God’s word – My Grace Untold

Thank Goodness For A Sound Mind

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love, and of a sound mind.”

2 Timothy 1:7

The closer I walk with the Lord, the deeper the Spirit calls me. The deeper I go, the stranger I feel. Yet, I thank God for a sound mind.

I am arriving at the last leg of my stay in New York before my relocation to yet another place that the Lord has called me to. One week left to be exact.

And amidst the many transitions around and within, I feel a longing like no other for clarity. I seek God for clarity above all things. Amidst the shifting of realms inwardly and outwardly, I pray desperately for clarity. I pray to see what the Lord has set before me with the eyes of the Spirit and the eyes of the Spirit only.

I realize that what I’m truly yearning for is the ability to maintain a sound mind.

Friend, do you know that the enemy lurks, waiting for the opportunity to grab hold of your mind? Even if it’s for a quick minute?

From thoughts of doubts and desperation, to thoughts of confusion and calamity, the state of your mind is a target for the evil one.

A sound mind in God is not the same as a ‘sound’ mind of this world.

Take inventory. What exactly is the state of your mind?

Is your mind on the things of God? Is your mind set to seek the Most High God in ALL things? Do you have a disciplined mind? Is your mind quick to discard thoughts that do not align with The Word of God? Is your mind save enough for God to deposit His Holy Will?

Friend, how often do you lose your sound mind? How often does your focus shift from God’s will and drift to your own self-motivated and unwise desires?

Have you been so caught up in your goals and your ambitions lately that you have forgotten about that Amazing grace? Have you failed to remember that all that you are and all that you have is not by your might but by the grace of the Most High God?

I ask once again, how sound is your mind?

The enemy would like us to forget. That devil would rather we throw our hands up and become of the world rather than just in it. The deceitful one would rather you lose your sound mind and conform to the things of this world. But that devil is a liar!

Please be reminded today that you and I have been set apart by the Almighty God. You and I are a chosen generation who are to be the light of the world. We have been given the Spirit of power, of love, and of a sound mind.

And by the grace of God, we will use that sound mind along with all else that we have been given to carry out the perfect Will of our Perfect God in Jesus name. Amen.

Erase The Gray Areas

“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into every thought to the obedience of Christ.”

2 Corinthians 10:5

We are living through trying times. There is so much evil, chaos, confusion, and uncertainty all around. So we try to accept everything and nothing at the same time.

Some believe in a upper Being, but not in God. Scientists molded the theory of evolution to align with the knowledge of man, but refute the knowledge of God.

So much ideals that have obstructed our vision along the way. We stray from the Spirit but come back to its safety when it’s convenient. We walk into sins for the momentary pleasure and satisfaction, but return to the altar because God forgives. We worship God in the privacy of our homes, but do not stand up for His name amidst a crowd of unbelievers.

Friend, it is time to erase the gray area. Time to erase the ifs, buts, or maybes.

From corruption behind the pulpit, to uncleanliness inside the altar, the gray areas see to have grown among God’s people even in his House.

When you come before God, know that every shade of you has to bow at His throne of mercy. Your thoughts, your words, and your deeds. It is time to surrender all.

Perhaps you steal, lie, or keep malice sometimes. Perhaps you are sleeping with destruction, nurturing habits that make you feel unworthy to come to the Throne.

God still wants it all – every single part of you. The party animal, the promiscuous one, and the best-dressed church goer in you must all come together to erase that gray areas.

I can imagine how many ‘church folks’ have looked at you in disdain or disappointment because of the life choices you have made or are currently making, causing you to walk even further into temptations and away from the place of worship.

I also wonder what imaginations creep through your unguarded mind that tells you that you have strayed too far from grace to be welcomed again by the Most High.

Do you know that the power of God has stricken down imaginations and every high thing or person that exalt itself against the knowledge of God?! God knows you and He still wants you, so how can anything or anyone tell you different?

The Lord knows that the enemy is counting on your hopelessness and loneliness. The enemy wants you to shade in that gray area that makes it okay to accept everything but commit nothing.

But God says you are still His! And He still knows you by name!

May God in His infinite wisdom help us erase the false notions of man that we have long embraced, and may He that still sits on the Throne also grant us the will to bring every area of our lives to Him willingly in Jesus name. Amen.

God Is Harmony

“Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”

Ephesians 4:3

Something about the way the sun unites with the color of the sky, and then reflects upon the waters when it goes down is truly magical. I have always wondered why the scenery of sunset or sunrise bring a distinct calmness. There is harmony in the way the great works of God come together because God is harmony.

And even when God pull things apart, it is to make way for something else to come together.

Unity. Togetherness. Peace. These are all ideals emphasized by our Lord through Christ. These were the songs of the gospel through Him who came to save us.

First, we ought to endeavor to keep something – the unity of the Spirit. Lord knows it takes work to keep anything because what God has given to us, the enemy seeks to try to take away or keep us from. But the beauty here is that we have what it is we are to keep. We don’t have to work to get the Spirit because Christ did all the work!

Second, the bond of peace is what we must keep unity with. God tells us that nothing else, but the BOND of peace will keep the unity of the spirit.

Where is the division in your life coming from? Are the bonds of peace in your friendships or family relations secured enough to keep the unity of God’s spirit?

Friend, we have to make peace with it. with them. But we must do it through God and nothing else.

Could it be that there is still disharmony in your spirit about a person or situation because the bonds of peace are loose or broken?

God is harmony. When there is disharmony in a place or matter that is in God’s name, it is a sign that we must work to keep the harmony. (Yes, God has to be in it first for us to see if harmony belongs there too.)

So have you truly endeavored to keep the unity of the Spirit through the guidance of God? Or have you conveniently done it your way? Have you tapered the unity of the spirit for your sense of freedom? Perhaps you tell yourself, ‘if I don’t think about it, I’ll get over it.’ Maybe it’s time to think about it but with God leading you.

Like you, I too ask God to open the eyes of my heart so I can see Him. But often times, we have closed our hearts on many matters because we simply did not or could not endeavor to keep the unity of spirit in peace. God wants his children in togetherness and unity.

Friend, we are one in God’s body. You, me, and all of God’s children, those that know him and the ones that only know of him. We are all parts of the body. And if the parts are not in harmony, the body cannot work as it should.

I urge you today, believe me, I know how hard it can be to make peace with what has hurt or discomfort you, but it’s time to work it out for the unity of the Spirit. We both know it is ALL for His glory.

May God fill us up with the strength and compassion to endeavor for the unity of the Spirit in Jesus name. Amen.