Are Christians Negative?

For a Christian, the battle must be raging on the inside.There is always an inward fight with our own self will.
A Christian that knows how to "wash their face"in the way that Christ has shown us. Having a polished countenance in trials, tribulations and dealing with the devil is a sign of maturity.

With all this fighting "on the inside" it is easy to think how understandable it would be to loose it every now and then.
This is true....
But what keeps a Christian positive about the inward battle is that every time we put our own will down and decrease our nature, the will of God gets stronger and stronger. He will increase.
What's the point to that?
Jesus will increase so much that we will eventually look just like Him.

Him.....

Jesus Christ that's coming back for a people in His name.

Jesus is my Potter

Love vs. Hate

How does a Christian live their life?

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I've been watching the news, as I am sure you have. There is no question in my mind that the world is becoming a darker place.
I often wonder what it was like being in the time of Jesus. Near the end of His life there was so much confusion, betrayal, and hatred. Not just for Jesus but all the people that loved and worshiped Him. In the end, there was only 120 left of the thousands that followed Him. All huddled in the upper room: no doubt terrified and not knowing who to trust.
Do you ever wonder if a time like that will come for Christians in this present time? Feeling alone and not knowing who to trust? Perhaps, even civil rights taken away?
Sounds outrageous doesn't it?
So.....
How did His message survive with so many false witnesses against Him?

Seems to me that 120 was a core group of very strong Christians. This group supported the multitudes that came in after the crucifixion on Jesus. Did you ever wonder how a group of people that were once so afraid suddenly could suddenly so such a boldness in Him?

Something made them so confident they were not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In the midst of persecution they prevailed.
What would it be like to live without fear because of Christ? To live such a pure life as a Christian that if someone spoke badly of you, no one would believe it.......including you.

Words Have a Powerful Impact

Money
If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.
~Earl Wilson

Budget: a mathematical confirmation of your suspicions.
~A.A. Latimer

If you make money your god, it will plague you like the devil.
~Henry Fielding



Character

"Only dead fish swim with the stream."

"If wisdom's ways you wisely seek,
Five things observe with care;
Of whom you speak,
To whom you speak,
And how,
And when,
And where."

Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
~Paavo Nurmi


“Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.”
~Alex Karras



Attitude

“I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet.”
~Ancient Persian Saying

“To be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have.”
~Ken S. Keyes, Jr., Handbook to Higher Consciousness

“The only disability in life is a bad attitude.”
~Scott Hamilton

“If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.”
~Vince Lombardi

Smiling Plastic

 "If Barbie is so popular, why do we have to buy her friends?"

I liked playing with dolls as a kid. Barbie was my favorite. I got teased in grade school because we had a kid in class named Ken. Ken Doll to be exact.
I wish I was kidding.
That didn't stop me from wanting a Ken doll to "go" with my Barbie. On the box he was labeled, "Accessory".
When I took child development classes there were many theories about this. Whether or not it is messing kids up it not. Quite frankly if we wanted to blame pieces of smiling plastic for kids being messed up I was simply thinking perhaps it's a much deeper issue than that.
I began to pray about what it is to be a good friend later on in my life. I started to realize that this was something only the Lord could touch my mind about. As I found a wonderful church and met wonderful people I read about Solomon and his prayer he made to the Lord. He wanted to the wisdom to walk in and out among the people. The Lord blessed him far above that because of the condition of his heart in that prayer.
Lord, help me to be a good friend and never to force people to be how I want them. Thank you for all those in my life and if I have found favor in your sight I would like to have the wisdom to be a good friend and sister.

A Servant's Heart

How much time do I actually spend focusing on others? I think what really gets God's attention is that I am not always praying for myself and my own wants. I want to live a life pleasing to Him.
Having a servant's heart in all I do.