Sometimes we find it hard to walk in our new abundant, extraordinary life because we find it hard or are afraid to let go of the life we currently walk in. I feel to share some things I felt God was sharing with me the other day:
(8) No guilt in life, no fear in death (8)
We are not afraid to die physically when we know Christ. Not only that but we are not afraid to die metaphorically - knowing that before we live, we die, knowing the life He has called us to.
In Luke 9:23-27 Jesus says we need to take up our cross and follow Him. Deny ourselves and follow Him. When we desire our life, desire the world, we lose our soul-lose who we are. The Bible says blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, therefore our desire can not be for our own lives, it can not be for this world- the cares of this world (Matthew 13).
There is a fear of death - not just us dying, but things dying in our life, us going through suffering. But once we acknowledge that there is life in death and that death has lost its sting (1 Corinthians 15:55) and that even death could not hold Christ captive-we will understand that when we are required to die to ourselves in some way shape or form, we are doing a number of things.
We are experiencing freedom and life. Freedom from that fear of death. We are telling death that it no longer has control over us. We die daily, because there is an ongoing power in Christ's resurrection (Philippians 3:10). Paul says in Philippians 3 that what he thought gain, he now counts as loss compared to knowing Christ. When we die with Christ, we are alive with Him and when die to sin we are alive in Him (Romans 6). We die to ourselves, we die daily, in not allowing sin to reign over us.
We die to ourselves because we don't live for ourselves, but we live for Christ. If God delivered Christ from death-raised Christ from the dead, we also trust that He will raise us. When we die daily, we trust that He raises us daily! (2 Corinthians 4:14). It is not I who lives, but Christ who lives in me- forgiveness who lives in me, love who lives in me, peace who lives in me, joy who lives in me! For these characteristics to live in me, I must die daily. And there's no fear in that for we walk by faith and not by sigh (2 Corinthians 5:7). There is no fear in me dying- me having to die to certain things, because I believe Christ will live in me as I do.
Romans 12:1-2 says we are to be living sacrifices, that is our spiritual worship. We walk in newness of life when we die - we awake to who God created us to be.
**Hosea 6:2b 'On the third day He will raise us, that we may live in His sight'**
No fear but faith
Simply amazed at how much you've got to say simultaneously in such a great way, I seriously believe that more is to come and if there was ever a time you wondered how and when you can impact peoples lives, this is how and the time is now. This is book material for real, believe me when I say put off the book no longer and worry not about the end result of how to put it out there the first step is diligent and the courage to dare and dream then all the provision will come because money follows vision. I believe as you step God will guide you so don't put it off.
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