{"id":1272,"date":"2011-05-18T15:10:46","date_gmt":"2011-05-18T20:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heartofgraceministries.com\/blog\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2012-02-22T14:11:22","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T19:11:22","slug":"the-everyday-word-are-you-living-or-existing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heartofgraceministries.com\/blog\/the-everyday-word\/the-everyday-word-are-you-living-or-existing\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Living Or Existing?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Galatians 5:25 <\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.<\/p>\n

2 Corinthians 13:11<\/strong> \u2013 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.<\/p>\n

– – – –<\/p>\n

I wanted to reach out today to talk about your everyday living. Some of us stay at home and some of us work, while others are dedicated for other hobbies or interests in life. It is interesting to me that when church-goers are inquired about the level of enjoyment that they have that the consensus is usually \u201cso-so\u201d or \u201cnot very much\u201d. That really makes me sad to know, considering the guidelines that was laid out in the word of God<\/em> for us to realize what we can be so much more than average.<\/p>\n

God<\/em> sent Jesus<\/em> Christ for everyone so we would never have more of a load than we could bear and provided a way of escape from sin! I want to remind you about the peace of God<\/em> and the joy of the Lord being your strength! I also remind you about how a merry heart doeth good like a medicine! It is healthy for you to be enjoying your life! It is healthy for you to be happy! Do you have to be living in sin and doing horrible things to accomplish this? No way!<\/p>\n

Life has many present joys out there to offer that you can begin to take in through God<\/em>. Including God<\/em> in your life will allow you to begin to live and not just exist. If you are doing something without seeking God<\/em> and His will about it, you may be in the existence of sin without the guidance of the Holy Spirit<\/em>. However, if you begin to live when the spirit<\/em> leads you to joy through your trials, you will be strengthened through the provision of what God<\/em> gives each day! Remember to not just exist, but live and do all things THROUGH Christ<\/em>!<\/p>\n

– – – –<\/p>\n

Put Into Practice:<\/h2>\n

Learn to simply not accept any present situation as it is if you are not satisfied with how you feel that it is going. If you feel like you need to pray about something to get peace, I suggest you do it. If you need to sing to bring joy in the moment, do it! If you need to study Gods word more often to give you more guidance, do it! If you need to be humble and more spiritual to endure the harder things ahead of you, do it! The most important thing that I could say for you is to find a part of you that you need to work on and take action! The biggest harm that you could do against yourself is when you do nothing to help.<\/p>\n

Do whatever you can to improve your walk with God. Heed to each and every word that you get and let it stick to you like glue. Do not let go of the great things that God will work in your life, for they will begin to build you to the person that you never thought you could be. You will live in the love you never thought you could. But most of all, you will see all your hopes and dreams begin to come alive right before your eyes. Love God, others and yourself!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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