The Web

As I look back over the last few decades I can see the web satan has been weaving. We must be careful who we listen to. And when we do listen, we must test all we hear and see by the Word of God before we get trapped in that web. We must live by God's Word. We must listen only to His voice and follow Him in all that we do. ~ DickEvans.org

The Plan

Each one of us has been called by God to do the work He predestined us to do. He alone knows the plan. It is not a secret. He wants us to know what it is. Just as you and I don't go around telling our plans to people we do not have a relationship with, God doesn't either. He wants us to get to know Him, to have a close relationship with Him. Then we will be at that place where all of the plan can be revealed. ~ DickEvans.org

Keeping Score

God doesn't keep score so why should we? Are you at that place where you are remembering the things that others have done to you and in some ways holding it against them?
God has grace for us, so why can't we have grace for others? I believe it has to do with the fact that our feelings were hurt, our emotions stirred up. It's very hard to let go. it's very hard to forgive others like the Lord has forgiven us. He remembers our transgressions no more. They are as far from Him as the east is from the west.

We are forgiven. And yet we walk around wounded, suffering because of what other people have said or done, instead of walking in the freedom bought for us by Jesus Christ at the cross. All our debts have been paid. It is a known fact that if we don't take care of our unforgiveness issues with others it can affect us physically. So we need to forgive those who we feel have wronged us in some way and we need to forgive ourselves if we feel we have wronged somebody else. Sometimes this can take years. As a matter of fact there are many families that are separated by issues long forgotten. They only know that something happened in the past and instead of dealing with it they stay separated.

God wants us to show love to all and that includes our family members. Yes we should all get along, but that does not mean we all have to agree. We get along because we have the same God, the same Jesus in us and yet each of us has a different path that we are on. We may not be doing the same thing that somebody else does. Byt we are reaching towards the same goal, same end of the race, that time we spend for eternity with our Lord and Savior.

Thank you Jesus for loving me. Thank you for molding me into the person that I need to be. Thank you for showing me how to love others, how to show grace when they do something that doesn't fit with my ideas. Help me to show mercy. If they do something that rubs me wrong, help me to not feel hurt because of the words they say that drill down deep into my emotions. Help me to love them. Help me to walk in the spirit and see them as Jesus sees them. Thank you Lord for forgiving me. Help me to forgive others. Help me to stop keeping score. In Jesus name I pray, amen

Wrong Thinking

Our old time friends and family may still be able to get us to that point that we slip back into some old habits. Other things that happen in our day to day life may still cause us to sin. Some believers may notice the errors of our ways and remark that 'God is testing us'. But no, Christ does not lead us into sin. We do it all on our own by allowing wrong thinking to cloud our judgment. ~ DickEvans.org

Correction

The question is not about what God thinks of us. He knows us and He knows our heart. He knows we are still in this human shell dealing with our old nature daily. No, the question is how we react when another brother or sister in Christ points out our shortcoming. If we are pointing out something to another believer, it must not be with pointing fingers. It is with love that we correct others. For the reason to correct is simply to be a signpost showing them the way to turn. ~ DickEvans.org

Rescued

God sent His only Son to this world to rescue us. Jesus came to show us a better way, a way of being free from the grip of satan and his evil ways. It is up to each and every one of us to remember that and tell others what He has done for us. Tell others how He rescued you. ~ DickEvans.org

Spend Time

God is waiting for us to seek His face. He wants to tell us what His plans are. But first we must get to know who He is and the only way to do that is to spend time with Him. Spend time in His Word, spend time in prayer, and spend time listening. Without some quiet time where we shut out the sounds of the day, how can we expect to hear His voice? ~ DickEvans.org