The Battle within.

Today I wanted to talk about the battle within. Galatians 5:16-17 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. When we are born again in Christ our spirit becomes new but our flesh remains the same.  We have to recognize that this will be a constant battle between flesh and spirit. When we are led by the spirit we put our FAITH in God and trust that he direct us. When we let our flesh run things we disregard God and do what we want to do.

Our flesh consists of our emotions, feelings, and senses. If I like the feeling that drugs and alcohol gives me my flesh will say if it feels good do your thing. If I see an attractive woman, my flesh would say go holla at her even though your married. The mind is also a major part of the flesh and how a man thinks can also become why a man is led by his flesh. The bible says the way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice. If someone thinks they are right in their own eyes you can't tell them anything. The flesh is the easy way to live, everyone is doing it and  is also glorified everyday through television and media. God wants us to be led by the Holy Spirit and that takes sacrafice. If we are his children we have got to start acting like it.

Heaven is above earth so the ways of heaven are greater than the ways of earth. God is spirit which is eternal and we were made in his image and our flesh is only temporary. The Holy Spirit represents the Kingdom of heaven and our flesh represents the world. We have to be lead by the Holy Spirit and not ourselves. The apostle Paul says those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. We have to become dead to the world and alive in Christ. Jesus said the gate is narrow abd the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. Choose LIFE my people and be led by the Holy Spirit, not DEATH by following the desires of the flesh. May God Bless!!

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Lawrence J Leary

Relationship with GOD.

Its been a while since I have written anything so I decided to get back to it. I am going to start off by saying God wants a love relationship with his children. We understand relationships with our own children what it takes to build a strong relationship. When we become saved we then become Gods children and we now are adopted into the family through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Now that we are in the new royal family we have to build that new relationship. We were in the world and did not know the ways of our Father in heaven. Our old familiy was that of the world. We could do whatever we wanted in our old family. As christians we have to establish a relationship with Jesus Christ and through Christ we have access to the Father. A relationship doesn't mean once a week for an hour or two, it is everyday. We can't keep looking back at the old family where our daddy (the devil) let us do whatever we wanted. We have to get into the word of God for ourselves, talk to our father through prayer, and just get back to loving on another. We then begin to build a relationship in our new family and walk according to our fathers will and not our own.

God Bless!!
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Life or Death?

The bible says in Romans 6:23 that the wages of sin is DEATH. When I first read this I didn't fully understand it because we are born sinners and  what was God trying to tell me in this verse because how I was living wasn't causing me to die. I use to be out there kicking it and doing my thing. I was the biggest sinner and still alive so what was the bible talking about?

I had to go back to God's Word for answers. In Genesis God created man in his own image. The first man Adam had flesh but also had a spirit that was breathed in him by God. The spirit is also eternal like God because he made our spirit like his own likeness. As for our flesh it will die and when we do our spirit goes back to God. This is where the wages of sin comes to play. When our spirit goes back to God we will be held accountable for everything we did on earth while we were living. Have you ever sinned in your lifetime? God's law also states if you break one law you break them all James 2:10. God does not know sin and in his court of spiritial law the wages of sin is death.This is the second death of your spirit which only God can destroy. We can't stand before a Holy God as a sinful man and think we can win our case.

God already knew that all have sinned and fall short of his glory so he gave us a way to be redeemed. He sent his son Jesus who died for sins and paid for our debts with his blood. Jesus said in John 14:6 “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."Now when we go before the God for judgment, he now sees his son Jesus in us and we are seen as righteous the case is thrown out. Jesus gives us eternal LIFE and if we choose to live in sin and reject Jesus you choose an eternal death. Choose LIFE my people and that is through Jesus Christ.

God Bless!!
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About that action Christians.

What's going on my people its been a while since I posted anything and so I had to get back and speak what was on my heart. I love my people and what I say is out of love. I pray that everyone I know is saved and living their life in Christ.

When I was watching the media day at the superbowl and seen the Marshawn Lynch interview I was like Marshawn does have a point. We got to be about that action like Marshawn Lynch said. Many people post scriptures on Facebook, but who actully is doing what scripture says? Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says (James 1:22). God wants you us to take action on what the bible says because if we don't then the bible is just another book. When we become saved Jesus will start working from the inside out, changing your spirit man. Our spirit is what is born again when we get saved and our flesh will constatly try to battle the new spirit man. The title of my blog touches on this also, The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. We have got to kill that flesh and be led by the spirit. The apostle Paul says: Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit (Galatians 5:24-25). We have to take action people even at church you may hear a good sermon and if you do not take action on it you are still at square one. 

Our flesh is emotianlly driven, what feels good, and what makes sense in our own minds. I have also noticed that following the flesh is the easy route and what the majority of people are doing. The majority of people are drinking, smoking, having premarital sex, and turning up. We have got to kill that and let and let God. Let Jesus begin to work from the inside and let the Holy spirit begin to guide our steps. We must give the Holy spirit control of our lives following his lead and have our flesh submit to our spirit man. Also trust in the Lord with all our heart and lean not unto our own understandings (the flesh).

With all that said I have to go back to my boy Marshawn, be about that action Christians. I love ya'll and may God Bless YOU!!!

GodsWatchdog.

God is the only one to FEAR.

Man as I look back on just the life of this blog I just want to thank God for using me.  The Holy Spirit led me to start writing this blog to lead the lost to Jesus. I don't know who has been lead to Christ, read this blog, or even re-committed themselves back to the Lord but it doesn't matter. The seed has been planted and only time will tell what seed got planted in fertile ground or if a raven snatched up that seed as soon as it fell. My job is just to sow the seed and spread the good news of the gospel and let The Holy Spirit do the work in your lives. Glory be to God!!!

The FEAR of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction Proverbs 1:7. So when I read that I see as if you fear God you begin to get knowledge and the fool doesn't want to hear instruction. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding Proverbs 3:5. God also wants you to TRUST him with our hearts because he knows we have no idea about true knowledge and wisdom. Our society has no FEAR of God because people are living in sin, there is no remorse and people are not REPENTING for their sins, and society would rather turn up than turn to Christ. Jesus said in Mattew 10:28 and FEAR not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather FEAR him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Only God can destroy both body and soul. Hell wasn't originally made for man, it was for the devil and his fallen angels and when you choose to live in sin you choose the same fate as the devil. Be smart my people because the FEAR of God is the beginning of knowledge. You do not want to be on the other side of Gods wrath it would be foolish.

I  am going to end this message on a good note and a way to Salvation, so I will leave you with this vese. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.  This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 1 John 15:18. We cannot get that PERFECT love without Jesus. Love cast out FEAR.

May God Bless!!
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Do you really LOVE the Lord?

Do you really love the Lord that is the question? Yes I did and as a child I had all the love in my heart. I got saved when I was 12 at the AWANA program in Steilacoom at that church next to Albertsons and in my twenties I soon began to fall away from the Lord. I loved making money, kicking it with my homies, and getting females. Did I really love the Lord? I though since I was saved and that justified loving the Lord. In truth I didn't love the Lord, I loved the world. I loved doing what I wanted to do,  I loved kicking it, and loved making money. I still was a Christian going through struggles and living the double minded. Proffessing a love for Jesus but doing a total opposite of what he preaches. You know the saying actions speak louder than words is so true. With my actions I was pledging my alligence with the devil.  I was a blinded prisoner of the devil that was lost and my love for the things of the world  was stronger than my love for Jesus.

Our God is good and Jesus never left my side. The holy spirit began working in me and the things that I loved before wouldn't interest me anymore. When I did partake the holy spirit would convict me and I would feel bad after. I soon began to read the word, study great evangalists, and even write down some of my thoughts. God began to take the blindfolds off my eyes and break the shackles off my hands. I looked at bible verses like Mattew 22:37 which states the greatest commandment is to love the Lord with all your heart and John 14:15 which Jesus says if you love me keep my commandments. These two verses inspired me to write this post, God showed me that I am a sinner and I must ask for forgiveness. We all fall short of Gods glory, we must repent for our sins and keep the Lord Jesus Christs commandments. By keeping the Lords commandmends we show our love for the Lord Jesus Christ. Do you really love the Lord?

May God Bless!!!
GodsWatchdog

No middle ground.

What's going on everyone today the Holy Spirit has lead me to talk about middle ground. The subject of middle ground caught my attention and I noticed several people believe that there actually is a middle ground. The Jesus states in Mathew 12:30 that if you are not for him then you are against him. Many have been lead astray by the lies of the enemy. The devil wants you to believe that there are many roads that lead to God or that if you be a good person that is enough to get you to Heaven and that there is a middle ground to stand on. My people DO NOT BELIEVE THE LIE. If you do believe some of the lies that are out there you choose to side with the enemy. I look at biblical history and look at Eve. She lived in paradise talked with GOD and had dominion over all living creatures but her downfall was that she believed a LIE of the devil which made her rebell against God. Could you imagine talking to GOD everyday and still get tricked into believing a LIE. Man that was in the beginning and in our time there are so many lies out there it is much easier for people to get led astray. Jesus is the TRUTH, the WAY, and the LIFE. There is no middle ground, you are either with Jesus or against him. Man I love my people and if you do not have a relationship with Jesus and accepted him as your Lord and Savior now is the time. Don't keep standing on that middle ground my friends.  Feel free to message me or call if you need prayer. God Bless!!!