"Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal."
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
This message is all about being restored and not being condemned. I beseech you my brethren to not forsake or frustrate the Grace of God. As I have said many time before, it's all about the process (of repentance) and not about your sin. Being a Christian/Believer does not exempt you from suffering. Trials and suffering develop trust, faith and character in the life of the Believer. Tell me, "what do you see?"
Adversity moves you into a place of strength or vulnerability contingent upon "what you see." Faith is the currency in the Kingdom of God. It is your "get out of jail free card" no matter what the circumstances! The enemy will try and force you to cooperate with the spirit of fear, depression, hopelessness and despair. Please be assured, hardships do not make you a failure and they do not mean you are not living right! Tell me, "what do you see?"
Meditate on this, "I am NOT what I do; I am who GOD says I am!" Condemnation is a personal choice. If you don't believe (have faith in God), then there is no need for you to come into the house of Peace out of the storms of life. It is imperative for the Believer to walk out the Word of God. Condemnation is that which is unfit for use in the Kingdom of God. Really, "what do you see?"
Our fear creates a wall between us and our ability to achieve intimacy with God. Worship (service to God's people in the marketplace) propels us into fellowship with the Lord God. Our inability to grasp the knowledge of Christ (spirit of peace, vision and freedom) will keep the individual in the midst of Adam (fear, sight and bondage) which results in condemnation and leads to distance from God and a spirit of uselessness and "spiritual blindness" for the man or woman in the KOG.
Staying focused on Christ in the midst of your trials and tribulations will allow you to see the invisible. (Acts 7:54). Selah...
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