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With God all things are possible
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| Life is too precious and too short to waste any moment of it. The older I get the more I realize that, but I am sad to say that some people never learn it. The society we live in today is filled with angry, easily offended people who are stress out and tired most of the time. Jesus tells us we are not " of" this world. John 8:23 But he continued" you are from below; I am from above. you are of this world, I am not of this world. We do live in the world, but we are not to be " of" the world in terms of behaving the way society does and reacting to situations the same way it does. Jesus teaches us a better way to live. Christianity begins accepting Jesus as our Savior and then it is continued in a lifestyle based on His teachings. Jesus told Hos disciples that although the law said, " an eye for an eye" which meant whatever someone does to you , do it back to them. Now He was saying to forgive your enemies, to love and pray for those who uses and abused you.
We can choose according to God's Word rather than to love the world's way or to give into fleshly thoughts or emotions. The Bible tells us to walk in the Spirit and inn order to do that we must manage our emotions rather than allowing them to control us. Galatians 5:25
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us. It become conceited , provoking and envy each other.
We must take responsibility for our responses to daily events, especially the little offenses that tempt us to be angry.
A wise person refuses to live with hurt feelings or offense in his heart. Life is too short to waste one moment being angry, bitter, and resentful. The good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is that our sins are forgiven and we have been given the ability to forgive those who sin against us. Anything God has given us, such as forgiveness, and mercy , He expects us to extend to others. If it comes to us. It does " through" us and that should be our goal. When we are offended, we need to quickly call to mind the fact that God has freely and fully forgiven us, so we should freely and fully forgive others.
For it is WITH God all things are possible,
Have a VERY BLESSED Tuesday
Father God, guide me today to do all things that will bring glory and honor to You Amen 
Edited by ladyjockey 2016-09-13 12:00 PM
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Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere | Amen and thank you! |
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | Something I am struggling with... Thank you.
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Location: Always in the Jungle of Ohio | Amen! Thank you LJ!!!! |
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Location: Wild Wild West | It's so hard. I seem, lately, to be offended by things that are said to me. I try hard to redirect my thinking, to think of something else, but it is hard. But now this should help. I will not waste my time thinking about what others say. I refuse to live with hurt feelings or offence in my heart.
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| I'm a few days late on this one but I really needed this today....thank you Sheila |
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| Thank you! This was SO timely. We had a strange family thing the last 2 weeks and it is so easy to NOT pray for some people, even though they are the ones that need them. That means I need to pray for me, too. Thank you for the reminder. |
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Location: Nebraska | Life is so precious & every breath is a blessing.....
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