The Gift Heart Monday, January 26, 2015 Power of the Gift Messiah is a gift. Salvation is a gift. If you received the gift, your life must be characterized by the gift. The first evidence is that you have something. Not your bank account or material possessions, but your heart and your spirit. If you live with an attitude of never having enough or always wanting more to be happy, then you are testifying against the gift. If you are wrapped up and running around after what you do not have, your life does not evidence of the gift. If you received the gift, your life is characterized by that. A special thing has come into your life and you have something precious. It does not matter what is happening on the outside because on the inside you have a reassurance, this treasure. We have this confidence, it is written. Stop dwelling on what is going on in the world and what you do not have. Focus on what you do have. You have this treasure, this confidence, this hope. You have this salvation. You have Him. Live like it. It is the secret of your life. Mission: Treasure the treasure today -- live as one whose life holds the greatest of treasures and walk today a priceless walk. Ephesians 2:8-9 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus. Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It’s God’s gift from start to finish! We dont play the major role. If we did, wed probably go around bragging that wed done the whole thing! No, we neither make nor save ourselves. God does both the making and saving. He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing. Live it well Dont waste this precious day creating regrets. Invest your time creating value. Dont work against your own interests by using your energy to feel sorry for yourself. You can use that same energy, and more, to get beyond whatever may be troubling you. The choices you make are what determine the quality of the life you live. Every time you have a choice to make, you have the opportunity to make life richer and more fulfilling. You are immersed in abundance and possibility. Have the presence of mind to see it, and have the courage to make the most of it all. There’s no limit to the number of ways you can make a difference. Remind yourself of that, and remind yourself of all that truly matters to you. Opportunity is yours and it is called life. Now, live it well. Better, not bitter The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter. Love, Debbie
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