WHO IS A TRUE FRIEND?

Proverbs 27:5-6

Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

CHOOSE FRIENDS WHO WOULD TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

WHO IS A TRUE FRIEND?

Proverbs 22:24

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shall not go: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to your soul.

CHOOSE FRIENDS WITH CHARACTER OR YOU COULD BE DECEIVED AND BECOME LIKE ONE OF THEM.

WHO IS A TRUE FRIEND?

Proverbs 18:24

A man that has friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT FRIENDS AND SHOW YOURSELF FRIENDLY, BY STICKING CLOSE TO THEM WHEN THEY NEED YOU.

WHO IS A TRUE FRIEND?

Proverbs 27:17
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

CHOOSE FRIENDS WITH WHOM YOU COULD COMMUNICATE STRAIGHT TALKS, SO THAT BOTH YOU AND YOUR FRIEND COULD BE SHARPENED.

WHO IS A TRUE FRIEND?

Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times...

CHOOSE REAL FRIENDS WHO ARE LOVERS AT ALL TIMES, NOT THOSE WHO ONLY TRY TO GET THE BETTER OF YOU.

WHO IS A TRUE FRIEND?

Proverbs 19:6
...every man is a friend to him that gives gifts.

 CHOOSE FRIENDS WHO ARE NOT AFTER YOUR GIFTS, GOOD FRIENDSHIPS ARE NOT BASED ON ATTACHMENTS.

Fear and Faith don't agree.

Speak to your situation to change, instead of being worried.

Say, "God is with me, I cannot fail because God said so."

"For I the LORD your God will hold your right hand, saying unto you, Fear not; I will help you." (Isaiah 41:13).

"It is the Lord that goes before me; He is with me, He will not fail me, neither forsake me: I will not fear, neither be dismayed." (Deuteronomy 31:8)

Fear was never in the first two chapters of the Bible. So God never gave, nor will He ever give fear. But He always says "fear not! fear not!" Believe Him. (2 Timothy 1:7)

Anger provokes people to more and more fear, but Love casts out fear!

FEAR NOT! Weapons formed against you cannot harm You! Bless them that curse You! Greater is the One in You than the one outside! There's no restraint to the Lord to save by a few or more.

NO FEAR = FULL OF LOVE

HAVE FEAR = NO LOVE

FEAR and LOVE = CONFUSION

CONFUSION = NO PEACE

NO PEACE = ALL EVIL AT WORK

The fear of man brings a snare: but whoso puts his TRUST in the LORD shall be SAFE (Proverbs 29:25).

ASK YOURSELF - DO I TRUST MAN OR GOD?

They that know their God shall do great exploits - Do you believe this? If so, Fear Not! Go about doing the Greater Works as Jesus said!

FEAR NOT when you're despised!

When the blind man said, "I can see because Jesus healed me," the religious folk got mad and EXCOMMUNICATED him, but Jesus received him and came in COMMUNICATION with him (John 9:32-38).

FEAR NOT before your enemies!

Moses said, Fear not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD. The enemies you face today, shall not be seen forevermore. (Exodus 14:13 -14) 

The LORD shall fight for you, as you stay in peace. FEAR NOT!

As Jesus said come, Peter walked on the water going towards Jesus. But when he felt the strong winds, he was gripped with fear and beginning to sink cried out for help (Matthew 14:29-30).

Keep your focus on Jesus, or else looking at the circumstances you will fear and begin to sink.

1 Kings 17:13-14

13 Elijah said unto her, FEAR NOT; go and do as you said: but make me thereof a little cake FIRST and BRING it unto me, and after that make for your son.

14 For the Lord God of Israel says, The barrel of meal shall not waste (FINISH), neither shall the cruse of oil fail (DECREASE), until the day that the Lord sends rain upon the earth.

Bring your first unto the Lord by Faith and His Blessing shall not finish nor decrease.

God keeps you in perfect peace, because your mind is focussed on Him and you trust in Him. Many fear because their eyes are not on the Lord.

You may be upset about something that happened and that you would have to face the consequence. FEAR NOT! Let the Peace of God help you out of it. (Colossians 3:15)

FEAR NOT: there are MORE WITH US than them! (2 Kings 6:16)

GREATER is HE that is in you than he that's in the world! (1 John 4:4)

REJOICE!

Be sure and act without fear, as it's rightly stated in 1 John 5:4 that GREATER IS THE HOLY SPIRIT IN YOU THAN the devil out in the world.

IS FEAR TORMENTING YOU?

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear has torment. He that fears is not made perfect in love. (1 John 4:18)

GOD IS PERFECT LOVE!

YOU ARE MADE PERFECT IN LOVE, IF YOU'RE BORN AGAIN.

SO LIVE COURAGEOUSLY IN FAITH! THAT WOULD DRIVE FEAR OUT OF YOU.

ARE YOU PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY SUFFERING IN FEAR?

You have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but you have received the Spirit of adoption (sonship), whereby we cry, Abba, Father (Romans 8:15).

YOU ARE IN COVENANT WITH GOD.

GOD IS YOUR LOVING FATHER.

BELIEVE and CALL UPON HIM AT ANYTIME FOR ANYTHING and HE WILL ANSWER YOU NOW!

WATCH OUT!

WHAT YOU GREATLY FEAR IN LIFE WILL COME UPON YOU, LIKEWISE GREAT FAITH GIVES GOOD RESULTS!

For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me (Job 3:25).

Fear for the very first time is mentioned in Genesis 3:10, after associating with the serpent (devil). Everyone lives in fear of the devil, but once a person is born again, he is freed from the fear of death. So Rejoice, because you're in Peace with God, no longer in bondage to any kind of fear.

CONFESS: "GOD HAS NOT GIVEN ME A SPIRIT OF FEAR BUT OF POWER, LOVE and A SOUND MIND!"

Feed your FAITH and starve your FEAR! This is how you do it: HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD and stop hearing FEARFUL LIES of the devil.

The fear of man bringeth a snare...(Proverbs 29:25). This is a perfect example of the work of the flesh, which could activate demon manipulation - witchcraft. Watch out for people who try to control you!

Feel dejected, sad, weary, rejected, as if you have just lost your best friend, downtrodden, no where to turn to, FEAR NOT! God has Blessed you with All Things by Covenant in His Own Blood which cannot and will not be reversed!

Is your marriage, finances or your body in a fiery trail of the devil? Fear not! Fire is subject to water, the fire of the devil is terrified before the Water of the Word of God. Put off the fires of the devil by speaking the Water of the Word over your situation.

Husbands & Wives

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. (Ephesians 5:21)

LOVE is not a compelling factor, nor is it designed to control each other in selfishness.

But LOVE works strongly between husbands and wives as they FIRST submit to GOD and then one to another.

LOVE is not only, a matter of exchanging flowers, gifts, cards or even costly presents between husbands and wives.

If that is LOVE, we would have never had so many broken marriage's in the world.

But LOVE one another with the LOVE OF GOD that is poured into your hearts. (Romans 5:5)

Hebrews 13:4 - Marriage is honourable in all....

Marriage was firstly instituted by God himself. He unites a man and woman to live together for life time.

The word 'honour' means valuable, costly and precious.

God's Agape love poured into the hearts of the couple enables them to honour each other.

When a husband values his wife as a precious gift from the Lord and loves her just like Christ loved the Church, likewise the wife also understands to submit and support her husband as unto the Lord, this marriage would be successful and prosperous. 

CHILDREN - PROSPER and LIVE LONG BY OBEYING and HONORING YOUR PARENTS!

Children, obey your Parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour your Father and Mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth. (Ephesians 6:1-3)

Marriage is the Covenant made between a man and a woman.

Treat marriage with respect and you will see the Blessing of the Lord in your home.

God is the witness in your marriage because it is a Covenant between a man and woman of His prime creation.

The Blessing of the Lord is upon a marriage since it's a Covenant between a man and woman who live in agreement.

Never consider marriage outside a Covenant between a man and woman, because in the beginning God made it exactly as it should be.

Understanding that the marriage union is a Covenant between a man and woman, premarital relationship is illegal in the sight of the Lord.

Marriage is a Covenant between a man and woman where God's Blessing is upon the two and selfishness is the poison of disunion.

When there is strife in the marriage, remember the Covenant between you and your spouse and God Himself being the witness will help you out of it.

Rejoice with your wife in all your youthfulness, for she is your Covenant partner. Why should it be anything apart from enjoying your God given Gift?

Favour and beauty could be deceiving and worthless but knowing that you're in Covenant with your spouse, enjoy God's Blessing in marriage by honouring each other.

The marriage certificate will not keep you together but showing respect and fulfilling your vows to each other daily will keep it.

Good marriage's continue to be excellent and are a blessing to others, when they use Godly principles of loving one another unconditionally.

To obey God has a direct connection to the supernatural power to work on our behalf. The servants in the marriage obeyed and had the water turn into vine.

One of the biggest lies the devil has deceived people into believing is that "Marriage is not made in heaven," which has caused many unresolved problems.

But in the beginning God created man and woman, so marriage is Designed in Heaven and Assembled on the Earth.

Husbands: love and hold your wife dear to you; this will take away fear and insecurity out of her life and she will spontaneously submit to you. 

Wives: adorn yourself with beauty in the hidden inner person who is precious in the sight of God and in submission to your husband enjoy the marriage union.

Submission is not an act of slavery as the voice of women's liberation says, but it is the principle of the Word of God to win husbands to enjoy marriage relationships.