"For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ"
Peter declares this to us in his 2nd letter to ALL believers. He is referring to goodness, knowledge, self-control, endurance, godliness, brotherly affection, and love. This, of course, follows his 1st letter where he gave us very specific examples of how we can live out this qualities.
This is not a foreign concept to believers in general. We know we are to be good people. Do what is right. Love our neighbor. Be honest. Give to those less fortunate. The list is endless of things we LOGICALLY know we are called to do based off the moral code we accept as our yoke while believing in Yeshua (Jesus).
I feel as though the vast majority of folks- myself included- allow the buck to stop there. At simply knowing it with our mind- then doing the best we can in any given stage of our life.
We challenge all of you right here- right now- to drop the "best as I can" mindset. Start doing so wholeheartedly. seek Him with your whole heart. live out His will with your whole heart. Answer the convictions placed in you with your whole heart.
Stop relying on what you have always done && instead ask HIM what He wants you to do. How does He want you to live. Where does He want your focus. What plan does he have for your skills and talents. Stepping away from convenience for yourself and instead into fulfilling His plan to get you onto the narrow path.
We discussed all of 2Peter in todays episode, and we hope you loved the reminders Peter left for us as much as we did. It is always our prayer that you will dig deeper after listening to our take of the scripture to find more for yourself!
*This episode mentions the Kajabi community that we used to have- unfortunately, we found that utilizing Kajabi as our platform was confusing to access for listeners. Because of this, we no longer have that community. We will be utilizing the comment section for now- or you can find us both involved in the Rooted in His Word Ministry You can contact the Ministry to join us in small group settings!
When you are done with this episode- we'd love to hear from you in the comment section. We want to partake in discussions with listeners. We want to grow alongside you.
Here is the link to the BEMA Podcast we discussed in todays episode. This is yet another valuable resource to help you deepen your understanding && grow your relationship with our Father and Yeshua even more.
If you are looking for a facebook group full of like minded individuals (Amy & Tracee are there too) Head over to Misplaced Pieces and there you can also join in our Wednesday Night zoom bible study meetings!
Here you will find the downloadable templates for SOAP Method and Verse Mapping Method as well as their instructions here and here.
As always- remember faith is a verb