In these challenging times, we find our self looking for “H & H “help and hope in this world. Not just because of the virus and pandemic, but also because of the people’s heart for challenging the validity of the the Bible, with is the inspired words of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the One and only true and living God. At this time I would like everyone to take a couple of minutes and think about your life and where you stand in this moment. Are you where you want to be in life right now? Are you where you want to be spiritually? What is keeping you from obtaining a good and healthy life and healthier life in Christ? Have your desires and your Goals for this life over shadowed the need for a relationship in Jesus Christ? In a lot of cases in people’s lives, they are trying so hard to balance their worldly existence over their spiritual growth; In some ways, we have some how convinced ourselves that we can do this. Although not realizing that only through the guidance of the Holy Ghost, that will lead your flesh in a complete humble and submissive state of mind in life in this world can you avoid not allowing your fleshy nature to get the best of you.
John 16:13 says, 13. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
When you’re so caught up trying to pursue you, the time spent trying to do you will become lost and unrecoverable growth in being what the will of God is for your life. As you know, time doesn’t wait for no one so as you draw closer to His return and have all that unrecoverable time behind you, the opportunities that you could have done in doing the Will of God are now are lost, because you where pursuing you.
James 4:1-7 says, 1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. 5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he
saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
In some cases we are so consumed by the thought of what is going to happen to our lives tomorrow, that we can’t even move in to today.
Matthew 6:34 says, 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Proverbs 3:5-7 says, 5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
In my conclusion, James 1:22-27 says, 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a
glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. 26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. 27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Extra reading: Jeremiah 29:11-13
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
