You should have seen the beaming ear to ear smile on their face; the wrinkles on their forehead smooth out; and, the muscles in their neck relax as they confessed to what was going on their life. It was an awesome site to behold the Word of God coming true.
James 5:16 states that we are to confess our sins to at least one other believer so healing (aka peace and stress and anxiety release) can take place through the prayer of the one being confessed to.
I hear people say, “I’m only to confess to Jesus.” This is true if it were only about forgiveness for the sin. The context of James is not about forgiveness, though. It’s about the healing from the negative consequences of that sin and a changed life to not sin in that area again.
When this person opened up, let out what was going on inside, and then was prayed for, they were able to experience the life Jesus, the Word of God, promised. This is what Bible Impact Groups are all about – the Spirit of God using the Word of God to change lives through the prayers of the people of God. (You can read more about BIGs under Resources at morethanasundayfaith.com.)
Who is praying very specifically for you because you’ve let them into your world? I can name those in my life. Can you? You will if you want to become more like Jesus and experience the reality of the Word of God come true in your life.
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“I once had a boss who gave me some great advice, not just for managing people but for judging politicians: You forgive mistakes; you punish patterns. Everybody screws up. But if someone won’t learn from his mistakes and try to correct his behavior, then he either doesn’t think it was a mistake, he just doesn’t care or he thinks you’re a fool,” wrote the author.
“Just because your life’s screwed up doesn’t mean you have to be a or give you the right to screw up.” Scripture tells me that I won’t be like Jesus until I see Him (Phil. 1:6; 1 Jn. 3:1-3). And yet, it also states that I can choose to become more like Him with each choice I make today (Rom. 6:11-14).
Yeah, life my may stink because of my less than stellar choices; but, I am a secure children of God, not a screw up! I can learn to fail forward, meaning I can use the FREEdom process to learn from my screw ups not to screw up next time. And so can you!
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Fact: something that actually exists; truth; something said to be true or supposed to have happened.
This dictionary definition of “fact” states that a fact can be both true and false! No wonder a certain advertiser can make the following statement about their product: These facts may or may not be true.
A well known columnist once wrote, “If people worship pleasure and material things, they are more likely to get leaders (and advertisers – my note) who give them what they want instead of what they need to hold society together. If we erase the boundaries that have guided humanity for generations, we weaken our society.”
We live in a weakened society where facts don’t have to be true! Our enemy controls all the messages we hear save one – the Word of God! Who will you listen to today? What filter will you use for truth that will set you free from all negative consequences – society’s or Jesus’?
It sounds obvious, but we all have excuses (dare I say, lame ones?) for not being with and in the Word throughout our day. Hopefully, you’re using the FREEdom process to eliminate yours.
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A friend recently said, “There is enough time, but no longer all the time in the world.” It’s another way of saying, “Don’t put off until tomorrow, what you can do today because there might not be a tomorrow.”
Our enemy tries to get us to believe that we can take our drug of choice without consequence; and, since we’re already doing it, what’s a little more for a little while longer? What a great lie.
Grace doesn’t give us tomorrow, let alone all the time in the world. It gives us today, this very moment, to choose to walk with Jesus to enjoy the sweet fragrance of His presence while avoiding the stench of our failure.
The time is now to enjoy Jesus. It’s well worth the effort to FREEdom out the great lie.
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Come on, cookie dough? Yes, cookie dough can be a drug if it’s where you turn, rather than to Jesus, to feel better about yourself.
We have to stop playing the game, “Well, I’m not doing that bad. In fact, compared to the coke head, I’m doing just great.” This mentality leads to a finger pointing that turns people off to Jesus as they see the hypocrisy in our lives. It also means we’re comparing ourselves to the wrong standard. Jesus is the only One we’re to measure our daily decisions by as He is the only source of the ultimate feel good here on this planet and when we leave it.
Guilt is not a Jewish, Roman Catholic or Baptist thing to keep people in line. (Though it’s often used that way!) The Spirit of God uses guilt to get us to stop and take inventory of our lives: Is our way of making decisions and living working? If not, the Spirit hopes we’ll turn around (aka repent) and look to Jesus for what real living is in the here and now.
I admit it. I love chocolate chip cookies, especially right out of the oven. They can be the feel good drug I turn to; but, I also know that the good feeling only lasts for about 30 seconds. Jesus, not chocolate chip cookies, will bring a feel good feeling that will last a lot longer. Thus, I’m willing to let the Spirit use guilt to get me to turn away from anything, and I mean anything, that comes between me and Jesus. How about you?
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