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Check Under the Hood By Os Hillman, November 24, 2009 Powered By Marketplace Leaders But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. - Colossians 3:8 "The root issue you are dealing with is fear. The physical symptom is control, and when you cannot control, you get angry because of unmet expectations." These were the words I spoke during a conversation in a restaurant to my friend who was separated from his wife. He described his anger and how he never saw some of these characteristics in his life until he entered this marriage. A friend once said to me, "Anger is like the lights on a dashboard. They tell you something is going on under the hood. You must find out the source of the problem." Whenever we have expectations of another person and those expectations do not materialize, our tendency is to get angry. The source of the anger is often the fear that the unmet ...2 days ago
Heavenly Father, I thank You for this day and for how You have come into my life and help me to be transformed. Lord, there are so many things that I am thankful for, but most of all is that You intersected my life and brought me through a spiritual rebirth that I will always remember and ask that You help me never forget or stop pursuing after the things of God. Help me to be a Romans 8:14 man all the time. Help me to remain in Your presence all the days of my life that I may not wander off nor lollygag behind, but stay in the midst of Your presence and be led by Your Spirit. Help me in making right decisions, not good decisions, not great decisions, but God decisions. As I look at where I am now and as I consider what’s next for me, I pray Lord for wisdom and discernment as I know that by coming to You and asking for wisdom, You will grant me wisdom without find fault. Lord, give me visions and dreams for the next three to five year or more if it be Your will, that I may feel a ...
3 days ago
Can people tell your a Christian from the way you behave? When they compare what they have heard about what a Christian is supposed to look like and be, do they see that in you? What must we change to bring transformation and hope to the world, a living relationship with Jesus where the Holy Spirit guides every step and God shines, flows through us. Let’s remember we are stewards and not owners. Heavenly Father, I thank You for this new day and for today’s devotional and for Your Word. God, You have been so good to me and have continued to help me to grow in my knowledge and wisdom as they relate to You and to others. Today’s reading hits home and I need You to search me and help me to realize areas where I am trying to be an owner instead of a steward, where I am trying to work from a high position instead of a humble position, where I am not in alignment with You and Your plan for my life. Lord, I give all that I have to You – my family, my home, my land, my work, my service. ...
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Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. How about you? Do you believe that Jesus is Lord? Are you following after His example? Love God with all your heart, mind, and soul. Love others as you love yourself? Have you received Jesus as your Lord and savior? Heavenly Father, I pray for all my friends, family, and people who I am yet to know who will read this posting today. Lord, I know that Your desire is that none would perish, but that all would spend eternity with You. So today, I lift up all those who will read this, all those who I know and am yet to know to You that You will intersect their lives and that they will be transformed by the love and power of the Holy Spirit with the realization and truth of who Jesus is and that they will come into relationship with You. Lord, I know You are working a great work in their lives and I lift them up to You now give You all the praise and the honor and the glory in advance, trusting and believing in You, ...
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Do not be dismayed, humble circumstances are a high place from God's perspective. He doesn't plan to leave us there, but to do a work that can only take place there. Run after God, seek Him, spend time with Him, and trust Him with the and for the outcome of your circumstances. Where are you at today? What are you going through? What is driving or controlling where you are and where you are going? Are you on a downward spiral or are you starting to look up to God? God doesn’t want anyone to be condemn, but we have the freewill to choose. God sent Jesus to save not condemn. God doesn’t want to limit what we have but wants to bless us. God is more interested in our character than our comfort though. Let’s turn back to God. Let’s look up to God as our source and strength, our courage and wisdom. Let’s work at becoming more like God. Today’s Devotional: Starting Over - The brother in humble circumstances ought to take pride in his high ...
