Every day we are confronted with ourselves again. Every day again we are again confronted not only with ourselves but also with those around us. Everyday we do meet again new challenges, have to affirm again our values.
Attitude / Golden Gun (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
This world which challenges us brings us day in day out some new adventures. We can try to tackle them or try to escape those things which we do not want to see. But covering our eyes is not helping us nor getting such things we do not want to see away. Living in this world we should be aware of what is going on in it. We can not stand at the side, not wanting to be involved or just letting everything happen. Those things which we consider wrong demand an action. And we should take action. Though there are several Christians who think we do not need to do any works, because we are saved, we should not let everything pass along like nothing wrong happens. That what is not according to the Law of God, that what cannot be justified demands reaction. We should open our eyes to what happens in the world and should react appropriate.
Having us to react will demand strength and courage. It shall also demand an attitude to be taken. And that attitude should always be in accordance to the attitude our master teacher Jeshua wants his followers to have.
Attitude (EP) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Every day we do have to face our inner self and find the core of our own business, our own being, our own strive, our own goal. Every day again we do have to face how we are wanting to build up our own life and our own future. It is naturally so that in case we do nothing we cannot do something wrong (we think). Not doing anything, letting it all pass, is witnessing of taking an attitude, which is not the right attitude. Rabbi Jeshua and his disciples taught about the essence of taking action and doing things. The master teacher gave several examples how people lost their opportunity to take part of the celebrations, the wedding or the entrance to the Kingdom.
The grace of salvation has been given to the whole mankind, but each individual has to do something with it. When we are willing to receive that marvellous free Gift, we do have to be thankful for it and do something with it. When we just leave in the cupboard, untouched it shall be of no service for us.
It is an Immeasurable Grace bestowed on humanity but lots of people do not see or appreciate the value of it, or take it for granted that now they have received it they do not have to do anything any more. Oh, how are they mistaken.
Each day we are confronted again with many ideas … our mind wandering about. Even a baptised person can have thoughts which are not in accordance with God His Will. Though they may be convinced that they have done away with the old life, that old life simmers slowly and little tinkly lights may be very attractive. More than once in our life bitterness, wrath, and even anger, does want to come along our path. We also can have moments where clamour and evil speaking may be lurking around our own corner. All those things we are asked to put away from us, with all malice. And that requires an action, which is a work to be done.
There are also days that we wake up and feel as if we have a broken heart. Though we may know that the broken heart is the healed heart, that the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit, that the repenting soul is the victorious soul. Each time we left our mind wandering in the wrong way we do know we can repent, i.e. take an action, making the effort to see that we were wrong and that we do have to ask for pardon. It demands an action to see what we did wrong (i.e. doing a work) and when we know what we have done wrong we have to repent about it (again doing a work).
Painting “Kampen for tilværelsen” (Struggle for existence”) by Christian Krohg (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Often because we ourself do have to endure so much pain we want others also to have pain. Often we also want to have many good things others may have and desires others to have some of our bad things. Such desires are often around us to cause pain. We can have feelings which hurt others or can bring them into distress. Yes, we must be aware that we can get up in the morning with allowing to grow in our mind the
“intent to commit an unlawful act or cause harm without legal justification or excuse.”
This makes our own self the sick self. The self what needs healing. the healer is always around, but we have to come to him (which demands an action or work). Without coming to the Saviour Jesus Christ we shall be nothing and will have it so much more difficult in our life. he is the Way to God and he is the one who can guide us through difficult times, putting our hands in the hands of his heavenly Father.
Every day we wake up we should know that God is willing to be close to us and that He is really concerned with what is going on in our heart and mind. Be aware, He knows much more than we allow others to see, hear or feel, what we think or want to do. Even when we do not carry out malicious acts against someone, but carry such thoughts in our mind, God knows it.
You ought not to secretly wish that something bad would happen to any person. Rejoicing in some misfortune that befalls someone else is also evidence of malice. And that is something God detests.
The dispensationalist Plymouth Brother Harry A. Ironside
The Canadian-American Bible teacher, preacher, theologian, pastor, and author Harry A. Ironside said every Christian has an obligation to put away all malice.
“If you do not live up to that, you are not living a real Christian life. This is Christianity lived in the power of the Holy Ghost.”
Gospel Light Society writes
You might feel like the malice in your heart is justified because of what someone did or said to you. But, you must rely on the power of the Holy Spirit and bring your feelings under the authority of Christ. You must choose to put on the new man who will not walk in maliciousness, but in a spirit of love and forgiveness toward all. {How Not to Walk, Part 26 (Revive the Family, Revive the Church, Awaken the Nation, O Lord #272)}
Every day we have to face the new life lying in front of us. Having done away with the old life, we should try to do our utmost best to live in accordance to God His Wishes, not following man’s doctrines but following Biblical doctrines.
George Cuff wrote:
There are sins from the former life that simply must be denied,
Things the godless revel in, that a believer must sweep aside.
Immorality of every kind, impurity, lust and greed;
You will be bound to idolatry if scripture you fail to heed.
You must also rid yourselves of anger, malice and rage.
Watch your speech carefully. Do not in profanity engage.
You threw off the sinful man who reveled in foul deeds;
The new man is renewed in mind, empowered by Christ indeed. {How Not to Walk, Part 26 (Revive the Family, Revive the Church, Awaken the Nation, O Lord #272)}
Empowered by Christ Jesus we should find every day the fresh living water, empowering to continue in the right way, trying to finish the race, lying in front of us.
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Additional reading
- Life is like a ten-speed bike.
- Suffering produces perseverance
- Your purpose explains what you are doing with your life
- If we view the whole world through a lens that is bright
- The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands
- Thought for September 8 Weak but standing strong in the ground swell
- 30 things to start doing for yourself – #6 is vital.
- Choices
- Live …
- Luck
- Who are the honest ones?
- Being prudent – zorgvuldig zijn
- Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience
- Not liking your Christians
- If there is bitterness in the heart
- Sow and harvests in the garden of your heart
- Don’t Envy the World
- Blindness in the Christian world
- Blinkered minds
- Never making mistakes because never doing anything
- The Immeasurable Grace bestowed on humanity
- Infinite payment of sin by the son of God
- As Christ’s slaves doing the Will of God in gratitude
- Only I can change my life
- The inspiring divine spark
- If you think you’re too small to be effective
- If we, in our prosperity, neglect religious instruction and authority
- Holiness and expression of worship coming from inside
- A Living Faith #3 Faith put into action
- Grow strong in weakness
- Being aligned with above
- Points to remember of philosophy versus spirituality and religion
- It is a free will choice
- We have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace
- Your life the sum total of all your choices
- Believe and speak and act in ways which show we have life in Christ’s name
- Behold, My mother and My brothers!
- Saved through grace not through keeping rituals
- Without God no purpose, no goal, no hope
- God’s will is that all sorts of men should be saved
- A goal is a dream with a plan
- Looking for a primary cause and a goal that can not offer philosophers existing beliefs
- Inculturation today calling for a different attitude
- Coming to the end of the year
- Dynamic goals must always rise out of authentic needs
- Being Religious and Spiritual 7 Transcendence to become one
- Faith antithesis of rationality
- Faith, storms and actions to be taken
- A Living Faith #2 State of your faith
- A Living Faith #10: Our manner of Life #2
- A Living Faith #12 The Love for Jesus
- Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal
- Try driving forward instead of backwards
- Priority to form a loving brotherhood
- Discipleship to look at
- Don’t be the weakest link
- The Big conversation – Antagonists
- Reasons why you may not miss the opportunity to go to a Small Church
- Williamsburg Conference 2015 December 27-31 Joy and Gladness
- We should use the Bible every day
- Religious people and painful absence of spring of living water
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- How Not to Walk, Part 26 (Revive the Family, Revive the Church, Awaken the Nation, O Lord #272)
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