The
need to please others is a curse from Satan. We want to be loved, and we look
in all of the wrong places to get it. When we are disappointed, we turn to our
addictions to anesthetize our pain. This makes us spiritually, physically,
mentally, financially and emotionally ill.
We
gain freedom from codependence by promoting intimacy in our life with God, our
mate, our children, our extended family, our church family and our best
friends. Unity in our relationships frees us from our perceived need to deny
our self in order to gain their love.
Instead,
we freely live in love as we bless others. We seek God's Kingdom and His will
as our main focal point for our day, and God provides abundantly for all of our
needs (Matthew 6:33). We can do everything, which God calls us to do through
Christ in us (Philippians 4:13).
We
receive our advice from God's Word, our direction from His Holy Spirit through
prayer, and we make our choices by seeking God first (Matthew 6:33). As our
worship of Him, we do what He designed for us to do (Ephesians 2:10).
We
also learn patience in trials, because patience perfects us (James 1:3-4).
Living for God allows His Spirit to cleanse us from all unrighteousness in our
spirit, soul and body. The blood of Christ in us courses through our entire
being and promotes health and well-being.
As
we walk in the light of Christ, we find fulfillment in living out His will for
our life (1 John 1:7). God’s wisdom, grace, love and supernatural abilities
reside within us in Jesus Christ and are always available to meet all of our
needs as we walk in God's will for us (1 Corinthians 1:30).
Undistracted
devotion to God allows us to tap into all of His power and majesty in order to
live our life as Elijah and Enoch did, who never saw death, but walked with God;
and we will steadily grow into complete maturity in Christ (James 1:4).
Prayer:
Father
God, teach us to have Your compassion on the world around us - to empathize
with their pain, to rejoice with them in their successes, to minister to all of
their needs, and to lead them to faith in Christ. We do not need to deprive our
self for the sake of others, but we can learn to minister to our own needs at
the same time that we care for those to whom You call us to serve.
We
want to walk more intimately with You, so that everything that we think, say
and do is ultimately birthed from Your Spirit within us. You have a divine
purpose for our life on this earth (Ephesians 2:10), and we only want to walk
in Your truth and on Your path for us. We are here to serve at Your pleasure
and to promote Your Kingdom in our world.
Thought
for the Day:
God's
Spirit fills us, promotes our wise choices and brings us spiritual and often
physical success and fruit from our labors. We consult the Lord before we do or
say anything, and He leads us on His chosen path for us.
-
Proverbs 3:5-6; Ephesians 2:10; Colossians 3:3-4
