Purity 335 02/06/2021 Purity 335 Podcast
Good morning!
Today’s snowy sunset photo comes from Taconic State Park - Copake Falls’
Facebook Page. I love the peacefulness
of this scene as the photographer captured the dwindling light of day,
reflected on a frozen Rudd Pond, through the trees and over the snow.
Photos like this remind us that we can find peace and beauty in the
great outdoors, even in February. I
encourage all my friends to get out there and experience some of it and to
share with us.
Have a wonderful weekend.
This morning’s meditation
verse is:
Psalm 37:7 (NLT2)
7 Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act.
Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.
When I committed this Bible verse to the index card
that I “randomly” drew today, I apparently didn’t care for the second part of
the verse as I had only written “Be
still in the presence of the LORD,
and wait patiently for him to act.”
- Communion -we experience communion with the
Holy Spirit in times of prayer, Bible study, or in the midst of joyful
worship when in our spirit we are given a revelation of His manifest presence,
a remembrance from our pasts reminds us of God, or a “word” of affirmation
or instruction that reflects God’s wisdom or is a verse from the Bible.
- Intuition – Sometimes the Holy Spirit will
reveal the truth of a situation that we are in through intuition. These intuitions
usually lead us to do something righteous or that blesses some one else. Often,
these leadings are not something we would normally do, but is always
something good or that gives glory to God. The only regrets regarding
these leadings of the Spirit are when we fail to act on them.
- Conscience - The Holy Spirit also convicts us
of sin and shows us the right way to live our lives. Many believers experience this when they
first come to faith. Sinning just ain’t what it used to be because the
pleasure we had in it before was due to our ignorance and our fallen state.
But since coming to faith our sin isn’t really appropriate for who we are
anymore. So the thrill isn’t the same and the guilt and shame are
increased. We can ignore it and
deaden ourselves to those feelings and carry on in our sin but when we do that,
our harmony with God is severely disrupted.
Today we will continue to share from Dr. June Hunt’s Biblical Counseling
Keys on “Self-Worth: Discovering Your God-given Worth”.
As always, I share this information for educational purposes
and encourage all to purchase Dr. Hunt’s books for your own private study and
to support her work:
E. What Is the Root Cause of Low Self-Worth?
Although Dorie never had a close friend at school, she tried. But even when
she was out of the orphanage and in a foster home, she knew she looked
different. One student pointed to her torn dress and jabbed, "Did that
come out of the ark?" She forced a smile while the others laughed. Kids
can be so cruel. Dorie confided, "How often I wished I could have spent
the day in the restroom." She just wanted to hide. The truth is: Dorie was
just trying to survive the impact of a callous, cruel world without taking on
the cynicism and bitterness of the world.
Whatever the contributing factors to your low estimation of your worth, they
are held in place by wrong beliefs that you have embraced over the years. But
the low opinion of yourself can be overcome by replacing those wrong beliefs
with right beliefs. ...
"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by
the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's
will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will."
(Romans 12:2)
Wrong Belief:
"My self-worth is based on how I see myself in
comparison to others and how others view me."
Right Belief:
"My self-worth is not based on how I see myself
or how others see me, but on how God sees me, for I was created by Him in His
image. Not only did Jesus pay the highest price for me by dying on the cross
for my sins, but He also lives in me to fulfill His plan and purpose for
me."
"We are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus
to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do" (Ephesians 2:10).
Biblical Counseling Keys - Biblical Counseling Keys – Biblical Counseling Keys:
Self-Worth: Discover Your God-Given Worth.
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you all!
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