IMPORTANT SPIRITUAL LIFE LESSONS
By Rick Rose
The kids and I have a daily devotional time. As we do at times the subject seems to be
one of those that seems to have life importance. Scripture challenges us in these areas. These are other reasons that compelled us to follow. These are those subjects:
We need to be
moving forward but…
Anything can
happen!
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own
understanding;
Half the time in
life things will be better than average.
Half of the time
they will be worse than average.
Why be miserable
half of the time?
Philippians 4:12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
God wants us to pass on the hope
that we have.
1 Peter 3:15
But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give
an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you
have. But do this with gentleness and respect,
Learn from them quickly so the
lesson doesn’t have to be repeated
This was
Christ’s example.
Luke 22:42
"Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will,
but yours be done."
He is powerful enough to stop them
if he would choose to.
He loves us enough to only allow
that which will ultimately do us good.
Go to God, rest in His power and
love and learn the lesson if there is one.
Don’t focus on the person as the
source of your pain.
His voice is usually one of the
following:
Building us up beyond what we are
without Christ
You deserve the best.
If it feels good, you have the
right to do it.
God doesn’t care if you sin a
little.
He wants you to enjoy life.
Beating us up below what we are
with Christ.
You are no good.
You’ll never amount to anything.
You can never be forgiven.
You can’t be used of God.
He appeals to our pride. He appeals to our innate desire to be “like
God.”
You are such an
incredibly powerful good person, you can do it without God.
Or, you are such
an incredibly powerful bad person that even God can’t help you.
Proverbs 30:8-9 Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the LORD?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
This is half true
as we may well be better off in the short run.
That short run
may last from a few seconds to the rest of our lives.