Keep the Main Thing...the Main Thing.

The main thing...is to keep the main thing...the main thing.

The main thing...is the Word and presence of God. I have learned that when I personally allow myself to become distracted with the things of this world...slipping, stumbling, and falling short is not far behind. It can be likened to skipping the gym for a few weeks, or becoming lax with discipline in your diet-indulging in too many empty carbs...pounds WILL return without you even noticing. If we become careless, and lackadaisical with our private time with God...sin will creep into out hearts while we are unaware. And what is in our hearts will eventually be present in our actions. "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." Proverbs 4:23.

The key to success in the daily walk of a believer, is to keep the main thing front and center. FOCUS on Jesus...build yourself up and continually wash your heart with the Word...build up your resistance to sin by spending time in His presence- and everything else will work together for your good. We are not superhumans...and no matter how long we have walked with the Savior...we are not above falling. Humble yourself... Stay focused! Stay vigilant and "stay alert! WATCH out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour" 1 Peter 5:8. "I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you." Psalm 119:11. ‪#‎goditrustyou‬ ‪#‎hetrynagetme‬ ‪#‎butiaintgonebegot‬ ‪#‎happygirljj‬‪#‎studyandshowthyselfapproved‬ ‪#‎inhisPresenceiamcontent‬ ‪#‎diligence‬‪#‎discipline‬ ‪#‎consistency‬ ‪#‎growth‬

Comments

JJ's YEAR OF DESTINY DAY 5- Divorce is of the Devil...

"You don't know how "one" you've really become- until you're ripped apart. Divorce is of the devil... I wish it on no one...ever." -jj thames. Not in the mood to face the world today. so I won't. my bed is my solace... listening to my new record, tightening up arrangements, listening for more possibilities- soothes my angst. this divorce stuff irks my soul... one or two days- I barely think about it. next day...I feel like I've been hit by a bullet train at maximum speed- and just want to lay in my darkened bedroom and look at the ceiling. No tmusic, no TV...just me...my bed...and the ceiling. Sleep usually eventually welcomes me. But, then there's the dreams- and waking again to the pain. I feel like a part of me has died. It's a strange kind of pain... its a numbing abiding pain...like an irritating itch deep in your soul that you really have no kind of way to scratch. You just have to talk about it, and su...

Joy is My Strength

I have come to understand that joy is not the same thing as happiness. Happiness is invested in one's circumstances. It is a feeling...it comes and goes. Joy is a state of being- it is a fruit of the Spirit (a result of the Spirit of God living within) it is a deep abiding peace, an assurance that God is sovereign. I don't have to like what's happening...I don't have to dig my circumstances...I merely have to trust that God knows what He is doing, that He loves me...and is wo rking it all together for my good. There is a peace that truly surpasses understanding that overtakes me in my darkest hours knowing that I'm His, and that He has me, like the whole world, in the palm of His hand. The joy of the Lord truly is my strength, and I understand the psalmist when He said..."Do not force me away from your presence, and do not take Your Spirit away from me." Psalm 51:11 The Presence of God truly is the air I breathe...suffocating is not an option. ‪#‎ thejoyof...

Jj's Year of Coming Of Age: Day 152- Spillin' the Tea -Part 3- Chronicles of the Sidechick Wife...Not a Typo.

livid, adj . [Screw] you for cheating on me. [Screw] you for reducing it to the word cheating. As if this were a card game, and you sneaked a look at my hand. Who came up with the term cheating , anyway? A cheater, I imagine. Someone who thought liar was too harsh. Someone who thought devastator was too emotional. The same person who thought, oops, he's gotten caught with his hand in the cookie jar . [Screw] you. This isn't about slipping yourself an extra twenty dollars of Monopoly money. These are our lives. You went and broke our lives. You are so much worse than a cheater. You killed something. And you killed it when its back was turned" -David Levithan, The Lover's Dictionary I'm gonna get back to my Asperger's list tomorrow...but, I had something really interesting happen today...and I want to talk to ya'll about it... I've got a question for you... "Would you stay with your man if he cheated on you, and a baby was conce...

jj thames...naked.

Search This Blog