Wednesday Night October 30, 2013
scriptures: 1 Peter 3, Luke 9
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Many people spend time trying to figure out what they want to do, not what God wants them to do.
When we are in tune with God, we want to desire the things that He wants us to. Even more than what people do, we give value to the things that God wants us to do.
How does God feel about it? Then it is great.
1 Peter 3:15
You have to be able to communicate your faith. A lot of people cannot talk about their relationship with the Lord. It means you have to be able to talk about your life.
Sanctify God in your heart. You’ve already established that you are committed to what God says.
Do you argue or reason based on what God says or on what you feel?
You cannot take days off from being ready. You have to be ready always.
One who is doing right is not hiding the reasoning for life.
A lot of people hate to have true and honest conversation because their life may not have reason or have any hope in Christ.
If you call yourself Christian and are not willing to give a reason or hope to someone, they will go to others to try to figure you out.
Can anyone else talk about your dedication to the work in the Lord?
Have you ever thought about how many times you may have been “out of focus” and haven’t given a true reason for hope that you were then part of the problem for a person?
Do you go straighten it out when you realize that you were wrong?
You cannot get defensive or shut people out instead of giving an answer and hope.
If you want to be wise, hang around wise people. Are you one of the people that weak people go to in order to get weak or worldly advice?
Ask if there is someone that you don’t feel comfortable talking to about Christ. If there is, what possible reason could you have to disobey 1 Peter 3:15. It should be easy to talk about something that is true, if all is well with you. If you cannot follow this scripture, it is not because of the person, it is because of you. You cannot pick and choose. That is being ashamed.
You have to be victorious over psychological problems.
If there is something going on with you that keeps you from talking about God or praying, you need to deal with it right away.
God needs you to be ready when He needs you.
You always want to be on the right side of God in any situation.
He’s going to send somebody your direction. You never know who needs.
If you need comfort for your faith, you have to seek comfort. You cannot wait. The time is now.
Luke 9:23-26
What many people call peer pressure is actually from the inside. If you are ashamed of God and refuse to answer, He will be ashamed of you and you will not be with Him in heaven.
You have to be committed to be ready. Being ashamed, angry, disappointed are not excuses for failing to represent God.
If you have been a discouragement, you have work to do.