A Christ Follower: The Journey

  Acts 24:16  I also do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience  both before God and before men         A good part of my life I have heard,  "Let your conscience be your guide."  REALLY?  Can we really trust this?  After all, if you think about it, this has serious limitations,  since our conscience is a function of our mind.  BC (Before Christ) we were continually guided by the values of  "the world." This being true, we were "programmed" with GIGO...Garbage In Garbage Out; therefore our consciences would always be true to "the worlds"  own standard....that is, again, until we come to Christ.        Needless to say,  many people are falsely guided by a guilty conscience--not a true guilt, but a psychological guilt usually developed in early childhood & adolescence. Satan works through this stronghold to accus...

BELIEVING GOD'S TRUTH SO YOU  CAN BE AT PEACE TODAY.     ·         God does not give to me the spirit of fear, but the truth is that God does give to me power, love, and he gives to me a sound mind. This comes from second Timothy 1:7. ·         You know Lord that I delight myself in you. Your light, you're living water, the bread of life, all the fruit of the Holy Spirit,… They all come from you. ·         Today I ask you to show me how to cope with anxiety and put it in its place. Then, after I put on the armor of God, (Ephesians 6:10-18) You give me Almighty power to be at peace & flooded with your truth that I will be a person  who has Your power, love and a sound mind. This leaves me with "OVERCOMING POWER ." ·         Being an overcomer in this area comes, not by my might nor by my power; h...

The Way to Live the Victorious Christian Life is NOT to Do or Perform Anything! BUT TO STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING! STOP Trying to make it happen and get it done.   "Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him."   Ps. 37:7 STOP Focusing on yourself, your issues, your needs, your problems, your sin and... "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith". Hebrews 12:2 STOP Trying to do right and not do wrong in your own strength: "Count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus." Rom. 6:11 STOP Being anxious about your circumstance and your situation and "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7 STOP Trying to be good, act like a good Christian and do good works for "Those who enter God’s rest also cease from their labors as God did from his". Hebrews 4:10 STOP Trying to improve yourself and be a better person and know that ...

In love he predestined us to be adopted as his children in accordance with his pleasure and will.   Paul        Did you ever wonder why God does what God does?  I mean, when you really wonder about it, have you ever wondered what is his motivator that motivates him to be motivated to do what he gets motivated to do? And then, he just goes right on ahead and does what he does.      Well I can't give you an answer on what always motivates God to do what he does, but I can tell you something that might just be the answer.  Simply check out the scripture above.  What do the first 3 words say?  "In love he..."      Yup! God is motivated because God is "IN love" with you and me, and a whole bunch of other folks that he permanently adopts as his children.  In other words, if you are reading this, and you turned your life over to Jesus, you are an adopted child of God because God...

I hope you will copy and paste this to your browser.  It is over an hour long, but I think it can enhance the quality of your life. SoJourner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILCmJjTYGLA  

From The Breastplate of Saint Patrick           Christ be with me, Christ be within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger Christ in hearts of all that love me Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. Deep peace of the running waves to you. Deep peace of the flowing air to you. Deep peace of the smiling stars to you. Deep peace of the quiet earth to you. Deep peace of the watching shepherds to you. Deep peace of the Son of Peace to you

Christian Meditation Techniques: Seven Steps of Stillness STEP 1: Physical Relaxation Being physically relaxed is very important so you can remain in the stillness undisturbed by discomfort. Choose a comfortable position whether sitting or reclining that will keep you awake and aware. (If you drift off to sleep, It is ok.) Now, take several deep breaths and release them slowly. Let your body thoroughly unwind. Close your eyes and let yourself thoroughly relax. STEP 2: Mental Stillness The mind is naturally active – thoughts, worries, plans, fears and anxieties can all come rushing in. Tell your mind softly to "be still an know God." Pick a centering point: repeat a holy word softly…like “Jesus,” Or “Yeshua,” “Maranatha” Or “God.” Listen to instrumental music, visualize a pleasant scene to refocus your thoughts when your mind begins to wander. If you find the other thoughts come into your mind, simply re-focus on your centeri...