Trials and Self-Worth |
Understanding the Problem from God's Point of View:
Phil. 4:4
; Ps. 5:11
; Hab. 3:17-18
-As a believer walks thru life, he will
face the trials of life every day of his life. By rejoicing this places and
keeps a person in the presence of Christ, no matter how terrible the trial,
he is being looked after by Christ Jesus his Lord. He knows that whatever
comes upon him can never conquer and overcome him. By rejoicing in the Lord,
he keeps his mind focused upon the Lord, what the Lord has done for him,
and this allows God to work in his life delivering and healing him in the
present whatever the situation and or problem.
Hope:
2 Tim. 2:15
; Jn. 14:21
, 15:10
-No person can press on apart from heeding
the Scriptures. As we obey Scripture we show our love and loyalty to the
Lord Jesus Christ. As I practice loving God, He fills me with His presence
to enable me to love others freely. Thus, I am freed from the fleshly need
of others loving me, liking me, or accepting me. My only objective in life
is to love God by doing His commandments which requires that I love others.
I start with God and I need nothing on earth but to do to others what I would
have them do to me.
Jn. 15:10 ; Matt. 10:37 ; Lu. 18:29-30 --Won't seek or need anyone else to love, accept or approve of me when I know God loves me. We are warned not to seek the love of people to fulfill our needs for we will make gods out of them. Our peace and joy are not dependent upon people, things, possessions or circumstances.
l Cor. 1:30 ; Rom. 10:24 ; Eph. 1:20 -No person can secure the righteousness of God by behaviour or words or deeds or through other peoples love and acceptance of me. All one has to do is trust the righteousness of God to cover him and this makes him acceptable to God thru Jesus' Blood.
Change:
Col. 3:10
; Rom. 6:4
; Col. 2:6
; l Jn. 2:6
-What we think, we become
the image of our thoughts. If I think of what others have done to me, I will
become that. The solution to the image problem is to think on Jesus, and
His words, and I will become conformed to His Image.
Mk. 16:19 ; Lu. 22:69 -As I think upon this, the power that raised Jesus from the dead and His power to take Jesus Himself into another dimension of being- the world of the Spirit. Then I am in Him and He is in me. The same power resides in me to live the victorious life on earth.
Acts 5:30-31
; Phil. 3:20-21
; Rev. 22:14
-God took Christ into heaven and exalted
Him in order to demonstrate that He has the power to take men to heaven and
to exalt them. In Christ, I am exalted above all earthly thngs that controlled
me and now I can be victorious In Jesus as I walk out who I am in Him.