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Post by Jesus Christ teachings on Oct 8, 2019 4:37:45 GMT -5
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, If God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherwithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
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Post by John on Oct 8, 2019 6:42:38 GMT -5
When we go around full of anxiety and worry about where our next meal will come from or how we will pay the bills, we are showing lack of faith in God to meet our needs. Don't get me wrong. I have been guilty of worry, just like most people, but Jesus wants us to learn to rest in Him and trust that He is aware of what is going on in our lives, and fully able to meet our needs. I have never taken this as promoting carelessness or saying we shouldn't have any savings, but it is about not worrying about things we can do nothing about.
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Post by solid on Oct 8, 2019 9:14:44 GMT -5
We are to be anxious in nothing. That is not easy to do.
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Post by 777 on Oct 8, 2019 9:17:04 GMT -5
We are to be anxious in nothing. That is not easy to do. You are right Solid. It is not easy, but the Lord will help us if we keep our trust in him.
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Post by solid on Oct 8, 2019 9:20:24 GMT -5
We are to be anxious in nothing. That is not easy to do. You are right Solid. It is not easy, but the Lord will help us if we keep our trust in him. It is something I am working on. I just haven't fully arrived yet.
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Post by John on Oct 8, 2019 16:31:10 GMT -5
You are right Solid. It is not easy, but the Lord will help us if we keep our trust in him. It is something I am working on. I just haven't fully arrived yet. I don't know if I have ever met anyone that can honestly say they never worry about something or get anxious at times. We need to do our best and trust Jesus.
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Post by frienduff on Oct 9, 2019 5:49:23 GMT -5
We are to be anxious in nothing. That is not easy to do. This is why we are to comfort the feeble minded and remind them there simply is no need to worry and that we have total hope n the LORD . That in heaven we have a far better and enduring substance . The joy and the hope of the LORD puts a mind at ease and rest , for that mind is at rest in Christ . You should have seen some that have such great hope . Some of our own missionaries went down to part of south amercia thinking we gonna win us some souls to JESUS . They found the poorest of the poor , those who had barely enough for their own family and lived in shacks . Yet these had such peace and great joy in the LORD and did all to ensure there far wealthier guests had food at their own tables . It was then the missionairies realized , we here in amercia seem to have so much more than these poor ones and YET it us who lack and they have plenty . PLENTY OF TRUE JOY and HOPE n the LORD . HANDS UP SOLID , HANDS UP and PRAISE THE LORD . Let all affections be above on HIM and folks , HIS yoke is light , his burden is easy . WE would just with all hope and joy DO and LIVE all things BY the SPIRIT , which HE long ago instructed the churches as did the apostels . REMEMBER , HOPE is one of the three . Faith , charity and hope . BUT ITS HOPE in the LORD ALONE .
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Post by Jesus Christ teachings on Oct 12, 2019 16:30:07 GMT -5
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
Luke 12:22-30
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Post by John on Oct 15, 2019 20:41:18 GMT -5
How much do we really believe and trust God? Do we know that He will meet our needs, according to his riches in glory? Do we know that He is aware of all we are going through, and will take care of our needs? I think it is easier to know this intellectually than to put it into practice, but God wants us to trust him with everything.
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Post by Cletus on Oct 15, 2019 21:19:43 GMT -5
for me i just gave up... not in a negative i just dont care attitude, but more like, i cant do all this, if you arent going to help God then i am stuck. we must have our hope and expectancy in that He will do it, and if he dont we must be able to be content and still praise Him and thank Him. when you season comes... you will be amazed at all He will do.
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