Living by the Spirit's Power

So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won't be doing what your sinful nature craves. The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desire that are the opposite of the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions. But when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of Moses.
When you follow the desire of your sinful nature, the result are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outburst of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the kingdom of God.

God's Promises Bring Hope

For example, there was God's promise to Abraham. Since there was no greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying:
"I will certainly bless you,
and I will multiply your descendants beyond number."
Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.
Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding. God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who receive the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind. So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. this hope is a

Call to Spiritual Growth

 There is much more we would say about this, but it is difficult to explain, especially since you are spiritually dull and don't seems to listen. You have been believers for long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God's word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food. For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn't know how to do what is right. Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong.
So let us stop going over the basic teaching about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don't need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God. You don't need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgement. And so, God willing, we will move forward to further understanding.

Wisdom Shouts in the Streets

Wisdom shouts in the streets.
 She cries out in the public square.
She call to the crowds along the main street,
 to those gathered in front of the city gate:
"How long you simpletons,
 will you insist on being simpleminded?
How long will you mockers relish your mocking?
 How long will you fools hate knowledge?
Come and listen to my counsel.
I'll share my heart with you
 and make you wise.

"I called you so often, but you wouldn't come.

A Father's Exhortation: Acquire Wisdom

My child, listen when your father corrects you.
  Don't neglect your mother's instruction.
What you learn from them will crown you with grace
  and be a chain of honor around your neck.

My child, if sinners entice you,
  turn your back on them!
They may say, "Come and join  us
  Let's hide and kill someone!
Just for fun, let's ambush the innocent!
  Let's swallow them alive, like the grave,
Let's swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death.

The Purpose of Proverbs

These are the Proverbs of Solomon, David's son, king of Israel.
Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline,
  to help them understand the insights of the wise.
Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives.
  to help them do what is right, just and fair.
These proverbs will give insight to the simple,
  knowledge and discerning to the young.
Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wise.
Let those with understanding receive guidance
  by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables,

Battles Against Phillistine Giants

Once again the Phillistine were at war with Israel,
And when David and his men were in the thick of battle,
David became weak and exhausted.
Ishbi-benob was descendant of the giants,
his bronze spearhead weighted more than seven pounds,
and he was armed with a new sword.
He had cornered David and was about to kill him.
But Abishah son of Zeruiah came to David's rescue and killed the Phillistine.
Then David's men men declared.
"You are not going to battle with us again! Why risk snuffing out of the light of Israel"?
After this, there was another battle against the Phillistine at Gob.

Be Happy With What You Have.

It is often that we don't appreciate what we have, but we appreciate what others have. The reason is, we seldom notice our self in good for what we already have. We want to acquire more but later don't use and just keep it. Try to look back and examine what you are and what you have, learn to appreciate and discover their use. You might be glad later on, if you've found out something that is more better than what you want to acquire.

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; Or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching. 

         Romans 12:6,7

Treat Anyone The Way You Do It To Yourself.

When we seek good and needs for ourselves, we often forget our fellow who seek good and need also just like what we need. Do not disregard them because we considered one, the fact that we belong to one. Let us be considerate and not proud, since there is no place to raise our self, let us remain humble in any way. Let God raise us from our status, He will provide what is due to us. Let us always regard the need of our fellow, let it be that the problem of one be the burden of all. Do not only sympathize but empathize, have that spirit.

So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.
Romans 12:5

Know and Do Your Function.

People has different function though sometimes we're educated in same situation, raise in same culture, and provided with same things.

"For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function."

          Romans 12:4

Function As To What Our GOD Had Assigned Us.

The different people has different purpose. The different individual has different function. But though they are different in function and purpose, the task to be accomplish is uniform. To finish the different task assigned to people and individual with different function and purpose.

 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; Or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches in

Do Not Make Ourselves Higher Than Anyone.

Do not treat and make ourselves higher than anyone, we could reach higher status and accomplishment but was not enough and not valid reason to boast and make our self greater than anybody.

For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.

Just Let God Direct our Life.

We live in a way we want it to be, we make it the way we like it happen, but how many times that we thank God for what He had brought us. Sometimes we blame God for bad situations that happen to us, and we fail to understand that he permit and allows those things to happen so that we'll go back to Him and ask for help and caring. We should know and learn His purpose for for every situation, He did not bring strong rain to drown us, He did not brought drought to starve us, He did not let our love one lost to hurt us. But he permits these things to happen so that we will turn and go back to Him.

He wants us to be more firm and stronger so that we're more ready and used when more worst situation come

And Do Not Be Conformed to this World.

The security and assurance we aimed can only be provide by the greatest, no one has it. If we would like to avail that transforming power, do not be conformed to the likes and modes of this world.

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your