REAL LIFE
1 Thess 3:8
8 For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord. NIV
** Real life? Is that what we’re talking about here? Paul says “Real Life” is to see others standing firm in the Lord that have been taught by him. It is a wonderful thing to see those you have discipled still walking faithful and true to their calling. Standing firm in the Lord is not only a blessing you those who stand firm but also to those who have taught them how to stand firm. I also know that it is a sad thing to behold when you have put lots and lots of time into someone why has given their lives to Jesus and you think that they are walking strong and next time you hear about them or see them, they are walking in the ways of the world. I don’t know why many people are so different in this area…. I can lead one person to the Lord who is quiet and don’t seem excited about their new relationship with the Lord and they take off learning and growing in the Lord tremendously and then someone else who seems so excited to have found Christ and yet in only a few days they are back to the old ways of the world.
posted by Dave McAlister @ 8:26 AM
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I ponder about this all the time - no answer comes to me either. I do know that in my own life, the struggles I have gone through, the pain, the grief, the disappointments I've experienced in other people letting me down have so far drawn me ever closer to God rather than away from Him.
Others in my life have done the opposite and headed as far away from Him as they can get. Hmmm? I personally believe it is because deep down they don't really believe in Him, and as a result they have no fear. They have not spent time in His word, so the Holy Spirit has not been able to bring revelation to them of His realness, His truth. Again, hmmm? Just my thoughts.
James 4:8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.
This requires action/effort on our part. I pray for people to make an effort to break their chains. The enemy strives mightily to keep people from the word of God because he knows one word of God can cut their chains like a knife through butter.
Roxanne
In His Strong Grip
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