True ministers of God

We live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us, and no one will find fault with our ministry. ⁴ In everything we do, we show that we are true ministers of God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind. ⁵ We have been beaten, been put in prison, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and gone without food. ⁶ We prove ourselves by our purity, our understanding, our patience, our kindness, by the Holy Spirit within us,^[c] and by our sincere love. ⁷ We faithfully preach the truth. God’s power is working in us. We use the weapons of righteousness in the right hand for attack and the left hand for defense.

( 2 Cor 6:3-7 NLT)

 

 

But I am in prayer

God of my praise,
Do not be silent!
For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me;
They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And fought against me without cause.
In return for my love they act as my accusers;
But I am in prayer. Psalm 109:1-4 NASB



Have you ever find yourself in the midst of trouble and in the deepest pit? Surrounded by problems, overwhelmed by bad news? Just one phone call can turn your life upside down? And you are hearing so many words of hatred around you? Do you live in the confusion?

These bible verses above are so astounding!!!
Just a simple statement, yet are so powerful. David had chosen to be in PRAYER. He had chosen that no matter who surrounded him and no matter what circumstances he was in. 

Again I say to my soul, but I am in prayer! I want to be found in prayer.

We tend to use prayer as a last resort, but God wants it to be our first line of defense. We pray when there's nothing else we can do, but God wants us to pray before we do anything at all. ~ Oswald Chambers ~

Steep your life in God

If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works.

 

Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.

Matthew 6:30-33 The Message

 

In times of trouble

Slow to anger is stronger than the mighty

Many people believe anger is their strength. We use our anger to control other people. Many times, we use our anger to get our way or even use it as our "shield" so no one can hurt us. And we believe because of our anger, other people will be afraid of us and "respect" us.

However, if we read this verse, it states that those who are slow to anger are better than the mighty, meaning those who are patient are STRONGER than those who are powerful. Those who control their spirit are STRONGER or BETTER than those who conquer the whole city.

In conclusion, it is better to be able to control our own selves (spirit, soul and emotion) than control other people by using our anger.

God created our emotion not to control or hurt others. Instead, He wants us to use it to bring glory to His name!


Better a patient person than a warrior,
those with self-control than those who take a city.
                                                      Proverbs 16:32 TNIV

 

 Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.” John 19:11
When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. John 19:20 

 
Talking about surrender? Even the Son of God gave up His own life, in order for us to have eternal life. In John 19:11, it says that Pilate did not have the authority over Jesus, unless it had been given to him from GOD.
No one was able to hurt Jesus Christ. Rather, He gave Himself for men. He did surrender His own life.
In verse 19:30, it says that He bowed His head and GAVE UP His Spirit. No once was able to crucify Jesus, unless it was permitted.

Surrendering is not an indication of weakness, but rather strength. When we surrender, we are unlocking God's grace and mercy to overflow in our lives. God's grace never fails, but we can fail to depend on it.

How many times we have heardthat when people surrendered their lives, great things come out of it?
Great examples of those who surrendered include; Jesus Christ surrendered His life and all who belive are saved and have eternal life. Abraham, Mosses, Joseph, Peter, Paul, David, Daniel, Esther, Ruth, and many more.


Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.  (Matthew 16:24-25)

Surrender our desires ~ God changes them with His marvelous desires

His dream and His desire for our lives are beyond my wildest imagination.

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us (Ephesians 3:20)

The MORE we surrender, the MORE God can transform our lives to be MORE like His Son, Jesus Christ.