1 Samuel 16:7
"But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
"But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
I want to share FIVE SECRETS of SPIRITUAL STRENGTH found in a book by A.W. Tozer. We will look at a few each day and then, move on to emotions we want to cultivate and how to deal with emotions we want to control better. So, stay with me and ask a friend to join you as we walk through this together.
(1) DEAL THOROUGHLY WITH SIN...
Below you can read what Tozer wrote. As a minister of the Gospel I consider myself much like a water hose. The world needs a bath and a drink of water. In order for God to use me I have to keep myself clean. If the hose (me) is clogged with hate, jealousy, rage, anger, lust or any other number of things then what's in the hose is going to get on or in everyone else. God loves others and me too much to do that to either of us. Clean up yourself first. Fast, pray, do the hard work of self-introspection and reach out to a good counselor or pastor to work through issues of the past, that serve as triggers in your present. God can and does heal, cleanse and set free.
Tozer: This is not to preach sinless perfection. This is to say that
every known sin is to be named, identified and repudiated, and that we must trust God for deliverance from it, so that there is no more sin anywhere in our lives. It is absolutely necessary that we deal thus, because God is a holy God and sin is on the throne of the world. (The Calvary Road)
(2) NEVER OWN ANYTHING.
I have lived long enough to learn, none of us take anything with us when we die. We are born with nothing and we will leave this earth with nothing. In my early Christian walk I shaved my head, (well at #3 razor all over except for bangs, and gave away all my jewelry.) God was cleansing me from things owning me and having power over me.
Tozer: I do not mean by this that you cannot have things. I mean
that you ought to get delivered from this sense of possessing
them. (Even her own son)… This sense of possessing is what hinders us. All babies are born with their fists clenched, and it seems to me it means: "This is mine!" One of the first things is "mine" in an angry voice. That sense of "This is mine" is a very injurious thing to the spirit. If you can get rid of it so that you have no feeling of possessing anything, there will come a great sense of freedom and liberty into your life.
Tomorrow we will look at secret # 3 and 4.
ACTION STEP: For today, ask yourself and ask God; "Is there any sin in me?" Then, ask Holy Spirit to help you deal with it. Spend some time praying in tongues. If your not sure what, why or how to do this get the book, "Praying in Tongues is Normal," by Teresa Verdecchio by clicking this link: https://www.amazon.com/Praying-Tongues-Normal-Spirit-Filled-Unapologetic/dp/1735277738
Then, ask yourself as you walk around your home and look at yourself, "Is there anything that I love more than God? Is there anything I don't think I could live without? Does what I own, how I look, or what's been given to me, mean more than my relationship with Christ?" God doesn't care how much we own, He just doesn't want anything owning us.
Until tomorrow remember, I believe in you and you need to believe in yourself.
(1) DEAL THOROUGHLY WITH SIN...
Below you can read what Tozer wrote. As a minister of the Gospel I consider myself much like a water hose. The world needs a bath and a drink of water. In order for God to use me I have to keep myself clean. If the hose (me) is clogged with hate, jealousy, rage, anger, lust or any other number of things then what's in the hose is going to get on or in everyone else. God loves others and me too much to do that to either of us. Clean up yourself first. Fast, pray, do the hard work of self-introspection and reach out to a good counselor or pastor to work through issues of the past, that serve as triggers in your present. God can and does heal, cleanse and set free.
Tozer: This is not to preach sinless perfection. This is to say that
every known sin is to be named, identified and repudiated, and that we must trust God for deliverance from it, so that there is no more sin anywhere in our lives. It is absolutely necessary that we deal thus, because God is a holy God and sin is on the throne of the world. (The Calvary Road)
(2) NEVER OWN ANYTHING.
I have lived long enough to learn, none of us take anything with us when we die. We are born with nothing and we will leave this earth with nothing. In my early Christian walk I shaved my head, (well at #3 razor all over except for bangs, and gave away all my jewelry.) God was cleansing me from things owning me and having power over me.
Tozer: I do not mean by this that you cannot have things. I mean
that you ought to get delivered from this sense of possessing
them. (Even her own son)… This sense of possessing is what hinders us. All babies are born with their fists clenched, and it seems to me it means: "This is mine!" One of the first things is "mine" in an angry voice. That sense of "This is mine" is a very injurious thing to the spirit. If you can get rid of it so that you have no feeling of possessing anything, there will come a great sense of freedom and liberty into your life.
Tomorrow we will look at secret # 3 and 4.
ACTION STEP: For today, ask yourself and ask God; "Is there any sin in me?" Then, ask Holy Spirit to help you deal with it. Spend some time praying in tongues. If your not sure what, why or how to do this get the book, "Praying in Tongues is Normal," by Teresa Verdecchio by clicking this link: https://www.amazon.com/Praying-Tongues-Normal-Spirit-Filled-Unapologetic/dp/1735277738
Then, ask yourself as you walk around your home and look at yourself, "Is there anything that I love more than God? Is there anything I don't think I could live without? Does what I own, how I look, or what's been given to me, mean more than my relationship with Christ?" God doesn't care how much we own, He just doesn't want anything owning us.
Until tomorrow remember, I believe in you and you need to believe in yourself.
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