Counsel: When you are being greatly used by God, people will call you names. Some will say: you are too SELF centred, others will say you have pride. The fact that you are different from all of them in my view indicates that you are not copying anyone. You are yourself & not trying to be somebody whom you are not. It's a strength & not a weakness. Don't focus on people, God did not consult them when He called you. They have no right to judge you. Keep your focus on God, His Word, His righteousness & abound in the work of the Lord. Refuse to be distracted. Do not be a man pleaser, be a God pleaser. Be a Kingdom builder & not a Kingdom destroyer. This is my counsel. God bless you. Heaven Rules.
This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds & write them on their hearts. I will be their God, & they will be My people. No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying: Know the Lord, because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest. (Hebrews 8:10-11). If our hearts are not changed, following God's rules will be unpleasant & difficult. We will rebel against being told how to live the Christian way. The Holy Spirit, however, gives us new desires, helping us wanting to obey God. With new hearts, hearts of flesh & not hearts of stone, we will find that serving God is our greatest joy. Under God's new covenant, God's law is inside us & not outside, ie, on a tablet of stone. No, it's written in our hearts. It is no longer an external set of rules & principles. The Holy Spirit reminds us of Christ's words, activates our ...
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