Life is what you make of it regardless of the circumstances. We make our own choices. The Bible talks about the tongue and how it has the ability to speak life or death not just into our lives, but into the lives of others as well. We can always talk negative and let things come out of our mouth that will constantly be a hindrance to us, or we can speak life; positively speak those things which can help and affect our lives in good ways. We get to choose what comes out of our mouths. When I say things like, “I’m no good; I’m never going to make it” that actually makes me feel bad about myself and affects my outlook on life. But when I begin to speak life, I feel better about myself and how I see life in a better light. We choose everyday how we react to situations. Start speaking life, start talking positively and get away from bad news and start talking about what is right in life. Think on things that are good.

Just a Thought,
PSS
Legacychurch.com

Resenting what others have is wrong. We are to rejoice with those who rejoice…

Resentment means a feeling of displeasure and indignation from a sense of being injured or offended. In our country, people have been taught to resent what others have. There are those who believe they are the ones who get to determine who has too much or too little. It’s a sad day in the greatest country ever, when we think we can resent what somebody has and think we can take it from them or tax them (another way of taking) to give it to someone else. It’s one thing for those people to be generous and give of what they have, and it’s another for someone else to take it, or worse, try to make people feel guilty for their success. How sad! We, as a nation, have fallen far if we think this is right. The farther we get from God, the more we covet what others have. The thought that I could resent what others have or resent their success is sad. The remedy for this is to be thankful for what we do have. If you are a thankful person, I don’t believe you would resent what others have or don’t have.

Just a Thought,
PSS
Legacychurch.com

To have a right relationship with God, we must learn His Word and follow it. There’s a spirit of covetousness that is so prevalent in our country, people have rejected God and His ways. They have gone after idols such as resentment. Many people today are willing to give up everything for a government that will give them a life. I’m thankful that I was never taught to resent what others have. Because people have rejected God’s ways, they’ve made for themselves a “god of covetousness.”

To define “covetousness” means to want someone to lose what they have so that you can have it. We are supposed to depend on God. He is the One who will meet our needs according to His riches and glory. Our rejection of Him and His Word has caused division among us as believers. God is our source and no other. We shouldn’t resent what others have. We shouldn’t embrace a government that wants to restrain our freedoms, or that embraces all that is wrong in the world. We are to embrace God and His ways and fight for the right to worship, to live without any interference from the state and to believe Him for our daily bread.

Just a Thought,

PSS

Legacychurch.com

Many people live a life of compartmentalization. That means to separate into different parts, or categories in your mind. When we live this way, it creates great confusion and frustration. This is how it works: you go to work and act one way. Maybe you’re a salesman and you believe that in order to make a sale, it’s ok to stretch the facts and make claims you know are false. Then you go home and teach your children that it’s unacceptable to tell lies in your house. This is how compartmentalization works. It’s unhealthy and confusing. We must learn to be the same everywhere we go, because we will be healthier and more consistent.

You see it happen all the time with politicians. They say whatever a person wants to hear, but never intend to keep their word or promises. It’s the life of what is expedient at the time. This is what ruins people. Let’s learn not to rationalize why we do what we do. Let’s be people of honor and integrity. It’s easier to be the same person wherever you go, rather than to lead dual lives.

Just a Thought,

PSS

Legacychurch.com

Every day you and I get to make decisions and choices on a variety of issues and life situations. We get to choose what to wear, what we eat and how we talk and what we talk about. We decide what we believe and how committed we are to it. We decide how we live our lives and the rules that govern us. We choose to be honest and we choose how we treat others. We choose our belief in God and His Son, Jesus, and whether we are willing to live by His commandments, precepts and Word.

If we say we are believers, then we have to decide to allow our lives to be molded and shaped by the Word of God and put Him first. Either He is Lord OF ALL, or not Lord AT ALL. A decision otherwise is foolishness in God’s sight. We’re either all in, or all out; there’s no middle ground. We decide that God’s Word takes first place in our lives, or it has NO place. We make a conscious decision when we read the Word that we should act on the Word.  This is the only way we can truly be His disciples…your choice.

Just a Thought,

PSS

Legacychurch.com