Thoughts ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZONPRTOFF dateof comment Look Inside Data Conditions:Order: 1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16| Dateof Comment 05/17/2022 God really does want to share his riches, wisdom and knowledge if we ask assuming we come to him with a servants. Even though God will not do anything without telling his prophets first: Amos 3:7 Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets. No one can usually figure out when or the exact details on how he is going to do something. Unless you have the gift of prophecy, those who do not listen to his prophets or listen to mainstream media are totally clueless on the things God is about to do: Romans 11:33 (New Living Translation) Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways! God really is unchanging. No one could figure him out in the old testament either: Ecclesiastes 11:5 (New Living Translation) Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things. I have listened to the various prophets and tested them. God is really about to do some big things in the short term probably this summer but I have no idea how he is going to do it. I have been told by God that he does not need my opinion on things. As I grow wiser I am glad he does not listen to my advice. God is like a well tuned machine. He operates very smoothly and lots of things are being accomplished while we serve him. As I write this more bad guys are being removed from this nation in secret. He will expose everything to us soon. Jesus Christ gets to use the resources of this nation to reach the whole world. Even though Jesus is going after the whole earth, the covenant the pilgrims made with him is allowing America to be the hub to reach all nations. I am excited to live in the most blessed nation on earth where I will get to see God work on his glorious terms. Oh by the way, God wins! And when he wins no man will be able take credit for it. That includes the fake gods out there. 05/16/2022 We watch the bad guys seeming to get away with everything. What good is to do good if there is no justice. If you believe God's word is true, let's see what God has to say about the situation: Psalm 1:1-3 1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night. 3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither, whatever they do prospers If you believe this and follow this you are in for great Blessings. What else can we ask for. At least this pleases God and that is all that should matter. Let go and see what Jesus said: John 10:10 10 The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. JESUS basically said the same thing as King David. Again a rich and satisfying life sounds good to me. The wicked do not last long: Proverbs 29:16 When the wicked are in authority, sin flourishes, but the godly will live to see their downfall. Just remember the wicked will eventually offend someone who is also wicked. This could become deadly. How often are the wicked looking over their shoulder to see if someone may be coming after them in revenge. Honoring and living for God brings peace and fulfillment: Romas 15:13 I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. In conclusion: Deuteronomy 30:19 19 This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live. Now this is real living! 05/15/2022 Sometimes only God knows how things work. He knows how everything works because he engineered it. Tornado chasers have a difficult time predicting the time a tornado will exactly occur. It is even more difficult to predict its path once it is on the ground. Even the feat of birth is above our pay grade This verse defines our God very well: Ecclesiastes 11:5 (New Living Translation) Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things. What God is doing today in America, no man understands what he is up to. He has been cleaning up child trafficking, abortion, election fraud and is going after government corruption. What is cool is the fact is he is doing it while my generation is alive to see it. Trust me God is doing things behind the scenes that will require a better word then amazing. One thing I will always understand about God is that he always wins. 05/14/2022 When we try to serve Jesus or even pray it seems like things go dead. Daniel prayed something important but it was 21 days before he RECEIVED an answer. You can see why: Daniel 10:12-13 12 Then he continued, "Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. 13 But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia. We are in a large spiritual battle today and that is why things appear slow. The battle today is more fierce today then what Daniel was experiencing. Our spiritual battle encompasses the entire earth. God and his angels have a big battle going on removing the bad guys. God has the covenant from the pilgrims to honor and the prayers from his people who humbled themselves. Like all battles God gets in, he always wins. I wish that he would win faster. Even when Jesus Christ came the spiritual war has continued raging on. Paul wrote about this to Jude: Jude 1:3 I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people. 4 I say this because some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches, saying that God's marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives. The condemnation of such people was recorded long ago, for they have denied our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. Paul was wanting to write a letter about bringing souls to Jesus Christ to Jude. But instead it was on the demonic forces overtaking the church. It is easy for demonic forces to enter the church. The body many times has little understanding who God or Jesus are. This is from the lack of studying God's word and holding the Holy Spirit back. They say the best way to tell if money is counterfeit is by understanding what the real money looks like. This principle works exactly the same in the Christian church. I firmly believe that we live in the end times. In order for Jesus Christ to come back, two things have to happen. One requirement is that every man, woman and child has to have been told about who Jesus Christ is. The next thing is a unified Church. Right now we have Christians voting for demonic platforms while others are voting for godly platforms. Shouldn't we all be representing Jesus Christ in everything we do and voting for godly things. There should be no division in the church either. Jesus is looking for this kind of church. He's also looking for a bold church who's not ashamed of spreading his gospel and spreading his truth. In order for all this to come to past God is going to crush the enemy like he is never been crushed before. He has to do this because this spiritual battle we are in is preventing the gospel from being spread. Look at China, only 10 percent are Christians. This is over 100 years. It could take 900 years to get the rest. When the demons are severely crushed it will be much easier to spread the gospel in all nations. When we pray our prayers will be answered almost immediately because what Daniel faced will end. This battle climaxed in 2020 up to today. God is now in clean up mode. I can tell that when Roe vs Wade was rejected by the Supreme Court that God is almost finished. I just can't wait to see what is going to happen next. It will be big like our God is. 05/13/2022 King Solomon had nearly 700 wives so he had first hand observations that the rest of us do not have. I myself know that when God made women from Adam he created another masterpiece. There are many married women out there today that fit this description: Proverbs 31:10, 27-28 (New Living Translation) Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. You are more valuable than rubies. Jesus Christ believes all women are more precious then rubies. He definitely wants you to accept him into your life and bring you home into God's Kingdom. He loved you so much that he died for you so I am confident that Jesus wants all of you in the Kingdom of God. This one tells what guys should be looking for in a women: Proverbs 31:30 (New Living Translation) Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised. But husbands we need to fear the Lord also. Those of you contemplating marriage start fearing the Lord now to improve you chances of having a good marriage. 05/12/2022 Do any of us have high opinions of ourselves? God does not make junk and we are a masterpiece. But don't let that go to your head. Jesus gave an example of someone who did. Luke 18:9-14 9 Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else: 10 “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer[b]: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector! 12 I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’ 13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’ 14 I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” Paul defined who we are very well: Romans 3:23-24 (New Living Translation) For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. James asks the question about the way we behave. James 1:26 26 If you claim to be religious but don't control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. 27 Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. By now we understand that we still have work ahead of us to be what Jesus asks of us. In order to be pure and genuine we need to care for those who are weak an seek the truth of God. You definitely will not get any truth from the mainstream media. They will definitely corrupt you. 05/11/2022 Many of the problems in the church today is lack of confrontation of sin. This verse says one thing that needs to be done about it: Matthew 18:15 (New Living Translation) “If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the offense. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back. Of course eveything needs to be done in love. We also don't want to embarrass people when we do it. 1 Peter 4:8 8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. If the person you are confronting is a true believer and your accusation is not from jealousy or being offended because your position was rejected, you have a good chance of bringing them back. Outside of the church we still need to take a stand against sin. The dumbest thing the church fell for is the separation of church and state. This does not exist in the Constitution at all. The Constitution prevents government from messing with the church. We can mess with government any time we want and bring godly principles to the government. The best way is to vote for people who best represent God. This is what God desires from us anyway. The 2020 election should teach us something. We had a godly platform from one party and demonic one in the other. Many Christians voted for the demonic one. If you did not know which party was demonic you need to do more research. Jesus would vote to get a representative who would better represent the values of the Father. We better be voting for the same guy he would to help eliminate sin in our nation. When you read the Old Testemant the leaders determined the fate of the nation. Nothing has changed. 05/10/2022 How often do we examine our own life. We know that Jesus Christ forgives our sins and forgets them. He never leaves us either. This action is to be mimicked by us as Christians. That is why Paul wrote: Ephesians 4:32 (New Living Translation) Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. This pleases our Lord and encourages. It does take love to do this. Sometimes people can drive us nuts. But in the end they will see Jesus in you. If you envision walking in the footsteps of Jesus you will feel ashamed of not following what Paul wrote. This is exactly what Jesus does every day for us. 05/09/2022 When Jesus Christ rose from the dead he released us from a lot of things that were going to destroy us: Romans 8:1-2 (New Living Translation) So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. The reason why Jesus wants the world to know about him is "there is condemnation for those who DON'T know him." That means spending eternity in the Lake of Fire. John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really know me, you will know[b] my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him." Without Jesus Christ everyone would spend eternity in the Lake of Fire. God sent him here to us to give us an opportunity to spend enternity in the Kingdom of God. It as simple as asking him for forgiveness of our sins and a heart change to serve him. When he ascended into heaven he sent the Holy Spirit to help us. You know between Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit it gave us Freedom from the power of sin. Because of that great gift we need to honor Jesus by continuing to live a godly life. Jesus stands by us even if we mess up. Now that is a true friend and Savior. 05/08/2022 What does it mean to belong to Jesus Christ? Paul has a good definition: 2 Corinthians 5:17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! This means we should be changing from the sinful life to one that looks more righteous. But this new life should mean that we have fewer sins to forgive because we are living a new life. Only when Jesus forgives our sins can we be righteous. Proverbs says: Proverbs 13:9 9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out. The last part of this verse talks about the wicked. Jesus Christ came to snuff out our dirty flame with a bright one. This bright light will capture the ungodly's attention. You may get mocked by some but others are going to want what you have. Colossians 4:5-6 (New Living Translation) Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone. By reading God's word we learn how to live wisely. His Holy Spirit perfects it. The unbelievers will see something different about you especially if they knew you before you were saved. They will begin to realize that you can be trusted and will see that God and Jesus are real because of this change. The longer you live under Christ the more difficult it will be for the enemy to find dirt on you. This is great if your passion is to bring this nation back to Christ by running for a political office. Your reputation will be almost spotless. Because the Holy Spirit is guiding your speach, your words you speak will have an impact on the nonbeliever. Because of the Spirit's wisdom they will only be able to lie about you. They will lose in a fair debate on godly topics. Nothing can match the Holy Spirits wisdom. 05/07/2022 Because the grace of Jesus Christ we are now part of his family. Now what. What is God's will now that we are serving Jesus Christ. Thessalonians list the three things that God is looking for 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (New Living Translation) Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. What is joy? This word is different then happiness which is temporary. Getting a new car is happiness. 5 years from now the car will not bring the same results. Joy is more permanent because the enemy tries to remove it from us. It is fun to watch dedicated people who serve God. They may even have more joy then they started. I feel that joy is given by Jesus Christ. He alows us the experience joy. Keep serving the Lord to keep your joy levels high. Thankfulness is a form of worship. If we can thank God for the Blessings he has given us even during the bad days opens up a gate for the next thing. God loves it when we pray after giving thanks for the seen and unseen blessings. Just living in the United States makes us better off the 90% of the world. Why do we pray? James 4:3 Yet you don't have what you want because you don't ask God for it. 3 And even when you ask, you don't get it because your motives are all wrong, you want only what will give you pleasure. We pray to have God help with our needs and to increase our faith. We are relying on him. Even though he knows our thoughts he wants us to speak out our prayers. Even the Holy Spirit audibly speaks to God so why should we not do the same. Grab a friend and make your prayers more powerful. Mathew 18:19 19 "I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. 20 For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them." These three things are the will of God in our lives 05/06/2022 John 9:31 We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but he is ready to hear those who worship him and do his will. It is easy to get involved with life that we forget why God put us on this earth. They are: 1. Worship him 2. Make Disciples of all nations He gave a free will to worship him. He will not force it on us. We have to be nuts if we cannot see all the things he has done for us. Giving thanks to him is a form of Worship. Anything that Glorifies our God is worship. Jesus gave us the next step. Something that greatly honors him: Matthew 28:18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." All of us can do what Christ commanded. It still can be challenging. That is why he sent his Holy Spirit to help us. We still need to know God's Word to figure out the enemies moves. It is also so much easier to talk to others about God if you know who you are talking about. In Titus, Paul was sent to those God has chosen: Titus 1:1 I have been sent to proclaim faith to those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives. 2 This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised them before the world began. 3 And now at just the right time he has revealed this message, which we announce to everyone. It is by the command of God our Savior that I have been entrusted with this work for him. God may give you a ministry where you only go after certain people. I notice these people seem to have a closer walk with Jesus. Try to get some ministry that requires that closer walk with Jesus. It increases your faith and trust in him. You will be more sensitive to the truth also. In the end, the same Gospel is being preached and hearts are being changed for Jesus Christ to place their names in the Lambs Book of Life. Prayer makes everything more effective. Paul served God well in the areas God placed him. Paul never forgot about the power of prayer when he accomplished his ministry. I sometime wonder when I missed an opportunity to talk about Jesus to someone what may have become of that person. Whatever; do not put yourself in a guilt trip but look for opportunities to share Christ today. 05/06/2022 The scriptures talk a lot about praying but how do we get power out of our prayers. James has the answer: James 5:16 (New Living Translation) Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. It is tough to confess one's sins to another but I guarantee it will make you humble. This is something God likes. Isaiah 66:2 I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts, who tremble at my word. Now that we have humbled ourselves to Christ. Only Jesus Christ can make us righteous to the Father. After he forgives our sins and we begin to serve him he makes us righteous. Now we can begin to pray in power. James also tells us more about praying: James 4:3 Yet you don't have what you want because you don't ask God for it. 3 And even when you ask, you don't get it because your motives are all wrong, you want only what will give you pleasure. Always check your motives when you pray for wants. Our King does do wants but many times they require a waiting period. Anything that Glorifies God and encourages or blesses his children are prayers he loves to answer. 05/05/2022 Since 2019 a lot of things have happened that are greatly affecting everyone in a mostly negative way. Do you find yourself getting worried. Just thinking about gas prices, the border, election fraud and child trafficking can drive you nuts. This is what Jesus has to say about it: Matthew 6:25-34 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? This is what Paul has to say about it. Philippians 4:6-7 (New Living Translation) Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. The key words here are praying and thanksgiving. The two things God enjoys us doing. This results in peace. The one thing neither one mentioned is that worry can translate into fear which is from the enemy vs God's method peace 05/05/2022 Have you noticed the breakdown in the morals in the United States. When they removed prayer in the schools in 1964 things started to decline to the point that abortion was legalized. This was the beginning of the breakdown talked about in Hosea: Hosea 4:6-7 New Living Translation 6 My people are being destroyed because they don’t know me. Since you priests refuse to know me, I refuse to recognize you as my priests. Since you have forgotten the laws of your God, I will forget to bless your children. God warned Hosea what would happen to us when we began to forget who God is and what he stands for. He also warned what would happen to pastors who have know idea who he is. God will reject you and shut your churches down. He is only interested in pastors who speak the truth. That also goes for us fathers. We need to speak truth to our children. No wonder we are starting to miss out on God's blessings. Teaching is important to God. Just look at some of these verses: Jeremiah 8:8 “‘How can you say, “We are wise because we have the word of the Lord,” when your teachers have twisted it by writing lies? Jeremiah 8:9 These wise teachers will fall into the trap of their own foolishness, for they have rejected the word of the Lord. Are they so wise after all? Matthew 5:20 “But I warn you—unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven! Matthew 23:13 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either. Matthew 23:15 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn that person into twice the child of hell you yourselves are! This is something to think about when we bring someone to the Lord. We need to know who God is to be able to disciple them. 05/04/2022 There is no other verse in the Bible that can greatly change the destiny of a nation than this one: 2 Chronicles 7:14 (New Living Translation) Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land. "my people who are called by my name" means the ungodly are not considered his people. It is those who are chosen by him. He is looking for us to do something to change the destiny of a nation. Notice the order these things are in. I believe it is the order of importance: 1. "humble themselves" means it is time become a servant and put aside our selfish desires. 2. Pray - Acknowledge to the Father that things are not right in the nation and ask him for help to change things. 3. Seek my face - Learn more about God and what he wants. 4. Sin - Acknowledge that there is sin in your life. Ask Jesus for forgiveness and honor him by living like he would. This is exactly what happened in 2020. God has heard the prayers of his people and is going to change this nation. It is already happening. The Supreme Court has overturned "Roe Vs Wade" on abortion. This is only the beginning. Do not fret if you were not one of those who prayed. Jesus still needs us to stand for him. This verse says it all: James 4:6 And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” It is now time for us to change a nation. 05/03/2022 God did send his son. He not only came for the forgiveness of sins but to assist us by his Holy Spirit. John 3:16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. Now that he is in our midst, why don't we trust that is enough. He is with us to the end. So fear is from the enemy. Romans 12:12 (New Living Translation) Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying Pray for things that glorify God's Kingdom. Stay away from selfish desires when praying. 1 John 5:14-15 (New Living Translation) And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for. This is a promise if what you are praying for glorifies God's Kingdom. A new pickup or house could glorify his Kingdom. A pickup could serve gangs and a home could be used to reach children. It can be fun and still glorify his Kingdom. Your heart will show if you have impure motives. 05/02/2022 What makes Paul different then most Christians? Like him, we pray for people and things. But what separates him from most of us is what prayer cannot do. How many of us pray and do nothing to show what we believe in. This is like praying against abortion and not supporting and encouraging people who do. We are afraid to rock the boat so we do nothing. What is even worse is when we pray against things God hates and vote for people who do the very things God hates. God loves his children and abortion is one of those things he hates the most. There are many candidates who hate abortion but are despised because of mean tweets. So the abortionist is elected to office to fight against God. Does this make sense? We need to know what God wants and to begin to fight for him. The next thing is to love people like Paul who was a great man of God. In his letters he encouraged people and the churches while glorifying Jesus Christ in the process, encouraging believers and revealing things that the believers needed to change. Everything he did was done in love for his audience. Philemon was a good example: Philemon 1:4-7 4 I always thank my God when I pray for you, Philemon, 5 because I keep hearing about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God's people. 6 And I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ. 7 Your love has given me much joy and comfort, my brother, for your kindness has often refreshed the hearts of God's people. Philemon was encouraged by Paul for the things he accomplished. The part "I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ" was that he needed share with others what Jesus Christ has done for him. A little constructive criticism here. But he finished up the verses with encouragement. Always end your talk with encouragement. Do you notice that he encouraged what he did for God's people first then ended with what he did by bringing him joy and comfort. As Christians we need to be bold like Paul; encouraging people and steering people on the proper path while doing it in love. But you better know what the Word of God says before you challenge the actions of people. 05/01/2022 Why is it that every religion people say they have faith in their gods. How do you know if your faith is real? A CSU professor once told me I know a lot about all religions because I RECEIVED my master's degrees in it. He said Jesus Christ was the only one I observed that was capable of transforming lives. I never have seen it happen in the other religions. That means Jesus is really alive. This verse says it all: Romans 1:20 (New Living Translation) For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. Creation shows that there is a God. His word makes promises to us but it also talks about being tested. God wants to know if you are willing to stand with him by testing you. I have had moments myself where I was feeling God was about to let me down but he came through in plenty of time. The devil is always trying to deceive us about our Father letting us down. He even tried it on Jesus in the wilderness. We need to figure this out. Again his word is the answer to solve this problem and prayer. The Holy Spirit will also build your faith. It may be time to be born again in the Spirit. Hebrews 11:6 (New Living Translation) And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him. "Let us seek him" is a faith builder in itself. 04/30/2022 Have you ever wondered why there's so much division in the church and amongst Christians. If you ever watch small kids interact with each other you will encounter childish behavior. As adults we usually mature out of this because we learn what is proper. In the same manner our spiritual lives remain like children because we do not spend enough time or any time at all in God's word to find out what God wants. Sometimes even the Word is not enough. We many times need to pray to God so his Spirit will reveal the full meaning of his Word. I myself have found excuses to do something else and have missed out on what he wants to show me. Ephesians 4:14 (New Living Translation) Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. Two examples of fake truth are living together before you get married and allowing other gods to infiltrate our nation. Both of these the Bible speaks against. I dare anyone to prove this is not fake truth. Ephesians 4:15 (New Living Translation) Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. Paul tell us how to speak the truth. His word tells us how to become more and more like Jesus Christ. Notice that Paul uses the words "more and more" which means we should be growing in Christ all the time. We should never become stagnant.
