Simple Devotions

Tag: life lessons

  • worry’bout yerself

    If you have spent anytime scrolling memes or videos online there’s this one that shows a 3 year old toddler trying to buckle herself in her car seat and the parent is trying to help her.

    She is bent on doing the task herself and tells the adult to “worry ’bout yerself..” the parent says ” let me help you..” she then repeats the words ..”no..you worry ’bout yerself” in her little lisped voice.

    This is a great depiction of how human kind struggles with allowing the Creator to help them, but that’s not the point I want to share today. I was thinking about how 2 Peter 3:18 applies to this scenario.

    There are those with good intentions who try to “help” others on their walk with the Lord and it comes across as coercion, meaning pushy. The word expresses that we need to be on our guard against becoming independent from God, but instead staying grounded and purposed in learning from Him.

    God’s love is not forced. We are not the Holy Spirit, we should never try to take the place of Him either.

    Because God’s salvation in Christ is a free gift to us, we also should share it in the same way.

    Jesus the son of God was taught by the Father to love and give compassion toward all humanity freely.

    He was set apart to do the will of God in perfect harmony with all of God’s love as the leading force. {Read that again.}

    It was His love through Jesus that drove Jesus to labor in all righteousness. Jesus never told someone they needed healing or they needed forgiveness. He offered it freely.

    God’s love should compel us in the same way.

    He felt the burden of leading souls in love.

    To share God – means to be helpful not pushy. To be a conduit for service to others but only so they will see love in action.

    God never gives up on us therefore we should never give up on human kind.

    Being thoughtful and loving in ways that are helpful.

    Forced ideas of bible truth on someone goes against Gods character. God didn’t force Adam and Eve to stay away from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. He also didn’t force people into the ark to be saved fro the flood in Genius.

    We need to remember our approach should meet His.

    It’s more important that we “worry’ bout ” growing in knowledge of His Word, which will teach us how to speak love in the truth of the Gospel. Remember you have your own eye to be concerned with. Luke 6:42

    Our mission should be to stay in the Word of God so that He will lead us in all knowledge to help others graciously. Eph 4:15

    In Christ love, amen

  • money buys happiness

    Daily writing prompt
    Share a proverb you think is completely wrong and make your case.
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    This title is one proverbial saying ~ I’ll never agree with.

    It’s been my personal experience that it’s an attitude that brings happiness.

    In the book of Matt 5:1-12 Jesus sat down and explained the distinctive joy of His kingdom.

    He begins by saying: Happiness comes from having a humble attitude.

    Have you ever noticed this is true with most humble people even in just passing by? It seems those who smile or even acknowledge you by holding open a door to let you go first, those people have a certain attitude about them.

    While those whom perceive themselves better or superior do not act in this manner, I’d guess they are in fact not happy and less then humble.

    Back to Beatitudes: Humility means you feel your need of God and if you trust in Him , you have the kingdom of God within you.

    So clearly humbleness in God, gives confidence which gives happiness!

    We see humility at its best where confidence is within.

    How appropriate that we can see this clearly.

    I’m going to stop here but stay tuned from more beatitudes.

    And I suggest we really think about what this means.

    There is nothing in the life worth more then our need of God the Father. He gave us His son Jesus Christ as our Savior, we only need to humble ourselves in acceptance of this gift and repent in our need of forgiveness. It’s not hard. Stop chasing what you think you want, and give God the opportunity to work in your life to give you what you need.

    Friends if we are not feeling confident about our eternal life. We should pray and ask God to show us what needs to change in our walk with Him, He wants to give us a happiness the world can’t not offer.

    In Christ love, amen