Please understand, God does NOT want to control you. If He did, he would NOT have given you FREE WILL. God wants you to come to Him of your own FREE WILL. God wants you to love Him with all your heart and soul because you want to and NOT because you are forced to love Him. Life is a choice. God wants to give you FREEDOM from the chaos of this world. God wants you to be free from bondage and oppression, free from worry and fear, free from sickness and disease, free from poverty and lack, free from confusion and darkness. Choose LIFE over death. Choose LIGHT over darkness. Choose God's grace over man's religion and condemnation.
Grace is not earned by righteous acts. Grace is a gift from God and will set us free from condemnation. It is the devil that condemns us and tries to hold us in bondage. Jesus did not die on the cross so that humanity could continue to live in condemnation. It is by His grace that we are set free. "There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." [Romans 8:1]. God's mercy endureth FOREVER. [Psalm 136] God's mercy is renewed daily.
"For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; it is not of works, so that no one can boast." [Ephesians 2:8-9]
"He saved us, not by works of righteousness that we have done but on the basis of his mercy, through the washing of the new birth and the renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us in full measure through Jesus Christ our Savior. And so, since we have been justified by his grace, we become heirs with the confident expectation of eternal life." [Titus 3:5-7]
Scripture teaches that no amount of human goodness, human works, human morality, or religious activity can gain acceptance with God or get anyone into heaven. The moral man, the religious man, and the immoral and non-religious are all in the same boat. They all fall short of God’s perfect righteousness. After discussing the immoral man, the moral man, and the religious man in Romans, the Apostle Paul declares that both Jews and Greeks (Gentiles) are under sin, that “there is no one righteous, not even one” [Rom. 3:9-10]. To “sin” means to miss the mark, to fall short of God's perfect standard of holiness. And since nobody on this planet is perfect, we all sin.
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." [Romans 3:23] "God made him (Jesus) who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." [2 Corinthians 5:21] "God is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased OUR FREEDOM with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins." [Ephesians 1:7]
Grace is not earned by righteous acts. Grace is a gift from God and will set us free from condemnation. It is the devil that condemns us and tries to hold us in bondage. Jesus did not die on the cross so that humanity could continue to live in condemnation. It is by His grace that we are set free. "There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." [Romans 8:1]. God's mercy endureth FOREVER. [Psalm 136] God's mercy is renewed daily.
"For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; it is not of works, so that no one can boast." [Ephesians 2:8-9]
"He saved us, not by works of righteousness that we have done but on the basis of his mercy, through the washing of the new birth and the renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us in full measure through Jesus Christ our Savior. And so, since we have been justified by his grace, we become heirs with the confident expectation of eternal life." [Titus 3:5-7]
Scripture teaches that no amount of human goodness, human works, human morality, or religious activity can gain acceptance with God or get anyone into heaven. The moral man, the religious man, and the immoral and non-religious are all in the same boat. They all fall short of God’s perfect righteousness. After discussing the immoral man, the moral man, and the religious man in Romans, the Apostle Paul declares that both Jews and Greeks (Gentiles) are under sin, that “there is no one righteous, not even one” [Rom. 3:9-10]. To “sin” means to miss the mark, to fall short of God's perfect standard of holiness. And since nobody on this planet is perfect, we all sin.
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." [Romans 3:23] "God made him (Jesus) who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." [2 Corinthians 5:21] "God is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased OUR FREEDOM with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins." [Ephesians 1:7]
God wants to meet you RIGHT where you are. Let go, invite God to come live inside your heart and then hand everything, every burden you face over to God and let Him know that you can no longer do this on your own. God will take over and begin to transform your ENTIRE LIFE from the inside out. God will become your rock, your shelter and your protector. NOTHING on earth compares to receiving God's LOVE into your spirit. It is the most amazing experience.
As you begin to undergo your spiritual transformation and you find yourself wanting to cry over old wounds, the Holy Spirit literally embraces your spirit and comforts you and fills you with His peace. You will no longer be alone and you will no longer experience feelings of lonliness. As time goes by, the Holy Spirit will heal every hurt you've ever had. Until suddenly, there is no pain associated with what was once a hurtful memory.
As you begin to undergo your spiritual transformation and you find yourself wanting to cry over old wounds, the Holy Spirit literally embraces your spirit and comforts you and fills you with His peace. You will no longer be alone and you will no longer experience feelings of lonliness. As time goes by, the Holy Spirit will heal every hurt you've ever had. Until suddenly, there is no pain associated with what was once a hurtful memory.
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will.” [Romans 12:2]
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness." [Galatians 5:22]
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. [Romans 15:13]
This is not about man's religion and this is not about joining a group. I merely want to encourage you to establish a personal relationship with your Creator, your Source. Your personal relationship and your personal transformational experience with God are between you and God and NOBODY ELSE! Begin by talking to Him. Believe me when I tell you, God WILL find ways to answer you. The Gracious Hand of God is upon you. You are a child of the Most High God! Trust and Believe in Him. Like a child, surrender your self into His loving arms.
"Beloved, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. 8 But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is LOVE." [1 John 4:7-8]
"Beloved, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. 8 But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is LOVE." [1 John 4:7-8]
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Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)
I am with you, and I will protect you wherever you go. (Genesis 28:15)
And God will generously provide all you need. (2 Corinthians 9:8)
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. (Psalm 147:3)
The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. (Psalm 9:9)
The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. (Nahum 1:7)
In the day when I cried out, You answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul. (Psalm 138:3)
Those who live in the shelter of the most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. (Psalm 91:1)
But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. The water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life. (John 4:14)
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe on His name. (John 1:12)
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised). (Hebrews 10:23)
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. (John 15:7)
For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. (Proverbs 2:6)
but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40:31)
but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40:31)
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