Day: 25 August 2011

Resentment

25th August 2011 aeboyle Devotions, Life Experience, Personal Growth Comments Off on Resentment

Why doesn’t everyone else think like me,
act like me, react like me. Believe what I believe
or live like I live?

In the book Alcoholics Anonymous it says “Selfishness – self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. Sometimes they hurt us, seemingly without provocation, but we invariably find that some time in the past we have made decisions based on self which later placed us in a position of hurt.” 

As I went through early recovery there were many resentments in my life I had to deal with. And, today I still get resentments, I just deal differently with them.

In life we all look for approval and when sometimes it doesn’t come we build up resentment towards people and situations unfairly. This usually leads to strained relationships with God and with others.

The solution to repairing these relationships is FORGIVENESS. To live at peace with God and others we have to learn to forgive. I am not responsible for how what other people think of me but I am responsible for what I think of them.

Resentment can lead to sinful actions. Exodus 20:17 tells us not to be envious of what other people have. In other words ‘do not resent what others have and you don’t’.
Possessions do not make anyone happy for long. God is the only supplier of all our needs and true contentment in life is only found in Him.

In my life today when I feel resentment coming on as a result of envy I STOP and remember what God has done and is doing in my life. I also ask the question “Why do I feel this way?, what is causing these feelings and what basic need in me is being unfulfilled?” I then take time to pray about what I am feeling and put trust in God to change my reaction the next time I feel resentment coming on as a result of envy.

Holy Spirit Come

25th August 2011 aeboyle Joy Comments Off on Holy Spirit Come

Acts 1:8 When the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power and will tell people about me.

Leaders don’t win wars

25th August 2011 aeboyle Joy, Life Experience, Personal Growth Comments Off on Leaders don’t win wars

Matthew 4:19 Jesus called out to them, Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!

Leaders cannot win wars on their own. If they could why did God need Moses, Noah, Paul, Mary and Joseph, Peter and why did He need to send Jesus to open the way to Him?

Wars are one through relationship between leaders, followers and good training.

If you are a leader in a Church, business, community group, family ask yourself “who are my followers?” “how well am I training them”. It’s easy in leadership to delegate training responsibility to others but that is not what the Bible calls for.

Mark 10:43 Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant,20110826-000837.jpg

God will sustain me

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2 Corinthians 11:25-27 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea. I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not. I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm.

I know these feelings! But, each time God has sustained me and for that I give Him Praise!

Failure doesn’t need to be final.

25th August 2011 aeboyle Life Experience, Personal Growth, Prayers, Strength Comments Off on Failure doesn’t need to be final.

Good people become good people because of the wisdom they have acquired through failure.

Failure is a part of the process of learning to live successfully. There is a quote I love that says ‘you only fail when you stop trying’

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God challenges us to do better. To do so we must  overcome the domination of sin through changing the way we live.

You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master Genesis 4:7

God is generous in His blessing of the faithful but He withholds blessings from the greedy. Successful living requires we have a generous spirit.

Trust in your money and down you go! But the godly flourish like leaves in spring. Proverbs 11:28

Avoiding failure requires putting our faith in God’s strength to overcome the hurdles of life. Dependence of God makes sense. He made everything so He understands all everything.

Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles.They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint. Isaiah 4:30-31

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