We overcome by the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony (see Revelation 12:11) Freedom is in the truth; of my struggles and God's grace. This is my eye witness testimony.
Concerning Disease
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My family recently found out that someone we love has a rare blood disease that has no cure and would require him to need dialysis every day for the rest of his life. We are all saddened as we watch nature take its course. I have another family member who gets dialysis several times a week, and it is inconvenient but allows him to live relatively well. I couldn't help but think of these people as a carnal example of what Christ does for us spiritually. We all have a blood disease that flows through us and it's called sin nature. Our tendencies toward evil have guaranteed our demise if unchecked. Masking the symptoms with church attendance or donations to charity are not going to save us because acting good is different than being good much like looking healthy is different than being healthy. We have to apply the cure or else we will find that when the "medicine" wears off we are worse that we were before we started attempting to cover the symptoms. This is why I believe a lot of people leave church. Applying medicines helped them to feel good, but when they left the church they continued in constant sin and ended up feeling hypocritical and/or discouraged. I believe the church is a hospital for the spiritually in need, however it is up to the individuals whether they seek for a cure or just some pain killers. When our own essence is destroying us, we can not save ourselves. We can only cry out for help. Call on God in the name of Jesus. The only cure that can save us is a blood saving transfusion from the only begotten son of God. He already made the donation, we just have to say yes and allow the blood to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1st John 1: 9 says it like this "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness." How does he do this? "Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts." Much like you might start looking healthy as you get healthy, you'll find that as God makes you right, you start wanting to do right. All to the glory of God. Stop trying to act good and do right and become good and right through the work of God's spirit on the inside of you. Seek after a relationship with God, and you'll find that you'll be apprehended by what your after (see Philippians 3:12).
So I find that there are certain things that when done make for a much better day than when I don't do them. As a single mom sometimes it gets hard to do these and then everything seems to be a bigger ordeal for me. Lord help me to do better with that. I would tell you don't judge me, but I know you are going to do it anyway so I will say please be gracious toward me. 1. Start the snowball of positive thinking : For me this means prayers of thanks, reading my Bible, listening to positive music, writing a letter to God or to myself, even watching some Veggie Tales (what do you know about those Veggies?) with my son sometimes. The reality is there is enough negative that comes at me; why would I invite anything other than a flood of positive truth into my mind and my life? This is the day that the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it...or else!!! haha just kidding (sort of) 2. Wash up!: Remember when I said be gracious?...
As I get ready to celebrate Memorial Day when we remember the veterans who have served in the armed forces I can't help but think about Ephesians chapter 6. I think of those who have armored up for not only this country, but for God's country. We should be eternally grateful to these people, and as we remember them for their bravery not just for America's sake but also for the sake of the people of God. Some of us have stood in the gap for others, and many people still are standing in the gap for us. Many men and women have risked their lives, and some given their lives, to protect/prevent us from disaster both physically and spiritually. The Kingdom of God is real, and we Christians have residency there. Just as the veterans of our country there are veterans of the Kingdom of God. Paul was a veteran for example, and he gave up his life for the sake of the gospel. Every person who has stood up against evil in this world and held up the b...
People often times think of charity cases as people who are pathetic and desparately in need of someone to preserve their existance with some act of giving. Some people pull out a check book or say a quick prayer, and trust me when I say those things are helpful, but charity is much more than that according to the Bible. Charity can suffer for a long time and still be kind. Charity is humble and honest. Charity is everything that Christ did for us with his life, death, and resurrection. Charity is something that we all need. I need for people to be kind to me when I get on their nerves. I need people to appoach me with humility when they see that I am going through something. I need people to not rejoice in evil things, but to rejoice in the truth. I need people who will bear with me, and believe in me. If we were all honest I think that we would say that we are in need of people like this in our lives. We need charity, a...
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