The kingdom of God is here and now. When you become a Christian you join the KOG.
Has Jesus cost you everything yet? If not you are not paying a big enough price. Living for Jesus should consume you. (don't take this the wrong way, it doesn't mean that you have to be a lonely homeless person being a hermit in your cardboard box house to be a Christian.)
Joy- Jesus others you (how to obtain true joy)
Sometimes when you read the Bible... You have to do what it says. (duh)
Question yourself..
Can I do this in the Glory of God?
Does this disappoint others?
Do I have doubt?
Dealing with disappointment
You will have disappointment in your life. If you are a follower of Christ things happen for a reason. Don't let disappointment cause you to be afraid to follow your heart or cause a lack of faith in God's plans for you.
Faith and fear are directly correlated.
Fear= lack of faith?
What are you holding back on because of fear?
Within the book of Philippians joy comes up 17 times. (in a short book written from jail) Paul was faithful and did not fear what was to come, therefore he was able to rejoice always.
I struggle with this because human nature and instinct cause fear. I think there are different kinds of fear. Could it really be that Paul was 100% fearless after committing to Jesus? I believe that he knew that whatever happened was for the Glory of God, but, even knowing that, I think any human would have to have some kind of unavoidable, earthly, instinctive fear of the here and now. Is it the expectation that we live life without fear? Is that even possible?
Daniel= old man
Gina= dance party
When you grasp the grace of God, circumstances no longer matter, no matter how big or small your sin is your mandate is to rejoice in the lord always.
Read Philippians 4
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