2 posts tagged “christian”

What most excites you about the way you're living your life right now?

What most excites me about the way I am living my life right now is that I am a Child of the King, who knew me before I was knit together in my mother's womb. He knew the trials and tribulations that I would have to go through in my life to get to where I am today. I love the Lord with all my heart, all my soul,all my mind and all my strength. I want to be a living example of what a Christian is by how I live my life. I do not want to "talk the talk" without walking the walk. I know that the Bible is the innerant Word of God. It is the most loving, honest, honorable account of the Word (which is Jesus) from Genesis thru Revelation. It tells us how much God loves us and wants us to choose to be with Him in eternity. He gave us free will and so many people decide there is no God, Or that God doesn't have time for them so why bother, Some decide that parts of the Holy Bible are not true and have never been true. Some decide that the whole Bible is just a fairy tale to make people feel good. They don't believe in Heaven or hell. God or the devil. Faith is a word that they use to express how they feel about the weekend's ball game. "I have faith that the Lakers will win tonight". Faith is hope in things that aren't able to be seen. If you can see, there is no faith. Faith is believing in The Lord God and that He created the Earth in six days. Faith is believing that Christ was mocked, despised, spit upon, given thirty lashes, chosen to die over a common criminal. He was branded crazy and His followers did nothing to help him. He was not crazy, but was doing His Father's business. Not his earthly father, but His Heavenly Father, who sent Him to be in the world but not of the world. He was to be a ransom for many. And when He was crucified, the Lord God had to turn away from Him because He could not see such a high amout of sin. And Jesus asked, "Father, why hast thou forsaken me?" He knew that after He died, He would rise from the dead on the third day. Then when His time was accomplished, He would go to be with the Lord, and would be sitting on His right hand. And when the trumpet sounds the dead will rise first and then all others will rise and forever they will be with the Lord. Think about how long 1000 years is. Hard to imagine right? Well just take that and multiply that by 50 attempts. The temple curtain was ripped and no longer did man have to go through a man to pray. He could directly pray himself to the Good Lord above. Man was never allowed to have direct communication with the Lord again as Adam and Eve did in the Garden of Eden, where satan as a snake talked the woman into tasting the fruit. She balked at first, but finally did it. It was the sweetest thing she had ever tasted. She took some to Adam and had him eat. HE CAME LOOKING FOR THEM AND THEY WOULD NOT ANSWER HIM. They knew that they had done the wrong thing, They were very ashamed and hid from God. He asked them where they are were, and they told Him that they were naked and they were ashamed. He asked them,"Who told you that you were naked? They told Him that the serpant had convinced Eve to eat and she had taken some to Adam. Because of this they were exiled from Eden and man has not been able to talk to God again (except in special circumstances), in person and close up. Now He was out of limits of man. They lost fellowship with the Lord right then. And ever since then, women have had intense pain while having children, and men have have had to work the ground for food. This is the punishment metered out by God, because they had their choice of all the food producing trees, all animals, but Eve had to be swayed by the devil and ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and then shared it with Adam and they both knew they had sinned. Sin has horrible consequences--whether you are a Christian or not. If you aren't a Christian and would like to learn how to become one, please contact me and I will be happy to show you in the scriptures how to become a Christian. I am praying for you now to make that decision that will change your life and your life after death.

In Christ's Love,

Susan

Matthew 6:5-13

   And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray in the synagogues the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. (5)

   But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to they Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. (6)

   But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions as the heathen do:for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. (7)

   Be ye not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask Him. (8)

   After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. (9)

   Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. (10_

   Give us this day our daily bread. (11)

   And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. (12)

   And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. (13) 

                                                        The King James Bible

   How many of us pray this way? Jesus is very specific in his definition of prayer. How many of us, when in the company of others, wax eloquent, and pray longer and longer, the fancier the words the better? Are we praying to the Lord, or are we praying for the benefit of others? The Lord knows the difference, and He is not the one you would like to wax eloquent for. When you pray, how do you pray? Do you pray as the Bible reads? Do you try to put on airs? Do you pray the same thing over and over, maybe changing the words a little to throw off the other people around you? You aren't throwing God off. He knows exactly what you are doing and He isn't pleased. Do we start off praising Him as Jesus says you should? Praising the Lord is the first thing you should do. He deserves our praise, our honor, our glory, our blessings. He created the world. He created everything in it. He created you and I to love Him, and He wants your love. But He gave us free will, so a lot of people just kind of forget to pray at all. How can you grow in your Christian walk if you spend no time with the one who died for you? Don't just pray and then sit there until you feel that you have sat there long enough to make everyone happy. Pray--sing--read His Word--and of course LISTEN. How will you know what He wants you to do or what His Will is if you don't listen? Be still--listen for that still small voice to speak to you. Read His Word and listen to what His Word is saying to you. He uses His Word to let us know what He wants of us, what He wants us to do, where He wants us to go, how to use our talents for His Glory, how to not only talk the talk, but walk the walk. Let others see Christ in you. But how can you do that if you don't know who He is, His character, His love for us, all the good things He wants for us? When you pray, pray His Word. When you praise Him, and then ask Him to provide for us for that day. Don't worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will take care of itself. Do you not believe the Lord will give you all you need? He loves us with a love that we have no idea how strong and giving, and how He initially created this world for us and it was perfect until sin came into the world. When you pray, if you are a Christian, you are speaking with your Father, your best friend, the one who knows you inside and outside. You have to spend time with Him to know what His plans are for you while you are in this world. You cannot expect to know anyone, especially God, if you don't spend time with them. He loves the time we spend with Him and He will spend time with you anytime you have time for Him. If you love Him, it should not be a chore to spend time with Him. You should pray without ceasing. That means staying in an attitude of prayer, so if anything comes up that you need to talk to Him about, you are already talking with and spending time with Him. That is one of the most precious things you can do. Stay in an attitude of prayer, pray for your family, friends, your pastor, your lost friends and family, the lost everywhere, that you will allow the Holy Spirit to work through you so that others see the Lord in you. That is one of the best ways to witness. To let others see Christ in you. How can you do that if you don't know Christ? How can you know Christ if you don't read the story of His life and talk to Him in prayer---not the way the hypocrites do. Their prayers don't go any farther than the ceiling. How can you talk to someone who you don't know and more importantly doesn't know you? Please spend time in His Word--please spend time in fellowship with other Christians--and most of all, please spend time with Him in prayer. Prayer is a privilege, an honor. It is not guarenteed to everyone, especially those who only go to Him when they need something special. it is an honor to be able to talk to the Lord of Lord and King of Kings, the I AM, the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. After all is said and done, He is able to be trusted, believed, honored, and praised. He deserves your time in prayer, He wants to spend time with us--what an Honor!!