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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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…
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…
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…
I got the opportunity to stare temptation square in the eye today.... Many people think that temptation can be so easily avoided. All you have to do is be strong...or all you to do is use your will power. Well, I have some news for you, unless you are Jesus and are without sin, you aren't temptation-proof! Although, even Jesus got tempted by Satan, when Jesus was hungry, Satan asked him why he didn't turn the rocks into stone....he replied that man does not live on bread alone but on the word of God. When Jesus was on the hill, Satan tempted him to throw himself off the mountain so that God may save him...he responded with do not test your God. Satan even offered Jesus all the things of the world. If only he would bow to him....and he said I only bow to my father who is in…
Distractions of life: We live in a world were everyone is fueled by money, looks, popularity, acceptance, etc...We spend a majority of our time worrying about how we look, and what others will think of us. We spend countless hours at the shopping malls picking out outfits for events where we will be judged based on our appearance. Then, we spend countless hours prepping ourselves for those events, to await judgement... We spend years at the gym; toning, shaping, carving ourselves...to make others proud of us. We think this will help us be accepted. We think this will cure our irrational insecurities. We spend years in schools, colleges, universities...pursuing education, intellect, identity, or recognition. We spend a lifetime proving to other that's we are smart, we are talented, we are one of a kind.....we push and push our entire lives to impress as many people as we can, and hope…