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[artiebujanos]

Hearing the Truth can hurt, but it promotes correction. An open rebuke is better than hidden love. #youversionbibleapp📖 #dailybibleverse✝️ #truthfriends #truthsaves #truthtuesday (at Corpus Christi, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGR10viF0e4/?igshid=1rqyhzeuimh97

[obuszalee1]

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Truth Stinks! Yet it Saves. We Can Only See The Side Of A Man He Decides To Reveal...Often Times We See Spark Of A Beast Bottled Up Inside...Manage It, Let God lead You In dealing with it. Never Be Ashamed Of Who You Are, Just Aspire To Be Better Always. . . . . #truthstinks #truthsaves #beastinside #truthreveals #dontdeny #onlybelieve #onlyreceive (at Chevron,Lekki Peninsula) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCklmEulXK9/?igshid=1r2mwszc8i2fe

[god-givendestiny]

I feel hopeless. Have you ever said those words? Have you ever felt you'd gone too far? Know this - He will always accept those who return to Him.

”When you say to yourself, “I feel hopeless,” remember that hope is ever-present. Take upon yourself the mantle of His mission. Set it as your goal to represent Christ well to this world. Begin the process of renewing the mind by memorizing and meditating on Scripture. There is perhaps no better way to reshape the mind than the discipline of regular memorization. You create new neuron pathways with memorization and you thus begin the process of reshaping the brain. It is important to follow the command of Philippians 4:8 and think about good things. Do not give place in your mind for thoughts that would take you away from God. When such thoughts come in, and they will likely be a constant barrage for a few months (or perhaps even years), use them as a triggering device to quote a verse, pray for someone, or praise God. Learn to refocus thoughts. In this way, you will also be reshaping your mind. And hope will return.”

[god-givendestiny]

Does God really forgive me? I find it incredibly hard to believe that God forgives me when I commit the same sin over and over again.

”First, become a thankful person. Pour out your heart in the morning, in the evening, and throughout the day with thankfulness for God. Thank Him for the good times, and the difficult times. Thank Him for His promised presence. Thank Him for Jesus, for life, for His love. Thank Him for the forgiveness of sins. Thank Him for preserving His Word that you may read it and find out more about Him and what He wants for you. Thank Him for opportunities to serve others. In everything, be thankful.

Second, focus your heart on the mission. We are called to be ambassadors for Christ in this world. Be the best ambassador you can be. Do everything you do with the ability God has given you. The best way to live life to the full is to pray about everything and do what you are able to do. Having asked Him for guidance, trust Him that He will provide guidance and then go out and live your life seeking to please Him. Serve Him well in your play, in your work, in your relaxing times, in your prayer life, and in your worship of Him. Make it your aim to serve the mission of Christ with your life.

Third, do not let sinful thoughts reign in your mind. When a temptation comes in, deal with it; don’t dwell on it. There are many ways to deal with it, but one of the best ones that work for me is to make temptations into triggers or reminders. Thus, if I am tempted, as soon as I am aware of the temptation, I like to use that as a reminder that I should be praying for someone. The temptation becomes a trigger for drawing into God. Or it might be a trigger to sing a song to God, or to praise Him, or any number of other “good” things. Do not let the temptation fester in your mind. When temptations hang around, they will produce sin. Thus, we must bring our thoughts into captivity for the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5).

The bottom line is that if we claim the name of Christ, we want to walk worthy of that Name. When we fail, He is faithful to forgive. But failure stinks and ruins our fellowship with Him. So, we want to mature in our walk so that we fail less and we walk in the Spirit more each week, month, and year.”

[god-givendestiny]

Walking with the Spirit is not some hard thing. It is rather a constant communication with God and humbly seeking to obey God’s commands. When I say “constant,” I mean having Him in our thoughts throughout the day, talking to Him about our lives, about our activities, in the moment while we are driving, or walking, or sitting, or standing, while at work, or at play, or whenever. We want to be about the mission that Jesus has sent us to do. We want to focus our energies there. Sin occurs not because we slip up, but because we have stopped walking with the Spirit and therefore have lost the power to overcome sin. The remedy for sin is to live in the Spirit of God–to abide in Christ.

Tim (http://truthsaves.org/articles/christian-living/god-really-forgive-me/)