The brain was created to have the mind of Christ. I need to program it wisely- never leaving it unguarded, unthinking, undisciplined and have thoughts >> true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and admirable! I need to take better control of what comes in and what goes out. God calls me to His Word and a discipline in this! I need continual exposure to it and apply it. Receiving guidance, wisdom, and accountable is valuable! Reading good books and utilizing all the resources in this age (blogs, podcasts,) will magnify and illuminate the life giving truth for us! We can possess the mind of Christ, think His thoughts, hear His heart, and do His works!
Contentment
I like what Pauls says that you he had to LEARN how to be content and that godliness with contentment is great gain. We are bombarded with Satan's suggestions to allure us away from depending on the Lord. Unhappiness is caused by sin and it destroys our lives. True contentment can only come from God alone and knowledge of Him! His attributes and actions, His plans and our role in them is amazing! This is my problem: To be content with little is difficult for us because we fail to trust God to provide what we need. Instead we worry and plan. Don't lose confidence in God!
Propriety
This means to be appropriate and suitable- actions that do not bring shame to the gospel and to Christ. It demands submitting to God's will in areas that we either deny exist or that we'd prefer to think are none of His business. I desire to rid of my pride Please pray for me that I am able to rid of sin in the way I dress (but instead put on good things of Christ, strength and dignity!), speech (my cutting remarks or words that heighten my self righteousness) and attitude (pride)
Perseverance
I pray that I suffer well. that God perfects me through this, that it is used as means of spreading the gospel and seeing God. Through attacks of Satan, may I never give up but take heart and endure. I will not say that God isn't worth it! In these moments I want to validate the reality of the gospel to the watching world. May I bless His name!!! It was interesting reading about her remarks on Peter- God's will for Peter included him being sifted by Satan, but before that it came before Jesus's prayers and the merciful hands of God. I enjoyed what she wrote here- Whatever irritating, insignificant duties or grand scale tragedies we may suffer- this is God's will for us in the Gospel- to persevere and submit to God to be God!
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