Day: 25 May 2019

Following Jesus

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None of us intentionally set out to do the wrong thing. We do what we believe is right. Unfortunately, sometimes it isn’t.

I first made a decision to recover from addiction in 1987. I entered rehab, I attended A.A. I learned and applied the Twelve Steps according to my understanding of my life. I thought I was doing okay but eventually, I relapsed because God wasn’t involved in the process.

My goals and thought process during that time were very much focused on what I wanted. Recovery became a reality when I asked God what He wanted and shaped my life around making His reality my reality.

Take Inventory of Your Motives Before You Act.

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Proverbs 21:2 We justify our actions by appearances; God examines our motives.

None of us set out to do the wrong thing. Generally, we believe we are doing what is right for us. But God sees the motives of our hearts. Often we make choices in areas of life where the right actions are difficult to discern. In our lives, we would do well to learn to take inventory of our motives by asking the question “Would God be pleased with what I am thinking or about to do?” It doesn’t please God when we are living just for our own selfish ambitions.

Appetite – What The Bible Says

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Don’t go and stuff yourself! That would be just the same as cutting your throat. Wise men and fools alike spend their lives scratching for food and never seem to get enough. Both have the same problem, yet the poor man who is wise lives a far better life. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; mere dreaming of nice things is foolish; it’s chasing the wind. All things are decided by fate; it was known long ago what each man would be. So there’s no use arguing with God about your destiny.

Proverbs 23:2 ~ Ecclesiastes 6:7-10

A Change of Appetite

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Matthew 5:6 God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.

We cannot live on yesterdays intake. Nor will we survive very long on an unhealthy diet. Hamburgers, fish, and chips will satisfy our hunger but they bloat the stomach and dull our desire for healthier things. Spiritual junk food similarly appeases our innermost appetite temporarily but nullifies our experience of necessary grace.  God invites us to His banqueting table. The big question is whether we accept or refuse Him.

Whatever spoils our appetite for God, regardless of how innocent it is of itself is SIN.  As we journey daily on the ‘Road to Recovery’ we need to hunger and thirst for more and more  of Jesus Christ, the ‘Bread of Life’

Prayer: Lord turn me away from the sinful things of the world that ignite my appetite. Let me taste the Living Bread, hunger and thirst for the things you attract my soul to.

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