It is now time for you to TEACH,
PREACH and FEED. But how can we do this
without traits of boldness? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: calibri;">We
often shy away from being bold because we’re scared about others opinions. The only thing fear does is hinders
progress. Remember that it is NOT
something that God has given us (see </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">2
Timothy 1:17).</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: calibri;">We
are called to be set apart from the rest of the world! We are called to shine in all of our
brilliance! If you’re scared to do something,
trust God will lead the way and do it anyway .
Your boldness will encourage people, and they’ll wonder what has caused
you to become the way you are. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">Matthew 5:16 (NIV): “In the
same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds
and glorify your Father in Heaven.”</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: calibri;">Also,
through your boldness, you can easily inspire somebody who is experiencing a bad
situation that you once faced. We are
all living testimonities and this is exactly why boldness is a necessity as a
Child of God. Be bold enough to say to
somebody ‘I’ve struggled with that before and I know it’s not easy!’ Stop worrying about what other people think
and start focusing on what JESUS would do!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: calibri;">Today,
spend some time in the presence of the Lord and ask God to grant you the Spirit
of Boldness. It’s time for us to rise up
and be bold for Christ!</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238554421289467388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842299592761262134.post-76285759278419978372016-08-22T04:53:00.000-07:002016-08-22T04:53:22.879-07:00BLOGGER TEAM - JYVETTE - BOLDNESS<span style="background-color: white; color: #212121;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: inherit;">Boldness</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">As children of God we must be bold- bold enough to stand up for the Kingdom of God especially in a generation like today. </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">In Jeremiah 1:6-7 God said to Jeremiah 'do not say you are too young, you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I command' </span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Looking at this scripture I want to talk to you particularly about being bold in your calling. Knowing that God has called you to ministry can be an overwhelming feeling so many thoughts run through your head. Feelings of inadequacy unworthiness, fear etc but understand He has chosen you for a reason. People will look at you and say like really what can you do but the God who called you has a plan for you, He will never leave you or forsake you. That plan He has for you will even blow your mind if you are ready to surrender ALL to him! </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Testimony time: This time last year I used to accompany my Pastor to the radio station to preach mainly as her driver but one day I went to pick her up but she wasn't able to meet up with me on time so she said to me today you go and give the Word immediately I froze! I'm was used to giving the word in my church to the congregation of familiar faces I told myself I'm not ready for the world to hear me! But at that moment it was too late to back out God knew that l wouldn't volunteer so he put me in a position where I had no choice 😩 </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">I then started to cry why? Because I wasn't given a chance to prepare, I started saying it's not fair, I can't do it etc then I said to myself girl pull it together you've got work ahead of you. It was now time to be as bold as a lion, I then began praying crying onto God and said to Him Lord if I am your chosen vessel I avail myself to you, put your words in my mouth as you did to Jeremiah. It was when I sat down in the radio station that the Holy Spirit downloaded the word and I myself was amazed with the handiwork of God it was the most heart felt flowing message ever! But what I'm trying to explain here is that as children of God we are to be bold ! Bold as a lion for we descendants of the lion of Judah fear wants to befriend us so we don't do the things we need to do but we need to be shouting NO NEW FRIENDS *dab* </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Since the end of 2015 God has been laying visions on my heart but I was always making excuses of why it wasn't the right time but it began to haunt me and I realised that Jyvette if you don't do it God will simply raise someone else it's time to move. I am putting together a Youth event and when God laid the vision on my heart last year I was amazed I said wow God me? How will I do this? Who do I know who will come I'm not connected like that, my church is not even youth based- you've picked me from no where? God made me understand that this is even more of the reason why He wants me, because I know what is is to be separated from everyone to walk a journey alone. And that is a journey that takes boldness and courage to go alone and a spirit of fear cannot accompany it so I started to command the spirit of fear out and be obedient to the order of God! He knows the character is in you he has positioned you in a situations where you must witness these strengths for yourself. </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Let us always have the amour of God on-- ready to go!</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">God bless you, </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Jyvette </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238554421289467388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842299592761262134.post-51089310732450135602016-08-14T13:13:00.001-07:002016-08-14T13:13:32.045-07:00BLOGGER TEAM - SARAH - BOLDNESS
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Righteous Lions</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The righteous lions are the ones who trust in the Lord and
have faith backed up with wisdom and prayer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Did you know that you have been created by an extraordinary
God, called to do extraordinary things, set apart from the rest, and from that
there is a need to be bold? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the Word there are numerous examples of men and women
exhibiting boldness i.e Jesus, the man himself, Esther, Moses, Joshua, Ruth,
David the list is endless. Have you noticed that when they needed to be bold the
most it was in time of turmoil, struggle, hardships or pain? If you look at
this verse, Proverbs 28:1 ‘ The wicked flee though no one pursues but the
righteous are as bold as a lion’ this shows how important this trait is in the midst of intangible ‘worldly
problems’. Move like a righteous lion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The enemy knows exactly what you are capable of with God and
will stop at nothing to prevent you from reaching your full potential in life
and fulfilling your goals; this is the main reason being bold is so necessary
as a child of God. This scripture shows the simplicity of this, Psalms 138:3
‘When I called you, you answered me; you made me bold and stouthearted’.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As humans it is seen as natural to be filled with fear, fear
of failure, fear of making mistakes, fear of uncertainty, to name a few , but
this trait is not from God. Just have a look at 2 Timothy 1:7 which states ‘
For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but he has given us a spirit of power,
of love, and of a sound mind’.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Essentially boldness comes from our confidence in Christ,
and then the Holy Spirit helps us to continue in Gods plans with the use of
boldness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We have been given the privilege to go to God in prayer. It’s
easy to pray simple prayers as we may not feel deserving, have lack of faith and
even lack confidence that God is listening, let alone that He will answer, but
you need to switch up this prayer mentality. Why not pray boldly! Pray beyond
your expectations and you will see God make miraculous moves in your life. Get
into that mind frame of praying with audacity because the Lord delights in
these types of conversations. He is ready and listening and these prayers make
a difference, as long as it is in line with His will oh won’t He do it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> As children of God we
are meant to be set apart from the rest. Just by looking at your day to day
others should see you exhibit this trait of boldness. Move boldly, you never
know who you could be inspiring or motivating just by having that air of
boldness surrounding you, and with that people will soon discover that God is
behind it all. Have a look at Acts 4 and look at the boldness and courage that
Peter and John showed before the Sanhedrin, such a great example of boldness
backed with godly wisdom!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As stated earlier God has called us to do extraordinary
things on our time on earth and in today’s world it’s so easy to be complacent
and be overly comfortable in our current situations, (whether it’s good or bad)
and it takes that step of boldness to move onto the next level that God has for
your life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Remember you will be held accountable for what God called
you to do on earth, not for what you have done on earth. It’s time to step out
in boldness and fulfil your destiny!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In everything that you do: Pray boldly, live boldly, praise
boldly!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">P.s There are many misconceptions of being bold so remember
to be gentle in your boldness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Let’s do this guys!</span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238554421289467388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842299592761262134.post-23489743405206545382016-08-07T13:23:00.000-07:002016-08-07T13:28:20.863-07:00BLOGGER TEAM - DAVID - BOLDNESS<span style="color: #3d596d; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 166%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">RESPECK
HIS NAME!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d596d; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 166%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">David,
what do you mean?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d596d; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 166%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Let
me explain.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d596d; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 166%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As
this is the month of boldness for the Kingdom Ambassadors ministry, I first
wanted to hone in on the idea of putting 'respeck' on God's name. I know it
sounds way off but you'll see what I mean. I feel as if a lot of us young
Christians fail to give our Father the glory he deserves simply because we
don't go out of our way to tell others the good news of the GOSPEL. Ultimately,
I feel as if this can hinder our boldness as Christians. And I understand that
it's not so easy than it sounds because even for myself I know I fall short in
this. But I pray at the end of this post, you'll be encouraged to spread God's
name, be bold and give him the 'respeck' he deserves.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d596d; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 166%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Let's
first address what I mean by boldness. Boldness can be defined as an attitude
of strong confidence in God, such that godly things are said and done openly
without fear of the consequences. We need to understand that when you have
boldness in Christ,you're able to do whatever it is you need to do regardless
of the consequences attached. Many of us here focus on the consequences, which
hinders our boldness. In</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 2 Timothy 3:12</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">
it says that </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"All those who desire to live in Godly in Christ Jesus will suffer
persecution"</span></i></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> so as believers we are bound to face persecution even
for the gospel. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">HOWEVER</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">, this is not
to discourage you as </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Matthew 5:10</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">
says </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Blessed
are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake.."</span></i></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> God knows
that although you may face persecution, His mighty hand is still upon you and
this is the type of boldness that we should desire to have. Some of you may be
thinking </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">David, I still don't get it
mate.</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Well if we look at the bible, we see three interesting men that I
personally believe showed boldness.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d596d; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 166%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In
Daniel chapter 3 (I urge you to read it guys), we see three men known as
Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego who refused to bow down to the idol of King
Nebuchadnezzar. This resulted in the king throwing the men in a fiery furnace
to burn to death. However, because of the men's boldness in Christ, Jesus
accompanied them in the fire and they did not burn to death. From this story, I
just want to let you know that if God did it for them, then he can </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">SURELY </span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">do it for you. Jesus is with you
when you spread his gospel and let others know his name. And nowadays I feel as
if when people hear about spreading the gospel, it's all about going down into
the town centre with a speaker phone in one hand and the bible in the other.
That's not what I mean at all. If you feel as if God has called you to do so
then obviously do it, but there are other ways to spread the gospel and be bold
about it. This could be just having a conversation with a friend or posting on
social media platforms. Boldness is literally yours when you operate in the
will of God. I'm telling you guys. Aim to have boldness that will just cause
others to confess that Jesus Christ is </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">LORD.</span></b></span></div>
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I come to the end of this post, I hope that you are stirred up to do more for
Christ through having boldness in him. Continue praying, continue meditating on
the word of God and most importantly having intimacy with the Father. I wish to
end it here with one of my favourite verses in the bible which most of you are
familiar with. It speaks so volumes. God bless you guys, thank you for reading
and I pray that you will start to RESPECK His name.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(233 , 239 , 243); color: #4f748e; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 166%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"For God has not given us the
spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." - (2
Timothy 1:7)</span></span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238554421289467388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842299592761262134.post-31998448963498272632016-08-01T10:51:00.001-07:002016-08-01T10:52:02.822-07:00BLOGGER TEAM - JYVETTE - REPENTANCE <span style="color: #999999; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">I believe the basis and foundation of repentance as with many principles of the Bible is love. God is love therefore everything that He gives us is based on His unfailing never ending love! Jesus Christ died for our sins so that we could repent! So we don't even realise that we must thank God for the gift of repentance- we have the opportunity readily available to us to turn away from our sin and still be accepted! It is our lifeline to freedom, it's free and it's there if you want it, nobody can repent on your behalf it is a personal decision. This again is because God loves us so much and if you love someone you want to do right by them. In the area of repentance you must first acknowledge that you have offended the person and then sincerely apologise with the intention not to repeat that same action to cause re-offence and in return you expect the other party to openly not grudgingly accept your apology and move on??? Am I right? But I've mentioned love quite a bit which is a different topic so let us focus on Repentance! </span><br style="color: #212121;" /><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Repent as we know in simple terms is to feel or express SINCERE regret about ones wrongdoings. </span><br style="color: #212121;" /><br style="color: #212121;" /><b><u><span style="background-color: white;">What does scripture say about Repentance? </span></u></b><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;">I want to look at the angle of if our Father in heaven can forgive us of something as serious as SIN why can you not forgive your brother or sister for something they did to upset you?! </span><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Scripture says in <i>Mark 11:25-26 “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”</i></span><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;"></span><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;">I often tell people that our relationship with God holds similar principles to our earthly relationships- it is about exchanging whether you realise it or not, many things with God is an exchange you reap what you sow if there is nothing planted don't expect to reap anything so if he tells you to forgive your friend so He will forgive you of your sins you better believe it! We are Kingdom children therefore we too have laws to follow. This is again emphasised in <i>Matthew 6:14-15 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”</i></span><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;"></span><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;">The word of God is there to be studied and show us the way that's why in <i>Matthew 18:21-22</i> when Peter asked Jesus how many times should he forgive his brother if he sins against him he replies 77 times emphasising that there is no limit to forgiveness you must forgive others just as God forgives you. When he forgives he "remembers no more" <i>(Hebrews 10:17)</i></span><br style="color: #212121;" /><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;">This is the great thing about the God that we serve no matter what we do as long as we are SINCERELY remorseful in Him we have redemption. He is a truly merciful God who does not stay angry forever <i>(Micah 7:18-19)</i></span><br style="color: #212121;" /><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;">If we confess our sins He is faithful and just and WILL forgive us our sins AND purify us from all unrighteousness it doesn't say maybe it says WILL it is a sure thing so when you come to ask for forgiveness many of us hold onto our guilt and don't even forgive ourselves perhaps feeling unworthy. Forgiveness has the power to hold your spirit captive on both ends if you choose to hold a grudge against someone you are not freeing yourself because you are holding it inside and not allowing your heart to heal. Same way if you ask God for forgiveness you need to understand that His word says once you are in Christ you are a new creation, old things have past and you are made new you cannot be made new with old pains in your heart the bible refers to pouring new wine into old wineskins it's just not something you do, so loose yourself from the trap that is unforgiveness, do you not notice the effort it takes to hold a grudge?! The anger inside you begins to boil. Relax and set yourself free. </span><br style="color: #212121;" /><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;">God of course understands this the struggles that we face on earth so He has given us the choice of Life and death, blessing & curse He says we should choose life so that we may live <i>(Deut 30:19)</i>. </span><br style="color: #212121;" /><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;">This is why God is calling you to repent, in<i> Isaiah 1:18</i> He calls us he says “Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.”</span><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Our sin is referred to as scarlet something that is very red but he has promised that he will make it as white as snow! Wow! That analogy is powerful! </span><br style="color: #212121;" /><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;">I have touched on what is repentance now I want to briefly touch on what it is not! I feel like Christians believe that perhaps because they cannot see God they can trick Him! LOL He is all seeing, all knowing, he formed you he knew you in the womb like seriously! </span><br style="color: #212121;" /><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Repentance is not a game where you do something whilst doing it you already have in the back of your mind that you know it's wrong but you will just ask for forgiveness after 👀 Pardon?! No no no! <i>James 4:17</i> says “If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.”</span><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;"> It will just become a vicious cycle. Going back to the definition of repent it said sincere! I do not believe you can sincerely be sorry about something if you keep doing it over and over again---- a lot of young people I hear saying I'm not perfect let's be clear that is not a pass to sin freely of course no one is perfect but when you become new in Christ you are born with a change of heart and mind, with a new desire to do right by Him- to draw close to Him. The more excuses you make for your sin you need to question how renewed your mind is! You cannot repent and continue to live life as it were, you must be ready for a 360 rotation. You must be ready for old friends and even family to turn their back on you that is the depth of repentance you no longer are recognised as of the world but rather in it! Once that decision is made you no longer straddle the fence, one foot in, one foot out. You are now an Ambassador for Christ born to live a life of example. </span><br style="color: #212121;" /><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;">We cannot take advantage, God is merciful but He is a God of principle.</span><br style="color: #212121;" /><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;">The gift of repentance saved me now I am saved to serve! </span><br style="color: #212121;" /><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Receive that gift today, you are forgiven you have been set free. God is about to turn your old life into your testimony for His name to be glorified. Nobody is too bad for God to use all He needs is your heart and a humble spirit! </span><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br style="color: #212121;" /><span style="background-color: white;">God bless you for reading </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238554421289467388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842299592761262134.post-85340741194705145532016-07-26T07:51:00.000-07:002016-07-26T07:51:35.275-07:00Commissioned In Chaos <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">As the world continues to grow in darkness, let us not lose
sight of our assignment. As the media brews hatred and sin forces its way into
the bride of Christ, let us not grow weary in doing right. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The handling of a generation that has traded the offering of
grace and redemption for the comfortability of sin, unknowingly, is not
something to take lightly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Millions of teenagers and young adults are blinded by the
darkness of the enemy that has slowly but surely transformed into the
celebration of sin. The complacency of supposed followers of Christ has led to
the seeping in of compromise dominating the lives of those called to hold the
light. The rebellion of man against Christ’s outstretched hand has led to the
ignorance of multitudes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yet, in the midst of this, our commission remains unchanged.
The call to make disciples of all nations is unshaken. The truth of Jesus’
command to love one another has not altered according to the current circumstance,
but for many it seems so. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hearts need to be convicted and souls require the urgency to
be saved, but the failure to reach out to simply listen to the lost has led to
our downfall. In our attempt to warn unbelievers of the judgement of God, the
reality of hell and the second coming of the Son, our call to love has now
seemed to dissolve amongst our concern. The demonstrating of the love of God is
not merely words that echo false gentleness, but is the consistent effort to understand
and help those in desperate need of Gods mercy, regardless of their initial
receptiveness. God’s love embodies humility,
sacrifice and grace to those who have knowingly and unknowingly neglected the
truth. The call to reconcile hearts back to God must remain prominent in our
hearts to-do list. Our passion to see those the church calls unredeemable, be
the boldest testimonies of God’s salvation, must drive our endurance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are His voice that pleads to the most far gone to seek
refuge in the arms of a God that is never too far. We are His labourers - those
that will faithfully plough in the field, even in the midst of chaos and
persecution. We are His hands and feet that extend the message of sacrificial
redemption back to its intended universal availability. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Mark 16:15 - <span style="background-color: white;">And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.''</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-color: white;">- Caitlin Nunez -</span></i></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238554421289467388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842299592761262134.post-76674199047826919752016-07-24T14:09:00.002-07:002016-07-24T14:10:41.929-07:00BLOGGER TEAM - EMILY - REPENTANCE <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">We all hear the word ‘repent’ over and over again, but a
vast majority of us fail to understand the real definition of it. This has led to confusion and
misinterpretation, so before we gain a deeper understanding of repentance
itself, let’s address the definition.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">What Does Repentance
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To repent is to turn around and change. It is a process of recognising your sins,
confessing them, and then turning around to fulfil righteousness. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Psalm 34:14 (NLT) states: “<i>Turn away from evil and do good.
Search for peace, and work to maintain it.”</i><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For me, the Scripture above defines repentance perfectly. Take a minute to analyse both sentences:
‘turn away from evil and do good’ and ‘search for peace, and work to maintain
it.’ It is evident to see that repentance
goes much deeper than just acknowledging and confessing your sins. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes, these are the first steps, but it is not only about
being remorseful of your wrongdoings.
You must actually have the desire to abide by God’s word and change your
ways. True repentance is about
transformation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Let’s take a look at Judas.
In <i>Matthew 27:3-5</i>, Judas was remorseful
of his sinful ways but he failed to change them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">“When Judas, who had
betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and
returned the thirty pieces of silver to the Chief Priests and the Elders. “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have
betrayed innocent blood.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">“What is that to us?”
they replied. “That’s your
responsibility.”</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">So Judas threw the
money into the temple and left. Then he
went away and hanged himself.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As you can see from the above, Judas did not have the desire
to change his ways, which is why he ended up hanging himself. It’s undeniable; things could have gone in a
more positive direction if he actually tried to seek forgiveness. However, because he chose to run away from
the problem, Judas is not regarded as somebody who genuinely repented in the
Bible. Just to reiterate, remorse alone
DOES NOT equal repentance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">So How Do I
Repent?</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV) states<b>: </b><span class="text"><i>”If my
people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my
face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will
forgive their sin and will heal their land.”</i></span><b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I first gave my life to Christ, I wasn’t sure about how
the process worked. All I remember was
responding to an altar call with tears strolling down my cheek. Although, I didn’t really know what I was
doing, one thing I did know is that it was time for a change. I wanted to be obedient to God and His Word,
so I later did some research into the process which led me to the infamous <i>5 R’s of Repentance:<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Recognition –Be real with yourself and
acknowledge your sinful ways<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Remorse – Regret your sinful ways and be willing
to make a change<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Resentment –Dislike sin and dislike how it goes
against God’s word<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Removal – Take practical steps to remove sin
from your life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Rejoice – Celebrate the fact that your sins have
been forgiven!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tomorrow is not promised, so today; make it a necessity to
change. Do not be left behind and do not
gamble with your salvation. Ask yourself
this question: is it really worth the risk? </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Repentance is a choice that the Father draws us to. It starts
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<span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">From the first time you feel
truly remorseful and just ask...you are forgiven, this is stated here “the Lord
has promised, He who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the
Lord, remember them no more” (D&C 58:42).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In order for this to happen
though you truly have to change your mind set because repenting is not just a
onetime thing to make yourself feel better for a short period of time;
repenting truly starts with a change of mind, it goes way beyond your feelings
at that given time. Your mind set and attitude must change, with a sincere
desire to be obedient to Him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The majority of sins begin with
one or more of the five senses, which then enter our thought life, as stated in
proverbs 23.7 “so a man thinketh so he becomes”. Your thought life is so
sacred, and in there grows the seed to understanding to the word. This change
of mind set will help you to be in a continued state of repentance, this is a
lifestyle choice where you continuously seek Him, in all aspects of your life,
motivated by a genuine desire to please your Maker.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">One of the main important things
you must do is be real and honest with yourself and your God, He already knows
your downfalls anyway. You yourself must fully acknowledge whatever it is that
is placing a negative weight on your life. You literally have to come humbly,
honestly and remorseful with no layers before God and show Him you are ready to
begin your state of repentance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">God is always ready and waiting
for us, He’s the perfect gentleman. We are human beings and make errors daily
but it’s that heartfelt obedient mind-set that He longs for, please don’t ever
think you are not worthy of such forgiveness, I hope this scripture gives you
some comfort in knowing this, Acts 11.18 says “When they heard this, they had
no further objections and praised God, saying, So then, even to Gentiles God
has granted repentance that leads to life.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">If you’ve read the book of Luke
18:10.14, this tells the story of the tax collector who asked for mercy and
admitted that he was a sinner, ‘For everyone who exalts himself will be
humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">If you feel far away from God
repenting could be one of the first steps you may need to take, in the book of
John 4:7-8 explains that if we draw close to God, He draws close to us. You and
only you can make that choice though and make that first step.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Make your heart more tender to
God by letting go of the burdens you may have placed on your being, you can’t
be free from something you haven’t put out of your life. This is the time to go
before God and empty yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So let’s do this guys.</span><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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