Category Archive: Thoughts from me
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Fighting From A Position of Rest
If we are full of turmoil and stress and tension inside of us then there must be something wrong in our belief system. As Christians we are not supposed to live like that. In the temptation of Jesus we see that He fought with the enemy but it was from a position of rest. He could always maintain His composure when fighting calmly with the devil. He was deriving strength from the inner man through the Holy Spirit. This is fighting from a position of rest and victory. We don’t fight to win but we fight from a position of victory that Christ has won for us.
Giving Out Of Greed
It is true that God blesses us when we give and give lavishly for the kingdom of God. But giving can become a manifestation of our greed when we give in order to receive more from God. We give away our possesions and money so that God will give us a hundred fold return on our giving and some preachers may even encourage that. But giving to receive more should not be our motivation for giving. We should give out of obedience to the Spirit of God in our hearts. When we feel the impressions in our heart to give a certain thing or amount to certain individuals or groups, we should give out of obedience to the Holy Spirit speaking to us. We should give generously and cheerfully and not out of greed. Many Christians have been disappointed when the hundredfold return did not materialise. They gave away so much expecting even more from God but ended up frustrated because God does not honour greed. He honours an obedient heart.
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Overcome The World
So many times we think that we need to struggle to overcome our environment and our surroundings. We feel that the day will come when we will overcome. But that is not what we are supposed to believe. Jesus said, “Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” That means that we too have overcome the world through Christ. Because He lives in us we share in His victory. We have to accept this blessed fact by faith. Praise God that you have overcome the world. It may not seem to be true but nevertheless God’s word stands. As you apply faith this fact will become clearer to you and you will enjoy the victory of Christ over the world. Now we don’t need to fight to overcome the world. We put on the whole armor of God to withstand the enemy and stand on our ground as victors over the world and over every circumstance that comes against us.
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