Opdragte en beloftes uit Filippense:

WEES BLY IN DIE HERE!!
  
Vanoggend met my stiltetyd het die Here se beloftes en opdragte vir my so aangespreek uit Filippense 4 dat ek ‘n lys daarvan gemaak het en dit graag wil deurgee.   Mag jy genade en krag ontvang om die 6 punte wat Warren Wiersby  noem in sy boek "BE JOYFUL" in werking te stel in jou lewe en help ook vir jou kinders en kleinkinders om dit te doen:

Opdragte:

1.   Fil. 4:4  -  Wees bly in die Here

2.   Fil. 4:6 -   Moet oor niks besorg wees nie

3.   Fil. 4:6 -   Maak in alles julle begeertes deur gebed en smeking en met

                    danksegging aan God bekend

4.   Fil 4:8  -   Bedink wat waar en rein en edel en prysenswaardig is

5.   Fil. 4:20 – Verheerlik God die  Vader tot in alle ewigheid

Beloftes:

1.   4:7 –   God se vrede sal oor julle harte en gedagtes die wag hou in Christus  Jesus

2.   4:13 – Ons is tot alles in staat deur Christus wat ons die krag gee

3.   4:19 – God sal in al ons behoeftes ryklik voorsien volgens Sy oorvloedige rykdom in Christus Jesus

BE JOYFUL!!

Warren Wiersby mentions in his book “Be Joyful” that we should put Philippians to work in our lives.  My prayer is that the Lord will help you to do that and also to help your children and grandchildren to do that!

1.     “Surrender your mind to the Lord at the beginning of each day.  This is a part of dedication:  Rom. 12:1-2.  Give your body, mind and will – by fatih – as you start each day.

2.    Let the Holy Spirit renew your mind through the Word.  Daily systematic reading of the Bible is a must if you are going to have victory and joy.

3.    As you pray, ask God to give you that day a single mind, a submissive mind, a secure mind.  As you contemplate the day’s schedule, be sure that nothing you have planned robs you of the joy God wants you to have.  Perhaps you must meet a person you don’t especially like.  Ask God to give you the submissive mind that you will need.  Or, maybe you must go through a difficult experience.  Then be sure you have the single mind, concerned with Christ and the Gospel, and not only with your own personal likes and dislikes.

4.    During the day “Mind your mind”!  If you find yourself losing your inner peace and joy, stop and take inventory.  Do I have the single mind?  Did I just miss an opportunity to glorify Christ?  Or was I a bit pushy, so that I lost the submissive mind?  If you discover you have sinned, then immediately confess it to the Lord (1 John 1:9).  If possible, go back and remedy your mistake.  It this cannot be done, ask God to give you another opportunity to witness.

5.    Guard the gates of your mind.  Remember Paul’s admonition in Phil. 4:8 – think about pure and lovely and honest things.  When an unkind or impure thought enters your mind, deal with it instantly.  If you cultivate it, it will root and grow – and rob you or your joy.  Sometimes Satan will throw his “fiery darts” at you, and sometimes he will use other people to do it for him.   One of the best ways to defeat the wrong kinds of thoughts is to fill your mind with Scripture; so take time to memorize the Word of God.

6.    Remember that your joy is not meant to be a selfish thing; it is God’s way of glorifying Christ and helping others through you.  Christ first, others second, self last; and the result JOY!!”