You can do something for yourself while claiming to do it for the Lord.
Not everything done "in the name of the Lord" is truly unto the Lord. Sometimes the ambition is clothed with a spiritual language, but the motive is self-serving.
May the Lord purify our passion & motives.
Serve Jesus indeed in Spirit and Truth.
Never forget Jesus will judge all our actions, works, words and deeds. You can fool men but not the God that sees in secret.
When a man is driven by selfish ambition, he often manipulates his way into recognition. And when he finally attains the status his heart craves, pride and arrogance begin to reveal themselves.
Pride and arrogance has always been there, it is only amplified by the spotlight.
The greatest sin to deal with is the sin dearest to your heart. Ask God to root it out.
One can sing the Lord's song and yet be eating and dining on the same table with the devil as one live in sin
You must cut ties with sin and pledge your allegiance to Jesus who died for you
Sin is your enemy. Sin is anti the nature you've received in Christ, hence you must hate it.
If you genuinely love the Lord, you must trust the Lord to help you deal with the issue of sin in your life.
Your journey into deliverance from sin begins with genuine love for God.
Brethren, God can be trusted.
You're not wasting time if you're diligently seeking the face of God.
For a while circumstances may suggest that you are actually wasting away, but be glad for our God is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. He will graciously reward you.
The Word of God is the solution to all of man's problem!
The wisdom of God is enshrined in His Word. Whatever your predicament may be, search for light in God's Word and you shall be saved!
A preacher that makes a practice of sexual immortality is not a wounded soldier, he is a man that needs help not a microphone.
He needs to refrain from pulpit ministry and secure a spot with the Lord in the secret place to deal with that iniquity.
The company you keep will definitely ruboff on you. If you have a righteous company, chances there be that you'll inculcate the laws of righteousness wether consciously or unconsciously. Why? Because the environment suggests it and humans easily adapt to what they can see.
It is pride of life that makes a man want to spend hundreds of millions just to be famous! Meanwhile the money can go a long way to fund missionaries.
This is evidence of lack of proper discipleship.
Our assignment is to deploy all resources we can muster to make Jesus known!
Please pray for me ππ
I am at a crossroads in my life. Do I continue with my lucrative career in the private sector or do I leave it to go full time into Christian ministry as a youth pastor? IDK!
I have been praying for weeks.
If you will speak truth, then have it at the back of your mind that you will be persecuted and called all sort of evil names by the world. Yes you will be scorned by the world but loved by the Lord
Jesus says rejoice for great is your reward in heaven.
Don't hold back, speak!
So Stephen in the bible could have lived for his family and not for Christ!
All the apostles that died for the sake of the truth were not wise according to your wisdom.
Away with such philosophies that engender self preservation.
It is the highest honour to die speaking the truth
CARNAL WISDOM!
I saw somewhere where a man who has attained some level of influence and affluence trying to give some carnal wisdom using the case of Charlie Kirk who was martyred. That we should have been cautious and prioritize living long for your children.
On the antifragile Charlie Kirk influence: Tonight my 23 yo son came home from a long day of being an electrician apprentice then trade school. Out the door at 5:30 am back home at 8 pm . Showered. Ate dinner. Did push ups. Sat next to me and prayed aloud for Charlieβs family for 10 minutes without prompting. Listened to two worship songs including βRise up O men of God.β Watched a short talk by Charlie while eating. Hugged me and said βI need to be like Charlie. God help me.β Went to bed. Something is happening with young men. Burn like fire. Pour like rain.