by theThinker | Jun 15, 2012 | faith, spiritual thoughts
Life with Christ at the controls requires that we LOVE. It is not optional and it requires a sacrifice of ego and self. Some people are difficult to love and some people requires an abundance of love. When we trust God for our direction, He will direct our path. He will give us the necessary strength to love. Most times we fight for our rights but love requires sacrificing our rights for the sake of love. God is LOVE and He loves unconditionally all the time. We haven’t come close to sacrificing our rights as Christ did. He was accused wrongly of a lot of things and even today He is still accused but you and I have never seen Him stand up for His rights. He is buried in God and so we must be buried with Christ in God. When we have submitted our rights to Him, He then gives us the strength to live a life of love...
by theThinker | May 2, 2012 | faith, spiritual thoughts
Mediocrity! Average! Passing! Just made it! Are these the words that we want to hear for our efforts? It sounds like “lukewarm” and “stagnant.” We have to be above average and over achievers in Christ. We serve an awesome Creator. He is never just anything, that is why He is God. The ultimate standard. The pinnacle of excellence. The “I Am that I Am.” God is our example to strive after. We cannot be God but we can strive after excellence in all that we do and never settle for anything less. We cannot be perfect here on earth but we can live with integrity an excellent life. We have to develop our wills to say no to mediocrity and say yes to excellence. Let our choices be without regrets. Allow our will to be forged for Godliness and holiness in everything that we do. In the end we will hear those anticipated words that we covet to hear from the Lord, “well done thou good and faithful...
by theThinker | Apr 27, 2012 | spiritual thoughts
Setting a target is what a goal is. With a goal you know where you’re going but without one you wonder aimlessly from project to project. The Lord desires us to have a direction, a target, a mission to accomplish. He doesn’t have anything to work with when we are goalless. Someone once told me that, “God cannot move a parked car.” I truly believe that. We have to be moving, going some where in order to accomplish anything. We have to set them and be courageous enough to complete them. Sometimes the journey to completion will get tough but in the end it will be worth it. Setting goals is necessary for everyone, especially those wanting to...
by theThinker | Apr 25, 2012 | faith, spiritual thoughts
God is all wise but we are most of the time all foolish. This is even more magnified when we think that we know more than God. He allows us to have a choice even when He knows that we lack foresight and understanding. God knows we are mere flesh and blood and we need His help to make it through this world victoriously. One thing that He does not do is take away our choice, we have the freedom to choose Him and His ways or our own ways. Knowing when to lay our choice at His feet is when life becomes exciting. When we live with the anticipation of what God will do next in our lives, it brings excitement and a youthfulness to our lives. Its like living a real mystery but knowing what the end will be. He will guide us through to the end. He has already told us that we have already won, we are victorious. That is...
by theThinker | Apr 24, 2012 | faith, spiritual thoughts
This prayer is from “Tough Minded Faith For Tender Hearted People” by Robert H Schuller Scripture: “This is the victory that has overcome the world- our faith.” - 1 John 5:4 Almighty God, You know what I am undergoing. Help me to overcome. Don’t let me become a pessimist. Preserve my optimistic outlook. I may lose many things, Father, but let me never lose my faith. Lord, you were the Under-goer who became the Over-comer! You died on the cross; You rose on Easter. Today hundreds of millions of people around the world know You, love You, respect You, admire You, draw inspiration and life from You! You promise to be my Friend. You promise that if I keep believing I will win. You promise: “This is the victory that has overcome the world- our faith.” Give me the courage to overcome the negative feelings that may depress my spirit, deflate my hopes, and defuse my enthusiasm. My faith tells me that I have Your power within me now, because You are standing beside me, encouraging me all the way with Your promise, “Victory will be yours, My friend.” Thank You, Jesus Christ....
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