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Listing Guarantees from Scripture, Part 3 (TMF:2385)

Friday, June 28, 2024
Peace to Live By: Listing Guarantees from Scripture, Part 3 (TMF:2385) - Daniel Litton
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       Moving to the present, and speaking of the Holy Spirit, we also know that he actually dwells with us until we get to Heaven. In essence, that means that God is always with us, just like Jesus said he would be. Jesus also said he is our Helper and Comforter. Great truths. Another truth for the ‘present’ is that we know we have access to God when we want to spend with him. We have the ability to approach the Creator of the Universe and spend time with him, and even make requests from him for ourselves or for others. This means we always have a friend, no matter what is going on, and again, God can and will provide help for us. And as the Sermon on the Mount states, any need that we have will be supplied to us—another basic present truth. Looking into the future, there are some key things that we can put on our list for encouragement, to increase our happiness. Our Lord’s prayer reminds us daily that God eventually is going to establish his kingdom here on the earth.

Listing Guarantees from Scripture, Part 2 (TMF:2384)

Thursday, June 27, 2024
Peace to Live By: Listing Guarantees from Scripture, Part 2 (TMF:2384) - Daniel Litton
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       The good thing for us, as Christians, and one that we remember but often also forget, is that we have a lot of ‘past’ benefits that have already taken place for us. For one, we obviously know if we believe in Jesus that God has forgiven us for all our past discretions against him and against others. That’s pretty encouraging. No need to carry around needless guilt. We also know that when we believe in the message of the cross, that God sealed us with the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Godhead, and that this guarantees us that we will go to Heaven when we leave this earth. That is a good thing to know and that definitely eliminates any concerns we may have upon our death. Moving to the present, and speaking of the Holy Spirit, we also know that he actually dwells with us until we get to Heaven. In essence, that means that God is always with us, just like Jesus said he would be. Jesus also said he is our Helper and Comforter. Great truths.

Listing Guarantees from Scripture, Part 1 (TMF:2383)

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Peace to Live By: Listing Guarantees from Scripture, Part 1 (TMF:2383) - Daniel Litton
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       One easy way we can increase our overall happiness level is by simply focusing on the good things that God promises us in Scripture. Sounds basic, perhaps even cliche. Really, though, a lot of times we focus on the actual verses. What I am getting at is that we can focus on the concepts, or guarantees rather, that are found in Scripture. We can write out short little things that are found in Scripture to better help us have a good, positive mindset. This can be particularly beneficial when times are tuff, or you’re just having a bad day in general. Let’s consider these guarantees in light of the past, the present, and the future. The good thing for us, as Christians, and one that we remember but often also forget, is that we have a lot of ‘past’ benefits that have already taken place for us. For one, we obviously know if we believe in Jesus that God has forgiven us for all our past discretions against him and against others. That’s pretty encouraging. No need to carry around needless guilt.

Recapturing Our Childlike Mindset, Part 4 (TMF:2382)

Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Peace to Live By: Recapturing Our Childlike Mindset, Part 4 (TMF:2382) - Daniel Litton
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       I wish this wasn’t something that is coming by experience versus just learning about it or knowing about it, but this has been the case for me. The truth is that we can really, really, at the end of the day (well, hopefully during the day), let go of our negative thoughts and doubts. This is because we don’t have a need for any of them. They are totally unnecessary because God will always provide everything we need. He will always find a solution to our problems. That solution will be presented to us, always. So, all the bad thinking that we do is futile. It is a waste of time. It is a waste of our lives. It is sin against God. We have to learn to give it all up. We have to learn to become like that child, like the four or five year old, and just focus on the fun, focus on the positive, focus on others, and trust that everything will work out. Then we will be truly happy.

Recapturing Our Childlike Mindset, Part 3 (TMF:2381)

Monday, June 24, 2024
Peace to Live By: Recapturing Our Childlike Mindset, Part 3 (TMF:2381) - Daniel Litton
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       “We have everything we need, and we always will.” Our whole lives, though, become a battle against that statement, that dictum. That is because we don’t believe it. We don’t think it will be true for us. The truth is, though, that it is true for us, if we are in personal relationship with God, if we have accepted Jesus as our personal Lord and Savior. One thing I have noticed is that as my life has progressed, and as I have seen God work more and more in my life, that I am better at and have more of a tendency to believe things will work out for the good. I wish this wasn’t something that is coming by experience versus just learning about it or knowing about it, but this has been the case for me. The truth is that we can really, really, at the end of the day (well, hopefully during the day), let go of our negative thoughts and doubts. This is because we don’t have a need for any of them. They are totally unnecessary because God will always provide everything we need. He will always find a solution to our problems.