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Fountains of Living Waters - Volume Two
Fountains of Living Waters - Volume Two
Fountains of Living Waters - Volume Two
Worry doesn't add We must realize that, 'to say that there would be no difficult and
to you rather removes from unforeseen circumstances is to say that there would be no more
you. It is like you sucking out rain again till eternity'. These circumstances differs, though you
the content of a canned might not be going through such at the moment but there might
drink. The more you suck the be others who are currently going through such and are on the
more the strain caused on verge of making critical decision. It is one thing that these
the vessel by the uneven circumstances catches up with a man in times when he is
pressure exerted. The same adequately prepared then it becomes a walk over for him. But it is
goes with worrying it makes another thing if it tend to happen in time when you are least
us be in a state of unrest. It prepared then it becomes more like a tug of war. If it is handled
rubs you of the properly, it could be of great advantage thus a stepping stone
consciousness of the God where various lessons and virtues are learnt and built. But if
unfailingly faithfulness and handled wrongly could have a detrimental effect on you. Difficult
love and his ability to uphold circumstances would in most cases want to rub one of the
his word. It gives room for consciousness of God's beauty and how unique and blessed he has
other weakening and made us to be as his people. Therefore giving us to worry,
discouragement, and others are temporal and as such brace up as we keep retaining a mentality
by which we are being we call "productivity mentality".
tempted to say various kinds Please let us feel free to share your our friends and loved once
of words both to God and especially in these time of Corona
ourselves that we shouldn't As it seems, the word "precious", means ' of high worth or
say on the norm. Many have value'. Nothing of high worth or value possessed by you or anyone
been tempted to curse God is handled like a garbage. Do you remember how much attention
or call him wicked or even to and care you gave to that belongings of yours that seems special to
the extent of denying Him as you. Not allowing anyone touch or use it without your permission
the one over their life. Also with fear of it wearing out on Time, damaging easily or getting lost.
many have gotten to the Though it is quite understandable that the word 'precious' has
point where they felt that He become a commonly used word but even as how common it might
was partial for making be, its usage can't be avoided. There are times in life when it is
others better than they are necessary that we are reminded of how precious we are, not just
which is no. before others but before God and His perspective of us. The
unfolding of life situation has a way of making you doubt such
Not knowing that
sayings thus giving room to other depressing thought and
difficult circumstances
speaking of the devil through situation. Identity crisis is when you
doesn't have the ability to
begin to have a low perspective of who you are before God
discredit God from being
therefore making you believe you are of less value to Him. Many
good. God is forever good
in the place of worrying about various issues such as family,
both in good and in bad time,
business, marriage, ministry and others have been tempted and
He remains good. In the
pressured to take various steps and hasty premature critical
same vain God has made us
decision which is as a result of the void of accurate understanding
to be his people and by virtue
of our identity and God's intention on the subject of concern.
of salvation we are declared
According to Daniel U., he stated that "Every true knowledge is
blessed by him even in the
only powerful when it stems from an understanding"; which in this
bad and good times, we are
case, understanding of how precious you are in God's sight. How
blessed. We must choose to
precious you are is only a function of your knowledge that grows
retain that consciousness of
into understanding. This understanding brings peace and comfort
how unique and blessed we
to the worrying soul thus making it receptive for God's counsel on
are by God even in bad and
what to do next. Let us take a look at the reassuring words of Jesus
good times. These is the
in response to how delicate we see to God. Matthew 7:7-11 "Don't
mentality that we need to
bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need. This isn't a
possess that has the capacity
cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game we're in. If your child asks for
to give us energy and hope
bread, do you trick him with sawdust? If he asks for fish, do you
thus keeping us going in
scare him with a live snake on his plate? As bad as you are, you
such situations as we trust
wouldn't think of such a thing. You're at least decent to your own
God for a change. We must
children. So don't you think the God who conceived you in love will
also understand that tough
be even better?
situation doesn't last they
God's love for us is supreme progressively, man first died spiritually. Now what's is Spiritual
and incomparable. We are death- This is the separation of the human spirit from the Spirit of
His prized possession. God, God's spirit is the source of Life and His presence sustain the
Therefore, when things Human spirit in relationship with God. No wonder the Bible says
seems not to be working as the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is Eternal Life. So man
planned why worry? lost Eternal Life when he fell by disobeying the instructions of
Knowing that when you go to God.
Him with the request He To reemphasize that all have sin and the sin is more of
wouldn't give you stone. nature than just an act so man must first Experience Newness of
Rather He will give you a way Spirit before He can newness of Life. Now the Faith is when you
out and Grant you grace. understand your state as related to God and Life and take a step to
know and understand that God Loves you and have provided a
Newness of Spirit way- The way through which you can experience this Life which is
Written by OLATUJA Jesus. Now for our Life to experience newness it all started from
SEGUN the newness of our spirit, the scripture says all have sin and come
The newness of short of the Glory of the Lord, and that we all humans are death in
Spirit only happens when sins and trespass. So the first death man experience as a result of
the Human Spirit receive the the fall is spiritual death. When God said the day eat of the fruit of
Spirit of God. Now the Spirit the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you will die, it's was a
of God is the breath of Life, complete death God was talking about which proceed from Spirit
man may retain his mental then soul then to The Body.
prowess but still be dead On a final note, all scripture are given by the Inspiration
spiritually and this is the of God and is Profitable 2nd Tim. 3:16There is Spirit in Man the
only dead that transcend the Inspiration of the Almighty gives Him Understanding Job 32:8,
Physical death. One of the Now from this scripture we can draw that man enjoy understand
benefits of having Eternal from through their Spirit and this Understand comes by
Life which is the God kind of Inspiration which can Profit. The need to be born a New.
Life is that you enjoyed
unlimited access to great
Possibilities and abilities. So
you must know you are dead
spiritually and needs help
which is available to you
through the sacrifice of Jesus
on the cross and Faith in His
Resurrection with
confession of His Lordship
you have Newness of Spirit.
Now as have come to
understand that death
manifested on Earth