Life Is Good

Deu 30:1-20  And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither YHWH thy Elohim hath driven thee,  (2)  And shalt return unto YHWH thy Elohim, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;  (3)  That then YHWH thy Elohim will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither YHWH thy Elohim hath scattered thee.  (4)  If any of thine be driven out unto the outermost parts of heaven, from thence will YHWH thy Elohim gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:  (5)  And YHWH thy Elohim will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.  (6)  And YHWH thy Elohim will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love YHWH thy Elohim with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.  (7)  And  YHWH thy Elohim will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.  (8)  And thou shalt return and obey the voice of YHWH, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.  (9)  And YHWH thy Elohim will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for YHWH will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:  (10)  If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of YHWH thy Elohim, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto YHWH thy Elohim with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.  (11)  For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.  (12)  It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?  (13)  Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?  (14)  But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.  (15)  See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;  (16)  In that I command thee this day to love YHWH thy Elohim, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and YHWH thy Elohim shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.  (17)  But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other elohim, and serve them;  (18)  I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.  (19)  I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:  (20)  That thou mayest love YHWH thy Elohim, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which YHWH swore unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

Life is Good!

Why do we struggle and Strife so hard in this life?

Why do things so easily distract and upset up?

Why do we focus on the negative?

Why do we whine about everything that comes our way?

Why do we blame others when we should be looking within ourselves?

It’s easy to be negative and unmotivated, but it takes some work to be positive and motivated.

Many times things happen because we are being given lessons to grow!

Jas 1:2-8  My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;  (3)  Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.  (4)  But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.  (5)  If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of YHWH, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.  (6)  But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.  (7)  For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of YHWH.  (8)  A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

1Pe 1:6-7  Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:  (7)  That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold thatperisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of YHWSHUA Messiah:

1Pe 4:12-13  Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:  (13)  But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Messiah's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

Mat 5:10-11  Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  (11)  Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Rom 8:17-18  And if children, then heirs; heirs of YHWH, and joint-heirs with Messiah; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.  (18)  For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Rev 2:10  Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison (of your minds), that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days; be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

These lessons are not to crush us, but that we can grow by overcoming them

Rom 12:21  Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

1Jn 5:4  For whatsoever is born of YHWH overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

Luk 12:31-34  But rather seek ye the kingdom of YHWH; and all these things shall be added unto you.  (32)  Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.  (33)  Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.  (34)  For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Rom 8:37  Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

1Co 15:57  But thanks be to YHWH, which giveth us the victory through our Master YHWSHUA Messiah.

Rev 12:11  And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Rom 8:38-39  For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,  (39)  Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of YHWH, which is in Messiah YHWSHUA our Master.

YHWH's provision

Php 4:19  But my Elohim shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Messiah YHWSHUA.

Deu 8:3  And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of YHWH doth man live.

Psa 23:1-5  A Psalm of David. YHWH is my shepherd; I shall not want.  (2)  He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.  (3)  He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.  (4)  Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.  (5)  Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

2Co 9:8  And YHWH is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

Psa 112:5-8  A good man showeth favor, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.  (6)  Surely he shall not be moved forever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.  (7)  He shall not be afraid of evil tidings (Negatives): his heart is fixed (On the Positive), trusting in YHWH.  (8)  His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.

We have the choice whether we focus on the negative or positive!

Positive will bring life...

Negative will bring death...

Dt 30:19-20 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:  (20)  That thou mayest love YHWH thy Elohim, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which YHWH swore unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

2Pe 2:19  While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

Pro 11:19  As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

Pro 12:28  In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Pro 18:21  Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. (If ONLY we could grasp the depth of this... we would NEVER speak negatively again..)

Mar 11:22-24  And YHWSHUA answering saith unto them, Have faith in YHWH.  (23)  For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.  (24)  Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Jer 21:8-9  And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith YHWH; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.  (9)  He that abideth in this city (Babylon: Confusion; Brought about by dwelling on the negatives in life) shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.

Rom 8:6  For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

1Co 14:33  For YHWH is not the author of confusion, but of peace...

Be at peace

Rom 14:17  For the kingdom of YHWH is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Set Apart Spirit.

Jer 29:11  For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith YHWH, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Isa 26:3  Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

Psa 29:11  YHWH will give strength unto his people; YHWH will bless his people with peace.

Isa 52:7  How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy Elohim reigneth!

Joh 14:27  Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Joh 16:33  These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace.  In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Speak Peace into Your Situations!

Mar 4:39  And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

Luk 10:5  And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.

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Php 4:8  Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

·        Take your focus off the negative (things that anger and upset you, etc) and focus on Who You are (A Son of YHWH) and things that are Good in your life!

·        We need to get out of the habit of thinking & dwelling on negative things. Whenever you catch yourself thinking about something negative force yourself to have a positive thought.

·        Keep a “Positive” Journal

·        Listen to Motivational Messages

·        Surround yourself with positive, motivated, Spiritual people