God Has a Plan for You


Romans 8:28 – 29a – “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son. (NIV) 

Do we realize that God has a plan for us?  If so, are we doing all that we can to live out that plan, or are we trying to create our own destiny?  God has given us the freedom to make our own decisions, but He wants us to choose what’s best.  It’s not always easy knowing whether we are following God’s desires for us or our own, so it’s important to ask ourselves the following: Am I living for the present or living for eternity?  Life is so short and eternity is forever.  Also, am I driven so that all of my earthly wants can be fulfilled or do I live as Christ has instructed me? 

Are a few years of fame, power and wealth more important than living forever in the presence of God and Christ?  There is nothing wrong with having fame, power and wealth for many times famous people can set examples and give tremendous Christian testimonies.  However, we must still search our hearts on a deeper level and determine if  we received these as gifts from God or our own burning desire to succeed at any cost?

1 Corinthians 2:9 — However, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him. (NIV)

There are two questions I want to ask when I get to heaven:  How much more could I have done or how much better could I have been had I truly surrendered complete control to Christ and trusted the Holy Spirit’s guidance?

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by Don Boyd on May 17, 2009  •  Permalink
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My Dream for Las Vegas


You may have heard it said that what happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas. Well the secret is gradually getting out. Las Vegas is one of the fastest growing Christian communities in America. When you hear about Las Vegas you may associate it with “Sin City”. Before long my dream is that it will be known for its rapidly increasing spirituality.

I learned recently that Nevada is next to last in church attendance in America. But that does not mean spirituality is dead in Nevada. I have been a member of a church since 1981 when we had a week-end attendance of 400. We grew and started other churches. This past Easter that 400 saw 42,800 attend services in our three churches and our two satellites here in Las Vegas.

We believe God has given us a vision that he wants Christians everywhere to know that where sin may be the greatest, His power and His Spirit are even greater. And if Christianity can blossom in Las Vegas it can be done anywhere.

I just attended my 19th church board retreat where we try to determine what God’s vision for the coming years may be for our church. We believe God is calling us to spread His message globally. It’s hard to believe the number of doors and opportunities that are opening up to us. As I write this I am in “awe” of all of the supernatural events and signs that I have seen over the years.

It’s not about numbers. It is about individuals. When you see some who have participated in the most immoral areas of Las Vegas accept Christ and become “free”, you have to believe that God continues to care. You then see these individuals bring their friends and you see them converted and baptized. There is no greater excitement. This can be done everywhere.

Every Christian church has been given the great commission to evangelize. But not every church has made it their vision. This is the only difference I see between my present church and the eleven others where I have been a member. We preach the same essentials. We place the most emphasis on those who do not know God rather than on those who have been Christians for years. But if God called you to evangelize you would fit in extremely well. If the only time you get spiritually fed is when you come to church, you may find a more traditional church to your choosing. Both are needed and this is why we have a number of different denominations. We are not all alike and we have not all been given the same calling!!!

Christians, keep your eyes and ears tuned to Las Vegas. We believe God wants Las Vegas to be known for something other than “Sin City”. How about “Grace City”?

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by Don Boyd on May 11, 2009  •  Permalink
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Whom do you see when you look in the mirror?


Ephesians 1:3 – 6 – “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.” NLT

When you look in the mirror, whom do you see? Do you see yourself as you believe you are, or do you see yourself as God sees you? We are made with a body, a mind and a spirit. We may or may not be pleased with how our body looks. We often times do not like what our mind is thinking. And, how do we view our spirit? Our limited perspective can negatively affect how we perceive ourselves. Sometimes we have unpleasant memories. We may feel guilty or unworthy, and many times we just wish we could change our lives and start all over.

Many believers do not realize that they can begin again. When we receive salvation and our sins are forgiven, we are given a new life. The problem occurs when we are told to repent and surrender our lives because we are not always sure what that means. This is where the Holy Spirit comes in.

So, how do we repent and surrender our will? Repent means to be remorseful for our past sins and seek the Lord’s forgiveness. Surrender requires that we give up control of our lives to our spirit and allow the Holy Spirit to change who we are inside. I believe that this frustrates many Christians. If we have been addicted and have lived a negative lifestyle as most have, it is because we have allowed our bodies and our minds to control who we are, and if we continue in this manner, we may never get ourselves under control.

Most are uncomfortable giving the Lord complete control. Repentance at salvation is a singular event while true surrender is an ongoing process. Many have never willingly surrendered to the Holy Spirit, and so they find this to be very challenging. As a result, there is little change in their lives and behavior.

In order to grasp the idea of a surrendered life, we must first realize as Christians that God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Second, we must accept that God has always loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes. (Wouldn’t it be fantastic if we could love ourselves as God loves us or see ourselves as God sees us?) Third, God decided in advance to adopt us into His own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ. How does it feel to be one of God’s children?

As God’s children, we are told to let the Holy Spirit guide and check us in our daily lives. That means we are to recognize that God’s spirit is with us every minute and goes with us everywhere we go. He is there as our partner waiting to help us make every decision. From time to time He will cause something supernatural to happen as a sign to build our faith. We must continually be watching and expecting that to happen. When the supernatural does occur, we are to acknowledge God as the source and not rationalize the occurrence with the thought, “Wow! Am I lucky!” Always give God the credit because He is the giver of “every good and perfect gift (James 1:17)

Repentance and surrender go hand in hand in the life of the Christian. Remorse for our past sins is good, but surrendering our will is absolutely necessary if we are to live the life that God has planned for us. It is when we fail to turn everything over to God, that we miss out on many of the inherent gifts that a surrendered life brings.

If you are a Christian living without hope and there is no joy or peace in your life, it is probably because you may not understand what God has planned for you. So accept God’s promises and stop allowing your mind and body to tell you who you are.

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Answered Prayers


Do you know someone who God just seems to answer their every prayer? I have known two friends and especially my grandfather and my aunt Lydia who when they prayed it seemed like the Lord was in the same room. Both my aunt and grandfather have passed away but I will always remember their relationship with God through prayer.

Naturally I would like to have the same power in prayer that they have. My problem is that my prayers turn into meditation. Each day as I pray it is difficult to focus. My mind drifts to Scripture or spiritual things. For 40 years I have taught Bible classes. It takes a few hours each week to do research and write an outline for my class. During my prayer and meditation time the Holy Spirit gives me guidance to how I should develop my message. But I am far from being a prayer warrior.

Let me give some illustrations to encourage each of us to pray more and develop a closer relationship with God. My grandfather on my mother’s side was a part-time preacher and a farmer. This wasn’t unusual for in most every generation there were farmer/preachers. The family tree goes back to 1709 when the family came to Pennsylvania to a Quaker settlement. They moved to North Carolina and part of their farm is now a small portion of Duke University. Pickett Road in Durham was named after them.

In the early part of World War II my grandfather prayed especially for my nine cousins who had enlisted in the armed forces. He assured the family that God had promised him that all would return after the war. He was so certain that he told everyone not to worry.

One of my cousins was a Navy pilot and had flown 112 missions in the south pacific. On one of his return flights his engine quit and he crashed on the shore of a small island. He was knocked unconscious and the plane was on fire. A member of his squadron saw what had happened and landed his plane on the beach. He ran over and pulled him out saving his life. A short time later a PBY seaplane landed. He was brought to the aircraft on a rubber raft. He became a minister until his retirement.

My cousin Jim had two liberty ships sunk and had to swim until help arrived. My cousin Lee was a corpsman. He was involved in the invasion of Iwo Jima. The doctor and crew Jim was with returned to the ship. Jim had to take another boat back to the ship. His crew’s boat was blown up and all were killed. Normally he would have been in the same boat.

My cousin Floyd belonged to General Patton’s tank division. He was a point man directing the tanks against the enemy. They would drive a jeep to the enemy lines. They then would go on foot, scout out the enemy and advise the tanks which direction to go. The life expectancy for these men was very slim. Some lasted only a few days. He went with Patton through Africa, Italy and into Germany.

Each cousin told how they believe they were alive only because of answers to prayer. There were times when members of the family felt led to pray for a particular cousin only to later find that was the exact time a cousin was in jeopardy.

I know many of you know of similar answers to prayer. Then why don’t we spend time praying continually as the Bible suggests? It is like starving and unwilling to go to the bank and draw on one’s savings. God tells us He will answer our prayers. Do we have enough trust to believe He means it? So how do we get prayers answered?

We pray!

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by boydlee on May 4, 2009  •  Permalink
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Living With Hope!


Hebrews 11:1 – Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. NLT

Have you ever met Mr. or Mrs. Sour Puss Christian? They always see the world as the glass being half-empty. They live a hard life and from their perspective, misery is always around the next corner. All their life they have worked for God but it has never been enough. In their minds, God has never been pleased with them. What is wrong with this picture? They are living without hope. They see life as nothing but a struggle.

My greatest example of living a positive life is the life of the Apostle Paul. Paul was beaten, stoned and left for dead, jailed without cause and yet lived with peace, joy and love. What made him so strong? 2 Corinthians 12:2 – 4 – “I was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don’t know—only God knows. Yes, only God knows whether I was in my body or outside my body. But I do know that I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell.” NLT

I would imagine that if any of us had the experience of going to heaven and seeing what Paul saw, it would give us the same hope that we could handle any situation no matter how tragic. Doesn’t this example tell us that the closer we get to God and the more thoroughly we understand Scripture, the greater our faith will be and the more hope we will have? This is why Philippians 4:19 is so vital that every Christian should have it memorized. “And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.” NLT

Does God keep His promises? Do we believe God will meet our needs? Does that verse apply to every believer or just some? I have been a Christian more than fifty years, and I know of no time that God has not met every need of our family plus more. There have been some wants that I have not received but needs—yes. Is it possible that some Christians have unrealistic expectations? Many do, and I will cover these expectations later.

We must remember that faith is not a desire that something may take place in the future. True faith is an absolute certainty, often of things that the world considers unreal and impossible. Man’s natural response is to trust his physical senses and put his faith in things he can see, hear, taste and feel. As Christians we must trust in something we may not be able to experience with our senses. Our faith must be such that we are willing to put up with life’s struggles or pain knowing that we shall receive our reward in the future. Earth is God’s laboratory where He is preparing us for our future!

So, how can Mr. or Mrs. Sour Puss prepare for the future if they are consumed with the difficulties of the day. If they only live for the present as the world lives then they cannot look ahead to what lies in their future. So, where do we stand today? Are we living for the present or living for eternity? If we want to please God and live with hope, then we need to live for eternity. It’s a God Thing!

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by boydlee on May 1, 2009  •  Permalink
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What Does God Expect of Believers?


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God expects believers to change from being self-centered to being Christ-centered.

Just how does one make all of the changes the Bible requires once we are saved?  The Bible makes very clear the importance of faith, hope and love in our lives.  The greatest of these three is love.  Let’s look at what God says we are to do to live as a Christian.

I  Corinthian 13:4 – 7 – “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”

Let’s start with the greatest change we need to make and that is to learn to love. Scripture tells us we must love unconditionally without expecting anything in return. It is easy to love when we expect our love to be beneficial to us. However, that is not what God expects. So what does Scripture say about love? We are told love is being patient with people but not necessarily with the normal events in our lives. We know that we must be kind in dealing with people. If we are unkind we lack love. Positive responses normally come when we are kind and thoughtful toward others.

Love does not envy. Envy can be wanting what others have badly enough to do most anything to get it. Envy can be that if we can’t have it we do not want another to have it either. Most everyone would like to be wealthy, well known and accepted. How we accept the good fortune of others is indicative of our love. Being envious can take away the opportunities that come with being a Christian.

A person with love will not boast. We realize how unworthy we are. If it were not for Christ’s death and resurrection we would not have been made worthy. There is a difference between confidence and pride. Love does not allow our egos to become inflated. Most great leaders do not think of their importance.

Love forgives and holds no grudges. We must never be pleased with the misfortunes of others. Love looks for the good in people. Christians must always tell the truth. We are never to hide the truth. Truth must always win out. Love is trusting and takes God at His word.

Love always offers hope to ourselves and to others. Christians must never allow a negative attitude to stifle hope. Always allow the Holy Spirit to check your actions. Learn to trust Him for your guidance.

 

cts believers to change from being self-centered to being Christ-centered.

The Bible makes very clear the importance of faith, hope and love in our lives.The greatest of these three is love.Let’s look at what God says we are to do to live as a Christian.

I Corinthian 13:4 – 7 – Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”

Let’s start with the greatest change we need to make: learning to love. Scripture tells us we must love unconditionally without expecting anything in return. It is easy to love when we expect that love to benefit us. However, that is not what God expects. We are to show love regardless of the outcome.

So what does Scripture tell us about love? We are told that if we have love, then we will:

  • Demonstrate patience. Positive responses normally come when we are kind and thoughtful toward others.

  • Not Envy. Love does not envy. Envy can be wanting what others have badly enough to do most anything to get it. Envy can be that if we can’t have it we do not want another to have it either. Most everyone would like to be wealthy, well known and accepted. How we accept the good fortune of others is indicative of our love. Being envious can take away the opportunities that come with being a Christian.

  • Not Boast. We realize how unworthy we are. If it were not for Christ’s death and resurrection we would not have been made worthy.T here is a difference between confidence and pride. Love does not allow our egos to become inflated. Most great leaders do not think of their importance.

  • Forgive. Love forgives and holds no grudges. We must never be pleased with the misfortunes of others. Love looks for the good in people.

  • Tell the truth. Christians must always tell the truth and never hide it. Truth must always win out.

  • Trust God and take Him at His word.

  • Offer hope. Love always offers hope to ourselves and to others. Christians must never allow a negative attitude to stifle hope.

And, finally, always allow the Holy Spirit to check your actions. Learn to trust Him in all that you do, and He will always lead you in the right direction.

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by boydlee on April 29, 2009  •  Permalink
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Do You Feel Unprepared?


I Corinthians 2:1 – 5 – “When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.”

Some new Christians believe they must overwhelm their listeners with intellectual arguments. Instead Paul, the writer of Corinthians, brought a very simple message of Jesus Christ knowing that the Holy Spirit would bring power to his words. We must never think, when talking to a non-believer, that their salvation depends on how well we know the Scriptures or how capable we are of explaining Christianity. It is the Holy Spirit that convicts and saves. We are just the one that God uses to spread His gospel. Preparation is important, but relying on the Holy Spirit is crucial.

It isn’t how brilliant we are or how well we are versed in Scripture it is our willingness to allow the Holy Spirit to speak through us. It is His power that will help others to understand. Paul said that he came to the church in Corinthians in fear. Yet, he was one of the most knowledgeable and trained messengers God used to spread the gospel. It may not be how well-prepared we are but how brave are we.

I have recommended to those fearful of witnessing to others to tell their salvation story. Or, what has becoming a Christian meant to you? Can you describe a supernatural event that the Holy Spirit has done in your life to build your faith? Tell the story and then ask if they think it was supernatural or just a coincidence. Then let the Holy Spirit or the non-believer steer the direction of the conversation. More than likely they will not ask questions that only seminary students can answer. If they are at all interested they more than likely will be interested in what Christianity has done for you.

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by Don Boyd on April 23, 2009  •  Permalink
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Can Christians Still Be Worldly?


I Corinthians 3:1 – 3 – I could not address you as spiritual but as worldly—mere infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men?”

Paul is talking about the difference between a person who is spiritual and understands spiritual truths and a person whose self-interest and aims do not go beyond material things and physical life. It is a person who is unable to understand spiritual truths.

I have belonged to churches where there have been major differences and dissention. There may be quarrelling over non-essential doctrine. It could be the color of the carpeting that needs to be installed. It seems like there are Christians who never change their worldly attitudes. It appears they never grasp spiritual truths and stagnate, unwilling to strive to become spiritually mature. Paul is telling the Corinthians that they are still worldly and they are allowing the world to dominate their thinking.

No matter how spiritual we become our human nature has a tendency to cloud our thinking. But we must become more God-serving and less self-serving and become more sensitive to the Holy Spirit in our lives. If we listen and are conscious of the Holy Spirit we will be checked in situations that require a Christ-like attitude.

I have found that you can usually tell the relationship a person has with God by how they relate to and treat others. If someone is quarrelsome, argumentative, a troublemaking type, that person may be a committed church attender, even a church leader, however, may not be a child of God. A person having relationships that have love, unity and are agreeable are more likely to be a child of God.

It is so hard for many new and some long time believers to switch from living and thinking as the world lives and thinks to living with Christ-like behavior. The question we must ask is the same that Paul asked: “Are you not acting like mere men?” Meaning, are we still worldly in our actions and motives?

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by Don Boyd on April 18, 2009  •  Permalink
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The Faith Builder


I mentioned under author’s bio, I was chairman of our Relocation Committee for a reason. My faith began growing when we added 42,000 sq. ft. to our old church. It was in 1988 and we were discussing a $1.7 million expansion; to us that was huge. Our average attendance at the time was 770. We were financially meeting our obligations but not much more.

As our attendance starting growing we needed more room. We had a choice to either build in stages or all at once. I believed we could only afford to do it in stages. There was no way to pay for it if we did it all at once. It would require weekly giving to double to maintain the building and pay the interest. As chairman of the board I was totally against doing the whole project at once. However, against my advice the board agreed to do everything at once.

The project was completed in 1989. The impossible became possible. By the time the expansion was completed our weekly giving had doubled. I learned from this experience it is not what we think we can do, but it’s what God wants us to do. This is when I really started believing in Christ’s promise found in Matthew 17:20. If we have faith as small as a mustard seed we could move mountains and nothing would be impossible for us.

By 1991 our attendance had grown to 1740 weekly. We were land locked and could no longer handle the parking situation and it was not possible to purchase additional property around us. We believed God gave us the vision to try and secure at least 80 acres of property south of our present site in Henderson. When we told the congregation of our plans it was like they had a “Red Sea Experience”. We sent out 12 spies to get people’s reaction and ten came back with negative responses.

We tried three different times to purchase property and three times we were turned down. Finally we were able to obtain property that had been a gravel pit. We offered $37,500 per acre. Across the freeway land was selling for $110,000 per acre.

Once we purchased the property the City of Henderson stated they had to have 24 acres of our land to build a major league sports complex for spring training. This was where we had intended to place our sports area and have additional parking.

While we were negotiating with the city we were hauling dirt onto our property. Because of the huge amounts of earth that had been taken from the property we had to bring in enough dirt to raise the property 13 feet. This required approximately 700,000 cu. yds. It had to be hauled in, graded and packed. The costs were extensive.

The City had to have our 24 acres and it seemed we had no choice. By that time, the value of an acre was $66,800 per acre. We agreed to sell the property if they would build a sports complex park to the north of us. We needed a five lane street north through the park with a four lane street going north east of the park. They agreed to help us build two bridges across the Duck Creek Wash between us. They also would allow a 40 foot street south of us on the edge of their property. The cost of bringing in the dirt and getting it ready for our building was almost exactly what the City paid us. By the way! It has been twelve years and the City still has done nothing with our previous property. They really didn’t need it. No sports complex was built. We call it a “God Thing!” Ever since, my family and I look for “God Things” to happen in our lives and then we share with each other. God does not let us down with signs to build our faith.

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by Don Boyd on April 16, 2009  •  Permalink
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Living Outside the Box


A number of years ago I heard a story about a flea that was put into a jar with a lid on top. The flea kept jumping trying to get out, but it would hit the lid with each jump. After a number of tries the flea quit trying, and you could remove the lid and the flea would remain in the jar.

We cannot explain how Satan’s forces influence our thinking, but I can imagine it’s a lot like the flea in the above illustration. Let me illustrate my point:

Before we accept Christ, we are inside of a box with a lid over us. Having committed sins of pride, greed, envy, anger, lust, gluttony and laziness (just to name some), our conscience tells us this is wrong and we feel guilty, unworthy and go through life weighed down. We have been hurt by our mistakes and possibly by what others have done to us. We take this heavy baggage with us everywhere which keeps many of us from thinking positive thoughts and willing to take risks. Just like the lid on the jar, Satan’s forces use this guilt to keep us from stepping outside the box and living as God has intended for us to live. The enemy’s goal is to keep control over us through fear, but Christ came to take the lid off the box!

When we first receive salvation, we rejoice and begin a new life with the lid off the box. As we mature spiritually, Christ keeps reaching His hand out to us trying to help us step outside the box to freedom. However, we are often like Peter who asked Christ to allow him to walk on water. Christ did, and Peter took a few steps and sank. Often our situation is very similar. We may take a step outside the box only to feel more secure getting back in. It isn’t easy living outside the box because more is expected of us. Satan’s forces often tell us living outside the box will require risk taking. Like Peter, we do not have the faith nor the trust to realize that outside the box is where God designed us to live. On the other hand, some willingly step outside the box, but under Satan’s control. He targets those that he can trust to serve his evil purpose. Some become wealthy, powerful and idolized. They may be politicians, actors, musicians, business people or religious fanatics. There are no limits as to who satanic forces may use to influence the world.

The Christian must realize that we too can live outside the box but, live by the guidance of the Holy Spirit and compete with those serving the forces of evil. The prince of darkness took control of the world when Adam and Eve relinquished the control God had given them prior to their sinning. It is easier for some people to have allegiance to the world than to God. The world is visible and can be seen and those who live by the rules of the world, many times receive greater material rewards and recognition than those who separate themselves from the world and live for God, who is not visible, and live according to His ways. What does it take as a Christian to grasp the hand of Christ and live outside the box? Scripture tells us we must be willing to give of our best, have faith and believe the promises of Christ. We are to also be obedient, persistent, develop a relationship with God and others and be willing to do good deeds with unconditional love. Negative fear comes from the devil and Christian love comes from God. We must allow Christ to change our lives to such an extent that we no longer allow negative fears to keep us from living as God meant that we live.

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by Don Boyd on April 13, 2009  •  Permalink
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