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"Some other day; I will have plenty of time"
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Ecclesiastes 12:1 "Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw near, when you shall say, I have no pleasure in them;"
Proverbs 27:1 Boast not yourself of tomorrow; for you know not what a day may bring forth.
Time belongs to God and not to you. Only the time you have right now is yours.
Proverbs 29:1 "He, that being often reproved hardens his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy."
It is a rare and great privilege to be given this chance because man is destined for sudden and unannounced destruction.
Isaiah 55:6 "Seek you the LORD while he may be found, call you upon him while he is near:"
Luke 12:20 "
The time you spend outside God can never profit you. Even if any good amounts from that time and effort it shall be given to those who spent their time in the will of God.
2Corinthians 6:2 "(For he says,
Hebrews 2:3 "How shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;"
It is a great insult to neglect the salvation message because God has put a lot of premium on it by making it the only way to escape His judgement.
Hebrews 3:15 "While it is said,
Proverbs 1:24 "Because I have called, and you refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;"
Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Matthew 24:36 "
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."
The most important thing in life is to utilise the time and chance God presents to you to know and walk with Him.
"It has taken too much time; it will not work out for good"
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Hebrews 6:12 "That you be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises."
Acts 1:7 "And he said unto them,
Hebrews 6:15 "And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise."
2Peter 3:8 "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."
What we perceive has taken a long time takes only a little time in God's eyes. God's persppective of time is the best to settle for.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"
Isaiah 40:30 "Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:"
Anything that requires waiting comes with it a great reward worth waiting for.
Galatians 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
Waiting is of well doing. I shouldn't be weary of waiting because well doing is the key to the well of blessings.
Galatians 5:22 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,"
God has put in me the ability to wait and expects me to wait for His promises. Waiting expresses the attributes of God in me.
James 1:4 "But let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing."
"This is not the right time to preach the gospel or do the work of God"
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2Timothy 4:2 "Preach the word; be diligent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine."
John 4:34 "Jesus said unto them,
Luke 14:5 "And answered them, saying,
Matthew 12:8
John 5:17 "But Jesus answered them,
John 5:19 "Then answered Jesus and said unto them,
Luke 22:26 "
Acts 20:24 "But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God."
Isaiah 55:8 "
Proverbs 16:25 "There is a way that seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."
Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Isaiah 40:30 "Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:"
"I am going to fail/do badly because i did not start early"
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Matthew 19:30
You can succeed or achieve excellence in anything even if you start late because of God's grace that is accessible to all who will trust and call on Him
"I have forgiven him but things can't be the same between us for some time"
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Hebrews 8:11 ,11 "
The power of the forgiveness God wants us to walk in is the kind that results in the treating of the least of our relationships as the greatest of our relationships because the power of sin that destroys relationships has been destroyed completely by the blood covenant of Jesus.\Heb 8:11-12 1Co 13:7-8 It doesn't take time for broken relationships to be fully restored but it takes our ability to walk in love and forget offences
Matthew 26:28 "
The power offenses have to disrupt our relationships has already been destroyed by the power of Jesus. The full restoration of broken relationships is not therefore a Matter of time but a Matter of our understanding and faith in the purpose of the blood of Jesus
Matthew 18:15 "
Our gains in life is measured by the quality of our relationships and the quality of our relationship is seen in how immune they are to offenses and how quickly they are restored when offenses arise.\Matt 5:23-24 How quickly we restore our relationships is the quality of our fellowship with God\Matt 5:23-24 Because we are connected to God by faith we have power to restore our relationships without delay\Matt 5:23-24 We are able to restore our relationships soon enough to the measure of our fellowship with God
"Some other day I will be serious about this,not now , I don't feel prepared now"
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Acts 1:7 "And he said unto them,
The right time to do a thing should not be determined by our feelings but must be determined by God
"God knows my needs, why do I have to pray for a long time"
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1Corinthians 3:16 "Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?"
Luke 19:46 "Saying unto them,
1Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
We are the temple of God and the house of God is a house of prayer. I must live a life of prayer because my life has been purposed and designed to pray and to live on prayer.
We are the temple or house of God and the house of God is a house of pray. I must live a life of prayer because my life has been purposed and designed to pray and to live on prayer.
"I will definitely change, It's just a matter of time"
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John 8:32 "
2Corinthians 3:18 "But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."
2Corinthians 3:17 "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."
2Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
Proverbs 4:18 "But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day."
Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
"From the way I see it this thing should take a long time to be fulfilled"
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2Peter 3:8 "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."
Habakkuk 2:3 "
Matthew 21:19 "And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it,
Isaiah 57:15 "For thus says the high and lofty One that inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy;
Time is not a limitation with God therefore time is not a limitation with those who live and walk with God;even the humble and contrite ones
Mark 11:23 "
Ephesians 5:16 "Redeeming the time, because the days are evil."
God is able to make grace available for the redemption or domination of time
Jeremiah 1:12 "Then said the LORD unto me,
Isaiah 55:8 ,8 "
Mark 10:27 "And Jesus looking upon them said,
"Why is this keeping soo long I can't wait for this"
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Isaiah 40:31 "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
Any good thing which has to be waited for comes with it better things that you will not have to wait for
Habakkuk 2:3 "
James 1:4 "But let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing."
Ecclesiastes 7:8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
What is to be waited for comes with it a reward worth waiting for
Romans 2:7 "To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life:"
Psalm 37:9 "For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth."
Patience is the key to successful governance on this earth because this earth is governed by time and patience is the evidence of the mastery of time
"It will take a long time to be free from this"
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2Corinthians 3:17 ,17 "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.",18 "But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."
True liberty does not come with time but is fully realized in the Spirit of God who is also the Spirit of Liberty
James 1:25 "But whoever looks into the perfect law of liberty, and continues in it, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed."
Liberty does not is not the automatic produce of time but depends on the investments we make in the word of God which is the perfect law of our liberty
John 8:36 "
If we genuinely call on the Lord to liberate us our Faithful God will set us free indeed. Time is not the issue a genuine encounter is.
Leviticus 25:10 "
The acceptable year of the Lord is the year of Jubilee (the year of total liberty) which comes every fifty years . I no longer have to wait for fifty years to experience total liberty for Christ has become my jubilee. In Christ Jesus I experience the Liberty that will take fifty years to experience
Isaiah 61:1 ,1 "
"If I don't get this, no one else must get it"
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Philippians 2:3 ,3 Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.,4 "Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.",5 "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:"
The mind of Christ we have received in Christ always seeks the best of others without regard to self.
Psalm 40:14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
Wishing evil for others will only end me in shame and backwardness.
1Corinthians 12:26 "And whether one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it."
It is to my advantage if others get what I don't get because in so doing I never lose any blessing because I always share in whatever blessing they have through my connection to them in the spirit of love which lives in the body of Christ. What I don't get directly can be gotten indirectly through others
"I don't see any good future in what I am giving myself to. It is a waste of time"
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John 15:7 "
The good future of a thing or project is not dependent on the thing or the project but fully dependent on the abiding of the word of faith in my heart through my meditation of God's word of faith.
Joshua 1:8 "
Psalm 1:2 ,2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law does he meditate day and night.,3 "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he does shall prosper."
Romans 10:8 "But what says it? The word is near you, even in your mouth, and in your heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;"
Psalm 33:9 "For he spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast."
The future of anything is not dependent on anything apart from the word of the Lord concerning that thing. It is not about the bad future I see but all about seeing the word of the Lord because the good future of anything depends on the word of the Lord concerning it
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;
The success or good future of a thing does not depend on the thing but fully depends on God for It is the wisdom of God to choose to manifest His glory even in weak and foolish things.
Mark 9:23 "Jesus said unto him,
The value of a thing is not in the thing but about the amount of faith placed on it
"If I can't start and finish all at once, I sh'd as well postpone it/not start"
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Hebrews 12:2 "Looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God."
In whatever we do we must not make decisions looking to ourselves but always look to Christ who alone is the start and the at the same time finisher of what we do. In Him therefore do we start and finish all at once
John 19:30 "When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said,
Everything has been finished for us in Christ. All we need then is to take steps and actions of faith to walk in or manifest the works that have been finished already for us
"I will change It's just a matter of time"
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2Corinthians 3:18 "But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."
Change is a function of your beholding of the glory of God as revealed by the Spirit of God
Colossians 3:10 "And have put on the new man, that is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:"
John 8:32 "
Change is not produced with time but it is a result of an encounter with truth
Proverbs 4:18 "But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day."
change does not come with time but comes by walking in the consciousness that you have been justified through faith in Christ
Romans 3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
2Peter 3:8 "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."
What in the eyes of man should take time might not take time at all when we have God as our all sufficiency. But what should take a short time in the eyes of men can take a long time without the revelation of God as our sufficiency
2Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
God has already changed you in Christ Jesus to the image of Christ. It is therefore your faith in finished work of God and not time that will manifest this change
2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
"There is more time to do this, why should I speed up"
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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
What we do must be done for Christ's sake as a worship offering to Him and not just for time's sake.
Ecclesiastes 8:6 ,6 "Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is heavy upon him.",7 For he knows not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
Mark 13:32 "
Matthew 24:42
Colossians 4:5 "Walk in wisdom toward them that are outsiders, redeeming the time."
Ephesians 5:16 "Redeeming the time, because the days are evil."
Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
2Peter 3:8 "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."
"I will be happy if things will speed up"
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1Peter 3:8 "Finally, be all of one mind, having compassion one with another, love as brethren, be tender hearted, be courteous:"
Romans 9:16 "So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy."
Acts 1:7 "And he said unto them,
James 1:3 ,3 "Knowing this, that the trying of your faith works patience.",4 "But let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing."
Isaiah 28:16 "Therefore thus says the Lord GOD,
"I will postpone this because I don't have what it takes to do it soon enough"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"
Romans 9:16 "So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy."
2Corinthians 9:8 "And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:"
"Even if I will succeed in this, it will take a very long time, I don't have time"
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Psalm 62:11 God has spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongs unto God.
Zechariah 4:6 "Then he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying,
Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Psalm 18:32 "It is God that girds me with strength, and makes my way perfect."
2Peter 3:8 "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."
Ecclesiastes 3:1 "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"
"I must finish this thing before this time"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Ecclesiastes 3:1 "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"
Zechariah 4:6 "Then he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying,
Psalm 62:11 God has spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongs unto God.
James 4:14 ,14 "Whereas you know not what shall be tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.",15 "For you ought to say, If the Lord wills, we shall live, and do this, or that."
"If I can't start right, I should as well wait or not start at all"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
2Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
Romans 9:16 "So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy."
"I don't plan because I can't make time for it"
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Psalm 37:5 Commit your way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Luke 14:28 ,28 "
Luke 14:31 "
Ecclesiastes 3:1 "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"
Matthew 6:21 "
You must make time for the things that really Matter to your success
"Maybe I will give up my resentment, bitterness someday, but, I can't right now"
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Matthew 5:24 "
Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
"This thing is good, but it will take a long time and I don't have time to wait"
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Hebrews 6:12 "That you be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises."
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."
James 1:4 "But let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing."
"I will postpone this work but I will double up effort to make it up for the time lost"
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James 4:14 "Whereas you know not what shall be tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away."
Ecclesiastes 9:10 "Whatsoever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, where you go."
"Relationships take too much time, why bother?"
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Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor.
Matthew 18:19 "
Time is a gift from God. What we use it for is our gift and honour to God which will be greatly rewarded.