by Jessica Finney
Romans 13:10 Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
It says multiple times in scripture that we should love one another as Christ loves us. When we truly love someone, we do not want any harm to come to them. Not to say that we don't hurt other unintentionally sometimes, but it should not be our motive.
I believe that anyone can say the right words to tell someone they love them, but if we don't show them with our actions, then what are we trying to prove? It is like the husbands/boyfriends that supposedly love their wives/girlfriends but they beat them. How can you love someone and physically harm them? That isn't how God is. He brings good out of our bad. Not to say that He won't allow things to happen for consequences to our actions, but He loves us enough to forgive us and to not beat us up for our actions.
This week let's try to show God's love through us by trying to encourage someone with word and action.
Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for the love that you show for me. I pray that you help me love others as you do, that I might bring more people to You. Show me the ones that need an encouraging word or an action. Show me what you want me to do so I can show others Your love. I love you Lord, In Jesus' name, Amen.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Let Us Not Grow Weary
by Jessica Finney
Have you ever done something you knew was what God wanted you to do, but you just got tired of doing it?
It is so easy to fall in the trap of the devil and feel we aren't getting the "pat on the back" we think we deserve. We can also feel we aren't getting the help we want, or we have just done it so long we feel we aren't doing any good.
It says in Galatians 6:9 "And let us not grow weary, while doing good for in due season we shall reap if we do not loose heart."
The Lord talks a lot about reaping and harvesting. I believe this means if we keep our eyes on God and continue to do as God wants us to we will bring others to Him because we will be reaping what we sow.
Matthew 9:37, "He said to His disciples "The harvest truly is plentiful but the laborers are few."
People are waiting for us to show them Christ, but too often we let ourselves get in the way.
This next week let's try to encourage each other to not grow weary doing good but to continue to show the love of God to the world.
Lord, help me be who You want me to be. Let me lead others to You by showing You through me. Help me to remember that I don't need man's applause but need to bring them to You. Thank You for Your strength that You give us each and every day. In Jesus name, Amen.
Have you ever done something you knew was what God wanted you to do, but you just got tired of doing it?
It is so easy to fall in the trap of the devil and feel we aren't getting the "pat on the back" we think we deserve. We can also feel we aren't getting the help we want, or we have just done it so long we feel we aren't doing any good.
It says in Galatians 6:9 "And let us not grow weary, while doing good for in due season we shall reap if we do not loose heart."
The Lord talks a lot about reaping and harvesting. I believe this means if we keep our eyes on God and continue to do as God wants us to we will bring others to Him because we will be reaping what we sow.
Matthew 9:37, "He said to His disciples "The harvest truly is plentiful but the laborers are few."
People are waiting for us to show them Christ, but too often we let ourselves get in the way.
This next week let's try to encourage each other to not grow weary doing good but to continue to show the love of God to the world.
Lord, help me be who You want me to be. Let me lead others to You by showing You through me. Help me to remember that I don't need man's applause but need to bring them to You. Thank You for Your strength that You give us each and every day. In Jesus name, Amen.
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Waiting on the Lord
by Jessica Finney
Waiting on God to tell us what He wants us to do is not easy. It says in Isaiah 40:32 "But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with eagles, they shall run and not be weary. They shall walk and not grow faint."
To me that means that God know our limitations, so sometimes waiting for His timing is just getting us the rest that we need and helping us to get equipped for what He wants us to do. Once He lets us know, it usually is something we would have never imagined.
It also teaches us patience and lets us see how strong our faith really is. I don't know about you, but mine sometimes fails terribly.
I am a planner. I want to know what I am doing about every minute of every day and every year. I start getting worried and nervous if plans aren't going well, even though God has showed me time and time again that some of the best moments are the ones that weren't planned out.
I believe during times like that God is reminding me that it isn't about me, and I need to put my trust in Him alone. His plan is so much better than mine, and His ways are the only ways I should desire.
I always want to be in His will, but I am like a child sometimes and don't want to wait for the answer; I want it now.
But how much better off our lives would be if we just waited on the Lord and loved Him enough to show that we are willing to wait, however long it takes.
Dear heavenly Father, Thank you for guiding us and growing us while we wait on You. Please help me with my faith because I can't do anything without You. Help me to not be impatient and try to get ahead of you. I want to show You that I love You enough that I will wait for your answer. I know that it will be better then I could ever imagine. In Jesus name, amen.
Waiting on God to tell us what He wants us to do is not easy. It says in Isaiah 40:32 "But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with eagles, they shall run and not be weary. They shall walk and not grow faint."
To me that means that God know our limitations, so sometimes waiting for His timing is just getting us the rest that we need and helping us to get equipped for what He wants us to do. Once He lets us know, it usually is something we would have never imagined.
It also teaches us patience and lets us see how strong our faith really is. I don't know about you, but mine sometimes fails terribly.
I am a planner. I want to know what I am doing about every minute of every day and every year. I start getting worried and nervous if plans aren't going well, even though God has showed me time and time again that some of the best moments are the ones that weren't planned out.
I believe during times like that God is reminding me that it isn't about me, and I need to put my trust in Him alone. His plan is so much better than mine, and His ways are the only ways I should desire.
I always want to be in His will, but I am like a child sometimes and don't want to wait for the answer; I want it now.
But how much better off our lives would be if we just waited on the Lord and loved Him enough to show that we are willing to wait, however long it takes.
Dear heavenly Father, Thank you for guiding us and growing us while we wait on You. Please help me with my faith because I can't do anything without You. Help me to not be impatient and try to get ahead of you. I want to show You that I love You enough that I will wait for your answer. I know that it will be better then I could ever imagine. In Jesus name, amen.
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