Faith: today we looked at several bible readings. look:
Romans 8:9 : "You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ."
Romans 8:15-16 : "For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children."
Galations 5:22-23 : "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."
When you have a faith (i'm still trying to find mine) the Spirit lives in you and controls you (not in a bad way!). If you dont believe then you dont belong to Him. This doesnt mean he's deserted you it just means that he just doesnt want to force you into believing in him if you dont want to.
whatever you choose to do he will still love you and look after you. in his eyes we are his children, so we are all brothers and sisters (no wonder he asks us to love one another).
The fruits of the Spirit are given to us if we ask to help us become better people day in day out. Only ask and he will give. In this world at this time it is getting harder and harder for me and fellow youth alpha/ older Christains to keep our faith. The other day my friends wanted to go out to thier mates for a drink (alcohol) they asked me whether i would like to go and the peer pressure put on me was so demanding i just couldnt take it. i cryed. the temptation in the world with the drinks and the drugs is just so demanding, people are finding it harder and harder to keep thier faith. Im determined not to be dragged in and determined to stay put. im in the Lords hands, i leave it to him.
speak soon freddie cafone
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2 comments:
Hi
Well done for blogging so honestly about the pressure you’re under.
Part of the reason people try and get us to join in with stuff we know is wrong is to make them feel better about doing it themselves. Your saying ‘no’ may make them feel bad – which is why they pressure you.
Sometimes people will respect you for sticking to your principles – although they might think your principles are weird. And you can have a good friendship with someone who has different values to you. But sometimes you have to accept that some people are not worth hanging around with if being with them makes you cry.
I will pray for you – to be true to your principles and to find other people around you who will support you when you need it.
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