Romans 12:9 (NKJV) 9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.
I love how Paul tells us how it’s done; 3 very important things to pay attention to.
Love without hypocrisy. In others words, make sure that when we love, we mean it. No faking it in this walk.
Some people are good at faking their love. We wouldn’t even know they were faking it if God didn’t show us. That’s why we need Him.
One day, in a vision, God showed me a person that I cared about deeply. They were stabbing me in the back with a knife, laughing all the while.
I was like, “no way, God. It can’t be. They love me!”.
Well, it turned out to be true, and it happened.
When God shows us things like that, pay attention. Don’t be like me, arguing back, saying, “no way, can’t be”. God’s not going to make things up.
To abhor evil means that we hate it or despise it.
Don’t give into bad talk or filthy gestures. Don’t even entertain those thoughts for one second.
Don’t give into anything that we know is bad. It’s bad and we don’t need to be a part of it or have anything to do with it. Walk away.
For those of us stuck in a situation where we don’t know what to do, we need to seek God on how to get out of it. He will give us wisdom as to the best way to handle it.
Find the good, and don’t think that just because we may have done wrong throughout our life that bad will have a grip on us. No. Turn from it and get with God.
He will help us to change our path. He will help us turn our lives and our situation around. He is our Father. What Father would not help their child?
God is good…cling to Him.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NKJV) 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Rejoice.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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