This is Jesus speaking!
Does that sound like the Jesus your church preaches? Most likely not!
All I'm hearing these days, especially on Facebook, is that God wants you to be happy!
That is not scriptural! He wants more for you than that!
If you are seeking The LORD with your whole heart; if you are putting to death the old man - your own happiness is the farthest thing from your mind. Because dying to self is not concerned with "self". This life is not about you, but it's all about Jesus; obedience to the Word of God; taking up your cross and dying daily! Just like Jesus, The Father’s pleasure is your prime concern, even if you do it alone.
“For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.”
Luke 12:52-53 KJV
When we submit to God, laying down our will, seeking Him first and living for Him, we are separated from the world. Instead of trying to make ourselves happy, we want to please Him in everything we do and say! When the people around us, even in our home see the change, everyone realizes the difference.
Repentance is change. When God becomes your primary focus instead of you being the center of your world, you are actually stepping from darkness into light! The joy that comes from being in a right relationship with God makes happiness "not so much"! Someone might describe you as happier, however in the world happiness is fleeting, whereas with God, joy is unspeakable! It stays! It inhabits every fiber of your being! When residing in peace and joy, you are cradled in the arms of Jesus and it's actually tangible! Walking with Jesus makes the spirit realm seem more real than this world!
When you have lost your peace, you know you are out of step with Jesus; you get ahead of Him instead of following closely! That’s exactly what happens when we sin and no longer have His peace.
So what do we do to get it back? We turn around! We obey His Word! We confess our sin (James 5:16) and repent.
Do you feel dead? Do you feel dry or empty? Are you just waiting to die, because you are tired of the weight of the world being on your shoulders? Do you keep hoping that "happily ever after" will soon arrive?
If you are broken, that is a very good place to be! Don't hang on a minute more, trying to be strong! Let go! Give up! Surrender all - to The One who wants to save you so badly that He sent His Son to die for you! Give up your will, lay down your pride and tell Him you give up! Then watch the Creator of The Universe create in you the person He designed you to be! Let Him put His fire in you! Burn for Him!
Don't wait, for time IS running out!
“Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?” Luke 12:56 KJV
Repent before it's too late!
Even so - MARANATHA!
From 9/17/14
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