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The Worthy Walk

By Creflo Dollar

Summary

Believers are called to live life on a higher plane. God has declared us righteous because we have been born again. This position of righteousness and holiness is not something we could ever earn; it is a grace gift from Him that is permanent and independent from anything we do. God makes an appeal to us to display good conduct to match our status as members of His royal family by birth, which we received when we accepted His Son. It gives Him great joy to make all who believe His children for all eternity. Despite what the enemy tells us, we are not what we do, but who God says we are; holy, righteous, and redeemed. God made us who we are in Him because of His grace and mercy; all we need to do is accept our identity by faith.

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How to Be Well-Adjusted Without Even Trying

By Taffi Dollar

Summary

Being well-adjusted is all about how we think. It begins with renewing our minds according to God’s Word, which is required to fulfill the mission that He gave us. Embracing God’s mindset protects us from the world’s attitudes and beliefs. As the god of this world, Satan tries to infiltrate our thinking by making the culture of our environment seem attractive. However, God has given us power to resist wrong mindsets and choose for ourselves what to believe. Choosing to think His thoughts instead of the enemy’s thoughts connects us to the authority Jesus gave us to resist the devil’s suggestions. Learning to think differently changes the entire trajectory of our lives.

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Recognizing the Power of Thoughts

By Taffi Dollar

Summary

Our thoughts profoundly influence the direction of our lives. What we think determines what happens to us; as free moral agents with authority over our minds, we must always be ready for Satan’s attack on our thoughts and emotions. He wants to establish strongholds in our minds and permanently set up residency there; his goal is to defeat and destroy us by trapping us with negative thinking. This is destructive and deadly; not only does wrong thinking affect our relationships with others, but it also destroys our mental and physical health over time. We win the battle by learning to think like God and letting Him shape our thinking. When the devil tries to feed his thoughts to our minds, we defeat him by pushing back and believing what God says instead. Planting His Word in our minds like a seed and letting it grow allows it to cast out all the enemy’s lies and renew our minds to God’s truth.

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How to Sort Out the Drama Life Brings

By Taffi Dollar

Summary

Life has a way of throwing adversity at us at the most inopportune times. It’s unreasonable to expect our lives to always be smooth and free of trouble and trauma; we therefore must be prepared to handle situations as they arise. Some people seem to create dramatic situations where there are none because of the way they think; however, as free moral agents, we have the choice of whether or not to accept the drama. We avoid turbulence and find peace by allowing the Holy Spirit to lead us in this area, point out our problematic thinking and behavior, and help us correct it..

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How to Grow in Grace

By Creflo Dollar

Summary

Maturing spiritually and becoming more like Jesus should be every Christian’s goal. He is grace; we therefore need the Holy Spirit’s help in transforming us because we cannot do it alone. Our starting point is a personal relationship with Christ; knowing Him results in gradually increasing levels of maturity. A practical understanding of growing in grace hinges on realizing that it happens over time. We must know what it means to receive it ourselves, so that we can give it to others; we can also use the times others hurt us to grow in grace and in forgiveness. We grow spiritually by living our daily lives, coming into contact with others, and depending on God to teach us how to respond. It’s vital that we make an impact on the world; growing in grace so that we can be more like Jesus enables us to do that.

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It’s Time to Grow Up

By Creflo Dollar

Summary

The biggest issue facing the church today is one of immaturity. Although new Christians are still spiritually immature, they are not to stay that way. In the body of Christ, growth won’t occur until the spiritual leaders reach a point of maturity so that they can teach the Word to others. God wants to bless us, but He needs for us to develop and mature, first, for that to happen. Signs of spiritual maturity include an ability and a willingness to forgive others and love them unconditionally; too many saved Christians haven’t yet reached that point. This is an impossible goal for us unless we rely on the Holy Spirit to work in us, change us, and make us more like God. Focusing only on Jesus, who is grace, matures us.

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