Traveling on a journey involves deciding which roads to take. The same is true for your life. Jesus said that the road that leads to destruction is broad, but the road that leads to life is narrow. What road are you traveling on? Or are you like me and sometimes you are sitting on the fence betweeen the roads. Everything we do, every decision we make leads the way to what road we are traveling on Friends; Boyfriends; Drugs; Alcohol; Smoking; Music; Movies; TV; Computers; School; Parents; Church; Language; Devotional life; Attitude. All of these things play a huge roll in what road we are traveling. Two of these things that I struggle with are, TV/Movies and Attitude.
What we listen to with our ears and watch with our eyes is what will occupy our thoughts and our minds. And what occupies our minds is what influences our speech and our actions. As a believer it should be impossible to watch anything that blasphemes God by their profanity and indecent subject matter.
An attitude is a state of mind or feeling. Your attitude is your mental outlook on life. God desires that not only our actions be Christlike, but our attitudes as well. We can be physically foreced to conform to Christian standards by our parents, youth pastor, or teachers, but that does not make us Christians. If our attitudes are rebellious, disobedient, defiant, stubborn, or quarrelsome, our hearts are not right with God. A Christlike attitude exhibits those qualities that characterize Christ: righteousness, holiness, meekness, gentleness, kindness, and love.
Do you need an attitude adjustment? What road have you been traveling down? If your life choices have kept you on the broad road, what can you do to get onto the narrow road? I've been strattling the fence, which is a scary raod. I know whats right but when I get frustrated I seem to give up on the narrow road. When I feel like life isn't the way I want it, I get angry with God. And get the wrong attitude of: "Well if all this trying to do good all the time never pays off then why should I try so hard?" I often catch myself with this attitude. And I have learned that when I start feeling this way it is just plain selfish. Now when those feeling flood my mind I force myself to think of all the blessings in my life and how those were results of living life on the narrow road. Temptations and struggles will come our way. But it is how we chose to deal with them that will lead us on the path of our journey!! :)
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Adventuring with God
Adventuring with God - It is something that is different for each soul. No snowflake follows the same path from heaven, and no person walks the same road with God Our journey is as unique as our thumbprints, which makes for some uncharted territory. This allows for some amazing dilemmas and unexpected joy, daily benefits, and overwhelming mercies along the way.
The Fathers Heart
God cherishes His daughters. That is His heart toward you; your Father God loves you so much. Did you know that you are prefect in His sight, that you are a masterpiece to Him? Part of my personality is that I become excited when something turns out good; I'm all fired up. Well, do you know that God took so much time and care in creating you, that when you were born, He was fired up over you?
Usually we focus so much on the outside, but God is more interested in our heart and our life than in our outward appearance. When God molded you and formed you, He also put dreams inside of you, dreams yet to be fulfilled. He put desires in you. He created you so perfect in His eyes.
One of the aspects about God that I love so much is that He is El Roi, "...the God who sees..." (Gen. 16:13). He's the God who knows everything, and He still loves us so intimately. He desires that we walk in His Presence and that we communicate with Him. He's not interested in rhyming prayers or hearing us use big, religious-sounding words when we pray. He wants the truth; He wants reality. He wants us to tell Him what's going on and how we feel.
Every time I feel insecure, every time I face a scary situation, every time circumstances seem to be out of control, I am holding His hand. And he best part is that I know He's holding me.
...He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart... Isaiah 40:11
Usually we focus so much on the outside, but God is more interested in our heart and our life than in our outward appearance. When God molded you and formed you, He also put dreams inside of you, dreams yet to be fulfilled. He put desires in you. He created you so perfect in His eyes.
One of the aspects about God that I love so much is that He is El Roi, "...the God who sees..." (Gen. 16:13). He's the God who knows everything, and He still loves us so intimately. He desires that we walk in His Presence and that we communicate with Him. He's not interested in rhyming prayers or hearing us use big, religious-sounding words when we pray. He wants the truth; He wants reality. He wants us to tell Him what's going on and how we feel.
Every time I feel insecure, every time I face a scary situation, every time circumstances seem to be out of control, I am holding His hand. And he best part is that I know He's holding me.
...He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart... Isaiah 40:11
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