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[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]“How do you become a man who successfully walks into his future–if you haven’t over come the pains of your past?”
The gospel artist, CeCe Winnans sings an amazing song entitled Alabaster Box. The song speaks of a woman who came to minister to Jesus but was instead chastised by others that she was wasting expensive oil on Him. They could not understand that she was lead by her sensitivity to the Spirit of God in her as she anointed Jesus with the expensive oil instead of selling the oil for great profit.
She alone understood that her actions were simply a result of her knowing the “distance” she had crossed to form a relationship with Jesus, her Savoir. Even as she wept, the distance was represented in her tears of pain. This of course was something that only she and Jesus understood. This simple lesson of sacrifice reminds us that no one really knows how far we have to come—or even how far we have to go! No one really knows the cost of our “oil” that we pour out as praise in recognition of the marvelous work done by our Lord.
Each time the wondrous melody plays, something stirs, deep within reawakening the awareness of the depths of the Lord’s salvation. In spite of our pain, Christ is always available to restore us. All of us have come a long way in Christ. We did not get “here” alone—nor can we stay “here” alone. We need a savoir—we need a redeemer—we need a keeper—we need a comforter. We need the fullness of the hope that is in Christ Jesus.
This devotional, Overcoming Past Pain, is prayerfully a reminder of the depths that so many men have overcome. It is presented as a testimony: “If God can save me—He can save you too. If God can give me hope—He can give you hope too! If God can keep me—He can keep you as well!”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
A GODLY RELATIONSHIP
Have you ever read the Genesis account and wondered about the nature of the relationship between God and Adam? It reads as if God needed the relationship with Adam – almost as much as Adam needed the relationship with God! These lessons help us understand how powerful a Godly relationship can be, if we can only learn to trust Him!
READ ABOUT IT: DAYS 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 23, 26
OUR SUFFICIENCY IN CHRIST
Understanding your self-worth is a matter of learning to see yourself as God sees you. We can, however, become trapped in the world’s image of us – how they see us. The world wants to place you in a box so that it can dismiss you as just one out of a large group of sameness; the Lord, however wants to lift you up – so that God would be glorified through your life! Believe it! God knows you better than you know yourself – and things are a whole lot better than you thought they were!
READ ABOUT IT: DAYS 4, 5, 8, 16, 21, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29
OUR KINGDOM CITIZENSHIP
What does it mean to be a Kingdom Citizen? Is having our name on the church role enough? Is being in good standing with the church enough? A Kingdom Citizen walks in the authority of the King and when we as believers begin to understand the depth of what that means – then we can begin to understand that even when all the odds are against us, we are still victorious in Christ!
READ ABOUT IT: DAYS 1, 14, 25
GOD’S ORDER
When we begin to understand the order we have given things in our life in light of God’s order – and change; then we begin real growth in our Christian walk! Sometimes, it is even more difficult being a Christian when we are alone, because at those times, we have to govern ourselves according to our true nature! Do you know what your true nature is?
READ ABOUT IT: DAYS 12,19, 20, 30
OBEDIENCE TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
How do you know what it is that God is saying? You know by being able to simply hear His heartfelt words that shape your destiny. What are these Words? They are words that tell us the timing and order of the strategic nature of God.
READ ABOUT IT: DAYS 5, 18, 21, 27, 29
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