Who is the God of Your Life?

Psalm 100:3 'Know that the Lord, He is God. It is He who made us, and not we ourselves.'

Ephesians 1:11 'In Him also we have obtained and inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will--'

Ecclesiastes 5:2 'Do not be rash with your mouth, and let not your heart utter anything hastily before God. For God is in heaven, and you on earth; therefore, let your words be few.'

Colossians 1:10 'That you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.'
 
We see from scripture--the standard of our faith--that all we have we owe to God; that all power resides with Him and not with us; that we are called to exercise control over our tongues and not to wag them around with naming and claiming; that we should always be increasing in our understanding of our Creator.

Our pastors are failing us in this vital regard. We are not taught to be still and know that He is God. No time is given in church to allow the Spirit to move, because we are not silent before Him. We are not learning about God, but about ourselves. After church service (self-help seminar) ask yourself: ‘What have I learned about God today? Do I know Christ better than when I went in?’

If the answers to these questions are 'Nothing' and 'No' then you better reevaluate your life. Spend time in the word and in prayer. Be silent before God, and know Him. How can you expect to know and do His will, if you give no time to learning of and hearing Him? How much time do you spend with God? How much time to do spend on your phone?

How to Identify False Teachings and Be a True Christian

In order to be more inclusive of all faiths, our church authorities are filtering scripture, diminishing the divinity of Christ, and altogether ignoring the Holy Spirit. As scripture advises us to walk in the spirit to keep from fulfilling the lusts of the flesh (Galatians 5:16), the failure to recognize the Holy Spirit reveals the truth, that church authorities walk according to the flesh, and that they are teaching us to do the same.

They decorate this filtered doctrine with pretty anecdotes and ego-boosting ideology; but it is all just fluff and feathers without substance. We are taught to focus on our desires, voice our desires, and expect our desires to be fulfilled—by the universe, apparently. But scripture teaches something quite different. 1 Corinthians 10:33 admonishes us not to seek our own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. The focus of our attention should be on honoring God; in doing so we stop thinking about ourselves, and start thinking of others. The end result being salvation, changed hearts—not a new car or that dress you’ve been coveting and asking the universe to provide by ‘putting your positive thoughts out there’. The point is the bible teaches us selfless love, while our teachers are starting to teach us self-love, trusting in your own thoughts and power. The world would have your believe that your highest goal should be to ‘find yourself’. However, Jeremiah 17:9 warns us that the heart is deceitful above all things. Our thoughts and hearts cannot be trusted; so we would be wise to trust what our Creator has left us: His Living Word.

I leave you with this thought (which is not mine but Jesus’): What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul? Mark 8:34-38. With modern teachings, after awhile you get this self-sufficient mentality that all good things in your life are due to your power. It may be good for some worldly accomplishments, but this mode of thinking is dangerous, and it is not conducive to a healthy mindset for the servant of God. Galatians 5:20 shows us that selfish ambitions are the work of the flesh. The work of the Spirit is service. 'Love the Lord with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets’ (Matthew 22:37-40). 

The purpose of a Christian is to serve, not to get. Jesus Himself showed us how when He got on His knees and washed his disciples’ feet. Service, not self-help. What are you, Christian or covetous? 
False Teachings Exposed