The day with dianne Louise

For if anyone considers himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But each person should examine his own work, and then he will have a reason for boasting in himself alone, and not in respect to someone else. For each person will have to carry his own load. Galatians 6:3-5 How easy it is to be deceived if we have a false view of ourselves. If we fail to know ourselves then we fail to have insight and understanding and therefore become overly emotional and hurt ourselves. What gives you your view about who you really are? Is it others? Self? God's word. If my view of me is based on God's word then I have an opportunity to be balanced, especially if I accept that view and live out of it. On the other side we can have a greater view of ourselves than is actually true and be destroyed by deception. What to do? Get to know God's word! Amen!

Carry one another's burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 Think of that brother or sister who annoy you and then pray God's best upon them. As you pray for what you see you are carrying the burden of that person. Our natural fleshly self wants to criticize and pull down but as Christians we have an opportunity to build up. From experience, as I pray about the things that annoy I see change, I am empowering that person to overcome. As I pray I praise The Lord that the person is even more than an overcomer, in fact a success. Amen! This way I see change and not defeat, I release the power of the Holy Spirit.! This process does wonders for my attitude.

Brothers, if someone is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore such a person with a gentle spirit, watching our for yourselves so that you also won't be tempted. Galatians 6:1 Ever had a sour thought come into your head about someone else and have it take root. Do you know why it takes root? Because there is fertile soil. Huh? Yes you already have an unresolved issue with that person. Best to get that issue resolved or you will have another one to deal with. I had this happen just today, well no it actually turned up last night and I thought about it for a while them gave it to The Lord and asked Him to show me what to do. Today I went to work and the person being accused turned up cheerful and happy. The enemy wanted to tear him down. After a struggle and a decision to be nice instead if nasty the issue went away. My bible tells me to resist the devil and he will flee. Amen! None of us are perfect and usually rhI don’t say that to scare you. I say i...

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, we must also follow the Spirit. We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Galatians 5:22-25 Wow! So much beauty can come from walking in the Spirit. We must admit that a person controlled by The Spirit is a beauty to behold and a joy to know. As opposed to the works of the flesh in verses 19,20 these fruits are desirable. And the last: self-control along with the first: love, can extinguish all the works of the flesh and produce the remaining fruit which are a blessing to all. We are told in verse 24: now those who belong to Christ crucify the flesh. This does not sound like we go easy on our flesh but rather we kill it and this is only possible as we stay connected to the vine ( ...

Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, moral impurity, promiscuity, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and anything similar. ... Those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-21 Now we already know that legalism is not the way, but now we see the opposite, licentiousness also will cause us to NOT inherit the kingdom of God. I cannot call sin freedom and I cannot call law salvation. There is a line between the two and I can only traverse it as I keep my eyes on Christ. For He is the way, the truth and the life. Amen! We cannot take a little sin and call it righteousness. A drop of ink in a bucket changes pure clarity to a murky grey. White is white and black is black. Just because a sin is hidden this does not sanctify it. Lets come into the light and allow Christ to be Lord! Amen!

I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; they are opposed to each other, so that you don't do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit you are not under law. Galatians 5:16-18 Our flesh is unholy and it desires all sorts if nasty things. It hates, lusts, is lazy, arrogant and rude and wants to be spoiled, permanently. Therefore to be a Christian we have a battle on our hands. Do I live for the nasty self-centered beast or a greater cause? On our own we can never defeat the flesh. We might discipline it with routines and good habits but the flesh will only become pompous and rude and quite religious. Walking in the Spirit is anathema to the flesh. We, in ourselves do not know how to do it. How then do we walk in the Spirit? We can't be in busy mode, we have to be in rest mode and need to wait on The Lord. Waiting on anyon...

For you were called to be free, brothers; only don't use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love. For the entire law is fulfilled in one statement: live your neighbor as yourself. But if you bite and devour one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another. Galatians 5:13-15 Everybody has in their own mind what freedom represents. However, when Jesus said: ' if the Son sets you free you will be free indeed' He had a divine plan. The Lord told us that:' our ways are not His ways and our thoughts are not His thoughts'. Gods freedom comes as we yield all to Him. Yet man's idea if freedom is doing whatever he wants. True freedom is found in yielding all, the total opposite of what man believes. Our enemy has propagated the lie that says: ' if I am truly free I am my own boss'. This is far from the truth, we are incapable of holiness on our own. Righteousness only exists in Christ. Apart from Chris...