We are not perfect and each of us fights our old man daily. There are brothers and sisters in Christ that we are better off not hanging around with because the issues they deal with cause us to stumble. Their issues are a strong pull towards our old ways. But that does not mean that we hate the person. We love them and pray for them just as we do all our brothers and sisters. ~ DickEvans.org
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Encourage Others
We need to be practicing our God given assignment of preaching the Gospel message to those we meet in our daily travels. As He leads us to do that and we obey we have experiences to share and encourage others with. They will be encouraged by our good example. ~ DickEvans.org
Monday, August 29, 2016
God's Voice
John 10:3-5 NKJV
To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.
We will know His voice and follow Him. And yet, when I would hear people telling me God told them this and God told them that, it would frustrate me. I was not hearing Him saying anything. I was expecting a loud voice coming down like when the Father spoke to Jesus at His baptism with John the Baptist. It was not happening. Why was I not hearing His voice?
Then people would get up in church and speak for God. They would say "God says..." They must be hearing his voice very clearly, I would think. Then I heard a minister say that unless you actually are hearing the audible voice of God, you better be careful about putting words in God's mouth! Better to say that you feel God wants you to say... I feel impressed to say...
Hearing the voice of God is an interesting subject. Opening up your heart to God means getting your analytical mind out of the way so that God can speak to you. So that you can discern His voice.
There are three voices in my head. There's the voice of me; my own thoughts. Then there's what sounds like the voice of me, but the thoughts are not thoughts that I would normally think. And they are good thoughts. This is the voice of God.
Then there are the thoughts that still sound like me, but are negative voices, thoughts of temptation. The voices of wanting to do things that are no longer in my nature to do. This is the voice of the enemy.
So I listen to for the good thoughts and I know that the good cannot be Satan it must be God. And if those thoughts are not thoughts that I normally think or are thoughts that are an answer to the questions I'm asking, I know they are from God. Thank you, Jesus for opening me up to communication with God.
To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.
We will know His voice and follow Him. And yet, when I would hear people telling me God told them this and God told them that, it would frustrate me. I was not hearing Him saying anything. I was expecting a loud voice coming down like when the Father spoke to Jesus at His baptism with John the Baptist. It was not happening. Why was I not hearing His voice?
Then people would get up in church and speak for God. They would say "God says..." They must be hearing his voice very clearly, I would think. Then I heard a minister say that unless you actually are hearing the audible voice of God, you better be careful about putting words in God's mouth! Better to say that you feel God wants you to say... I feel impressed to say...
Hearing the voice of God is an interesting subject. Opening up your heart to God means getting your analytical mind out of the way so that God can speak to you. So that you can discern His voice.
There are three voices in my head. There's the voice of me; my own thoughts. Then there's what sounds like the voice of me, but the thoughts are not thoughts that I would normally think. And they are good thoughts. This is the voice of God.
Then there are the thoughts that still sound like me, but are negative voices, thoughts of temptation. The voices of wanting to do things that are no longer in my nature to do. This is the voice of the enemy.
So I listen to for the good thoughts and I know that the good cannot be Satan it must be God. And if those thoughts are not thoughts that I normally think or are thoughts that are an answer to the questions I'm asking, I know they are from God. Thank you, Jesus for opening me up to communication with God.
Sunday, August 28, 2016
His Will
We will not find the will of God for our lives in the latest Christian movie or book. That is only discovered through our relationship with Him. As that relationship grows, so does our ability to understand. He reveals it to us and as we uncover it we become anxious to do His will. ~ DickEvans.org
Saturday, August 27, 2016
God First
Jesus always turned to God first. He never struck back when He was insulted or threatened or beaten. He knew the Father’s will and He know His purpose. Therefore, He did not have to defend His actions to protect His name. He always left it in the hands of God. Isn’t it time that we did the same? ~ DickEvans.org
Friday, August 26, 2016
Walk it Out
We can get rid of all malicious behavior and deceit, but we cannot do it alone. It is more than having a fake it until you make it attitude in life. We must turn our day to day life over to God. Only He can change us and change our habits; our life patterns established over the many years we have walked without our new man, without Christ within ready to guide us. ~DickEvans.org
Thursday, August 25, 2016
The Race
As we end this life on earth, we move on because we are at the end of the race for us. But the race is still going on. It has been for centuries. It is like a relay race; there is always a runner actively pursuing the finish line. The prize awaits us all when the race is over, when Jesus returns to reign for a millennium. Then we will all receive the prize we have earned; we will all be together in our glorious bodies at peace with God for eternity. ~ DickEvans.org
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