We Do what We Must because We Can

Brothers and Sisters, please read and follow  everything that I am going to write below. It is really going to help us. Internalize all the information that i give. We all have to make sure that we are not working against ourselves. Many of the time, we do things that harm ourselves. Whether it be our intention or ignorance.


SPIRITUAL FAST
We may need to go on a spiritual fast. What is a spiritual fast? Don't eat or drink anything for a particular time period. From what i know, people go on a fast from 1 to 3 days. If we are able, we should fast for more than that. The sky is the limit. The longer the fast, the better. What does a spiritual fast accomplish? Many things. It will lower our desire to sin. It will make us more focus to serve God properly. When we go on a spiritual fast, we should read our Bible and pray. Very important. I advise us to read in the New Testament. Start in Matthew. When we pray, we are just having a conversation with God. Speak to God as if He is a friend. The way that we would speak to a friend, speak to God in the same way. Of course be respectful. That should go without saying. We can tell God about our day and the problems that we are facing. We can tell Him about the things that we want, so on and so on. Keep in mind, it is just a conversation. There is no special technique in praying. We are just speaking to God. Be honest and sincere when we are speaking to God.

OUR WORDS
Did you know that our words have power? (Proverbs 18:21 MSG) Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit – you choose.
What we say, have power over us. Whether it is negative or positive. When we speak negatively about ourselves and things, we are attracting negativity to us. We are going to reap whatever we sow. Whatever we put out, we are going to get back. So when we speak, do and think about bad things; negativity is going to rush back to us. It can come back in the form of anything that is negative.

MEDIA AND COMPANY
We have to be extremely careful with music, movies, TV series, friends, family members, acquaintances, people, and any other entertainment source. When it comes down to entertainment sources: music, movies, and TV series. Make sure we aren't watching or listening to anything immoral. What do i mean by immoral? Anything to do with excessive/graphic sex scenes or language, excessive vulgar language, homosexuality, criticizes God and/or Jesus Christ, crude jokes, any ideology that tries to falsify the existence of God and his doctrine. I am trying to be as descriptive as possible. When it comes down to people: friends, family members, acquaintances, etc... Make sure that we aren't hanging around anyone who are acting immoral. I previously explained to us what i meant by immoral. Peer pressure is extremely strong. Even if we think that we are a strong individual, everyone is influenced by something or someone. We must remember, we are in a spiritual war. As long as we are staying away from the things i warned us about, maintaining our salvation will be much more simple. We make our lives harder than what they should be. So if we are constantly falling back into sin, i guarantee you, we are entertaining ourselves with sinful things. So it is not a surprise. Keep in mind, nothing is ever a coincidence. Everything happens for a reason. Once we understand this, our "eyes will be opened."


HABITUAL/RANDOM SIN

Sin is something that can allow bad things to happen to us as well. When we are disobedient to God, curses will come upon us (Deuteronomy 28:15-68 ). Disobeying God, doing whatever we want to do, may feel good at the time. Yet, many people don't realize what sin is doing to them. Many people should connect the bad things that they do in life with the bad things that are happening to them now. People don't do this. This is why people continue to sin and receive much punishment from it. It is like an unending process. Sin only gives you temporary enjoyment. After we do it, payment must be received (punishment). When we obey God, we will receive blessings. Our mothers and fathers would happily reward us for being obedient to them (applies to stable parents). In this aspect, God is the same. He will reward us for being obedient. He will discipline us when we are disobedient. God is our Father.


REPENTANCE
Repentance is very important. Every time when we do something wrong, we must repent of it (Acts 3:19 and 1 John 1:9). Basically, all we have to say, "God please forgive me of my sins. Help me to be more obedient to you." We have to be serious when we say this. We have to be serious about what we are saying. Of course we may make mistakes in the future. I understand this. Everyone is going to make mistakes. As long as we are not premeditating or planning to sin, while we are repenting, your repentance will be accepted. If we are repenting and planning on sinning the next day, we are not serious about changing us ways. So how can God forgive us? He won't be able to forgive us. If we die as an "unrepentant sinner," there is no way that we will be able to go to Heaven. According to the Bible. So we should not take repentance so lightly. If we do, we will regret it.
As a reminder, the doctrine of "once saved, always saved" is a lie. What is that doctrine? "As long as we believe in Jesus Christ, we can sin all we want, we will go to Heaven after death (we are saved)." This is a lie. In many places in the Bible, it is informing us to stop sinning. How can you tell between a servant of God and a complete sinner? How they live their lives. A servant of God is going to live their life different from a sinner. If your life resembles a life of a sinner, guess what, you are a sinner. There have to be a difference. Of course we are going to make mistakes from time to time. That is normal. When you make a mistake, quickly repent of your sins afterward (asking God for his forgiveness). Make sure you are not consistently sinning every day.

(Acts 3:19 MSG) “Now it’s time to change your ways! Turn to face God so He can wipe away your sins, pour out showers of blessing to refresh you,

(1 John 1:9 MSG) On the other hand, if we admit our sins – make a clean breast of them – he won’t let us down; He’ll be true to Himself. He’ll forgive our sins and purge us of all wrongdoing.

God Bless..