Life’s Real Journey Blog
“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Psalm 46:10
Walk According to the Spirit
Romans 12:14 ~ “Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.” I often think of persecution as only relating to those who are outwardly suffering for their faith. While this is certainly one form of persecution, I have not much experienced it at this level....
Same Head, Same LIFE
“Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.” (Romans 12:13) I believe to truly understand all that is being communicated to us in this verse there are a few important foundational things we need to define. First we need to define a term and then we...
Continual Communication
“Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.” -Romans 12:12 "…Patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.” This is the line that struck me most as I contemplated this verse. While the word “tribulation” usually puts a word...
About the Father’s Business
“Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;” Romans 12:11 If you are like me, you are probably thinking that this verse should be fairly easy to apply to our lives, right? Initially these were some of my thoughts; stay motivated, remove the...
Submitted to the Head
Romans 12:10 "Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;" Part of the proper function of the body of Christ is the members of the body loving each other with brotherly love and the members showing preference to others...
Authentic Love
“Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.” Romans 12:9 (KJV) Love – what is it and how do we show it to others? We all know that 1 Corinthians 13 is the ultimate definition of love. “Love is patient, love is kind and...
Avenues of Giving
“Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.” – Romans 12:8 So, what is this verse talking about, exactly? Well, if you’re reading this post, it probably...
Christ In Me
Romans 12:7 “ if service, in his serving; or he who teaches in his teaching;” We need to see that we naturally look at most if not all scripture through the lens of man working for God, but the true secret and reality of the Christian life is Christ IN YOU AS YOUR...
“Having then Gifts Differing …”
"Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy let us prophecy according to the proportion of faith." Romans 12:6 Do you ever get discouraged about the gifts/talents God has given you? Like somehow they are just mediocre in...
Responsibility in Belonging
Today we get to meditate on our responsibility as part of the church. This aspect is normally not our favorite part of a relationship, huh? Responsibility. Feels like a weight sometimes. But in reality, responsibility is a privilege and a blessed calling. Verse 5 of...
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
Matthew 6:33