God said it, not me!

God is so awesome. This is the way the Lord spoke to me and wanted this delivered. Help me Lord as I try to deliver this the way you gave it to me. In Jesus name.

Galations 6:4-6 But let every man prove his own work, and then he shall have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For every man shall bear his own burden.

Galations 5:13-14 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty, only use NOT liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this, Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself.

Galations 6:1 Brethren if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the Spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Galatians 6:4-6 But let every man prove his own work, and then he shall have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For every man shall bear his own burden.

Galatians 5:19-21 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:16 16This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

Galatians 5:22-25 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 24And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.25If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Galatians 5:10 10I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

Galatians 6:4-6 But let every man prove his own work, and then he shall have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For every man shall bear his own burden.

The word of God speaks for God. When I write what the Lord gives me, it is written out to help me and others understand. This may be an odd blog because it uses nothing but scripture but this is the way the Lord gave it to me and I've learned never to question Him. If only one person reads this and "gets" it, it will have served it's purpose.

To be morally right by living and following God's commandments will make us a better person but it won't save us. We are saved by grace and that by faith in Jesus Christ. He did not take away the law, He added to it. Love the Lord thy God and thy neighbor as thyself were His instructions to us. None of us can get to the Kingdom of God by hanging on to our pastor's coat tails or momma's or daddy's. At the same time we can't drag anyone into the Kingdom, as it says, every man (everyone) shall bear their own burden. Meaning we all have to stand before God for ourselves. We are to lift each other up, love our neighbors as Christ loves us. My my my, thank You Lord. I love you, thank you for Jesus.

Galatians 6:4-6 But let every man prove his own work, and then he shall have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For every man shall bear his own burden.

Be sure and drop by my friend Joseph's page, Serious things for more on how God speaks to us.

God bless

His servant

If I say I love you....

John 4:20-21..20) If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? 21) And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

It is easy to say we love God when it doesn't cost us anything more than weekly attendance in church. The real test is how we treat the people in front of us--our family, fellow believers, our neighbors. We cannot fully love God while neglecting to love those created in His image.

Love is a choice - an action.

John said "God is love" NOT "love is God". The world has turned the word love into a selfish and shallow word. The world thinks love is what makes you feel good and is willing to sacrifice even their own moral principles and those of others to obtain such love. That is selfishness, not real love!! Jesus is our example of real love. Read 1 Chorinthians 13:4-7.

Our society confuses love with lust. Unlike lust, God's kind of love is directed outward toward others, not inward toward ourselves. It is totally unselfish. This kind of love goes against our natural inclinations. It is possible only if God helps us set aside our own desires and instincts so that we can give love while expecting nothing in return. Thus, the closer we come to Christ the more love we will show to others. Jesus is our example of real love. God is the source of our love, He loved us enough to sacrifice everything for us. He sees inside our hearts and loves us anyway. This is the way we should love. If God who created us can love us through (inspite of) our sins, who are we not to love one another "inspite of" our differences, "inspite of" what we perceive their actions or words to show us about them.

I've heard people say they've "tried" to love so and so but they just can't because they act like hypocrites or they lie or they don't do this or don't do that. It isn't up to us to judge. God doesn't instruct us to judge, in fact, He instructs us to "judge not". Luke 6:37, Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive and ye shall be forgiven. God instructs us to love, He gave His only son, the supreme sacrifice to die for those very sins in all of us that we so easily point out in others but don't see in ourselves. Luke 6: 41, And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? When Jesus died on the cross, He didn't say, "this is for Matthew, Mark, and Luke but not for John, Peter and Tawana", He died for ALL, so that we ALL could be forgiven. Remember His words in John 13:34, A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Love is a choice - Christ "chose" to love us.

How well do you display your love for God in the choices you make and the actions you take?

1 John 4:16-17 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 17) Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, so are we in this world.

Thank you

pray for the peace of Israel

God bless

TawanaB

One Bad Apple Can Spoil the Whole Bunch

I hear and read a lot of controversy about Christians and Christianity. As a "christian" it hurts me to hear that people have been treated badly by other Christians and that they dislike or turn away from Christianity and more importantly God because of it. The Bible tells us not to be like the hypocrite that stands up and says I've done this and I've done that. He will not be mocked and people that use His name (claiming to be Christian) and do not follow Him will be held accountable. And woe to the ones that have caused souls to be lost by their actions. This is where one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch. Once a soul is turned away, they will judge all Christians on that one experience.

The Bible also tells us to "love thy neighbor as thyself". Neighbor here does not mean JUST your next door neighbor, it means every man, woman and child. To God the earth is the neighborhood. A true christian that reads and understands the Word of God and truly seeks to follow Him will treat others with respect and dignity. That's not to say that Christians don't have a bad day once in a while, we can't be perfect like Jesus was, we can only strive for perfection. We are human and we will fall short. However, a person that truly strives to be like Jesus will not be consistently rude or demeaning.

We have churches full of people that are only there for the status or to make a show. They sit in their pew every service and listen to the preacher and the words may or may not reach their ears but it doesn't reach their heart because their heart isn't in it. They walk out the door and don't give another thought to being "christian" until the next time they walk through the doors. They go on with life as usual, they curse their family, their job, their pets, their neighbors. They have different faces for different people. At work they may cuss like a sailor, tell dirty jokes, demean their husband or wife or disrespect their parents, because those people at work don't know them from church. And then, turn around in the next breath and say they are a christian. Lots of people claim to be christian simply because they believe God exists. There is a vast difference in claiming to be a christian and literally being a christian. A true christian as I stated above, doesn't just claim it, they walk the talk to the very best of their ability. Again we are all human and we don't do everything right.

A true christian believes with all their heart that the Bible is the infallible Word of God and that He meant every word of it. They don't pick and choose part of the Bible to follow and then disregard another part because they disagree with it. I hear a lot of people, especially young people, say things are different now, that was for the old days, but the Word of God never changes. What He laid down as law was intended to be law throughout the ages. All God is trying to teach us through the Bible are good solid morals. Don't steal from your neighbor, don't covet your neighbors wife, don't lie, refrain from sex outside of marriage, treat others as you want to be treated. I realize not all Christians do that and even pastors have fallen from Grace by breaking God's commandments. There again, people are human, the battle between good and evil rages constantly within all of us. The devil is constantly seeking those whom he may destroy. If he can cause a christian to stumble and turn you away from God then his mission is complete.

Don't blame God for the way those who claim to be christian act. He has not instructed them to be that way, He is very clear about the way Christians are supposed to live their lives, they choose whether or not to follow His example.

When I say one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch, I don't mean that one "bad" christian can make all Christians bad, I mean that one "bad" christian will bring judgement on all Christians and ultimately judgement on God from the secular (non-christian) world. Causing the world to perceive the whole bunch as bad.

The Bible talks about a day when God will separate the wheats from the tares, meaning He will separate His people from the ones that "claimed" to be His people. Until that day comes no one will really know for sure who is truly a christian or Child of God and who isn't.

If you are a child of God remember that the world judges you the same way they judged Jesus. You may think to yourself, I don't care what others think of me but remember if you "claim" to be a christian everything you do is either a testimony to Christ or a detriment. You are no longer living your life for yourself but for God and you ARE your brother's keeper. You are not living your life to please people, however, you are living your life to please God and that has a direct effect on the way you treat people and the way people perceive you. Remember that "out of the heart the mouth speaketh". Guard your words and your deeds, make them pleasing to God so that the world sees what an awesome God we serve. Let your light so shine that people are brought to Christ through you not repelled from Him because of you.