The flesh believes, that to be strong we have to stand up for ourselves and be ready to physically fight, and to speak harshly towards others. That we should never swallow our pride, but to prove ourselves to others.

There is nothing wrong with standing up for ourselves, but it’s how we stand. God will fight our every battle if we let him. He will tell us want to say in the time it needs to be said. We don’t have to practice it beforehand. Pray, and God will speak it through us. He knows what we are going to face before we know it. He is our saviour.

We are to be humble. But the flesh sees humility as being weak — a doormat. What the flesh does not know is, humility is wisdom, strength and power, and the flesh is weak. Any battle against us, is against God.

Jesus didn’t walk around showing himself mighty, but he humbled himself, ever step of the way, and God exalted him . . . every step of the way. Through his humility, He died for us, to live with us.

Humble yourself in order to become wise, and God will exalt you. He will lift you up. He will cause your enemies to be good to you. He will fight your battles.

Remember, you have to give account to God, not man.

Matthew 10:19-20 (KJV) – but when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

Matthew 6:8 (KJV) – be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

Matthew 26:41 (KJV) – watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Hosea 13:4 (KJV) – yet I am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.

I Peter 5:6 (KJV) – humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.

Romans 14:12 (KJV) – so then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Did you know God is knocking at your door, waiting for you to open it and let him in?

He has been calling you, but you won’t listen.

Stop . . . Listen . . .

Open the door and let him in, and He will, in no way, cast you away from him.

Revelation 3:20 (KJV) – behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

John 6:37 (KJV) – all that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

There are people in this world that will tell you anything, things you want to hear, just to get what they want from you.

Some people are so believable with deceiving others, they will make you question yourself. Deceivers don’t have a certain look. They can look as beautiful, and as fine as a freshly picked rose, but their thrones are hidden. They look just like you and me.

If we are not careful, we will believe almost anyone with their deceitful and crafty ways. We have to know the word of God, or else we will be tossed around like the wind, trusting and believing whoever sounds good to us.

Reading the word of God will give you discernment to know the truth of God, and the lies of Satan, unless you don’t mind being tossed around.

Acts 20:29-30 (KJV) – for I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

Matthew 7:15 (KJV) – beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Philippians 4:6 (KJV) – be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made known unto God.

Ephesians 4:14 (KJV) – that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive.

John 10:27 (KJV) – my sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

When we’re at a point of no return, and we feel enough is enough, and we’re tired of being tired, that’s when we should know, its time to break up with our old self and our old ways. Whatever it is or whoever it is, that brought us to this point, it’s not the circumstance or the person, it’s us.

The circumstances and/or the person played a major part in getting us to this point of no return, but it’s God working in and through us through the circumstances and/or the person. Therefore, don’t look at the circumstances or the person as the problem, but a blessing. Just think, had we not gone through it, we would not had grown stronger, renewed our mind, and changed our direction.

God wants to show us who we are. And by doing so, He allow things in our lives to get our attention. He removes the things that do not belong within us, so that he can reveal to us the gifts and power that is within us. But how can we see it, when we are holding on to the old self and the old ways.

A changed mind is extremely powerful. Therefore, renewing your mind will change your direction, give you strength to do what you normally would not do, and catapult you beyond where you can never imagine.

Let go of your old you and your old ways, renew your mind, and watch God reveal the new you, and see how He is working a good work within you. You can’t lose with God.

Isaiah 43:18-19 (KJV) – remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

Romans 12:2 (KJV) – and be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Philippians 1:6 (KJV) – being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Our past can dictate our future, if we let it. Whether negative or positive.

Don’t let your present, fill the shoes of your past. Let go of your past, you just may miss out on the best thing that ever happened for your future.

Let go of what was, and enjoy what is. You just might love you.

Philippians 3:13 (KJV) – brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before.

We can tell if someone truly loves us by their actions, as well as what they say.

If we truly love someone, what we do for them is genuine, not hard to do, and comes from the heart. But when we say we love someone and find it a burden to do something for them, is it really love? Or is it something we do just for our own gain? To get what we want? For self — selfish reasons?

We can’t see a person’s heart like God does. And we can’t trick God into thinking we genuinely love him to get what we want. He knows if we’re trying to use him. He knows our hearts better than we do. Therefore, He knows if we love him or not, and how much we love him.

Those who love God has the mind of God, and will do for him out of love.

So ask yourself, do you love God? What do your actions say?

John 14:15 (KJV) – if ye love me, keep my commandments.

We all have our theory of what’s written in The Bible. There are those who believe it, and there are those who don’t.

Whether we believe it or not, know this — that every knee will bow to God and everyone will confess to God. God’s word is the truth, and does not come back void.

There is one body, and one Spirit, one Lord, and one faith, one baptism, and one God, who is the Father of us all.

Romans 14:11 (KJV) – for it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

Ephesians 4:4-6 (KJV) – there is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

Isaiah 55:11 (KJV) – so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Loving someone and being loved by someone is an awesome feeling! And there are many ways to show love towards one another, like buying gifts, spending time and doing things together. Then there’s physical affection, intimacy of love towards another.

There’s nothing wrong with showing love through intimacy. But, there’s a level of intimacy for those who are married, and those who are not. For those who are married, your body belongs to your spouse, and should only be given to your spouse. For those who are single, your body belongs to God, until you are married. Therefore, you should abstain from having sex.

It is not God’s will for you to share of your body with no one, until you are married. Doing so before marriage, is a sin.

There are very few who heed to the word of God to abstain from sex, to wait for God. And those who do wait, are rewarded.

I Corinthians 6:18-19 (KJV) – flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

I Corinthians 7:2 (KJV) – nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

I Corinthians 7:4 (KJV) – the wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

I Thessalonians 4:3 (KJV) – for this is the will of God, even your sanctification , that ye should abstain from formication.

II Samuel 22:21 (KJV) – the Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

We are God’s children, and everything we do should be unto him, not ourselves. We are a selfish people. We want it all for ourselves. We want to live for ourselves, do for ourselves, and want others to do and live for us as well.

That is not God’s intention for us. Everything we do, and how we live should be to God. We are to live unto God and die unto God.

You belong to God, not yourself.

Romans 14:7-8 (KJV) – for none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.

As long as we let whatever it is that we’re afraid of stop us, we will never overcome, and we always have the fear.

Fear doesn’t one day just go away without us doing nothing. As long as we do nothing, the obstacle that we fear will always be there. We can forget it for a minute, but when it arise again, and again, and we do nothing, we will continue to carry that load of fear with us.

We have to face the obstacle, to take away the fear. It takes courage to face our fears, and courage comes when our faith is stronger than our fear. And our faith is trusting in God.

Say goodbye to your fear, and hello to faith, so that you can be courageous. God is with you wherever you go. Be unmovable, be strong, be courageous!

Joshua 1:9 (KJV) – have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.