Being Faithful and Consistent

Good day readers! 

I hope you are doing well today and trusting in the Lord in all things, wherever you are on this earth. 

I was thinking about how, as a believer, I want to be dependable and available to help those in need and encourage the sisters as I can. I hope all of you are clinging to the Lord alone but I can do my bit to encourage you to greater things in the Lord. I want to be as faithful and consistent at it as I can.

"My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:"

Proverbs 24:21

I was thinking today how we saints, us godly women, should be about serving others and being here for them. If we are walking in all obedience to our Lord ourselves then we will be seeking how we can do that in each of our lives. 

Some times in our flesh we want to have our own life. But we ought to be about the things of God. Giving up self and having a humble servant heart. Caring for souls in the gospel. Being available and not selfishly pursuing our own interests. 

And certainly our reputation in Christ will develop over time. And no this is is not about us. It's about sharing the hope we have in Christ and being a faithful witness in His name. We might save a soul from death or lift a discouraged sister up in Christ. 

Others are watching our lives. What do they tell about us and about the God we serve? 

How do we behave in trials? (joyous, patient, and trusting in the Lord in all things)

How do we dress? Is it consistently biblical or skirting the boundaries of sin?

How do we treat our enemies? (love, bless, do good to, pray for)

Are we honest and open, willing to be corrected or testable to the Word?

Are we humble servants (or proud looking down on others) 

We can each ask ourselves these things and more and think how we come across to others. Is it like Christ or do we need to work on some areas. I'm sure we all do and so I pray we are. 

We are all in different situations and have different callings in life but how are we being faithful and honest in our situations.

Of course we have our total trust in the Lord as He is ALWAYS faithful and can never sin.

"The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe."

Proverbs 18:10

But are we women dependable and approachable to speak of the things of God. Ready to give an answer and help others and not instead caught up in our own life and interests content to let the world go by as souls are perishing and the godly woman you know is struggling through difficulties ignored by you as you don't offer to care and pray.  

The true body of Christ will be about looking after and caring for others either physically but spiritually most of all as well. 

"Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;

And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed."

Hebrews 12:12-13

It is so very common...people just interested in looking out for themselves and seeking their own life and interests. As 1 Corinthians 13 says about love, it seeks not her own. 

"We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me."

Romans 15:1-3

Are we continuing on steadfast in truth, honest, and not compromising and carried about with different doctrines. 

"A double minded man is unstable in all his ways."

James 1:8

What I am trying to say is that my blog and other saints I know are here to edify and help others in the Lord. Am I perfect? No I'm not. Am I striving to be? Yes I am.  

"Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ."

Galatians 6:2

And this is what scripture says about how damaging it is if we let down our guard in any area of our reputation. It's quite a strong comparison and I can see exactly how it would look in those I trust in the Lord. Imagine looking up to someone who you thought was godly and biblical in all their ways then they did something "out of place" and foolish or little by little compromised on a bit of sin here and there. 

"Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour."

Ecclesiastes 10:1

I know we are to have complete trust in the Lord but maybe there's someone in your life ahead of you in their walk with the Lord. They've been through more life experiences and learned the hard way in many things. You trust them and look up to them as an example in the faith. And then they do something that stumbles you and so you are confused and even reject the faith in God or grow very weak. What I am trying to say in all this is that people are watching us as godly women and we want to be blameless in our walk of faith and obedience. 

Yes we ought to not put people in a wrong place in our lives and always fully trust in the Lord. Humans can fail...but God never. If you have trustworthy faithful saints in your life, you are blessed. But don't blindly follow them. Your life must rest in God and His Word. If people around you fail you must press on. From reading scripture we know perilous times of wickedness and false faith and unbelief will abound. Don't expect there to be many true saints and women of God around. You likely might have to go on alone. If you know of true saints treasure them and love them as precious souls redeemed by the blood of the Lamb made new creations through the Spirit. 

As godly women, we want to be a strong and consistent witness to the world. In Titus 2, it says that if we women are not obeying those commands there then the word of God is blasphemed and so that's pretty serious isn't it?

Yes I have this blog...but it doesn't mean I can just come here and post anything I want whenever I want. Sometimes I'm very slow of thought, and I have to check it all over many times for errors and mistakes and make sure it is what I wanted to say and above all that it is truthful and biblical. So to be honest these can often be hours of work each day. I'm glad I have time to work on here these days and encourage you all. I'm very blessed it can be my service to the Lord and I'm grateful that all of you bother to read. I know we ought not to compare ourselves to others but just do our best and the Lord can use us if we are willing. I would not be writing on here if the Lord didn't give me strength to do it. I truly wait on Him and day by day I get to encourage and edify you sisters:-)

I want to close with this what Paul wrote...

"...but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying."

2 Corinthians 12:19b

I hope this edified and blessed you in some way. Have a peaceful day in the Lord. 

Press on, looking to Christ, our perfect Example!

Love in Him,

...a daughter of God

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Trials and Trails

Greetings in the Lord wherever you are!

"And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.

So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple."

Luke 14:27-33

What an accurate description of what it's like to follow Christ! Reminds me of the parable of the soils as well; some endured for a time but fell away later. And of the rich young ruler too because he didn't want to give up the one thing that was keeping him from the kingdom. 

I pray each of you setting out to follow Christ have counted that great cost of what it will cost you to truly follow Him. But Christ IS WORTHY! 

As we grow and mature we will be constantly refining and getting into the fine details of our lives and actions. At first we may deal with the so called big things and sins (we have to start somewhere) but once you have overcome those you keep going deeper and deeper daily to bring all things captive for Christ. 

"(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;"

2 Corinthians 10:4-5

I was taking a walk today and I often see tracks of animals and other things along the driveway. Though I don't usually see the things that create them, it is a bit of history preserved from what was there some time ago. It's very sandy here so everything leaves a trail behind it...nothing is hidden. 

Birds... 

A cow...

Vehicles... 

And an ant trail... 

(And I often see lizard ones or even snakes.)

I was thinking how that could relate to us in our walks in the Lord. What kind of tracks are we godly women leaving? What do they also look like to God who sees into our heart? What are...

our actions

our words

our thoughts 

our motives

telling about us as we live out our days and time moves on? 

God sees and knows all. Will it be a trail of shame or one we see we were living victorious with the power of the Spirit. We do not become perfect just like God is, no, because we are still human, and we might and do fail at times but over time we will and must be growing if we are truly in Christ. And yes we are to aim for perfection and maturity in the Lord.

And yes we should be focusing on things above and not looking back but we do, as the seconds of the day move on, leave actions behind us for others, ourselves, and God to see. 

What do those around us see of our lives? Can they find faults and sins, selfishness, complaining, or compromise on what they know the Bible teaches (even if they aren't doing it themselves)? Do they see hypocrisy?

I like what this verse says here (even though it isn't addressed to us women specifically)...it's still true no doubt. 

"...that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you."

Titus 2:8b

And this one... 

"If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.

Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

1 Peter 4:14-16

Reminds me of this one too. They couldn't find "fault" with Daniel except in regard to his faith in God. 

"Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God."

Daniel 6:4-5

May that be us as we live in this world among them, but separated unto Christ, and not like them. Let us strive our best to be blameless and if anyone wants to find fault with us may it be in regard to God and His holy truth and if we suffer for that and righteousness we know what we can do... 

"Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: 

for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets."

Luke 6:22-23

Strive on sisters! 

Love in Christ,

...from a servant of the Lord 

See the gospel to eternal life here. 

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Blameless Women of God

"Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,"

Hebrews 6:1

Good day sisters in Christ, the godly women of the world! 

How does this find you? I hope and pray striving on for the Lord, growing in Him and being moulded into His likeness. I was thinking of this subject. If we have been any time as a new creation in Christ we will be maturing and over time day by day we will be seeking to do better at things we fail at. And reaching for perfection/maturity that the Lord commands of us. We don't want to sit still not growing. 

"Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect."

Matthew 5:48

There is so much in scripture about this all of course and how we are to live as followers of the Lamb. 

"Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain."

Philippians 2:12-16

As women, we know the things that pertain particularly to us of quietness, submission, meekness, biblical dress, headcovering, keeper at home etc. How are we going at all of those things? As I grow in my walk and look back from where I came from I see how the Lord is leading me into maturity in those things and more. Though we are all different and are called in Christ from different backgrounds some things may take more time to grow in. It might take longer for some developing a meek and quiet spirit and for us all no doubt learning how to react in different circumstances along with learning the roles of keeper at home. Other things can be done more quickly like putting on biblical clothing and headcovering. Yes it may only have been like ten months that I have been covering and dressing fully biblical but once you get past that initial flesh that says oh this will be hard and what will people think, then you don't care so much and you grow stronger. And it is obedience to the Lord's commands so it must be done and He died to redeem us as we are not our own. 

And yes as godly women we will be stared at by the world...and thought strange. But we have to overcome those feelings and press on for our Lord. Praise God He gave me strength to overcome and I've never looked back. All you who want to follow God and are obeying the gospel can overcome all things in Him. Then we can leave these things that are quick to obey and focus on the things that need harder work, our weaknesses, and even in them we will mature and grow if we are faithful. Don't give up pressing on. 

We see Paul teaching on more areas of being blameless...in this case a godly widow. 

"Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work."

1 Timothy 5:10

We have so much instruction in God's Word and we all are responsible for our own actions. At the end of each day we can think how we could have done better and all throughout the day we will be judging our attitudes and bringing them into line with how they ought to be if they have strayed. 

The Lord will give us wisdom and strength if we ask. Yes we have to act too and do things that are hard in the flesh but only then will we grow stronger in the Lord growing in maturity and walking blameless in all things.

To me this is signs of life, seeing a person constantly searching their hearts and actions and repenting and over time doing better. We are alive from the dead after all!...if we have been born by the Spirit that is, through the gospel. 

Love in Christ,

...from a servant of the Lord

See the gospel to eternal life here. 

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