Hebrews 11:6
But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
looking back on my life, I can clearly see that I have always believed in a creator. I have always had faith that we didn't just appear; that all of the matter and elements that make up the universe didn't just come from no where. Time space and matter cannot spontaneously create themselves at the same instance in history. I never had enough faith to be an atheist. With that being said, I never had enough faith to let God be the supreme ruler and director of my life. I never bothered to ask Him to guide me and to be my master. I believed in Jesus' Lordship and in the inherency of the Gospels, but I loved my sin too much. I was not pleasing God. I may have thought that I was, but I didn't have the kind of faith to live my life with Heaven in mind.
it is vital to follow a thought to its logical end. If we do indeed believe in the God of the Bible, Yahweh, than what are we doing not giving Him our whole life. If this life really is just a blink in comparison to eternity, why would we hold back from God? We are like foolish children playing about in the mud of this world when eternity with Christ is promised us; be in the world but not of the world. He has done so much more for us than we could ever hope to do for Him. So why would we hold back little portions of our life that we find pleasurable, if He finds them detestable. I am not just speaking of obvious sin such as pornography or stealing. These are obviously going to separate us from God. I would rather take this time to speak more of the little things in our life that might not even appear to us as sinful, or are easily justifiable, that just as efficiently taint the beautiful thing that Christ is trying to make us. Before I name specific things, let me say this; their is no horizontal line or happy medium. You are either for Christ, or for Satan. Just because I am a Christian does not mean that I cannot please Satan with my actions. Everything we do will either bring us closer to God, or farther away from Him. This entails, but is not limited to: the music we listen to, the movies we watch, the people we fellowship with, the words we use, and the way we spend our time.
If the things we do are not bringing us closer to Christ, than we are not diligently seeking Him. I can so clearly see the areas I fall short in. Especially In regards to the way I spend my time. God has given us this time on earth and we can either use it to curse His name, or bless Him. I pray that I will spend my time doing the latter. I need to be constantly bringing myself to look at the big picture. With eternity in mind, it becomes much harder to live for worldly pleasures of the now. I pray that I would please God with my faith and that I would diligently seek Him that He may add to my faith. My reward from my Father is found in, and is consumed by Heaven. I should not desire a reward here on earth. To have faith in Christ is to live for Him.
Find a verse that reminds me to be more heavenly minded and memorize it by Saturday.
"Create in me a clean heart oh God, restore in me the joy of your salvation".
But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
looking back on my life, I can clearly see that I have always believed in a creator. I have always had faith that we didn't just appear; that all of the matter and elements that make up the universe didn't just come from no where. Time space and matter cannot spontaneously create themselves at the same instance in history. I never had enough faith to be an atheist. With that being said, I never had enough faith to let God be the supreme ruler and director of my life. I never bothered to ask Him to guide me and to be my master. I believed in Jesus' Lordship and in the inherency of the Gospels, but I loved my sin too much. I was not pleasing God. I may have thought that I was, but I didn't have the kind of faith to live my life with Heaven in mind.
it is vital to follow a thought to its logical end. If we do indeed believe in the God of the Bible, Yahweh, than what are we doing not giving Him our whole life. If this life really is just a blink in comparison to eternity, why would we hold back from God? We are like foolish children playing about in the mud of this world when eternity with Christ is promised us; be in the world but not of the world. He has done so much more for us than we could ever hope to do for Him. So why would we hold back little portions of our life that we find pleasurable, if He finds them detestable. I am not just speaking of obvious sin such as pornography or stealing. These are obviously going to separate us from God. I would rather take this time to speak more of the little things in our life that might not even appear to us as sinful, or are easily justifiable, that just as efficiently taint the beautiful thing that Christ is trying to make us. Before I name specific things, let me say this; their is no horizontal line or happy medium. You are either for Christ, or for Satan. Just because I am a Christian does not mean that I cannot please Satan with my actions. Everything we do will either bring us closer to God, or farther away from Him. This entails, but is not limited to: the music we listen to, the movies we watch, the people we fellowship with, the words we use, and the way we spend our time.
If the things we do are not bringing us closer to Christ, than we are not diligently seeking Him. I can so clearly see the areas I fall short in. Especially In regards to the way I spend my time. God has given us this time on earth and we can either use it to curse His name, or bless Him. I pray that I will spend my time doing the latter. I need to be constantly bringing myself to look at the big picture. With eternity in mind, it becomes much harder to live for worldly pleasures of the now. I pray that I would please God with my faith and that I would diligently seek Him that He may add to my faith. My reward from my Father is found in, and is consumed by Heaven. I should not desire a reward here on earth. To have faith in Christ is to live for Him.
Find a verse that reminds me to be more heavenly minded and memorize it by Saturday.
"Create in me a clean heart oh God, restore in me the joy of your salvation".
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