Let Us Stop Examine And Evaluate Our Lives

If you have been to a big busy city like New York or even London and compare them to other smaller cities, you will notice a difference in pace. The people and the traffic move faster. The bigger cities tend to be faster while the smaller ones are much slower. We often get caught up in the fast, paced busy schedules of life, like living in a huge busy city.

But in relation to our goals, dreams and achievements , we all tend to want to get to the next place quickly and more preferably easily. Having said all that, let me say this: the unexamined life is not worth living. If we flow through life without evaluating who we are and what we believe, we have not really lived. Deep down, we all desire to take a stand and live according to a consistent set of beliefs. This requires a boldness to explore beneath the surface of our beliefs, into our very soul! Without this boldness we may give the appearance of living, and may even fool ourselves for a number of years, but there will always be an emptiness until we look deep within and deal with what we find.

But God knows every detail of our hearts; “Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account” (Hebrews 4:13). But our Heavenly Father desires for us to know our own heart as we are being transformed; “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves” (2 Corinthians 13:5). WHERE DO YOU STAND?

I have often heard people say that they sometimes wonder who they really are. As we seek to understand who we are – with all our hidden motives, pride, and selfishness – we find we’re somewhat difficult to understand. Without the spiritual help which God freely gives, there will be parts of our life which remain covered and dark. There may also be portions of our heart we would rather not face. THIS IS THE REALITY OF LIFE.

Psalm 139:23-24 “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”

However, we make fools of ourselves if we think for one moment that we can hide anything from God! It’s equally foolish to intentionally close areas of our heart from examination when we know those areas are keeping us separated from God. What do we really believe? And are we living consistent with that belief?

We have been given God’s Word as a guide, “a lamp to my feet” (Psalm 119:105). And as we dig deeper into His Word, we find the same lamp which guides our steps also reveals our heart: “The lamp of the Lord searches the spirit of a man; it searches out his inmost being” (Proverbs 20:27). Using God’s Word to truly examine our hearts can be painful. It seems we strip back one layer only to expose additional layers of sin we didn’t even know we had; but this process must continue without fear! That is the only way out. Let God's WORD shine in our lives and Let Him show us the areas that NEED RE-EXAMINTION.

Please start your day with 15 minutes of your day in prayer and ASK God to help you. The Bible encourages us to ASK, SEEK and KNOCK ( Matt. 7:7). Also Remember that If we desire to live in the presence of God and bring Him glory and honor in all we do, we must determine today to know ourselves. We must know what we believe, with all our strengths and weaknesses, and know our level of resolve to follow where He leads. Let’s open our heart and allow His Spirit to search and wash us with His Word. Let’s follow according to a consistent belief and commit to living the examined life. Let ask the Holy spirit to guide us and lead us on this path.

Have a Blessed Day!! THIS IS OUR GOD!

We Can Overcome Superstorms In Our Lives

Dear Friends,

Those of us who live on the east Coast of the united states of America recently witnessed and millions of others experienced what the monstrous superstorm Sandy did. This superstorm was underestimated thereby taking many by surprise including all the weather experts and goverment agencies.

This is one of the many devastations that have taken place causing loss of lives and properties around the world. This is by all means not easy! There are no words that I can possibly use to describe how those that have lost loved ones and property feel. It broke my heart to watch the story of a mother whose two little children were swept out of her hands during superstorm Sandy while trying to find a safe place for them. This story and millions more here in the USA and around the world are most heart breaking beyond words!

And for others it was not superstorm sandy but the economy. Some were layed off from work and have not found jobs for months perhaps years to take care of their families. The question here is WHAT DO WE DO WHEN FACED WITH SUPERSTORMS IN OUR LIVES? PLEASE BE ENCOURAGED THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE!.

The Word of God has quite a number of scriptures which encourage us in our struggles to mention but a few.

Matthew 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest".

John 16:33 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."

Romans 8:35.37 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? ....No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Each of these acknowledge that there is or will be a struggle and exhort us to keep moving forward. But there are times we become weary and even the thought of pressing, running, or fighting becomes difficult. Yet, we know we must endure – we must overcome!

Revelation 2:7 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.”

It is important to note that we MUST endure and overcome but NOT by our own strength but by our faith in Jesus and holding on to His Word! This is what allows us to endure. There are times we must run and times we must fight – times we will be called to be a mighty warrior for the Lord. But there are also times when we are terribly weak – times we must grab on to Jesus and allow HIS strength to carry us through the storm. These are times we will need to simply hold on!

When the battle seems unbearable, “Hold on to what you have – I {Jesus} am coming soon” (Revelation 3:11). When we feel surrounded by evil and the darkness is closing in, “Hold on to the good” (1 Thessalonians 5:21). And when we become overwhelmed with doubt and fear, “Hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast” (Hebrews 3:6).

Now, when we are weary in the storm, let’s take comfort in the peaceful waters ahead. Let’s fix our eyes on Jesus who will never let us go. He has given His Children a wonderful promise: as we continue to believe and trust Him with all our heart, we WILL overcome! So be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might Ephesians 6:10.

THIS IS OUR GOD!!

Have a blessed day!!