Study To Show Thyself Approved

2nd Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

The closer we get to the second coming of Jesus Christ there will many false propets appearing on the scene. If you watch YouTube you definitely can agree with me on this. I find myself watching different channels of pastors, evangelists, prophets, prophetess', etc. on a regular basis. That is when you have to rely on your gift of discernment to be able to recognize whether or not what you're hearing is coming from the Spirit of God. I've come across some people that sounded legit at the time when I heard them, but then you get this feeling in your gut that makes you question yourself about listening to a particular individual. I'm still a baby in Christ, but the Lord will convict us in order to lead us in the right direction which is closer to Him. If you are listening to someone filled with the Spirit of God, they will most likely tell you not to rely on their word, but do your own research. Study and show yourself approved. One of the ways that gets you closer to God is reading the Bible and meditating on His Word. Listening to church online every Sunday and Wednesday won't get you into the Kingdom of Heaven. Neither will going to the church physically every week.

Many people are being pulled by God to fulfill His purpose right now. Some can't hear it due to fleshy desires overriding the abilitiy to hear and see God. Some hear it and see it but still choose to deny Him. Some hear it and see it and are in the process of doing the works necessary but still struggle in certain areas. However, you must remember that everyone still living on this earth still has a God given purpose to fulfill. It's sad that there are many that have left this world not knowing what their purpose was or never choosing to fulfill it.

2nd Timothy 2:24-26 (24)And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, (25) In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; (26) And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

We are all supposed to be servants of the Lord, but for those who are working towards and have a desire to fulfill their purpose through the will of God don't exert yourself. Before God can use us He has to fix us. I can use myself as an example. When God called on me I felt this overwhelming desire to become perfect overnight. I can't do any of the things I used to do and guess what anybody around me can't either. 😇😇 I'm suddenly not going to make any more mistakes and I'm going to live my life free of sin. I heard the voice of God telling me to slow down and stop talking so much. In my heart I still held a lot of anger and guilt and resentment, but I wanted to do what God was telling me to do. He worked on me a little bit at a time and through prayer and reading the bible and the resources and people He put in my presence, I'm no longer angry. I would be lying if I said I didn't think about how life would be had I made a different decision years ago, but I don't have guilt over it. I don't feel ashamed of any choices or decisions I made in my past. I recognize that God knew what I was going to go through, the choices I would make, the pain I would endure before ANY of it happened. As for resentment, I rely on this verse Romans 12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, said the Lord.

The Lord has been very patient with us, so we must show that same patience and love when we are teaching others. We must be mature, not childlike and run from the things that we desired in our youth. We are to follow righteousness, faith, love and peace and pray that God changes the hearts of those that oppose Him.

I couldn't do what I'm doing right now with this blog without the power of the Holy Spirit working in me. He gave me the name, and has allowed me to take my time in building it the correct way. I'm not hear to preach to anyone. I'm hear to hopefully show one person how good the Lord, and no matter what your past or your present is He can always use you. Remember to do your own works, study, meditate, discern and lead with your heart set on the will of God only. The resources you need will practically fall in your lap. It could be something or someone you hear, read or see that will hit your Spirit at the right time. You won't have to question it. You'll just know that God wanted you to see or hear it at that particular moment.

Remember, you are an Unapologetic Disciple. You no longer are ashamed to say you love the Lord and that you choose Him. Don't back down to Satan or his minions. You were blessed before you showed up in the womb. God has alwasy been with you and He will always be with you as long as you don't reject him. You were chosen for this moment in time. Be grateful and excited. Never fear for that is the spirit of Satan.