True Obedience

When we reached out in faith and accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior, a transaction took place. He heard us and came to live inside of us. We were baptized, immersed in the Holy Spirit. The Bible speaks of the evidence of that transaction. Is that evidence evident in our lives? Living in obedience to God is not about our living up to all the laws found in the Old Testament of the Bible. But as God leads us, as the Holy Spirit gives us direction, we are to listen and obey. That is true obedience. If we don't, how can we truly say that He is our Lord? ~ DickEvans.org

Await His Direction

Each day we should awake anxiously awaiting His direction for the day. Our things-to-do list is a good starting point. We need to be ready to take action based on what we already know. That is a good thing. The key is being ready to change the plan based on what the Holy Spirit tells us as the day progresses. The key is in not avoiding the Holy Spirit because we don't want our plans messed up. Once we have started our lives in the Spirit, we must remain there. We must be willing to listen and obey. We must point our compass in the direction He leads us in. ~ DickEvans.org

Limitless Power

God's power is limitless. It is beyond anything we can imagine. As believers, we have the same power that raised Christ from the dead within us. Let's say that again. The power of God that was used to raise Jesus from the dead resides in each and every believer. As believers, our purpose is far more than we can imagine based on our worldly standards. God will accomplish more than we would ever dare to ask or hope through us if we just walk forth in faith and let Him. ~ DickEvans.org

The World Molds Us

The world molds us into the image it wants us to be and most of us let it happen. And if everybody else is doing it, it must be the right thing to do. The world system works hard to change the way we think. By choice, we must turn from the world’s evil ways and let God transform us into His image. We must choose to want the mind of Christ. We must let Him change the way we think. As we do we truly can be a new person in the world and no longer the old person that was of the world. ~ DickEvans.org

Let It Go

We already know the end result. We are believers and therefore our salvation is secure. What lies ahead is a deeper relationship with God. That is what we have to look forward to. It is in that deeper relationship that our future lies. So it is time to let go so we can move on. It is time to make a decision to let go of all that old baggage. It is time to leave it at the Cross and move forward. As Paul said, just forget the past and look forward to what lies ahead. ~ DickEvans.org

Baggage Gone

At the Cross, Jesus took all our baggage and dumped it. He took all our sins and all our stuff on Him. He turned us from filthy rags to pure priests. Now that we have become brothers and sisters of Christ, it is up to us to not make a practice of sinning. It is up to us to choose His way and not the evil way. We must listen to Holy Spirit as He guides us knowing that Christ holds us securely so satan can have no hold on us.

Darkness

Darkness is where we are when we are walking in the world with our eyes open. We are affected by the darkness we allow into our lives. Sometimes it is so powerful that we are blinded by it; we are swayed to believe it as truth and we are pulled away from the light; from God's way. Daily we have to choose what we allow in and what we keep out. We choose how we react to others. We know how we should be; regardless of how we feel in this human shell. We have to choose to care about others whether or not we feel any affection towards them or not. When we reach out in Love; God will be right there to help us express His Love. ~ DickEvans.org