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Spiritual Death- losing Gods inner voice

I had the opportunity to meet up with a friend this evening and talk about a vast amount of topics... As we sat there and discussed many subjected we started to dig deep into some spiritual theology. We discussed several things, from our personal walk with Christ to what has God done for us in our daily lives. It had been weeks since we last met, so as we had fellowship we realized that many of the things that had been circulating in our minds were similar. For instance, this Saturday I wrote a blog about lukewarm Christians....interestingly enough, he had been thinking about the topic of lukewarm Christianity for weeks. He found it very odd that I had written something that had been on his mind for weeks. But this is how it often works, the Holy Spirit intercedes in our life for specific reasons. Often the Holy Spirit may give you some…

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Putting God in Charge, Leaving all Worry and doubt Behind

Lets face it...we all worry, we all doubt things, we like being in charge.... This topic sits very deep within who I am...I have always been a worry wart. I tend to over analyze anything and everything in my life. I always complicate the most simple subject and complicate the most simple response. I know this issue resides with many people out there. How many of you worry about everything all at once, all the time...Welcome to the club. I have been out on my own since the age of 16, I have been paying the bills and rent before I was old enough to legally get into a R-rated movie. So at a really young age I have been forced to always be on guard. To always be ready for the worst, to always be ready to pay the bills. I know the idea of independence for most of…

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Why did I start to blog?…God intervening in my life.

I wanted to take a different approach today... I am new to this blogging thing and by no means claim to be a professional blogger. I am just doing something I really enjoy. If you want to know the truth, I really love to write. Seems like when I sit behind the keyboard I just float away. I actually get excited in the morning, thinking, what can I blog about today...What is on my heart? What is God telling me? Is he saying anything? That often happens....I look for answers but I hear nothing...Often times I think is it because God cannot hear me?...and the doubt kicks in. I don't claim to be this perfect person, in fact, I think one of my biggest weaknesses is being my worse critic, being a failure. I often think about how hard life can be and if i don't succeed in this or…

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Are you A lukewarm Christian?

"I have decided, to follow Jesus, no turning back....no turning back. Iv'e been set free, Christ is enough for me...the cross before me the world behind me..." These are some extremely strong words, they hold an authority when applied. How many people can honestly say that they have decided to follow Jesus. It seems like most people are held by some sort of sin, whether it be something small or something big. We live in a culture these days that being a Christian is the new fad. Everyone calls themselves a Christian. Labeling yourself as a Christian is socially acceptable now. This new 21st century approach of Satan's deceit is very slick. There was time that people flat out denied Christs existence. However, for every era Satan has a different approach. The era we live in these days welcomes everything. There is no distinction between truth and lies, Satan has implored…

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Should man be alone?

Was man created to be alone? We often see priests and monks practicing celibacy and think, how much dedication would it take to be celibate? Does celibacy give man power over his will? Does God call people to be celibate? Celibacy (from Latin, cælibatus) is the state of voluntarily being unmarried, sexually abstinent, or both, usually for religious reasons.It is often in association with the role of a religious official or devotee. In its narrow sense, the term celibacy is applied only to those for whom the unmarried state is the result of a sacred vow, act of renunciation, or religious conviction. In a wider sense, it is commonly understood to only mean abstinence from sexual activity. We see many many religions practicing celibacy such as; Buddhists, Brahma Kumaris, Catholic Church, Hinduism, Etc.. These are just the few of many religions that practice celibacy...So what does the bible say about celibacy? I…

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Our Daily Walk With God

I am pleased this evening, I tell you. Nothing we do in this life is a coincidence. The way you were raised wasn't a coincidence. The way you were conditioned wasn't a coincidence. Everything in this life all has a purpose, the way you stumble, the way you get back up...You have been predestined to act a certain way (Not a Calvinistic pun). God has created you and already has seen the beginning and the end. He has seen your pains and has seen your accomplishments. He has already seen your greatness. But the question is, have you? You are alive and god has given you life, because you have a purpose. I had an opportunity to spend the evening with a friend very dear to me, I enjoy all the relationships God has put into my life, and don't doubt for a second that all of them have purpose.…

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How to overcome our human weaknesses

Why do people come and go in the church's? Why do people fall away from God, one day they are in the front row worshiping the next they are at the clubs, or at some crazy rock concert! It's interesting, how many of you have heard a good sermon and then have a hard time recalling what was it about. You see Satan doesn't rest, he will try anything in his power to get your mind off the truth. He's like a thief in the night. And the parable referring to the rocky places is referring to people that are simply followers. They see others going to church, they think.....why not, I'll check it out...but when temptations come, tribulations come they fall away. In our generation, this would be something like; your bf/gf broke up with you, or you lost your job, your friends aren't calling you because you are…

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Don’t deny God or he will deny you

Why repent, when you can just live how you want? I've been told I post too much, I've been told I write too much. I've been told that I talk about God too often.... Well, I won't be apologizing, because I don't use social media to please people. I don't use social media to impress anyone, I use social media to spread the word. I use social media to help others if I can, with posts that are uplifting, daily devotionals that break down Biblical scriptures, everyday struggles of life, and so on.... I am not embarrassed to speak the truth, I am not embarrassed that I am a Christian, I am proud to be a Christian... If I regret anything, it's the fact that I wasted too much time in my life neglecting God, too much time living on my own (without God), too much time living for myself…

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Recipe for spiritual growth

I heard a very good sermon today. It talked about the difficulties and ups an downs of our spiritual life. I've never really thought about it this way, but many people think that they are the only ones that struggle with as much sin as they do in their life. But we have to remember that we are all human and all people struggle with sin, although many are attracted to different types of sin, doesn't change its all relevant. As I discussed earlier this week, that sin is a daily battle, we have to remember that the minute we wake up we enter a battle field. A field that although we may not see, sees us. Equipping yourself starts the minute you wake up, the armor you put on will give you the ability to shield and defend yourself against the temptations of daily life. The term that was…

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Dealing with the ups and downs of life

One of those days.... I think no matter how Christian you think you are and how Godly you think you may be, you will face those shaky days.... Those days when you feel so alone, like as if there isn't a single person on this earth that may be able to help you. Like the God in heaven doesn't hear you. When you start to question everything....when you start to question yourself.... We are emotional creatures and whether you want to feel or not, we aren't able to escape our own bodies, our own flesh. Many attempt to do so, by pouring their emotions into a bottle, or into a broken relationship, but that is all temporary.... We can't truly escape who we are, we can't truly escape what we feel, in order to grow we must face life first hand. We must deal with ourselves In our worst state…

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Word-4-Thought | Written by: Vitaliy Kravchenko
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