Salvation Strength

From a very young age I was brought up in a Christian home by two strong Christian parents. We went to Church twice a week, every Sunday morning and again on Wednesday nights. Dad was a Deacon of the church I was raised in and Mom volunteered everywhere she could from the nursery to the kitchen to teaching Sunday school lessons to the kids. I was Baptized at the age of 13 I was heavily involved in the Youth Group and would testify God's Word   I was strong in my beliefs, morals and Faith. I was even married in that same church. But somewhere along the way I "outgrew" my religion. I became arrogant and selfish. I thought I was being held back and robbed of opportunities in my life. I started to drift in my own ways and the more I got away from the principles that was taught to me, the further I got caught up in my own self righteous beliefs. At this time I was living the life of "success" I had the big house   I had my family   I had money coming in I had the ath...

Today's message comes from James 4:13-17 God talks about not worrying about tomorrow or even the past. Through forgiveness, God can heal us and move us forward from our sins of the past.  I know too often that memories of my wrong doings against others and big mistakes I've made still haunt me today. Even though they happened several years ago, when these past events come up on me it's as if I'm still living and experiencing it in that very moment.  I'm filled up with worry, anxiety and self judgement. God warns us against this because when we do that, we cannot live abundantly and freely the way He wants us to.  It's a disconnect from God and His promise. We do the sam when looking to the future with expectation, worry and fear.  God says we should not worry or even make plans as it is a way of boasting, which is a sin.  Instead, we are to say, If it's God's will, we will do this or that. God encourages us to live in the present moment each day and to d...

 Today's scripture comes from Psalm 34:4-9 I think about all the times I've heard phrases like: He's a God fearing person but what does that mean? Does that mean we should be frightened of God? After all, "Fear the Lord," is frequently used in the Old Testament. Not exactly. "Fear the Lord," became a standard phrase for a good relationship with God.  A good relationship begins with a reverent sense that God is so powerful and righteous that we dare not take Him lightly. But as we see in this passage, it's not about being timid but rather having a deep sense of security when we receive Him. God has the ability to be the Lord of all things as well as our friend who desires an intimate relationship with each of us. God is infinite which means He is able to love you, right here, right now, just as you are, as if you were the only one left in the Universe with Him. Next time you hear someone say, "That's a God Fearing Person," acknowledge i...

28SEP2020 Today's scripture talks about truly trusting God and His love with full measure.  It states that often times we tend to limp along in life because we haven't learned how to receive. I think of times when people have paid me a compliment and I would brush it off as a way of rejecting it due to the feeling that I didn't deserve it. That's how Satan, the father of lies, tries to persuade you into feeling not good enough to receive the praise of others even though they feel you deserve it. In the future, I will try and receive all compliments fully and train myself to receive God's love more fully this way. I will train my mind and spirit to receive God's love and overflowing blessings daily and in this way I will draw nearer and closer to His presence. John 8:44 talks about how the devil deceives us with his native tongue that is nothing but lies. I once got caught up in these lies and stories telling me God just wants to rule over me, that the ways of th...

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