What Are You Living For???

Many of  us live for many different things:


- Money
- Making money
- Approval of others
- Just to get by
- Your job
- Other people
- Caring for others
- To be the best
- To be great
- To be famous


The list could go on if every person in the would was asked this question. But in the end doing all these things can bring temporary fulfillment, you'll get tired of your job because you don't do it because you love it anymore, but because you have to do it, caring for other people may be something you really enjoy, but you may become sad when no one is caring for you. Living to become famous, this is something alot of us do, this doesn't just mean getting your face on the TV, or in a magazine, but be famous for what you do being the greatest dancer, singer, artist, runner, painter, speaker. It's great to want to be great at what you do, but when you do it for others, or things in this world that's when it can all go wrong. We see this when we look at

Proverbs 11:28 - 'Trust in your money and down you go! But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.
Proverbs 11: 28 (MSG) says - A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump; a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree.

A dead life, when something is dead it has no use anymore for what can it give, A dead phone, no batttery what can you do with it, who would place a dead plant in their house, you would rather a beautiful, living one, almost as the scripture puts it flourishing. So with our life wouldn't we want it to be beautiful- Beautiful- you say on well that can't be me, but God doesn't look at what's on the outside he looks at the heart. If your heart is filled with joy and wanting to serve him, and you love your life because God loves you and has an amazing plan for you, you are beautiful, you don't have to have the greatest looking hair for God to notice you, that doesn't mean you shouldn't do your hair and make it look nice, if that's something you enjoy, that makes you feel good then that's great, but let it be for you, not because someone else tells you your not beautiful unless you have your hair a certain way, have your hair the way you want it, because it makes you feel good, not them, relying on God and not what the world has to offer, you will see that everything else will fall into place.

Matthew 6:19-21 - Don't store up tresasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroy them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.

So we read this and may think well that means that we can't have anything, buy anything because then we are going against the word of God. But it didn't say don't have things, for God word says -

Philippians 4:19 - And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glourious riches, which have been given to us in Jesus Christ.

So it's not that we can't have things, but lets not allow them to rule our lives, we could have a phone one day and lose it the next, but God is always there, waiting for us, ready to supply all our needs, giving everything to God and living for him, we can have the hope that we will be ok. We don't need the lastest pair of shoes, laptop, phone, house, car. All we need is God and everything else will follow.

When we truly call on God and say God sorry for putting my life before you, and ask that he would be first in all areas of our lives will we see wonderful things, God wants to supply for us his word says it, but if we never let him into our life how will we see him work, sometimes the smallest things God does can seem really big to us, we need that extra money to get from A to B and don't have it, when you live with God you won't have to worry for his word says -
Philippians 4:6-7 - Don't worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. 

Just praying to God and letting him know everything opens doors to the wonderful things he wants to bless you with. God loves you so much and seeks a true relationship with you, but it takes giving from two sides in a relationship, Gods word tells us to ask and it will be given -

Matthew 7:7 - “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 

So when we ask for what we NEED God already knows, but asking shows you trust in him to provide for you.
Matthew 6: 33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. 

So let's live for God first and he will take care of the rest, give all you have over to him, when you work pray ask God to help you with your work. He Will.

May God truly bless you and help you in every area of your life, may he remind you how beautiful you are and that you are valued, God loves you very much and wants the best for your life.

I pray God you would have your way with each of us, may we live for you Lord.

What Are You Living For???
I know what I am...

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Live for God Love People

Sometimes it can be hard to love others; people can hurt us, or even do the simplest things to annoy us that can make us angry...

But!!! We Have a Cure

That's where God comes in, it is possible to love others, when you truly love God, when you love God you are giving him your life and who you are, you invovle him in all of your decisions and ask him for gudiance.

His Word tells us:

Matthew 22: 37-40 - Jesus replied, "'You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment.

So loving God with your heart, mind and soul, would mean in everything we should invovle him, most times when you greatly love someone you would want them to be apart of everything you do, know everything you do, tell them all your stories, what happened in your day, spend time with them, the list goes on.

So why should loving God be any different. God wants to hear how our day went, what we got up to. We could say but he knows all we do for he's said it in his word (Psalm 139:3-4) But God wants us to tell him everything we go through. It in someway relates to:

Psalm 62:8 - Trust him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.

So telling God everything, being honest, this would show our trust, show that we love him and believe that he know what's best for us.

Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the plans I have for you", says the LORD, "They are plans for good and not for disater to give you a future and a hope.

This should encourage us that because God has told us of the great plans he has for us, we can trust him with all we have., Love him with all we have for he would never let us down.

 

So once we love God and give him our lives he can work in us, he can help us when we are in situations with people where it may be hard.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 - Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand it's own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.

When we look at love we realise that is who God is as we see in 1 John 4:8 we are created in Gods image and when we choose for him to live with us and we live for him we have his Spirit living in us and through us (Ephesians 3:20) and we can then love others.

A few scriptures troughout the Bible that speak about loving others:

Matthew 5:43-45 - "You have heard the law that says, 'Love your neighbour' and hate your enemy. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven.

Galatians 6:10 - Therefore , whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone- especially those in the family of faith.

Part of Romans 12: 16 says - Live in harmony with each other.

So we should no matter the person, love everyone; even the ones we may not get on with, or who may hurt us, for holding on to hurt can cause us to become bitter, something that when we look at love, who God is, this attitude of being bitter is not shown. God in his Word tells us not to hold on to anger:

Ephesians 5:26-27 - And "don't sin by letting anger control you". Don't let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil.

This is because anger is not of God, but as Gods children we are to reflect God, being like him in all that we do. We know God is love and when we accept him in to our lives and ask him to live with us his Spirit is with us, this is what the scriptures says about the Spirit:

Galatians 5:22 - But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness faithfulness, and self control. There is no law against these thing!

Galatians 5:25 - Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirits leading in every part of our lives.

LORD may you help each of us to become more like you, love others, give us your courage and strength Lord that we may look more like you May we fully surrender our lives to you. All glory to God. In Jesus Name. Amen.