Living The Truth

   So today I decided I wanted to explain Live The Truth what it's about and why I chose this as my blog. Well to start, Live The Truth means living the truth.  Because we live in this crazy messed up world and we are called to share the good news.  We are called to tell people about Jesus.

   And I thought Live The Truth would be a good fit also because we are like a light switch, switching on and off our 'christian' for things of this world.  When we should be living our lives for God everyday and every second.  But we're not.

   A few weeks ago I was at my small group at church and we were talking about Faith and Deeds found in James 2:14-26.  And Live The Truth is kind of like that.  There are so many people that can say they 'know' Jesus but don't do anything about it.  There are also people at think if they are just good people and do things for people then they'll go to heaven.  

James 2:26 (NIV) As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

   We have a balance of both.  Having a good relationship with God and going good works for His kingdom.

   I am hoping that through Live The Truth, you are learning and seeing different things about God and yourself.  What you need to change in your life.  What you need to work on.  What your gifts and strengths are.  Because that is what Live The Truth is all about.

   Comment below one (or more if you have more) thing('s) you've learned from Live The Truth.

   Till next time
    LiveTheTruth :)

Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness

   Week 7!!!

Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

   FAITHFULNESS.

   As you guys/girls probably already know, unless you're new (If you are welcome!), I had already wrote a post on Faith awhile back.  So feel free to read that one also for some more on this topic.

   Now...what does faithfulness mean? The dictionary says that faithfulness means: the quality of being faithful; fidelity.

   So what do you think God wanted us to learn from this? I think the dictionary is right on this one.  I think God wants us to be faithful, to tell the truth and not lie.  But it's not just our words that we have to be faithful in, we need to be faithful in our actions too.

   Psalm 40:11 (NIV) Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord;may your love and faithfulness always protect me.

   As it says in the verse above, David asked God that His love and faithfulness would always protect him.  But what do you think David was meaning by saying your 'faithfulness always protect me'?

   I think he was talking about that God would always be there for him, and He'd be there for David when he needs Him.  But remember I'm not an expert this is just what I think.

   My challenge for you guys this week is, I want you guys to try and be more faithful this week.  Be somebody people can count on.  keep your word.

   Till next time
    LiveTheTruth :)
  

Faith

 

 Faith is one of the hardest things for us to do.  It is hard sometimes to have faith in things you can't see, or don't know will happen. I was recently listening to Royal Tailor's song 'Give Me Faith'.  I want you to read the lyrics in the song (But I can't write down the lyrics so you'll have to look them up).

   Time and time again people in the Bible had to have faith in God, that his promises would come through. How many times do we NOT put money in offering, because we think we don't have enough money? Sometimes we just have to put the money in the offering and have FAITH that God will provide for us.
 
  Have you ever been fired or let go from a job, and you had no idea what your next job will be or when the next time you will get paid? In tough times you have to trust that God will help you though it. It might not be exactly when you want it, but it WILL be when HE wants it.
   One of the lines in the song, talks about when Peter walked on water.

   Peter, ordinary man, walked on water.

   That is the perfect example of faith.

Matthew 14:22-36 (NIV) Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.
But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
“Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”
 “Come,” he said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”
And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret. And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

   In the beginning of this story Peter had faith and was walking on water. But even the littlest distraction can make you take your eyes off God and start doubting again. And that's what happened to Peter. He saw wind, instead of Jesus and he started to sink.
   We so easily start doubting and fearing things, that we start to sink just like Peter did. But if we fix our eyes back to God and have faith in him, He'll catch us before we sink.

   Till next time,
    LiveTheTruth :)