"Soldiers Of The Light Ministries" Life Lessons In Christ

You know of someone who gets upset when they see someone who doesn't know Jesus, and how successful there lives may be, and then that person finds themselves getting filled with envy over what they have. They get frustrated for suffering for the righteousness of living right for God? While reading Psalm 73 I was reminded of how the pandemic reshaped many lives. Yet many believers threw fits of rage and frustrations because laws came down in many states to try to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Churches were upset because they couldn't congregate or fellowship in a Church setting. Yes we know that it wasn't but fair but the lesson should be trusting the Lord to get us through every difficulties we face in life. Letting God fight the battle is guaranteed victory every single time..

If you took the time to reflect on this pass year, you will take notice that many people were more caught up in the pandemic, many forgot to realize that God protected from all harm. Yes many didn't make into 2021 and many lives were lost. Yet still many forsook the need to rely on God as there protection and one who has great strength. Psalm 46 is a great reminder of who God is as our protector... I hope that as you take a listen. It is my prayer that the Lord will speak to your heart and you bring you to a place of placing your trust fully in him...

Psalm 27 is a great example in the life of David. If you read it carefully you will learn to understand that in most instances of his life he faced everyday difficulties in life just like we do. Anxiety was an understatement, I'm sure like many of us he faced depression, worry and even doubt. But yet he never lost Faith in the goodness of God. I'm sure David also probably grew anxious like most of us, but the one thing David knew how to do was "Wait" on the Lord, not only "Wait" but he knew where his "Strength" came from in that waiting...

When it comes to correction in forgiveness many Churches still fall short, because we don't want to be the bad guy. Especially if we have to go to the offender and offer spiritual correction. We would rather have a Pastor or someone who they deem more qualified. But I am reminded of the shepherd who went after the one lost sheep and brought it back to the 99 who were kept safe. Let's delve on on this last Podcast series on us as a church learning to go after the who one who has left the Church and how the Church offers to restore the one into the realms of forgiveness through the Church itself and through the Lord.

Think about your life in God for a moment? When you came to know His Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, what did freedom of forgiveness for you feel like? Was it a moment of release, joy and peace? Reading Luke 15 one can begin to fully understand the love of the forgiving father, the price paid as a results of our sinful nature and the consequences of those sins and how it affects everyone around us. The forgiveness of God stretches beyond our level of understanding, but it's the Love and compassion that he has for us that covers a multitude of our sins. We can live victorious lives if we would but learn to let go of that sin residue and live freely in God's mercy, and his grace and his forgiveness as our Father...

Forgiveness of ourselves is at times a hard thing to do or even face. The mirror can show a face guilt ridden with shame. God wants us to trust in Him and his Word to learn to overcome through forgiveness. Once we learn to overcome forgiveness, through the power of the Holy Spirit the rest of the journey can be a life of Joy and Peace...

There was a recent article in Christianity Today "The American Church Is a Mess. But I'm Still Hopeful" it talks about the simple fact that many churches of different denominations don't operate on the basis Biblical doctrines. Many people two-thirds of them young adults stopped attending church according to a recent survey. Many of them citing religious or political disagreements with the church or hypocrisy among members. Many churches leaders find themselves at a lost as to what directions they need to take. Its easy to say that many Churches needs to double down, get back to basics by believing in the Holy Spirit that God is more invested in purifying and strengthening his Church then we are. We need to get back to basics in recognizing that our call is to be faithful in the small sphere we are in to getting the church to place of being a community of forgiveness in seeking the way of Jesus

Psalm 51 has everything one can use in wanting a clean heart and a renew spirit. David's plea to God to change his heart after he had sinned, is a compelling sincere effort to get things right with God, how many of us are still struggling with issues of our sins and the Sin residue...just go read Psalm 51 and let God take care of the rest!

What do you do when someone you love or care about falls? Do you just drop them like a bad habit? Do you criticize them while they're down or do you life them up? The Devil has us in court everyday of our lives pointing out our wrong doing, but Jesus stands in the gap before our heavenly Father and the verdict when we confess our sins is "Not Guilty!"

God wants you and I to have Faith in Him through accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Those types of spiritual traits are also power to increase our faith and trust in the Lord. John gives great examples if that...