Tuesday, May 31, 2011

How to control evil thoughts


Throughout the day, our mind is always working, it never stops, and since our mind is always working, thoughts go beyond what we even think about, and if we take notice, they are often horrible thoughts. And we ask ourselves: Why did I think about this? Or think about that?
How can we keep our thoughts only on things that please God? How do we stop unpleasant thoughts? How do we stop agreeing with evil in our own minds?
The emptier our mind, the more it will become occupied, most likely by something that displeases God. Therefore, it’s important to occupy our minds with pleasant, good thoughts, with what unites us to God and not what separates us from him.
At all times, evil puts suggestions in our mind: You will not achieve this; Nobody likes you, You'd better give up, and uses insecurities and doubts all the time; they leave us sad and anxious believing in a lie, thus taking our strength and working to make us weak in relation to everyday situations.
How do we prevent this?
When we die to this world, we no longer live for it. We trust in God 100%, whom we serve and know we are under his protection all the time, we seek for a daily relationship and maintain our thoughts on his Word, which God’s power within us, our faith, and we overcome that evil thoughts that try to intimidate us every day, and actually practicing this every day, things begin to change. Everything becomes easier; we begin to see things we could not see before, as if we had been locked in a world that existed only in our minds.
Everyone goes through difficult situations in this world, problems, and challenges. It is during these moments that we must control our thoughts and not let evil come with its lies, and this is only possible when we have a relationship and total trust in the living God, whom we give our lives to; certain that he is in control of everything.
Do not be controlled by your thoughts, instead take control of them according to the word of God and everything will be easier...

"Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” Colossians 3:1-4

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

The Death That Creates Life


When we stop acting like children and act like adults in Christ, we see how we can bear fruit for God.

We know we have to change every day, because human nature is sinful, and only with the Holy Spirit inside us, every day we can die to this world so that the Lord can live in us. And he lives in us when we are persecuted, but not defeated, when we know we are right but remain silent, when we are wronged but wait for the justice of God. We stop thinking about the things of this earthly world to elevate ourselves to the spiritual world.

Actually, it's not easy living in this world and being spiritual, but it becomes possible when we seek to live in Spirit and we are not only hearers but doers of the word of God, and so gradually, we conquer all that God has promised in our lives, and if we want victory, we must die to our will, desire and thoughts every day so that the Lord Jesus can live in us. Thus, spreading true love to this world, leading people to eternal lives and creating life, through the daily death of our flesh.

“When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
(1 Corinthians 13:11-13)

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Being Holy to see God


When we are spiritual and seek less of the physical world, in other words, live in spirit, we seek holiness, which doesn’t mean being a good, kind, pleasant person, but a person who assumes her faith daily, throwing herself into the hands of the Lord Jesus, living by faith, that in which is not seen, but knows that through holiness, will see it in her life daily because the results will come, she is 100% certain that her greatest good in this world is him: The Holy Spirit.
Holiness brings us so close to God, that the results are wonderful. In all these 21 days, we were living in communion with the Holy Spirit; we have seen great results in our lives and the lives of others.
I had wonderful experiences. It had already been a few months that I was trying to use the internet only for essentials, and for awhile was barely watching television, because I was busy focusing on what I saw would bear good fruit, on what would make me please God and care for others. Since we have calling to the altar, we know that we have a great responsibility, in order to bring others to the Kingdom of God, and this requires a total commitment to God...
A few months ago, I was taking care of younger and older women who were depressed, anguished, lost, had no vision, no direction, spiritually destroyed, and in my daily tending of them, always trying to give my best, showing them that without the Holy Spirit or daily commitment to God, a person will go in circles, may even may accomplish, but will not have an established life and so will not stay with God and their daily problems will gradually destroy them. And as time passed, what a transformation! They were delivered, changing their behavior, their character, made a commitment to God and were baptized with the Holy Spirit. Today they are servants of God, helping others with their own testimony. This is priceless, but it is our commitment that bears the fruit, without commitment, the results will not come.
Every day I learn that the blessings of God depend on our sincerity and our total commitment, to really trust that God is in control of everything, always respecting God’s will in our lives.
To see God in our lives, in other words, the results we want then we must strive for holiness.
As it is written:
“Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord" Hebrews 12:14