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Held back by the past.

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For some of us the greatest obstacle to reaching toward what God wants for our future is our past. The past keeps many of us in bondage. We’re in chains of emotional pain. In prisons of feeling worthless. In shackles of “I’m just not good enough.” Handcuffed by “What if I mess up?” BUT I HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU! JESUS came to set the captive free! Not only DID He do it (past tense) but it’s already done! You already are free! It’s the enemy who has lied to you and said you’re trapped in jail but Jesus busted the door wide open for you already! Get out of there people!!! God has so much more for you but you gotta move out of the past and into your future. No more waiting! The time is now! GO GO GO!!!

Using credit card debt to understand sin.

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This might sound wacky but if you catch what I’m saying it will blow your mind. Imagine all your sin is a credit card debt. God is the credit card company and has a record of all your sin as credit card debt. He says only those who are debt free may enter into Heaven. If you still owe money on your credit card then sorry but you can’t come in. Jesus said you know what I may not be able to break that law but I still can fix this. So Jesus went into your credit card account and paid all your debt for you. And this He did with His Own Blood which is acceptable currency in Heaven. So now all those who have connected with Jesus and are His have had all their credit card debt taken care of. Heaven is now accessible to you! You are debt free! Not everyone of course but those who have turned their lives over to Him.

So now when the devil comes around he will say, hahahah, you can’t go to Heaven because you have all that credit card debt. And he’s so dumb he will keep telling you that to try to convince you of it. But guess what devil! Jesus went into my account and paid the whole thing for me! I have no debt!

When Jesus dying on the cross said “It is finished” He took all your debt of sin away forever. The old you that was in debt to Him died with Him. You can’t make a corpse pay a bill! Go ahead and try it! They can’t respond to you! But now God made you a new person completely debt free. Sadly our body is still corrupt and still loves to sin but your body is just the house that you live in. The real you is now that new person that raised from the dead with Jesus! And that person doesn’t sin!

So when the devil tries to bring up your sinful past refer him to the cross cuz that’s where that person is…crucified with Christ.

Anger multiplies.

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When someone comes at you in anger the first thing we want to do is retaliate right back in anger to defend yourself. DON’T. Anger multiplies itself quickly. Remain calm and deal with the source of the issue rationally and clearly.
PROVERBS 15:1 – “A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare.”

Sticking with our own.

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“Religious” people will judge you or make fun of you if you hang with people who aren’t like them. It happens to me and it sure happened to Jesus so I’m in good company! Jesus said we should be the salt of the earth. Why should I only spend my time with other “salt-people” when the unsalted need it more? Too much salt doesn’t taste so good! Spread it around where it’s needed! He also said we are to be a light. What’s better…to have 2 light bulbs in one room and leave the other dark or to have them in separate rooms so you can see equally in both of the rooms? This “sticking with my own” mentality isn’t helping anyone and is frankly selfish. You have something the world needs. Did you forget what a mess you used to be and how happy you were when you found the Truth? If the person God used to bring you to Him had this attitude of “I only hang with church people” then you would still be in your mess!!!

-MATTHEW 9:10-13:
“Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum? When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.” Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices. For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.””

Dear fault finders…

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If your ministry is simply pointing out the faults of other ministries you are not in ministry. You are a bully trying to validate yourself by putting others down. A true follower of Christ is too busy loving people into the Kingdom rather than being obsessed with fault finding. The devil will fool you into thinking you are spreading the “truth” and “they must know the deception” but Jesus is the truth so just bring Him to people. The Holy Spirit can correct what needs to be corrected but it takes time. You didn’t become “super-Christian” overnight so don’t get upset when others don’t meet up to your standards. Our only standard should be Jesus anyway and we all fall miserably short of that!
– Work out YOUR OWN salvation (Philippians 2:12)
– Carry YOUR OWN cross (Luke 14:27)
– Don’t try to take the speck out of your brother’s eye (Matthew 7:3)