The Things that belongs to God.

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The things that belongs to God!!  To be honest everything that we have belong to God.  For instance, the air that we breathe belongs to God.  The human body that formed us doesn’t belong to me.  The money that we have does not belong to us.  Therefore, everything belongs to God.

My Life Has Changed As of This Week!!

My life at this week has changed because I was letting God down with my disposition.  Therefore, God did not hear my prayers because I was living in sin.  I guest, if you have a negative attitude all of the time, it will break God’s heart as well.  For Example, I made a phone call earlier today regarding my rent for this month.  The Greater Dayton Premier Management stated that my rent was not received.  I am very disappointed because I paid my rent last week.  The person that I had spoken with indicated that my rent has not been received.  I have paid my other bills last week, and they were rejected.

Next, I want to inform all of you that I have been paying my bills on time for the past 13 years.  To be honest with all of you, I might as well move out of state because I have had a lot of problems living inside of my hometown.  Dayton, Ohio is a very nice city to live.  It is that I cannot live here anymore.  I feel very sad and depressed because my bills are not getting paid on time.  As of this week, I read something inside of the Bible which states that if I have sin and iniquity inside of my heart, God will not hear me.  This is Psalms 66:18.  I really have to pay my rent at the office at Wentworth Hi Rise Apartments.  This is not my fault.  I mailed my rent on June 30, 2023 at 9:30AM.  I really do not know what to do.  I try not to possess a negative attitude each day of the week.  My mother told me that I am going to have problems with my family and other people before she died six years ago.

 Further, I want to inform all of you that my life itself has been complex for the past 14 years.  Some of it is not my fault.  Just like when I mailed my bills at the Post Office on Friday June 30th at the West Town Shopping Center in Dayton, Ohio.  I thought they would stamp it and them send it for processing.  I  really feel unhappy since my rent did not get paid.  My Life Insurance did not get paid because they do not accept money order payments at Lumico Life Insurance Company.  I really do not know anymore. I am having a lot of problems.  I do not know what to expect from one day to the next.

 Moreover, I do not possess a negative and sinful heart.  It is that whenever I am trying to complete my daily tasks, there are things other things that get in the way.  I   It is not my fault.  If I allow other people to do things for me, they fail at completing my tasks.  I  want to say that God will have to complete my daily tasks for me.  I do not like being behind on any of my bills.  God, please be with me because I am not trying to get evicted out of my apartment.  Especially, when it is not my fault.

Finally, I want to inform all of you that I am still growing up in my mind.  I have been taking my medication as prescribed by the doctor.  I really need all of your prayers because I pay my bills on time.  I do not like being behind in making my payments. I am a person who is at peace with myself.  Please Lord God Help Me because this is not my fault.  I am doing my best to resolve this matter immediately.  God Bless All of You!!

God Will Not Hear You If You Have Sin and Iniquity Inside of Your Heart.

If I have iniquity and sin in my heart, God will not hear me.  This is the truth because God does not like for Man to wrath.  In James 1:20 says for the unrighteousness of Man does not produce the righteousness of God.  I will admit that God is not happy whenever we are depressed.

  I want to say that I suffer from Schizoid Affective Disorder and schizophrenia.  I have been diagnosed with a mental illness since Tuesday July 15, 1997.  I was admitted to the hospital for one week.  I started taking medicine for my behavior problems.  I also will admit that it has taken me 12 years to forgive my ex-wife for cheating on me.  I had resentments very bad. 

 I know that I am not supposed to dwell on the past.  It is that she has made me so angry that I had to seek refuge in another State in the United States of America just to preserve my sanity.  This is the reason why I don’t argue with anyone else anymore in life.  Lord God Almighty God I am very sorry for my sins.  I am repenting right now for all of the wrongs that I have done in the past and present time.



Lord God, Almighty God I am very sorry for harboring a lot of anger for Almost 50 years.  I know that I am not perfect, but I tell the truth about myself and my behavior.  I would like to release all of my anger in a constructive manner.  Please Lord God, help me to speak with everyone with common sense. 

 I will admit that I have a lot of health problems right now.  I am taking 15 pills for my mental illness problem.  Lord God, I am calling you to let you know that I am very sorry for using someone else’s work as my own.  I’m asking for your forgiveness Lord God.  I am going to release the Information for therapy next week.  I have helped other people who are suffering from substance abuse and mental illness problems.  Lord God, it is time for me to do your work inside of a Church in my hometown of Dayton Ohio.  I will let the Pastor know that I will be volunteering my service at Fort McKinley United Methodist Church in Dayton Ohio.  I also need to get admitted into a Treatment Center for Prescription Drug Abuse. 

 I need to get admitted into an inpatient treatment facility for six months.  My dental work looks like a Jack lantern.  I have to go to travel to Charlotte NC and resolve some Financial Issues.  Lord God, please teach me how to help others.

I want to inform all of you that God’s Love is real.  I know that I have my faults.  I want to inform all of you that there are so much that I want to accomplish in my life right now.  I know that I am still young.  It is that I have a whole lot of writing to do within the next few months.  I realize that God has not heard my prayers because I was living in sin.

 My heart was filled with rage and anger.  It is my fault because I one point in my life, God did not listen to my prayers.  I know right now that God is a serious God.  I feel that I have come a very long way in my life because I know right now that God is watching me.  God is watching all of us.

Finally, I want to say to everyone that God will not hear your prayers because of sin that is inside of your heart.  If you are bearing iniquity inside of your heart, God will not hear your prayers.  God is taking all of us very seriously.  God is an awesome God.  Please take God’s Word very seriously.  I understand Him right now.

If I have sin and Iniquity in my heart, God will not hear me.

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If I have iniquity and sin in my heart God will not hear me.  This is the truth because God does not like for Man to wrath.  In James 1:20 says For the unrighteousness of Man does not produce the righteousness of God.  I will admit that God is not happy whenever we are depressed.  I want to say that I suffer from Schizoid Affective Disorder and schizophrenia.  I have been diagnosed with a mental illness since Tuesday July 15, 1997.  I was admitted to the hospital for one week.  I started taking medicine for my behavior problems.  I also will admit that it has taken me 12 years to forgive my ex wife for cheating on me.  I had resentments very bad.  I know that I am not supposed to dwell on the past.  It is that she has made me so angry that I had to seek refuge in another State in the United States of America just to preserve my sanity.  This is the reason why I don’t argue with anyone else anymore in life.  Lord God Almighty God I am very sorry for my sins.  I am repenting right now for all of the wrongs that I have done in the past and present time.

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Lord God, Almighty God I am very sorry for harboring a lot of anger for Almost 50 years.  I know that I am not perfect, but I tell the truth about myself and my behavior.  I would like to release all of my anger in a constructive manner.  Please Lord God, help me to speak with everyone with common sense.  I will admit that I have a lot of health problems right now.  I am taking 15 pills for my mental illness problem.  Lord God, I am calling you to let you know that I am very sorry for using someone else’s work as my own.  I’m asking for your forgiveness Lord God.  I am going to release the Information for therapy next week.  I have helped other people who are suffering from substance abuse and mental illness problems.  Lord God, it is time for me to do your work inside of a Church in my hometown of Dayton Ohio.  I will let the Pastor know that I will be volunteering my service at Fort McKinley United Methodist Church in Dayton Ohio.  I also need to get admitted into a Treatment Center for Prescription Drug Abuse.  I need to get admitted into an inpatient treatment facility for six months.  My dental work looks like a Jackolantern.  I have to go to travel to Charlotte NC and resolve some Financial Issues.  Lord God, please teach me how to help others.

Who Do You Love The Most?

Who Do You Love The Most?

        Good Day Everyone!! How are all of you doing today? Fine, I hope.  I would like to start things off by asking a very important question.  Who do you love the most?  The answer for me is that I love God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, other people, and then myself.  I am putting this in this order because it is very important for me to emphasize the fact that God created all things. 

Jesus Christ, the Son is my personal Savior.  I am realizing that Jesus Christ is everything to me.  When it comes to other people, I am saying that I love others because it is very important for me to love my neighbor and then myself.  I am putting myself last because it is important for me to help other people before I am able to help myself.

Next, Who am I? I am a Child of the Most High God who have a lot of common sense.  I am a person who love God and Jesus Christ too much.  I am supposed to love the Lord more than myself.  This is because He first loved me.  Jeremiah 1:5 says before I formed you inside of the womb, I knew you, I ordained you, and sanctified you as a Prophet to the Nations.  God was talking to Jeremiah about a task that He wanted Jeremiah to do for Him. 

        Further, this same Bible verse applies to all of us in the 21st Century.  I say this because God known everyone well in advance.  I love the Lord because He knew me and He also understands me all of the time.  I feel good because I have His spirit inside of me.  I know that I might act like a person who seem demoralized at times about my place inside of this world.  When it comes to the Book of Jeremiah, it also states that God has plans for all of us. 

        Who do you love the most?  I love the God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, other people, and then myself.  I will also admit that I love everything inside of the environment itself.  I am the type of person who loves everything as well as myself simultaneously.  I am a person who is an active listener.  I am a person who is very intelligent, polite, kind, helpful, friendly, giving to others before myself, and I have a profound appreciation for life itself.  I just recently celebrated my 58th Birthday last Saturday.  I did not have a party for myself.  I celebrated my birthday by spending time with the Lord in prayer.  I also read the Sword of The Spirit, which is the Word of God.  I also listened to sermons on 93.7 The Light Christian Radio Station in my hometown of Dayton, Ohio. 

Finally, I want to say to everyone who is reading this essay that I love all of you very much.  I love the God, Jesus Christ, other people, and myself.  I am putting myself last because God will always provide for His people.  I might not have a job right now, but God is doing for me, more than I am doing for myself.  I am saying this because I have too many health problems.  I am having tremors from taking too much medication every single day of the week.  I suffer from schizoid affective disorder, acid reflux disease, migraine headaches, year round allergies, and seizures.

 I have had 5 abnormal EEGs within the past 10 years.  Therefore, I am physically, mentally, and emotionally sick.  I have been prescribed 31 medications to take every day of the week.  I love all of you very much.  I love God and Jesus Christ at the same time.  I love other people more than I love myself.  May the Lord God Bless All of You!!  I need all of your prayers!!

My Commentary about the Fourth of July

Hello Everyone 👋. This holiday occurred on a Tuesday this year 2023. I am really used to having a holiday during a weekend. As far as this year is concerned, it has been violence throughout the first six months of the year. I usually attend a meeting and a cookout or two. I remember the 1970s when I used to visit my grandmother’s house and I had a great time. The BBQ was delicious. Both of my grandmother’s knew how to cook extremely well. The 1980s were still the same. During that time I started suffering from seizures. I was born on Thursday June 24, 1965. I was born at 7:30pm. The Summer holidays were very nice. Whenever it is hot outside I stayed in the house until it was feasible for me to go outside. This is the Nation celebrate 245 years of existing in the United States of America. Honestly right now we all have to be careful going outside today because we are living in the Last Days according to the Bible. The World has changed a lot. My family members are getting older. I’m enjoying my day off from My usual activities. Please pray for all of us. God Bless America. God Bless You 🙏🙏🙏.

Luke 12

Luke 12:34; And What It Means to All People?  By Anthony Joseph Hopkins July 2, 2023

        Luke 12:34 is a personal inventory of our lives.  I want to say that Luke 12:34 says for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.  This means that we should invest all of our time with God.  I know for me, I have to get all of my priorities together.  I remember when I did not know how to prioritize my life of God.  I want to inform all of you that I used to take care of other things that were not of God.  I know right now that I have to place emphasis on God.  I have to give all of my personal time to God.  I have to pay all of my tithes and offerings to God.  I want to say that I had to learn how to put God first and foremost. 

        What this Bible verse mean is to give yourself to God.  How do you give yourself to God?  First, we must be willing to pray and to communicate with God on a daily basis.  Second, we must be willing to stop using vulgarity.  Our tongues are a consuming fire.  There are times that we cannot control what we say, and what comes out of our mouths.  Third, we must be willing to change our behavior for the better.  We must be willing to live for God.  This means that our lives do not belong to us in the first place.  Fourth, I want to say that I have a life with Christ Jesus. 

        Next, I want to inform all of you that we have to write all of the positives and negatives in our lives.  There are times that it takes another person who knows us very well, to determine what is important in our life.  How do we become Christlike?

 We must be willing to read God’s word every single day.  We must pray in advance.  We must be willing to control our mind and thoughts through the assistance of Jesus Christ.  We must put God first.  We must be willing to work with other people.  God wants us to serve Him.  He wants us to do His will.  My heart used to be filled with fear because I was abused by my step-father.  My step-father did not know how to raise children.  He used to tell me that I will not progress in life.  My step-father had children of his own.  I did not have any children because I could not find anyone feasible to really get married. 

Further, I was involved in a relationship that was very toxic.  Frankly, my ex-wife and I were on drugs.  My heart right now is pure.  I do not use vulgarity anymore.  I do not look at porn anymore.  I have not had sex in 13 years.  I do not commit fornication anymore.  I have been reading the Bible and I have accepted Jesus Christ as my Personal Savior on February 15, 2015.  I got baptized on that day.  I have decided to follow Jesus Christ on that day.  For six years, I might have had some ups and downs behaviorally. 

Finally, I want to say that I have been clean and sober since May 2, 1990.  I have not smoked any marijuana since January 21, 1990.  I no longer deal with female prostitutes anymore.  I am happy, joyous, and free.  I no longer have any angry feelings.  I help others willing fully. 

God Bless You 🙏🙏🙏. This is strictly information with meaning to me

A Message From Dawn

Dearest Anthony,

I know you’re already aware of some of the planetary transits that are headed your way. Transits that have the potential to transform your life in some very exciting ways!

So, I’m extremely pleased to have you back with me now, because while some of those transits are already in motion, others have yet to manifest. How you choose to work with these transits could easily be the difference between a mediocre 2023 and your absolute best year yet!

There are “pivotal moments” in your future, Anthony and I hope you take advantage of everything you learn here to ensure you’re on the road to success and happiness!

The next step is yours… are you ready to take the leap?


Your astrologer,
Dawn

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Anthony, this is your Astrology Chart:

NAME: Anthony

SIGN: Cancer

BORN: June 24, 1965

BIRTH TIME: 19:30:00

Anthony…

As I’ve mentioned before, the above chart you’re looking at is a snapshot of the Universe taken from where you were born, the moment you arrived on this plane.

Your Astrology Chart is your fingerprint to the Universe; no two charts are alike.

And remember, we are in the middle of a very powerful “shift” in consciousness. This shift is a time of intense transformation, one where we’re offered the opportunity to make great strides in our personal journeys…

And as I watch this shift continue to unfold, I am amazed by the incredible potential it offers…

See, regardless of where you are in your life – regardless of the obstacles that have been standing in your way, or the opportunities you’ve missed in the past – this shift holds the potential to wipe the slate clean…

No more feeling stuck or limited by your current situation… you could – if navigated properly – use this shift to unlock your True Destiny and achieve the happiness and success you’ve been dreaming about…

Now, I know that’s something you’d like to do, Anthony…

I know you’ve already taken steps toward that abundant future and I suspect that you can even feel the success you seek waiting for you on the horizon…

Your Transit Period was the trigger to this fantastic step in your evolution and it has set an incredible chain of events into motion…

In fact, if you’re like many of my clients, you often feel as if you could just reach out and grab hold of it… because it all seems to be only a step or two away…

The question is… how do you get from HERE to THERE?

How do you take that “next step”, and set about manifesting your deepest desires?

Well, that’s why I’ve invited you here today…

See, even though I’ve given you a free reading in the past, I felt compelled to extend this offer again, if for no other reason than just to help you understand all of the new changes that have taken place in your chart…

And rest assured, there have been many!

Understanding these changes will help you take that next step, Anthony, giving you a greater advantage as you continue to explore the possibilities of your true potential…

In fact, regardless of where you might be in your Transit Period, you still have an opportunity to experience a new level of awareness, one that can open the door to unlimited success and happiness!

And as before, I’ll give you the opportunity to dig even deeper and discover the secrets to locking in that success once and for all!

So, again, I’m glad you’re here, Anthony… I have so much to share with you!

Now, let’s take a look at your new, updated reading!

UPDATED: Free Mini-Reading for Anthony

Let me just start by saying that it’s clear you’ve been looking for answers for quite some time, Anthony… You’ve already taken steps to expand your understanding of the world around you and you’re trying to stay connected to your True Purpose. And yet, despite those efforts, you may still feel unsure about your path and the effects this shift is having on your personal journey.

So, let’s start with some of your main personality traits and how they are manifesting in the different aspects of your life… this will give you a better understanding of where you are right now and how you can best choose your next step.

Love – Emotions

Love plays an important role in your life, and you engage yourself with fervor, wisdom and gratitude. You do a lot to deserve your happiness, and you hope that your significant other is just as committed to the relationship. You want passion and desire, but you also want a connection that goes beyond – one that allows you and your Soul Mate to explore a deeper love and understanding.

Jealousy and insecurity is your biggest foe in matters of the heart, so learning to stay centered in the purest expression of your love is essential to making it last.

Also remember that each of us has our own path to walk and while those paths will cross, they will not always match in every way. Allowing your love to explore their own needs and expectations will help the two of you create a strong, lasting bond that can stand the test of time.

Social Life

You are a fierce friend and expect the same loyalty in return. Your personality naturally draws others to you, so if you have hidden your true self away, it’s time to let your light shine. Trust your instincts – you’ll know if the connection is there or isn’t and if it’s not, don’t force it. Instead, look for the deeper meaning behind the encounter. What gift or insight does this person have to offer?

Luck

Your golden number is 6, your lucky number par excellence. Use the number 6 as often as you can: for example, when you set up an important meeting, insist on the 6th day of the month, or 6 o’clock in the afternoon; when you take a train, get in the 6th car. Use it whenever you play games etc.

If you have premonitory dreams – and you should! – 3 is your most auspicious number. It’s also lucky for travel and in financial matters.

And 6, your number for happiness, can also be used to combat misfortune.

Use a combination of these three numbers as often as you can. Luck will do many things for you, and your intuition will do the rest.

Now, Here’s What To Do Next!

As I have already explained, we are in the midst of a period of Great Change – a Transit Period – that is leading us to the next chapter in human evolution… and we must work through this shift if we want to experience the abundance and happiness on the other side.

The good news is, I can help you move through this challenging time and unlock the secrets to the success you seek!

You are extremely intelligent, philosophical and imaginative! You are psychically gifted and may enjoy your own solitude. Since you choose not to take anything at face value, your path will lead you to study, test, and analyze everything. You are a born searcher and seeker of truth, and attracted to all things spiritual and mystical. Your goal is devoted to investigations into the unknown, and to finding answers to the mysteries of life. You will be successful in any field that calls for analysis, deductive reasoning, scientific knowledge or technical ability.CONTINUE READING…

Put On The New Self With Pictures

Put On The New Self By Anthony Joseph Hopkins

It sounds a bit like throwing on an overcoat or shawl, the concept of “putting on the new self” that is emphasized repeatedly in Scripture. “Is it really that simple?” we might scoff, as if transformation happens as easily as changing our clothing.

But that is exactly what the apostle Paul advises Christian believers to do in Ephesians 4. As he wrote, “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness” (Ephesians 4:22-24).

What does it mean to “put on the new self” from Ephesians 4:22-24? It means exactly that — to exchange the old self for the new, the old ways and life of sin for the new creation we all are in our lord and savior, Christ Jesus.

Let’s take a look at the context, how we can put on a “new self,” and why it is so important that we do this.

What Does This Verse Mean?

When talking about the new self, Paul is referring to a renewed or regenerated person, one who has turned away from old ways to a new and improved state of being. This new self is a holy and pure self, striving to be like God and free from sin. It’s much like the “new humanity” Paul refers to in Ephesians 2:15, when he speaks of Jews and Gentiles coming together in the body of Christ – a beautiful, transformative version of what once was so imperfect and flawed.

We are to put off, or get rid of, the old version of ourselves — slaves to sin and walking in darkness, destined for death — and instead allow our minds and very souls to endeavor to be like God himself, righteous, true, perfect, and holy. This new self has Christ as our head (Colossians 1:18).

In the original Greek, “putting off” or “putting away” is translated from apotithēmi, which Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary of the New Testament says means “to lay off, lay down or aside, as garments.” The term “put on” comes from the Greek endyō, meaning to clothe oneself.

In essence, just as we take off an old, worn-out cloak and put on a fine, pristine new one, we are to do the same with the new, Godly self, the self that strives to be sin-free and in perfect alignment with the Lord.

For old and new self, the original Greek used is palaios anthrōpos and kainos anthrōposAnthrōpos refers to body, or human frame, specifically the “spiritual frame of the inner man,” according to Mounce’s dictionary. Palaios means “old” and kainos means “new,” or “recently made.” Kainos can also refer to new as in renovated, improved, made better or of higher excellence.  

It is clear here that Paul is indeed saying that, like a tattered old coat, we should take off our old self and put on the new and far-improved one — our “Jesus cloak.” We do this by striving to be like Jesus, our God-given role model, God and man in one.

What Is the Context of Ephesians 4?

Paul is writing to the first-century church in Ephesus, largely comprising Gentile followers of Jesus. Much of the entire book of Ephesians is an instructional letter to the people urging them to embrace their identity in Christ.

Paul teaches here that salvation comes only by grace through faith, and he urges the people to do what they can to embrace this new identity so they can join other members of the body of Christ and bring about God’s eternal plan on earth.

Once, these Ephesian believers had been squabbling, ununified fools who worshipped idols and engaged in immoral behavior. But now they had a fundamentally, drastically new character.

Be that new person, Paul is urging his audience. Turn from the old and embrace the new.

As part of this, Paul also in Ephesians 4 encourages the people to draw together in unity and try hard to be mature and responsible, not immature, fickle infants. Indeed, he doesn’t want them to be “Gentiles” or “Jews” at all but God’s own children, precious and good. Don’t do wrong things, like lie or steal. Don’t “give the devil a foothold,” he says in Ephesians 4:27. Encourage each other and focus on kindness and righteousness.

Why Do We Need to Put Off the Old Self?

The old self is like the pile of weeds Jesus himself said was destined for the fire. But the new self, as it is part of the body of Christ, has a higher purpose and is part of God’s plan.

John 1:4-5 says, “In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”

That light came into the world, but we didn’t recognize him. Yet, John wrote, “To all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God — children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God” (John 1:12-13).

This is what is meant when Jesus says in Revelation 21:5, “I am making everything new!” Those of the earth, who love the things of the world, are destined for death. But those who belong to Christ are set aside and saved.

Jesus said this in John 3:5 when he indicated we must be born anew in order to enter the kingdom of God, born of water and the Spirit.

Otherwise, when it comes time for the harvest, destruction awaits. For, as Jesus taught in Matthew 13, “At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.”

The old self is the weeds; the new self is the wheat. We are not to get tangled up with the weeds lest we get dragged down and not flourish, grow, and sprout like the wheat.

Is This Something We Do of Our Own Power?

But we do not do this on our own. God wants to help us put on this new self.

As Paul writes in Philippians 1:6, “He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” And as he adds in Philippians 4:13, “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” He’s referring not only contentment and peace, to surviving hardship, but to the process of sanctification.

In John 15:2, Jesus talks about how the Master Gardener “cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.”

We, his followers, can bear fruit as long as we remain connected to him, the vine. He’ll help us as long as we keep the faith and stay connected with him.

What Would This Look Like for You Today, to Put on the New Self?

For some of us, this is a perspective shift — learning to turn our sights from the distractions and worries of the world and set our minds on things of the eternal. For others, it’s a practical, intentional, daily striving to overcome temptation to commit sin and heed fleshly desires.

Paul tells us in Galatians 5:22-23 that the fruits of the Spirit include love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

Therefore, doing and thinking things that lead to these spiritual fruits can help us wear the cloak of righteousness, the cloak of the “new self.” Use Jesus as our model and love others. Remember that the Son “did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45).

Perhaps that looks like volunteering to do menial or undesirable work, or to sacrifice your own comfort for the comfort of someone else. Perhaps that looks like extending forgiveness and kindness to an enemy so God can be glorified.

Putting on the new self is different for everyone, but it always looks like Jesus.

So shrug off your old cloak. Indeed, toss it in the trash. Grab your Jesus clothes and wear them with honor so that all can see God’s glory at work in your heart, mind, soul, in all you speak and do.

As Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” Praise God.

Is This True? Are We All Inside of His Hands?

By Anthony Joseph Hopkins

          I have a very important question to ask everyone.  Are we all inside of God’s Hands?  The answer is yes! I am saying this because it is God who is doing for us more than we are doing for ourselves.  I know that according to Proverbs 20:24 says a person’s steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand their own way?  It is God that is doing the work for all of us in our personal lives.  I will admit that I used to question God all of the time when I was a whole lot younger.  Currently, at the age of 52, I am keeping my mouth shut because God has a way of disciplining mankind for disobedience.  I want to inform everyone that I used to use God Name in vain all of the time.  This is simply because I was a very angry person growing up.

Further, I used to question my own authority figures each and every single time that I was intended to do something for them.  I always asked why, who, how, when and what all of the time.  To be perfectly honest in Proverbs 20:20 says if a man curses his father or mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.  This is not a laughing matter because God can discipline you for the rest of your entire life, simply because a child has totally disrespected their parents.  To be perfectly honest with all of you, we are all inside of God’s Hands. 

In Addition, It is God’s unfailing love that he has for all of us that He provides us mercy.  The definition of the word mercy is undeserved favor for someone or something.  To be released from punishment.  I feel that God is giving all of us a second chance as long as we repent of our sins.  I feel at this time that God has cancelled all of my debt and sins because I am constantly repenting all of the time.  Do you know that each day of our lives, we commit sin?  It is not very easy to let go of our sinful nature.  It has to be done in order for each and every last one of us to receive divine forgiveness.

Moreover, I want to tell everyone that I am writing this blog to let everyone know that God will continue to bless you as long as you are living according to His Word.  I have to make direct amends with my family members for the things that I have done wrong towards them and others.  My A.A Sponsor told me a very long time ago that I must make amends in order to set things right with God.  I have an opportunity to make direct amends with everyone in my life.  I will admit that I have not been a perfect child growing up.  I have been very mischievous and sinful.  I am very sorry for injuring others and myself all because I wanted to gain something from each person.  I will admit that I was selfish, egotistical, and a self-righteous person.  If I was not right in anything that I have done, then I would get angry and upset as well.

Finally, I want to tell all of you that I have a very long way in my Christian Walk because I have been robbing God in tithes and offerings to the church.  I read the Bible every single day, and I am still a sinner.  God has healed me from all of my sins, iniquities, and transgressions.  I am still a Work in Progress just like everyone else.  I am taking things day by day.  I am clean and sober because I have been court ordered to A.A and other support groups.  I am very sorry for disappointing God, Jesus Christ, others, and myself.  Please continue to keep me in your prayers.  Thank You for reading my blog.