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@livingbeyondaddiction
Living Beyond Addiction Christian Recovery
I created this fundraiser for my group. We hope to hand out bookbags filled with a Bible, hygiene and toiletries, clean socks and underwear along with some shelf-stable foods and other necessities to those affected by substance use and homelessness. If you would like to donate please feel free to go to the link provided. Every little bit helps. The goal is $1000. Thanks and God bless. https://gofund.me/e49c03ff
Stand Firm Part 2
13Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. What does it mean to âstand firmâ?Our adversary the devil walks the earth to and fro looking for those he can destroy. To stand firm means we must have our feet Firmly planted, unyielding and unmovable because all he has to do to destroy us is to trip us up. Then whenâŚ
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Stand Firm
What does it mean to âstand firmâ?Our adversary the devil walks the earth to and fro looking for those he can destroy. To stand firm means we must have our feet Firmly planted, unyielding and unmovable because all he has to do to destroy us is to trip us up. Then when weâre on our backs he strikes. So how do we stand firm?We establish ourselves in daily prayer, meditation on study of His word.âŚ
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Spiritual Ranking of God's Army
An Analogy Between a Natural Army and Godâs Army
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Not wishing that ANY perish but that ALL should reach repentance.
2 Peter 3:8-10 (ESV) 8 But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens willâŚ
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Attention!!!
Our disease is cunning, baffling, and powerful which are also character traits of Satan. Are we listening to his lies or Gods truth? Satan is crafty, subtle, desirable, cunning, and above all deceitful. Proverbs 4:20â27 (ESV): My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. 22 For they are life to those whoâŚ
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Ecclesiastes 3:11 (ESV): He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into manâs heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.
What does it mean that God put eternity into our hearts?
What is eternity?
Eternity is by definition a state to which time has no application or timelessness. No beginning and no end.
Blaise Pascal teaches us of a God-shaped hole or vacuum in our hearts that we seek to fill with worldly things that have an end. But nothing can fill the void of the eternal, except the eternal. I sought drugs, and alcohol, money, and sex just to name a few things. These things were all fleeting and couldn't fill this empty space. It is like trying to put a square peg in a round hole. It just doesn't fit right and leaves lots of empty space for the devil to creep in. And although we fill our hearts now with the things of God and of eternity, we don't know what life was like a 1000 years ago or 1000 years from now, we will still never fully understand His ways. Does that mean we give up? No, that means we have peace at knowing with Him in our heart we are whole and complete. To know God and to have God in our heart is eternal life and love, and without Him we are incomplete constantly searching to find that round peg.
What are you filling your heart with?
I pray that if you're seeking this eternity but are vainly looking in all the wrong places that your eyes and hearts would be opened and that God would soften your heart. That He would remove the veil from off it and that through the love of Jesus, you would find eternal life. Amen
The Eternal Heart
Ecclesiastes 3:11 (ESV): He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into manâs heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. What does it mean that God put eternity into our hearts? What is eternity? Eternity is by definition a state to which time has no application or timelessness. No beginning and no end. Blaise PascalâŚ
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Imagine your sin was part of your clothing. How many of us would actually be dressed in fancy suits or ballroom dresses? How many of us would be in clean clothes? I can honestly say none of us are without sin, so how many of us would be covered in stains of dirt and mud? Who's clothes would be covered in dangerously contaminated with mold? How many of us would be in clothes riddled with moth holes and close to decay?
Leviticus 13:47-52
47 âWhen there is a case of leprous disease in a garment, whether a woolen or a linen garment, 48 in warp or woof of linen or wool, or in a skin or in anything made of skin, 49 if the disease is greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin or in the warp or the woof or in any article made of skin, it is a case of leprous disease, and it shall be shown to the priest. 50 And the priest shall examine the disease and shut up that which has the disease for seven days. 51 Then he shall examine the disease on the seventh day. If the disease has spread in the garment, in the warp or the woof, or in the skin, whatever be the use of the skin, the disease is a persistent leprous disease; it is unclean. 52 And he shall burn the garment, or the warp or the woof, the wool or the linen, or any article made of skin that is diseased, for it is a persistent leprous disease. It shall be burned in the fire.
Jesus dresses us in new clothes and new garments. By His blood, we are washed clean and no longer subject to death and decay. We are no longer weighed down by contaminated materials such as anger, fear, resentment, shame, secrecy, and doubt to name a few. I no longer have to wear these character defects around because I've been shed of them by the blood of Jesus. No I can live in the fruit of the Spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. (Gal 5:22-23) Satan no longer has claim on me now that I've accepted Christ. His claim on me is no longer has any hold on me.
Zechariah 3:1-5
1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. 2 And the LORD said to Satan, âThe LORD rebuke you, O Satan! The LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?â 3 Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with filthy garments. 4 And the angel said to those who were standing before him, âRemove the filthy garments from him.â And to him he said, âBehold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments.â 5 And I said, âLet them put a clean turban on his head.â So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD was standing by.
Satan wants us to wear our sin around to show everyone his claim on us but his claim is thanks and void with the blood of the Lamb to wash me clean. It's better than Gain, Tide, or even Clorox. So what do we do now that we have these clean garments? We begin by putting on our armor.
Isaiah 59:17
He put on righteousness as a breastplate,and a helmet of salvation on his head;he put on garments of vengeance for clothing,and wrapped himself in zeal as a cloak.
Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, 19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.
What is the armor of God and why is it so important? It's the basis passage of my addiction recovery group which consists of shedding the things of this world, which are our character defects, and we work on making room in our hearts for God to dwell. It's important to have this armor because the devil seeks to attack us and it's our duty to defend ourselves and guard our hearts. First we are to be strong (in the Lord and in His mighty strength). Then we are to stand firm. This is a military type of command which emphatically speaks of it's importance. This consists of putting on the armor. The belt of truth, breastplate of righteousness, shoes with the readiness of the Gospel, the shield of faith, helmet of salvation, and the Sword of the Spirit. Next we are to pray at ALL times, with every kind of prayer and petition. Next we are to stay alert. This also is a military term that speaks of it's imperativeness. And last we are to pray for the mystery of the Gospel to be made known boldly by Christs ambassadors and that it be fearlessly proclaimed to all.
So I'll end this with some questions.
Why is it imperative for us to ask God to rid us of sin and character defects before we work on putting on clean garments and armor?
Would we take a shower and put on our dirty clothes?
Once we are clean and in clean clothes will we have to maintain that cleanliness?
How do we maintain that cleanliness?
Do you need to change your clothes???
Imagine your sin was part of your clothing. How many of us would actually be dressed in fancy suits or ballroom dresses? How many of us would be in clean clothes? I can honestly say none of us are without sin, so how many of us would be covered in stains of dirt and mud? Whoâs clothes would be covered in dangerously contaminated with mold? How many of us would be in clothes riddled with mothâŚ
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John 7:38 (NKJV) - He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.â
Rock bottom
Lamentations 3:52-57 ESV 52 âI have been hunted like a bird by those who were my enemies without cause; 53 they flung me alive into the pit and cast stones on me; 54 water closed over my head; I said, âI am lost.â55 âI called on your name, O LORD,from the depths of the pit; 56 you heard my plea, âDo not close your ear to my cry for help!â 57 You came near when I called on you; you said, âDo notâŚ
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Lamentations 3:52-57 ESV 52 âI have been hunted like a bird by those who were my enemies without cause; 53 they flung me alive into the pit and cast stones on me; 54 water closed over my head; I said, âI am lost.â55 âI called on your name, O LORD,from the depths of the pit; 56 you heard my plea, âDo not close your ear to my cry for help!â 57 You came near when I called on you; you said, âDo not fear!â
I've hit rock bottom and found that my life has become unmanageable. I've exhausted all other options and found that nothing either internally or externally helps fill that God-shaped hole so I cry out to God and He tells me not to fear.
What does it mean to hit rock bottom? Our rock bottoms all look different. If yours is like mine then you were left homeless, desperate, alone, broken, and angry at God, searching for a solution in worldly things only to be let down every time. But like I said everyone's rock bottom looks different but has this common factor. Everyone's rock bottom is when they decide to stop digging and the only answer is above. When you decide enough is enough. I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired. There has got to be a better way.
God works in such a way that He doesn't dwell with sin, so He brings us to rock bottom, completely emptying ourselves of all that creates a chasm between us and Him. This doesn't mean we are sinless, but rather have been washed clean by the blood of Jesus, holy and acceptable to the Lord. We must be empty for Him to fill us. What if we chased Him like we chased drugs and alcohol?
