Underoath

Such a great band. Check them out, the screaming is perfect therapy for a bad day.

Living life

Godly living means living in the manner that God wants us to live. It means having the same feelings, attitudes and heart’s desires that God has. It means that we love the things that God loves, care for the things that God cares for, and dislike those things which He dislikes.

Press in

We cannot draw closer to God on our own commitments. 

God will use our times to draw us closer to Him. 

First

Point to remember: 

Putting God first covers what we want, who we are, our expectation, wants, and failures and our timing. 

resurrection

In order to have resurrection you need to have death.

In order to live for Christ you have to die to yourself.

When you die to yourself you loose the sting of the opinions of others around you.

Romans 6: 17-18″… Though you used to be slaves

Romans 6: 17-18

“… Though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.”

 

*****Living in this surrendered way, being a slave to righteousness really puts it into perspective of being in a place where you can receive God and nothing’s in your way. 

****Being able to do more through Him because you aren’t stopping yourself and you are no longer trying to control God. ‘

Training mind, changing heart

This world is not God’s, which is why if we are followers of Him, then we cannot let our minds be part of this world.
We live in this world, we are subjected to it everyday. This is exactly why we must train our minds to not be of this world and God will change our hearts.
For the most part, our minds are something we can control. If there is doubt in my mind, only I can either release it or feed it… either way, this is training my mind.
I can subject my mind to godly things even if I don’t yet feel it in my heart.
It’s God that deals with the heart of the matter.