Save Yourself From The Crooked Generation

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The world is in major upheaval and we are caught in it if we are part of the crooked generation. The only escape is through Christ; break away and free yourself from this crooked generation.

~ Lisa Blair

Many times in history we have found the world in upheaval, this generation is no different. During these times our Christianity is being called into question, collectively and individually. In Acts 2, Peter urges over 3000 people to save themselves and join others who believe in Christ. The Call is relevant today.

The NLT says, Save yourselves from this crooked generation. The NIV refers to the times as the corrupt generation. And, the NKJV refers to the times as the perverse generation. Crooked, corrupt, ad perverse all refer to the acts of the Evil One, Satan.

Satan’s goal is to separate and destroy us through perversion, corruption, and dishonesty. His intent is to keep us separated and in disbelief. He wears us down polluting our ears through the media and social media that becomes the topic of conversation of the day, none of these outlets focus on the good accomplished throughout the world everyday. It does not focus on nature’s beauty, the strength and resiliency of people, or the attributes Jesus wants us to live by defined in Galatians 5—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. When we choose to live a carnal life, we are rushing along on our own, down the crooked path.

There’s a Christian song, Not In A Hurry by Will Regan & United Pursuit—Tell All My Friends, the opening lyrics are: Lord, I don’t wanna rush on ahead in my own strength when you’re right here. It is focused in Acts 2:40. Luke wrote   about Peter urging us to relinquish pride that is fed by the things of this earth, created by Satan to debilitate and imprison us.

Part of saving ourselves from the crooked generation is to join the faith, or renew our faith, if you are a back slider, and receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Peter preached,“Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:38‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬

When we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, we no longer want to rush ahead in our own strength, instead we seek community, brothers and sisters in the faith. We seek to conform to His image (Romans 8:29), to be like Christ. Conformity requires that we learn to be obedient, and dependent upon Christ.

John 15:9-10, NIV, Jesus says, “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.”

It is only through The Father’s love that can we be freed from this crooked, corrupt, perverse generation. To return to the lyrics of the song, As the lyrics of the song, we find that once we receive Him, we want to enter in prayer and hear His voice, we relinquish our own pride and choose dependence and hence become obedient.

When it comes to Your spirit
When it comes to Your presence
When it comes to Your voice

I’m learning to listen
Just to rest in Your nearness
I’m starting to notice
You are speaking

Lord I want to love like You
I want to feel what You feel
I want to see what You see
Open my eyes, I want to see You more clearly
Open my ears, I want to hear You speak

It is through God’s grace that we are saved. We cannot save ourselves from being a part of the crooked generation, our sin nature confines us to the cycle of sin, however, because Christ died on the cross, we believers receive salvation. Only our relationship with Christ can save us. The Lord is always with us. We cannot be shaken, he is right beside us. He shows us the way, and fills us with the joy of His presence (Acts 2:25 paraphrased); through Him we escape the crooked generation‭‭, our inner being is secure, quiet and protected.

Psalms 91 puts it this way,

“Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. “Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭91:1-16‬ ‭NIV‬‬

The world is crazy, social media is inundating our minds with vile things. There is little to keep us from questioning our sin nature. Life for many is only a finger tip away, everything is online and one click away. This is a wake up call, the only person that can separate us from this crooked generation is Christ. Everyone who calls upon His Name is saved and covered in His blood. Christ will keep you from veering to the left or right and create in you a clean heart, no longer a member of this crooked, corrupt, perverse generation.

Music Video – https://youtu.be/VeWuavHf4oY

What is a Prayer of Supplication?

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There are many ways to pray and petition God. Do not overlook – supplication.

The Word supplication in English is defined as a noun, however in Latin, it is a verb, supplicare, which means “to plead humbly.” (Vocabulary.com) According to the KJV Word Study Bible it signifies a petition for favor or mercy. Supplication in Hebrew means: petition, appeal, litany, mercy, request, invocation, outcry, plead, implore.

I hope this study will strengthen your prayer life as it has mine over the years. We must come humbly to the throne of God in prayer and supplication.

Read this study. Source: What is a prayer of supplication?

Who We Were, Is Not Who We Are

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Don’t be a dead man walking any longer.

~ Lisa Blair

Before we were born again, living in the carnal world, we were dead men walking. It wasn’t until we freely confessed  Jesus is Lord and, believed that God raised Him from death that we were saved and started walking with Christ. We were no longer dead men walking. It is by faith that we were put right with God; it is by our confession that we were saved. Romans 10:9-10.

I heard this song today on Christian radio and am sharing it with you.😊😊 https://youtu.be/Nf4ufekHjeg

Rely On God To Fight Our Battles

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Military commanders strategize before going into battle. The Lord is our Commander in Chief. He created the map of our life before we were born. Your strategy begins with going to God in prayer.

~ Lisa Blair

Military commanders strategize before going into battle. The Lord is our Commander In Chief. He created the map of our lives before we were born. Your strategy, for your best life, begins with going to God in prayer.

God created us to establish a bond between us, to engender a relationship. His love for us is more than anything we can imagine. He offers love, power, wisdom, knowledge, direction and instruction. If we allow Him, He will fight our battles.

Stillness is one of the most important conductivity points between God and us. We become still in prayer. The Bible is replete with information insisting that we become still, and quiet so the Lord can do His work. Let’s learn to still ourselves. This is a journey, practice every day. Sometimes removing the chaos that invades the quiet is difficult. I always feel these are the most critical times because Satan is trying to keep me from hearing what God is sharing with me (generally a pivotal moment), so I work harder to remove the noise. What about you?

Note: Some of my time spent with God is conversational, similar to that with a parent, at other times it is instructional and has broad implications.

Read my posts on youngchristianwarriors.com

Anger, Sin, and Stress, 6-27-19

Be Still, 6-7-19

Be Still and Know Me, 11-1-18

Be Strong In The Lord Today, 9-12-18

Broken? The Lord Is With You, 5-7-18

Change Your Filter, Hear His Voice, 2-22-18

Christopher Robbin, Winnie The Pooh, and Overcoming Our Carnal Nature, 11-26-18

Commanded to Follow and Be Free, 1-19-18

Free Yourself From The Shackles, 4-16-19

God, Crisis, and Grace, 12-13-18

God’s Command, Be Still, 9-6-18

Hear, Listen, Understand the Word of God, 1-16-19

It’s Our Journey, Our Gift, 7-10-18

Jesus is Our Lifeline, 3-7-18

Listen, Then Act, 11-30-18

This is a short list of posts written over the last 2.5 years.

The Effect of Anger is Sin and Increased Stress.

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Anger increases stress, discomfort, and elevated blood pressure. Anger is a symptom of an unwanted action and the only person harmed is the ‘angry’ person. The person who is the focus of anger lives and continues to move forward. The harm is internalized by the perpetrator of anger and sin. The angry person is frozen in anger. The angry person gives their power to the devil. Listen to the Word, it is telling us how to live, what to release, and how to represent God’s love in all that we do. Do not let the sun go down while still harboring anger.

Joyce Meyer wrote:

Ask yourself if you are angry with anyone for anything, and if you are, ask God to help you forgive, forget, and let it go. God is our Vindicator, and if we will allow Him to, He will repay us for every injustice that has been done to us. In my life, I have learned that anger is something we should never carry around with us. God’s Word says that we should not let the sun set on our anger, and if we do, then we give the devil a foothold in our lives (see Ephesians 4:26–27).

Do yourself a favor right now and refuse to remain angry or bitter. God has good things planned for us, and we don’t want to miss them by refusing to let go of things in the past. Start fresh with a peaceful heart and be determined to enjoy each day.

God offers us peace, but peace is not attainable when we under stress brought on by anger, suspicion, and hate. When we are angry, we give the devil an opportunity to weaken our resolve, our faith, and our will to follow our Lord. We loose individually and collectively.

Do not fall prey to anger, do not sin, and do not give Satan a foothold.

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Resource – My Time with God Study, Joyce Meyer. Bible.com

When Anxiety or Doubt Fills Your Mind.

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Believers should not experience anxiety, doubt or fear. They are not in our DNA.

~ Lisa Blair
HealthyPlace.org

To say life can be difficult is a misnomer, life is difficult. The world is turning at an accelerated pace. Our minds are trying to keep up and society has placed immeasurable weight upon us. We tend to wake up feeling the pressure of the day, already feeling overwhelmed, but that is not the destiny of believers. Paul wrote in Psalm 49:19, and I am reflecting upon two versions NIV and NLT,

“When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭94:19‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭94:19‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I am sharing both because one expresses ‘anxiety’ and the other ‘doubt’. God provided us with a exchange system, exchanging His joy, renewed hope, and cheer for your anxiety, doubt, and fear.

God did not give us the continence to be fearful, anxious or doubtful. These are not part of our DNA.

II Timothy 1:7 NKJV reports,

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
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If God did not give us fear, He did not give us anxiety or doubt. They are the birth children of sin. Christ died on the Cross to free is of sin. We still possess our sin nature, but we are no longer bound by it. Anxiety and doubt are shackles we can remove through prayer.

When we wake up in the morning feeling anxious or doubtful, the first thing we must do, yes – must do, is to ask the Lord to forgive our weaknesses and ask for the strength to break free and replace the fear with His power, love and a sound mind. A sound mind is not weakened or conflicted by anxiety, doubt or fear. Believers should not experience anxiety, doubt, or fear they are not in our DNA, work to prove God right, not wrong, stand strong.

Visit youngchristianwarriors.com to read posts about shackles, fear, anxiety, living in the muck and mire, and more.