Transforming Truth

Transforming Truths
1. Know that God is sovereign and you are not. When it comes to our response to Jesus it always comes down to a power struggle. Are we going to allow God to be in charge or are we going to yank the reigns away from Him and drive ourselves?
2. Love Jesus more than anything else and you will find true security and freedom. There is so much more going on than what meets the eye. So many pitfalls and traps, daily, that can trip us up and get us off course. Our struggle is not with flesh and blood. Before a person comes to faith in Christ, they are blind spiritually. Once they come to faith they can see spiritually. But it is not perfect vision, we see through a glass dimly, one day face to face, one day we will see Him as He is. Until them we need to exercise wisdom and discernment. We need the truth to guide us.
3. Find your greatest joy in Christ and you will not be fooled by fools gold. Is your Jesus the Biblical one or one of your own making? Is He the just, merciful, humble, saving One?
4. Be careful to live by the Spirit so as to not entertain the flesh. This will get played out in very simply, maybe painfully: As you let go of certain things & hold on to others. Let go of everything you are holding against someone else. Let go of every lustful desire. If you are close to making a decision that will ruin your life, run from it. Hold on to truth. If you are the one who always finds something wrong with someone else and not yourself, repent of it. Live everyday thankful, grateful, hopeful, helpful. Yield yourself, fully, to Jesus and His purposes. Before your feet hit the ground every morning, ask God to do whatever He wants in and through you. Cling to Jesus. Apply this daily, like lotion, like brushing and flossing, like nutrients you need, like water. For health & life not sickness and death. As Proverbs 4:23 says, "Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flows the springs of life."