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"I haven't pleased God enough to deserve what I desire and am asking for"
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John 14:13 "
God is interested in glorifying Himself through His Son to all those who ask in faith in His goodness. It is the glory of God to require nothing but faith from His people to answer to them.
Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
God is a rewarder of faith because faith in Him pleases Him.
Psalm 9:10 "And they that know your name will put their trust in you: for you, LORD, have not forsaken them that seek you."
The name of God is pleased and answers to those who trust Him only putting no confidence in what they have done or not done to deserve or not deserve anything. God is pleased with the trust of His people in Him.
Philippians 3:9 "And be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:"
You don't need to do anything to please God except absolute faith in Christ.
John 6:29 "Jesus answered and said unto them,
Romans 1:17 "For in it is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith."
2Corinthians 5:21 "For he has made him, who knew no sin, to be sin for us; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."
Everything that makes you unworthy of answers are dealt with and all things that qualify you for answers are given through faith in Christ.
Hebrews 8:10 "
Through the covenant of faith towards God He qualifies me to access anything in Him.
"This person can't offer me any blessing, he is not in my class"
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1Corinthians 1:27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
James 2:2 "For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in fine apparel, and there come in also a poor man in shabby clothing;"
James 2:5 "Hearken, my beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to them that love him?"
James 2:6 "But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judges?"
Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
James 2:1 "My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons."
John 7:24 "
People must be judged with the value God places on them in mind. God has placed His value His image on men.
Colossians 3:11 "Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all."
Hebrews 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
God sometimes packages strange blessings in strange and unsuspecting things to prove the heart of men.
Matthew 25:40 "
"It is a sign of weakness to be kind to your enemies"
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Proverbs 25:21 "If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink:"
Matthew 5:46 "
Matthew 5:44 "
Great honour is received through kindness to your enemies.
Luke 6:33 "
Luke 6:35 "
1Corinthians 3:19 "For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He takes the wise in their own craftiness."
For it is written He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
1Corinthians 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
"Why should I honour them after all the bad things they have done to me"
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Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
John 19:11 "Jesus answered,
Romans 13:2 "Whosoever therefore resists the power, resists the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves judgment."
Colossians 3:17 "And whatsoever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him."
1Peter 2:18 "Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh."
1Timothy 6:1 "Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed."
Ephesians 6:2
Proverbs 18:12 "Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honor is humility."
"It is fair to do to him what he did to me"
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Proverbs 17:15 "He that justifies the wicked, and he that condemns the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD."
2Samuel 22:31 "As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is proven: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him."
The more you trust in God's word the more His word works to effect vengeance on all injustice.
Romans 12:19 "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written,
Leviticus 19:18 "
My only God-ordained duty to God and to myself is to love my neighbour.
Matthew 5:44 "
It is great wisdom to love our enemies, because God who is the only wise person commands it.
Proverbs 20:22 "Say not, I will repay evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save you."
1Peter 3:9 "Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but on the contrary blessing; knowing that you are unto this called, that you should inherit a blessing."
I must render blessing for evil in order to inherit blessing because God overlooked by evil and rendered to me blessings.
1Corinthians 13:7 "Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
Jeremiah 9:24 "
Vengeance in the earth is the sole responsibility of God; the judge of all.Taking Matters into your own hands is grave disrespect and dishonour to God's authority and wisdom.
"He got himself into that trouble, why should I help him get out"
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Romans 13:8 "Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loves another has fulfilled the law."
James 2:8 "If you fulfill the royal law according to the scripture,
Galatians 6:2 "Bear you one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."
John 15:13 "
Matthew 7:12 "
"It is a sign of weakness to forgive easily"
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1Corinthians 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
What man sees as weakness is what God sees as strength
"I will never give it out to anyone becos anytime i do so people misuse it"
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Galatians 6:10 "As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith."
Matthew 5:44 "
Psalm 62:11 God has spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongs unto God.
1Peter 4:10 "As every man has received a gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God."
1Corinthians 4:2 "Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful."
1Corinthians 13:4 "Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up,"
1Corinthians 13:7 ,7 "Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.",8 "Love never fails: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away."
"I can't do very well because I did not get a good start"
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Ecclesiastes 9:11 "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happens to them all."
It is not about starting strongly but about taking the opportunities God presents to us
2Corinthians 12:9 "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for you: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."
Our weaknesses should lead us to faith in God's grace because our weaknesses makes it easier for us to depend on God than on ourselves. When we depend on ourselves we draw limited power(Isa 40:30) but when we depend on God we draw unlimited power to achieve anything. Our weaknesses therefore affords us the opportunity of accessing unlimited power for success through God's grace
"I did not start well, I should as well forget about putting so much into it"
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Romans 9:16 "So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy."
Success is not rooted in starting well but in our faith in the mercies of God. The mercies of God should be our motivation to work towards success.
"I will do it and then ask for forgiveness, after all God is merciful"
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Romans 6:1 ,1 "What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?",2 "God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer in it?"
God's mercy is never intended to promote sin but to cause us to die to sin
"Why should I help him, he deserves the bad thing that has come on him"
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Psalm 86:15 "But you, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and truth."
Exodus 33:18 ,18 "And he said, I beseech you, show me your glory.",19 "And he said,
The glory and nature of God is the fullness of mercy compassion and grace which nature and glory must be reflected or displayed through us because we are the children of God. 1Pe 2:9
"I will forgive him after he pays for that offence"
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1John 4:10 "In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."
Christ did not just forgive us but also took the punishment of our sins
Matthew 5:23 "
The longer we stay in unforgiveness the longer we stay disconnected from God. The more we give reasons for our unforgiveness the more there will be reasons to disconnect us from God
"I have forgiven him but I want him to regret what he did then I'll be satisfied"
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Jeremiah 9:24 "
Philippians 4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice."
Colossians 3:15 "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you are called in one body; and be thankful."
Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
"I have forgiven him but I am doing this to teach him a lesson"
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Jeremiah 9:24 "
Romans 12:19 "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written,
"God can do it but I don't think He will do it"
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2Corinthians 1:20 "For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us."
1John 5:14 "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us:"
John 14:13 "
1Corinthians 3:22 "Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;"
Mark 11:23 ,23 "
Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
James 1:6 ,6 "But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.",7 For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord.,8 A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.
"I will stop this church/group because of this attitude the leader/this thing"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Colossians 3:13 "Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do you."
1Corinthians 13:7 "Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
Galatians 5:22 ,22 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,",23 "Meekness, self-control: against such there is no law."
Matthew 5:13 "
I have been designed by God to solve problems and not to run away from them
Matthew 5:14 ,14
"This curse is from God, I can't do anything about it"
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1John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Isaiah 1:18 "
"He got himself into that trouble despite my advice, why should I help him"
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Galatians 6:10 "As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith."
We must do good to all men including those who are undeserving
Proverbs 3:27 "Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it."
Romans 13:8 "Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loves another has fulfilled the law."
Mark 12:31 "
The help you withhold from others is the help you withhold from yourself
"I wish that something bad will happen so that they will know I am right"
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Colossians 1:18 "And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence."
1Corinthians 1:24 "But unto them who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God."
John 8:50
John 5:41
John 12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
"No sinner deserves any attention from me"
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Matthew 11:19 "
Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that wins souls is wise.
"I hate people who cheat other people"
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Psalm 37:7 "Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass."
"Yes, after doing all these bad things, he deserves what has happened to him"
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Hebrews 8:12 "
Matthew 5:7
We ask God in the name of Christ who pleased God enough to deserve all things.