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Day 21 – Soul Detox

Isaiah 26:1-11

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Choose by faith to not put your faith in the “what ifs”, but put your faith in God and God alone. This will help you break free from the bondage of toxic fears.

In what ways are you seeking God on a regular basis?

via Soul Detox | YouVersion.com.

And excellent question for us to answer today. And as to verses from our Text, I am pondering this one:

10 Even if pity is shown to the wicked,

he still doesn’t learn what righteousness is.

In a land of uprightness he will still act wrongly

and fail to see the majesty of Adonai.

via Isaiah 26:1-11 CJB;NASB – On that day this song will be sung in – Bible Gateway.

Day 22 – Soul Detox

Proverbs 25:26-27

3 John 1:11

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Our lives are full of cultural toxins, which are those things that are culturally acceptable, but hurt our souls. Cultural toxins can be found in the books we read, the magazines we read, the music we listen to, the television shows we watch, and in the movies we watch. When we allow cultural toxins into our lives, it pollutes us. This week you will learn what God’s Word says about the dangers of cultural toxins and the importance of focusing on things that draw us closer to God.

What are some of the cultural toxins you currently have in your life? How have you seen these toxins pollute your life?

via Soul Detox | YouVersion.com.

3 John 1:11  Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)

11 Dear friend, don’t imitate the bad, but the good. Those who do what is good are from God; those who do what is bad are not from God.

via Proverbs 25:26-27; 3 John 1:11 CJB;NASB – Like a muddied spring or a polluted – Bible Gateway.

Do not imitate the bad.

Cultural toxins.

Think back to half time – 2013 Super Bowl. Who even in the ‘Christian’ community speaks the name of Beyoncé with admiration? (To tell you the truth – I had to look up her name to write this post and those 3 seconds of the half time I watched I didn’t even know who she was by sight. Not bragging, just stating facts. :)  )

Point is this. Christians, beware who you admire; beware who you imitate; beware who you dress like, talk like, live like.

Matthew 7:16 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)

16 You will recognize them by their fruit. Can people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?

via Matthew 7:16 CJB;NASB – You will recognize them by their fruit. – Bible Gateway.

A Merry Monday to you all!

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Day 15 — Soul Detox

Psalms 27:1-14

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We are often paralyzed with irrational fear that something may happen. Rather than living by faith, we live by fear. These toxic fears can cripple our lives and rob us of our joy. This week you will read what God’s Word says about toxic fears and how we should face them.

How have you seen your toxic fears influence your actions and thoughts?

via Soul Detox | YouVersion.com.

As you read the Text for today (via the link above or your own copy of Scripture in hand) did you notice NOT to fear is a choice? Did you notice that the Scripture in no way tells us there are not scary things around us?

What about evildoers, adversaries, foes all trying to eat us up? We can be easily paralyzed except for one choice. The choice must be to TRUST.

I mean what does verse 1 say?

Yeshua is our LIGHT – He gets us through any DARKNESS if we TRUST.  And He is our SALVATION – He delivers us from every evildoer, every adversary, every foe that comes against us if we TRUST.

And the Psalmist penned:

Adonai is the stronghold of my life;

of whom should I be afraid?

via Psalms 27:1-14 CJB;NASB – By David: ADONAI is my light and – Bible Gateway.

Of whom indeed should we be afraid?

How’s that for defeating toxic thinking and fear?

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Day 11 – Soul Detox

James 3:1-18

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Don’t internalize the toxic words that others speak about you. Instead, guard your heart against toxic words, and every chance you get, speak life-giving words.

Why do you think we tend to speak more toxic words than life-giving words even when we don’t intend to?

via Soul Detox | YouVersion.com.

I have read these verses not less than three times and to pick out one verse or even two verses to highlight here with you — well, so far, NOT. You just need to read the whole of it and allow the HOLY SPIRIT to speak.

I can say this much, the wisdom from above that is spoken of in verse 17; the Greek Lexicon (online) let me know this wisdom is most needed and much lacking. It is described this way:

forming the best plans and using the best means for their execution

via Sophos – New Testament Greek Lexicon – King James Version.

But it does not stop there. For you see forming best plans and best means of execution would be perverted UNLESS said wisdom comes from above and that wisdom; the wisdom coming from GOD is first pure; not gunked up with self-serving self. And it is

then peaceful, kind, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.

via James 3:1-18 CJB – Not many of you should become teachers, – Bible Gateway.

Are you challenged to think with Wisdom? Godly wisdom? Is this appealing to somebody today?

A surpassing Thursday, my Friends!

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