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1CORINTH 2: 4+5
And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom,
but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
5. that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
JAMES 1:13+14
Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be
tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.
14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.
If we were the ones on the receiving end, would we sway from our original decision not to
go or are we captured by the temptations coming our way?
Are we honest and firm when we reply, or do we defend and go into long explanations,
justifying our decisions?
Do we go with resentments, anger and frustration, because we fear another persons opinion
of us?
Do we know who we are?
Are we allowing guilt into our being when we do not please man?
LUKE 16:13
"No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other,
or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and
mammon."
This is an opportunity for the guest to express openly and honestly their decision without
being judged, hounded or pressured to please, leaving him/her to be free and confident to
attend in the future.
We are used more often than we realise, who and what we allow to have control over our
lives is up to us.
One thing is for certain; the quicker we transform our mindsets to Christ’s mind the quicker
those around us will heal.
Hard pill to swallow
The only way out is in.
Understand the true message the outside is revealing.
Be able to accept that love returned may not be in the image or likeness of the love given.
Unrecognised love (and that is what it is when we cannot comprehend another persons
behaviour), it need not be rejected only understood.
Is there an expected way to be loved, and if it is expected then can that actually be love?
Is it a demand? = To claim as a right.
Or
Is it a command? =To receive as due.
If it is claimed as a right, is it forced?
A force that pushes those we wish to love further away?
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