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Crazy Expectations (Part 2)

By Taffi Dollar

Summary

God wants to bless us in all areas of our lives. He wants us to experience His best; however, some things that we do, such as finding fault with others, block those blessings. The root of fault-finding is blame, which is defined as avoiding taking responsibility for our actions. Faultfinders focus only on the small details but do not see the big picture; they reject people for not doing everything according to their expectations. During Jesus’ ministry, there were plenty of people willing to criticize Him for what He did; we must take care not to fall into this category..

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Crazy Expectations

By Taffi Dollar

Summary

Wanting to do the right thing is a normal part of being human; however, sometimes what others expect of us, and even what we expect of ourselves, can cause undue pressure and stress in our lives. If we’re not careful, we can get caught up in ceaseless religious striving and efforts to measure up to others’ expectations (which traps us in pride). Falling prey to this mindset causes feelings of guilt, shame, and condemnation that God wants us to avoid. Trying to meet the world’s expectations can leave us exhausted and overwhelmed; we only find the rest and the peace God wants for us by moving away from rule-keeping and receiving, by faith, the good things He wants to bless us with..

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Crazy Demands

By Taffi Dollar

Summary

In the distracting environment we live in, positioning ourselves to hear from God is not always easy. Sometimes we can have busy hearts that keep us from experiencing His best for us. We must take care that the busyness of our loaded schedules does not reflect busyness in our hearts. To remain focused on God, we must base our identity not in what we do, but in what He says about us; getting too wrapped up in our own activities only drives a wedge between us and Him. We make a mistake when we get busy trying to please people, control others, or do what God has not called us to do. Our inner motives matter; they control the direction of our lives. We stay safe when we do only what God tells us to do, and nothing more.

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Grace-Based Relationships: Crazy Busy

By Taffi Dollar

Summary

The world has a way of distracting us and pulling us in every direction. Sometimes we can get so busy and preoccupied with other things that we forget what we’ve been assigned by God to do. Our external environment pushes us to speed up the pace of our lives, but doing so creates undue stress and can cause us to lose focus on what is really important. Being careful to keep our priorities in line with God’s Word keeps us centered so that our lives do not spin out of control; prioritizing correctly is the difference between a life of anxiety and frustration and a life of peace..

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Is Jesus Enough for Our Salvation?

By Creflo Dollar

Summary

Religious tradition demands we work hard and make long lists of other requirements necessary to be saved. This thinking reveals doubts that faith in Jesus is all we need to get to heaven. The world presents various religions and religious figures as the way to salvation; however, Christ is the only way. Failing to properly divide the Word of God and read it in context leads to wrong-thinking and the belief that our actions can cause us to be sent to hell. Nothing is stronger and more powerful than the finished works of Jesus Christ, which secures our permanent and irrevocable salvation; to think that our own works could undo what Jesus has already done denies this. The issue we must therefore settle does not center on our words or our actions, but on our belief. Deciding to believe in Jesus completely takes us out of our sins, no matter what we do..

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The Stance of the Believer

By Creflo Dollar

Summary

As believers, it’s important that we know the truth about our salvation. We were saved because of our faith in Jesus Christ. We did nothing to earn it; it was given as a gift from God. This directly contradicts religious thinking, which tells us that we must work hard for our redemption. Because of what Jesus did and our belief in it, we’ve already been made the righteousness of God. This is our stance in Christ, and nothing we do can change that. However, the ongoing process of transforming into perfection in our earthly lives will continue until we get to heaven; this is our state, that only God can change. Trusting His promise to make the necessary changes in us enables Him to bring our state into balance with our stance.

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