Hi everybody! I know I'm a few days late on this post, which is completely my fault. I had planned to write another post about my journey like I said I was going to, but God had other plans. So there was a little bit of a debate between Him and I. Guess who won that one?
Anyway, this would have been something I wrote about at a later time. But for a reason only He knows, I think somebody needs this message now.
Along with getting control of our thoughts we also need to be studying Gods Word everyday. Doing it first thing in the morning gives you all day to reflect on what you read, but another time may be better for you. After 2 1/2 years of doing my Bible study I refuse to start my day any other way.
Now some of you may think that it's enough to just believe in God, but it's not. How can you believe in something or someone you don't even know?
Yes I know you have to have faith, but the only way you can really believe in God is to get to know Him on a personal level. And the only way to do that is to read and study your Bible. It tells you everything you will ever need to know about God, and all of the promises He has for you, if you are obedient to His Word.
When I started my Bible study I probably did it aimlessly for 6-9 months. I just knew that this was my next step in my journey and I had to keep doing it in order to see results. After awhile I began to implement His Word in every area of my life and not confining Him to that 1 hour of study time.
I stopped watching TV shows that weren't in line with His Word and I stopped listening to music that went against it to.
See, it's not okay to say you believe, and expect Him to do for you, when you can't set time aside for Him or stop acting in ways that go against what He wants in our lives. We have to stop doing things just because they're around us everyday and because the world thinks they're okay.
We have to grow enough, through His Word, to say no to the way of the world and start saying yes to the way of God. And again, you won't know that way if you don't know what His Word says about it.
The Bible is our handbook for everything we will ever experience in this life. He tells us how to love others, raise our children, be good Christians, and how to receive all of the blessings He has for us.
With the way the world is right now, He even shows us how we can change it and how we don't have to live according to the world. Because He is bigger than the world and He isn't affected by the economy or the job situation. He's God! He can do anything, which is where faith and knowledge of the Bible comes in handy.
The verses He has shown me for this posting are from Philippians. If you have a Bible look up Philippians 4:6-13.This is where, if you are getting control of your thoughts, you can put it to use.
You have to treat God as a real person in your life. Someone who wants to be everything for you. A Father, a Friend, a Companion, and anything else you may need. He's with you always and He's just waiting for you to come to Him in the good times and the bad. Just don't forget Him in the in-between times, because He's there too.
I can promise you that if you give Him a chance, He will show Himself to you. And if you've been struggling in your life like I was, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. So start working your schedule around God. He needs to come first. If you do that He will make sure that you have more than enough time left to do what you need to do.
We take the time to plan so many things in our lives, like vacations or going out to dinner. Isn't God more important? He should be the One thing that we plan to spend time with before all else.
So if you decide to pick up your Bible, I suggest, as somebody did for me, that you start with the New Testament. I believe if you do that you will start living the life He's had just waiting for you and you'll wonder how you did it without Him all this time.
They say you develop a new habit in 28 days. So set some time aside for Bible study each day and you can find a study program that works for you online. Do it for a month and see what happens. It may not be what you expected, but it will be something He planned.
Everyday that goes by, you maybe filled with worry, stress, or anxiety. Give God a chance to help; pick up your Bible and watch your life begin to change.
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