Corinthians 6:14 (the message version) Don't become partners with those who reject God. How can you make a partnership out of right and wrong? That's not partnership; that's war. Is light best friends with dark? Does Christ go walking with the Devil? Do trust and mistrust hold hands?-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wooooooo
A very hard verse to read and apply to your life, huh?. We love the verses of encouragement and comfort but don't like to read the verse that deals with direction and correction. Many of my minister to students "talks" deals with student's that are dating a non Christian guy or girl all the time. Usually the excuse is that they want to win them over to God and they keep a smal glimer hope alive by trusting what the world is doing rather than following the teachings of Christ !!!! The Bible is very clear that God is not calling you to do that. Actually, God is asking for YOU NOT to partner with those who reject God. AKA : those who do not have a relationship with God. This means Christians that are not living for God as well, they say they are but their lifestyle says the opposite. Are these individuals bad people? I don't believe so, at least not all of them. God is asking you to do this so you can walk in partnership with someone who has the same values and focus on Christ as you do. You can try to talk your way around this point but the bottom line is this! YOU ARE NOT TO DATE THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD! This is an area we have to decide if we are willing to be obedient. I can promise, choosing to live in disobedience will lead to great hurt in your life. Do what you know is right and and do it today!
in christ
tc
romans 5:1
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Happiness
Happiness in being a follower of Christ, is to allow the cross of Jesus to dominate your life, not your mistakes!
Last Wenesday night at common Ground, God sent me a message that I knew was LONG OVERDUE.
It was about Satan and his lies and the thoughts that he plants in us, just to make us beleve WE ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH !!!!
How many times do we beat ourselves up over something we did wrong in our past or even earlier today or this week?
If you have asked for forgiveness and truly meant it, I mean you have from your gut been truly sorry when you ask God to forgive you when you messed up, He forgave you.
The Bible says He removes our sins as far as the East is from the West and He doesn't remember them anymore!
So when you keep beating yourself up and you run back to Him and repeat the whole process of asking for Him to forgive you over and over He just keeps saying, I have no idea what you are talking about I already forgave you all of that.
When others try to throw it in your face they are walking hand and hand with Satan to drag you down, that is not of God!
God is all about forgiveness and moving on get over it, push past it and move toward better things so God can use you to your fullest without all of that baggage.
God has forgiven it and is not still punishing you for it so quit allowing yourself or others to continue.
When we hang on to past sins and allow them to defeat us where we are today it makes light of what Jesus did on the cross and keeps us from operating at our fullest potential.
He paid for you sins before you even committed them. God wants to use you at the fullest ability He created you for and Satan wants nothing more than to defeat you with your past.
SO TODAY, take hold of God's hand and allow Him to pull you up out of that pit and love on you and show you the best He has for you is yet to come!
Don't let your past stand in the way of your future that God has designed!
In Christ,
tc
romans 5:1
Last Wenesday night at common Ground, God sent me a message that I knew was LONG OVERDUE.
It was about Satan and his lies and the thoughts that he plants in us, just to make us beleve WE ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH !!!!
How many times do we beat ourselves up over something we did wrong in our past or even earlier today or this week?
If you have asked for forgiveness and truly meant it, I mean you have from your gut been truly sorry when you ask God to forgive you when you messed up, He forgave you.
The Bible says He removes our sins as far as the East is from the West and He doesn't remember them anymore!
So when you keep beating yourself up and you run back to Him and repeat the whole process of asking for Him to forgive you over and over He just keeps saying, I have no idea what you are talking about I already forgave you all of that.
When others try to throw it in your face they are walking hand and hand with Satan to drag you down, that is not of God!
God is all about forgiveness and moving on get over it, push past it and move toward better things so God can use you to your fullest without all of that baggage.
God has forgiven it and is not still punishing you for it so quit allowing yourself or others to continue.
When we hang on to past sins and allow them to defeat us where we are today it makes light of what Jesus did on the cross and keeps us from operating at our fullest potential.
He paid for you sins before you even committed them. God wants to use you at the fullest ability He created you for and Satan wants nothing more than to defeat you with your past.
SO TODAY, take hold of God's hand and allow Him to pull you up out of that pit and love on you and show you the best He has for you is yet to come!
Don't let your past stand in the way of your future that God has designed!
In Christ,
tc
romans 5:1
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