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- YOU MUST LEARN THISOver the week I’ve been enjoying the book of Ezra and a bit of Nehemiah. There is one particular thing I learnt and I think you must learn this too. In this life, you will definitely face oppositions but what you do about it makes a lot of difference. Hear this; When Zerubabel begun building the temple, he faced opposition and he haulted it. It took years to complete it; delay. He started but couldn’t keep it going.( Ezra 1-5) When Nehemiah was burdened about the ruined and demolished wall in Jerusalem, he didn’t just sit and complain, he prayed. After praying, he asked permission from the King, and the bible says because God was with him, the King gave his permission. God was with, but he faced opposition through out the time of the project. His reaction was not to stop building. Anytime he was faced with an opposition, he spoke to God. Infact he made sure he spoke to God through out the building. After praying, he armed his men and stationed guards around the wall just in case his enemies attacked them.( Nehemiah 1-6) When you are faced with oppositions, what do you do? After prayers what do you do? Nehemiah showed a good example of faith with works, a good example of watch and pray. You can learn from this as you build, if you want to complete what you start building. LIVING THE VALUED LIFE
- SPIRITUALITY AND CHARACTER
” Don’t choose based on spirituality rather choose based on character”.
How did we get here?
If there is any one with a good character, that should be those who are led by the spirit; the so called “spiritual people”. Because, a spiritual person isn’t only someone who prays for many hours in tongues or wears a long gown from neck to toes. A spiritual person is one who is born again by the spirit, walks in the spirit and bears the fruits of the spirit. What are the fruits of the spirit again? Love, joy, peace kindness, forbearance, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness and self-control(Galatians 5:22-23). All these make up a good character.
We can’t keep on ignoring the fruit bearing aspect of spirituality that builds our character. By their fruits we shall know them(Mathew 7:20), so we can’t be religious and not have a good character. We got to be both.
We need to allow the prayer to change us, the word to transform us so that the work of salvation would be complete in us. It is quite disturbing that we don’t find good character in spiritual people. It’s about time we represent spirituality well.
We must show them that we pray for long in tongues, we study and speak the word of God, Yes! We are spiritual and have good character.
We can do better!
LIVING THE VALUED LIFE.
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