Ephesians 4:17 - 'This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye
henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their*mind,'
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Sometimes we get in God's way. Many times God is wanting us to be*still and let him work but we want to jump in and help God. Well, God*can do awesome things while we wait on him. He can mold us and shape*us into the person he wants us to be during this period. That's why*the process is so much more important to God than your progress.*People will say that you are wasting your time, or you can't just sit*there and wait. But prayer and fasting is what Jesus did and God was*able to move his son according to his promise. Sitting back and*letting God handle it is the solution to your situation. Yeah, we want*to believe that we should jump out and let God bless our progress, but*God wants to mold your process into a strong testimony for him.
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We have gotten so caught up in promoting ourselves and creating our*own doors that God hardly gets the glory for our lives. Christian*recording artists are selling sexually enticing CD covers and posters,*while preachers and pastors are making life size portraits and images*of themselves and placing them in the church foyers or on the walls.*Many have truly lost sight of God's image and now they are selling*their own image. And many are even seeking the applause of the world*and the worlds awards to feel important and prestigious! Everything*they do has to carry their name and people don't even see God when they*are speaking or performing. But God gets no glory from this stuff, only*man. Man promotes himself in the name of Jesus while Jesus is not even*glorified in it! If you make your own way, you will get the glory for*it. God does not follow, but he leads. What are you gonna say when you*have reached your goal? You did this, and you did that, and God was*there all the time? Or, God did this, and God did that, and I never*got any glory of his? Which testimony do you think God is after? If*you take the credit, then you shut out everyone else's hope of reaching*their goals. But if God gets all the credit, then that brings hope to*everyone that hears your testimony. Your success is not measured by*worldly status, awards, money, or fame, but the true measure of a*person is their home, their children, their love for God and desire to obey*the Word of God. So, it doesn't matter how big you can get or how much*money and fame you have, but what matters is how you nourished your*kids along the way, or how you loved your spouse during your journey! How*you put your desires last and the will of God for you first! That's what matters.*God wants us promoting his image (fathering, loving, and caring for*loved ones) not our own agenda. Only people are concerned about your*progress, but God is more concerned about your process!!
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Suggested Reading: Prov. 3:6, Rom. 8:1, Eph. 4:17, Matt. 23:5, Matt.*6:1
henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their*mind,'
*
Sometimes we get in God's way. Many times God is wanting us to be*still and let him work but we want to jump in and help God. Well, God*can do awesome things while we wait on him. He can mold us and shape*us into the person he wants us to be during this period. That's why*the process is so much more important to God than your progress.*People will say that you are wasting your time, or you can't just sit*there and wait. But prayer and fasting is what Jesus did and God was*able to move his son according to his promise. Sitting back and*letting God handle it is the solution to your situation. Yeah, we want*to believe that we should jump out and let God bless our progress, but*God wants to mold your process into a strong testimony for him.
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We have gotten so caught up in promoting ourselves and creating our*own doors that God hardly gets the glory for our lives. Christian*recording artists are selling sexually enticing CD covers and posters,*while preachers and pastors are making life size portraits and images*of themselves and placing them in the church foyers or on the walls.*Many have truly lost sight of God's image and now they are selling*their own image. And many are even seeking the applause of the world*and the worlds awards to feel important and prestigious! Everything*they do has to carry their name and people don't even see God when they*are speaking or performing. But God gets no glory from this stuff, only*man. Man promotes himself in the name of Jesus while Jesus is not even*glorified in it! If you make your own way, you will get the glory for*it. God does not follow, but he leads. What are you gonna say when you*have reached your goal? You did this, and you did that, and God was*there all the time? Or, God did this, and God did that, and I never*got any glory of his? Which testimony do you think God is after? If*you take the credit, then you shut out everyone else's hope of reaching*their goals. But if God gets all the credit, then that brings hope to*everyone that hears your testimony. Your success is not measured by*worldly status, awards, money, or fame, but the true measure of a*person is their home, their children, their love for God and desire to obey*the Word of God. So, it doesn't matter how big you can get or how much*money and fame you have, but what matters is how you nourished your*kids along the way, or how you loved your spouse during your journey! How*you put your desires last and the will of God for you first! That's what matters.*God wants us promoting his image (fathering, loving, and caring for*loved ones) not our own agenda. Only people are concerned about your*progress, but God is more concerned about your process!!
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Suggested Reading: Prov. 3:6, Rom. 8:1, Eph. 4:17, Matt. 23:5, Matt.*6:1
