Lisa Cline's Blog, page 51
April 22, 2014
If you struggle with procrastination, this may be why
The enemy’s first line of attack, typically, will not be bold or obvious. Instead, he will advance into your thoughts quietly, with whispers. His first work is to disarm you so that you accept a passive spirit. This spirit will mimic the “rest of God,” but it is not God’s rest. It is the opposite. Your defensives are quietly being overrun while your voice is rendered prayer-less. If you find yourself feeling almost drugged spiritually, stand up, submit yourself to God. Then with authority, audibly confront the enemy in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. – Francis Frangipane
Great Faith
Great faith is the product of great fights. Great testimonies are the outcome of great tests. Great triumphs can only come out of great trials. - Smith Wigglesworth
April 21, 2014
The two things about fear that every Christian should know
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” – Bill Cosby
We all have come face to face with fear in our lives. For some of us it is a daily struggle, and sometimes we may feel powerless to overcome it.
Yet, two things are very clear about fear.
It is not from God.
As it says in the 2 Timothy 1:7, “God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control”(ESV). So if we are feeling fear we know that it is not coming from God but from our adversary who “prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8, ESV).
God can take away our fears.
In Psalms 34:4 we read how the Psalmist “sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears”(ESV). Because God is no respecter of persons, we know that if we go to God with our fears He will deliver us as well.
Do not allow the enemy to steal any part of your life in by causing you to fear. Life is to short and you have too much to accomplish to let fear stop you.
Instead run to God and give Him your fear, and He will meet you with His peace.
Then you will be free to accomplish great things for the glory of God.
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God wants us to say to Him….
God always has and always will look for men and women who say to Him, “I trust you so much, I’m all in. I want your way not mine. I am willing to live by faith!” – Chip Ingram
April 20, 2014
Christ is Risen
Let no one caught in sin remain
Inside the lie of inward shame
We fix our eyes upon the cross
And run to him who showed great love
And bled for us
Freely you bled, for us
Christ is risen from the dead
Trampling over death by death
Come awake, come awake!
Come and rise up from the grave!
- Matt Maher
April 19, 2014
Faith is…
Faith is believing that God is going to take you places before you even get there. - Matthew Barnett
April 18, 2014
Why we can always have peace
We cannot always trace God’s hand, but we can always trust God’s heart. ~ Charles Spurgeon
