12 May 2019
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God Gives Us Good Things Now & Later (TMF:1130)

Friday, May 17, 2019
Peace to Live By: God Gives Us Good Things Now & Later (TMF:1130) - Daniel Litton
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       Remember, we discussed the fact that God is not a mean killjoy of a God. No, he is kind, being the one who has given us our lives, everything we have, and he wants to continue to bless our lives. He wants more blessings in them now, and he wants to give us good things in the future. Many of these things we will see in this life, and many of the good things we will get will be in the next life—in eternity. God gives us Heaven for the future, for those of us who believe in him. We get to be with him forever, having everything we need. God loves everyone in the world. The Bible says that he loved the world so much that he sent Jesus, his Son, to die on the cross so that anyone can have a personal relationship with him. Because we all have sin in us, we all from birth were separated from God. But through Jesus, we no longer have to be separated and estranged from God. By believing in Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for our sins, the wrongs we’ve done in our lives, we can be made right with God today. Jesus rose from the dead to give us new life. And he will be on our sides.

We Should Expect Good Things from God (TMF:1129)

Thursday, May 16, 2019
Peace to Live By: We Should Expect Good Things from God (TMF:1129) - Daniel Litton
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       Remember what Jesus told the Jews in his day: “Which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him” (Matthew 7:9-11, ESV). So, while we as sinners give good things to each other, and even expect good things, all the more should we expect and anticipate that God himself will give us good things—just as he already has in many ways. God wants us to believe that he will be good to us. He wants to show us his goodness. I do realize that there are some people out there who may feel left out, who may feel that they would like to benefit from these teachings, but that they don’t know God. They feel estranged from him, and they feel like that are not on good terms with him. Well, if I am describing you today, I want you to know that God wants to be in a personal relationship with you. He wants to be your God, and he wants to help you in your life.

Unbelief Robs Our Souls of Life (TMF:1128)

Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Peace to Live By: Unbelief Robs Our Souls of Life (TMF:1128) - Daniel Litton
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       We have to choose to believe that good is going to happen and not fill our minds with unbelief. You can feel sorry for yourself when trouble arises, or you can think positively and believe you’re an overcomer. To state it again, unbelief will rob our souls of life. How can God come to our rescue when we don’t believe he will? When you don’t believe God will assist you in your life, you are undercutting his character. Even if you don’t believe that God will help you because your too sinful, that undercuts his character because he paid for all of your sin through Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. He bought us with a price. God is a good God. Remember what Jesus told the Jews in his day: “Which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him” (Matthew 7:9-11, ESV).

Worst Case Scenario vs. Having Faith (TMF:1127)

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Peace to Live By: Worst Case Scenario vs. Having Faith (TMF:1127) - Daniel Litton
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       You see, Satan will present us with lies in our minds, which are negative and usually worse case scenario. It’s our responsibility to block and protect ourselves from his lies when they come to our minds, even when he presents them to us frequently. Remember, the Apostle Paul said to “In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one” (Ephesians 6:16, ESV). See how he said “in all circumstances” we are to have faith. And notice that “in all circumstances” Satan will fire darts at us—that is, lies, untruths. We have to resist his lies, and realize that what he is telling us about our situation or our future just simply isn’t true. It’s can be very tempting to believe the unfavorable things he is telling us, and to dabble in self-pity and a negative mindset, but those things aren’t going to help us to cultivate a positive, hopeful mind. We have to choose to believe that good is going to happen and not fill our minds with unbelief.

Deliberately Believing Good Will Happen (TMF:1126)

Monday, May 13, 2019
Peace to Live By: Deliberately Believing Good Will Happen (TMF:1126) - Daniel Litton
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       So, then, we have to deliberately choose to believe that good is going to happen instead of bad. And there are many out there who are thinking, “Bad always happens to me. I don’t want to believe good will happen because then if it doesn’t, I will be disappointed.” But remember, you need to be believing good is going to happen. Your very fear inside your mind that bad is going to happen is exactly what allows the bad to happen. This is because you are not exercising faith. Our God is not a deistic God. He didn’t set the universe in order and then walk away from it so that you have to hope you don’t get burned by bad luck. Bad things happen to all, but how we respond to those things is what is really important. You need to believe that good will happen instead of bad, and even when bad does happen, you need to remain positive with the mindset that this time of negativity will pass. If you remain hopeful when bad happens, it allows God to aid you in your negative situation. But be thinking bad, with no faith, and only more and more bad is going to happen for you.