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SPIRITUAL ETIQUETTE
Vision Board by Lisa L. Trujillo
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he Bible teaches us to be mindful about all we do. It says in all you do get understanding and you will be held accountable for idle words spoken and for your actions. The Lord, your God had a vision, a plan and was mindful, intentional and was not idle with time nor His actions. You will find example after example in the Old and the New Testaments. We read stories in the Old Testament, how God Himself led the way by cloud by day and fire by night. He gave verbal instructions to those who listened to Him, intently and willingly. And for us to get a vision we must be intentional. The Book of Job was about a man who went through a very trying, difficult and painful time. He was a very well to do man, rich in many ways, family, business, financial means and FAITH. He wanted for nothing, but the most way he was "WELL TO DO" was in his faith. He was a man of God and that faith was tested; allowed to be tested by God,Himself. If you read the book of Job, you will read the enemy had to get permission to even begin to mess with Job (his circumstances). Yes, the enemy must first obtain permission from God to touch your circumstances when you are a child of God. God and the enemy had a serious conversation, about Job.
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am paraphrasing....God said to the enemy "have you considered my servant, Job" the enemy said Job is only about you because you have a hedge of protection around him and all that concerns him, remove that and let’s see what he does" touch his circumstances and he will no longer follow you" ...God said try him, but do not lay a finger on him; the man. Again, keep in mind Job was a very wealth, man in every aspect of his life. He wanted for nothing. When God told the enemy to take his best shot, God knew who His servant was and how strong Jobs' faith in Him was. God does not protect us from never going through anything, in fact He allows things and even orchestrates something's. Why, if we never go through anything how will our faith in God continue to grow? Would we even need faith if we have no challenges? Through the trials and the testing of his faith and being accused of sin, Job stayed strong in knowing God was still on the throne and he was not going to be abandoned. Jobs’ foundation in God was deep, impenetrable. No matter what the enemy did to him and what he lost...Job pushed through and persevered. JOB 22:28 ESV You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways. In this short scripture, so much is being said. Job is saying make up your mind...stand
