“but GOD wants me to be happy!” have you ever said that?
listen you are not going to be happy unless you do what GOD wants you to do. the truth is this is the real reason you’re under stress. this is the real reason you’re in turmoil. you’re at war with GOD. anytime you try to play GOD then you’re in opposition to the real GOD. the bible is very clear about the effect of that.
the bible says in psalm 37.7 (Gwt), surrender yourself to the LORD and wait patiently for HIM. that’s the key to peace.
now what happens if we don’t do it? romans 8.6 (ncv), if a person’s thinking is controlled by his sinful self, there is death. but if his thinking is controlled by the SPIRIT, there is life and peace.
how do you get life and peace? by being controlled by the SPIRIT, by surrendering yourself to the LORD and waiting for HIM.
obviously in a war with GOD, you’re going to lose. your arms are too short to box with GOD. you’re going to lose if you get in a war with GOD. so whenever you fight GOD and say, “i’m going to do what i want to do instead of what YOU want me to do,” you’re going to have anxiety, you’re going to have stress, you’re going to have depression, you’re going to have worry, you’re going to have everything except peace. because you’re at war with GOD.
now if you want personal peace the book of job, chapter 22 verse 21 (tlb), tells us how to get it. stop quarreling with GOD. if you agree with HIM you will have peace at last and things will go well with you.
GOD says, “I want to bring you peace but you’ve got to accept MY plan and you’ve got to surrender to MY control because I am GOD and you’re not.”
just a thought from the front porch…
listen you are not going to be happy unless you do what GOD wants you to do. the truth is this is the real reason you’re under stress. this is the real reason you’re in turmoil. you’re at war with GOD. anytime you try to play GOD then you’re in opposition to the real GOD. the bible is very clear about the effect of that.
the bible says in psalm 37.7 (Gwt), surrender yourself to the LORD and wait patiently for HIM. that’s the key to peace.
now what happens if we don’t do it? romans 8.6 (ncv), if a person’s thinking is controlled by his sinful self, there is death. but if his thinking is controlled by the SPIRIT, there is life and peace.
how do you get life and peace? by being controlled by the SPIRIT, by surrendering yourself to the LORD and waiting for HIM.
obviously in a war with GOD, you’re going to lose. your arms are too short to box with GOD. you’re going to lose if you get in a war with GOD. so whenever you fight GOD and say, “i’m going to do what i want to do instead of what YOU want me to do,” you’re going to have anxiety, you’re going to have stress, you’re going to have depression, you’re going to have worry, you’re going to have everything except peace. because you’re at war with GOD.
now if you want personal peace the book of job, chapter 22 verse 21 (tlb), tells us how to get it. stop quarreling with GOD. if you agree with HIM you will have peace at last and things will go well with you.
GOD says, “I want to bring you peace but you’ve got to accept MY plan and you’ve got to surrender to MY control because I am GOD and you’re not.”
just a thought from the front porch…
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