So yesterday, I was feeling a little defeated by a situation. It was ABOUT TO get the best of me. This morning I woke up about 4 and my heart was so heavy. So I just started praying...I asked God to speak to my heart and show me the path I should take. Afterwards, I laid back down and went to sleep. Later I woke up to have my daily prayer and meditation time and my Epiphany came from Hebrews 12.
Hebrews 12: 7-11 states, Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? 8 If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate children at all. 9 Moreover, we have all had parents who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! 10 Our parents disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
There it was so simple and so plain. I know everyone has been told by their parents, I spank you because I love you. You didn't understand it until later in life. I also know that we see people sometimes and say they should have been spanked as a child. Well God is our father, and he has to discipline so that we are prepared for what life throws us. Sometimes we know we have done wrong and deserve to reap the consequences of our actions. Others times we have no idea why we are going through things. So I believe He was saying to me don't feel like I have forgotten you or l don't love you because I discipline you or you are struggling with something. You need to know the next time your are tempted by the devil and yes, there will be a next time how to handle it.
Hebrews 12:26-29 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.”[e] 27 The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29 for our “God is a consuming fire.”
Going back to Wednesday's post about having a relationship with God. In Smoky Norful's song "I Need You Now", He sings a verse that says "Test and Trials come to make us strong". You need to be grounded in the word and have a relationship with Him so that you will have what you need to go through your storm and come out on the other side stronger. If you have a relationship with Him you won't quit and risk missing your blessing.
So if you are being shaken and stirred today, don't fret. He wants you to know he sends these test and trials because He loves you and as you grow in your faith and your walk with Him you will be stronger and in the end receive the greatest reward ETERNAL LIFE.
HAVE A GREAT FRIDAY AND AN AWESOME WEEKEND!
Friday, July 15, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Why Me?
I've always been told not to question God? It's easier said than done. I know at one time or another in your life you have asked "Lord, Why me?!"
Well last night the subject of Bible Study was Dealing with Difficulty. Pastor Van gave us four reasons for difficulty.
1. ourselves
2. other people
3. the enemy
4. God
I understand:
#1 ourselves, Galatians 6:7 What a man soweth, that shall he reap. So I know some of the trials we experience because of decisions we have made at sometime or another in our life.
#2 other people, Exodus 20:5-6 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. Generational sins, I do understand that.
#3 the enemy, John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. I think we all understand this one.
But it was #4 God, that I received my Epiphany about.
God said to me people are watching you. They need to know if this God you speak so highly of is real. People are really hurting. They are going through some truly rough times and need something to cling to. They keep hearing people speak of "God" and they want to try him but aren't sure. If all people see are the big houses, fancy cars, and nice clothes that isn't going to make them say I want to serve God too, or maybe it will. But my belief is, people are looking at how you handle situations thrown at you. People are going through things and want to know how you, as the old folks say, GOT OVER :-).
1Peter 2:20 states: But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it?
But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
So in my Epiphany, I believe God is saying its ok to question me, but you need to change your question. Instead of Why me? Ask God, How can my test be a testament to you? God how will this situation be used to your glory? You may get an answer (this goes back to the relationship post) then again you may not, it may not be meant for you to know. You never know God may have chosen you for this test to bless someone else. Again you never know who is watching. So it's an honor God thought enough that you would handle it in the right way, enough to be an example for someone else.
So now knowing that there is a possibility that God is allowing a test or trial in your life to deliver someone else, we have to be mindful of our reaction to situations. Again, if we have faith and trust (relationship) in God we shouldn't break down at the site of trouble. We need to prepare for battle. Get in the word and get closer to God and ask Him to lead and guide you through this test. Isaiah 26:20 says: Go my people, enter your rooms and shut the door behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until his wrath has passed. Believe me the reward will be great. Just think of the self gratification you feel when you have done something good to help someone else. Just think of how great your reward will be if you don't know you are helping someone else and you handle the situation like you know you are a child of God. Wow, I want to be connected to that person. Well sometimes your test and trials are a matter of life and death for someone else. It may be the difference between them choosing God or not choosing Him.
Now, what if the test or trial is for me? Glad you asked. So in my last post we agreed some of us are expecting God to do something in our lives right? Well God knows us better than we know ourselves. So God knows that some of us have "personal boundaries" things we tell ourselves we wouldn't ever do. We cross these boundaries all the time. Oh ok well, maybe its just me. You guys are perfect right? :-) (just kidding) but, if we are believing God for something, sometimes it is necessary for us to step out of our comfort zone to get it. Already knowing these things about us, God will present a test to see how bad you want it. Your actions depends on His reaction. (I'm going to let you dwell on that a moment, because that was good). Ok back to work. So if you don't have a personal relationship with God you don't know what you are supposed to do. You may take this as, it must not be meant to be. Have you ever heard the expression, "Anything worth having is worth fighting for?" Well its true, God wants you to fight. You are in the fight for your life. Remember that old gospel song, "I'm gonna stay on the battlefield, til I die". So maybe God sent you to this uncomfortable place because this was the only way He could get you to stop and listen to Him. You ran out of gas 5 miles away from home so that you would meet someone that would change your life and had the resources to help you with your dream. You may have been evicted and forced to live on the street or somewhere VERY UNCOMFORTABLE so that you would listen. Believe me, God has a reason for your season. So be patient. God had to wait on you to even get where you needed to be so He can speak to you. As Pas Van said last night some of us are slow learners so our season may be a little longer than others.
I think I've said enough, I won't bore you any longer. But I will leave you with the scripture that my Pastor gave us:
2Cor 4:17 These LITTLE TROUBLES, which are TEMPORARY, are winning for us a PERMANENT, GLORIOUS and SOLID REWARD all out of proportion to our pain.
In other words, these things though we may think are huge are small troubles in God's eyes and they are only TEMPORARY. So remember when you are going through your storm remind yourself this is only temporary and I'm closer than I think to my break through. God said when the battle is over you will WIN a PERMANENT, GLORIOUS, SOLID REWARD that will be just as big as you thought the battle was.
So go ahead, question God now.
Have a great day family! I love you all!
Well last night the subject of Bible Study was Dealing with Difficulty. Pastor Van gave us four reasons for difficulty.
1. ourselves
2. other people
3. the enemy
4. God
I understand:
#1 ourselves, Galatians 6:7 What a man soweth, that shall he reap. So I know some of the trials we experience because of decisions we have made at sometime or another in our life.
#2 other people, Exodus 20:5-6 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. Generational sins, I do understand that.
#3 the enemy, John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. I think we all understand this one.
But it was #4 God, that I received my Epiphany about.
God said to me people are watching you. They need to know if this God you speak so highly of is real. People are really hurting. They are going through some truly rough times and need something to cling to. They keep hearing people speak of "God" and they want to try him but aren't sure. If all people see are the big houses, fancy cars, and nice clothes that isn't going to make them say I want to serve God too, or maybe it will. But my belief is, people are looking at how you handle situations thrown at you. People are going through things and want to know how you, as the old folks say, GOT OVER :-).
1Peter 2:20 states: But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it?
But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
So in my Epiphany, I believe God is saying its ok to question me, but you need to change your question. Instead of Why me? Ask God, How can my test be a testament to you? God how will this situation be used to your glory? You may get an answer (this goes back to the relationship post) then again you may not, it may not be meant for you to know. You never know God may have chosen you for this test to bless someone else. Again you never know who is watching. So it's an honor God thought enough that you would handle it in the right way, enough to be an example for someone else.
So now knowing that there is a possibility that God is allowing a test or trial in your life to deliver someone else, we have to be mindful of our reaction to situations. Again, if we have faith and trust (relationship) in God we shouldn't break down at the site of trouble. We need to prepare for battle. Get in the word and get closer to God and ask Him to lead and guide you through this test. Isaiah 26:20 says: Go my people, enter your rooms and shut the door behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until his wrath has passed. Believe me the reward will be great. Just think of the self gratification you feel when you have done something good to help someone else. Just think of how great your reward will be if you don't know you are helping someone else and you handle the situation like you know you are a child of God. Wow, I want to be connected to that person. Well sometimes your test and trials are a matter of life and death for someone else. It may be the difference between them choosing God or not choosing Him.
Now, what if the test or trial is for me? Glad you asked. So in my last post we agreed some of us are expecting God to do something in our lives right? Well God knows us better than we know ourselves. So God knows that some of us have "personal boundaries" things we tell ourselves we wouldn't ever do. We cross these boundaries all the time. Oh ok well, maybe its just me. You guys are perfect right? :-) (just kidding) but, if we are believing God for something, sometimes it is necessary for us to step out of our comfort zone to get it. Already knowing these things about us, God will present a test to see how bad you want it. Your actions depends on His reaction. (I'm going to let you dwell on that a moment, because that was good). Ok back to work. So if you don't have a personal relationship with God you don't know what you are supposed to do. You may take this as, it must not be meant to be. Have you ever heard the expression, "Anything worth having is worth fighting for?" Well its true, God wants you to fight. You are in the fight for your life. Remember that old gospel song, "I'm gonna stay on the battlefield, til I die". So maybe God sent you to this uncomfortable place because this was the only way He could get you to stop and listen to Him. You ran out of gas 5 miles away from home so that you would meet someone that would change your life and had the resources to help you with your dream. You may have been evicted and forced to live on the street or somewhere VERY UNCOMFORTABLE so that you would listen. Believe me, God has a reason for your season. So be patient. God had to wait on you to even get where you needed to be so He can speak to you. As Pas Van said last night some of us are slow learners so our season may be a little longer than others.
I think I've said enough, I won't bore you any longer. But I will leave you with the scripture that my Pastor gave us:
2Cor 4:17 These LITTLE TROUBLES, which are TEMPORARY, are winning for us a PERMANENT, GLORIOUS and SOLID REWARD all out of proportion to our pain.
In other words, these things though we may think are huge are small troubles in God's eyes and they are only TEMPORARY. So remember when you are going through your storm remind yourself this is only temporary and I'm closer than I think to my break through. God said when the battle is over you will WIN a PERMANENT, GLORIOUS, SOLID REWARD that will be just as big as you thought the battle was.
So go ahead, question God now.
Have a great day family! I love you all!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
I put my Faith and Trust in Him...Really?
Are you believing God for something?
If he were to bless you with it, could He trust you to glorify Him with it or for it?
Proverbs 3:5 says: Trust in the LORD with all our heart and lean not on our own understanding
I often find myself saying, “ I Trust God”. I have even been told to trust God will work a situation out. However, I’ve never been asked does God trust me.
I recall Sunday something that my Pastor said on that resonated in my spirit so much, I wrote it in HUGE bold letters in my notes. TO TRUST SOMEONE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP!
An there it was...what I now call my EPIPHANY from God :-). If I say I put my faith/trust in God, then I would have to have a relationship with him. Meaning I know Him and I've spent time getting to know Him.
Now, for those of us that have children, you wouldn't drop your children off at the corner with a woman standing there in a pretty dress because she "looks" like you can trust her, would you?. I know I wouldn't. So how do you proclaim to trust or have faith in God when you don't even know Him. You don't spend time trying to get to know him.
Well as you get to know a person and spend time with them, you establish a relationship and begin to establish TRUST. You can have FAITH in them. By establishing this relationship, you know, just how far you can go with this person. Whether you can share EVERYTHING or you can’t say more to them than Hi or it will turn into a storybook of elaborations (wink, wink), you know what I’m getting at. These relationships can be destroyed by the very thing they were built upon. When the TRUST is broken, we feel that person no longer respects us and we no longer respect them. Our relationship with God is very much like this. The difference between us and God is that He is a forgiving God. We can often be a not so forgiving people.
For example, In 30 years of my life, if I asked my earthly father to do something, he would say Naila I will do it and guess what? He's did it! If he said at the end of next year, Naila I am going to buy you a Mercedes (☺ you have to speak it into existence) I don’t have to worry because I know at the end of the 2012, I’m going to get it. I didn’t have to worry or stress over whether he was going to do it, because he‘s never let me down. Of course, now I may keep talking to him about it, and saying Dad please will you get it for me today and he may say things to me like, not now or the time hasn't come yet. But, because of the relationship that I have with him, the history that I have with him, he has a record of never letting me down. Going even further than that, because I know my earthly father has never let me down, there is not a devil in Hell that can tell me that he would go back on his word.
Now can you tell me why, if you have a relationship with God, you lose sleep at night over a situation? No one on this earth has died FOR ME. Although I know my earthly father would, he hasn't and I trust him. So why wouldn't I trust God?
Here is why you need to have a relationship so that He can bless you because He trust you:
2Corinthians 9:8 states: God is able to give you even more blessings than you need. In all things you will always have all you need for yourselves, and you will have enough to help all others.
In other words, when he blesses you he is going to give you more than enough so that you can bless others as He has blessed you. How have you handled the things He's already blessed you with?
I know I haven't always lived up to my end of the bargain and I have been abundantly blessed! Some of the mistakes I've made in my life...whew! But guess what, the Lord kept me. He's never let me fall. So I don't doubt that in this time/season of my life He won't come through.
Hebrews 13:8 states: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
So if He brought me out without doubt before, He will do it again! If you have a Relationship with God. You know that you can trust God. You know that God gave you a word saying that you will be healed, Guess what? There shouldn’t be a devil in Hell that can tell you any different. If God told you that you will own a business, guess what you may be 65 years old but if you have a relationship with God , Guess what? No matter how many deals have fallen through God is going to make you a business owner.
We have to stop trying to rush God. We need to establish a relationship with Him and when the appointed time comes He will not fail. It may seem dark and hopeless, but we serve a God of hope and deliverance. Believe that God is preparing you for something great. All of your test and trials, means something.
Do you have a relationship with God? If He were to bless you with that thing you are believing for today, could He trust you to glorify Him with it?
I leave you with this…
For every setback, God has prearranged a comeback. For every failure, God has prearranged mercy. For every disappointment, God has prearranged restoration. For every unfair thing God has prearranged vindication.-Joel O
If he were to bless you with it, could He trust you to glorify Him with it or for it?
Proverbs 3:5 says: Trust in the LORD with all our heart and lean not on our own understanding
I often find myself saying, “ I Trust God”. I have even been told to trust God will work a situation out. However, I’ve never been asked does God trust me.
I recall Sunday something that my Pastor said on that resonated in my spirit so much, I wrote it in HUGE bold letters in my notes. TO TRUST SOMEONE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP!
An there it was...what I now call my EPIPHANY from God :-). If I say I put my faith/trust in God, then I would have to have a relationship with him. Meaning I know Him and I've spent time getting to know Him.
Now, for those of us that have children, you wouldn't drop your children off at the corner with a woman standing there in a pretty dress because she "looks" like you can trust her, would you?. I know I wouldn't. So how do you proclaim to trust or have faith in God when you don't even know Him. You don't spend time trying to get to know him.
Well as you get to know a person and spend time with them, you establish a relationship and begin to establish TRUST. You can have FAITH in them. By establishing this relationship, you know, just how far you can go with this person. Whether you can share EVERYTHING or you can’t say more to them than Hi or it will turn into a storybook of elaborations (wink, wink), you know what I’m getting at. These relationships can be destroyed by the very thing they were built upon. When the TRUST is broken, we feel that person no longer respects us and we no longer respect them. Our relationship with God is very much like this. The difference between us and God is that He is a forgiving God. We can often be a not so forgiving people.
For example, In 30 years of my life, if I asked my earthly father to do something, he would say Naila I will do it and guess what? He's did it! If he said at the end of next year, Naila I am going to buy you a Mercedes (☺ you have to speak it into existence) I don’t have to worry because I know at the end of the 2012, I’m going to get it. I didn’t have to worry or stress over whether he was going to do it, because he‘s never let me down. Of course, now I may keep talking to him about it, and saying Dad please will you get it for me today and he may say things to me like, not now or the time hasn't come yet. But, because of the relationship that I have with him, the history that I have with him, he has a record of never letting me down. Going even further than that, because I know my earthly father has never let me down, there is not a devil in Hell that can tell me that he would go back on his word.
Now can you tell me why, if you have a relationship with God, you lose sleep at night over a situation? No one on this earth has died FOR ME. Although I know my earthly father would, he hasn't and I trust him. So why wouldn't I trust God?
Here is why you need to have a relationship so that He can bless you because He trust you:
2Corinthians 9:8 states: God is able to give you even more blessings than you need. In all things you will always have all you need for yourselves, and you will have enough to help all others.
In other words, when he blesses you he is going to give you more than enough so that you can bless others as He has blessed you. How have you handled the things He's already blessed you with?
I know I haven't always lived up to my end of the bargain and I have been abundantly blessed! Some of the mistakes I've made in my life...whew! But guess what, the Lord kept me. He's never let me fall. So I don't doubt that in this time/season of my life He won't come through.
Hebrews 13:8 states: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
So if He brought me out without doubt before, He will do it again! If you have a Relationship with God. You know that you can trust God. You know that God gave you a word saying that you will be healed, Guess what? There shouldn’t be a devil in Hell that can tell you any different. If God told you that you will own a business, guess what you may be 65 years old but if you have a relationship with God , Guess what? No matter how many deals have fallen through God is going to make you a business owner.
We have to stop trying to rush God. We need to establish a relationship with Him and when the appointed time comes He will not fail. It may seem dark and hopeless, but we serve a God of hope and deliverance. Believe that God is preparing you for something great. All of your test and trials, means something.
Do you have a relationship with God? If He were to bless you with that thing you are believing for today, could He trust you to glorify Him with it?
I leave you with this…
For every setback, God has prearranged a comeback. For every failure, God has prearranged mercy. For every disappointment, God has prearranged restoration. For every unfair thing God has prearranged vindication.-Joel O
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
The WILL of God...What does that mean?
For those of us that are saved and declare that Jesus is the Lord of our lives, we have all heard that Jesus died for our sins. God's will is on your life. We have all heard the phrase, He died so we could live. But do you really know what that means...I thought I did until today.
In my time of meditation and prayer this morning I came across Heb 9:16-20. The verses simply state:
In the case of a will, it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it, 17 because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living. 18 This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood. 19 When Moses had proclaimed every command of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people. 20 He said, "This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.
I was lke whoooooooaaaaa! Wait a minute. So what you are telling me is that the same way when we die on Earth and leave behind a will. Jesus died so that "We" (children of God/believers) could have access to His will. He died so I could have access to my inheritnce. Ok well maybe I'm the only one. Maybe I'm late. I always knew Jesus died for my sins and that He came so that I could have life and an abunance of it. But I didn't really understand that, until now!
So think of Jesus sitting down and wrting out a will. In this will it states,
I Jesus Christ, hereby leave to my children:
Strength (Proverbs 46:1) God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble.
Protection (Isaiah 54:17) No weapon formed against me shall prosper.
(Psalms 46:1) God is our refuge and strength, an evr present help in trouble.
Favor (Romans 8:31) What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Forgiveness(Isaiah 54:4) Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. Don’t be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you. You will no longer remember the shame of your youth and the sorrows of widowhood.
...And this is only the beginning! There is so much more. I'm so thankful that He loved us enough to die for us. I don't know where you are in your life or even what you have done. But what and who I do know is me. I know for a fact I didn't deserve it. He did it anyway.
What if an attorney called you today and said Hi my name is Atty Jones. I'm calling to inform you that your Great-Great Uncle Jim on your mother's step-father's side is sick and asked to see you. Well you go off to see him and you guys just click. You tell him that life just hasn't been kind to you. A week later you get a call from an Attorney saying Uncle Jim died and left a will and you are in it. I need you to come and claim your inheritance. Of course you want to know what he left you. Right? He goes on to tell you...and you realize you are gonna be rich. So most of us are going to go meet the atty today. But what if for some reason you say, you know what I don't need it. I'm good. If you don't choose to accept God as your saviour, you are doing the same thing. You are telling Him, I know I may not have a great life but I'm good with the way it is. I know you died so that it could be better but, you know what I'm straight. What a slap in the face. Don't "slap God in the face" submit to Him.
The best part is I didn't have to go out and prove myself worthy before he died for me or before He gave me access to His will. Romans 5:8 says But God has shown us how much He loves us, it was while we were still sinners that Christ died for us. Another thing is his will has no limit. There is not a certain number of people who can have it. You can give your life to God today and have access to ALL of this.
In my time of meditation and prayer this morning I came across Heb 9:16-20. The verses simply state:
In the case of a will, it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it, 17 because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living. 18 This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood. 19 When Moses had proclaimed every command of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people. 20 He said, "This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.
I was lke whoooooooaaaaa! Wait a minute. So what you are telling me is that the same way when we die on Earth and leave behind a will. Jesus died so that "We" (children of God/believers) could have access to His will. He died so I could have access to my inheritnce. Ok well maybe I'm the only one. Maybe I'm late. I always knew Jesus died for my sins and that He came so that I could have life and an abunance of it. But I didn't really understand that, until now!
So think of Jesus sitting down and wrting out a will. In this will it states,
I Jesus Christ, hereby leave to my children:
Strength (Proverbs 46:1) God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble.
Protection (Isaiah 54:17) No weapon formed against me shall prosper.
(Psalms 46:1) God is our refuge and strength, an evr present help in trouble.
Favor (Romans 8:31) What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Forgiveness(Isaiah 54:4) Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. Don’t be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you. You will no longer remember the shame of your youth and the sorrows of widowhood.
...And this is only the beginning! There is so much more. I'm so thankful that He loved us enough to die for us. I don't know where you are in your life or even what you have done. But what and who I do know is me. I know for a fact I didn't deserve it. He did it anyway.
What if an attorney called you today and said Hi my name is Atty Jones. I'm calling to inform you that your Great-Great Uncle Jim on your mother's step-father's side is sick and asked to see you. Well you go off to see him and you guys just click. You tell him that life just hasn't been kind to you. A week later you get a call from an Attorney saying Uncle Jim died and left a will and you are in it. I need you to come and claim your inheritance. Of course you want to know what he left you. Right? He goes on to tell you...and you realize you are gonna be rich. So most of us are going to go meet the atty today. But what if for some reason you say, you know what I don't need it. I'm good. If you don't choose to accept God as your saviour, you are doing the same thing. You are telling Him, I know I may not have a great life but I'm good with the way it is. I know you died so that it could be better but, you know what I'm straight. What a slap in the face. Don't "slap God in the face" submit to Him.
The best part is I didn't have to go out and prove myself worthy before he died for me or before He gave me access to His will. Romans 5:8 says But God has shown us how much He loves us, it was while we were still sinners that Christ died for us. Another thing is his will has no limit. There is not a certain number of people who can have it. You can give your life to God today and have access to ALL of this.
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