Change! By Pastor Mike Blankenship Anything That Does Not Change You Is Unnecessary in Your Life! You Can Change Your Life. There are 6 things you must eliminate to create dramatic positive change in your life. 1) Wrong Relationships. Ask yourself: "Will this friendship bring me closer to Jesus? Or, will it soil the beauty of what God has begun in my life? Get rid of anything that clouds your mind or spirit. 2) Moral Impurity. Nothing can destroy your testimony and inner joy faster than immorality. When satan plants the seed of a bad thought in your mind, immediately resist it. Exercise your authority! Say: "Satan, I bind you and resist your ungodly suggestions. I am a child of God walking in the power of The Holy Spirit. I cast your thought back to you. I am a new creation in Christ Jesus!" Immediately, thank God aloud for good, wholesome thoughts. 3) Ungodly Mind Manipulators. We are influenced greatly by what we see and what we hear. "Mine eye affecteth mine heart..." (Lam. 3:51). Depressing television shows, sensual music and suggestive books guarantee spiritual suicide. Replace these by saturating your life and home with wholesome books, tapes and Christian materials. 4) Negative Conversation. Words minister life or death (see Proverbs 18:21). Put off the former conversation. Ephesians 4:29 instructs "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that that it may minister grace unto the hearers." Psalm 50:23 says: "...to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God." Insist on positive and uplifting conversation. 5) Bitterness And All Other Sin. In Ephesians 4:31 Paul tells us: "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and all evil speaking, be put away from you..." Bitterness is like a cancerous sore that eats away at the inward man. Sin is a deceptive snare that poisons the possibilities of a would be winner. It promises roses, but delivers thorns. Repent and ask God to pour out His love through you to others. 6) Time Wasters. God is a Planner. From the creation of the world in seven days, including a rest period, to a scheduled rapture, even a marriage supper of The Lamb projected thousands of years in advance, it is easy to conclude that our Father is a master in details, goal setting, priorities and order. Learn to avoid non-essentials, and energy wasters. Make Your Time Count! "See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil" (Eph. 5:15,16). Chart your course hourly. Daily. Monthly. Stay on target. Schedule every small success literally. Time spent with God, time spent with others and time spent for yourself. Nobody else can change your life for you. You Must Do It. So, Do it Today! Be Blessed, Pastor Mike Blankenship
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 11:45:51 +0000
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