Category: Mindset

  • A Different Kind of Repenting

    “Lord, I am so sorry and am grieving that I am not believing  I am righteous, and I repent of that right now.”

    “Everyone who has been believing lies about God, others, your circumstances, or about yourself, run to the altar right now and repent.”

    “Before you participate in communion repent of the belief that you are not 100% worthy to do so through Jesus’ obedience and death on the cross.”

    These statements are not the norm in how we think, but maybe they should be? Because the Greek meaning of the word repentance is “to change the way you think”. We need to plan for some powerful repentance meetings (individually and corporately) where people will repent from beliefs like this:  

    1. “Lord, I am so sorry that I have believed that I am whom my past says I am and not who You say I am..”  
    2. “Father, I am so sorry that I have not believed You love me unconditionally..”
    3. “Lord, I am grieved that I have believed that I am a sinner instead of a saint.” and 
    4. “Father, I am experiencing deep Godly sorrow because I have believed I am unworthy to be blessed.”

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  • Invest love

    Through the life and ministry of Jesus, Jesus invested his life, Jesus invested his love! Rather than moving away from people who were broken and even angry he moved toward them – toward us.

    John 12:23-24 tells us he moved toward us willingly, and was completely and unequivocally prepared to die for those he loved. This act is an expression of the Father heart of God toward us. As I have said on this before, God’s actions in and through Jesus was a wilful act of God to deposit life, salvation, healing, strength into us.

    God committed himself to us, with the hope that we might commit ourselves to him, that we might commit our lives toward one another. (more…)

  • Living a life with Joy and Delight 

    May the God of hope fill you all with joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
    ROMANS 15:3

    Ps Graham Cook in BRILLIANT PERSPECTIVES writes ….  “It is crucial that we remember that we have been created with God’s smile and great delight over our lives.  Learning how to cultivate our own sense of joy and delight is essential. Without joy being part of our daily routine, stress can overbalance our lives. 

    I believe the beginning of joy is gratitude and making a concerted effort to see the good in people and believe the best.  This doesn’t mean we walk around with blinders on or adopt an attitude of naivety. On the contrary, truly aligning with the Father’s heart of goodness means you are choosing to believe and see others the way God sees them. (more…)