But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. James 2:18
Faith and works go hand and hand. As we receive God's amazing gift of faith, we can't help ourselves but respond with gratitude. it is then in our gratitude in which we do good works, loving our neighbor, so that more and more would come to know our Rescuer, Jesus Christ.
But an attitude of gratitude can diminish. This likely happens when we do not spend time in God's word daily, when we remove ourselves from Christian community and corporate worship, when we get sucked into a culture that ignores God or puts Him on the back burner of priorities.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Godly man
Characteristics of a godly man
He is a man that has a love for God, Matthew 22:37
A man that not only knows about God but one that actually loves and wants to serve Him. He is a man after God's own heart. He will read God's word and pray for God's before he acts or makes decisions. He will obey God's word. Obey the Gospel and be faithful. One cannot be "godly" and not obey the Gospel He will defend the word of God, Jude 3 He will love his enemies,Matthew 5:44-46 He will love his wife as his own body, Ephesians 5:28 He will love his children. He will love his parents and neighbor.
He would be a man who prays to God
He will acknowledge the will of God and ask Him for guidance, help and knowledge. He will a person you would want to pray for you in time of illness or distress because you know his love and relationship with God is strong.
He will repent and confess his sins, 2 Corinthians 7:10
He will not be perfect but he will be striving to be perfect. He will acknowledge his mistakes to those he has done wrong to. He will swallow his pride and humble himself before God and his fellowman. James 4:6-8
He will be discipline
He will keep his word
He will keep his word with God. He will keep his word with his wife, Job 31:1. He will keep his promise to his children.
He will discipline his children, Ephesians 6:4, Hebrews 12:9-11
This means to teach and instruct them. Which requires him to be involved in their lives. We need more hands on type dads.
The home needs Godly bad men especially in todays society. We need Godly men to provide the love and security to those inside the home. Society needs godly men in generally
He is a man that has a love for God, Matthew 22:37
A man that not only knows about God but one that actually loves and wants to serve Him. He is a man after God's own heart. He will read God's word and pray for God's before he acts or makes decisions. He will obey God's word. Obey the Gospel and be faithful. One cannot be "godly" and not obey the Gospel He will defend the word of God, Jude 3 He will love his enemies,Matthew 5:44-46 He will love his wife as his own body, Ephesians 5:28 He will love his children. He will love his parents and neighbor.
He would be a man who prays to God
He will acknowledge the will of God and ask Him for guidance, help and knowledge. He will a person you would want to pray for you in time of illness or distress because you know his love and relationship with God is strong.
He will repent and confess his sins, 2 Corinthians 7:10
He will not be perfect but he will be striving to be perfect. He will acknowledge his mistakes to those he has done wrong to. He will swallow his pride and humble himself before God and his fellowman. James 4:6-8
He will be discipline
He will keep his word
He will keep his word with God. He will keep his word with his wife, Job 31:1. He will keep his promise to his children.
He will discipline his children, Ephesians 6:4, Hebrews 12:9-11
This means to teach and instruct them. Which requires him to be involved in their lives. We need more hands on type dads.
The home needs Godly bad men especially in todays society. We need Godly men to provide the love and security to those inside the home. Society needs godly men in generally
Friday, September 26, 2014
Godly Woman
Traits of a Godly Woman
Godly Women in the Bible
that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience; the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things--that they admonish they young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.
~Titus 2:2-6
Working at home means...To make home welcoming, comforting, peaceful, pure, heartwarming for your stressed out husband & tired kids. To cook delicious food for them. To love them.
If you want to attract a godly man dress modestly. Modest is the hottest.
Proverbs 31 : The Woman Who Fears the Lord
...she does him good & not harm. All the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands.
...she rises while it is still night & provides food for her household & portions for her maidens she considers a field & buys it with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard she dresses herself with strength & makes her arms strong.
...she opens her hand to the poor & reaches out her hand to the needy. She is not afraid of snow for her household.
...strength & dignity are on her clothing & she laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom & the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household & does not eat the bread of idleness.
Charm is deceitful & beauty is vain but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised...
To Prepare for Childbearing
- Faithful to God
- Patient
- Loving
- Kind
- Modest
- Selfless
- Nurturing
- Submissive (to parents/husband)
Godly Women in the Bible
- Mary-Jesus Mother
- Abigail- Wise & understanding
- Dorcas- Giving & generous
- Hannah- Prayerful
- Esther- Courageous
- Sarah- Faithful
- Ruth- Woman of virtue
that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience; the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things--that they admonish they young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.
~Titus 2:2-6
Working at home means...To make home welcoming, comforting, peaceful, pure, heartwarming for your stressed out husband & tired kids. To cook delicious food for them. To love them.
If you want to attract a godly man dress modestly. Modest is the hottest.
Proverbs 31 : The Woman Who Fears the Lord
...she does him good & not harm. All the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands.
...she rises while it is still night & provides food for her household & portions for her maidens she considers a field & buys it with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard she dresses herself with strength & makes her arms strong.
...she opens her hand to the poor & reaches out her hand to the needy. She is not afraid of snow for her household.
...strength & dignity are on her clothing & she laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom & the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household & does not eat the bread of idleness.
Charm is deceitful & beauty is vain but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised...
To Prepare for Childbearing
- Care for, love, & encourage younger sisters. Listen to them. Practice gentleness love & care.
- Talk to & learn from other Godly women.
- Develop a biblical view of marriage & motherhood.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
How I want to respect my husband as a father
- Support his decisions in front of the kids.
- Share concerns or things we don't agree on in private.
- Speak highly of him to the kids.
- Treat my husband like a man not a child & do not refer to him as "my other child" (I hate when woman say that).
- Acknowledge that my husband have valuable wisdom & insights.
- Honor my husbands rules even when he is not around.
- Call our child out on disrespect or disobedience to their dad.
Monday, September 22, 2014
A Real Godly Man Needs a Women that...
- Respects him
- Supports him
- Listens to him
- Not judgmental
- Takes care of herself
- Kind
- Humble
- Helpful
- Patient
- Not selfish
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