Putting Jesus into ‘ACTION’ in our lives is easier said than done! It is not easy to turn away from everything that the world teaches and everything that we might currently believe about how to fix our lives.
Women are the best at figuring out ‘self help’ and ‘fix-ability’ in this crazy life we live! If it is broken or needs to be fixed up then a woman can do it. However, right along with that comes the mindset that we really CAN fix it and help it. This is not what the Bible teaches!
There are things that we are suppose to do in this life that come through knowledge and ability; but it should all be filtered through the Lord and our relationship with Him.
This is probably the hardest concept to teach! If we can ever just get to the point that we pour everything in this life through the filter of God in our soul; we would be on the right track. This is how many get derailed in this life.
If we pour life in and there is no filter of God through which to receive things in our hearts and souls and minds; then we are filtering that life through whatever IS filling us up at the moment: anger, bitterness, hardness, spite, good intentions, self help, etc. This CAN be very destructive.
The Bible IS the ‘Instruction Manual’ for this life and unless we are filling our souls with the INSTRUCTIONS then we cannot possibly filter the life we are living through God.
There are ways that we can begin to activate Jesus in our lives that will encourage us to continue to filter our lives through Him. Unless we are using the INSTRUCTIONS that God provided and really learn to change from the inside out – defeat is at every turn!
It is my prayer that you begin to use these instructions that are Biblical and life changing if put into ACTION!
Mark 12:30 ~ “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.”
‘Loving God’ is the beginning to the understanding that comes along with being a fully devoted believer. We must give ourselves over to a love of God with ou thoughts and actions, with every breath that is in us. Our decisions should reflect Him; our emotions and feelings should be in line with what God tells us to do above!
In order to ‘activate’ Jesus in us we have to LOVE GOD more than anything in this life! This all begins with a relationship with God that captures our heart and gives over to the Loving Goodness of the Lord that is found in the Bible. To love God completely it is true that we must LOVE Him with ALL our heart, ALL our soul, ALL our mind and ALL our strength!
Here are some ways to measure our value of ‘Loving God’.
© Trust ~ Do we do things our way or God’s way? We have to believe that God actually tells us the truth! Proverbs 3:5-6
© Trade ~ What things haven’t we given to God: He traded His ONE SON so that He would gain MANY sons! John 3:16
© Time ~ God offers us eternity; how much time do we offer Him? We can’t offer God the leftovers; He WANTS ALL of us! Matthew 26:40
© Truthfulness ~ Do we defend things in our lives that are worthless? When we are honest with God and honest with ourselves the temporary doesn’t seem as important as the eternal! Matthew 23:28
© Teachable ~ Are we willing to let God ‘MAKE US’ into a fully devoted believer? We can’t change what we are until we change what we believe! Ephesians 4:11-13
© Tested ~ Is our love for God strong enough to endure testing? God WILL at some point TEST our love to see if it is true! Luke 18:18-23
© Treasure ~ What do we think about, dwell on, build on and count on? Where our treasure is; we will find our heart! Matthew 6:21
Activating Jesus in our lives takes ‘Loving God’ more than anything else in this life! Filtering everything we do, we think, we believe through God! It is a tried and proven way to live this life here on earth and it prepares our hearts for ETERNITY!
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