Inspiration for Spiritual Growth
A sponge was designed and created for a specific purpose, and so were you!
A sponge can hold and distribute, so can you!
A sponge gets hard without a fresh soaking up, so do you!
A sponge needs to be sanitized, so do you!
Are you struggling to show kindness to someone who irritates you?
Practice with yourself.
More than likely you rely on the kindness of others and see kindness to yourself as selfish. The Lord desires for you to first embody all He has given you. Its the overflow of walking and basking in it thats pours out to your neighbor!
He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ ; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”
Luke 10:27
“O God, do not remain quiet; do not be silent and, O God do not be still.” Psalm 82:1
“You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you shall answer me.’ My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you. Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.” Job 42:4-6
“No man can by any means redeem his brother, or give to God a ransom for him-for the redemption of his soul is costly, and he should cease trying forever” Psalm 49:7-8
Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives. Titus 3:14
With the Lord’s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused. Ephesians 4:17
And whoever does not carry their cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple. Luke 14:27 (further reading: Luke 14:25-35)
“I will make you like my signet ring, for I have chosen you…” Haggai 2:23
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” Matthew 7:13-14
“Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call on Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.” Psalm 91:14-16
“…but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me… Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on…” Philippians 3:12-14 (paraphrased)
“The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him. Exodus 15:2
“But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms His covenant, which He swore to your forefathers, as it is today.” Deuteronomy 8:18
“For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness”, make his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.” 2 Corinthians 4:6
“But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.” 1 Thessalonians 5:8
“This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him.” 1 John 4:9
Grace provides loves unending fulfillment!
He divided the sea and led them through; he made the water stand up like a wall. Psalm 78:13
There are two essential aspects that make your testimony.
1.) Gods Word revealed to you
2.) Gods Word experienced in you
The neglect of either will result an ineffective testimony!
Who does your testimony honor, you or God who brought you thru it?
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Ps. 19:14
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