May 13th, 2010 
John P The Bible is full of times when people or a community of people had hope when they were met with despair, hope for a better day, a day when things were not so bad. They had the same hope when they were waiting for the coming of a Messiah. The Messiah finally came and His name was Jesus Christ. (more…)
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These 12 ways will help you to cleanse yourself and grow spiritually. Jesus will help you to do each one of these, so make sure you pray to Him and ask Him for guidance. If you should have any questions about any of these spiritual disciplines, please don’t hesitate to contact me at: itrustgodonly@proton.me – in the subject line please put “12 Ways”.
Thank you. (Click On The Title To Go To That Page)
1. Powerless Over Ourselves – Read More…
“How Can I Be Powerless Over Myself?” Our ways are different than God’s way. We are governed by our pride. We want things that will please our bodies and make our lives pleasant. We want the things of the world. This is our human nature, it’s the way our minds work.
2. Sanity or Insanity? – Read More…
Most of us like to think we are sane people right? We don’t act bizarre or we’re not in an institution, so we must be sane, right? Wrong. There’s a kind of insanity that, as we look through our carnal eyes we just don’t see. We usually look at insanity as people who lost touch with reality.
3. Your Will and Your Life – Read More…
You Did Accept Jesus As Your Personal Savior? When we accepted Jesus as our personal Savior, did we not do this to save ourselves from damnation? Some of us chose Jesus because our life was a mess from trying to live it our way.
4. Take An Inventory Of Ourselves – Read More…
Our Behavior Is Pretty Much Ruled By Our Pride. Our emotions and our actions are of self-will. We want our lives to be in perfect order as WE would like them. We do not care about what others want or need or even if we do, so long as it doesn’t interrupt our way of life, the life WE want.
5. Acknowledge Your Sins – Read More…
Pray For Forgiveness. 1John 1:8,9 – If we say we have no sin in us, we are deceiving ourselves and refusing to admit the truth; but if we acknowledge our sins, then God who is faithful and just will forgive our sins and purify us from everything that is wrong.
6. Remove Character Defects – Read More…
Now that we have taken a look at ourselves by making a list of things we did wrong and told them to another individual, it’s time to work on removing these defects for good. Remember to always talk to Jesus about these things we need removed and let Him help us to overcome these defects.
7. Humility and Pride – Read More…
Humility Is The Opposite Of Pride. Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to a son, her first-born. She wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger because there was no room for them at the inn. This is a true act of humility. God could have provided all the comforts of home for Joseph, Mary and Jesus, but He didn’t.
8. List Of Wrongs – Read More…
Made A List Of Our Wrongs and Any Resentments. When we did something wrong to someone did we do it intentionally or did we do it out of ignorance? Sometimes we aim to harm people and some of the reasons we do this is for personal gain, that we don’t like the individual, or because we like to stir things up between others.
9. Making Amends – Read More…
Make Amends To The People You Have Harmed. Now that you have made your lists, it’s time to make amends. First, you have to understand that sometimes it’s not good to open up old wounds. We don’t want to harm others again, but this doesn’t mean that we’re off the hook from making amends.
10. Daily Evaluation – Read More…
We Need To Evaluate Ourselves Daily. Now that we have made amends, it’s time to keep from doing the same things that we had to make amends for over again. We can do this by overcoming our pride. It begins by the way we think and how we bring into ourselves the actions of others.
11. God’s Will – Read More…
About God’s Will For Us. The bible is a great book, it’s God’s word. It’s full of instructions for us. It has God’s promises that He gives us. Each promise has a stipulation attached to it. God will keep His promise provided we do our part.
12. Growing Spiritually – Read More…
Face Life One Day At A Time With God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. After following Jesus and working the past 11 lessons, one should have gained a lot of knowledge about oneself. Such things as the way you think and act, how you treat people and the way you treat them.
Practice these spiritual disciplines to get closer to God and find peace, happiness and true freedom.
May 13th, 2010 John P 
In the book of Samuel which took place over 4000 years ago, God warned us about government. Yet, man still hasn’t learned about the dangers of having a government or a person that hasn’t been appointed by God to lead a nation. God explained to Israel exactly what would happen if they chose to go this route. (more…)
Posted in God Tags: book of samuel, dictator, government, King, nation, purpose government, Samuel No Comments » May 13th, 2010 John P It is talking about a nation that God had blessed and then the people turned their back on God and so, God slowly started removing His blessings from this nation.
Even though it is written in the Old Testament and at the time when God was talking to Israel and His wife who He refers to is Jerusalem. The United States and England has to understand that they are sister nations of Israel and that God has blessed them. (more…)
Posted in God Tags: book of hosea, England, God's blessings, Hosea, lovers, Podcast, Prophecy, United States No Comments » May 13th, 2010 John P If we are going to believe that God will help us, then we need to trust God. We can’t sit around worrying about our situation. We can’t let our problem cause us to fear the unknown. We can’t doubt that God will not help us get through our problem. In order for God to help us, He wants to see that we trust Him and have faith that He will be there for us. (more…)
Posted in Trust God Tags: believe, doubts, faith, fears, how to trust God, overcoming fear, worries 2 Comments » May 13th, 2010 John P 
God is Love
There are people out there that think God is a cruel God. That just isn’t so. Some like to refer back to the days of Noah when God flooded the world. Since children had perished in this flood and God did not save them, they say God is a murderer.
How can this be? Did not God tell Noah to build an Ark so that he and any other people that believe in God could be spared from the flood? Did not Noah warn the people for many years of a coming flood? (more…)
Posted in Hope - Faith - Love Tags: free will, god is love, God's love, God's plan, nation, Noah, Noahs Ark, seek God No Comments » May 13th, 2010 John P One of the biggest issues that plagues man is racism. Racism comes from man’s pride, same with any type of hate or sin. Pride is the darkness that lies within man. It is anchored in man like roots on a tree. Sin grows from pride just like the branches on a tree.
Mankind can destroy himself because of pride. Here are just some of the darkness that man can bring forth, using God’s name in vain, anger, lust, crime, greed, jealousy, wars, murder, violence, mockery, hate, and gossip. If we want to be righteous in the eyes of God, then we have to overcome the darkness that lies within us and “Love One Another”. (more…)
Posted in Hope - Faith - Love Tags: anger, gluttony, gossip, greed, hate, love one another, lust, Podcast, racism, violence 1 Comment » May 13th, 2010 John P 1John 2:9-11 Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the dark. But anyone who loves his brother is living in the light and need not be afraid of stumbling; unlike the man who hates his brother and is in the darkness, not knowing where he is going, because it is to dark to see.
1John 4:20,21 Anyone who says, ‘ I love God,’ and hates his brother, is a liar, since a man who does not love the brother that he can see cannot love God, whom he has never seen. So this is the commandment He has given us, that anyone who loves God must also love his brother. Wouldn’t it be a beautiful world if everyone loved each other? Well, that’s the kind of world God has planned for those who can love each other. The question is, will you be apart of it? (more…)
Posted in Hope - Faith - Love Tags: bad fruits, darkness, God, good fruits, hate, love, Love Your Enemy, love your neighbor, patience, virtues No Comments » May 13th, 2010 John P Definition of the word “Rapture” in English: ecstatic delight: overwhelming joy. great pleasure or enthusiasm or the expression of it. In Latin: exstasis, exstasia, extasia, ecstastia, exstasiae: rapture, ecstasty, trance. The definition in English or Latin does not mean “caught up”. (more…)
May 13th, 2010 John P Our ways are different than God’s way. We are governed by our pride and at times are powerless over it. We want things that will please our bodies and make our lives pleasant. We want the things of the world. This is our human nature, it’s the way our minds work.
We lost the spiritual ways of God and God’s image when Adam and Eve sinned, or in other words gave into pride. They disobeyed God and lost their spiritual connection to Him. You know yourself better than anybody, but Jesus knows you better than you do. What causes us not to yield our lives with Jesus Christ? Being powerless over our “PRIDE”. (more…)
Posted in Spiritual Disciplines Tags: carnal, eyes God, God's way, image, overcome, powerless, religion 1 Comment » May 13th, 2010 John P What happened to this country? We were once the greatest nation in the world. Now, we’re on the verge of bankruptcy. It wouldn’t take much to cause a financial collapse. We could even become a third world country by the way we’re heading.
This country has it all. Good soil to grow just about any crop you want to plant. Our land is full of precious minerals that we could mine. Everything about this country was perfect. So, what happened? Why have we become so dependent on other countries for the things we have right here in our own backyard? Why do we import everything these days? (more…)
Posted in United States & England Tags: country, God, greatest nation, in the world, Israel, nation, peace, pray to God No Comments » May 13th, 2010 John P Since when did God give us the right to decide whether a baby lives or dies? From what I can tell, scripture repeatedly states that God forms us while we are in the womb.
Isaiah 44:2, ‘Thus says God who made you, who formed you from the womb.’ Isaiah 44:24, ‘Thus says God, your redeemer, He who formed you in the womb; I, Myself, God, made all things.’ (more…)
Posted in Christian Living Tags: abortion survivor video, abortions, birth control, choose life, fornication, Gianna Jessen, God, immorality, pregnancies, womb No Comments » May 13th, 2010 John P This is a nice, little, but powerful prayer request to God. Use this prayer to call on the Lord to help you fast. Like when Satan and his buddies are attacking you. (more…)
Posted in God Tags: be pleased, deliver us, evil one, Holy Spirit, power of prayer, powerful prayer, prayer request, rebellious, Spirit of Truth No Comments » May 13th, 2010 John P Many people will not call on Jesus, but you know having found Jesus is a beautiful thing. Your life seems to have meaning. You’ve seem to have found something that brings you great joy and happiness. If you were coping with loneliness, then you know that in order to overcome loneliness it takes Jesus Christ to fill your heart with His Love. Praise the Lord. (more…)
May 13th, 2010 John P None of us wants to look inward at ourselves and see the bad fruits we have stored up. We like to believe that we are good people. We convince ourselves that because we do not commit criminal acts that we are good people. We also say things like, ” I’m not perfect, I make mistakes”. What’s wrong with us? We convince ourselves that we are good, yet on the other hand we are bad too. (more…)
Posted in Spiritual Disciplines Tags: baptism, carnal, cleansing, confess, confession, flesh, Holy Spirit, looking inward, spiritual journey, true confessions 2 Comments »
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