Changing Your World

Knowing God’s will for our lives gives us focus and direction, but we don’t find it by accident; we must be intentional and deliberate in discovering it. Making a commitment in our hearts to do this allows Him to begin specifically guiding and directing us; He’ll never let it be a mystery. God reveals His specific purpose for us by sending the right people and using them to speak into our lives. He wants illumination for us so that we can grasp and comprehend His will.

For the believer, life can seem like a string of constant battles that weigh us down spiritually. When we begin feeling like that, God provides us the opportunity to start over and begin again. He gives us the supernatural ability to win, regardless of what’s happening in the natural; He wants us to triumph; therefore, our victories are guaranteed.

For the believer, life can seem like a string of constant battles that weigh us down spiritually. When we begin feeling like that, God provides us the opportunity to start over and begin again. He gives us the supernatural ability to win, regardless of what’s happening in the natural; He wants us to triumph; therefore, our victories are guaranteed.

For the believer, life can seem like a string of constant battles that weigh us down spiritually. When we begin feeling like that, God provides us the opportunity to start over and begin again. He gives us the supernatural ability to win, regardless of what’s happening in the natural; He wants us to triumph; therefore, our victories are guaranteed.

God’s ways of operating are completely different than man’s ways, and much more effective in changing us for the better and causing us to want to live godly. The world uses punishment and threats to correct our behavior; by contrast, God uses mercy and forgiveness. The absence of condemnation gives us the power to overcome what once overcame us. Yielding ourselves to Him allows Him to work through us to reach others through empathy and compassion, not through judgment.

God’s ways of operating are completely different than man’s ways, and much more effective in changing us for the better and causing us to want to live godly. The world uses punishment and threats to correct our behavior; by contrast, God uses mercy and forgiveness. The absence of condemnation gives us the power to overcome what once overcame us. Yielding ourselves to Him allows Him to work through us to reach others through empathy and compassion, not through judgment.

God’s ways of operating are completely different than man’s ways, and much more effective in changing us for the better and causing us to want to live godly. The world uses punishment and threats to correct our behavior; by contrast, God uses mercy and forgiveness. The absence of condemnation gives us the power to overcome what once overcame us. Yielding ourselves to Him allows Him to work through us to reach others through empathy and compassion, not through judgment.

God’s way of thinking and His method of operating are very different from ours. On life’s journey, He expects us to encounter detours and stray from the path from time to time. However, unlike people who shame and condemn us for making mistakes, God takes it all in stride. God operates on the supernatural level; unlike natural man, He doesn’t expect us to contribute anything to earn His favor.

God’s way of thinking and His method of operating are very different from ours. On life’s journey, He expects us to encounter detours and stray from the path from time to time. However, unlike people who shame and condemn us for making mistakes, God takes it all in stride. God operates on the supernatural level; unlike natural man, He doesn’t expect us to contribute anything to earn His favor.

Believers are under constant attack from the enemy. There’s a battle going on in our minds as to what we do—or don’t—believe; the danger of not believing God’s Word is that it opens the door for the devil to condemn us. To feel condemned is to feel inferior, as if we’re not good enough and don’t measure up. We’re delivered from this emotion through our belief in Jesus Christ and our dependence on Him.

Believers under grace don’t have to work to obey a long list of rules. All we need to do is to believe in Jesus and in what He accomplished when He died on the cross to draw all of our sins onto Himself. Jesus sacrificed His body and blood to pay the ransom on our behalf, so that we could receive eternal life in heaven. Unlike under the law, faith in Jesus allows God to show us unconditional love, mercy, and forgiveness regardless of our actions. Belief in all He did for us radically changes our lives.

Believers under grace don’t have to work to obey a long list of rules. All we need to do is to believe in Jesus and in what He accomplished when He died on the cross to draw all of our sins onto Himself. Jesus sacrificed His body and blood to pay the ransom on our behalf, so that we could receive eternal life in heaven. Unlike under the law, faith in Jesus allows God to show us unconditional love, mercy, and forgiveness regardless of our actions. Belief in all He did for us radically changes our lives.

Believers under grace don’t have to work to obey a long list of rules. All we need to do is to believe in Jesus and in what He accomplished when He died on the cross to draw all of our sins onto Himself. Jesus sacrificed His body and blood to pay the ransom on our behalf, so that we could receive eternal life in heaven. Unlike under the law, faith in Jesus allows God to show us unconditional love, mercy, and forgiveness regardless of our actions. Belief in all He did for us radically changes our lives.

Christians must understand what being holy involves. It isn’t about our own performance or self-effort, but about Jesus Christ and our faith in Him. Getting born again gives us access to everything He has and makes us as righteous as He is. It doesn’t focus on our conduct but on the realization of our identity as God’s children. Getting out of the flesh, which is a way of thinking hostile to God, and realizing that Jesus is the only reason we can be holy, puts us in the right mindset.

Christians must understand what being holy involves. It isn’t about our own performance or self-effort, but about Jesus Christ and our faith in Him. Getting born again gives us access to everything He has and makes us as righteous as He is. It doesn’t focus on our conduct but on the realization of our identity as God’s children. Getting out of the flesh, which is a way of thinking hostile to God, and realizing that Jesus is the only reason we can be holy, puts us in the right mindset.