Don’t drink from this cup | 7 Short Advises to enrich your life and spiritual knowledge

 Don’t drink from this cup | 7 Short Advises to enrich your life and spiritual knowledge

Hi all, welcome back to my blog. Here I share my thoughts and reflections on messages I receive from the Holy Spirit who is all knowledge and wisdom and share it with you all and hope it blesses you and inspires you to reflect deeper into your own thoughts.

 

For this blog, I share great tips I have received from my reflective moments and advise from others that I believe will help you become a more confident person and build you into greatness if you heed to them.

 

 

1.   Doubt doesn’t always mean you should stop what you are doing but rather it shows that fear is being challenged by faith.

 

When Jesus cried out to his father in garden of Gethsemane, he cried out in sorrow not just for the sins of the world but because he became overwhelmed with anxiety, doubt and fear. This is why he asked for the cross or the cup he was to drink to be taken away from him unless it is necessary. Therefore, no one is above doubt but if you realise that doubt is the spirit of fear which needs to be challenged by faith, you will always win even when it makes no sense at first.

 

2.     There is nothing like good or bad advice and decision making until there is an outcome.

 

Hear me out. First, let me ask you a question. How do you know you have made a bad or good decision? The key word here is ‘MADE’. When an act based on decision or advice is made or received, it is only known to be good or bad if carried out (notice the use of past tense). Therefore, don’t beat yourselves up about these things as if you knew the outcome beforehand. If you knew you wouldn’t know have carried it out. The funny thing is you will never know unless it is actioned. I mean it took Jesus's death and resurrection for the world and his disciples to actually believe all that He said He was, and He is.

 

3.     Don’t let your faith be your crutch.

 

For such a long time, I have come to understand that some people use religion or faith as excuse not to do what they need or are asked to do. I once wrote on my Facebook page about this and time again I have heard same message from others. Don’t use faith to procrastinate the future on things you should be doing, especially for God’s kingdom. But for finance, I will let Patrice Washington explain it better. Listen to her podcast on this topic by following the link and trust me you will be revived. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cUeBi-RWF0&t=1s

 

4.     It takes a person that loves and want a brighter future for you to call out your wrongs, give you advise on how to correct them and walk through it/them with you whilst you are making the positive change.

 

In the bible, we are told that Jesus always had about four of his close disciples including Peter with him. This was no different during his agony in Gethsemane. He asked the disciples to pray for him, but they all fell asleep. When he returned and found them asleep, he told them to awake up and pray. But interestingly he gave Peter this advice, which is to ‘pray so he doesn’t fall into temptation as his spirit is willing, but his flesh is weak (Mark 14: 38).  I find this interesting because many successful people I have heard including late Jim Rohn, said that it took a person that cared for their lives to call out their weakness but foresaw their future greatness to achieve the level of success they had or have, and that these people were the ones that supported them to achieve what they have achieved.

 

5.     Always keep your eyes on the Lord

 

When you do this, you will always have a peace of mind and never miss a goal or plan God has for you. The number one trick of the enemy is to disturb to distract you so that you take your eyes away from God and miss His plan for your life.

 

6.     The devil is a bragger, owes nothing and thus can’t give anything

 

Why I say this is because upon reflecting deeper into the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness, especially on the part it said that the devil took Jesus to the mountain and showed him all the splendours of the world and said if Jesus worship him, he will give them to him. Now knowing that Jesus is God and owes everything, what I actually find more interesting is that Jesus didn’t argue on who owed what but rather advised him on the scripture which is to worship only God and nothing else. I highlight in bold because I think people fall into sins like this, especially those caused by the pursuit of riches because they become consumed with what their eye can see, which is the splendours (i.e. earthly possessions) but miss what the devil is really asking, which is their soul and, in this case, it is to reject God and worship him instead. The devil can’t create but only uses what is already present to manipulate. Thus, he will make sin look so good that you think is the only way to what you want, or he will make you think things are so difficult to get and to turn to certain sins is the only way to get it.

 

7. You must not drink from every cup, especially this cup (i.e., mockery and condemnation cup)

 

At mass on Easter Sunday, we were told that Jesus in the bible was offered 5 cups of wine in total. He drank from all cups except from one. This cup was the last and it was the cup with wine vinegar, which was offered whilst he was on the cross. This cup unlike other cups was the cup of condemnation. When you read the background story you will realise that it was not offered out of love or care. Therefore, like Jesus we must not drink from the cup of condemnation or evil mockery. We are being offered this cup when we are being mocked, ridiculed and condemned by other people’s word or action or even your own especially in regard to your faith as a Christian. You must not allow it to soak into us but must reject it at its offering as it is not offered out of love.

 

I hope you find these advise helpful and pray the enrich your mind spiritually. If it did, please like the post and share with someone else that it may help. Please remember to share your thought in the comment box below.

Don’t forget to check out my other blogs. Until next blog, remain blessed.

 

 

Ogechi (A.K.A Talkinsen…. Talking sense into spiritual wisdom & knowledge)