I can remember going to church as a little girl and singing on the choir. I remember getting baptized when I was about 15, I remember reading my Bible and learning The Lord's Prayer, and I also remember after all of that leaving the church and going my own way. Not until 2 years ago did I honestly get saved. I realized everyone who screams Jesus, says Amen and shout that they are saved. Was not the devil an angel? Now the bible does say "if thou shall confess with thou mouth The Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God had raised Him from the dead, you will be saved".
Where do you stand? There's no in between with it comes to following God, so where do you stand?
The question is do you think that is enough to get you into the kingdom? My opinion no. Let me tell you why!
In Matthew 7:21 it says "Not everyone who says to Me "Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven." As I stated in a previous blog there is a mark you have to meet. I don't care if you go to church every Sunday and sit on the first pew and quote every scripture, if you are not living right, well lol you're going to be hot.
You can't sin Monday through Saturday and claim Jesus on Sunday. God wants us to live right. I have people tell me "I still do what I want but I believe in Jesus, but I'm getting it together" that blows my mind because first you don't even know how long you have to get it together, second God is merciful but he doesn't want you to abuse his grace and mercy by continuing to do the same thing over and over.
Now God forgives those who heartily repents but God wants us to be Holy. We are told to examine ourselves. 2Corithians 13:5-6 "Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you-unless indeed you are disqualified.
God loves us, he wants us in that number, "walk in the spirit, and you shall fulfill the lust of the flesh". You won't get it right everyday all day, you will stumble, but if you are committing sin willing each and everyday then I'm telling you, you are on the wrong path and you need to pick yourself up and turn around. None of us know the day nor the hour, why not be ready. Trust me sometimes I fall, and sometimes I fall hard but the spirit convicts me which leads me to repent and teaches me how not to fall back into that sin anymore. God is able to keep you from falling, if you believe he is able too. Let's start walking in the light and leave the dark streets for the enemy. Strive to live right and God willing I'll see you on the inside of those pearly gates. Be blessed my brothers and sisters.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Sunday, July 27, 2014
On To The Next!!!
Proverbs 1:10-15 KJV
"My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path"
Lately I've found myself distant from most, drawing back from people who were once people I spoke to everyday. I closed the door to a friendship that I had for over 15 years and I just find myself wanting to be around other saints. Please don't get me wrong I still have love for all of my friends and family, I guess you can say I'm lost in God's presence. I no longer desire to be around people who aren't trying to develop a close relationship with Christ, I no longer want to go to the club or speak to people that have to curse all the time, I guess I've changed. I was told by my Gaga and older saints, that as I grow in Christ, friends and some family will get left behind. Now don't have me mistaken, I'm no angel, I stumble and fall, like everyone else my flesh is weak, but I realize putting myself around people that are of this world and putting myself in places I should not be is on me. I had to change my circle, I had to say no I don't wanna go there.
The friendship I ended was complete instructions by God, which was "close the door" and I fought with it for months, I kept trying to keep the friendship, I sought out counsel from other Christians but then one day God just gave me peace about it. I felt less heavy, I felt like we had reached the finish line and do I still love her ? Of course but the chapter was closed and I'm OK with that.
Sometimes us as Christians we tend to want God to open all of these doors for us while we are still standing in the hallway of our old lives. We can't have the world and Jesus too, we have to chose.
While at a retreat this weekend, I heard a speaker say, "you have to look forward and stop looking back at Sodom". Which means your blessings are ahead of you, looking back or going back to your old life is only going to lead to death. Just as it happened for Lot's wife.
Why are we so scared to let go?
Why do we hold on to people and things that hinder our relationship with The Lord?
Why do we continue to look back at Sodom?
Why do we keep doors open that are supposed to be closed?
BECAUSE WE DO NOT TRUST GOD!!!! There are too many examples in the scriptures that God Is Able To Do All Things!!!!! But yet in still we doubt him. As for me I'm tired of looking back and I'm ready for the great destiny Hod has for me. We have to trust God when he closes a door, we have to trust a God in all things because "he knows the plans he has for us".
We are not here to judge but people of this world, don't know Christ so they live how they want and do what they want, but we are children of the most high, we are the light for the us, everything we do is watched, WE CANNOT DO WHAT OTHERS DO, and so with that we have to do better and be better examples. Everyone can't go where you're destined to go.
"My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path"
Lately I've found myself distant from most, drawing back from people who were once people I spoke to everyday. I closed the door to a friendship that I had for over 15 years and I just find myself wanting to be around other saints. Please don't get me wrong I still have love for all of my friends and family, I guess you can say I'm lost in God's presence. I no longer desire to be around people who aren't trying to develop a close relationship with Christ, I no longer want to go to the club or speak to people that have to curse all the time, I guess I've changed. I was told by my Gaga and older saints, that as I grow in Christ, friends and some family will get left behind. Now don't have me mistaken, I'm no angel, I stumble and fall, like everyone else my flesh is weak, but I realize putting myself around people that are of this world and putting myself in places I should not be is on me. I had to change my circle, I had to say no I don't wanna go there.
The friendship I ended was complete instructions by God, which was "close the door" and I fought with it for months, I kept trying to keep the friendship, I sought out counsel from other Christians but then one day God just gave me peace about it. I felt less heavy, I felt like we had reached the finish line and do I still love her ? Of course but the chapter was closed and I'm OK with that.
Sometimes us as Christians we tend to want God to open all of these doors for us while we are still standing in the hallway of our old lives. We can't have the world and Jesus too, we have to chose.
While at a retreat this weekend, I heard a speaker say, "you have to look forward and stop looking back at Sodom". Which means your blessings are ahead of you, looking back or going back to your old life is only going to lead to death. Just as it happened for Lot's wife.
Why are we so scared to let go?
Why do we hold on to people and things that hinder our relationship with The Lord?
Why do we continue to look back at Sodom?
Why do we keep doors open that are supposed to be closed?
BECAUSE WE DO NOT TRUST GOD!!!! There are too many examples in the scriptures that God Is Able To Do All Things!!!!! But yet in still we doubt him. As for me I'm tired of looking back and I'm ready for the great destiny Hod has for me. We have to trust God when he closes a door, we have to trust a God in all things because "he knows the plans he has for us".
We are not here to judge but people of this world, don't know Christ so they live how they want and do what they want, but we are children of the most high, we are the light for the us, everything we do is watched, WE CANNOT DO WHAT OTHERS DO, and so with that we have to do better and be better examples. Everyone can't go where you're destined to go.
- So they ask me to pick my top best friends I laugh and said The Father The Son and the Holy Spirit, the best friends any one could ever ask for!!!'
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