{"id":8506,"date":"2018-01-12T01:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T06:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/?p=8506"},"modified":"2018-01-05T17:30:47","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T22:30:47","slug":"bible-verse-of-the-day-1-12-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/bible-verse-of-the-day-1-12-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verse of The Day – 1-12-18"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Philippians 4:7 (NKJV) 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Having a drive for something is OK, as long as it is what God wants for us. If it’s\u00a0not what God wants for us it can be very dangerous. It can make a mess of things quickly and we will lose our peace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For example, maybe we want a specific position, or maybe a material item.<\/p>\n

Watch out for the phrase, “oh, wouldn’t that be nice”. That can be the beginning of an unnecessary drive, a waste of valuable time, for something that\u2019s not meant for us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We may catch ourselves starting to go down that road and digging deeper, trying to find out more about it. The next thing we know we are spending all our time and effort trying to make it happen, trying to possess it and make it ours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Whenever\u00a0we want or think we\u00a0need something so\u00a0badly,\u00a0it will begin to\u00a0drive us.\u00a0It’s crucial that our drive be\u00a0aimed toward\u00a0the things that God <\/em>wants for us. Nothing else.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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One way to check ourselves at any point in time is to pull back and say, “hold on, wait a minute, I need to make sure this is right for me”.<\/p>\n

If we can’t do that, and we just keep plowing our way through, trying everything we can to make it happen,\u00a0then we are most likely being\u00a0driven by\u00a0our\u00a0motives, our wants and our desires. God is not\u00a0a part\u00a0of it. It’s all us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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To keep this from happening, we have to keep\u00a0an eye on our hearts during the process. How?\u00a0By keeping ourselves accountable.<\/p>\n

Make sure we are taking time with\u00a0God, and we don’t just push Him off and ignore His promptings, His warnings, and His red flags. Be aware and alert throughout the whole process, making sure\u00a0His peace is present and<\/em> prevalent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He has no problem helping us to know\u00a0if we are getting ready to make a\u00a0BIG mistake. We just have to pay attention to the signs, use wisdom and take action to stay on the right track.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If we are being driven today by something that is not going to be right for us, we need to stop, no matter how far in we are. Then we need to pull back and take some time to get God’s direction. He is faithful to help us see clearly and bring understanding, as long as we’re willing to listen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Seven Seas Ministries
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Philippians 4:7 (NKJV) 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Having a drive for something is OK, as long as it is what God wants for us. If it’s\u00a0not what God wants for us it can be very dangerous. It can make a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[804],"tags":[1823,2052,2394,2888,4566,2887,2520,4565,2377,2577],"class_list":["post-8506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-following-gods-leading-2","tag-bible-verses-about-following-gods-leading","tag-bible-verses-about-gods-peace","tag-bible-verses-about-having-gods-peace","tag-bible-verses-about-having-peace","tag-bible-verses-about-keeping-god-first","tag-bible-verses-about-listening-for-god","tag-bible-verses-about-peace-in-god","tag-bible-verses-lusting-after-things","tag-what-the-bible-says-about-following-gods-leading","tag-what-the-bible-says-about-listening-for-gods-voice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8506"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8522,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8506\/revisions\/8522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}