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Are You Wholeheartedly His?

[NIV*] 2 Chronicles 25:2 “He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly”

   Religion may well ask “Are you in or are you out”? But instead God asks us “How far in are you”? His interest is in an active relationship. Before a man’s wedding the question isn’t “is he really married, or just say a little bit married”?

   Everything God does is to have His people “really in” wholeheartedly. Some translations would say .. “a perfect heart” .. “not with a true heart” .. or ..”But did it reluctantly”. In Revelation [NKJV*] 3:15/16 “ I know what you have done, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot. 16 But since you are lukewarm and not hot or cold, I’m going to spit you out of my mouth” It is possible to right in his eyes. But, not in a way that demonstrates a real relationship. Following His rules is never enough for our Father, character and heart seem assured far more than anything else.

   No one truly ever impressed their spouse; their boss; or commanding officer with either a “half-hearted” or “imperfect-attitude”. The good news for you here is that our Lord and Saviour in Christ Jesus is that you are given a whole heart to be his, how awesome can this be?

[MSG*] Jeremiah 24:7 “And I’ll give them a heart to know me, God. They’ll be my people and I’ll be their God, for they’ll have returned to me with all their hearts”

   Surely just as he talks about giving us a ‘new’ heart, it be just as in Romans 12:2 which tells us .. “do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind” .. This speaks to being a Christian, we become transformed from our old ways. Ways we no longer wish to, thus we are a ‘new creation’. That is we are now reborn, ‘born again’.

   If your walking down a road and stumble into on coming traffic. But a stranger grabs you and in turn stops you from being run over, you would not just say ‘thanks as you walk on. You would be enthusiastic, shaking their hand; all but shouting it from the roof tops with the worlds largest & loudest speakers system to announce it. Now that would be ‘wholeheartedly’.

Closing Prayer

Lord Jesus, I see that I need to know your will more closely. You are the creater of the Heavens and the Earth, I humble myself before you as I wish to know your will wholehearted. I the name of your Son who sits at your right hand I pray. 

Amen

*Message Bible Translation

*New International Version

*New King James Version

Gods Will... [Do you know it?]

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Gods Will [Do you know it?]

Romans 12:2 “And do not be conformed to this world, 

but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, 

that you may prove what is that good and 

acceptable and perfect will of God”

   Here are some secular words that are being rammed down our throats by the World and they are . . Confirmatory & [possibly the worst in my book] is Tolerance . . Well, um sorry [not sorry] but NO WAY on Gods green Earth! These words are biblical, so I do not accept them. If God never said it [that is, in His Bible] then it was not said by God or Jesus, I don’t see it being Gods will.

End of discussion, Mic drop moment.

   God never said we should bend over backwards to accommodate and water down our religion, from those who want nothing to do with God. We are to be ‘transformed’, in other words we think of righteous acts doing Gods will. It is asked what is the will of God? Well simple it’s his living Word, and we have it in our hands daily. “transformed by the renewing of your mind”, this leads us to a new way of thinking, a Better ~ Healthier ~ Mentally. The Bible will not tell you who to date, just equally yoked, but like myself who wrote down everything I wanted in a wife, and within 8 mths God brought us together and were married. I went from trying to do it in the natural to the supernatural because I was moving in Gods will.

   This is working under and in Gods will. “that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God” By handing over to god my problem it meant I stopped trying in my strength and surrendering fully to God. My prayer to Him went a little like this … “Not by strength buy by yours O Lord. I the past I have chosen the wrong lady or messed it some way. So I leave my need & want at your feet Lord, I’ll go to the places where other single Christians will meet”. I placed the description of whom I was looking for, into 1 Corinthians 13. Closed my Bible and said, OK God it’s over to you, as I know you’ll have someone in mind.

   Needless to say within 6mths, I met my ideal woman; proposed to her; she moved 535 miles, we got married. And we are still very happy, and am strong in the faith as we were 27yrs ago.

   So to closing let me remind you of what Romans 12:2 said, “not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind” .. or else we will not be Christians, and God can’t fully bless or help us in our time of need. Let me leave with this .. Revelation 2:19 I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience, and your works the last the more than the first”

When fully committed to full faith in God and the

unseen anything is possible.