Lord,

may it be that i never seek for false security in strength of men or high gates, but solely in you father. May i never seek after riches, fame, coolness or earthly pleasures but to find my supplication and contentment in you alone. May i learn to let go just to cling on to you. To associate with the humble, to never fight for my rights but keep quiet. To learn to live a quiet life, pleasing to you. Having a gentle and quiet spirit. 

"He who loves transgression loves strife, 
And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction." - Proverbs 17:19

"There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing;

And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches." - Proverbs 13:7

Amen.

tomorrow

" Come now, you who say, " Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit"; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what if your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away, Instead you ought to say, " If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that." But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin. " - James 4:13-17

Leaving the Lord out of the plan, not having Him in the centre, nor letting Him have the say ..

Being self willed, forceful, having own crafty plans and programs, own desires and pleasures to see too, and not caring if the Lord has the final say,... 

displeases Him. separates us from Him.

Let us continue to commit all our ways to the Lord and let Him have the final say :)

May your will be done.

God is my strength and provision.

" If you faint in the day of adversity, Your strength is small." - Proverbs 24:10

" ..Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor " - Psalm 40:5

" The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way. 
Thought he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the Lord upholds him with His hand. " 
- Psalm 37:23-24

Salt.

" And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.

For which of you, intending to build a tower does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it - least, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish,... So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.

Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?"


- Luke 14:25 - 35 ( Read the whole thing )


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You can't read this message any other way. There can't be an inch of self-will or self-empowerment left if you truly want to follow Christ and be His disciple. It is total submission. You may think i am being extreme, but God sending His only begotten sinless Son to die for our sins that is beyond extreme, Where His life on earth was not His own self-willed or self-interest but that of to do the will of the Father. (John6:38) So its either you deny yourself, take up your cross daily, and Follow Christ or nothing.

God is gracious and merciful and kind. He is all sufficient :) And it is joyous thing walking with the Lord! it truly is, a true blessing indeed! The King of the universe guiding you, being your daily bread :)

Will you humbly walk with Him?

By faith.

" By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt for he looked to the reward."

"By faith he forsook Egypt.. " Hebrew 11: 24-27

Let go of the world its deceitfulness and uncertainties, of self and its pride and cling on to Christ. 

True reward, is found in Him alone.

Press on, by faith.

labor.

" Mostly assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him."

Then they said to Him, " What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?"

Jesus said to them, " This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent. "

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What Gods wants is simple from us. He wants us to abide in Him, to have a personal real and honest relationship with Him. To believe in all of Him. And we can know God through Jesus. Jesus is the only way, truth and life! We can only get to the Father through Jesus Christ. And when we are truly walking with Him with our hands wide open letting go of all our independence and cares of this world will we be truly willing to follow Christ. Like how He said, deny yourself, take up your cross and Follow me.  You see, what God has to offer to us is nothing like what the world can offer us! Its much much greater and much much better, It is the only place where Life can be found in abundance. He is, the Living Water :) Continue and continue to seek Him first each day, and give Him your entire self! And He can fully abide Himself in you. Read His word daily, man do not live on bread alone but on every word that comes our from the mouth of God. May His peace and joy will keep you full always :)!

He will guide us in all truth.

".. that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. " - John 17: 3

" My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now my kingdom is not from here. " - John 18:36

"... I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you. that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sunrise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect." - Matthew 5:44-48

" However. when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you. " - John 16:12