Encouragement to be Faithful

Day LXXXIII

Today's scriptures gives us the encouragement to keep our faith strong. Brothers and sisters in our journey towards righteousness let us keep our ways firm towards our Lord. It was a message given to me by God again today as a warning to me to check my ways and evaluate my doings.

So as to everyone of us who might be reading this. Let us stop and think about this words. I posted this last Sunday July 10, 2011 and this same message was given to us for a purpose.

2 Timothy 1


 6 Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess through the laying on of my hands. 7 For God did not give us a Spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control.  8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by God’s power accept your share of suffering for the gospel. 9 He is the one who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began,10 but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel! 11 For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher.12 Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day. 13 Hold to the standard of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.14 Protect that good thing entrusted to you, through the Holy Spirit who lives within us. 


These same words like last Sunday - words that our God given us for us to ask ourselves. Why?

Let us put it this way, our Father told us same teaching twice at the time we never expected it to be said? How would you feel or what would you think? For me it would mean this is something different I guess God really meant something very important for me to be careful to learn about this.

Today dear friends let us stop and think strong, are there things that we are doing now that make us fall into the temptation of diverting our attention slightly away from God. Are there things that we are doing that compromise our faith. Maybe entertaining images, thoughts or situations that lure us towards the desires of our flesh. LET US STOP AND THINK.

When you see them, don't hesitate - that's it! Stop and pray. Father in heaven, I know that your words have meaning for my own good. I know you meant this words for me to correct my doings. Help me have the great power of my spirit to have self-control and to stop whatever that compromises my spiritual being. Help me live a spirit controlled life and make my inner man stronger than the desire of my flesh. Father remove the evil spirits in me - spirit of lust, spirit of fear, spirit of doubt, spirit of python, spirit of insecurities and all other desires that lead me to sin. Bless me with your wisdom of truth and help me succeed in my decision to be firm to be righteous in Jesus name! Amen!