New Life For The Nations

DO YOU KNOW THE VIRUSES THAT KILL MARRIAGES?

Laziness

Suspicion

Lack of trust

Lack of mutual respect

Unforgiveness

Arguments

Keeping secrets from your spouse

Every form of infidelity

Financial, emotional, psychological, material

Poor communication

Lies

Relating more with your parents than your spouse

Nagging

Too much talk and careless talk

Spending less or little time with your spouse

Being too independent minded

Love for party, money and spending

Exposing the inadequacies of your spouse to your parents, siblings or friends

Not being steadfast/fervent in the spirit

Spurning:  to reject with disdain or contempt correction and reprimand

Always wearing a sad face and being moody

Feminism advocacy

Uncontrolled or hot temperament

Not understanding your role and position in marriage as instituted by God

Not being sensitive to the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of your spouse.

Lack of wisdom of the Word of God.

                                                        Charis Global Vision

Am I not the God of more than enough

Yes I  AM the I AM

What do you dare to believe Me for in this season

Have I not meet you where you are at

And with My strong right arm delivered you and brought you forth

Rejoice my people for this is your time to shine forth my Glory in the earth

Open your mouth wide and I will fill it

With words of wisdom you will speak forth the oracles of your God and declare to this generation my saving power

Do not stand by silently but let your voice ring forth my praises

Give to Me worship and in your worship you will be strengthened

Let yesterday go you have today, you have the now, occupy the time now

Must I remind you that no time is lost I AM will redeem the time for you

Step into this time with great expectation for I am faithful to all my promises concerning you and yours 

This your time says the Lord for you are a chosen generation indeed a peculiar people

Bring my kingdom to the earth and watch My Glory unfold

There are those who are hungry for the truth

Do not allow the voices of those who are  crying the loudest be the majority

But you know the truth which is what my Word has decreed

Seek me and I  will bring you into all Truth

SIX WAYS TO STAY UNOFFENDED

                From “Freedom” by Church of the Highlands

1.  Take the Lowest seat.  Consider everyone more important than yourself.  Put the needs of others before your own.  Strive to please God, not yourself or others. Be a servant, and look to honor others rather than yourself.
   
   
2. Always remain grateful.  Gratitude changes our attitude by keeping us aware of God’s provision and blessings.
   
   
3. Give others their freedom.   Don’t try to control others.  People need the freedom to make their own decisions.  Sometimes they make good ones;  sometimes they make bad ones.  Either way, it is their decision.
   
   
4. Make decisions that promote life in others.  When someone offends you, it may seem natural to ignore that person or pay back wrong, but Jesus says there is a better way.  Maintain a positive attitude toward them.  Choose to speak words of life over them and do things that build them up.  How they respond is up to them.  
   
   
5. Trust God to bring justice when an offense comes.  Vengeance belongs to the Lord.  Think about what it would be like to pay for your own sin, rather than Jesus taking care of it.  None of us want what we really deserve.  We’d rather have grace!
   
   
6.  Dedicate the time to the Lord.  Refresh your spirit in prayer, Bible study, and fellowship with Jesus.  God’s presence brings change.

What if you gave up your “right to be right” and instead chose to be unoffended, no matter the situation?

 BEAUTIFUL 10 LINES

Someone has written these 10 beautiful lines.  Read and try to understand the deeper meaning of them. 

***1.  Prayer is not a “spare wheel” that you pull out when in trouble, but it is a “steering wheel” that directs the right path throughout life.

***2.  Why is a car’s windshield so large and the rear-view mirror so small?  Because our past is not as important as our future.  So, Look ahead and move on.  

***3.  Friendship is like a book.  It takes a few seconds to burn, but it takes years to write.

***4.  All things in Life are temporary.  If they are going well, enjoy them, they will not last forever.  If they are going wrong, don’t worry, they can’t last forever either.

***5.  Old friends are Gold!  New friends are Deamonds!  If you get a diamond, don’t forget the Godl!  To hold a diamond, you always need a base of Gold!

***6.  Often when we lose hope and think this is the end, God smiles from above and says, “Relax, sweetheart, it’s just a bend, not the end!”

***7.  When God solves your problems, you have faith in His abilities.   When God doesn’t solve your problems, He has faith in your abilities.

***8.  A blind person asked God:  “Can there be anything worse than losing eye sight?”  He replied:  “Yes, losing your vision!”

***9.  When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them, and sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember that someone has prayed for you.

***10.  Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles;  it takes away today’s peace. 

SEEK FIRST JESUS’ RIGHTEOUSNESS

                        Joseph Prince

“Therefore do not worry, saying, “What shall we eat?” or “What shall we drink?” or “What shall we wear?”  For after all these things the Gentiles seek.  For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.  But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to youl   Matthew 5:31-33

I encourage you to take some time each day to get the revelation of your righteousness in Christ deep into your spirit.  Meditate on it and declare it every day.  It will put courage in your heart and bring an unshakable peace to your soul.  It will energize your faith when you pray and give you a confident expectation to receive good things from your heavenly Father.

I believe that’s why our heavenly Father, in knowing the things that we need daily, tells us not to worry about them.  What are we supposed to do then?  We are to seek first “His (Jesus’) righteousness”–the righteousness that He has given us–and all the things that we need will be added to us.

When you know that your right standing with God always puts Him on your side, every fear will melt away like butter on a hot day.  For if God is for you, who or what can successfully prevail against you (Romans 8:30)?

DO NOT LET YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED

                            Joyce Meyer

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”

                                            John 14:27

When life feels overwhelming, there’s only one place we can go for true, lasting peace–Jesus Christ.   He is the “Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6) and the Bible says He’s our shelter in the storm (Isaiah 4:6).

I used to think that the way to have peace was to get rid of all my problems.  It was a wonderful day when the Lord helped me realize that I could come to Him for peace in the midst of my problems.  

      Turn your eyes upon Jesus,   

      Look full in His wonderful face;

      And the things of the earth will grow strangely dim

      In the light of His glory and grace.

When we take our cares and worries to God and spend time with His, we magnify Him or make Him “bigger” in our eyes.  When we do that, all of our problems and concerns suddenly look smaller.  Compared to God, they grow dim and insignificant.  Your problems may be big, but they are not insignificant to God.  But when you keep your eyes on Him, He gives you perspective.  

When you feel worried and anxious, I know it’s easy to panic and allow fear to take over.  That’s when you need to slow down, get still, and focus on Jesus.  He’s always with you, available any time of the day for you to cry out to Him for His supernatural peace.  

BELIEVE AND PRAISE HIM

                                         By Joseph Prince

“Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem;  Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established;  believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.”  And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: “Praise the Lord, for His mercy endures forever.”  2 Chronicles 20:20-21

Today I want you to see two powerful keys to winning life’s battles from the account of King Jehospaphat.  The first is to believe the Lord,and you shall be established and believe the prophets and you shall prosper. God doesn’t want you to live in a perpetual state of uncertainty, anxiety, stress, and fear.

The second is to go into battle singing praises to God.  As the Israelites began to sing and praise, God caused confusion among the enemies’camps, and they utterly destroyed one another.  Judah did  not draw a single sword that day, but the battle was won.  

When you are feeling down, overwhelmed, or fearful, worship Him with these words,”His mercy endures forever.”  As you praise Him, He will “set ambushes” against all your enemies, troubles, fears, challenges, and addictions, as He did for Jehoshaphat and the people of Judah.  Not a single one of your adversaries will escape because the Lord Himself fights your battles.

“This is how I fight my battles!”

YOUR FLESH VS. GOD’S GRACE

The Old Testament law of God is incapable of changing a person’s heart.  Whereas, God’s love is capable of not only changing a person’s heart but transforming a person’s life.

The Old Testament law was all about the flesh aka human effort.  Faith that works by love is how God connects to people’s hearts to transform them.

“For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision available any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love:  (Galatans 5:6)

When you choose to believe and trust in the love God has for you, your faith will work as God intended it to.  Faith is simply trusting in God’s love and goodness He has for you.

Law produces condemnation and fear in the hearts of men.  It can modify their behavior but will never change their hearts.  God isn’t interested in modified behavior but in hearts changed by His love and grace.

Love gives birth to faith in a person’s heart and has the power to change it in ways that the law is unable to.  Therefore, God connects to people’s hearts by faith, not by their flesh aka human efforts.  It isn’t your efforts or good works that change you.  It is knowing God’s love for you that does.  Good works are evidence that you know God loves you.

                                                            By Ed Elliot

 John 13:34-35  Message

     “Let me give you a new command;  Love one another.  In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples–when they see the love you have for each other.”  

James 3:17-18  Message

   “ Real wisdom, God’s wisdom, begins with a holy life and is characterized by getting along with others.  It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing with mercy and blessings; not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced.  You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other, treating each other with dignity and honor.

     The deception of religion is it teaches you to turn away from sin; whereas, the gospel teaches you to turn to God who sets you free from sin.

     Where you turn matters.  The Pharisees turned from sin, but they never turned to God.  When you believe you can resist or overcome sin without God’s help, you allow pride to consume you and bring you down.  This is called self-righteousness.

“Pride goes before destruction, and haughty spirit before a fall. (Proverbs 16;18) 

     Freedom from sin isn’t possible by self-effort; it happens by God’s power alone only when we yield to His grace and love for help.  

     We have a 24/7 invitation to God’s throne room whenever we need His help and power.  The only qualification is you must come as you are!   But the beautiful thing is you won’t leave as you came.  God’s presence changes you into who He created you to be in Him.  

“Therefore let us (with privilege) approach the throne of grace (that is, the throne of God’s gracious favor) with confidence and without fear, so that we may receive mercy (for our failures) and find (His amazing) grace to help in time of need (an appropriate blessing, coming just at the right moment)”  Hebrews 4:16  (AMP)