Devoted or Demolished?
Have you ever felt like you have been the main subject of a wrecking crew that seemed to have one purpose of destroying you,
no matter how hard you are trying to make life work? This could be identified as the activity of Satan, the enemy of your soul,
who determines to make several consistent attempts to blow you off of the course that God has destined for you to live.
The greatest weapon against our enemy we have in our arsenal is the power of our devotion to God.
In that realm of commitment we have the awesome ability as sons and daughters of God to tap in to the wisdom of
the strategies of God that help us to determine how and why we must gain the upper hand against the forces of this world that
are set on keeping our hearts destracted from our devotiion to God. These are real life issues that we all face, and the decisions we make in life are all so crucial, we must learn to give God the opportunity to help us make right choices in life.
Here is another excerpt that I believe can assist in considering giving your devotion to God a deeper chance,
from my book, "Are you saved or deceived?"
2 Corinthians 11:3 “But I am afraid lest as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds should be led astray by the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.”
God and Satan both desire your devotion. Yet I believe that God will not compete for your heart. It is your choice to give it to Him. Satan deals with us in our mental realm. Once he deceives our mind, our heart follows the course of the lie. The truth is, our hearts are subject to deception. The greater truth is that we can stay free from deception by having a heart of devotion to Jesus and His word in our daily lives. If you will follow this simple truth your life will be forever changed, and will find that walking with God is rewarding when you make that daily decision to lay down your life for Him. Forgiving those who have hurt you in your life can really help toward achieving the path of freedom to walk in God's character. Walking in bitterness and resentment can form a dark cloud of deception in the heart when you allow those things that are in opposition to His nature to control your life. Staying free from sin by the power of His Spirit is the key to your victory and enables you to have that relationship with Him that you need. Sometimes unexpected circumstances in our lives or perhaps focusing on other people’s failures, whom we may have perceived to be more godly, will attempt to rob us of that pure devotion to God. That would be Satan’s trick to deceive us and to distract us from our devotion to God. You must realize that real devotion activates the necessary process of transforming our minds that will help us to begin to think like He thinks. God desires to write His word on your hearts and minds. The ability to make good decisions demands a heart devoted to God. Devotion to God is so vital for our everyday life. Without devotion to God our hearts and minds can so easily be led astray. This relates to everything in our lives. For instance, if you are not asking God for wisdom and help in choosing a life mate, it is likely that you may choose the wrong one because you may be trusting in your own wisdom or feelings. No matter how good or how right you feel about the person you are anticipating spending the rest of your life with, your feelings could be deceiving you, especially if you know that your heart has not been devoted to God in prayer and His word daily during your courtship.
Just take a look at divorce statistics. It is no wonder that now more than half of marriages fail. That should be convincing enough. Ask God to guide you for your life mate. If you make that choice on your own without guidance, it could be the biggest mistake you ever make in your life. Seek God with all your heart and allow Him to be involved in that important decision in your life, to be married. The heartache you will experience by divorcing the person you marry is beyond what you can foresee, especially when there are children born into the marriage. Let God convince your heart for your life mate, not your own emotions.
We need God’s wisdom about every important decision that faces us in our lives. Whether it’s about marriage, purchasing homes and cars, and especially what friends we pursue. We face many difficult decisions in our lives. We need God’s guidance. Since He is God and He created the universe and also created us, we should look to Him for wisdom. He knows best how to give us the guidance we need.
Isaiah 55:6-11 “Seek the Lord while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and He will have compassion on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain and snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without watering the earth, and making it bear and sprout, and furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater; So shall My word be which goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.”
I believe this is one of the deepest truths that God would want to communicate to us. If you do not know God, verse six says that you should seek Him while He may be found. To me this suggests that there will be a time when God cannot be found. That is probably one of the most devastating scenarios one could face in life, to not have access to God because you decided that you did not need Him in your life, only to discover later in your life that you do need Him but that He has discontinued to make Himself available to be found. That thought could make your heart sink. He loves you and you need Him. Don’t delay giving your heart to Him. Do not harden your heart any longer. Today is the day of salvation. He has the power to help you get through any and every past, present, or future hurt in your heart. Trust Him with your heart. When you realize that He is perfect, you will have no problem trusting Him with everything.
no matter how hard you are trying to make life work? This could be identified as the activity of Satan, the enemy of your soul,
who determines to make several consistent attempts to blow you off of the course that God has destined for you to live.
The greatest weapon against our enemy we have in our arsenal is the power of our devotion to God.
In that realm of commitment we have the awesome ability as sons and daughters of God to tap in to the wisdom of
the strategies of God that help us to determine how and why we must gain the upper hand against the forces of this world that
are set on keeping our hearts destracted from our devotiion to God. These are real life issues that we all face, and the decisions we make in life are all so crucial, we must learn to give God the opportunity to help us make right choices in life.
Here is another excerpt that I believe can assist in considering giving your devotion to God a deeper chance,
from my book, "Are you saved or deceived?"
2 Corinthians 11:3 “But I am afraid lest as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds should be led astray by the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.”
God and Satan both desire your devotion. Yet I believe that God will not compete for your heart. It is your choice to give it to Him. Satan deals with us in our mental realm. Once he deceives our mind, our heart follows the course of the lie. The truth is, our hearts are subject to deception. The greater truth is that we can stay free from deception by having a heart of devotion to Jesus and His word in our daily lives. If you will follow this simple truth your life will be forever changed, and will find that walking with God is rewarding when you make that daily decision to lay down your life for Him. Forgiving those who have hurt you in your life can really help toward achieving the path of freedom to walk in God's character. Walking in bitterness and resentment can form a dark cloud of deception in the heart when you allow those things that are in opposition to His nature to control your life. Staying free from sin by the power of His Spirit is the key to your victory and enables you to have that relationship with Him that you need. Sometimes unexpected circumstances in our lives or perhaps focusing on other people’s failures, whom we may have perceived to be more godly, will attempt to rob us of that pure devotion to God. That would be Satan’s trick to deceive us and to distract us from our devotion to God. You must realize that real devotion activates the necessary process of transforming our minds that will help us to begin to think like He thinks. God desires to write His word on your hearts and minds. The ability to make good decisions demands a heart devoted to God. Devotion to God is so vital for our everyday life. Without devotion to God our hearts and minds can so easily be led astray. This relates to everything in our lives. For instance, if you are not asking God for wisdom and help in choosing a life mate, it is likely that you may choose the wrong one because you may be trusting in your own wisdom or feelings. No matter how good or how right you feel about the person you are anticipating spending the rest of your life with, your feelings could be deceiving you, especially if you know that your heart has not been devoted to God in prayer and His word daily during your courtship.
Just take a look at divorce statistics. It is no wonder that now more than half of marriages fail. That should be convincing enough. Ask God to guide you for your life mate. If you make that choice on your own without guidance, it could be the biggest mistake you ever make in your life. Seek God with all your heart and allow Him to be involved in that important decision in your life, to be married. The heartache you will experience by divorcing the person you marry is beyond what you can foresee, especially when there are children born into the marriage. Let God convince your heart for your life mate, not your own emotions.
We need God’s wisdom about every important decision that faces us in our lives. Whether it’s about marriage, purchasing homes and cars, and especially what friends we pursue. We face many difficult decisions in our lives. We need God’s guidance. Since He is God and He created the universe and also created us, we should look to Him for wisdom. He knows best how to give us the guidance we need.
Isaiah 55:6-11 “Seek the Lord while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and He will have compassion on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain and snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without watering the earth, and making it bear and sprout, and furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater; So shall My word be which goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.”
I believe this is one of the deepest truths that God would want to communicate to us. If you do not know God, verse six says that you should seek Him while He may be found. To me this suggests that there will be a time when God cannot be found. That is probably one of the most devastating scenarios one could face in life, to not have access to God because you decided that you did not need Him in your life, only to discover later in your life that you do need Him but that He has discontinued to make Himself available to be found. That thought could make your heart sink. He loves you and you need Him. Don’t delay giving your heart to Him. Do not harden your heart any longer. Today is the day of salvation. He has the power to help you get through any and every past, present, or future hurt in your heart. Trust Him with your heart. When you realize that He is perfect, you will have no problem trusting Him with everything.
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