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“DILIGENCE”

Posted by mcoxbmi on March 5, 2026
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2 Peter 1:3-11 “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:  Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.  And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;  to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.  For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. He that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.  Wherefore the rather, brethren, give (ALL) diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:  For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (KJV)

This is one of my favorite scriptures. I like to use it in Bible studies I teach. It tells us what we have. It tells us what is available, and it tells us what it will do for us. It also tells us what will happen if we don’t give ALL diligence to it. That’s the point that I stress whenever I’m dealing with people, especially new converts. It takes time for us to build ourselves up in our most holy faith (Jude 25) and to get our minds renewed like St. Paul tells us to do in Romans 12.

The most significant thing all Christians have to deal with is our past. We know from 2 Corinthians 17 that when we get born again, “old things are passed away.” Passed away. That is a nice way of saying someone is dead. Yes, our old pre-born-again life is washed away by the Blood of Jesus. So why does it keep coming back and tormenting us?

The key is verse 9 in Second Peter. It says that a person that does NOT give ALL diligence to developing the qualities in the list does not have the vision of the big picture. On top of that, he forgets that he was purged, or freed from his old sins. This scripture is St. Peter’s list of qualities and efforts that help us become successful Christians. It also tells us what it takes to do that, “ALL diligence.”

ALL. I think that is Saints Peter’s and Paul’s favorite word. ALL. We have to give ALL diligence. Not some, not a little, not just when we feel like it or remember it. ALL. All the time. Day in and day out. Never a day off or a vacation. Oh. Well, then, just what have I gotten myself into in this Christian life?

It says that in Christ Jesus, God has given us ALL things pertaining to life and godliness. It also says we have exceedingly great and precious promises. ALL these things help us to be partakers in the divine nature, the nature of God Himself. What is His nature? Love. Verse one of that scripture says that we have obtained like precious faith with them through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ. To the foundation of this “like precious faith” we are supposed to add virtue, and to virtue, knowledge.

The list continues with temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and finally, charity. In the KJV, charity is the word used for the Greek word agape. Agape is the word for God’s unconditional love, and that is the divine nature. If we give ALL diligence, we can get there, but not without working through the virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, and brotherly kindness. And we will have a hard time getting there if we only give some or a little diligence. We have to decide how dedicated and devoted we are going to be. It doesn’t happen overnight, or even in the first season. This is a life-long process, and a process is exactly what it is.

Do we see other Christians that seem to have it all together? Do we ever hope to be that way? ALL. It’s kind of a scary word. ALL means that we have the strength to actually do this thing. Thank God for His grace! He’s not holding out on us, nor giving us an impossible task. ALL things are possible with God. And Jesus said in Mark 9:23, “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” (KJV)

ALL seems to be a word that is sort of progressive. ALL for a new Christian is different from the ALL of a mature believer. Time and experience help our ALL increase. From my own time and experience I can tell you past sins keep coming back, but at least now I have the tools to move on. I go through the repentance and forgiveness process as frequently as I need to, and get right back on to the diligence train.

Thank You, O most gracious God, for ALL Your great and precious promises and everything I need for life and godliness, so that I CAN give ALL diligence to my life-long renewal process. Thank You for the greatest promise of all, that if these things be in me, and abound, they make me that I shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

“Kindness – A Fruit of the Spirit”

Posted by mcoxbmi on February 20, 2026
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A person walking in the ways of the Lord is a person who is committed to and is diligently walking the Love-Walk. They are others centered, developing the fruit of Kindness in every area of their lives.

Galatians 5: 22 – 23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, (23) gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. (NKJV)

Kindness and Goodness are connected. They are both Fruits of the Spirit relying on each other and flow together but are not the same. That is why they are listed separately in the Fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5: 22 – 23.

In today’s world we are in desperate need of kindness.

With the Fruit of the Spirit present and operating in our lives, we do not have to live like the World lives.

Kindness should never be confused with weakness. Kindness is power under perfect control.

When we allow the Fruit of Spirit to have dominion in our lives, we live a higher life than the carnal natural life. We will be Spiritually Minded, which is life and peace.

Romans 8: 5 – 6 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.  (6) For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. (AMP C)

Being Spiritually Minded is by far a much higher life than living a carnal fleshly life allowing our emotions to govern us.

As we walk the Love-Walk developing the Fruit of the Spirit, the Fruit of the Spirit flowing from our Spiritual Man gives us the control. When we are not walking the Love-Walk, we are out of control allowing our fleshly carnal man to be governed by our emotions.

Loving-Kindness flows from a heart of Love. The kindness is done solely from a heart of Love and not because of what the other person has or has not done. Loving-Kindness expects nothing in return. It is others centered. This is the Fruit of Kindness listed in Galatians 5: 22

As God’s Children we should be walking a habitual life of kindness.

Psalm 145: 8 – 9 The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in mercy and loving-kindness. (9) The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works [the entirety of things created]. (AMP C)

Colossians 3: 12 – 14 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; (13) bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. (14) But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. (NKJV)

 

“Developing a Lifestyle of Patience Part 2”

Posted by mcoxbmi on February 7, 2026
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A person walking in the ways of the Lord is a person who is developing the fruit of Patience and Longsuffering in every area of their lives. They are diligent to let Patience have it’s perfect work so that they can be perfect and entire wanting nothing.

James 1: 4 But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing. (AMP C)

Patience is always required on the path or process to manifestation. No patience no manifestation.

If you are a Born-Again child of God, you do not have to pray for or beg God for patience. You already have it. You must exercise it for it to be developed.

Patience is a must have. It must be exercised continuously to be developed.

Faith and Patience applied to the Word brings forth manifestation or the fruit.

Luke 8: 15  But as for that [seed] in the good soil, these are [the people] who, hearing the Word, hold it fast in a just (noble, virtuous) and worthy heart, and steadily bring forth fruit with patience. (AMP C)

James 5: 7 – 12 Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. (8) You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. (9) Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door! (10) My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience. (11) Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful. (NKJV)

Hebrews 12: 1 – 2 THEREFORE THEN, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who have borne testimony to the Truth], let us strip off and throw aside every encumbrance (unnecessary weight) and that sin which so readily (deftly and cleverly) clings to and entangles us, and let us run with patient endurance and steady and active persistence the appointed course of the race that is set before us,  (2) Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]. He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God. (AMP C)

A lifestyle of patience is absolutely necessary for a Christian to live a successful Christian life.

“Developing a Lifestyle of Patience Part 1”

Posted by mcoxbmi on January 31, 2026
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A person walking in the ways of the Lord is a person who is developing the fruit of Patience and Longsuffering in every area of their lives. They are diligent to let Patience have it’s perfect work so that they can be perfect and entire wanting nothing.

James 1: 4 But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing. (AMP C)

Patience just doesn’t happen on its own. It must be exercised in order to be developed.

In order to walk successfully in today’s dark world and the world of the future we must develop a lifestyle of patience.

Romans 5: 1 – 5 THEREFORE, SINCE we are justified (acquitted, declared righteous, and given a right standing with God) through faith, let us [grasp the fact that we] have [the peace of reconciliation to hold and to enjoy] peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). (2) Through Him also we have [our] access (entrance, introduction) by faith into this grace (state of God’s favor) in which we [firmly and safely] stand. And let us rejoice and exult in our hope of experiencing and enjoying the glory of God. (3) Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance. (4) And endurance (fortitude) develops maturity of character (approved faith and tried integrity). And character [of this sort] produces [the habit of] joyful and confident hope of eternal salvation. (5) Such hope never disappoints or deludes or shames us, for God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us. (AMP C)

2nd Peter 1: 5 – 6 For this very reason, adding your diligence [to the divine promises], employ every effort in exercising your faith to develop virtue (excellence, resolution, Christian energy), and in [exercising] virtue [develop] knowledge (intelligence), (6) And in [exercising] knowledge [develop] self-control, and in [exercising] self-control [develop] steadfastness (patience, endurance), and in [exercising] steadfastness [develop] godliness (piety), (7) And in [exercising] godliness [develop] brotherly affection, and in [exercising] brotherly affection [develop] Christian love. (8) For as these qualities are yours and increasingly abound in you, they will keep [you] from being idle or unfruitful unto the [full personal] knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). (9) For whoever lacks these qualities is blind, [spiritually] shortsighted, seeing only what is near to him, and has become oblivious [to the fact] that he was cleansed from his old sins. (AMP C)

Galatians 6: 9  And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint. (AMP C)

Hebrews 10: 36 – 39 For you have need of steadfast patience and endurance, so that you may perform and fully accomplish the will of God, and thus receive and carry away [and enjoy to the full] what is promised. (AMP C)

 

“Let Patience Have It’s Perfect Work Part 2”

Posted by mcoxbmi on January 17, 2026
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A person walking in the ways of the Lord is a person who is developing the fruit of Patience and Longsuffering in every area of their lives. They are diligent to let Patience have it’s perfect work so that they can be perfect and entire wanting nothing.

Patience – Vines NT

Patience is the quality that does not surrender to circumstances or succumb under trial; it is the opposite of despondency and is associated with hope.”

Longsuffering – Vines NT

Longsuffering is that quality of self-restraint in the face of provocation which does not hastily retaliate or promptly punish; it is the opposite of anger, and is associated with mercy, and is used of God, Exo_34:6 ; Rom_2:4; 1Pe_3:20.

James 1: 2 – 8 Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort or fall into various temptations. (3) Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience. (4) But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing. (5) If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God [Who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him. (6) Only it must be in faith that he asks with no wavering (no hesitating, no doubting). For the one who wavers (hesitates, doubts) is like the billowing surge out at sea that is blown hither and thither and tossed by the wind. (7) For truly, let not such a person imagine that he will receive anything [he asks for] from the Lord, (8) [For being as he is] a man of two minds (hesitating, dubious, irresolute), [he is] unstable and unreliable and uncertain about everything [he thinks, feels, decides]. (AMP C)

“Let Patience Have It’s Perfect Work Part 1”

Posted by mcoxbmi on January 3, 2026
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A person walking in the ways of the Lord is a person who is developing the fruit of Patience and Longsuffering in every area of their lives. They are diligent to let Patience have it’s perfect work so that they can be perfect and entire wanting nothing.

Galatians 5: 22 – 23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, (23) gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. (NKJV)

Patience – Vines NT

Patience is the quality that does not surrender to circumstances or succumb under trial; it is the opposite of despondency and is associated with hope.”

Longsuffering – Vines NT

Longsuffering is that quality of self-restraint in the face of provocation which does not hastily retaliate or promptly punish; it is the opposite of anger, and is associated with mercy, and is used of God, Exodus 34: 6 ; Romans 2: 4; 1st Peter 3: 20.

James 1: 4  But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. (NKJV)

The Lord Is Patient and Longsuffering in all of His Ways.

Exodus 34: 6 And the LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, (NKJV)

Psalm 145: 8 – 9 The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy. (9) The LORD is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works. (NKJV)

One strong characteristic of Patience and Longsuffering is to wait.

Isaiah 30: 18 And therefore the Lord [earnestly] waits [expecting, looking, and longing] to be gracious to you; and therefore He lifts Himself up, that He may have mercy on you and show loving-kindness to you. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are all those who [earnestly] wait for Him, who expect and look and long for Him [for His victory, His favor, His love, His peace, His joy, and His matchless, unbroken companionship]! (AMP C)

Romans 15: 4 – 6 For whatever was thus written in former days was written for our instruction, that by [our steadfast and patient] endurance and the encouragement [drawn] from the Scriptures we might hold fast to and cherish hope. (5) Now may the God Who gives the power of patient endurance (steadfastness) and Who supplies encouragement, grant you to live in such mutual harmony and such full sympathy with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, (6) That together you may [unanimously] with united hearts and one voice, praise and glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah). (Amp C)

Colossians 3: 12 – 17 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; (13) bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. (14) But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and (15) be thankful. (16) Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. (17) And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. (NKJV)

 

“Keys to Our Future”

Posted by mcoxbmi on May 9, 2024
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James 1: 4  (Amplified Bible) But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing.

Patience is a major key to our future. We all would like to be perfect and wanting nothing as stated in James 1: 4 above.  Patience is a fruit of the presence of the Holy Spirit as listed in Galatians 5: 22 – 23 (Amplified Bible)  But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness, Gentleness (meekness, humility), self-control (self-restraint, continence).  Against such things there is no law [that can bring a charge].   

Note the word let in James 1: 4 above. As a fruit of the presence of the Holy Spirit these fruits including patient are already present in everyone that has received Jesus as their Lord and Savior.  As stated in 2nd Peter 1: 4 – 7 (Amplified Bible) Patience must be exercised in order to be developed in our lives.  Exercising and developing patient and the other fruit of the Spirit in our lives will unlock the blessings of God in our lives.

“The Abiding Word Always Brings Forth Fruit”

Posted by mcoxbmi on August 14, 2023
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Whatever is abiding will bring forth fruit for good or evil

Luke 6: 43 – 45 For a good tree does not bring forth corrupt fruit, neither does a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.  (44) For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. (45) A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth the good. And an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth the evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. (NKJV) 

John 15: 7 (Amplified Classic) If you live in Me [abide vitally united to Me] and My words remain in you and continue to live in your hearts, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you.

We are to abide in Him and His Word is to abide in us. Both are by our choice.

Our Love Walk and the Abiding Word are determining factors for fruit bearing

A major hindrance and possibly the #1 hindrance is our lack of walking the love walk because Faith works by Love.

Galatians 5: 6 (Amplified Bible) For [if we are] in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith activated and energized and expressed and working through love.

(KJV) faith which worketh by love.

If we are not walking in love our faith will not work.

Without our faith the Word cannot be activated.

Without our faith the Word will be dormant and unable to bring forth life or fruit.

 

“Hope for Hopelessness Part 4 of 4”

Posted by mcoxbmi on May 12, 2023
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***If you have made Jesus Your Lord and Savior you are never alone and without hope.

Hope or Hopelessness? Our focus in life determines which we will walk in. 

Hopelessness can slip up on us if we are focusing on the wrong thing.

If we are continuously focusing on the problem, we will be building the problem and be on our way to hopelessness.

What we focus on the most becomes who we are.

No matter what the problems in life are, they are temporary.  Your eternity is not temporary.  It is eternal without end.  You decide where your focus should be.

We need to change our focus in life to see our lives and the lives of others through the eyes of Love and God’s Living Word.

The Lord’s focus is upon us.

Place your focus in life on God and His Word and watch the circumstances in your life change.

No matter what the problem is the Lord already knows the answer.  He will guide us if we set our love and hope on Him.

 

“Hope for Hopelessness Part 2 of 4”

Posted by mcoxbmi on April 27, 2023
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If you know Jesus as your Lord and Savior I boldly declare to you today that there is hope.  You are not alone.  You are not hopeless. There is a real Living Hope available to you. You are never alone. This an absolute Truth

1st Peter 1: 3 – 4   Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (4) to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, (NKJV)

1st Peter 1: 13  Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; (NKJV)

Hopeless:  a. Destitute of hope; having no expectation of that which is desirable; despairing. desperate; a hopeless condition, no way out and no answer. 

Common Definition of Hope in today’s modern usage is = Wishful Thinking.  Maybe it will happen and maybe it will not. We do not know for sure but we sure would like for it to take place.

Bible definition for Hope = Absolute Earnest expectation.

Real Bible Hope is absolute earnest expectation.  It is anchored in the absolute truth of God’s Living Word.  It cannot fail.  It cannot lie.

No matter what the problem or issue is God has already provided everything we need and the way out.

Philippians 4:19  And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (NKJV)

2nd Peter 1: 3 – 4  For His divine power has bestowed upon us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the [full, personal] knowledge of Him Who called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue). (4) By means of these He has bestowed on us His precious and exceedingly great promises, so that through them you may escape [by flight] from the moral decay (rottenness and corruption) that is in the world because of covetousness (lust and greed), and become sharers (partakers) of the divine nature. (Amplified Classic)

 

“Fret Not, Envy Not Part 1 of 2”

Posted by mcoxbmi on January 25, 2023
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Love must be exercised to be developed.  Fear also develops as it is exercised. Worry or fretting develops fear.

You cannot fret and worry and walk in Love at the same time.  They are exact opposites.

Fretting or worry, envy or jealousy work with and by fear.  Faith and Hope work by Love.

For many, even born-again bible believing people fretting, worry, envy, and jealousy are a habitual lifestyle. Our habitual lifestyle is supposed to be Love Faith and Peace.

Philippians 4: 6 – 7 (Amplified Classic) Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.  (7) And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

The Bible even tells us what we are to be thinking on instead of fretting, worry, envy, and jealousy.

Philippians 4: 8 – 9 (NKJV) 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.  (9) The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

 

 

“Where Is Your Confidence?”

Posted by mcoxbmi on May 9, 2020
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Where is your confidence? That is a question that we all must answer every moment of our lives.
When the problems of life come our way where do we place our confidence? Do we really have confidence in God and His Word?

If we really had the confidence and trust in God and His Word that we say we have, we would respond differently to the problems and circumstances of life.

Confidence must be developed. We must develop confidence in God and His Word before the problem or issue. Our confidence in God and His Word must be full time, never ending, continuous, and be our habitual lifestyle.

We need to practice our trust and confidence in God and His Word every day in every circumstance and situation of life. Not just when problems are present. It is the only way we can be ready when the real problems and storms of life come our way.

Are we sure that where, what, and who we are placing our confidence in is trustworthy, secure, solid, and faithful? God and His Word are always trustworthy, solid, and faithful.

“A Life of Peace in Troubled Times”

Posted by mcoxbmi on April 25, 2020
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Just in case you have not noticed there is trouble in this world. In this season we are living in we all, in one way or another, are concerned by what is taking place in the world around us. Whether it be in our own personal lives or the world around us.

Trouble is not something new to this world it has been around since the fall of Adam. If you are alive there are times of difficulty that come your way. The troubles and storms of life very seldom just affect us. What we do during these times of trouble and storms will also affect others around us.

John 16: 33 (Amplified Classic) I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]

What we do in the midst of the troubles and storms of life will determine the amount of effect they have on us. It will also determine how long they last, when, and if we come out of them.
We choose whether we walk in peace in our lives or fear and worry.

God is not keeping us from walking in peace!

The Word of God brings peace and confidence. Peace will cause us to stand firm on the solid rock. Fear stands on sand. When the pressure is on, fear runs and cannot stand. When the pressure is on, Peace will remain firm, and we will be able to stand therefore.

“Overcoming Weariness”

Posted by mcoxbmi on January 6, 2020
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Click Here To Download This Message – 190804 Overcoming Weariness

One of the issues that we all face from time to time is weariness.

Weariness can be a major hindrance in our lives.

The Word of God has a lot to say about becoming weary and fainting and how to overcome and prevent it

Weariness effects our prayer life, our faith, our strength, our peace, our rest, our relationships, and even our health.

Most of us focus so much on the problems and issues of life that it causes us to stress, worry, and fear. We can then become depressed and lose heart. We are focusing on the wrong things.

What we focus and meditate on is what we will become. We have the right and power to choose and change what we focus and meditate on.

We must govern what we focus on.

Philippians 4: 6 – 7 (Amplified) Bible) Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God. (7) And God’s peace [shall be yours,

Galatians 6: 9 (Amplified Bible) And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint.