1 Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. 2 Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. 3 For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.
idk if I really care about sharing in His glory... I don't feel like I really need any glory... I do desire to bring some to God by my life.. I am thankful that I have died to much of this life... yet much of it lives and reigns strong... otherwise circumstances would never upset me... I don't really think alot about heaven... I know that is where I will go... I am just trying to get through the day to day...
5 So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. 6 Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming 7 You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world. 8 But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language. 9 Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. 10 Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. 11 In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.
a greedy person is an idolater... that could be a problem for me.. I am a little greedy.. always wanting something new... wasting money unnecessarily.... I wouldn't say out loud I worship the things of the world... yet why do I need all the new things if I don't?....
I surely don't want the anger of God...
Christ is all that matters and He lives in all of us... well all who are saved anyways... I am thankful about that...
12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. 14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.
God chose us to be holy... we must forgive the one who offends you... patience.. (sorely lacking in that one...) humility.. (a daily struggle...) gentleness... hmmm.. I worked so diligently at being hard.. am I now gentle? I don't know about that...
above all clothe ourselves in love that binds us all together in perfect harmony... and let the peace from Christ rule in your hearts.. sometimes I wonder if I don't have too much peace... hardly anything moves me any more... and when I do get moved or upset.. it is usually about something I shouldn't be worried about...
16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. 17 And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.
let the message of Christ fill our lives... I think that is truth in my own life now... I rarely talk about anything without bringing God into it... I imagine some people find that annoying...
whatever we do or say.. do it as a representative of the Lord... that should probably change some of the comments that would possibly come out of my mouth.... and I am surely working on that...
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