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Mental Wellness -- Be Intentional | Well with God | 10-22-23

Your mental health is going to suffer greatly when you aren’t living out the life God intended you to live.
The key to this is looking at who He created you to be and see what He made you to do and intentionally live it.
God was intentional when He made you; AND you need to be intentional living out your life.

Take God at His Word | Well with God | 10/15/23

One tangible decision you can make for your Spiritual health today is to Take God at His Word. 
The old saying goes, If God said it, I believe it, and that settles it.
The person who lives by those words will grow to be very well with God.

God Wants to Eat with You | 10/8/23

All throughout Scripture, we find God involved with people eating. If you are paying attention as you read, you will see that eating with people is one of those parts of His character, what He desires, that is enjoyable for Him.
When you sit down and begin reading His word, you are dining at the table of God. And God begins to teach you, converse with you and enjoy a moment with you. God wants to eat with you.

 

Happy are the Persecuted | Happiness | 10/1/23

Jesus was a realist and was very honest about the consequences of following Him. 
He said if you follow Him, there are many people who aren't going to approve of your decision, they're not going to like it. If you live by these beatitudes we've been looking at now for eight weeks you can expect some people to be upset with you. 
But He also said, "Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!" (Matt. 5:10)

Happy are the Peacemakers | Happiness | 9/24/23

Matthew 5:9 "Happy are the peacemakers, for they will be called the sons of God." 
It doesn't say, "Happy are the peace lovers", everybody loves peace. Or, "Happy are the peaceable," those who never get disturbed by anything. 
It says: Happy are those who make peace -- who actively seek to resolve conflict.

 

Happy are the Pure in Heart | Happiness | 9/17/23

Because of the finished work on the cross, we no longer have to be afraid of sinning, You only need to be afraid of not loving.
God wants you to begin loving. Love your spouse. Love your husband. Love your wife. Love your children. Love your parents. Love your neighbor as yourself. Love your church family. Love your co-workers. 
Because love will overcome sin. 

Have Mercy | Happiness | 9/10/23

Mercy is love in action—it’s tough, tender love. 
It’s the tough, tender love that we see on the cross. 
Jesus was taking a stand against our sinful nature and destructive lives—by giving His own, and tender by not destroying us in the process.

Get Satisfied | Happiness | 9/3/23

A lot of people really don't know what they want in life. The Bible says we are spiritual beings and God made us to love Him and to know Him and be loved by Him. Nothing will take the place of that. There is no substitute. 
You need to recognize what your real hunger is. Your hunger is your spiritual being and its hunger for God. The sooner you recognize that, the better.

Happy are the Meek | Happiness | 8/27/23

What is meekness? Meekness is not weakness. 
The word used for Meek in the old language literally referred to something like a wild horse that was tamed or medicine that could tame a fever. 
Strength under control. 

For the Broken Heart that Mourns | Happiness | 8/20/23

How can you be happy after a loss, after a broken heart? How can you be happy after the worst of the worst has happened? Or when your dream is crushed? Or even worse, when someone intentionally takes someone from you, or intentionally destroys your dream. 
Happiness begins with the peace and comfort of God in your life.