We’re all Sinners Running Our Race..

What up peeps. New day, new blessings. Hope all is well with you on this lovely Sunday. Things my way have been pretty good. No major complaints. I wanted to come and chat with you all about being “sinners”. 👀 Touchy topic for some but let's dive in it.

Plain and simple…. We're all sinners. Yep, ALL of US ! The word tells us so in Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” We are all here because of sin. Yet, we don't have to stay in sin. We can choose to fight the good fight.

There are many temptations that are in this world. Many, many, yet, we can overcome.

I was reading thru the word and came across 1 John 2:16. This scripture highlights the things of the world and makes plain the struggles we face while here on earth. “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but of the world.” Could you relate to any of the things listed that you have or are struggling with? I know I could. Honestly, I've struggled with them all at some point in my life.

It's interesting just how much we can read the word and discover a new revelation each time we open it. God is an awesome and loving father. Sometimes we are not able to see it because we're too deep in the “circumstances” of life. We have allowed ourselves to be overcome with one of the three areas listed and we harden out hearts unknowingly. Lust is a beast that God is more than equipped to defeat if you just open your hands and give it to him.

The world has taught us to feed our desires. Taught us to idolize what others have and that has trapped quite a bit of people. We were created for more. Yet, the world will convince you if you let it, that “more” is only obtained outside of yourself. Lust causes you to look outwardly instead of learning to deal with yourself internally. Think about it. Your flesh is external. Your eyes look externally. Pride of life, whew, now that's all in when it comes to your “image”. Which is what people see on the outside.

When you are in the world you are dead in Christ (Ephesians 2:1). Lost. Running blindly not knowing that the Father is out searching for you. The one. When our desires are unquenched we thirst after everything that brings about destruction. Never being satisfied much like death and the grave (Prov 27:20). Yet, if we keep God close to us we won't try to satisfy our selfish desires (Romans 13:14).

If we allow our selfish desires to rule us we are chasing after a goal of wrath and punishment (Ephesians 2:3). However, that's not God's desire for our lives; we can overcome. So although we might all be sinners….we don't all have to succumb to the fate of wrath, death, punishment. We can choose to fight the good fight and live.

Y'all stay prayed up. Vigilant and sound minded. The devil is out prowling, seeking whom he may devour. Don't let it be you.

Love ya. Later.

Shya

Your Season, Your choice

Hello, Bonjour, Que Pasa! How’s it going good people and others?

Today’s topic will be about “Your Season, Your choice!" We will be looking at the “Hero of Faith Moses and the choice he made to be deemed as such. I’ll be coming from Hebrews 11 with an emphasis on Hebrews 11:25-26. I can give you a heads up. Their decisions were not the typical choices that people of the world today would make to become “Heroes of Faith.” Let’s dive in.

When we look at Hebrews 11:25-26 it states Moses “Chose rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.”

Can somebody say, “for a season!” See one thing I love about God is he is Pro Choice! He is not for the “Pro Choice” that has become rampant in today’s society. But he is definitely all about you having free will. When we look at Hebrews 11, we see that Moses had a choice. He had the ability to choose between a season to suffer affliction or he had the choice to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. Moses was a great Hero of Faith. He led the people of Israel out of Egypt. He chose to suffer with the people of God over enjoying the pleasures of sin for a season. Look at your reading neighbor and ask, “Can you suffer but for a season?”

So many of us have no endurance for Gods cause! We want to be esteemed as great. We want to be celebrated here on Earth; yet we can’t tolerate the hate the world gives! See Moses esteemed the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt! See some folks problem today is that they have chosen to esteem the treasures of Egypt greater than the reproach of Christ! They don’t want to be hated for Christ's sake. They want the praises of men. See some folks don’t want to stand on business and be set apart they want to be included in the benefits of Egypt. They want their names in flashing lights, they want to be turned out to a new doctrine of devils, they want worldly fame and recognition, they want to be side by side with the artist and musicians of the world. Even though our word has told us numerous times to come out from among them! Ask your reading neighbor, “Can you discern the treasures of Egypt?”

God has given us plenty of choices and plenty of chances. Yet, this nation (America) continues to worship idols and practice perverse relations. We choose to esteem the puppets that Egypt has strategically placed in front of us, and we wonder why our daughters are moving like Jezebel. We wonder why our men have fallen to the back instead of rising to lead and protect as they were created to do. We wonder why our nation is plagued with disaster and droughts. Yet, God has given you a choice and you continue to choose Jezebel and her worship of Baal over Jesus Christ.

As a nation we have failed to realize that every action has a reaction. That even if you choose to enjoy the pleasures that Egypt has provided it will be only but for a season! What will follow at the close of the season you choose is your choice. Whether you choose to suffer with God’s people for Christ sake or you choose to enjoy the life you are living now! Your ending will be a direct reflection of the choice you made while on Earth. Your season, your choice.

Choose wisely.

Love ya later.