Guards & Guides
Psalm 19:12 “How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults.”
Proverbs 4:23-27 “Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech. Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil.” Read the rest of this entry
Governs
Proverbs 27:19 “Just as water reflects a person’s true face, so the human heart reflects a person’s true character.” (The Voice)
Proverbs 4:23-27 “Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech. Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil.” Read the rest of this entry
Obey vs. Submit
Proverbs 23:7 “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he…” (KJV)
As a man thinks in his heart, so he is, that is what the Word of God says. Therefore, your life is defined by the thoughts of your heart. What I am saying is, if you tell me what you think, I will tell you who you are. Read the rest of this entry
Your Heart
Proverbs 4:23 “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.” (NKJV, emphasis added)
God says you are to guard your heart with all diligence because all the issues of life including the course of your life, flows from your heart. If you do not like the course of your life or the issues flowing in your life, check your heart. That is what the Word of God says. Read the rest of this entry
Finishing Strong
2 Timothy 4:7 “I have fought the good fight, an excellent fight. I have finished the race, my full course with all my might. And I have remained faithful, I’ve kept my heart full of faith.” (NLT & TPT, emphasis added).
To finish strong, you must Remember That Heaven Is Watching You. You must Eliminate What Doesn’t Matter. You must Run God’s Race For You. You must Minimize The Pain And Maximize The Future Reward. Read the rest of this entry
Fixed Focus
Hebrews 12:2 “We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honour beside God’s throne.”
To finish strong the fifth thing is you must Keep Your Focus on Jesus and Not Your Circumstances. Hebrews 12:2 “Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from beginning to end….” (GNT, emphasis added). Pastor, how do I survive all this? Keep your eyes on Jesus on whom our faith depends, from start to finish, and everything in between. Read the rest of this entry
The Reward
Genesis 50:20 “Don’t you see, you planned evil against me but God used those same plans for my good, as you see all around you right now—life for many people.” (MSG, emphasis added)
In every life relationship—business relationship or marriage relationship, there are pains that you have to go through. But if you make the pain your focus, you are going to wreck that relationship. Read the rest of this entry
The Race
Hebrews 12:2 “Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from beginning to end. He did not give up because of the cross! On the contrary, because of the joy that was waiting for him, he thought nothing of the disgrace of dying on the cross…” (GNT)
How do you know what God’s race is for your life? A big pointer is to look at your S.H.A.P.E. Your Spiritual gifts, your Heart (what do you have a heart for?). Look at your Abilities, what abilities do you have? Look at your Personality and look at your Experiences. Read the rest of this entry
Mapped Out
Hebrews 12:1 “…we must let go of every wound that has pierced us and the sin we so easily fall into. Then we will be able to run life’s marathon race with passion and determination, for the path has been already marked out before us.” (TPT)
To finish strong, you must not only Remember That Heaven Is Watching You. You must Eliminate What Doesn’t Matter. The overload, the weights in our lives sometimes are because we just don’t say ‘no’ enough. Read the rest of this entry
Practice It
James 4:17 “So if you know the right way to live and ignore it, it is sin—plain and simple.” (The Voice)
To finish strong, the first thing that jumps at us from Hebrews 12:1-4 (please read) is, Remember That Heaven Is Watching. Your life has an audience in heaven that is cheering you on. Read the rest of this entry
