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Standing Firm in God
As Christians, we have to set an example for the rest of the world. Not only in our actions but in our faith and perseverance.
We go through a lot of struggles in this life and it sure is nice to know that due to our faith in God that we can stand strong through the toughest battles.
Our strength is through God and if we don't hold strong through a burden, how does that make all Christians as well as God look.
not too good...
Look at Job. A true man of God, He was a wealthy man and lost everything. His land, animals and even his family. His burdens were so bad that he even had sores all over his body. Some friends of his had come to see him and each giving him comfort and advice but Job kept his eyes on the Lord and talked to Him about it.
After continual faith and keeping his thoughts on God, all of his wealth, property and possessions were returned to him many times over
For any of you that do not know this, God had permitted satan to do anything he wanted to Job except to take his life. Why would such a loving and merciful God do such a thing?
Because God had the faith in Job to stand strong. God knows each of our hearts and just how devoted we are to Him. God rewards this kind of devotion to Him. Job had enough faith in God that God could have faith in Job...........now that is a blessing.
What kind of witness do you think he was to his friends and others that he knew when they saw what had happened. They had to be amazed and feel like a fool for their suggesting that Job turn away from God.
Wow...what a blessing for God to have enough faith in you to let you help in his works and by witnessing for him. If your not going to let God shine through you, how are you going to be a good witness, not only to people that you are trying to lead to the Lord but those that watch you.
EVEN PEOPLE WITHIN YOUR OWN CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY.
You have got to be consistent. What kind of example do you show your friends?
Can they see God in you?
You have to be a person that will stand strong through the toughest trials of life to be a good witness for Him. Whether it be due to circumstances in your life or it be the consistency of letting God shine through you.
People everywhere are watching you. It seems that they want to see you fall..
why?
possibly so that they themselves will not feel so guilty
so what do we do?
be satisfied with what we are?
not wanting to improve our walk with the Lord?
I don't think so
GET INTO GOD AND GET INTO HIS WORD !!!
it is great.
If you cant then ya better deal with it....
Like in the parable of the talents. (Matthew 25: 14-30)
the man that kept his one talent and not having multiplied it, gifts were taken away
-CEV- Matthew 25:28 Then the master said, "Now your money will be taken away and given to the servant with ten thousand coins! 29 Everyone who has something will be given more, and they will have more than enough. But everything will be taken from those who don't have anything. 30 You are a worthless servant, and you will be thrown out into the dark where people will cry and grit their teeth in pain."
When you received Jesus into your life, you were given gifts.
Salvation just for starters. Plus any of the others that you wish to obtain.
Do you know what happens to a pool of water that doesn't move?
It stagnates,
To be a good witness you have to stand firm in God. How can you do that if you allow your growth and walk with the Lord to become stagnant.
You have got to allow God to adjust your fine tuning knob throughout your entire lifetime.
Hey...
people are watching you
By standing tall in God and you standing strong in God and you allowing Him to shine through you, your feet will be planted on solid rock.
Your feet have gotta be planted on solid rock in order for you to stand strong in God in order to be a good witness and God to have the faith in you that He had in Job.
We all have to have faith in the Lord. But that faith is returned to us in his knowing that we will be a good witness and will stand firm in His word.
-CEV- Galations 6:7 You cannot fool God, so don't make a fool of yourself! You will harvest what you plant.
I don't know about you but I want to grow in God to a point that He can have the faith that I will be able to help Him in his work knowing full well that I will not fail Him.
I am not pretending to be at that point in my Christian walk but I thrive to get there.
Not just a whole lot of people ever get to a point that they can be used by God in the way that Job was used.
but it sure would be nice to be that close to God.
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