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1 Corinthians 12:14-15 "Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part. If the foot says, 'I m not a part of the body because I am not a hand,' that does not make it any less a part of the body." God made us specifically for certain actions, and we need to learn to become content with what Gods will is for us, because if we aren't content with what our purpose is more than likely you aren't completing His work. When we don't follow in the will that God has planned for us we miss out on the great things that He wanted to show us and teach and grow in us. Instead we feel useless because nothing is going right because all of our energy is then focused on comparing Gods will for our life with His will for others which then leads to destruction. But God gives grace to us in those moments. Just because we wished that His will for us was different doesn't mean that He wont take you back and continue to use you in the way He planned originally. Lik...

Romans 15:1 "We who are strong must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this. We must not just please ourselves." When our eyes are focused on just our selves we end up not even thinking about how others might feel about certain situations, and think that if I'm fine with it then others must be also or they need to learn to be okay with it. But that's not always the case because we don't know whats truly going on in every ones lives and we don't know what God is working on in that person. This goes back to when I was younger and my mom would say "think before you speak" we shouldn't just say whatever comes to our minds without first thinking about how others might take it. It can be hard to be sensitive to certain things when your whole life it hasn't been a problem. But this is where we need to continue to die to self more and look out side of your self because you could be witnessing to others without even knowing i...

Galatians 5:13 "For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don't use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love." How great is God to give us the chance to live in freedom, and when we have this freedom so much of the times we run back to what once chained us and captured us. Or when we recognize that God gave us freedom and we see it as a pass to do what ever we want because we know that we will be forgiven and given grace again. That's not a way to live, it leads to emptiness, confusion, and bitterness as to why God would do this to us if we are followers of Him. Instead we need to use our freedom wisely, always going back to the Lord and listening to what He wants us to do. When we use our freedom to honor the Lord it takes our eyes off ourselves and puts it onto what others need. When our eyes are off our-self we see more of the beauty and works that God is doing all around us,...

1 Corinthians 9:22 "When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to bring the weak to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some." This is showing that it is important to be able to sympathize and relate with people so that people see that you are trying to build relationships with them and show Christ through that. Not just being a bible thump-er but actually caring about them. We always try to make others change to be more like us when in reality it should be us who changes, we don't need to change per-say but have more of an understand of where people are coming from and be able to relate to them not just judge them. It says doing every thing I can to save some, how often do we not go all out because it could cause us to go out of our way and we just stop. When God is asking for all of us in every moment to be His vessels. We should care about every one because God cares about every one in every...

Ephesians 5:21 " Submitting to one another out of the fear for God." Were supposed to fear God and I didn't think that one of the ways would be by submitting and respecting one another. At times it can be very hard to want to submit to others and having to obey and respect them because we think our way is better or they are just annoying you that day, but this is a good reminder because we need to look out for what others need and if they are in authority over us, we should obey them with a great full heart. This seems so simple, God is just wanting us to get along with one another and have respect for each others opinions. But how easily do we get into little arguments and fights between one another and let it give you a bad attitude for the rest of the day causing you to be harsh to others and in the end not pleasing God. Then after all is said and done you realize you didn't have your mind set on the Lord and you weren't truly fearing the Lord based off your ac...

Hebrews 13:17 " Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for our benefit." God has put people in our lives for a reason especially those that are spiritual leaders. It can be hard at times to want to obey them because you're worried that they are only looking out for their own interests. But we need to trust not only them but God that they truly are looking out for you and want the best for you. So when they give constructive criticism even though it can be hard to take we need to realize that it's to grow us into the person that God is wanting us to become so we need to accept it with the attitude of changing.

Ephesians 6:1 and Colossians 3:20 " Children, obey you parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord." This seems like such a simple verse that would be so easy to follow. In reality its not as easy as it seems. So often we fight tooth and nail with our parents over the stupidest things, and the conflict only leads to punishment and separation in your relationship. I see this verse as God not only asking us to obey our parents but to obey Him at the same time, because He put them in authority over us on purpose, and we need to respect that. Also when we learn to respect and obey our earthly parents its easier to trust and obey God our heavenly father. When we so simply respond to what our parents are asking of us with a good attitude it brings Gods joy, how simple is that to please the Lord, just obey. When I was growing up my parents were strict, and my brothers and I would fight against their rules, which caused a lot of pain in our family. But when we grew up some i...