HeAintThroughWithMeYet

“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand,that we should walk in them”  

Ephesians 2:8-10

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In order to become the people that God wants us to be, it is necessary that we choose the right relationships. They are extremely important because without them, we will be unable to accomplish much in life. The relationships that we should pursue are ones that:

Build our confidence in God and in ourselves.

Encourage us when we are troubled and discouraged.

Stimulate us to reach our full potential.

Energize us when we are weary.

Comfort us when we are hurting.

Defend us when we are attacked.

Forgive us when we make mistakes.

Love us unconditionally.

Confront us when we backslide.

Help us when we are stressed out.

 

It is good to ask ourselves if we have anyone in our lives who fills the needs mentioned on this list. It is also important to discover what relationships may be dragging us down or hold us back from the way of godliness. When this happens, we may have to separate from certain individuals in order to maintain our standards. But when separation is not an option—like my husband—we can still persevere to walk with God.

 

Now, let’s look at that list from a different angle. Ask yourself, Am I the person who lifts and helps others in their walk with God? We can determine to provide those qualities to those around us. Such relationships are among life’s greatest treasures.

 

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My pastor today in his sermon said, a mountain climber shouldn’t climb alone, he has to have someone with him. He gave an example of when he used to climb and that one time where he came to a wall where he couldn’t put his hook or whatever you guys call it in, because the wall was smooth. He told the guy below him that he cant make it that there is no way to move on on this mountain. Long story short he kept saying it over and over ” I cant do it” and the guy below said  “I got you , dont worry”. But my pastor got in so much panic, that he even looked down, and that was the time he slipped and fell I believe 30 feet down. BUT, the guy “below” had him on that harness and the pastor was dangling about 200 feet off the ground. But what if there had been nobody with him, who would’ve held him up?

 

 

The same thing is with our relationships, we need people in our lives that help, comfort, encourage, ect. us when we come to our mountains. Face your mountains together. It is extremely important that we fellowship together, that we confess to one another and pray for one another.

 

 

This pilgrimage we are on, we cant do alone. Not only that we need help, we also need to help others. We shouldn’t be hanging in a crowd of Believers all the time, but step out of our comfort zone, and reach out to others, to bring them to Christ. We cant save nobody, only Christ can save souls. Salvation is in God’s hands not ours. But we can lead them to Him who saves!

 

 

 

There is so much in the news about christianity and how they drag us in the dirt, we need to stand up more now than ever and go out and witness. We are in the end days and it is of high importance that we bring people to Christ.

 

Our churches need to grow as my pastor said today, we need to grow numerically, we need to get broader. All churches need to grow, the more we grow, the more lives will glorify our Lord. No matter what denomination, no matter if I think different about a subject and have my own thoughts about things then you, we are here for the same goal, the Glorification of Christ!