When The Door Slams
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; to what is good. be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal. But keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord's people who are in need. Practice hospitality (Romans 12:9-13 NIV).
From: My Lord God...My pride in you knew no bounds. You were my ultimate creation, my greatest miracle. A complete living being....Thus we come to the fourth law of success and happiness for I gave you one more power, a power so great that not even angels possess it. I gave you...the power to choose. Use wisely, your power of choice.
Choose to love...rather than hate. Choose to laugh...rather than cry. Choose to create...rather than destroy. Choose to persevere...rather than quit. Choose to praise...rather than gossip. Choose to heal...rather than wound. Choose to give...rather than steal. Choose to act...rather than procrastinate. Choose to grow...rather than rot. Choose to pray...rather than curse. Choose to live...rather than die. You are more than a human being. You are capable of great wonders. Your potential is unlimited. Never demean yourself again! Never settle for the crumbs of life! Never hide your God-giving talents, from this day on.
Think about this: The Spirit cannot guide us...as long as we insist on finding our own way. It is as if we, fumbling along in the dark, we are offered a powerful lantern to light our path, but refuse it, preferring to stumble along striking one flickering match after another. Instead,...we need to ask the Spirit to lead us; and then by an act of will place our life and future in the hands of the Lord God and then trust the Spirit of the Lord God instructions.
When we are seeking to control everything ourselves by the same kind of door-crashing practiced by politicians and religious leaders those who know nothing of God's leading, can have no place in the Spirit-led life. Such manipulation merely interfere with the Spirit's work on our behalf.
One of the best passages dealing with the concept, however, is found in the New Testament. In Ephesians 5:3-18, the apostle Paul exhorted the Ephesian believers to live moral lives. He made it clear to them that they were neither to participate in evil nor to speak of it. On the contrary, he commanded them to expose immoral deeds of evil persons.
He followed this exhortation with a discussion on wise living: "So be very careful how you live. Do not live as those who are not wise, but live wisely. Use every chance you have to do good, because these are evil times. So do not be foolish but learn what the Lord wants you to do."
Ask the Holy Spirit to search your heart and reveal any areas of unconfessed sin. Acknowledge these to the LORD and thank Him for His forgiveness.
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