Are Promises to Follow God Good or Bad?
Why are promises to God common among Christians? Because we are afraid of sin, so we create rules to prove to ourselves that we are worthy of His sacrifice.
Why are promises to God common among Christians? Because we are afraid of sin, so we create rules to prove to ourselves that we are worthy of His sacrifice.
Promises to ourselves are designed to distance us from our pain, but what they really accomplish is to distance us from God and the life He has for us.
This phrase, “if God is for us,” is very transformational. Not only do we feel safe in who can be against us, there are 25 other truths we can hold on to.
People criticize Saul for his pride by doing the sacrifice. But, many lives would have been lost. He had to consider that, right?
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Your fear is the greatest limitation to experiencing the abundant life God has for you. Conquering fear is the quickest way to experience God’s fullness.
It would be definitely be scary to have a God that is in a bad mood. Thankfully God never changes. Since He is good, God is always in a good mood.
God is playful and wants us to enjoy life. God wants us to know that the life He has for us is better than anything the world can even attempt to offer.
If joy is in the fruit of the Spirit, if the joy of the Lord is our strength, and if God has anointed us with the oil of gladness, then why is joy, happiness, and laughter not characteristics of the church?
If God speaks to us the same aggrandizing words to us that we read in the Bible, why do we question if it is really Him? You are better than you think.
God does not delay to hear our prayers because He has no mind to give;
but that, by enlarging our desires, He may give us the more largely.