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True Partnership. You Will Be Surprised And Delighted To See What God Will Do In You When You Choose To Love People By An Act Of Faith.

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Luke_6-28: Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you

Luke_6-28: Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you

“Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. Pray for the happiness of those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you.”

(Luke 6:27-28)

An attorney came to me with that familiar problem: a business partner he could not tolerate. The two men actually hated each other, criticizing and demeaning one another at every opportunity. Rather than speaking of God’s desires for that relationship, each man focused only on the unlovable traits of the other.

I reminded my friend, a new believer, that God’s Word commands us to love our enemies. I further suggested that he go to that other man, tell him he loved him, and ask his forgiveness for the way he had treated him. The attorney’s eyes grew wide. “I could never love him,” he said.

John_13-34: A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

John_13-34: A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

But in the end, he went in faith, confessed his lack of love for his partner, and asked for forgiveness. The partner was astounded. Nobody had ever come to him with such an attitude. He wanted to know how he could experience the kind of life my attorney friend had.

My friend led him to Christ, and they both came to share with me the miracle that God had performed in their lives. As a result, God created a deep and satisfying friendship between the two men. They began to experience God’s supernatural love individually and as a true partnership.

We are saved through faith, by God’s grace. We live by faith. We serve by faith. And we love by faith. You will be surprised and delighted to see what God will do in you when you choose to love people by an act of faith.

This very moment, think of that person who seems so difficult to love. Ask God to help you see that person as He sees him or her. Then step out in faith and take action, based on the right relationship you have claimed in the name and the truth of God.

May God Bless Nigeria, America And Israel And Take Care Of Us; May God Make His Face Shine Upon Us, And Be Gracious To Us; May The Lord Lift Up His Countenance Upon Us, And Give Us Peace, In Jesus Christ Name, We Pray! Amen!

 

 

 

May The Grace The Lord Jesus Christ, And The Love Of God, And The Fellowship Of The Holy Spirit Be With You All. Amen!

In Your Relationship With God!

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Proverbs_3-6: In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths

Proverbs_3-6: In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths

Proverbs 3:32

He [God] is intimate with the upright.

Your relationship with God can become the most open, trusting, caring, meaningful relationship in your life!

Think of your closest friend. It may be someone you have known since childhood and you have grown to be completely comfortable together. It may be your roommate from when you first moved out of your childhood home and the crazy experiences you had together bonded you so closely. It may be your spouse, the person who knows all your weaknesses and still loves you.

Imagine having that kind of comfortable, intimate bond of love in your relationship with God! Maybe you feel like you would be eager to have that kind of relationship with God, but you are not sure if He would have that kind of relationship with you.

This verse is your answer from God. “He is intimate with the upright.”

That means that if you are “upright”—if you will put God first in your life, if you reject those things that dishonor Him and embrace the things that bring Him joy, then God will reveal Himself to you in a very deep way.

And once you have experienced the nearness of God when He opens up His heart to you and lets you know His presence as you pray—once you have experienced that, you will never be satisfied with anything less.

May God Bless Nigeria, America And Israel And Take Care Of Us; May God Make His Face Shine Upon Us, And Be Gracious To Us; May The Lord Lift Up His Countenance Upon Us, And Give Us Peace, In Jesus Christ Name, We Pray! Amen!

May The Grace The Lord Jesus Christ, And The Love Of God, And The Fellowship Of The Holy Spirit Be With You All. Amen!

May You Experience God Faithfulness and Love During This Christmas Season And The Coming Year. Merry Christmas

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How do you know if you are in a good relationship?

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2-Corinthians_5-17-1: Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new

1 Corinthians 15:33, “Do not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits.”

Show me your friends and I will show you your future! The people you are associating with are the same people you are giving permission to influence and navigate your destiny. The casualties are endless. From the businessperson who selected the wrong partner and went bankrupt, to the troubled, soon to be in divorce court newlywed, who asked their thrice-divorced friend for marriage advice. Who doesn’t know teenagers who started running with the party crowd and found themselves imprisoned by addiction? The proof is undeniable.

John_15-13-1: Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends

Shady relationships always suffocate wise decisions.

However, the opposite is also true. Befriending honest people, dating people who are chasing God or marrying someone with character and integrity will always bring lifelong benefits. A fulfilled marriage, a God honoring dating life, a successful career or friendships that heal (instead of hurt) are as simple as who you choose to let in the door of your life. Although a mob of different characters will ring your doorbell only you can decide who is allowed to come in.

Proverbs_13-20: He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed

Proverbs_13-20: He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed

TWO KINDS OF RELATIONSHIPS
Once you sort through the currency of relationships there are only two kinds:
COUNTERFEIT
And AUTHENTIC.
One crowd loves things and uses people
and the other loves people and uses things. One group tempts, flatters and tantalizes. They whisper compromise. They encourage immediate gratification. They deceive.
The other crowd encourages and edifies. They promote integrity. They seek what’s best for you instead of their self. They pray.

1-Corinthians_15-58: Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord

1-Corinthians_15-58: Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord

Wrong relationships pursue life like no one is watching, while the right ones are living like God sees everything, because they know He does!

Are the people in your inner circle honest, faithful, worthy of trust, seeking to follow Christ? Are you becoming a better person and more dedicated believer through their influence? Do they cultivate your strength? If they are not, its time to reconsider the relationship.

Ephesians_4-29: Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers

Ephesians_4-29: Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers

The verse in 1 Corinthians warns against being tricked or deceived. This alarm bell must be sounding because people have tendencies toward the belief that wrong relationships will not influence their good habits. I used to tell my mother not to worry about my troubled friends because my positive influence would change them instead of them changing me. I couldn’t have been more wrong! I was not only swayed by their habits but they swept me under.

Ask God to bring people into your life that will help you and that you can help to become stronger and more Christ like.

Your relationships are pictures of your future.
May God Bless Nigeria, America And Israel And Take Care Of Us; May God Make His Face Shine Upon Us, And Be Gracious To Us; May The Lord Lift Up His Countenance Upon Us, And Give Us Peace, In Jesus Christ Name, We Pray! Amen!

May The Grace The Lord Jesus Christ, And The Love Of God, And The Fellowship Of The Holy Spirit Be With You All. Amen!