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A Devotional Moment
No matter how hard we strive to be the best version of ourselves and honor God. There seems to be a “struggle”, always hiding in the shadows, waiting to remind us who we were and where we come from.
Don’t allow the enemy of your soul to torment you. Call on our Lord.
Psalm 130:1 From the depths of despair, O LORD, I call for your help.
Psalms 130:2 Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer.
No one walking this earth can boast of a sinless life. Recognize the “struggle” of overcoming versus the “strive” to continue to walk on the righteous path of God. It will present itself often.
Psalms 130:3 LORD, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive?
Psalms 130:4 But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you.
1 John 2:1nMy dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous.
1John 2:2 He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins-and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.
1John 2:3 And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments.
Remember, the word of God is not just another book. There is peace, power, protection and the Lord in the scriptures.
1 John 4:4 But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.
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THE ROOT
A Study of the Word
“Struggle Versus Strive”
No matter how hard we strive to be the best version of ourselves and honor God. There seems to be a “struggle”, always hiding in the shadows, waiting to remind us who we were and where we come from.
Today I want to discuss how to not allow the enemy of our soul to steal our joy.
When attacks, and old reminders of who we were to cross the path of our hearts and minds, call on the Lord. Jesus is the answer and his Holy Spirit is our guide who navigates us.
Matthew 10:20 For it is not you who will be speaking-it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
Just as he speaks through us to others, he also speaks to us regarding our own lives.
You might ask, how do we know when he is speaking to us?
More than likely, you have already experienced this, when you had a “gut” feeling, or you felt you should not go to a certain place or do something.
Not everyone hears an audible voice of God. He will speak to your spirit and give you a “knowing” problem is we often ignore it because it is steering us away from what we want to do.
We are okay in our decisions until despair hits our situation. It tells us in👇🏽
Psalm 130:1 From the depths of despair, O LORD, I call for your help.
Psalms 130:2 Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer.
No one walking this earth can boast of a sinless life. Recognize the “struggle” of overcoming versus the “strive” to continue to walk on the righteous path of God. It will present itself often.
Psalms 130:3 LORD, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive?
Psalms 130:4 But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you.
No one would be would be able to stand.
Struggle:
-to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
-to contend resolutely with a task, problem, etc.; strive:
-the process or an act or instance of struggling.
-a task or goal requiring much effort to accomplish or achieve.
Strive:
-to exert oneself vigorously; try hard
-to contend in opposition, battle, or any conflict; compete.
-to make strenuous efforts toward any goal:
-to struggle vigorously, as in opposition or resistance:
🌟The struggle against doing wrong is as strong as striving to do right. There are adversaries that come in all forms. Our biggest adversary is Lucifer and his demons.
The most effective way to overcome the struggle is through the power of Jesus Christ.
We don’t see how this works until we put it into action. The struggle is real. We are battling against what is trying to keep us down by fighting to do what is right.
When you ask the Lord to help you in your struggle, but you continue to think about what that thing is you are struggling against and romanticize it in your mind, your struggle is about to gain the victory.
We have to shut out and redirect our thought process, get up and make ourselves busy with other tasks.
For those of us who have Jesus as our Lord and savior, there can’t be a nonchalant attitude of expecting him to wipe everything away while we do nothing with this brain he gave us to help ourselves. Think and process information.
1 John 2:1 My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous.
1John 2:2 He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins-and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.
He is our redeemer. He is our advocate. Please not what 1John 2:3 says.👇🏽
1John 2:3 And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments.
Some individuals have error'd in their preaching and have people thinking nothing needs to happen from our side in this plan of salvation.
No baptism, repentance of sin, or anything where we make the choice to serve God, including accept him as our personal savior, and clean up our lives.
We have to do our part, that means understand what those commandments are and obey them.
Know what he tells us in the scriptures of the Bible and obey.
The deception that surrounds us is a grand ploy of the enemy of our soul to have us disbelieve and not take responsibility for sinful actions.
The devil wishes to see you in hell and later, in the lake of fire beside him. He needs to deceive and take as many of God’s children with him as possible. Why? Because he is a hater of God and us, God’s children.
We make that goal of his easy when we refuse to listen to God’s truth. Read his word, understand it, and obey.
Don’t allow anyone to tell you that the Ten Commandments aren’t relative to present day, because they are.
Remember, the word of God is not just another book. There is peace, power, protection and the Lord in the scriptures.
1 John 4:4 But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.
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KjV
1Jn 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Holy Spirit, the spirit of God is a gift the Lord gives us when we accept Christ into our lives. He will convict us of wrongdoing and guide toward the right path, redirect us out of the trouble we are headed to or already in.
Struggle versus strive. No one said it is easy, it is not. However, l, if you are struggling against something or someone, you do not have to do it alone.
The Lord is here and with everyone who is in the sound of my voice. Don’t just struggle against the “wrong”, strive for the right and call on Jesus for strength, wisdom, and the victory.
My closing prayer:
Lord, I pray your hands in our struggles. Pray you five power to help us strive for the win.
As we draw close to you, allow your word to manifest understanding in our hearts and lead our spirits towards the righteous life you have for us.
I pray we make the choice that will gain us the victory. In the name of Jesus. Amen.
Dictionary References:
AMG's Annotated Strong's Hebrew Dictionary
of the Old Testament
Additional materials in the dictionary were taken from The
Complete Word Study Dictionary: Old Testament by Warren Baker and Eugene Carpenter (c) 2003 by AMG publishers. All Rights Reserved.
AMG's Annotated Strong's Hebrew Dictionary
of the New Testament
Additional materials in this dictionary were taken from the Complete Word Study Dictionary: New Testament compiled by Spiros Zodhiates.
(c)1992 by AMG publishers. All Rights Reserved.
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2Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
2Timothy 3:17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
A Pouring Out of Living Water
John 4:14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst;
but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Living water is the eternal flow of God's spirit. He says he is the fountain of living water in
Jeremiah 2:13 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Jeremiah 17:13 O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
John 7:37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
Thirst: a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.The physical condition resulting from this need, strong or eager desire; craving: That strong, eager desire can occur in the physical for need of liquid to quench our thirst. It is also a spiritual need that needs quenching in our spirit.Drink: take in liquid, consume Receive the spirit of God, he is the source, fountain of eternal life-living water.
John 4:10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
Revelation 21:6 6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.Water: Water is Liquid, transparent in color, odorless and makes up lakes, rivers, oceans. Consider the movement of water- it flows, it can flow gently or in the movement of waves.
The focus is not the liquid, but the movement of the liquid water- it can flow gently or in movement of waves. It’s the movement.
Described as the flow or movement of waves, the flow of the spirit of God within you is felt physically in the body as your spirit is filled up with him.
Revelation 22:17 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Drink: take in liquid, consume.Receive the spirit of God, he is the source, fountain of eternal life-living water
John 4:10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
Revelation 21:6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
Revelation 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
This living water comes from God. He is the source, the fountain, It is for you, me, and anyone who desires to have him in our lives. when you invite him in your heart and life, he will come.He makes it available because it is his desire that no one perish. As it states in John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Invitation to meet Christ our Lord
For anyone reading this who has not asked the Lord Jesus into your heart
This is your opportunity. Ask him into your heart and life, confess your sins to him, ask his forgiveness. Make every effort from this day forward to turn away from sin. This is the act of repentance. God will meet you where you are.
If you are in the midst of sin; treat your vessel (body) wrong using substances that alter your mind, emotions, and behavior, you are in sexual immorality, corruption, or any combination of these or other forms of sin. Don’t put it off, as we are not promised tomorrow.
Come as you are. Listen, you weren’t feeling ashamed or embarrassed while you werecommitting the act, don’t allow those hindering spirits to stop you now.
Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Matthew 7:8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Whatever the sin, you and God have always been present during those times. It is you and him now, alone together as you read this. He stands with open arms.
John 7:3 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. John 7:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
About
Hi, I'm Marsha!
So good to have you here.
C.H.A.R.G.E. Ministry is a prayer ministry.
Caring about your spiritual wellbeing, helping you realize your potential based on biblical principles through prayer, building a relationship with our Lord, Jesus Christ. Reaching out, spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, and his plan of salvation.
God's Elect: Anyone who willingly chooses to accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior. Living by the commandments and mandates of God that is given in his Holy Scriptures.
I am a Licensed Practical Nurse, have a bachelor's degree in human services, an Ordained Licensed Evangelist, and have a singing ministry. My focus is to serve God to the fullest as I believe I have been called to do.
Disclaimer:
Please be aware that I, Marsha do not ask for money on this site. If you encounter My name and face posted on any social media site regarding this work on C.H.A.R.G.E. Ministries, that is asking for funds. It is not me. Please do not send money to anyone or give out your personal information.
Minister Marsha
Matthew 22:32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
John 7:16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
