I No Longer Live?

What God wants for us is our best.  He is not only a God to be feared, but a God who loves us beyond measure.  He doesn’t only act in a loving way; He actually is love.

As we heal mentally, emotionally, in heart, and in spirit, the love of God becomes more evident, and we become thankful for the love that controls, constrains, and literally holds us together. 

So how do we need to reorient ourselves from rules to relationship with God? To change our behavior, we need to change our heart. To change our heart, we need to change our real beliefs. 

We have both the power and the authority to do God’s will; we have neither when we try to serve God in our own strength and resources.

Our Lord’s model of discipleship was to prayerfully choose twelve disciples. He invited them to come with Him and observe. The next step was to do ministry together. The third step of discipleship is to have them do the ministry, and He would observe.

What do you gain through contentment? You probably won’t gain what your flesh craves, but everything your soul desires like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.