Identity Change

"Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you?"

1 CORINTHIANS 3:16

The Lord brings you into his counsel when he comes. No more will you think of the world as you once did. Jesus will bring you into his care. His teachings are difficult, and he will place you in difficult situations. But he is with you.

The Lord wants you to know that when you call on Jesus as Savior and accept his spirit - he is Always with you. He removes you from your "normal" life. In this new difficulty - know you are placed there - no matter the situation - because the Lord has placed you there by his will. Be strong in Christ and let his love renew your life into eternity.

It is through much difficulty that Jesus brought us into fellowship and allowed us to be made right with God - to bring us directly to the Father. Is it not worth personal struggle in the name of Christ for the greater purpose of Jesus to be seen in you - to be a light for the world such that others too may be saved by the loving grace of Jesus Christ?

“Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

“As you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as his own children. Who ever heard of a child who is never disciplined by its father? If God doesn’t discipline you as he does all of his children, it means that you are illegitimate and are not really his children at all. Since we respected our earthly fathers who disciplined us, shouldn’t we submit even more to the discipline of the Father of our spirits, and live forever?” Hebrews 12:7-9

“And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple. But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it? Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you. They would say, ‘There’s the person who started that building and couldn’t afford to finish it!” Luke 14:27-30