Life Loving

If you are not loving life, then you're not really living. God didn't put us here on earth to walk around depressed, stressed, ect. John 10:10: It is the thief that comes to steal, kill and destroy, but I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. This is Jesus talking about the reason He came. Jesus came for your benefit, to give you life and life more abundantly. This life isn't just any kind of life. In the Greek, this word means the God kind of Life, to live like God would if He was on earth. Think about it, would God walk around broke, sick, defeated, sad, confused just to name a few? No, those things are not part of His divine nature. 2Peter1:4 says that we have been made partakers of His divine nature. Meaning, through Christ, we have access to everything in Heaven. We are suppose to be living Heaven on earth everyday. With that said, let me show you how to do this. Assuming that you are born again, let's start with these verses of scripture.

1 Peter 3:10-12 (KJV)

For he that will Love Life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that

they speak no guile: vs 11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. vs12

For the eyes are of the Lord are over the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers; but the

face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

We see from this that in order to love life and see good days, you have to your tongue in line with God's Word. There is no other way around it. The words you speak determine if you walk in Life and see good days.

Up to this point, your life is a sum total of the words you have spoken. This word refrain means to let go of sin, not saying anything contrary to the truth of God's Word. God wants us so blessed that He gave us a perfect method, which is to line up our words with His word. One preacher put it like this, "God's Word in your mouth is just as powerful as it is in His".

As Christians, which means to be Christlike, are suppose to be followers of Christ by standing for everything He did. Christ didn't complain, didn't speak anything negative, even when He was being whipped, crushed and crucified. How did He do it? Jesus kept Himself in the love of God at all times. Jude 1:21 Keep yourself in the Love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. Is it going to hurt you not to complain, not to speak anything evil, not to gossip about anybody, to walk in peace and to do good? What do you have to lose by doing 1Peter 3:10-12? Let's look at these verses in the Amplified Version.

1 Peter 3:10-12 (Amplified Bible)

For let him who wants to enjoy life and see good days [good--whether apparent or not] keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from guile (treachery, deceit). vs11 Let him turn away from wickedness and shun it, and let him do right. Let him search for peace (harmony; undisturbedness from fears, agitating passions, and moral conflicts) and seek it eagerly. [Do not merely desire peaceful relations with God, with your fellowmen, and with yourself, but pursue, go after them!] vs12 For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with God), and His ears are attentive to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who practice evil [to oppose them, to frustrate, and defeat them].

I don't know about you, but I want to walk under an open Heaven at all times. It's a blessing to know that God hears you when you pray. Because when He hears you pray, He answers it. 1 John 5:14-15 And this is the confidence (the assurance, the privilege of boldness) which we have in Him: [we are sure] that if we ask anything (make any request) according to His will (in agreement with His own plan), He listens to and hears us. vs 15 And if (since) we [positively] know that He listens to us in whatever we ask, we also know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that we have [granted us as our present possessions] the requests made of Him.

Since I've put this is into practice, I'm beginning to really see results in my own life. Once I truly decided to walk in love and get my mouth in order, the favor of God is just showing up everywhere I go. My confidence is growing, now I can approach God without condemnation. It has made life more easier and exciting. I've forgiven people who did me wrong, kind towards them. I'm still pressing toward the mark of the high calling.

Even if you have missed it up this point, repent and ask God to forgive you. 1John1:9 If we confess our sins, He (God) is faithful and just to forgive our sins, and to cleanse us of all unrighteousness. Don't you want to love life and see good days? You can start now.

Father, in the Name of Jesus, forgive me for missing it, for speaking things

things that were against your Word, against how You view things. Through

Your Holy Spirit, help me guard my tongue, to watch my mouth. Help me to

love people the way you do, even when I don't feel like it, even when it hurts.

I want you to be glorified in every area of my life. In Jesus Name.......