control - Biblical Teaching

What Are You Willing to Sacrifice?

by Courtney GilmoreUpdated on April 17, 2023May 2, 2021

man in black jacket and blue pants sitting on brown wooden seat

always give our best to God. We shouldn’t offer Him only the things we don’t want to control or possess ourselves. We shouldn’t offer what is useless to us or what is left over. God is worthy of the most valuable & useful things in our lives. He deserves priority over everything. We are insufficient to control anything in our lives. He alone is powerful & trustworthy. We have no right to hold on to our possessions, because everything we have was given to us by Him in the first place & everything belongs to Him anyway.

I’m Overwhelmed!!!

by Courtney GilmoreUpdated on April 17, 2023November 11, 2020

Have you ever just been going through the motions, doing everything that has to be done, without any real plan or organization? Do you feel overwhelmed and always behind? If you have ever had kids, you can probably relate. Sometimes we just get up in the morning, start the day, …

Why Do You Refuse to Humble Yourself?

by Courtney GilmoreUpdated on April 17, 2023October 3, 2020

Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: “How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me?” Exodus 10:3 It’s an odd thing when just saying we’re wrong & giving in, seems more torturous than the real punishment following our continued stubbornness. Even though we know we’re wrong, sometimes …

Who’s in Charge?

by Courtney GilmoreUpdated on April 17, 2023September 26, 2020

“He died for all, that those who live, should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.” 2 Corinthians 5:15 We may say that Jesus is our Lord & Savior, but do we mean it? We are thankful He is our Savior. We …

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1 Samuel 18

After David defeats Goliath and begins winning more battles, everyone starts praising Him. Additionally, Saul’s son and daughter also love David. All of this makes Saul very jealous and he starts scheming against David. But with every effort, Saul fails and David grows even more successful and loved. The Lord is for David and now against Saul.

If He is for you, then no one can stand against you. But if He is against you, then you are fighting a losing battle. God was for David and He made him successful in everything he did. But when Saul grew jealous and tried to destroy David, God went against Saul and wouldn’t let any of his schemes succeed. We want God on our side. But the only way to ensure that is to be on His side. We must align ourselves with Him. Then, He will be our greatest ally. But if we go against Him or His people then He will be against us.

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