God Filter
I find it troubling that no longer are people, in general, choosing good over evil. What has happened to filtering out the bad from the good?
The spotlight of self-searching should illuminate every nook and cranny in a person's life through the convicting power of the Holy Spirit. Being healthy and wholesome in mind, body, and spirit. A life filled with the fruits of the Holy Spirit is the reward and is definitely worth it. But what about wishing this for our loved ones? And so often, they ridicule the life of faith.
Eight Sentences For Clear Direction
2 Chronicles 20, Prayer by King Jehoshaphat
1 God is interested in my problem
2 God is greater than my problem
3 First, seek the Lord. How? Ask for His will, His peace, and His security. Say, "Father..."
4 Take your position in Christ. As a child of God, you have rights and privileges in prayer
5 Place your trust in God. Focus your eyes upon Him
6 Do not fear nor be dismayed, for the battle is not yours, but the Lord's. Have godly friends
7 God may tell you to do something that doesn't make sense, so it will take faith to follow
8 God's solution is always best
Make your prayer to be God-centered, not problem-centered. Open the word of God and read. Focus on God's resources, His power, and His love. Our problem diminishes in contrast
from Dr. Charles Stanley, podcasts 5/24/17 and 5/25/17
