{"id":2650,"date":"2018-07-09T12:58:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T17:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/?p=2650"},"modified":"2019-02-28T20:05:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T01:05:07","slug":"you-are-chosen-for-a-higher-calling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/09\/you-are-chosen-for-a-higher-calling\/","title":{"rendered":"You are Chosen for A Higher Calling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Broken man lying at the beautiful gate\u2026reminded daily of a life once full and whole… Begging for bread, a place to lay his head, death waiting, disease taking its toll\u2026until…<\/h6>\n
Blind from birth, street person with no worth. To humanity he seems absurd\u2026but to him it only takes one word\u2026from the one who gave him life\u2026no more worries\u2026no more strife<\/h6>\n
Silly woman thrown in the dirt; relating it,\u00a0to what she\u2019s worth\u2026stoning will come soon enough\u2026but a man called Jesus writes in that dirt and saves her and forgives her, showing her there\u2019s a reason for her birth\u2026<\/h6>\n
You there, struggling day and night, hopeless, broken, no one sees you crying in the early morning light\u2026or the one fighting for your life on distant shores, begging, just to survive one more day and night\u2026<\/h6>\n
Young man, young woman, fearing what the next hour may bring\u2026addictions and abuse leaving you homeless and confused\u2026Where are you God? Do you even exist? Feelings of, \u201cI\u2019m no good, no use!\u201d<\/h6>\n
Souls broken and dying\u2026evil consuming their lives\u2026they are the reason Jesus came and died\u2026<\/h6>\n
We are born with a purpose and a high calling, one that is often overlooked because of selfishness\u2026the self… becomes the god\u2026I learned something today. I was reading about God being a consuming fire and came across a profound truth\u2026I read that the first sin was not Adam eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil<\/em>\u2026it was the LIE that the snake told Eve\u2026 \u201clason hara<\/em> (evil words) \u201cHas God said\u2026?\u201d Gen. 3:5<\/h6>\n
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How many times has Satan come to us with his lies and we believe his evil words\u2026We are quicker to believe the lie than the truth\u2026why is that?<\/h6>\n
We believe the sickness more than we believe the healing\u2026we believe the slander more than we believe the truth\u2026we believe what we see, taste, touch, smell, feel, hear\u2026because that is what is natural\u2026we can\u2019t see the invisible world\u2026a world that is just on the-other-side-of-forever\u2026<\/h6>\n
Our senses tell us this temporal world is where we long to be\u2026to live forever in this fallen place\u2026that this is home\u2026our soul is blinded by the lie\u2026 \u201cHas God said?\u201d<\/h6>\n
God has said<\/strong>\u2026<\/h6>\n
You are more than a conqueror.<\/h6>\n
You\u2019ve been saved by grace.<\/h6>\n
If you ask anything in my name Jesus said, you shall have it, if you believe and don\u2019t doubt in your heart.<\/h6>\n
Speak to this mountain and it shall be cast into the sea.<\/h6>\n
Your sins are forgiven\u2026<\/h6>\n
Receive the Holy Ghost and Fire<\/h6>\n
I came that you would have a full, joyful life\u2026<\/h6>\n
My grace is sufficient for you<\/h6>\n
You will live and not die<\/h6>\n
Cast all your care on me for I care for you<\/h6>\n
I love you with an everlasting love\u2026<\/h6>\n
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Life is hard. Life is messy. We can either live this life in misery and fear and anxiety and hopelessness and despair\u2026OR\u2026we can choose to live this life in hope, courageous, fearless, in faith, knowing and trusting in the Living God and what he says is the truth\u2026even in our deepest, darkest moments of weakness and sickness it is so much better believing the truth than the lie\u2026and in the end\u2026you will have the beginning of a life without pain, without suffering you will gain everything when you live your life with the truth\u2026<\/h6>\n
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There\u2019s a higher calling for your life\u2026God didn\u2019t give us sickness and death\u2026God gave us Jesus who is life\u2026<\/h6>\n
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Satan comes to destroy everything that God created\u2026He hates you and not only wants your soul\u2026he wants the soul of your children for generations to come\u2026it is so vitally important that you get this\u2026and understand\u2026the High calling that is on your life\u2026it is a fight of battles\u2026but God has given us the power through the blood of Jesus to overcome the evil\u2026in Jesus\u2019 name\u2026he has given us the Holy Spirit and Holy Fire not in our own strength or might\u2026but by His Spirit\u2026<\/h6>\n
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Our High call is to glorify God!<\/h6>\n
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Even in our dis ease\u2026even in our weakness\u2026even in our deepest darkest hour\u2026we must keep our focus on Jesus knowing we have already won!!!<\/h6>\n
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Get self out of the way\u2026Look full in His face and know\u2026WE ARE VICTORIOUS, COURAGEOUS WARRIORS OF PEACE, LOVE AND JOY! FULL OF THE HOLY GHOST AND FIRE! FIGHTING A FOE THAT IS ALREADY BEEN BEATEN! WE ARE GOD PLEASERS\u2026GOD WALKERS\u2026GOD TALKERS\u2026AND WE WILL NOT BE DEFEATED!!!<\/h6>\n
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ACCEPT YOUR HIGH CALLING!!!<\/h6>\n
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Jesus said, \u201c And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men unto me\u2026\u201d John 12:32 KJV<\/h6>\n
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~Marla Shaw O\u2019Neill July 9, 2018<\/h6>\n
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Exodus 14:14 New International Version (NIV) <\/strong>The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.\u201d<\/h6>\n
Exodus 20:12<\/span> <\/strong>New International Version (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cHonor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord<\/span> your God is giving you.<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n
Isaiah 40:29 New International Version (NIV) <\/strong>He gives strength to the weary
\nand increases the power of the weak.<\/h6>\n
Isaiah 40:31 New International Version (NIV) <\/strong>but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.<\/h6>\n
Isaiah 41:10 New International Version (NIV) <\/strong>So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.<\/h6>\n
James 4:7 New International Version (NIV) <\/strong>Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.<\/h6>\n
Jeremiah 29:11 Good News Translation (GNT) <\/strong>I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for.<\/h6>\n
Psalm 23:4 Good News Translation (GNT) <\/strong>Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid, <\/strong>Lord, for you are with me. Your shepherd’s rod and staff protect me.<\/h6>\n
Proverbs 22:6 The Message (MSG) <\/strong>Point your kids in the right direction\u2014when they\u2019re old they won\u2019t be lost.<\/h6>\n
Revelation 3:5 The Message (MSG) <\/strong>\u201cConquerors will march in the victory parade, their names indelible in the Book of Life. I\u2019ll lead them up and present them by name to my Father and his Angels.\u201d<\/strong><\/h6>\n
Joshua 1:9 New International Version (NIV) <\/strong>Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.\u201d<\/h6>\n
Philippians 4:6-7 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) <\/strong>Don\u2019t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses every thought, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.<\/h6>\n
Isaiah 41:13 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) <\/strong>For I, Yahweh your God, hold your right hand and say to you: Do not fear, I will help you.<\/h6>\n
John 3:16-18 The Message (MSG) <\/strong>\u201cThis is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn\u2019t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person\u2019s failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him.<\/h6>\n
My favorite:<\/strong><\/h6>\n
Isaiah 61:1-7 New Living Translation (NLT)<\/strong><\/h6>\n
Good News for the Oppressed<\/strong><\/h6>\n
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed. He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord\u2019s favor has come, and with it, the day of God\u2019s anger against their enemies. To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the Lord has planted for his own glory.<\/h6>\n
They will rebuild the ancient ruins, repairing cities destroyed long ago. They will revive them, though they have been deserted for many generations. Foreigners will be your servants. They will feed your flocks and plow your fields and tend your vineyards. You will be called priests of the Lord, ministers of our God. You will feed on the treasures of the nations and boast in their riches. Instead of shame and dishonor, you will enjoy a double share of honor. You will possess a double portion of prosperity in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Broken man lying at the beautiful gate\u2026reminded daily of a life once full and whole… Begging for bread, a place to lay his head, death waiting, disease taking its toll\u2026until… Blind from birth, street person with no worth. To humanity he seems absurd\u2026but to him it only takes one word\u2026from the one who gave him…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8aPxH-GK","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2650"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3316,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650\/revisions\/3316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}