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Awareness Alert: What’s Drawing You??

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Sup With Me: Words of Inspiration

  • Be careful not to exchange your purity for worldly pleasures. For all the things of this world will pass away, but the word of God will always remain (paraphrased Matthew 24:35).
  • Be careful of what you give your ears and eyes to because whatever it is will draw you. Therefore, if your ears are not following the voice of God then they are going to follow another voice that is apart from God. If your eyes are not seeing clearly and your vision is off focus, then you will be in pursuit of the wrong things opposite from God’s will for your life.
  • Remaining in God’s will takes sobriety and vigilance, effort and intentionality. The reason for this is because anything and anyone can come and compete for your attention and affection drawing you away from God.

How do I safeguard my heart and ensure that I am not being drawn away even if what appears before me seems good?

Your devotion and time spent with God is the portal; the connection to receive direction, redirection, and correction. Your time with God creates an atmosphere of clarity and serenity.  Having this daily connection is vital because we live in an external world that surrounds us with many enticing things. If we are not careful, then what we see and hear can draw away our attention and affection from God.

Your effort and intentionality reflect a daily lifestyle of worship to God. You make the decision to only allow fruitful, encouraging, truthful, and Godly input into your eye and ear gates. You must remember that your heart and mind hold on to what enters it through these gates. What enters your eyes and ears will influence and infiltrate your thoughts and drive your motives (whether they are pure or unpure). The very things you think will be reflected by the words you speak and the actions that follow.

Philippians 2:5 “Let the mind of Christ Jesus be in you.” Jesus came in the likeness of man but had the mindset of humility. He gave himself to a life of obedience with acts that pleased God the Father. Jesus was in the world with many enticing things and people around. However, Jesus remained committed and submitted through obedience to the will of His heavenly Father.

“For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.”

Philippians 2:13

–Our affections must be toward God so we can fulfill His will for His Glory.

Stay rooted in the word of God and thrive as a child of God!

We pray that this post gives you encouragement and focus for living a life that Glorifies God, for He is the creator of all man and we are His creation. He desires relationship with us that we may live this life with Him and not apart from Him. Our life is better since we’ve decided to live it for Christ, and we want the same for you!

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Remaining: The Great Commandment

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SUP With Me: Words of Inspiration

Focus Scripture: Matthew 22:37

It is humanly impossible to do what is right without God, and the same is true for those who have professed Christ as their Lord. Living according to your own will and leaning on your own understanding is a weakness that leads to the pure corruption of one’s mind. This is the valuable importance of why we need salvation and why we need to remain surrendered to God’s will. When we do this, we are better and whole, able to impact the world with God’s truth and light.

The great commandment is the foundation of impacting the world and our relationships.

Matthew 22:37

“You shall love the Lord your God with ALL your heart, with ALL your soul, and with ALL your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Your yes to God saves you, but it also helps to illuminate the truth in darkness. We must commit ourselves to being ALL in: ALL our heart, ALL our soul, and ALL our mind!

Read, hear, and move to be the change.

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Remaining

Glory Givers

SUP With Me: Words of Inspiration

Our relationship with Christ Jesus requires sobriety and vigilance.

We must be intentional to live each day devoted to the Lord and His will for our lives.

Remaining submitted and committed to God is sustained through the intentional posture of seeking Him.

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” -Matthew 5:6

What is a life that is acceptable to God?

A life acceptable to God; one that lives in humility, gentleness being patient and bearing with one another in love. (scripture reference: Ephesians 4:1-2)

Without the demonstration of God’s love, you cannot live a life that is pleasing to Him. This is why we must present ourselves to Him as a living sacrifice, Holy and pure, that His love and will can be manifested through us.

There is a standard that has been set for the people of God and those that love Him will honor His Holy word.

Ephesians 5:3-5 provides a clear understanding of how we as God’s children are to present ourselves as a Holy and Living sacrifice before the Lord, which is acceptable in His sight.

Ephesians 5:3-5

3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. 

4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. 

5 For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a person is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

How do we live in Holiness and Righteousness as God desires?

In Christ Jesus we are born again and transformed in our mind. The old self and ways of living are now submitted to God in exchange for His will for living, thinking, and being. Our old self was corrupt by deceitful desires that drew us away from God. Now, when we accept Christ Jesus into our hearts, we are accepting His truth. He transforms our minds giving a new way of thinking that aligns with His purpose and desire for our lives. (scripture reference: Ephesians 4: 20-24)

You are now a new creation having a new mind and new desires, for you have been crafted to be like God living in true righteousness and holiness. We are no longer orphans, but we indeed have a Heavenly Father who has made a way to equip us to live in Holiness, Righteousness, truth, and victory while under His protection. We have the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit living on the inside of us making it possible to live just as God has purposed us as His people.

Closing Prayer

Lord, thank you for your word. Please meet us in our weakness and give us strength to be faithful and devoted followers of you. Help us to prioritize our relationship with you above all others. As we seek you, may we receive your will and direction while responding in obedience for the purpose of our lives. Strengthen us to remain steadfast in living the life you ordained for us to live and completing the things you equipped us to do. Help us to place your will at the forefront of our initiatives. Let us pursue life in all Holiness and Righteousness, to the Glory of your name!

In Jesus’ name, AMEN.

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Strength for the Journey

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SUP With Me: Words of Inspiration

WE MUST ABIDE

Abiding in Christ is a non-negotiable if we are to stay steadfast in our faith and have access to the kingdom of God.

John 15:4

“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can you, except you abide in Me.”

John 15:7

“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done to you.”

You are identified as a Child of God by the fruit that you bear.

It is to the glory of the Father that we bear much fruit, by this we are identified as disciples of Christ Jesus. (John 15:8)

GOOD FRUIT IS LOVE

How do we remain in the love of Christ?

We remain in the love of Christ Jesus by keeping His commandments out of obedience to His will. The Lord’s will and commandment is for us to Love one another as He has loved us.

John 15:10

“If you keep my commandments you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in His love.”

John 15:12

“This is my commandment: love one another, as I have loved you.”

How do we express our love for Christ?

We express our love for Christ through our obedience to His word (The Holy Bible), which honors Him. When we are disobedient and reject His word, there is no reverence to His deity or Lordship over our lives; no expression of our love for Him.

John 14:23

“If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word, and My Father will love him, and We shall come to him and make Our home with him.”

WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN IDENTITY

How are we identified as friends of God?

We must do what the Lord commands us to do.

John 15:13-14

“A man can have no greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. Here is the condition- You are my friends, if you do what I command you.

CHRIST’S DISCIPLES ARE COMMISSIONED WITH A PURPOSE

John 15:16

Christ’s disciples are who He has chosen and commissioned to go out and to bear fruit, fruit that will last.

Bearing fruit results in granted access and then (order matters) the Father will give you anything you ask in His name.

Good fruit yields a good reward.

Strength for the Journey begins when we acknowledge our role as a disciple of Christ Jesus. We must read and study the word of God to know His standard of living for His people. God has already given us what we need, but how can we truly comprehend and receive it without building our knowledge and understanding His plan and purpose for us. As we read and seek the face of God, by His Spirit He will direct, strengthen, and confirm His very word. 

Therefore, you will live purposeful in truth, with direction and obedience to the will of God each and every day.

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The Love Connection

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SUP With Me: Words of Inspiration

Part 3

His Love Corrects

His Love Directs

His Love Connects

I have experienced the salvation of the Lord which is why I can declare to you this day that Jesus is alive. He is present each and every day and willing to help. He always leads and directs me when I come to Him. He has been faithful to me and my family even when I have not been faithful to Him. He has been patient with me time and time again. I am undeserving of His love, but yet He still has chosen to love me. Guess what, He loves you too!

How do I get this salvation and establish this Love Connection?

Accept Christ Jesus as your Lord. He wants you to have hope and not be hopeless. It is only possible with Him. Confess that you are a sinner and in need of a savior. Confess that He is the Christ, the son of God sent to save you and give forgiveness for your sin. Confess that it is through the power of His spirit that you are renewed and transformed to live life in pursuit of living again one day in His heavenly kingdom. Once you have done so, you have just received the salvation that Christ Jesus came to give for you! Glory to God.

9If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation.

Romans 10:9-10

From this day forward, as we enter 2024, spend time with God learning about why He loves you so much and His perfect plan that keeps you protected each day, giving you renewed hope daily.

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His Love Connects

Romans 8:16-18

16The Spirit himself testifies together with our spirit that we are God’s children,

17and if children, also heirs —heirs of God and coheirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.

18For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us.

This, my friend, my sister, my brother in Christ Jesus, is life changing news! We have been redeemed through a man who never sinned, but took on our sin so that we can one day live in God’s heavenly kingdom forever.

So, what we face today, whether struggles, sadness, discomfort, disappointments, highs and lows, these are no comparison to what is in store for us eternally. The other great news is though we must temporarily live on this earth and experience the effects of sin in the world, we have hope which is made possible through the spirit of Jesus living in those who believes. He helps us to view life in hope and not in misery. We are not alone and He will never leave us. His word and His Holy Spirit are what we have, and I have been living for sometime now and can validate that it is true!

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The Love Connection

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SUP With Me: Words of Inspiration

Part 1

His Love Corrects

His Love Directs

His Love Connects

God’s Love corrected man through letting us know that we are sinners in need of a savior, that savior being Jesus Christ, His Son.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:16 (NIV)

Jesus’ Love directs by informing us that He is the way the truth and the life, and that there is know way to the father except through Him (John 14:6).

Jesus’ Love connects us with the will of God as Jesus himself was the divine intervention, manifested in the flesh on earth. His sacrifice, giving His life up for sinful men like us, has connected us through spirit to the father for those who choose to believe. Through Jesus Christ’s sacrificial demonstration of love, He gave us the gift of eternal salvation. Therefore, the truth of Love is Jesus the Christ, sent for humanity, to reveal God’s unconditional love for us.

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The Gift of Love

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SUP With Me: Words of Inspiration

We have been extended the opportunity to receive the greatest gift of all, our savior Jesus.

John 3:16 states, For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

God pursued us in Love by sending His Son, Jesus the Christ, to save us from sin and bring us back to Him, our Heavenly Father.

As we witness in Genesis chapter 3, God has always desired relationship with us, His creation. This started from the very beginning with Adam. God provided Adam with everything he needed including a home (Garden of Eden), assistance through the animals He created, and the creation of woman (Eve). Even in the turn of man’s heart with Adam and Eve’s disobedience towards God, He still loved them. Now, God does have conditions, but His love always remains. Adam and Eve were ordered to leave the Garden of Eden. Even still, God’s provision did not stop. Along their journey, God was still there making away.

God never changes, and He doesn’t deny Himself of being our help. God loves us just as He did Adam and Eve. He cared for them, and He cares for us. He set a plan in place for their redemption and for all of mankind to follow.

Do you see the pattern of God?

Do you see His consistency and faithfulness?

God’s plan has never been for us to endure without help. Hurting is a choice, a result of something that has occurred, but able to be mended or relieved. Your help, my help, our help, is the anointed one, our Savior, our deliverer; He is our Christ Jesus. He cares, He is able, and He is willing to comfort, relieve, restore, and renew. Adam and Eve recognized their wrong and felt the pain, but they also experienced the power of God’s refuge and provision. Question is:

What will we choose, how much more are willing to endure alone when there is ever present help surrounding us daily???

He is our refuge, strength, joy, and peace. Don’t live your life in hurting but be restored in Christ Jesus!

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The Storm Purposed to Position You

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SUP With Me: Words of Inspiration

Paul sought after by many attempting to take his life;

Paul facing all of the naysayers, persecution, and judgement;

Paul bound by chains yet the chains did not drown out his courage and boldness for Christ

Prophecy was even given to Paul through the power of Holy Spirit from a prophet named Agabus:

11He came to us, took Paul’s belt, tied his own feet and hands, and said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him over to the Gentiles.’ ”

Acts 21:11 (CSB)

Even still, Paul with much courage, boldness, and faithfulness towards Jesus Christ:

13Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Acts 21:13 (CSB)

Despite all the circumstances, Paul was determined and his mind was made up that the storm was placing him right where the Lord needed him to be. During his storm, Paul still gave hope to others, healed the sick, and proclaimed the gospel of Christ Jesus. He did not turn away in fear, he was not shaken by man for he knew that he was not forsaken. He knew that if God was for him, then who could be against him. Man did not stop Paul, but in fact his challenges positioned him into fulfilling purpose each time.

How will we choose to weather the storm???

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Be Patient & Trust God

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SUP With Me: Words of Inspiration

5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding;

6in all your ways know him, and he will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (CSB)

God’s time is not our time. What may feel like a lifetime to us may only be a few seconds or minutes to Him. one thing is for sure, He’s always right on time. Just reflect back on your life to every situation, every season, and you can identify how He aligned every step in the process to where you are currently.

It’s a great and wise mindset to focus on the present, but when our present is sometimes not what we expect or desire, we must reflect on where He has brought us from. This should give us HOPE & PATIENCE for our future. He has a plan and when He provides us vision, let us not put our own timeframe on it. It will come to past when He knows the timing is best for us.

Often, those visions from Him are are actually what gets us off task. It’s so good that ‘we’ attempt to make it so ourselves. It may not happen immediately and time may go by. Rest assured, He has not reneged on that vision but He is letting it unfold when the time is right.

What should you do if you are struggling with being patient and resort to leaning toward your own understanding?

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