The less I can depend on circumstances to define my identity, the more I must look to the Lord to reinforce His thoughts concerning me and to impress them into my heart until I respond as if it’s second nature:.
Perfectionism is the enemy of progress. The.
Because fear often finds its power, not in our actual situation, but in what we tell ourselves about our situation.
The Enemy’s lies are often powered by truth.
Not only does the Spirit set us free from chains that have bound us to our past, but He actually unleashes the Father’s vision of our future into our present reality.
When you realize that God is the only One who really has any lasting reward to give, He becomes the only One whose approval you desperately need.
When you have that affirmation from someone who knows you completely and loves you anyway, the world doesn’t have a medal big enough or shiny enough to tempt you. The spirit of comparison and competition is broken, because you know you have a higher calling.
If you are a believer who hopes to accomplish the will of God for your life – and go to the next level spiritually – you have to defy the inertia of internal discouragement to get there.
God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.
More can be accomplished in a half hour of prayer, worship, and listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit than in a month of strategizing on our own.
The thing is, you can’t un-sin. You can only repent.
The point is, regardless of our particular variety of temptation and condemnation, the Enemy wants to magnify our failures to the millionth power with his exaggerations so he can pervert the power of the Spirit’s conviction.
He deals with us, not according to what our sins deserve, but according to what His love decided – on the cross.
The serpent gets nervous when we start challenging the doubts, dysfunctions, and insecurities his questions have propagated in our lives.
But we must develop the habit of separating our sense of worth from our appraisal of our behavior.
But no matter who pays your salary, you’re a full-time employee of the kingdom of God.
A believer who is equally convinced of these two realities – sin is serious, but Christ is enough – is the Enemy’s worst nightmare.
If you’ve ever been frustrated by your failures or exasperated by your weaknesses, this book is for you. But.
No act of service is insignificant when done for the most significant purpose in the universe: proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Most of us were taught that God would love us if and when we change. In fact, God loves you so that you can change. What empowers change, what makes you desirous of change, is the experience of love. It is that inherent experience of love that becomes the engine of change.4.
Seizing God’s vision means deciding that you will not spend another day surviving your work environment, family dynamic, or dysfunctional situation. Instead, you will bring about substantial change for the glory of God.