8 pointers

8 pointers for a Christian.

1. Trust GOD and not just in yourself.

2. Be a good witness for the Lord.

3. Hand out gospel tracts.

4. Don't be afraid of people knowing you're a Christian we are all weird.          

5. Be an example that people want to follow to do right

6. Attend Church whenever the doors are open.

7. love your enemies. 

8. Stay faithful no matter what!

(1. Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

         In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. -Proverbs 3:5-6

(2. ... "You are my witnesses," declares the LORD, " Isaiah 43:10

(3.  And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 15:16

(4.  Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Titus 2:14

(5. Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 1st Corinthians 11:1

(6. Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Hebrews 10:25

(7. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 

(8. Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day. 1st Kings 8:61

What's your focus?

 

While hunting a couple years back I encountered something I would like to share with you. It was the last day of the 2022-gun season and we, my dad and I were driving in the afternoon trying to decide just where to hunt, when suddenly I said, "stop!" The reason for my sudden excitement was that I had spotted 3 large bucks accompanied by 4 does. Well, we drove around to where we thought they might pop out of the woods, and they did! However unfortunately I did not happen to see the bucks just the very large doe running across behind the bucks. I promptly put the crosshairs on the does shoulder and dropped the doe and then happen to notice the very large 10-to-12-point buck standing on a ridge which unfortunately had several other hunters at the bottom. I'd say I had the wrong focus.

It is the same in many ways with our walk with the Lord! Sometimes we get so focused on the wrong thing, we miss out on what God really wants us to be doing!

So, what's your focus? 

Here's a few, Sports, what you look like, hunting, fishing, The newest brands of shoes or clothes, money. These things are not wrong unless you place them before the Lord. In the world we live in there are so many things that consume us or draw our attention away from God! I would like to give you 4 ways to keep your focus in the RIGHT direction.

1. Don't always buy the best of the best or for that matter buy it at all if it's not entirely necessary or you just don't need it

2. Do church activities such as soul winning, helping your church family, exedra.

3. Never skip church to do anything that you just feel like doing instead.

4. Focus on what Gods telling you instead of focusing on what you think you should be doing.

   The closest you will ever be to God, is the time in your life when you are the most focused on Him!