Saturday, January 9, 2016

7 Habits of a Strong Believer



------#1 - Feed your spirit every day.
Matthew 4:4 - But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.' "
Matthew 6:11 - Give us this day our daily bread.

Arrange your schedule around the Word of God.
Don't pencil God into your schedule.

------#2 - Build up your faith by listening to the Word of God every day.
Romans 10:17 - So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.
Proverbs 4:20-22 -  My son give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.  Do not let the depart from your eyes, keep them in the midst of your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to all their flesh.

If you don't have faith, it's nobody's fault but your own.

------#3 - They strengthen and encourage themselves by speaking the Word of God daily over their lives.
Matthew 8:8 - Speak the Word only.
Proverbs 18:21- Death and life are in the power of the tongue.

------#4 - Dominate and control your thought life, filling your mind with God's Word; Renewing your mind.
Philippians 4:8 - Finally brethren whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy -- meditate on these things.
II Corinthians 10:5 - Casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.
Romans 12:2 - And do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Joshua 1:8 - This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it.  For then you will make your way prosperous and then you will have good success.
Psalm 1:1,2 - Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, or stands in the path os sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. 
Isaiah 26:3 - You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed in You because he trusts in you.

Give God your thought life.  Take the Word of God and it will bring peace.  Meditation is how we fix our mind on God day and night.   Meditation will enlarge your capacity for faith.

------#5 - Anchor and establish your heart in God by giving continual praise and thanksgiving.
Psalm 34:1 - I will bless the Lord at all times;  His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Psalm 8:2 - Out of the mouths of babes and nursing infants you have ordained strength, because of your enemies, that you may silence the enemy and the avenger. 
Matthew 21:16 - And said to Him, "Do you hear what these are saying?"  And Jesus said to them, "Yes, have you ever read, out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants you have perfected praise."

Praise produces spiritual strength

------#6 - If they edify themselves and charge their battery by praying much in tongues.
Jude 1:20 - But you, my Beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.
I Corinthians 14:4 - He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church.  

As we pray in tongues, we are recharging ourselves by the Holy Spirit,  and are praying beyond our own minds, by  praying what God says.

------#7 - They becomes strengthened by getting rid of excess baggage.
Hebrews 12:1 - Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a could of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.

It is possible to accomplish more spiritually by shaving off unnecessary things.  You don't need more power, you need to get rid of what drains and hinders.

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