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ARE YOU READY?

Hello there,

Who can tell you what the plan of God for your life is if not God Himself and through whoever He chooses to reveal that to?

The world cannot show us what the Lord has planned for us.

You want to know what He has written about your life?

Move away from the pollution of this world.

Move towards your purpose.

ARE YOU READY?
Did you have a wonderful weekend?
Mine was a very interesting one filled with God's Grace.



Are You Ready?

Romans 12: 1-2 says, "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God"

Over the weekend, I was inspired by the words of a lady Pastor about the first verse of this scripture text. She drew my attention to the fact that if we, Christians, are asked to present ourselves as a living sacrifice, it means that we are always being burnt on the altar of sacrifice as we live to please the Lord in holiness.

This is profoundly true...

Apostle Paul continues in the second verse by saying, "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will, of God."

In other words:
Be not conformed to this world...
Be not conformed to the standards of this world...
Be not conformed to the systems of this world...
Be not conformed to the status quo of this world...


In order for a man to be able to accept the will of God, his mind must be drawn away from the systems and standards of this world... this comprises the status quo and what man considers as the norm or tradition. 

I always told some friends in my alma mater that, living for Christ makes a person 'abnormal'. In the sense that, what a child of this world would consider as 'normal' or 'okay' would be utterly contrary to what the Spirit of God tells you is right. In obeying the promptings of the Holy Spirit, this child of God would be considered as 'abnormal' by the children of this world.

My dear friend, you can only prove what the will of God concerning your life is by moving away from the standards and the expectations of this world. 

How?

First, free your mind.

There is so much clutter in our minds.
It is serious.

Kingdom- consciousness begins with the mind. 

See, a person can believe in Jesus Christ with her heart.
Yet, the principles of her environment (the world, religion) will influence her response to God and His Holy Spirit. 

The world has given us a system of faith and belief that is contrary to who God Is. 

As you are reading this, you may be battling with a desire to know what the will of God for your life is.

How can you know what His will is when you have surrounded yourself with people and principles that are contrary to what God demands of you?

 Set yourself free...the Holy Spirit will help you if you ask Him but you've got to take the first step.


For you who knows what the will of God concerning your life is, you do know that it requires you to separate yourself from a number of things for His will to be manifest.

I wish I could tell you that it is easy to separate your mind form this world.

I wish I could tell you that it is easy to separate your body from human hindrances (family, friends, colleagues, etc).

I wish I could tell you that it is easy to separate the spirit-man from the darkness of this world.

Baby, it is not that easy. 

I guess this is what it means to be a living sacrifice.

It is difficult and yet, Jesus promises to make this burden light. 

He has given us a Gift that makes all things possible: His Holy Spirit. 

Are you willing to manifest the purpose of God for your life?

We are called to be people living in this world but not of it: a life of separation...


ARE YOU READY? 

This is SHARING LIFE..

Don't stop sharing life!





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