Sometimes I think the understanding and definition of our current role in partnership with God gets muddled. There is a fine line between viewing ourselves as lowly servants of the Master and joint heirs with Jesus as sons of the Living God. The word of God is very clear that when Jesus came and shed His royal blood for us on the cross and rose to the right hand of power and authority, we are to join Him (1 John 4:17, Ephesians 3:6, Romans 8:14-17). Do you think Jesus serves the purposes of the Father and heaven with a servant mentality that resembles a slave? Now, when I say slave, I am referring to someone who is in bondage to a harsh taskmaster as the Israelites were in Egypt. No way-He served as a humble "son" who knew His rights, privileges, and authority given to Him to enforce the agenda of the kingdom. There is a stream of false humility that runs through some teaching out there that says we ought to see ourselves as lowly "servants" of the mighty Master...A false humility is when we claim to be humble and talk about our low position under the premise that we should, "serve" from a slave mindset. This is very dangerous ground as is a pompous, haughty position that God "owes" me something! He neither wants us "lowly thinking like a slave" or "sticking our chest out and demanding a handout". There are always extremes of teaching and attitudes that bring confusion. The enemy is the author of confusion while the Spirit of the Lord and Wisdom brings freedom. Hosea 4:6 says that "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge."
Galatians 4 is pretty clear of our position in Christ and from what mindset we should approach God. Verse 6-7 say it beautifully, 6-"And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba Father!"(Which literally translates to Daddy God in the Hebrew). 7-Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Then in Romans 8:14-17 is says,14- "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God. 15-For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba Father." 16-The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17-and if children, the heirs-heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. Adopted sons and daughters in our world are not "slaves" of their parents are they? No, they grow in a nurturing parental environment and ideally "obey" and "submit" to their parental guidance from a position of love and respect, not of fear and intimidation. A healthy, loving and intimate relationship produces obedience and respect as a by-product of knowing and receiving unconditional love from the parent. If we do not see and have a revelation of the fatherly, "Daddy" side of God-we will always be measuring ourselves by our performance and ability to "earn" our love from God. God sent Jesus to restore us back to our created value and the intimacy Adam and Eve experienced in the garden prior to them falling into a twisted mindset. He came to put heaven back into us, not slave away to get to it someday by our efforts. Our efforts flow from a loving relationship and intimacy from spending time with Him getting to know His heart and agenda for His children, not man's ideas and knowledge.
Believe you are seated with Him in heavenly places-put on the robe of righteousness purchased by Christs' blood, receive the ring of authority, put sandals back on your feet, receive the hugs and kisses of Daddy, receive the sacrifice of the fattened calf along with the party! You are "Accepted in the Beloved" (Eph 1:6)...this does not produce an" Entitlement attitude", but a gratitude that empowers to live out the sonship Jesus grafted us into! (See Luke 15:20-24 for proof of these claims), matter of fact if you read the whole story, the "older brother" was mad and wanted his younger brother to be treated as a "slave". He thought the father "owed" him and yet he couldn't see it was there for him all along. It might be time we get truly humble and evaluate if we think God "owes" us because we have "served" tirelessly all these years and still have not gotten what we are "due". I think if we come alongside and start agreeing what His word says about our identity, we will see that we have all things that pertain to life and godliness now, because of what Christ already accomplished at Calvary. Amen?
Beloved, we are to serve alongside of Jesus with joy knowing that we are put into Christ not by things we do for God and our fellow man. We are saved and maintained by the Grace of God and knowing our acceptance because of His sacrifice will cause us to humbly serve from a position of joint authority. These are not my thoughts and ideas, but the thoughts and ideas of a loving Father that simply wants to pull as many children to His side as would receive Him. Will you?
Monday, July 23, 2012
Sunday, July 22, 2012
"Giving Gods' Way"
I was awakened early this morning (as is common lately if the Lord really seems to want to share and show me something) and immediately recalled a short conversation I had with someone yesterday while at my sons' soccer game. We discussed how putting emphasis on getting assists (giving the ball away) instead of goals when going into the game was a good strategy for his soccer development.
As I recalled this conversation this morning, the Lord began to encourage me to write this morning about giving from a position of overflow and not of need. Then I clearly heard Him say "Teach them about My way of giving" and immediately several scriptures began to flash in front of me that were very relevant to this topic.
Interesting that one of the first scriptures, which is probably the most quoted and memorized in John 3:16 came to mind. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life" Notice how from the position of fullness of love-God gave to us heaven's best, Jesus. God is a giver and His motivation is always a position of massive love towards us. He is the focus-His greatness, goodness, and compassion on those He created allows us to receive of His loving heart so that we are empowered to give. See, in 1John 4:10-11, 18-19 it clearly tells us that love is defined as God first loving us and not us loving Him and that Him sending Jesus to wipe away our sin is the measuring stick of Gods love. It also indicates that perfect love casts out fear and fear is unfortunately the position that a lot of us "Give" to others from. If we give from a position of fear (most of us don't even realize when we do it) and do kind, nice, courteous things for people we unintentionally expect something or some reaction back from that person. This is why giving out to people has to come from a heart of unconditional love (like the Lord gives) or else it is a set up for disappointment, resentment, and hurt feelings. John 1:16 says, "And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace." When we spend time to get recharged and filled up by concentrating on His love for us, His fullness will be imparted to us and the grace that is flowing towards us because of the cross will empower us to give to others. Giving to other people whether it is God, your spouse, kids, friends, co-workers, or strangers with an agenda behind it is treading on thin ice. I know I spent years and years trying to give just to get from people and it caused nothing but heartache for all parties involved. What I have found in growing towards a permanent shift in this mindset is His love for me is so much more infinitely reliable that when focused on, fills me to overflowing so that I can give.
In Matthew 10:7-8 Jesus told the disciples, "And as you go, preach saying, "The kingdom of heaven is at hand", "Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, and cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give". Wow, we give and serve others because we have been given from Him freely! Sound familiar? "We love (God-not here in the original Greek), because He first loved us 1 John 4:19.. in the Greek the word God is not actually there...so we love and give period because God first loved us! Romans 8:32 says, "He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?" Giving is done freely-sounds obvious right? But I think if we really were to get before the Lord and receive more of His love and recharge our batteries only on His love for us....we will see our motivation change from a position of bankrupt hearts that love to be loved - to hearts that love others because He first loved us and gave of His fullness all the grace we need to love others. Loving others is a grace that the blood of Jesus provides for you to love others. One of the greatest examples of love motivation transformation (is that a real phrase? LOL) is the apostle Peter. Before Christ was crucified he boasted quite frequently in His love for the Lord and did a lot of great things and good deeds for the Lord. At that time his heart was more filled with passion and desire to do good and be good for Jesus but it got him in trouble. John was more focused on Jesus' love for him and he ended up being the one at the foot of the cross in Jesus' greatest time of need. In fact Jesus entrusted John with the care of his earthly mother Mary.
The point is that once Jesus completed the work at Calvary and the Father sent Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost everything changed. Has it changed you? Or are you satisfied with a ticket stub to heaven and a give to get system of giving and receiving that leaves you and those around you frustrated, behavior focused and judgemental? I lived that "American religion" for too many years and am now experiencing another side of the gospel that quite frankly is liberating! This transformation is ongoing and we never "arrive" fully on this earth but we should be moving forward from one glory to another by His grace. If you are stuck not progressing forward, receive freely more of what is available to you from the Father God (James 1:17) who loves you!
Beloved, there are many places to find evidence in the Word of receiving His love and that alone empowering you to, "Give Gods' way". Here is one that came to mind this morning as I pondered this topic with Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 2:12 says, "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God." Love this verse! The spirit of the world is a spirit that gives to get, measures and quantifies their giving, and has ulterior motives when they give--do we? This is what I think the Lord is trying to teach us this morning. It is incredibly liberating and freeing to give from a position of: "Hey, I was freely given all things by a loving Heavenly Father, matter of fact He gave me heaven's best-Jesus-so I'm going to give to others because I have been freely given all things!" Amen? Otherwise we measure the giving of our time, money, efforts by some made up standard in our mind that we ourselves and others rarely if ever measure up to! Guess what happens next? Condemnation and guilt come and start accusing us of not hitting the standard we set for ourselves and others. See what a crazy, vicious cycle that is?
One last thought, remember our buddy the Apostle Peter? Well, after He was transformed by Holy Spirit filling him in Acts 2, he preached an amazing sermon and he and John ministered to a lame man begging for money in chapter 3. Interestingly verse 6 says, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." Peter now gave from what he had received and it was the powerful love of God that gave the man not what he wanted but what he needed! Beloved, give Gods' way and you will experience the life of giving you have desired to have--Only this time you will be giving from the motivation of love, not to get back what you gave.
Blessings.
As I recalled this conversation this morning, the Lord began to encourage me to write this morning about giving from a position of overflow and not of need. Then I clearly heard Him say "Teach them about My way of giving" and immediately several scriptures began to flash in front of me that were very relevant to this topic.
Interesting that one of the first scriptures, which is probably the most quoted and memorized in John 3:16 came to mind. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life" Notice how from the position of fullness of love-God gave to us heaven's best, Jesus. God is a giver and His motivation is always a position of massive love towards us. He is the focus-His greatness, goodness, and compassion on those He created allows us to receive of His loving heart so that we are empowered to give. See, in 1John 4:10-11, 18-19 it clearly tells us that love is defined as God first loving us and not us loving Him and that Him sending Jesus to wipe away our sin is the measuring stick of Gods love. It also indicates that perfect love casts out fear and fear is unfortunately the position that a lot of us "Give" to others from. If we give from a position of fear (most of us don't even realize when we do it) and do kind, nice, courteous things for people we unintentionally expect something or some reaction back from that person. This is why giving out to people has to come from a heart of unconditional love (like the Lord gives) or else it is a set up for disappointment, resentment, and hurt feelings. John 1:16 says, "And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace." When we spend time to get recharged and filled up by concentrating on His love for us, His fullness will be imparted to us and the grace that is flowing towards us because of the cross will empower us to give to others. Giving to other people whether it is God, your spouse, kids, friends, co-workers, or strangers with an agenda behind it is treading on thin ice. I know I spent years and years trying to give just to get from people and it caused nothing but heartache for all parties involved. What I have found in growing towards a permanent shift in this mindset is His love for me is so much more infinitely reliable that when focused on, fills me to overflowing so that I can give.
In Matthew 10:7-8 Jesus told the disciples, "And as you go, preach saying, "The kingdom of heaven is at hand", "Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, and cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give". Wow, we give and serve others because we have been given from Him freely! Sound familiar? "We love (God-not here in the original Greek), because He first loved us 1 John 4:19.. in the Greek the word God is not actually there...so we love and give period because God first loved us! Romans 8:32 says, "He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?" Giving is done freely-sounds obvious right? But I think if we really were to get before the Lord and receive more of His love and recharge our batteries only on His love for us....we will see our motivation change from a position of bankrupt hearts that love to be loved - to hearts that love others because He first loved us and gave of His fullness all the grace we need to love others. Loving others is a grace that the blood of Jesus provides for you to love others. One of the greatest examples of love motivation transformation (is that a real phrase? LOL) is the apostle Peter. Before Christ was crucified he boasted quite frequently in His love for the Lord and did a lot of great things and good deeds for the Lord. At that time his heart was more filled with passion and desire to do good and be good for Jesus but it got him in trouble. John was more focused on Jesus' love for him and he ended up being the one at the foot of the cross in Jesus' greatest time of need. In fact Jesus entrusted John with the care of his earthly mother Mary.
The point is that once Jesus completed the work at Calvary and the Father sent Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost everything changed. Has it changed you? Or are you satisfied with a ticket stub to heaven and a give to get system of giving and receiving that leaves you and those around you frustrated, behavior focused and judgemental? I lived that "American religion" for too many years and am now experiencing another side of the gospel that quite frankly is liberating! This transformation is ongoing and we never "arrive" fully on this earth but we should be moving forward from one glory to another by His grace. If you are stuck not progressing forward, receive freely more of what is available to you from the Father God (James 1:17) who loves you!
Beloved, there are many places to find evidence in the Word of receiving His love and that alone empowering you to, "Give Gods' way". Here is one that came to mind this morning as I pondered this topic with Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 2:12 says, "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God." Love this verse! The spirit of the world is a spirit that gives to get, measures and quantifies their giving, and has ulterior motives when they give--do we? This is what I think the Lord is trying to teach us this morning. It is incredibly liberating and freeing to give from a position of: "Hey, I was freely given all things by a loving Heavenly Father, matter of fact He gave me heaven's best-Jesus-so I'm going to give to others because I have been freely given all things!" Amen? Otherwise we measure the giving of our time, money, efforts by some made up standard in our mind that we ourselves and others rarely if ever measure up to! Guess what happens next? Condemnation and guilt come and start accusing us of not hitting the standard we set for ourselves and others. See what a crazy, vicious cycle that is?
One last thought, remember our buddy the Apostle Peter? Well, after He was transformed by Holy Spirit filling him in Acts 2, he preached an amazing sermon and he and John ministered to a lame man begging for money in chapter 3. Interestingly verse 6 says, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." Peter now gave from what he had received and it was the powerful love of God that gave the man not what he wanted but what he needed! Beloved, give Gods' way and you will experience the life of giving you have desired to have--Only this time you will be giving from the motivation of love, not to get back what you gave.
Blessings.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
"Don't Come Out From Hiding"
Hiding can be a good thing right? At first glance we might think that hiding is not necessarily the best thing for us most of the time. Well it depends on the context of what we are discussing. For our purposes today we will see that staying hidden is the best thing for us!
In Colossians 3:3-4 Paul by the Holy Spirit says, "For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears (or is revealed NAS), then you also will appear (be revealed) with Him in glory"
This word "hidden" in the original Greek is the word, "krupto" which means" to conceal that it NOT become known." The world and most Christians are trying to become known in so many ways but I think sometimes we have it in reverse because if we realize it is about Christ and His character that needs to be manifested in this world change happens. We have been crucified with Christ--you are dead---the new life of Christ wants to manifest--you are a son of God--die to your old self and align with the life of Christ...Galatians 2:20 says, "I have been Crucified with Christ; it is NO LONGER I who live, but Christ lives in me, and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith OF the son of God, who LOVED me and gave Himself for me." Amen? Our lives will come together more and more in all areas as you submit to this reality: Your REAL LIFE is hidden in Christ!
Now...my brothers and sisters, this word "Appears" from verse 4 of Col 3 is interesting in the Greek because most of us think of this(appearing of Jesus) when ,"Oh glory He comes back to take me to heaven" when the reality of the true life of a Christian is that Christ came back to restore your created value back and put heaven back into you as was in the garden pre-fall! Back to the Greek word for appears...It is, "Phaneroo" which means to make manifest or visible or known what has been hidden or unknown to manifest, whether by words, deeds, or any other way!" In other words, the more you get "hidden" with Christ--- the more His life is made manifest and visible in your visible outward actions and attitudes, which in turn reveals to others the REAL JESUS..You and me are individually so precious to the Father that He sent Jesus to make it possible to get us back on track by "restoring" us back to our God given purpose!...the word MUST become flesh, but it cannot unless we get out of the way and rest in the finished work of Jesus! If we simply agree with God, change in our lives will manifest as a by-product of our believing and meditating on the loveliness of His accomplishments on the cross! So, "don't come out from hiding" and rest in the shadow of the Almighty...Stay in the "secret" place and Jesus will shine through in your life...and He is much more lovely than we could ever be ;)
In Colossians 3:3-4 Paul by the Holy Spirit says, "For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears (or is revealed NAS), then you also will appear (be revealed) with Him in glory"
This word "hidden" in the original Greek is the word, "krupto" which means" to conceal that it NOT become known." The world and most Christians are trying to become known in so many ways but I think sometimes we have it in reverse because if we realize it is about Christ and His character that needs to be manifested in this world change happens. We have been crucified with Christ--you are dead---the new life of Christ wants to manifest--you are a son of God--die to your old self and align with the life of Christ...Galatians 2:20 says, "I have been Crucified with Christ; it is NO LONGER I who live, but Christ lives in me, and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith OF the son of God, who LOVED me and gave Himself for me." Amen? Our lives will come together more and more in all areas as you submit to this reality: Your REAL LIFE is hidden in Christ!
Now...my brothers and sisters, this word "Appears" from verse 4 of Col 3 is interesting in the Greek because most of us think of this(appearing of Jesus) when ,"Oh glory He comes back to take me to heaven" when the reality of the true life of a Christian is that Christ came back to restore your created value back and put heaven back into you as was in the garden pre-fall! Back to the Greek word for appears...It is, "Phaneroo" which means to make manifest or visible or known what has been hidden or unknown to manifest, whether by words, deeds, or any other way!" In other words, the more you get "hidden" with Christ--- the more His life is made manifest and visible in your visible outward actions and attitudes, which in turn reveals to others the REAL JESUS..You and me are individually so precious to the Father that He sent Jesus to make it possible to get us back on track by "restoring" us back to our God given purpose!...the word MUST become flesh, but it cannot unless we get out of the way and rest in the finished work of Jesus! If we simply agree with God, change in our lives will manifest as a by-product of our believing and meditating on the loveliness of His accomplishments on the cross! So, "don't come out from hiding" and rest in the shadow of the Almighty...Stay in the "secret" place and Jesus will shine through in your life...and He is much more lovely than we could ever be ;)
Friday, July 13, 2012
Multiplication of Grace & Peace
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2 Peter 1:2-4 says: 2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust (lust here is not sexual (although it could include it)...is human nature apart from God or selfish desires not caring what your Daddy God thinks)........You can't have knowledge and understanding of His ways if ongoing fellowship with Him is not taking place...receiving His love intimately and personally having Him teach you. His divine power has already given us everything we need that pertain to life (everything you are going through) and godliness (How to look, think, and act like who you were birthed from).....in verse 4 he tells you that through focusing on the promises of God...you will be a partaker of the divine nature of God Himself! Wow...Do you think Jesus is worried about the future? Do you think He is under condemnation from Father God? Well, 1 John 4:17 part b states that "As He IS so are WE In This World" not oh glory when I get to heaven some day! (We get that too)
Jesus came not just to get us to heaven alone, but to put heaven back into us! We are restored back to the fellowship and communion Adam and Eve had before the fall...We are sons and daughters of Him because He loves us and keeps coming after us....just receive an abundance of Grace and the gift of righteousness and you will begin to look like your heavenly daddy and a sibling of your brother Jesus (Romans 5:17, Ephesians 1:6) and reign in life as a king along side Jesus....Remember, His divine power has given us everything we need pertaining to life AND godliness....Its Simply Jesus...Focusing and receiving what He completed for you on the cross and the Resurrection from the dead is going to produce joy and peace no matter what adversity or obstacle you face today amen?
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Grace is a Teacher-Titus 2:11-15
One of the most powerful (but underdeveloped revelations and teachings) on the power of Gods' Grace is that grace actually is a teacher and trainer unto outward holy living. See grace is not a doctrine or a "teaching"..Grace is Jesus manifested in the earth and we have that life living on the inside of us by Holy Spirit. Titus 2:11-15 reveals this and Paul exhorts Titus to release the teaching side Grace (think of Grace as the empowerment and resources of God) to combat the sinful behavior going on there. He doesn't throw the ten commandments at him as how they will have victory, no he encourages them to focus on Grace to teach them about the love of God and mercy of God which empowers to walk in the victory over sin that Jesus already paid for! See Romans 5:17-20 for additional declarations and evidence that it is by receiving an abundance of Grace is what trains you to live by His Spirit.......
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Where we stand with God
Sometimes we forget that if we have come into the kingdom of God by the shed blood of Jesus, we are regenerated and renewed! What do I mean by that? Well if we look at a rarely read scripture passage in Titus 3:4-7 we find in verse 5 it says, "not by works of righteousness we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration AND renewing of Holy Spirit". The word regeneration means: Renewal or restoration AFTER an injury or loss! and the word, renewed is defined as: An instance of resuming an activity of state after an interruption! Very interesting because by faith, through our helper Holy Spirit we receive a completely new start when we are born again. Notice how the loss or injury can be thought of as the fall of man in the garden which was a state of "interruption" if you will to the progress and original intention for us as Gods beloved creation.As we renew our minds to the fact that salvation was not just simply to pray a prayer so we could escape going to hell and go to heaven someday... but a much more majestic a purpose in that Father in sending His son was restoring us back to unbridled relationship with Himself as was the intent from the beginning. He saw the created value in you and restoration to that original condition to resume intimate fellowship with you was the ultimate intent of sending Jesus. We are standing (actually seated with Christ LOL) with the Father in a state of unconditional love, acceptance, favor, and intimacy because of Jesus! Its' Simply Jesus....focus on Him....His life in you and His presence in you is your standing with our heavenly Father
I encourage you to really ponder and spend some alone time with the Lord in Titus 3:4-7 and then read 1 John 4:9-19....I promise you will be Blessed by it!
Friday, July 6, 2012
Welcome to Its Simply Jesus!
Welcome to my blogspot! I am Pastor Brad J. Penner and have decided to start blogging to encourage all who would feel led to be a part of this outreach. I am believing this will be a place that you will encounter the love and grace of Christ Jesus, the unconditional embrace of the Father, and the sweet fellowship of Holy Spirit.
The subject of identity and who we are as children of God has been really on my heart lately. What we find is that what we really have inside of us or what we focus on will eventually be what overflows out of us. We all have the potential for living a life that exemplifies the fruits of the Spirit (Gal 5:22-23), and that potential was deposited the day we said yes to Jesus and received His Spirit. We have the treasure of Christ in our earthen vessel..in our spirit man. All the identity of Christ, all the potential to live a God honoring life is there just waiting for us to decide to fully die to our self and let Christ be the life that "leaks" out of our earthen vessel.
So, our identity has to be founded and then grounded in the revelation of our "sonship". We are joint heirs with Jesus, we are seated with Him in heavenly places, and as He is so are we in this world....the word clearly states this. If we really knew and believed what His word says and what He says to us by His Spirit, then we would be secure in love. Perfect love casts out fear, right? Well most Christians are so focused on doing right before God, looking right before man etc...they forget to or may not even have been taught to RECEIVE ongoing love from their "Daddy God" so that they are not dependant on the opinions of man or the people closest to them. See, man will always let you down in some way shape or form...eventually. His unconditional love, mercy, grace, and provision is stable and ever flowing towards you...His heart to yours...its a receiving kingdom, not a doing to please kingdom....that was the Old testament system that God says in His word He found fault with.(Jer 31:31, Hebrews 8:6-8)....Man can't be perfect, yet we are hinging our identity and self worth on people being perfect and filling our need, wants, and desires which they never will be able to. I personally have found that when I stopped looking for my identity in others (or even myself for that matter)..and began looking to my heavenly Father for approval-things began to change.
If you don't understand or believe that you are accepted the same way Jesus is accepted (Eph 1:6) then you are always trying to earn or work for approval by what you do for others and God. Stop trying to become someone you already are...Christ shed blood is the payment for your entrance into the forever loving arms of Father God....from this positional righteousness can flow a life that becomes a lot less striving and a lot more flowing by His Spirit...Amen?
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