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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE:  EASIER SAID THAN DONE

Often, we read things in the bible and accept them at face value. We understand with our minds. But applying the word to our lives is often more difficult than we first thought. For example:

Matt 22:37-40 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Lets take verse 37, we can say we love God will all of our heart, with all our soul and all our mind. But our actions do not reflect that love. If we truly loved God with all of our heart we would want to be in his word more, in his presence more.  But it is easy to allow the distractions of life to make our good intentions seem like weak attempts. This is why it is easier to say you love God and harder to do it.

It is even more difficult to love some people, because they do not treat us right. We are to love people and want the best for them. We can love their souls and pray they find God. It is our duty to show them the right direction. If they don’t want to be rescued from their life of sin, there is little we can do. They have free will.

Sometimes loving people means telling them the truth, even if it will hurt. I would rather be hurt by truth than be comforted by a lie.

Another verse I think of is:

Eccl 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

It sounds simple to fear God and keep his commandment. If we fear God we will keep his commandments. At times, it is easy for our flesh to override our good sense and fear of the Lord. When this happens we are not walking in all the love and reverence that God expects from his children.

He wants us to be hungry for his presence. To long to sit quietly and listen for him to sing over us and pour into us. God is so loving toward us and we all fall short of showing him that love in return. That is why God made grace, it is the filler that helps us to meet the mark of God’s expectations.

Don’t think I am trying to be judgmental and legalistic. I am simply trying to share that it’s not easy to love God and do the right thing while we are in this flesh.  Our will can get in the way easily if we do not keep a tight reign on it.

We must strive to do our best to measure up and God will meet us where we are with his amazing grace.

Gal 6:8-9 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

I always want to share with you things that make you think and want to seek God just a little longer or with a little more passion. Because if we sow good thing into our lives those things will grow. If we sow unappealing things in our lives the weeds will overtake our garden of good.

I want to encourage you today to pray for God to help you to learn to love him more.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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