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"I cannot serve God because I have not been given any position in church yet"
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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
Luke 16:10
"I can do this alone, I don't need anyone's help"
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Psalm 118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
Jeremiah 17:5 "Thus says the LORD;
Proverbs 3:5 ,5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding.,6 "In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths."
"You don't need to force your way, what is yours will naturally come to you"
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Matthew 11:12 "
Ephesians 6:12 "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in heavenly places."
2Corinthians 10:3 "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh:"
2Corinthians 2:11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
1Thessalonians 2:18 "Therefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us."
"I feel they are making fun of me"
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Psalm 53:1 "To the Chief Musician upon mahalath. A maschil. A Song of David. The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that does good."
James 3:9 "With this bless we God, even the Father; and with this curse we men, who are made after the similitude of God."
"I don't want to be controlled by anyone"
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Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
"I did this thing again, I can never stop doing it"
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Hebrews 6:12 "That you be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises."
Galatians 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
Hebrews 10:35 ,35 "Cast not away therefore your confidence, which has great recompense of reward.",36 "For you have need of patience, that, after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise."
Luke 8:15 "
"I can do this because this person has been able to do it"
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Hebrews 12:2 "Looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God."
Our standard should be Jesus not men. (Rom 12:3 Eph 4:7 1Co 12:11 1Co 3:10 Rom 15:15) God created and endowed everybody differently and will judge us according to what He gave us
1Corinthians 15:9 ,9 "For I am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.",10 "But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me."
My true abilities manifest through my confidence in God's grace in me and not confidence in my own abilities which have been perceived through someone else's ability
2Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
"If I get an opportunity, I will act"
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Luke 19:13 "
Greater opportunities come to us when we take full advantage of lesser ones
Proverbs 3:27 "Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it."
The presence of the power to act is the evidence that there is an opportunity to do good. As long as I have the power to act there is an opportunity to express this action
"Its good but if I do it, people will condemn me"
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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
Ephesians 6:6 "Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;"
"I am not used to expressing my appreciation in words so I do it in my deeds"
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Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Untill appreciation is expressed in words it remains dead
Matthew 12:34 "
Words of appreciation is the evidence of a heart full of appreciation. True appreciation cannot be expressed without words
"I don't go to church/I am not active in church because it is full of hypocrites"
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Ephesians 4:11 "And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;"
Church is for perfecting people and not for perfect people
1John 4:1 "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but test the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world."
The fact that there are hypocrites proves that there are genuine Christ-like people in church
2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
Colossians 3:2 "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
Luke 7:23 "
My blessing depends on overcoming every offence I have against the body of Christ which is the church
"I don't believe in the bible because it's contents have been altered"
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Psalm 119:89 "Lamed Forever, O LORD, your word is settled in heaven."
1Corinthians 4:20 "For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power."
The truth of the bible can be seen in the Mattchless results that men have achieved with it's wisdom
Luke 7:35
"God doesn't directly interact with men"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
It is my kingdom right to hear from God because I am a child of God.
Psalm 25:9 The meek will he guide in justice: and the meek will he teach his way.
Hebrews 8:11 "
Knowledge about God is not the same as knowing God. The way to know God is to hear directly from God. God speaks to me because of His covenant to me in Christ.
1John 2:27 "But the anointing which you have received of him abides in you, and you need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall abide in him."
God desires to personally interact with me in all things.
2Corinthians 13:14 "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen."
I can fellowship with God because He loves me and Has qualified me to come to Him.
John 16:13 "
The essence/meaning of my reality is my interactions with God and my interactions with God transcend the boundaries of time.
James 5:17 "Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months."
Anyone can have the greatest interaction with God. I can also by my faith.
Numbers 11:29 "And Moses said unto him, Are you jealous for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!"
A righteous desire from a righteous man can never be cut short. Moses, righteous man who had this righteous desire that all men will hear directly from God
1Corinthians 14:5 "I would that you all spoke with tongues, but rather that you prophesied: for greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying."
God desires to fill my whole heart with His voice to the extent that it flows to others.
1Corinthians 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man for profit.
God desires all men to profit from His voice.
Revelation 3:20 "
God desires to be so intimate with me.
John 14:23 "Jesus answered and said unto him,
God desires to practically live with me.
Isaiah 1:18 "
1Corinthians 2:16 "For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ."
God speaks to me because I have His mind.
1Corinthians 2:12 "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God."
The purpose of the gift of the Holy Spirit to men is so that men can directly commune with God.
2Corinthians 3:18 "But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."
Hebrews 10:19 "Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,"
The blood of Jesus has given all men unhindered access to God's throne to contact and fellowship with Him
"Why should I go to church, my life is better than the people who go"
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Matthew 19:30
"God knows my heart,what I do or wear,or how I act does not matter"
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John 14:15 "
Purity of heart is seen with time in purity of acts. A Pure heart produces pure acts. The evidence of a pure heart with time is pure acts. What is on the inside will be seen on the outside with time. This means our actions are windows to our hearts they are testaments of our hearts
1John 2:4 "He that says, I know him, and keeps not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him."
James 2:18 "Yea, a man may say, You have faith, and I have works: show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works."
"How could I have made such a silly mistake"
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Philippians 4:6 ,6 Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.,7 "And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.",8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
It is rather a silly mistake to be overcome with guilt at your mistakes because the wisdom of God teaches us to focus on the good and cast our concerns on Him in prayer
2Corinthians 12:9 ,9 "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for you: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.",10 "Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong."
Silly mistakes are only revelations of the futility of the flesh so we will lose confidence in it and gain confidence in grace of God
"I don't give much offerings but I do a lot of other things for God"
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Exodus 23:15 "
Offerings are kingdom platforms for the experience of the presence of God
Philippians 4:17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
2Corinthians 9:6 "But this I say, He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully."
Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
What you gain serving God is different from what you gain from your offerings to God
Psalm 20:3 "Remember all your offerings, and accept your burnt sacrifice; Selah."
Malachi 3:10 "
"It is not good to always expect success lest you become disappointed"
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Jeremiah 29:11 "
Romans 5:5 And hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who is given unto us.
Proverbs 4:18 "But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day."
Romans 8:37 "Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us."
1Corinthians 15:57 "But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
2Corinthians 2:14 "Now thanks be unto God, who always causes us to triumph in Christ, and makes manifest the fragrance of his knowledge by us in every place."
1Corinthians 13:7 "Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
Mark 9:23 "Jesus said unto him,
Mark 11:23 "
James 1:6 ,6 "But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.",7 For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord.
Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
2Corinthians 1:20 "For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us."
"Yes, He does all kinds of bad things to me, but I love him and want to marry him"
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Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all your getting get understanding.
Ephesians 5:25 "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;"
Ecclesiastes 10:8 "He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and whosoever breaks through a wall, a serpent shall bite him."
Ecclesiastes 10:11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
"I can't manifest God's power bcos I don't do the tins which will bring His power"
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Acts 6:8 "And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people."
Our walk in God's power is at the mercy of our faith and not our works
People who make fun of other people make fun of God living and behaving as if there is no God. It is true folly to do that.