Do good.
Seek peace.
Refrain from evil
speaking.
Speak no lies.
Be compassionate.
Pity those needing
pity.
Be courteous.
Don't return evil
for the evil done to you.
Love others.
Love life.
See good days.
Being a Christ
follower is a very active pursuit, not something for those who cannot strive to
do His will. Being a Christ follower isn't a pursuit in inactivity.
1Pe 3:8 Finally, be
ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be
pitiful, be courteous:
1Pe 3:9 Not
rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing;
knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
1Pe 3:10 For he that
will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and
his lips that they speak no guile:
1Pe 3:11 Let him
eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
1Pe 3:12 For the
eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their
prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil
We are told what to
THINK-
Php_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.
Think on truth.
Think on honesty.
Think on the just.
Think on the pure.
Think on the lovely.
Think on things of
good report.
Think on the
virtuous.
Think on the
praiseworthy things.
So why do we insist
on allowing our thoughts to run rampant steering us towards things that aren't
good, things that aren't pure or lovely, or truthful, or honest, or of good
report and virtuous and not praiseworthy at all? Satan will guide our thoughts if we let him.
We need to pick up the SWORD of the SPIRIT - the WORD of GOD and use it against
Satan and his attacking our minds, our thoughts! We need to delve into the Word
of God! We need to study the truth and all things our Savior would have us
know. We have to sometimes force ourselves to do what we know we should do
rather than succumb to the apathy of Satan who wants to keep us from God's
Word. If you don't FEEL like studying, reading, or thinking on the things we
are told to think on, you need to PRAY PRAY PRAY! Not that the feeling changes
because being a Christian isn't about FEELING. We need to pray earnestly for
the will to open God's word. We need to pray to choose God over self. We are
sinners, sin-sick sinners who have been
battered and beaten spiritually bloody until we have almost no desire at all to
fight the good fight, to run the race. We are Satan scarred and he loves nothing
more than to ply his evil whip across our spiritual backs so that we cry out
for him to stop, giving in to his demands that we keep away from the very thing
that can help us endure the pain. God's
word may not free us from the pain we are in, the agony we writhe under, we
don't need to ask for release from the pain but rather that we can endure all
pain until the end. We can't be taken out of this world, but we can ask to be
kept from the evil of this world. If our Savior suffered, if His apostles
suffered, if all the men and women of God throughout His word suffered, we
cannot ask to be kept from suffering. We ask for endurance as we cling to the
hope, the promise given to all that we will one day- when our Savior returns-
be united fully with Him and no longer in this world gone so horrifically
wrong.
Help us, Savior!
Help us! We need YOU and YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS! Our hope is in YOU, not in
ourselves, please! We believe, help our unbelief!
All through Jesus
Christ our Lord and Savior, now and forever!
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