Word 4U 2day/X Factor

[ladylovesJesus]

*X Factor

'... be eager to do right and to change your hearts and lives' Revelation 3:19

Let me tell you about two types of 'X's'. One kind of X is the kind the teacher marks in red on your exam sheet 'meaning you've got it wrong'. Another kind of X signals you've got the X-factor; 'you've got what it takes to be a winner!' Which type of X marks your heart?

God wants us to 'be eager to do right and to change your hearts and lives'. He wants us to have the X-factor marking our hearts; He wants us to be a winner. But it's so easy to be the X that gets it wrong:

Temptation is all around us all the time; to smoke, to drink, to swear, to have sex before marriage, to carry a knife, to steal, to fight, to lie, to cheat, to gossip, to disobey in any way we can!

God says, 'The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, He will show you a way out' (1 Corinthians 10:13 NLT). Yes, we're tempted, every day, to say and do things we know we shouldn't.

But God promises He'll never allow it to be too difficult for us to say 'no'. He'll always show us another way, a better way of doing things instead. So we've got no excuses for having the X that gets it wrong marking our hearts! 'Be eager to do right!'

written by Bob Gass

 

[SpiritLedEd]

We (myself, too) must prepare ourselves to recognize and resist the enemy's subtle tactics. He doesn't raise a frontal attack. Like a thief in the night, he tries to sneak in through a side entryway. Suiting up 24/7/365 in the full armor of God (Eph 6:10-18) is essential.

SLE