My Way is not God's Way

  Hello Friends.  God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  LOOK IN THE MIRROR, DO YOU SEE A PERSON YOU LOVE?

  I spoke the other day about MY WAY.  Too often people want it MY WAY, not thinking of others, just themselves.  But-----is this the RIGHT WAY?

   When we quit looking at self what happens?  Take Peter for example.  He saw Jesus walking to them on the water.  Peter stepped out and was "walking on water with Jesus."  Why?  Because he had his eyes on Jesus. Then what ?

   When Peter looked at "self", he realized he was doing something he could not do within himself, (he looked at himself), anxiety took over and he sank.

  Then what?  He called out for help to who???   Yes, help from Jesus and then he was saved, he was okay.

   So often we let anxiety, panic, fear take over our lives and things do not go well.  We look inside ourselves.    We freeze up, throw up, or give up.  Instead, we should LOOK UP!  Jesus will carry us through but only if you let him.

   

• Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV): "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, 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."
• 1 Peter 5:6-7 (NIV): "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."

Proverbs 18: 1 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends

    and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

Also, think about this: where are you in life?  Self and my desires, or, Jesus' attitude of loving our neighbor, looking outside of ourselves.

  I need to get MY WAY out of the way, and do it JESUS' WAY!!!

Also, I came across this quote from Max and thought I would share it.

"For the believer, earth is the closest thing to hell they will ever experience. For the unbeliever, earth is the closest thing to heaven they will ever experience."   Max Lucado

This is so true.  Thank you for reading with me today. Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny

Who rules your life? Colossians 3:15

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  LAUGH, LOVE, AND BE STRESS FREE!!

   Who lives in you?  Really!!  What thoughts do you possess that control your life?

Some people let drugs control them Some people let alcohol control them. Some pornography, some envy, jealousy, hate, anger, ugly or evil thoughts, and so on.  

   We, as children of God, can overcome these for one reason and one reason only.  We accepted Jesus as our savior and He gave us the Holy Spirit to guide our lives.  It is important to remember that the Holy Spirit is a gentleman, and we have to invite Him in, follow His lead, and walk in the footsteps of Christ.

   Too often we blunder ahead in our own way, not listening to the Spirit, not praying for God's guidance, but just doing it MY WAY!

  Colossians 3: 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

  God is our ruling force once we accepted Jesus Christ as our savior.  So often we treat God's guidance, the Holy Spirit's leading as we did our parents growing up.  We may listen, we may hear, but we still are going to do it MY WAY!!  Just like one of my daughters told me years ago when I told her what she should do, she tried it HER WAY, found out my way worked.  Then she turned, looked at me and say, and I quote, "I hate it when you are right!"  

   She did not really hate it, but she so wanted to prove me wrong.  I believe, in my opinion, that we so often do this to the Holy Spirit, to God, and Jesus.  We want to be right, yet, God knows us from the womb to the tomb and sees what is best for us.

  We want to be right.  So, we do need to "LET THE PEACE OF GOD RULE IN OUR HEARTS", take pride out, listen, pray, and follow.  Thank you for reading today. Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny