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God looks on your heart. Therefore focus on changing your heart rather that all your outward appearances and deeds.

1 Samuel 16:6-7 ~ When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, "Surely the LORD's anointed stands here before the LORD." But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."

Mark 12:42-43 ~ But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.

Matthew 5:8 ~ Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Giving Thanks to God is Gods will for your life in Christ Jesus and a sacrifice that glorifies Him. Giving thanks will also allow the Peace of God which surpasses all understand to guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus. So keep your eyes, ears and hearts open to all God has given you and give thanks for it. I guarantee you will never run out of things to give thanks for, unless your eyes are closed.

1 Thessalonians 5:14-18 ~ And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else. Rejoice always, pray continually, 18give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:5-7 ~ Let your gentleness be evident to all. The LORD is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Psalms 50:23 ~ The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!”

Let God clean your heart first. Your works will not clean you. Only the blood of Jesus cleans you from the inside out.

So Go to you room, close the door and be alone with God in that intimate place. He will clean you and it will overflow to your works also.

Matthew 23:25,26 ~ "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.

Psalm 136:

 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

4 to him who alone does great wonders,

10 to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,

17 to him who struck down great kings,

23 It is he who remembered us in our low estate,

26 Give thanks to the God of heaven,

Jesus has forgiven you in his Love. Forgive others out of that same love also.

John 15:9-12: As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.

Matthew 6:15 - If you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will you Father forgive your trespasses.

If you ever need help, God will help you. If you ever stumble, God will always welcome you back with open arms because he loves you. If ever you were hurt and your thoughts are running wild with emotions, Gods comfort will cheer your soul. 

ALWAYS come to Jesus, because in Him is where all this is found.

Psalms 94:17-19 -> If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence. When I thought, "My foot slips," your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up. When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.

The 1st Step to being Recreated is knowing how much God loves you. When you realize how much He Loves you, you will Love him for it and obey his commands out of Love.

John 14:15,16 - If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever.

John 15:9,10 - As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.

How amazing are God's thoughts towards you and they are more than the sand! You are knit together by God Almighty and therefore you are fearfully and wonderfully made. You are NOT worthless or unloved. You are worth enough to be created and loved enough that God would care about every aspect of you and never leave you.

Psalm 139:1-18

O Lord, you have searched me and known me!

7 Where shall I go from your Spirit?

13 For you formed my inward parts;

17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!

John 15:12, 13 - "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends."

John 14:15 - "If you love me, you will keep my commandments."

Matthew 25:33-40 - "And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on his right, "Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me  a drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me." Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'"

Obeying the command of Jesus is simply acting out of love for him. Because as you love others, you are also loving Jesus. The kindness you show to others, you also show to Jesus.