Fear or Faith

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. (2 Timothy 1:7 NIV)

Fear cripples us, hold us back, lies to us that we are not good enough or we cannot do it! When we give in to fear it limits us. "Fear has to do with punishment."

However, faith does the opposite! My faith rises when I stand on the Word of God and look at my situation through the Word that I'm standing on. I love reading the Word each day because it reminds me of who I am through Christ and what I can do. The Words I feed on each day are like signposts along the road reminding me and directing me!

The song by Chris Tomlin comes to mind.....my faith shall be my eyes! Faith in God, His PERFECT love and in His POWERFUL word can drive out fear!!

Here are two of the many signposts......

Romans 8:15 

The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”

1 John 4:18

There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

Thank you Father for the indwelling of Your Spirit. Thank you for reminding me through Your Word this morning that Your Spirit DOES NOT make me timid but it does the opposite. Your Spirit gives me POWER, LOVE and SELF DISCIPLINE. Precious Holy Spirit, overwhelm me this morning with Your beautiful and powerful presence. In Jesus Name. Amen.

Rooted in the love of Christ

Jesus Christ said; "without me you can do nothing" When you know in your heart that "in Him we live and move and have our being" your very existence, the reason you live, your plans and your dreams become grounded and rooted in the love of Christ. It is only then you will know the true meaning of life in all its fullness! That is why Paul wrote; "He is my all in all" 

Evangelist Nathan Morris

What His LOVE can do

The power of His love sets us free. Soak in His love.Embrace Him today.His love will change your perspective on things!

His Word

“Is not my word like fire,” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces? (Jeremiah 23:29 NIV)

This Word manifested itself so powerfully this week. I was facing some challenges and had to make decisions which was tough to do!

As I read this Word, it was like the Lord was talking to me directly....'Marama, is not my Word like fire and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?' SPEAK IT!

The Holy Spirit brought to my remembrance verses that I needed  so I quoted it back to the Father! 

Fast forward to today....one by one, Daddy took care of EVERYTHING! I was and am still lost for words.

Indeed, a faithful God. His Word is like fire and a hammer! SPEAK IT! And watch what it will do.

Being content is my decision

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5 NIV)

I was asking myself these questions this morning.......

How can people be content with what they have? What is contentment anyway? What leads to contentment? What does it take for someone to come to the realisation that what I have is more than enough? How can people be content when the world around them is screaming out the latest, coolest, fastest, gadgets?

I think being content is being satisfied and happy with what you have! To be content you have to make the decision to be happy or satisfied with what you already have!

The 5 WHY's is a thinking strategy that I sometimes use with my students to help them explore deeper into a topic.

The Bible reminds us to be free from the love of money....WHY?
Because the love of money leads people to want more and the wanting more can lead to problems. WHY would people want more?
They are not satisfied or not happy with what they have. WHY aren't they satisfied?
 The world around them  is constantly presenting coolest, fastest, newest must haves! They don't want to be left out or they want to keep up with everyone else WHY?
 Maybe they feel that to be accepted by others or admired they have to have what others have? WHY?
 They haven't found the true meaning of happiness . Their source of happiness is keeping up with everything, everyone and money. It's a cycle so they will never be happy or satisfied. This unhappiness leads to many problems!

Amazing! Our Creator...the one who beautifully created us knew all that. That's why He reminds us in His Word to keep ourselves free from the love of money and to be content with what we have. Being content is the decision I get to make. Am I happy with what I have now?  I think being content leads to inner peace. 'Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotion!' author unknown

I need to trust His promise when He says...
“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5 NIV)

Father, Your presence, Your love, is more than enough for me.