Self-talk
Are you speaking thoughts and ideas to yourself that are edifying and build you up? Or, are you hearing thoughts and ideas in your mind that tear you down, oppress and/or lead to depressive, dark areas?
What you speak to yourself, also known as "self-talk", can either help or hinder your walk with the Lord. I want you, and I want me, to speak words of life to ourselves.
Sometimes dark thoughts may enter our minds. What do you do then? The Bible says to take every thought captive and make it obedient to Jesus Christ. I invite you to look up the verse for yourself in the Scriptures to see if this is true or not. If I think a dark thought, I say to that thought, "get out of here" and "that does not agree with the Word of God" so I will not agree nor align myself with that thought.
Don't be upset if it takes trial-and-error to get the dark thoughts out of your mind. The Bible says to resist the devil and he will flee from you. Take God at His Word, meaning, believe in your heart exactly what God has said in His Word. If God's Word says confess and renounce your sins, then let's do exactly that.
If God's Word says He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion, then let's believe that God will continue His good work in our lives. God is in the business of redeeming lives. Jesus came to destroy the works of satan (again, look it up for yourself to see if what I am saying is true or not according to the Bible).
Ephesians 2:10 God designed me to become a powerhouse of God for Jesus Christ, to be a witness for Jesus Christ, all for the glory of God!! So, as God gives me the grace and ability to do so, I indeed will become that powerhouse, filled with God's Holy Spirit, to be and do all that He says I can be and do! I was made to give witness to Jesus Christ. I am made to glorify God. Indeed, by God's grace, I will become a powerful witness of Jesus Christ.
Have you received your Savior friend? Do you know Christ? You are not here by accident! The Providential, Sovereign hand of God, has led you here, because HE LOVES YOU. God's desire is that none should perish, and that ALL WOULD COME TO REPENTANCE and ETERNAL LIFE IN JESUS CHRIST. Have you said "yes" to Him? Are you obeying and following Him today? Dear Lord, it is my desire to say yes to You today and to obey all that You say. Amen.
When I was little, God planted a seed in my heart. One seed He planted was that God made me; another seed He planted was that God loves me. Since that time, I've been growing and learning more about this great gift of salvation. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His One and Only Son that whosoever would believe in Him would not perish but have eternal life.
There is no weapon formed against me that can prosper. And, my life will continue and carry on for God knows the number of my days. God sees and knows every breath I take, and no, I'm not quoting a Police song!
Bless the Lord, oh my soul. Let all that is within me bless the Lord. To bless the Lord means, to me, to honor, to praise, to "blow a kiss to" God. When you love someone, you want to make them happy, and you treat them with respect. To bless the Lord is to turn our eyes upon God, and give Him the honor due His name. When we pour out our hearts before the Lord, that can bless Him. When we cast our cares upon the Lord because He cares for us, that can bless Him. He loves to hear the prayers of the Saints. Are you a Saint or an Aint? I hope and pray you have made your peace with God, through Jesus Christ, and indeed are a Faithful and Chosen Saint of the One True God.
My evangelistic dreams and goals are many. A few of those include this "Jesus-blog", as well as video shorts, and street witnessing. If you are a believer, I would appreciate your prayers (thank you so much).
If you are a non-believer, I say to you, God loves you; God made you. Repent, for the time is short. Ask Christ to forgive you of all your sin; accept Christ's free gift of forgiveness; confess and renounce your sin. Live in the freedom Christ died for you. Come to Christ today. Let Him love you and make you born-again. Shake off the shackles and chains, in the name of Jesus, by the precious blood of the Lamb. Holy holy holy is the Lord God Almighty. God bless you always.
