Reach Your Goals

You have to decide that you are going to dedicate every area of your life to God. You can develop a close and personal relationship with God through His son Jesus Christ, if your desire is strong enough followed by willing effort (studying the Word of God, and applying the Biblical principles in your everyday life). When we are born again, God gives us a new heart and put His Spirit (the Holy Spirit) in us. The problem is that many people are church-goers but haven't really been born-again (they haven't open up their life to God).   “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.”— (Proverbs 1:7 RSV) Moreover, some people do not read the Bible because they convince themselves that they cannot understand it and so there is no point in reading it, or simply because they don't believe what it says. As a result, they don’t see any improvement in their lives because God’s Word works effectively in the lives of those who believe...

Everyone gets discouraged at some point or another in their lives and when this happens, our attitudes and emotions become more negative. There are three levels of discouragement:  • The first level is mild discouragement, when only our emotions are affected. • The second level is stronger discouragement when your spirit is affected. At this point other people begin to notice that something is wrong, that you are not yourself. Your friends, spouse, classmates, co-workers, or other people at your church see that something is wrong.  • The third level is disabling discouragement, and it is the worst kind of discouragement. If a person attains this level of discouragement, it becomes difficult for them to handle the normal responsibilities of life. As a result, they try to deal with their discouragement by sleeping, drinking, or drug abuse. The problem is that we often waste time and energy blaming why we are in a situation and how “we don’t deserve this”. Instead of making ...

The Bible says that we cannot even add one inch to our height by worrying. (See Matthew 6:27) Worrying does us absolutely no good and it is a complete waste of time and energy. Yet we worry, worry, worry, which gets us nowhere. It doesn’t change one thing, and we waste time by being upset over stuff we cannot do anything about—things only God can change. And He’s not going to change them until we put our trust in Him instead of being anxious and worrying. The problem is that we let our hearts to be troubled, and disturbed when we find ourselves in unpleasant circumstances and as a result we begin to feel depressed, disappointed, and discouraged.  Also, it is noteworthy that every time we get really upset it takes a lot of emotional energy, tires us out, messes with our health, steals our joy, and still doesn’t change one thing. Yet, most of our present-day living is weighed down by worrying about what might happen in the future.  If you worry too much about things you can...

The more we operate in trust, the more relaxed we are and the more enjoyable our lives will be. The question is what are we placing our faith in? The truth is if we trust ourselves, we'll probably spend a lot of time reasoning and worrying. If we place our faith in people, we'll probably spend a lot of time being disappointed.  The key to trusting God is to use the measure of faith He's given to each and every one of us, affirm daily out loud that we put our trust in Him, saying things like "I have faith in God that what He's promised to fulfill in my life will be done at it's appointed time," and learn to take steps of faith over time and through life's experiences to cause our faith to grow. The more we use our faith, the more it develops—it is like a spiritual muscle. And like all muscles, whenever they are not used for a very long time they atrophy. Taking steps of faith Faith operates in a realm that is beyond human reasoning. It is the subst...

The Bible says that if anyone is in union with Christ, he is a new creation; the old things passed away, and new things have come into existence. (2 Corinthians 5:17) This means that we put away the old personality, and put on the new personality which was created according to God’s will in true righteousness and loyalty. (Ephesians 4:22-24) Furthermore, repenting and receiving Jesus as Lord and Savior, being forgiven, and having your name written in the Book of Life, is just the start of a LONG-LASTING Christian journey, which should take you to heaven. To live as a Christian successfully and, without a shred of doubt, succeed to enter heaven, you have to practice the following 10 basic biblical principles: 1. Study the word of God every day The word will not only reveal to you the amazing promises that God has in store for you, but also show you what He likes and what He hates. (1 Peter 2:1-2, James 1:21, Psalms 1:2-3, Psalms119:9-11) 2. Pray every day Thank God (as...

To become a Christian, the following happens: 1. You hear or read the Word of God. 2 . Through the working of the holy spirit, the word reveals the following to you: a) That you are a sinner. The scripture says that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23) b) That the wages sin pays is death; that is separation from God and everlasting suffering in the lake of fire. (See Romans 6:23; Revelation 20:12-15) c) That by your own efforts you cannot save yourself from the power of sin and the lake of fire. (Romans 7:14-24) d) That there is someone who can save you from going to the lake of fire; and He is Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who took your place and died on the cross, to save you from sin. (1 Timothy 2:5-6; 1 Peter 3:18) e) That you can choose to repent and receive Jesus in your life, who forgives and gives eternal life, or choose to continue in sin and end up in the lake of fire. (John 3:16) 3. Your response to the word you heard or rea...