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Originally Posted by Dave_n_Tenn
What ever drive got you to the top it can get you there again, but keep in mind, nothing grows at the top. We grow in the valleys. The tops of mountains (life) give you an incredible view, it can be life altering, so clear so open and yet so barren. Who or what can live a top of Mt. Everest? We need challenges.
Worship... in spirit and truth.
Spiritual worship = sacrificial worship... and I take it to mean giving of ones self not from abundance or what is left over, but giving what would have cause you pain yesterday as a non believer... will today, lift your heart. The "cheerful giver" = cheerful worship = loving worship. It is about YOU, a living sacrifice. Spiritual worship is easy to understand for the believer since we have the Holy Spirit within us, but it is not easy to do... hence the word sacrifice. "If you ain't living, it you ain't believing it".
Truthful worship... We have way to many intellectual believers, Lots of Bible know-it-all's. We need more faithful believers. We need more dirty hands sore feet and clean souls. Truth is what your saying with your lips you will do with your hands and feet.
We must be relevant not just familiar. Not all can do what we are called to do, so lead by example and never judge others by your strength... all will fail and you have only pride as a friend.
... just sayin'
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Awesome post !
What a blessing to read first thing in the morning and yet truly full of Truth and wisdom from our God.
Everytime I read your post the Holy Spirit always leads me to the word and James 4:1-17 is where we went too this morning
1 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires forpleasure that war in your members?
2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask.
3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.
4 Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”?
6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:
“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”
7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
9 Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.
11 Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
12 There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another?
13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”;
14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what*is*your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.”
16 But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
17 Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.
This is what/why I enjoy reading your post they always lead to/in the word.
The wisdom God has given you and then sharing so that others may learn and spiritually mature in the knowledge of our God .
And it is not on the top of ones mountain this has come to pass, but in those valleys, challenges God has led one....... this is the fruit of a true worshiper, in order that others, the brethren may humbly come to this place of worship also.
It is awesome to have such individuals in our lives to learn true worship....that brings unity in the Spirit that others by listening may not have as many valleys because of the brethren that has been there before us.
Listening and not allowing the necklace of pride to be upon one...... leads one to that place of resting and growing deeply in love with our God, amen !
Blessings
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