Time To Grow Up

Most folks these days act like they don’t know any better. Still doing childish things in an adult body.

Having “the-kid-in-you”, is a big difference then doing childish things.

It’s time to grow up and put those childish things away.

I Corinthians 13:11 (KJV) – when I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

Before You Speak

Isn’t it something, that we can bless God with the same mouth we curse out our brother?

Your tongue can’t be tamed, but you can control your thoughts before you speak.

James 4:8-10 (KJV) – but the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

II Corinthians 10:5 (KJV) – casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.

Prideful

We are so prideful, without any regard to it. We act prideful. We speak prideful.

But, when we recognize it in others, its being arrogant.

Examine yourself.

Matthew 7:3 (KJV) – and why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

II Corinthians 13:5 (KJV) – examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith: prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

Receive The Unimaginable

Those who love God, can never imagine the good He has prepared for them.

Try to imagine . . . okay, you can’t. It’s not in our hearts, because it’s too great to imagine!

Love God with all your heart, and you will receive the unimaginable!

I Corinthians 2:9 (KJV) – but as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

What Have You Gained

We practice hating our enemies, use those who use us, curse those who curse us, and pray for only those we love.

What have you gained?

It’s not easy, but doing the opposite, there is much to gain, and great reward from our Father.

Matthew 6:43-46 (KJV) – ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

Give Give Give

Give. Give. Give.

Give to those who are poor and cry out for help. Don’t turn away, don’t pass them by, acting as though you don’t see or hear them.

If you do, one day you will cry out for help, but you won’t be heard.

Give. Give. Give. And it will be given back to you.

Proverbs 21:13 (KJV) – whoso stoppeth his ears, at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

Luke 6:38 (KJV) – give, and it shall be given unto you: good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.