Do Cares & Worries of This Life Dominate Most of Your Thoughts & Conversations?

1 - Do Cares & Worries of This Life Dominate Most of Your Thoughts & Conversations?

Do you THINK & TALK MORE about this life THAN Jesus? Are the News Events of the Day, and the Daily Cares of this Life MORE Important than Jesus and God's Word? (Matt 10:37-39, Mark 12:30-31) Do you Cast Down THOUGHTS & IMAGINATIONS that are CONTRARY to God's Word?

• Matthew 6:31-32 Jesus says,"So don’t WORRY about these things, saying, ‘What will we EAT? What will we DRINK? What will we WEAR?’ THESE THINGS DOMINATE THE THOUGHTS OF UNBELIEVERS, but your Heavenly Father already knows ALL your Needs."
  
• Philippians 3:18-19 "I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are MANY whose Conduct shows they are really Enemies of the Cross of Christ. They are headed for destruction. Their god is their Appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they THINK ONLY ABOUT THIS LIFE HERE ON EARTH."

• 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 "For though we Walk in the Flesh, we do Not War according to the Flesh: For the Weapons of our Warfare are NOT Carnal (Worldly), but Mighty through God to the Pulling down of Strongholds; CASTING DOWN IMAGINATIONS, and EVERY HIGH THING that EXALTS ITSELF against the Knowledge of God, and bringing into CAPTIVITY EVERY THOUGHT to the Obedience of Christ."

2 - Do You Practice Sin on a Regular Basis?

Do you call yourself a Christian, but fail to overcome Temptations to Sin on a Regular Basis?

• Hebrews 10:26-39 "If we DELIBERATELY CONTINUE SINNING AFTER we have received KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH, there is NO longer any sacrifice that will cover THESE SINS. There is only the TERRIBLE EXPECTATION OF GOD'S JUDGMENT AND THE RAGING FIRE that will consume his enemies." MORE
  
• 1 John 3:8-10 "Those who have been Born into God’s family (Born Again) do NOT MAKE A PRACTICE OF SINNING, because God’s life is in them. So they CAN'T KEEP ON SINNING, because they are Children of God. So now we can tell who are Children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does Not live Righteously and does Not Love other Believers does Not belong to God."

Do You Commit Any Of These Type of Sins on a CONTINUAL Basis:

A - SEXUAL SINS & GREED: Sex before Marriage, Looking at someone to Lust after them, Masturbation, Lustful Thoughts & Fantasizing, Looking at Pornography— these are All works of the Flesh. Are you Greedy— do you talk More about Money & Success than you talk about Jesus?

• 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 "Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will NOT inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t FOOL yourselves. Those who indulge in SEXUAL SIN, or who Worship Idols, or Commit ADULTERY, or are MALE PROSTITUTES, or PRACTICE HOMOSEXUALITY, or are Thieves, or Greedy People, or Drunkards, or are Abusive, or Cheat People—NONE OF THESE will inherit the Kingdom of God."

• Ephesians 5:3-6 "Let there be NO SEXUAL IMMORALITY, IMPURITY, OR GREED among you. SUCH SINS have NO place among God’s people. OBSCENE STORIES, FOOLISH TALK, and COARSE JOKES—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God. You can be sure that NOIMMORAL, IMPURE, OR GREEDY PERSON will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a GREEDY PERSON is an IDOLATER,WORSHIPPING THE THINGS OF THIS WORLD. Don’t be fooled by those who try to EXCUSE THESE SINS, for the WRATH OF GOD will fall on all who DISOBEY HIM."

IMPORTANT NOTE: In America, Christians don't necessarily Suffer as Believers do in other Countries. However, when we decide to Stop Sinning is when we begin to Share in the Sufferings of Christ—which makes us Partners with Christ-1 Pet 4:13, Luke 9:23-26

• 1 Peter 4:1 "So then, since Christ SUFFERED Physical Pain, you must arm yourselves with the SAME ATTITUDE He had, and be ready to SUFFER, too. For if you are willing to SUFFER FOR CHRIST, you have decided to STOP SINNING."

B - STRIFE, JEALOUSY, ANGER: Are you in Strife on a continual basis? Do you Get Offended Easily, are you consistently a Jealousy or Envious Person? Do you continually Quarrel & have Outbursts of Anger towards: Spouse, Family Members—anyone. Do you get Drunk, and/or hang out at: Bars & Clubs, attend Worldly Parties...etc.?

• Galatians 5:19-21 When you follow the desires of your SINFUL NATURE, the results are very clear: SEXUAL IMMORALITY, IMPURITY, LUSTFUL PLEASURES, Idolatry, Sorcery, HOSTILITY, QUARRELING, JEALOUSY, OUTBURSTS OF ANGER, SELFISH AMBITION, DISSENSION, DIVISION, ENVY, DRUNKENNESS, WILD PARTIES, and other SINS LIKE THESE. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will NOT inherit the Kingdom of God.

C - STEALING & LYING: Do you Steal anything from Work— items that your Company would consider Stealing? Remember, Thieves will NOT inherit the Kingdom of God. Do you tell Lies? Do you tell those "White" Lies on a consistent basis that get you out of trouble, etc?

• Luke 16:10-13 Jesus says, “If you are DISHONEST (cheat, steal, lie) in LITTLE THINGS, you WON'T be HONEST with greater responsibilities. And if you are UNTRUSTWORTHY about WORLDLY WEALTH, who will trust you with the TRUE RICHES OF HEAVEN?"
  
• John 12:6 "Not that he (Judas) cared for the poor (he Professed that he did)—he was a THIEF, and since he was in charge of the Disciples’ Money, he OFTEN STOLE (practiced sin) some for himself."
  
• Proverb 12:22 "LYING LIPS are an ABOMINATION to the Lord"

Don't minimize Sin, God is HOLY, and He Has a Holy Hatred for Sin

• 1 Peter 1:14-17, Galatians 5:15-26, 1 John 2:15-17, 1 John 3:6-10,1 John 5:18, 1 Cor 6:9-10, Matt 13:36-40. See a List of 667 Sins

3 - Do You "Love" the Things of this World More than God's Word?

Do you "Love" Celebrity Magazines, Secular Books, Computer, Games, TV, Internet, Movies MORE than you love Reading & Sharing God's Word? Note: the word "MORE".

Do you have a STRONGER DESIRE for the things of this WORLD than you do for God's Word?

Do you call yourself a Christian but: LOOK, TALK, ACT just like the World?

Do you LOVE to— LOOK AT & LISTEN TO what God HATES?

• Romans 8:6 "To be CARNALLY (Worldly, Fleshly) MINDED IS DEATH"
  
• James 4:4 "You Adulterers! Do you not know that FRIENDSHIP WITH THE WORLD makes you an ENEMY OF GOD? I say it again, If you want to be a FRIEND OF THE WORLD, you make yourself an ENEMY OF GOD."
  
• Romans 12:2 "Do NOT be CONFORMED TO THIS WORLD, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that Good and Acceptable and perfect will of God."
  
• Psalm 101:1-8 "I WILL BE CAREFUL to live a BLAMELESS LIFE— when will you come to help me? I will LEAD A LIFE OF INTEGRITY IN MY OWN HOME. I will REFUSE TO LOOK AT ANYTHING VILE AND VULGAR.I HATE ALL WHO DEAL CROOKEDLY; I will have NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM. I will REJECT PERVERSE IDEAS AND STAY AWAY FROM EVERY EVIL. I will NOT TOLERATE PEOPLE WHO SLANDER THEIR NEIGHBORS. I will NOT ENDURE CONCEIT AND PRIDE. I will SEARCH FOR FAITHFULPEOPLE TO BE MY COMPANIONS. Only those who are ABOVE REPROACH WILL BE ALLOWED TO SERVE ME. I will NOT ALLOW DECEIVERS TO SERVE IN MY HOUSE, and LIARS WILL NOT STAY IN MY PRESENCE. My daily task will be to ferret out the WICKED AND FREE THE CITY OF THE LORD FROM THEIR GRIP."

• 1 John 2:15-17, Matt 5:28,Matt 10:37-39