How do you measure success? Your answer to this question may change after reading this and my hope is that individually and collectively, we have a meeting of the mind(s) with God on this topic of success. I have been immersed in a book entitled The Bondage Breaker, by Neil T. Anderson. Utilizing biblical wisdom, the author leads readers to truth. I borrow heavily from this book as I write. Here we go Dear Reader.
There are three W's that we can recall as our guideposts for success. They are the worship, word, and will of God. By worshipping God, we go into His word, seeking His will for the wisdom to live wisely. Keeping our eyes on God and what He wants for us is crucial for this success formula to work. Philippians 4:4-7 "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Lets face it Dear One, our own self administered advice isn't always the most beneficial. Why not give ourselves a break and give God the reins, once and for all? With God in charge, we move to a most wonder filled piece of Biblical advice in Corinthians 10:5 "We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." How do we do this Dear One? What thought(s) and how do we hold them captive, making them obedient to Christ? Here are the clues, the ones we can measure our thoughts against, found in Philippians 4:8-9 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent and praiseworthy-think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me-put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you." We are promised peace Dear One, by holding every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. We are promised peace, Dear One, by measuring each thought and asking ourselves the questions, is it true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, praiseworthy? What does Jesus have to say about the thoughts that enter our minds AND that attempt to persuade us to action? What does Love want us to say, want us to do? The battle of the mind is fought and won in the spiritual arenas Dear Reader. The will and Word of God is our protection against onslaught, attack and destruction of our souls. There is a success formula available and only a portion is mentioned here. I point you now to this Philippians 4:13 "I can do everything through him who strengthens me." You can, do all things, through Christ, who strengthens you Dear One. Go to Him, ask Him for help and the answers to the questions and success will be yours.
There are three W's that we can recall as our guideposts for success. They are the worship, word, and will of God. By worshipping God, we go into His word, seeking His will for the wisdom to live wisely. Keeping our eyes on God and what He wants for us is crucial for this success formula to work. Philippians 4:4-7 "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Lets face it Dear One, our own self administered advice isn't always the most beneficial. Why not give ourselves a break and give God the reins, once and for all? With God in charge, we move to a most wonder filled piece of Biblical advice in Corinthians 10:5 "We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." How do we do this Dear One? What thought(s) and how do we hold them captive, making them obedient to Christ? Here are the clues, the ones we can measure our thoughts against, found in Philippians 4:8-9 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent and praiseworthy-think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me-put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you." We are promised peace Dear One, by holding every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. We are promised peace, Dear One, by measuring each thought and asking ourselves the questions, is it true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, praiseworthy? What does Jesus have to say about the thoughts that enter our minds AND that attempt to persuade us to action? What does Love want us to say, want us to do? The battle of the mind is fought and won in the spiritual arenas Dear Reader. The will and Word of God is our protection against onslaught, attack and destruction of our souls. There is a success formula available and only a portion is mentioned here. I point you now to this Philippians 4:13 "I can do everything through him who strengthens me." You can, do all things, through Christ, who strengthens you Dear One. Go to Him, ask Him for help and the answers to the questions and success will be yours.
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