Most of you know, that hypertension is nicknamed, “The silent killer.” After observing patient after patient, doctors found that most patients with high blood pressure have no symptoms to alert them to the elevated pressure. But over time, high blood pressure increases the risk of serious problems such as stroke, congestive heart failure, heart attack, and kidney failure. The blood pressure being elevated, causes a domino effect inside your body. In the Garden of Eden, a similar situation took place, but the silent killer in the garden was sin. God told Adam not to eat of the tree in the middle of the Garden, because the day that he did eat from it, he would surely die. Although they did not fall dead right then and there, they died immediately spiritually. The bible tells us that the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). Adam and Eve were separated from God after they sinned. Genesis 3:8-9 says: “They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. Then the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?" God asking the man where He was, is a clearly a rhetorical question. After all, God is the all-knowing, all-seeing God, therefore, He already knew where they were and what they were doing. Why did God ask where are you? Because there was a separation between God and the man. Isaiah 59:2 says: “But your iniquities have separated you from your God.” Don't allow sin to be the hypertension in your life. Examine your life, otherwise, indwelling sin could be killing you softly!
A person of virtue distributes behavior showing high moral standards. "Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things."--Php. 4:8
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
The Silent Killer
Most of you know, that hypertension is nicknamed, “The silent killer.” After observing patient after patient, doctors found that most patients with high blood pressure have no symptoms to alert them to the elevated pressure. But over time, high blood pressure increases the risk of serious problems such as stroke, congestive heart failure, heart attack, and kidney failure. The blood pressure being elevated, causes a domino effect inside your body. In the Garden of Eden, a similar situation took place, but the silent killer in the garden was sin. God told Adam not to eat of the tree in the middle of the Garden, because the day that he did eat from it, he would surely die. Although they did not fall dead right then and there, they died immediately spiritually. The bible tells us that the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). Adam and Eve were separated from God after they sinned. Genesis 3:8-9 says: “They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. Then the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?" God asking the man where He was, is a clearly a rhetorical question. After all, God is the all-knowing, all-seeing God, therefore, He already knew where they were and what they were doing. Why did God ask where are you? Because there was a separation between God and the man. Isaiah 59:2 says: “But your iniquities have separated you from your God.” Don't allow sin to be the hypertension in your life. Examine your life, otherwise, indwelling sin could be killing you softly!
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
A Forgiving Heart
Saturday, December 12, 2015
The Hi-Jacking!
Monday, December 7, 2015
So, What Exactly Are You Saying?
Examining ourselves can sometimes be challenging, especially, in the beginning of your walk with God. Although no one wants to walk in the wrong spirit, it does happen. A prayer that I have grown to pray on a regular basis is, "Lord show me myself, and help me to walk in the right spirit." The challenge with this is that if your loins aren't girded up, your feelings may get a little hurt! The apostle Paul put it this way in Romans 7:15 (NIV), "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not, but what I hate I do." I found out in a hurry, by praying that prayer, that God had plenty of work to do in me! The bible tells us that, He that has BEGUN a work in you shall complete it even until the day of Jesus Christ. In other words, you are a work in progress until Jesus Christ returns and all things are perfected. One thing that God really brought to my attention about myself were the words that I would speak, which resulted from what I was thinking. So a man thinketh, so is he! Once a thought enters your mind it will eventually make its way out of your mouth, bringing forth its fruit. In the book of Genesis, God SAID let there be light and there was light. God SAID! God SAID! God said! Proverbs 18:21 (NIV) says, "The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit." Let me go a little further, James tells us in chapter 3:7-8, "All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison." So, not only is it (your tongue) powerful, but is full of deadly poison.
One word can change the whole meaning of a statement. For example, It bothers me when I am late going somewhere. I understand that there are some times that you will be late, because things can happen. But because I try to examine myself regularly, I can tell when it is getting out of control, so I try to nip it in the bud fast. Well, in the course of self-examination, I spoke, "I have to do better." Well-my spirit didn't set right with the statement, and I pondered it for a moment. After pondering the statement for a while, I spoke, " I WILL DO BETTER!" One word changed the whole meaning of this statement. I have to do better was in my heart, and there's nothing wrong with that, but at some point we must tame our mouths to speak those things that are not as though they were.
The following is an excerpt from Beth McLendon, Inspirational-Prayers website (Inspirational-Prayers.com). This website has a large number of prayers and inspiration, if you are interested in reading some of them.
We begin with Isaiah 14:12-15 in the New King James Version. This passage is about Lucifer's rebellion against God. Lucifer is the one we now call Satan. As you read the passage, see if you can pick out the two Power Words that Satan used to establish his rebellion against God. “How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations! For you have said in your heart: I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation on the farthest side of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High. Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.” Did you catch the two power words that Lucifer used to seal his determination against God? They are the words “I will.”Pay attention to the words that are coming out of your mouth. It may just be your words that's poisoning your life-marriage, finances, spiritual growth, and/or your relationships. Instead of asking what's in your wallet, ask yourself what's in your mouth!
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Embracing Celibacy: Part I
Sex before marriage is outside
the will of God. The bible teaches us that our bodies are the
temple of the Holy Spirit. “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the
Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your
own” (1 Corinthians 6:19, NIV). Our bodies were never meant for sexual
immorality but for the Lord (1 Corinthians 6:13). When we indulge in sexual activity before
marriage, we commit sin against our own bodies. The bible, therefore, warns to
flee all sexual immorality. We know that the Holy Spirit overshadowed Mary and
she became pregnant with Jesus. I believe it’s also important to note that
Joseph did not touch her until Jesus was born. “But he did not consummate their
marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus”
(Matthew 1:25). You mean to tell me Joseph had to wait even after they were married?
Yep. Joseph waited until Jesus was born before he touched his wife. For me,
this showed Mary’s body being used as a temple of the Holy Spirit!
Friday, December 4, 2015
How can I Travel In His Will?
I was right where God wanted me. I was at that place where the bubbles burst-brokenness-I can't do anything without You, Lord! The bible says that we can do all things through Christ which strengthens us. It is not by any strength of our own that we are able to do anything. It's through Him that we move, breathe and have our being! We travel towards the will of God when we begin to solely rely on Him for our every need. His word tells us that we should not put anything before Him, but in all our ways acknowledge Him, and He promises to direct our paths. When we began to allow our steps to be ordered by the Lord, we travel towards His will and our will becomes more and more faint."God you promised me. You promised me! If I don't stop these things that I am doing, I am going to hell. God I don't want to be separated from you for eternity. God are you listening to me? Have you forgotten about me? I know that I haven't done all the right things, but I need You. I don't know what else to do. Everything that I have tried to do has failed and I can't go on living like this anymore. My soul is longing for You and no matter what man I have in my life, he still doesn't fulfill this hunger in me. God forgive me! Help me! I can't do this by myself. God do you hear me?"
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
What are your children learning at school?
I
recently ran across a few very disturbing articles that prompted me to blog
about it. I cannot stress enough how important it is for Christians to get up
and see what's going on. It is time to take inventory in our homes, schools,
and on our jobs. Apparently, an
elementary math teacher in Mississauga, Ontario, took it upon herself to impose
her homosexual views on her students. According to reports, Alicia Gunn, uses
her math class to teach at least 4-5 students to accept homosexuality. Gunn, who is married to another woman, uses
what she calls "social justice" to carry out her deceitful mission.
Why is this deceitful you ask? It's deceitful because the parents know nothing
about it! ("For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for
their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, and in
the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and
burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent
acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error.")
And whosoever shall offend one of these little
ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged
about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
How
dare you Alicia Gunn, take it upon yourself to instill something of this nature
into someone's child without their permission? God calls homosexuality...sin
and if a person chooses to raise their child up in the admiration of God, you
have no right to do otherwise. Shame on us as Christians to stand by and allow
such injustices to continue on! Shame on us! Shame on us! God has given us
POWER to trample scorpions and snakes, yet we deny that power. ("Behold, I
give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power
of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you."). Shame on us! We
are becoming watered-down. God said that we are the salt of the earth, but what
good is it if it loses its flavor? ("Ye are the salt of the earth: but if
the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth
good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of
men."-Mat 5:13)
Jesus
knew who He was ("I and the Father are one") and He knew His purpose
("I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance [to
the full, till it overflows"). Are
we understanding who we are? Are we understanding our purpose?
Next,
another middle school teacher, Courtney Spruill, is suspended for fifteen days
for teaching her students how to twerk. Why should a middle school teacher be
teaching students how to use their bodies in such a seductive way? Is this okay with you parents? Do you want a
spirit of seduction indwelling in your child?
A
55 year-old math teacher at Auckland Grammar school, was sentenced to nine
months' supervision and 80 hours of community work for masturbating in class
after watching porn. This is a sure gateway to let demonic spirits into the
schools.
A
teacher at Faith Academy was caught having sex with a student and is facing a
felony charge. Did you know that the age of consent is now 16 in the state of
Alabama? That's right! The LAW says that your 16-year old can have consensual
sex at 16. God's word calls any consent
without marriage-SIN. So now the law is giving our children permission to go
out here and sin against God's word. Will the real saints please stand!!!!
These
are just a few stories that I found disturbing; there are plenty more. When are
we going to say enough is enough? It is
our responsibility as parents to raise our children up in the knowledge of God.
"Teach a child in the way he should go and when he gets old he will not
depart from it." Again, I ask you Christians--Do you know what your
children are learning in school?
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/lesbian-i-use-math-class-to-teach-young-kids-about-homosexuality-so-i-can-h
http://club937.com/florida-middle-school-teacher-suspended-for-teaching-students-how-to-twerk/
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/69949138/Teacher-caught-in-lewd-act-in-class-revealed-as-being-from-Auckland-Grammar
http://www.fox10tv.com/story/29876859/breaking-former-faith-academy-teacher-arrested
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