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Joshua One, Verse Eight

THE THOUGHTS WITHIN OUR MINDS CAN LEAD US INTO RIGHTEOUSNESS BUT THOUGHTS CAN ALSO LEAD US INTO SIN THE CRAVINGS AND DESIRES, THAT ARE ROOTED IN OUR FLESH DON'T DISAPPEAR BECAUSE WE'RE BORN AGAIN OUR MINDS MUST BE RE-NEWED TO BE ESTABLISHED, IN THE "WORD" AND DISCIPLINED TO KEEP THE FLESH DENIED A DISCIPLINE THAT COMES WITH TIME AND FELLOWSHIP WITH JESUS WHO TEACHES SIN, MUST NOT BE GRATIFIED BEING SAVED MAY PLACE OUR NAMES WITHIN THE "BOOK OF LIFE" BUT WE MUST CLOSELY GUARD OUR ATTITUDE 'CAUSE GOD STILL WATCHES HOW WE ACT, AND SPEAK AND THINK, AND DRESS THE SPIRIT AND THE FLESH, WILL ALWAYS FEUD THE ENEMY...PLANS HIS ATTACK TO COME WITHIN OUR WEAKNESS THE WEAKNESS IN OUR CHARACTER...OR MIND SO WHEN YOU'RE PRONE TO WRONGFUL THOUGHTS WHICH LEAD TO SINFUL, WAYS JUST KNOW THAT "satan", WON'T BE FAR, BEHIND WHEN WE ARE SAVED, WE "DIE TO SIN" BUT SIN ITSELF...WON'T DIE WE LEAVE ITS "HOME", AND DWELL NOT...ANY LONGER THE PROCESS MAY BE SLOW, BUT, BE DETERMINED...TO SUCCEED AND BIT BY BIT, YOUR DISCIPLINE, GETS STRONGER OUR FATHER WANTS TO BLESS YOUR LIFE RELEASE YOU...FROM YOUR BONDAGE OBEY WHAT'S FOUND IN, JOSHUA, ONE..VERSE-EIGHT HE'LL GIVE YOU ALL YOU ASK OF HIM AND GIVE.....ABUNDANTLY! BE STRONG AND BE COURAGEOUS...WHILE YOU WAIT AMEN ------------------------------------- THE LOVE OF GOD IS ABUNDANT AND UNCONDITIONAL. OUR TRANSITION FROM WORLDLY TO SPIRITUAL IS NO MAGIC WAND PROCESS. IT IS STEP BY STEP, DAY BY DAY, ETC... THE DISCIPLINE COMES IN TIME AND WORKS ALONG WITH OUR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. HIS LOVE AND HIS UNDERSTANDING IS UNFALTERING AND LIMITLESS. HE LOOKS INTO OUR HEARTS. BUT TO LOVE HIM IS TO WALK WITH LOVE. WE NEED TO RENEW OUR MINDS FROM THE OLD WAYS OF THINKING. FROM THE WORLDLY WAYS OF THINKING. TO SUBMIT OUR WILL TO HIS WILL. HANG IN THERE. IT'S NOT EASY...BUT IT IS WELL WORTH THE WALK. GOD BLESS!

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Date: 2/1/2012 8:45:00 AM
I have truly enjoyed reading your poetry you have posted here at PoetrySoup. You are a very special poet and I wish you the best in your life and with your poetry James. Two thumbs up to you. Love and best wishes always, Carol
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