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Don’t Conform, but be Transformed

Oftentimes we say we want to change our ways, but little know how to start the process of how to move in the traps of your own mind. One must understand first, that the process begins in your heart. 

In the word of God let’s read in the book of Proverbs 23:4-8: 

4 “Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. 6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: 7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. 8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.”

You have to know and understand that there is a process that must begin in your mind first before any change can take place in your life. Some of us have heard these words before, but if your life is still the same as it was the last time you wanted to change and it didn’t then, you must have skipped or missed a step in the process. Know this, that true transformation will have occurred when the desire of those past things no longer have an effect on your soul or life. And the true effect of your transformation will cause conformation or an effect on others, and people will automatically notice a change in your outer appearance without you even having to do or say anything. You don’t have to fake it. 

Turn with me to Romans 12:1-3:

12 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.”

For those who forgot the process, listed below are the steps in the process for change:

  1. Know that you want or need change (Proverbs 14:12)
  2. Forgiveness of one’s self (Luke 17:3, Hebrews 8:12)
  3. Strong desire to change (Psalm 27:4-7) 
  4. Change in the mind and soul (Lamentations 3:21-26) 
  5. To initiate the renewing of the mind (Philippiansns 4:6-7)
  6. Faith to see it through to completion (2 Corinthians 4:16)

We cannot forget this process for the renewal transformation of our heart, mind, and soul. Too often, we start out on some process only to wind up either stopping, being inconsistent, getting distracted, and last of all, just giving up for whatever reason. 

In my conclusion, how long shall you fight against God? 

Read Acts 9:3-6:

3 “And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: 4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.”

Thank you and it is so.

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Why Hesitate with God’s Will, But Perpetuate Your Sin?

While walking in the ways of holiness, oftentimes, Saints sometimes find themselves in certain circumstances where they know what God’s will is for their lives, but they will hesitate before they begin to carry the task out. Why is that? Could it be due to the lack of understanding, or maybe the lack of confidence in one’s own ability to perform the task at hand? When faced with the situation, why not become more focused, loving, humble, and purpose driven.

In the Bible, let’s read Acts 7:51-60:

51 “Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. 52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: 53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.54 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.”

Let’s read slowly and methodically Luke 23:27-46:

27 “And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. 28 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.29 For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. 30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. 31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry? 32 And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. 35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God. 36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar, 37 And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself. 38 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, This Is The King Of The Jews. 39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. 40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. 42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.43And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. 46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.”

We need to understand like Stephen; and that is, when people are in sin they cannot see the true deed of their actions, nor can they understand the repercussions of them. The devil and his demons will block the reasoning behind the act of the sinful deed until after it has been carried to its full execution. Then your eyes will see the full extent of the damage of what you have done or caused. Then only will you see the big picture of what you have done. Just as in the book of Genesis 3:6-9, when Adam and Eve’s eyes were open after they did their deed. Also, in this world today the same events are taking place; people are pretending that God doesn’t exist and that the Bible is just a book like any other. And people are pretending to be something they are not, but at the end when Christ returns, a lot of eyes will be opened. There are many people who are willingly blind today for the sake of living out the desires of their heart and a lifestyle for today’s lie. 

Turn with me to 2 Corinthians 4:1-6:

1 “Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; 2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”

In my conclusion, I will leave you with this 2 Corinthians 13:5-8:

5 “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? 6 But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. 7 Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates. 8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.”

As it has been written, so let it be done in Yeshua/Jesus name it is so.

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Can You Keep Your Mind Still Long Enough to Hear Yeshua?

Sometimes when I would go to sit down to study, all of sudden, I would find that my mind had begun to drift into a wondering state of “what if’s”. It would proceed to curious thoughts of scenarios that would take my mind off of the main thing I should be focusing on. During that state of mind, one would lose track of time, causing the work that should have been finished in minutes, to take hours. In some way, this really portrays our state of mind. This is truly indicative of where our walk in Jesus is, with which some have gone astray, and have gone down the broad road, away from their christian life and understanding. The things we used to be fervently against, we now make exceptions for and make that thing inclusive, through a blurred unassociated understanding. In other words, one would try to give a misrepresentation of a meaning or understanding, which means your clear understanding of a thing would become blurred and confused. The Bible says, “As a man thinketh so is he” (Proverbs 23:7). That’s why it is so important that we think clearly with no confusion in our heart and mind.

 In the book of Ecclesiastes 5:2-6  

2 “Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. 3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words. 4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. 5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. 6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?”

Let’s also read in the book of Colossians 4:5-6

5 “Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. 6 Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Also, in the book of Isaiah 26:3-5 

3 “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. 4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength: 5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.”

In my conclusion, I will leave you with Psalm 46:10-11 

10 “Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 11 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.”

Also, Isaiah 45:5-7 

5 “I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: 6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else. 7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.”

Last but not least, turn to Philippians 4:6-9 

6 “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. 9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.”

May the peace of God that all passes all understanding be with you all.

And it is so. Thank you.

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What Are the Attributes of Life to Please God?

First, let’s look at the word ‘attributes’, what does that mean? 

Attributes: “A quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something.” 

Now let’s take a look at the attributes of pleasing God. In order to operate in the deed or participate in the act of an action of that understanding, one needs to comprehend the full meaning and understanding of that statement presented. So the statement “Please God/Yeshua/Jesus”, let’s also look at the first word ‘please’. The word please means to take ones own wishes into consideration in deciding how to act or proceed, where the word ‘one’ can be replaced with the word God, Yeshua, or Jesus. So, the word please in this sentence would refer to the object of the statement, which would be God. So the meaning of the word please would read as follows: “To take God’s own wishes into consideration in deciding how to act or proceed in life.” For example, let’s look at Enoch. 

Turn in your Bible to Hebrews 11:1-6:

1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

So, from these verses, what are the attributes that we can gain? The attributes would be:

1. Faith

2. Belief on God

3. Hope

Now these are some of the attributes that we found first, now let’s turn in your Bible to Ephesians 2:7-10:

7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Out of these versus we get these attributes:

4. Grace

5. Kindness

6. Walk

Now let’s turn to Mark 9:22-29

22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. 23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. 24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. 25 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. 26 And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead. 27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose. 28 And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? 29 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

From these versus we can deduce these attributes:

      7. Compassion

      8. Prayer

      9. Fasting 

As we move on, let’s look at Matthew 15:22-28:

 22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

So, from these versus the one key attribute worth a cause to action in Yeshua Jesus is: 

      10. Worship

So, now we have 10 of the most important attributes of how to please God/Yeshua/Jesus. 

In my conclusion, listen to the true voice of God, follow the attributes and you can please God. Thank you and bless the name of our God.

Extra reading: Matthew 17:16-21, Matthew 8:5-13

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The Impatient Heart Will Drive You Away from Yeshua’s Heart

How many times, you being impatient, caused you to make the wrong decision in life? How many times has your impatience made you come to the wrong conclusion about someone or something? How many of you have turned away from the truth due to the lack of patience to wait to hear from Yeshua Jesus? These are not so much as questions, as they are more indictments to the followers of Christ. Every mistake or indiscriminate decision you have made, or the outcome you have experienced, came not always being tied to others or demonic influence. Why can’t we ever take full responsibility for the lack of patience and faith in Christ? To some, they may say that it was the circumstances that happened in life that caused them to be where they are today. 

In the Word of God, in the book of Philippians 4:5-8:

5Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. 6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

There are four attributes of the impatient mind that you should be on the look out for:

  1. Curiosity of the heart & mind
  2. Self awareness of one’s free will
  3. The willingness & openness to receive understanding from any source
  4. Letting down your guard to your mind & soul

Let’s turn to James 1:12-21:

12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. 13Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.16Do not err, my beloved brethren. 17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. 21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

In my conclusion, even in the last days before His coming, we are to be patient. 

Let’s read Luke 21:12-19:

12But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.13And it shall turn to you for a testimony. 14Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: 15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.16And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.17And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.18But there shall not an hair of your head perish. 19In your patience possess ye your souls.

I thank you all for taking the time out to hear me.