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The title of today’s episode is: SPIRITUAL INVENTORY

It is good to take a long look at our lives from time to time. I have been doing spiritual inventory. It is good to look and see where your feet are planted. Are they on a firm foundation?  It is easy to get wrapped up in the things of this life. Take notice if you are wearing your armor. It is necessary for battle.

There are probably not too many people that attended church that have not been the victims of church hurt. This was not the plan of Jesus. He told his disciples to love one another. To come together with reason and talk about their issues. If two people do not see eye to eye at least one of them is wrong. Both could be wrong. This is when it is a good idea to pray for God’s revelation. His opinion is the only one that counts.

We cannot allow what imperfect people do or say, in judgment, to get in our way. Their opinions and traditions of men should not affect our walk with Jesus. He is the one we will answer to; He is the one we need to please. People pleasing is a trap of the enemy. Many of us get wrapped up in people pleasing. This is a bad place to be, because unlike God, people change. Some people change depending on who is in the room. It is time we worry about pleasing God, he is always in the room. No one else matters.

 It doesn’t take spiritual discernment to see that this world is a powder keg. Things are scary if we look at the world stage. There is not a single politician that can save our country. Only God can and will turn things around. People are running scared over the mark of the beast and the great tribulation. It is not quite time for those things yet. First comes the harvest.

 As we enter into the harvest season, we have to be ready to do the will of God. Now is not the time to be stuck in the hurts of the past. We need to give the hurt to Jesus. He will trade us healing for our pain.

Col 3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

Things in this life will consume us to the point that nothing is left. We can get wrapped up in the past full of regrets and pain. Others are consumed with the past because it was better than where they currently find themselves. We need to let go of the past and live today to the best of our ability. Find joy in the small things. Set our focus on the things of God and His plan for our day. Set our focus on God’s work and will for the day.

Things on the earth can sidetrack us from doing God’s will. It is easy to get wrapped up in the cares and responsibilities of this life. Many places in the scriptures encourage us to keep our focus on spiritual things.

We have to trust that God will work things out for our good. We have to fully trust in him. Each day is a chance to trust a little more than we did yesterday. Eleanor Roosevelt said, “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” When I saw that quote the other day. I was reminded that this is why we need to renew our minds with God’s word. Because each day will bring things our way, some good and some bad. We need to know how to deal with them.

If we are renewed every day, we will be ready for the attacks of the enemy. One of the responsibilities of a good soldier is to not be caught off guard by the enemy. So stay strong, be vigilant about your faith. Do not allow the enemy to catch you off guard.

This reminds me of something my grandfather used to say, “Christians are like bananas, you get one away from the bunch and they get peeled.” If we get away from the body of Christ, and we get caught up in the things of this life. We can get weak and end up peeled by the enemy. God wants us in bunches because he is calling for unity in his body.  

Spiritual inventory is necessary to keep us focused on God. The enemy will often try to creep in with some hurt or offense. Being vigilant about spiritual inventory will give us awareness of our readiness for battle. God will give us the power to overcome and not be destroyed by the enemy.

Spiritual inventory will clean out space in our lives to make us more open to the new things that God wants to do in our lives. He is a God who opens doors when we least expect it.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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