Live it loud, tell it simply ..at just the right time.. and leave the results up to God.

A godly person chooses to prayerfully build on a sure foundation (the Word of God) and with the right materials. No excuses, and they wisely continue to persevere in and through trials, testing’s and temptations. King David did that.

Character or charisma — what do I want? I say accurately witness with both.. in that order. Let Jesus lead you. Yes, enjoy a close vertical relationship and godly character — that’s so important in our collapsing culture and world gone far astray!

Live it, but tell your story too. Enter their culture short of sinning.. to be and give witness. Use their language — those clean terms. Define and help em understand. Add in words when the time is right. Build the bridge and then get the Gospel Message on over it to the people.

“For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, 13 his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. 14 If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. 15 If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.” 1 Corinthians 3:11–1

Rome is famous for its ruins, architectural marvels from the ancient world. From the Colosseum to the aqueducts, there are many incredible constructions from the Roman Empire. However, not everything built in Rome was made to last. One cautionary tale is that of Atilius and his amphitheater in Fidenae. In AD 27, he commissioned a new stadium to be built, but despite his wealth, he aimed for a quick construction over a sturdy one. Atilius urged the builders to use cheap materials (mainly wood) to build the stadium, and it was erected on unstable foundations. Most of the information about the disaster tells a singular story: When 50,000 people flocked to Atilius’s stadium to watch a gladiator fight, 20,000 audience members fell to their death as the seating collapsed. Many of the remaining patrons were severely injured. Following the incident, the senate banned anyone from building a stadium unless their wealth exceeded 400,000 sesterces, and the stadium had to pass a safety inspection. This is considered one of the greatest tragedies in sports history.

Q: In what ways does taking shortcuts in production often effect the final product?

Q: How are we tempted to take shortcuts in building.. like in our walk with Christ?

Godly character is formed as we build a sure foundation and through a consistent close walk with Christ. Godly people go through with Jesus and perseverance in times of trial (James 1:2–4). David did that in the face of temptation and trial. He refused to take a shortcut.

I CHALLENGE YOU IN THE LORD TO..

PRE-THINK: What temptations repeatedly occur in your life? What is God trying to teach you through them? What tools can you use to build perseverance? How can you remember to keep alert and not let your guard down?

PRAY EARNESTLY: for God to grow perseverance in you. Ask Him to keep you alert, awake and sober minded so you will be ready for the attacks from the Evil One. Pray for God’s wisdom to know how to prepare yourself for times of temptation.

WISELY ACT: Turn and trust.. not in you or other mere humans. Come to the Lord By faith right now. Then turn to God daily, walk right with Him.. not lagging behind, or running out ahead of Him. Wait on the Lord and inquire often. Think about a difficult situation in your life right now. How can you choose to turn to God in that situation rather than trusting in man or in the things of this world to help you through it? Pray about how God is leading you to act in that situation and then take action that shows your trust in God.

“Now some men from Ziph came to Saul at Gibeah to tell him, “David is hiding on the hill of Hakilah, which overlooks Jeshimon.” 2 So Saul took 3,000 of Israel’s elite troops and went to hunt him down in the wilderness of Ziph. 3 Saul camped along the road beside the hill of Hakilah, near Jeshimon, where David was hiding. When David learned that Saul had come after him into the wilderness, 4 he sent out spies to verify the report of Saul’s arrival.5 David slipped over to Saul’s camp one night to look around. Saul and Abner son of Ner, the commander of his army, were sleeping inside a ring formed by the slumbering warriors. 6 “Who will volunteer to go in there with me?” David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother. “I’ll go with you,” Abishai replied. 7 So David and Abishai went right into Saul’s camp and found him asleep, with his spear stuck in the ground beside his head. Abner and the soldiers were lying asleep around him.8 “God has surely handed your enemy over to you this time!” Abishai whispered to David. “Let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won’t need to strike twice!”9 “No!” David said. “Don’t kill him. For who can remain innocent after attacking the Lord’s anointed one? 10 Surely the Lord will strike Saul down someday, or he will die of old age or in battle. 11 The Lord forbid that I should kill the one he has anointed! But take his spear and that jug of water beside his head, and then let’s get out of here!”12 So David took the spear and jug of water that were near Saul’s head. Then he and Abishai got away without anyone seeing them or even waking up, because the Lord had put Saul’s men into a deep sleep.13 David climbed the hill opposite the camp until he was at a safe distance. 14 Then he shouted down to the soldiers and to Abner son of Ner, “Wake up, Abner!” “Who is it?” Abner demanded.15 “Well, Abner, you’re a great man, aren’t you?” David taunted. “Where in all Israel is there anyone as mighty? So why haven’t you guarded your master the king when someone came to kill him? 16 This isn’t good at all! I swear by the Lord that you and your men deserve to die, because you failed to protect your master, the Lord’s anointed! Look around! Where are the king’s spear and the jug of water that were beside his head?”17 Saul recognized David’s voice and called out, “Is that you, my son David?” And David replied, “Yes, my lord the king. 18 Why are you chasing me? What have I done? What is my crime? 19 But now let my lord the king listen to his servant. If the Lord has stirred you up against me, then let him accept my offering. But if this is simply a human scheme, then may those involved be cursed by the Lord. For they have driven me from my home, so I can no longer live among the Lord’s people, and they have said, ‘Go, worship pagan gods.’ 20 Must I die on foreign soil, far from the presence of the Lord? Why has the king of Israel come out to search for a single flea? Why does he hunt me down like a partridge on the mountains?”21 Then Saul confessed, “I have sinned. Come back home, my son, and I will no longer try to harm you, for you valued my life today. I have been a fool and very, very wrong.”22 “Here is your spear, O king,” David replied. “Let one of your young men come over and get it. 23 The Lord gives his own reward for doing good and for being loyal, and I refused to kill you even when the Lord placed you in my power, for you are the Lord’s anointed one. 24 Now may the Lord value my life, even as I have valued yours today. May he rescue me from all my troubles.”25 And Saul said to David, “Blessings on you, my son David. You will do many heroic deeds, and you will surely succeed.” Then David went away, and Saul returned home.” (See 1 Samuel 26:1–25 and Psalm 1 and 139:7–12 nlt)

What is the character of God like? .. can we have character like the Lord’s as well?

What does the Bible say about persistence?

What does it mean to count it all joy (James 1:2)?

Got any Bible verses about character?

How does the “testing of your faith” produce perseverance (James 1:3)?

What are some sinful character traits to not acquire?

What is the meaning of charis in the Bible?

Got some Bible verses about trials?

Why does God allow us to go through trials and tribulations?

How can I learn to trust in the faithfulness of God?

I want more good Christian character!

What does the Bible say about excellence?

What does it mean that God looks at the heart (1 Samuel 16:7)?

Is God perfect?

How do I develop real Christian character? .. how do I have virtue in my ethics?

King Saul had lame character — does bad company corrupt good character if I let it (1 Corinthians 15:33)?

Is God’s love really reckless?

What does the Bible say about Christian character?

Those promises are made to the real Christian (find the context and each reference). A person of godly character deserves the respect of his or her enemies right, but they remain loyal to God no matter what!

(That’s a general statement. Generally, godly people are respected by their enemies, even if their enemies don’t agree with them, because godly people have such a high level of integrity in their behavior and are able to disagree with others with real love and respect. Typically, an unbeliever might say something like, “I don’t agree with John’s views on marriage or politics, but he is such a kind, generous person with such a strong work ethic, and when we disagree about things, he speaks with such grace and compassion. Man, I can’t help but respect him.”)

Since 1946, Gallup has conducted an annual, nationwide survey to determine the most admired living man and woman of the year. Presidents and first ladies often take the top spot. Billy Graham and Queen Elizabeth II have ranked in the top 10 more than anyone else, Graham 61 times and the queen 52 times throughout their lives.

Back in December 2020, a random sample of 1,018 adults across America were surveyed. Guess who you believe were the top 5 of the most admired men and women of that year.

Men:

5. Pope Francis 4. Dr. Anthony Fauci 3. Joe Biden 2. Barack Obama 1. Donald Trump

Women:

5. Angela Merkel 4. Oprah Winfrey 3. Melania Trump 2. Kamala Harris 1. Michelle Obama

People of the world often admire other worldly people (not sayin’ all those above currently are).

Love not the world or the things in the world. Jesus said, “If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’” John 15:18–20

There is a type of love that God really hates. (read more..)

Q: It’s almost 2023 now–whom would you choose for the most admired man and woman now? And why?

Q: Is there anyone on the 2020 list you don’t endorse but do feel some respect for?

Q: Are there people in your life who disagree with your faith, but they still admire how you live your life? What specifically do they see, hear and respect about you?

David was on the run from Saul whose words couldn’t be trusted. There were some close calls for David. Multiple spears flung at him. It was a long period in the life of David — eight tough years. The Bible contrasts religious Saul and David, showing David’s integrity and his simple trust in the Lord.

At some point Saul chose to believe a lie about David, but he was proved wrong.

What did David mean when he asked God to “restore to me the joy of your salvation” (Psalm 51:12)?

Why was David so loyal to Saul after everything Saul had done to him?

What is the significance of the words, “How the mighty have fallen!” (2 Samuel 1:19, 25, 27)?

David was a godly man who understood authority and waited on the Lord!

Who was Jonathan in the Bible? He was a loyal friend to David.

Why are there contradictory accounts regarding the death of Saul in 1 and 2 Samuel?

Both were flawed men. David repented when he needed to, but Saul only made stupid excuses. So what did jealous, rebellious King Saul voice to the next king of Israel after David spared his life for the second time?

“Saul lifted up his voice and wept. 17 Then he said to David: ‘You are more righteous than I; for you have rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded you with evil. 18 And you have shown this day how you have dealt well with me; for when the Lord delivered me into your hand, you did not kill me. 19 For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him get away safely? Therefore may the Lord reward you with good for what you have done to me this day. 20 And now I know indeed that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand. 21 Therefore swear now to me by the Lord that you will not cut off my descendants after me, and that you will not destroy my name from my father’s house.’ 22 So David swore to Saul. And Saul went home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.” 1 Samuel 24:16c–22 nkjv

We serve a great God who is constantly longing to do new things in the lives of His people. And what's not to love about cyber-outreach?

"The church is not closed. It is DEPLOYED." ~ Greg Laurie 

#BeNewFishNew #LiveFreeAndDeployable 

Live new -- regenerated and restored. Have a new start, and be apart of a new thing so that others can too.

Online-only services are really impacting. What's not to love about digital-outreach and cyber witnessing?

In a good sense I feel so proud of churches doing this! You can too. I feel passionate about the Lord and what He's doing through His Church! 

Fear not, He delights to bless and use His people!  Talkin' #QuarantineLife and Spiritual Awakening here. Back in the day "doing a new thing" was something God promised to His beloved people of Israel. Check it out in Isaiah 43 when this nation was in captivity in Babylon (not at all something any of the Israelites wanted).

They were being held captive because of their sins and things pretty much looked like God had completely abandoned them. Man, can imagine how the individuals must have felt back then? Will God ever free us? Will He ever love and bless us again? Will He ever use us to bless others? 

Perhaps you too have felt ditched, neglected, over-looked and forsaken by the Lord? Maybe your own future looks pretty bleak to you? Do you feel like He has shelved you cuz of past stumbling or failings. God says...

“Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old.  Behold, I will do a new thing.." Isaiah 43:18-19 (nkjv) 

Take some moments to see the whole context of this passage. I believe it captures the very heart of God for His people today. 

FEAR < LESS

LIVE THAT WAY, NOT

HOPELESS!

YEP, TAKE IT TO ZERO THIS UNBELIEF AND BEING AFRAID,

BY TRUSTING THE PROMISES OF THE WORD. 

Christ is our living hope today, and there is indeed new HOPE for His people! Remember how God promised never to leave us, nor to forsake us because of our sins or failures. He in fact is wanting to bless -- to do a new thing in all of our lives! But you might ask:

“But how do you know that, Kurt?  How can we be sure that this Bible passage clearly expresses His heart and desire for my life her and now personally?”

We can sing a new song cuz God's done one new thing after another down through all of history. History is His story, one of caring for His people. I know it because He is the same yesterday, today and forever. His Message and character haven't changed, His global purpose hasn't changed. 

God always wants to do new things in the lives of His people! We saw this principle at work when we got saved. The Bible says..

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." 2 Corinthians 5:17 

  

What a relief to find Christ and be forgiven! Have you been born again spiritually (John 3:3)? It can happen right now. When God saved me, He did a new thing in my life. He's done this in so many lives by making each of us a spiritual ‘new creation’. 

But even before that day He seems to have incorporated this principle into His physical creation as well. 

You know how God is the source of life and of every living thing created. He did it. We are constantly being made new -- daily it's happening as our cells are constantly dying and being replaced by new ones. You aren't the same person that you were ten years ago, Buckeroo.

We can continue to renew and grow, to be sanctified, to mature in our walk and witness. Daily we can obey Him. His mercies are new every morning! And someday we will see this principle of newness applied to His whole universe...

"Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Revelation 21:5..

"Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away.." Revelation 21:1

Now when it comes to our spiritual lives (that part of our own experience dealing with our personal relationship with Christ), God always wants to do new things because—it keeps our relationship with Him meaningful, intimate, new, vibrant and fresh.

You see, God hates complacency, moldiness, laziness, and stagnation in our spiritual lives because.. if we’re not constantly moving forward with His new directives, we will inevitably be digressing, sliding backward. I say let's prayerfully advance by His Spirit -- cuz God will do something NEW!

But heads up, so often God can not do a new work in our lives until He first tears down the old worthless stuff that we have built up. He often has to weed out, before He plants new seed. He'll often unerect before he can erect..

"See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant." Jeremiah 1:10

Seems like God has allowed our many church services to be unerected in order to put together what's new online. He's allowed this for a time in order to answer prayers and do a new thing. Many congregations have been online a bit with their ministries, but now it's much different here in the USA.  

Yes, God sometimes has to tear down or take away the old, before He can add the new in, or build something new and effective—and it is at this point where we come in. You see, we have to be willing to change—He never forces us to change. God isn’t asking us to produce the power to change our lives on our own, or our services—this isn’t about your will-power or mine. It's not about our own way--it is about His Way. 

It first starts with belief and prayer. Admit it and quit it. Yes, it starts in each heart with repentance (meaning: to turn away from sin.. to Christ)—and then by you purposefully walking in the Spirit.

"I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." Galatians 5:16

While God expects us to change, but never expects us to be able to change ourselves. He expect us each to be willing to change, yes, to cooperate with His Spirit and be changed. Then He empowers making us change-agents. 

So what else is brand new? Who else is being made new? 

Well, you know how churches across our Land had to scramble in response to the change in circumstance with the spread of Covid-19 virus -- they were forced to go exclusively to online services weeks ago.

Well God In His Love Has Continued On In Blessing His People And Blessing Others As Well.

It’s Obvious That The Lord Loves Us And Our Digital Worship That’s Biblically Based. See What's Happening. He May Be Answering Prayers By Sending America’s Next Spiritual Awakening Using The Digital Outreach.

Am Feelin' Personally Stoked To See The Church Bringing Church To The Unchurched.. And To Others Globally. His Gospel Message Is Reaching Out Farther To Regions Beyond.

We've seen a much greater response to the Gospel Message going out from our current church in Dallas. And my former local church out west of where I live now had over 250,000 people attend their first Online-Only-Service and this too has increased every single week sense then to over a million people now. How cool is that! 

Hundreds of thousands of people whom the marketers often refer to as the church's “target demographic”.. those between the ages of 18 and 34.. are now hearing the Gospel presented. Yes, since the start of the shutdown, the church's millennial viewership is up 235 percent. A good thang! We've prayed for this to happen.

Look around you. People want real life, not merely some Instagram-life. Pastors, leaders, Christians.. please continue to extend an opportunity for individuals to pray honestly and invite Jesus Christ to come into their lives. Ask, don't wait for another day! At last count, over 40,000 people have made professions of faith. In a matter of weeks, that many clicked it at an Online service.. responding about their own turning and trusting Christ.

You know how for decades, Christians have been trying, seemingly in vain, to reach America’s youngest generations—millennials and Generation Z—with the gospel. And all the while, we’ve seen headline after headline, poll after poll showing us that church attendance has been declining. Rapidly falling. The fastest-growing religion in America is now the “nones,” (pretty much believing in nothin')..meaning those individuals who aren’t necessarily atheists. Maybe they’re loosely spiritual often with a mix, but they profess faith in no specific religion or tradition at all. Then God allows a global pandemic! What shall we do?

We can suffer strong. Many are. We can witness strong even when we feel weak and God can make it count. One millennial said, “As a millennial I understand in a way a Gen X or a Boomer doesn’t (and probably a little less than a Gen Z) what it means to be digitally native."

We each can still share our own stories of faith (testimonies) and witness with the Gospel. We can witness with the Word via phone, via laptop screen, via tweets, via instagram and emails etc. Let's not stop! 

Been told that people touch their phones 2,617 times a day (be sure to clean it off), and 84 percent say that they can’t go through a single day without having their phone on em. Most people under 30 can’t even remember a time, a world before cell phones.

Hard for me to relate to, but many people today experience a form of in-person angst a.k.a. face to face social anxiety. Online hearing someone explain what's so can come off differently. Real good. Both ways of communicating are of course still needed!

“One soul is worth a thousand worlds.” ~ R.G. Lee

“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his-own soul?” Mark 8:36

“The best remedy for a spiritually sick Christian is to put them on a soul-winning diet.” ~ Vance Havner

It's interesting how I can often tell in the first fifteen minutes of meeting a person.. it their treasure is here on earth or is laid up in heaven. People love to talk about themselves, their idols, or about their passion. What's deep in the well comes up.

"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks." Luke 6:45

Sure it's been weird how several Governors and other politicians have overreached to push their liberal agenda and gain control of the people... like one alone out SUP-boarding on the sea, or on quiet beaches. It's weird how some of our local government authorities are not letting Christians gather but allow Mosques and weed shops to remain open. That's how the world is, so don't be distracted by that. Sinners sin because they are sinners..in their nature. They need a new nature inside!

“If we prepare ourselves for life's inevitables, we will not be perplexed by life's transitions.” ~ Jack Hyles

“If you are not concerned about your neighbor’s salvation, then I am concerned for yours.” ~ Ray Comfort

“I’d rather have people hate me with the knowledge that I tried to win them.” ~ Keith Green

“Make it an object of constant study, and of daily reflection and prayer, to learn how to deal with sinners so as to promote their conversion.” ~ Charles G. Finney

“It is not our business to make the Message acceptable, but to make it available. We are not to see that they like it, but that they get it.” ~ Dr. Vance Havner

Do your part and leave the results up to God ..working with them.

Nothing Online replaces, yep, zip takes the place of fellowship in a local church. I mean gathering together with the Word and worshipping Christ in person. I am SO looking forward to meeting with, to gathering together with our congregation in person again. Hopefully that can happen sooner rather than much later. Yes, in the very near future! But in the meantime let's ALL pray. Let's use the tools and bait (so to speak) that we have to get the Gospel out and reap. And then be led to disciple the baby Christians into healthy growth in grace and Bible truth. Facebook.com/shareJesus .. Fish4souls.org

Need some hope? You know we’re all flawed, easily influenced in different directions, but there's indeed a way that we Christians can consistently walk in victory and make an impact workin’ together.

Ever been workin' with a local church and then seen or encountered some hypocrisy, rudeness, weird power struggles, or outright meanness? Sorry about that. I hope not.. or that you reported it if a crime was committed. Some churches sadly think it's their place to deal with crimes committed on their properties. Wrong!  

Do we throw out the baby with the bath water so to speak when so called religious peeps or believers sin? Do we forever bail out on all churches? No, but God is pure and does want you with pure motives active in a healthy, forgiving church.. yes, biblically worshippin' Christ and making an impact in the community for His glory. But how do we get along ..long?  

We choose to..daily, "..bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive." Colossians 3:13

God gives us hope. He loves us so and He can take care of you believers. He can help us work together, and when alone. His grace is so strong, His wisdom is so great -- just request and inquire of Him. Let Calvary not be in vain for you! Decide today. 

The unity of real love we experience in a praying local church is SO powerful a witness ..sure, in any community!

Bein' patient, forgiving and gettin' along as you work together ..it's so important.. while not feeling like you must always remain silent if or when you see an injustice done.  

I say.. pray harder, study deeper, appeal wiser, understand better, serve smarter. Brag on Christ -- go boldly share His Gospel -- go global via His grace. Diligently seek Him and tactfully seek to win people to Jesus, not to you. 

But..  what do you do when you somehow become bitter or unforgiving in your attitude toward someone in your life? Don’t need a root of bitterness -- can you bail on all that? 

Many times in the Bible, it says that if we forgive others, we will be forgiven ourselves. Who do you currently need to forgive?

What does this topic really mean for you? How do we wisely apply the word when so many misapply? Forgiveness is simply releasing your inner resentment, totally releasing your "rights" and reflecting on the character of Christ. What can help? Memorizing Scriptures or passages on this. Meditating upon them too. 

"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9 

I feel sorta _____ when someone forgives me for something I've done to them -- something wrong. 

I feel _____ after I chose to go against my fleshly nature, the demands of this world's system and just forgive someone for something uber-lame that they’ve done to me in the past.

"In him (Jesus Christ) we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace," Ephesians 1:7. I love reading the context -- that’s important too.  

Is there a feeling with it? Perhaps sometimes, oftentimes not. Who cares about that as long as we are forgiven? Feelings are fickle, they come and go -- we don't need to go by them. Hear the facts and walk by faith instead of by feelings. 

We all sin even when we say we’ll never sin again. All really? That means two things: we will sin against others, and others will sin against us. What do you think prevents you from forgiving others when they sin against you?

We’ve all, at times blown it, and hurt the Lord via sinning. How many days can we go without sinning? Perhaps a couple, it's different for different people. But who is good? Our parents and teachers have told each of us that we are good, but the Lord is the One who is good. We've have all strayed at times.. a little bit, a lot.. some of us more than others. I've done a whole lot of sinning and some of it was intentional. We’ve all rebelled against God in different ways, and we continue to fall short, it's more serious than people realize. Yet He loves you..loves us and can still give us mercy and forgiveness one by one. No charge for that. Just pray honestly and repent. Sorry, means to change. Praise His name for His full cleansing and patience today!

We are supposed to forgive others. But why...cuz He says to? And He's like that. Did you decide to follow close and rep Him? There is a lot at stake here, there's closure on the Great Commission and not gobs of time to fulfill the mission! 

There are so many reasons to, but in Matthew 6:14, the Bible says that we should forgive others so God will forgive us, as well. Why do you think that is? We need to see ourselves as we really are -- we need motivation to do what's right. Be inspired in the word of God!  

You first freely receiving can indeed help. Yes, in order to receive forgiveness from God, we must be repentant of our sins. That’s the key, admit it and quit it -- the life of sinning. Believe and receive, not believe and start earning the cleansing or favor. It’s means we see our own depravity first and then admit to God that we have done what is evil in His eyes. We’ve fallen short of His Holy Standards seen in the word. Is this hard for you? Ask.. why do I think I have trouble repenting.. turning and trusting... Him? 

Come to.. or come back to Jesus. Don't stay and decay or fray, come back all the way!

Have you stumbled, or fallen? Are you curently backslidden spiritually? Need a second chance to, a brand new beginning today? Need God, cuz hope is lost?

What does it mean to confess our sins to God and to others in a biblical manner? 

"I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin." Psalm 32:5

You can forgive people in your heart today, right now.. doesn't mean you need to go tell the unbeliever you did that when they still think they've done you no wrong. It's a choice foe you--a smart one to forgive. Sometimes we just don't need to tell them that we forgave them in our heart.. might just be time to share our own story and the Gospel with them.  

A brighter day might just be from a little encouragement in the Way. I call it Contagious Love. Know someone who needs some of that? Many of the worst need that the most You can be used of God! Perhaps you've been forgiven by Christ, feel curious about impacting others, and really would like to make your life count for eternity. Christian, would you like to learn more about serving the Lord as an online missionary volunteer? I challenge you to pray about joining Global Media Outreach. I feel blessed, touched and humbled every day watching and hearing how God uses online missionaries to win people to Jesus Christ!

Originally posted by headlikealamb

Let's choose to, and keep on forgiving. It's like a process. The Lord like casts our sins into the sea, not to keep bring em up. Mr. Lu-Cifer and his gang are the accusers of the brethren. They love to point the finger of condemnation. God ain't about that -- never has been. "'Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.' Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin." Hebrews 10:17-18 nkjv c-context.

God convicts His kids when we sin or try to hide it all, remember King David? It's better, it's sweet not sour like condemnation. We just quickly run to God, and tell on ourselves. He cleans and embraces us once again -- yup, changes us from the inside out -- matures us more and more. Facebook.com/shareJesus