REFLECTION
My reflection:
1. Not everyone knows the Lord YOU praise
“But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him”
-2 corinthians 11:4
2. Have discernment for those in the faith, many have stirred away to achieve their own agendas and can corrupt you into foolishness and sin:
” Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.”
phillpians 3:2
“but there be some that trouble you , and would pervery the gospel of truth”
galatians 2:7
“beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world”
1 john 4:1
3. I am in my 20’s, and I would say don’t let your age discourage you from walking in holiness, even if you lose everything and everyone in the process. hold on to your cross and keep your faith.
” let no man despise thy youth, but be thou an example of the believers in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity”
1 timothy 4:12
” be ye holy for I am holy.”
1 peter 1:16
” if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me”
matthew 16:24
4. It costs you everything to walk with the Lord, but that is okay.
” he that findeth his life shall lose it, and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it”-
matthew 10:39
5. Denounce from the witchcraft and satanic things you used to do because demons will cling onto you for dear life and you don’t know what opening you have made for them to stay in your life.
“When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he saith, ‘I will return into my house from whence I came out.’ And when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.”
matthew 12:43-45
And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.”
joshua 6:18
6. stay pure until marriage there is no dating.. no boyfriend girlfriend. only ONE husband and ONE wife. no polygamy.. no same-sex marriage. no hebrew israelite sister wives.. none of that. one holy man one holy woman. nothing less.
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”
genesis 2:24
7. cut off the things that are not of the Lord.
“But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage”? –
galatians 4:9
“But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage”? –
galatians 4:9
“But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses”
-1 timothy 6:11-12
“And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:”
mark 9:43
” he that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad”
matthew 12:30
” let them alone; they be blind leaders of the blind and if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch”
matthew 15:14
8. don’t be over zealous
“He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit”
-titus 3:5
9. be modest, don’t just dress modestly.
“but be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves”
-james 1:22
“In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works”
1 timothy 2:9
10. be slow to anger and quick to listen .. at the end of the day it’s not worth it and you could mess up your entire life by one dumb decision.
“He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts folly.”
– proverbs 14:29
” he that is soon angry dealeth foolishly:.”
proverbs 14:7
” he that is slow to anger is better than the mighty: and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city”
-proverbs 16:32
11. don’t be discouraged when you mess up, you still have room to improve yourself and repent from your sins.
” for sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law but under grace”
-romans 6:14
” for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”
romans 3:23
12. get baptized (which is still on my agenda, i’m waiting for the lord to give me the ok.. i guess i could go whenever lol)
“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
acts 2:38
“therefore we are buried with him by baptisim into death: that like as christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the father, even so we also should walk in newness of life”
romans 6:4
13. it’s okay to be single and alone( learning this now.. it’s hard.)
“for whether we be beside ourselves. it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.”
2 corinthians 5:13
” drink waters our of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. let thy waters be dispersed abroad and rivers of waters in the streets”
proverbs 5:15-16
14. there are seasons for everything, even people, it’s okay to lose and do some decluttering for the Lord’s sake.
“There is a time for everything,and a season for every activity under the heavens”
ecclesiastes 3:1
“yea doubtless, and i count all things but loss for the ecellncy of the knowledge of christ jesus my lord for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but, dung that I may win christ”
phillipians3:8
” seperate thyselves from thine enemies, and take heed of thy friend.”
-ecclesiasticus 6:13
15. give up your former life.
“So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple”
luke 14:33
“And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.”
luke 9:23
16. pray to the lord , even if you don’t know what to say the holy spirit will guide you.
” continue in prayer, and watch in the same thanksgiving”
-colossians 4:2
” praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit and watching thereunto with all preserverance and supplication
ephesians 6:18
17. stay strong and stand firm in the faith
“remembering without ceasing you work of faith and labour of love, and patience of hope in our lord jesus christ, in the sight of God and our father”
hessalonians 1:3
” watch ye, stand fast in the faith quit you like men, be strong.”
-1 corinthians 16:13
18. get back to bible!
” let the word of Christ dwell, in you richly in all wisdom, teaching, and admonishing one another in psalms..”
colossians 3:16
19. connect with other like-minded individuals who are striving to serve the Lord wholeheartedly (still need this)
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”
matthew 18:20
20. the Lord is preparing a person for you and be patient because He is also is preparing you for a person
“ And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him”
genesis 2:18
I have learned so much over this year and it is all Glory to God for leading me to Destined Ministries and Truth of God Ministries. Please check them out.