Bad attitudes rub off on others like a strange ice storm rages through a community –Yet, the goodness of Jesus awaits to set US free from anything!
Kindness seems to sometimes go unnoticed, but remember it is God who is doing the work; and just as sure as we HOPE spring is near after a long winter’s haul –God will use the light we shine (JESUS) to soften even the hardest of rocky hearts…1st beginning with our own.
Today, we are talking about “Release”
Releasing the goodness of God is an action God uses in healing –BOTH, for the one giving and one receiving … It is God who is doing the work –And, we all need Released from something.
Today I write to you to remind you of whom you are to God and in Christ Jesus that …
- If you don’t know Jesus as your own Savior that you will invite Him to come live in your heart right now …
- Jesus says to you “Be Mine” (John 3:16) …
- and He offers you True Love from God (Jeremiah 31:3)
- If you already have Jesus living in your heart –I write to encourage you to let your light of God’s Love shine! SHINE! –For the love of God and hope that is in Jesus Christ to be experienced in a world that is suffering.
- Read the Book of Matthew Chapters 4 & 5 Today.
Release:
Jesus IS our Truth, our Way and our Life to be free from the confinement and the bondage that is wrapped in frustration, pain, emotional strain and fear; Jesus is our way to release / send away the confinements of sin / bad attitudes …
A sin is anything that does not please or honor God
Release:
Jesus is our Truth, our Way and our Life –HE is our power and our helper in unity with the Holy Spirit to release the Power of God’s Love!
Giving is the way to release God’s Love –perhaps even just a smile or kind / patient word … Do all that is on your heart to do, because faith pleases God; and God IS LOVE.
Winter seems to come swift and fast –and like a bad attitude, its storms can leave devastation that lasts and lasts …
Yet, those Perfect Warm Spring days are like the sweet Peace of Jesus –that seem to be rare; … and long IN & for the wait…
A smile can be your gift of God’s Love to release …
Like a Butterfly is released from the captivity of a cage
NOWHERE in the Bible does God tell us to “put on a bad attitude”; nor does God command us to “put on guilt,” NOR, Does God tell us to be filled with, or have a judgmental or bitter heart …
–But rather, God talks to us about LOVE!
And, God tells us to Put on the full armor of God; and let our light (JESUS) of our Life with God shine through our Hope that IS in Jesus Christ -whom we believe in; and Who IS the Truth of God we walk in …
Remember it is not necessarily the person who is bad –it is the attitude that needs Released!
And remember … that just as you can’t always see Jesus, but you know He is near –you can’t always see Satan either, but look around the corners at who is lurking trying to USE the bad attitudes … to jerk your own toward his dishonoring, disrespectful and disobedient ways …
Ephesians 6:10-18 New International Version (NIV)
The Armor of God
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
Matthew 5:13-16 New International Version (NIV)
Salt and Light
13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
John 14:1-3 New International Version (NIV)
Jesus Comforts His Disciples
14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God[a]; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
I hope this is a blessing to you!
I believe in God the Father; I believe in Jesus Christ –God’s Holy Son; I believe in the power of The Holy Spirit, and I believe in the power of living according to God’s Holy Word!
I am sure of God’s Love for me and for you! Are you?
Love in Christ,
Karen Rowe
Hope in Today Ministries, Inc.
The Train Whistle, Sounding the Call of God’s Love (Read Pages 128-132 Today *If Possible*)