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Proverbs 4:25 Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you.
How many times have you been told to keep your eyes to yourself or keep them away from stuff?
The more we allow ourselves to see and watch things, the more we are willing to accept those things into our lives.
If you want to achieve a certain goal in life, then keeping your eyes firmly fixed on that goal will make it more likely to happen.
God wants you to look to Him in all things so your life will be centred around Him.
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Proverbs 4:24 Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
I know I will sound like an old man by saying this – but what comes out of your mouth does define you in many ways!
It is not nice to listen to a young person shout and scream obscenities at others. It is not nice to have to listen to anyone say such things.
Saying bad stuff seems to switch something in your brain which then somehow convinces you it is OK to do such things… it’s not! No matter how many times you say it!
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Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
No matter how hard you try to show you are doing the right things, pay the right price or whatever else you get up to, if you heart is not in the right place people will see right through your actions.
Too many people think they can buy their way through life or work their way through life – if you leave God out of your life, you get to spend life away from all that is good!
Show your heart. Don’t hide it. God wants to see your love for others as well as for Him.
Share in His great love today and show someone you mean it!
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Luke 12:34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Have you noticed how you go after the things you want most in life? Have you noticed how wanting the wrong things allows you to go off track very quickly?
If we really want to join God in heaven, there will be a place waiting for us; but don’t make it an afterthought!
Changing your mind just after death is not going to be an option – we have to make the choice before we are face to face with Christ; only then can He say “I know and love this person!”
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Luke 12:32 Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.
Jesus may have spoken these words directly to the disciples who were around Him at the time, but the sentiment continues out into all the world.
Christ made sure these words got written down for many more people to get to hear them, even after so many years!
God is actually please to be able to share Heaven with as many people who want to join Him as possible.
Christ paved the way to make it possible for anyone and everyone to get there – by personal choice! Ask God…
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Luke 6:20 Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Just who are the poor people Christ is talking of when He addresses His disciples with these words?
Many a scholar has come up with their own take on these words; even Matthew and Luke differ slightly in their wording.
Jesus is talking to all who are willing to admit they are lacking something in their lives because those are the people who will realise they fall short of God’s Kingdom!
Ask your Father in Heaven to fill that gap you have in your life…
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Psalm 9:18 But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.
Have you noticed how God picked poor and needy people to give help to? Have you noticed how He chose the afflicted over the oppressors?
God loves all people and He will continue to lift up those who need it the most; even though society seems hell-bent on doing the opposite!
Countries and governments may well overlook those in need, but God does not overlook them.
All He asks is that we ask Him for help!
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Psalm 13:1 How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
When we do not immediately respond to others, how do they react to us? When God does not immediately respond to our calls, how do we respond to Him?
We all expect our friends and family to come to our help when we fail at something or when things go wrong – but what do we do when others have problems?
God is always here for us but will not always put things right when we demand it. Just maybe He wants us to learn how to handle a situation, so we can help others out.
Don’t blame God when you feel you cannot handle a situation – call out and ask for His guidance to get you through it…
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Psalm 43:2 You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?
How quick are you to blame God when things go wrong? How quick are you to say that God is the one who has walked away from the conversation?
It is our own doubt and disbelief which causes us to think such things and certainly not our God. We are the ones who falter and blame it on God.
Just like walking down the road and tripping over a paving slab which is sticking up slightly – we are too quick to blame others rather than accepting a bit of responsibility.
We should not have to demand God lays down our whole life before us before we live it – we may not like what we see!
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Daniel 2:46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell prostrate before Daniel and paid him honour and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him.
What happens to you when someone praises you? Do you pump yourself up with pride and tell others of your ‘greatness’ or do you carry on and play things down?
The king thought there must be some divinity within Daniel because he had been able to do what nobody else could do.
But we know it was not Daniel who learned and interpreted the dream, it was God. Don’t ever try and take the praise due to God upon yourself. Give all praise to God and He will give you what is due to you!
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Daniel 2:27 Daniel replied, “No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about…”
When God shows us the right way or steers us in the right direction, we need to acknowledge that it is God who is in control.
If we take ownership of the issue or we take responsibility for what has happened, then we need to answer for what may go wrong ahead.
Always give God the glory for everything He does – no matter whether you are in church or in amongst heathens. Make sure God gets the praise so others will know who can do all things!
I find it very hard to accept praise from anyone because I know God has given me up to this work I do for Him!
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Daniel 2:23 I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors: You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king.
When we do come to God and ask openly and honestly, we can expect Him to answer us.
It may not be how we expect to be answered and we may not make sense of things right away, but by listening to God, we will be able to know what is ahead for us.
God will always answer prayers; we just don’t see the answers always because we may well be looking at things in the wrong way.
Listening to God means listening for the problem as well as the solution – we may not know the proper starting point yet!
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Daniel 2:2 So the king summoned the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers to tell him what he had dreamed. When they came in and stood before the king,
Who do you call on when the going gets rough? Who are the people in your life who seem to know what they are doing?
If we reach out to the great pretenders all the time, then all we are going to get is pretend advice and results!
We need to reach out to the one who holds the truth, the one who stands for the truth and the one who keeps the truth. We need to reach out to the one who does know all things.
Don’t sell yourself short by asking advice from people when you can ask for it from God. Go on, try!
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Daniel 1:20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.
How do you fare when your boss, teachers or parents start quizzing you about the things you should know about?
I used to go to pieces and could never answer stuff under pressure and you may well feel that way about the bible…
But if you are willing to pass on the task to someone who does know and listen to their answers before passing on the answers, then you will find things a whole lot easier.
God wants to help you in every way – allow Him to!
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Daniel 1:15 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food.
How many vegetarians have turned to you and used this as an excuse for not eating meat?
Daniel and his friends, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, were willing to follow God no matter what the cost. We probably know them as Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego who got put in the furnace!
God is not looking for vegetarians but for people who are willing to follow Him even if it costs them.
When we place our faith and trust in God, He rewards us in other ways!
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Daniel 1:8 But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way.
I think most of us would jump at the chance of eating like the rich and famous! But what does it do to you?
I’m not concerned with the physical because I tend to eat a lot of fast food; but more the spiritual side of eating.
When you eat, is it because someone else eats what you have or because you have a physical craving or because it’s what you should eat?
How about, because it gives glory to God?
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Psalm 94:7 They say, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice.”
When people do things wrong or against God, they like to think God will not hear or see them; because if they acknowledge the truth, they will have to do something about it!
God is all-seeing and all-hearing; there is nothing He misses in this world, despite our actions and thoughts to the contrary.
No matter how far into the past we go or how far into the future we look, God is already there and already knows what is going on.
Live with God. Live for God!
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Mark 8:21 He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”
Jesus used many parables and similes when He talked about the Kingdom of God; doing so to try and allow people to understand His ways.
But if someone does not want to hear the truth, thinking they know it all, they will not understand what you say – because they are not listening!
If you want someone to know about Christ, don’t talk at them, talk with them and share your love for Christ.
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Hebrews 5:11 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand.
How do you treat ‘going to church?’ Is it a chore for you which you just have to do because the preacher says you must or do you go for some other reason?
When we start to do things in our Christian lives just because that is what is written down somewhere we have lost the reason for doing what we are doing!
Always keep the meaning of Christ in your heart and love Him before ‘doing church on Sunday!’
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1 Corinthians 3:2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready.
As babies, we get a lot of milk and not a lot of things like steak! There is a reason for this; our bodies cannot physically cope with the digestion of meat in the beginning.
When we first learn about Christ we need to learn the basics first. If we get a mouthful of theological debate, we will probably balk at the words and go back to what we had before.
Similarly, when we tell others about Christ, we have to choose our words so they understand. Learn to start at the beginning and teach from the beginning!