{"id":1121,"date":"2013-11-04T00:01:05","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T08:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davesevern.com\/blog\/?p=1121"},"modified":"2013-10-29T13:52:56","modified_gmt":"2013-10-29T20:52:56","slug":"dont-waste-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davesevern.com\/blog\/dont-waste-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Waste It"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Whatever you are doing right now, halt!\u00a0 Stop doing whatever it is that you are doing.\u00a0 Pause…rest…sit still.\u00a0 This is no time for any type of multi-tasking.\u00a0 I need to have your focused, undivided, and total attention…..not for long, just for this discussion.<\/p>\n

I am as serious as a heart attack, and believe me, I know what I am talking about.\u00a0 I need you to be just as serious as I am for this discussion.\u00a0 Turn off the radio, cell phone, T.V. or any other noise or distraction.\u00a0 I must have your mind locked in to what you are now listening to or reading.<\/p>\n

Remember when you first possessed something…no matter what it was…that was extremely valuable.\u00a0 Do you remember that this precious \u201csomething\u201d\u00a0 not only cost a lot of money, but also required a mighty sacrifice on your or someone else\u2019s part in order to obtain it?\u00a0 Did you notice that whatever \u201cit\u201d was that you held in such a lofty, revered, and valuable position was also recognized, esteemed, and highly \u201cprized\u201d by lots of other people too?\u00a0 Oh the joy!…that this item brought into your life….and that it was yours!<\/p>\n

It was a once-in-a-lifetime possession.\u00a0 It was valuable beyond most people\u2019s understanding.\u00a0 It was one of those \u201cthings\u201d that everyone wants, but only a few actually possess.\u00a0 This item, once it belonged to you, brought peace, life, joy, and happiness to you.\u00a0 It ushered in health and prosperity to whoever owned it.\u00a0 It was something everyone wanted, longed for, and greatly desired.\u00a0 The sad fact was that this valuable item although available to anyone who really wanted it, was possessed only by those who would take the necessary steps to acquire it.\u00a0 Therefore, because it required effort to obtain, it was held only by a minority of the population.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Think about this…it was highly valuable, highly desirable, and greatly beneficial to life itself, but you had to first know about it and then do some required effort before you could obtain it……it was available to all, but possessed only by a few.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Have you now identified what ever \u201cit\u201d is in your life?\u00a0 Do you have a mental picture of \u201cit\u201d?\u00a0 I hope so.<\/p>\n

Whatever \u201cit\u201d is for you….cling tight to it.\u00a0 Use it!<\/i>\u00a0 Don\u2019t Waste It!<\/i><\/p>\n

A Story Please……Many years ago in a small community in the heartland of America an aged old man lived all by himself, almost a recluse.\u00a0 There was a small church within this community.\u00a0 The church members had for years, nay, decades been concerned for the old man.\u00a0 They had tried time and time again to befriend him, to reach out to him, to embrace him into their spiritual fold…..all to no avail.\u00a0 The members had prayed for this man\u2019s Christian salvation for decades, but he refused to respond or attend any activities to which he was invited.\u00a0 He grew older and weaker as time continued to pass.<\/p>\n

As it usually goes in small communities, most folks know all about all the other people\u2019s lives as well as the comings and goings of the entire populace of the town.\u00a0 The word was out that a special, well-known traveling evangelist was to preach a sermon in their little church. \u00a0 When Sunday morning came, for some strange and unknown reason, the old man showed up to hear the itinerant preacher deliver his message. \u00a0 At the conclusion of the powerful service, during a hymn, to everyone\u2019s amazement, the old man stood up, walked straight to the preacher, and took him by the hand.\u00a0 The two of them sat down together in the front pew of the church as the congregation was dismissed.<\/p>\n

God opened the old man\u2019s heart to the Gospel of Christ, and he was saved from his sins and given eternal life…..<\/i>But that did not stop him from sobbing and saying, as the tears ran down his wrinkled face,….\u201cI have wasted it!\u00a0 I\u2019ve wasted it!\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Oh dear ones, please listen….No matter who you are, what your background, what you think or how you conduct yourself, you are a creation of God Almighty.\u00a0 God knew you in the womb.\u00a0 He knitted you together and fearfully and wonderfully designed and made you. \u00a0 He has a master plan and purpose for your life.\u00a0 It is the greatest gift you will ever be given… But…you must understand and accept His gift before you can receive the blessings of this Gift.<\/p>\n

Every person reading or listening to this blog fits into one of only two separate categories.\u00a0 You are either a Believer or a Nonbeliever.\u00a0 That\u2019s It.\u00a0 It is either one or the other.<\/i>\u00a0 A \u201csort-of\u201d or \u201cpartial\u201d believer is, in fact, a nonbeliever.\u00a0 Life is that pure and simple.\u00a0 There is no middle ground.<\/p>\n

If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, then you are known as a Christian.\u00a0 Therefore you are not your own.\u00a0<\/b> Christ has bought you at the price of his own death.\u00a0 By becoming a true believer, you now belong two-fold to God:\u00a0 He (1) created you and He (2) bought you.\u00a0 <\/i>You are His!<\/i> <\/b>And that means your life is not your own.\u00a0 It is God\u2019s.\u00a0 Now God\u2019s Holy Word, The Bible, says as a Believer <\/i>you are to \u201cGlorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God\u2019s.\u201d <\/i>(see 1Cor 6:20). \u00a0 You see, God made you for this purpose.\u00a0 THIS IS THE MEANING OF YOUR LIFE!….To Glorify God in your body and in your spirit <\/i>in everything you think, do, and say.<\/b><\/p>\n

Now if you are not a Christian, what I just described is what Jesus Christ offers to you:\u00a0 doubly belonging to God, and being able to do what you were made for,…what you were made to do…Glorify God with the living of your life, so as to be able to rule and reign with Him throughout all eternity.<\/p>\n

Now I will admit to you that what I just said may not sound too exciting to you, at least at this very moment.\u00a0 This Glorifying God business may mean nothing to you at present, but if you will simply trust God with your life now and forever more, invite Jesus Christ into your own heart and accept the Truth of the Gospel of Christ, then you will be saved from your sins and have eternal life!<\/i>\u00a0 You will then become a Believer and receive all of the blessings Christ has for you.\u00a0 You will be able to live a life created for joy, and you will be able to live your life on<\/i> purpose<\/i> for THE LORD !<\/p>\n

Allow me to share with you a quick word of caution.\u00a0 The path of God-exalting joy will cost you your life.\u00a0 There is a price that must be paid for all great success.\u00a0 You should well know by now that there is no such thing as a free lunch.\u00a0 Jesus said in His Holy Word, \u201cWhoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel\u2019s will save it.\u201d\u00a0 <\/i>In other words, it is better to lose your life than to waste it.<\/b><\/p>\n

If you believe in Jesus Christ and you live happily in The Lord, and you live in such a manner as to gladly make others glad and happy in God, your life will be hard, your risks will be high, and your joy will be full!<\/i><\/p>\n

Listen or read very carefully.\u00a0 Some of you will die in the service of Christ.\u00a0 That will not<\/i> be a tragedy.\u00a0 Treasuring your own life above Christ is a tragedy. \u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Most precious and treasured friends, remember…..You only have one life.\u00a0 <\/i>That is all you have!\u00a0 You were made for God.\u00a0 DON\u2019T WASTE IT!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Peace and Love to All of You………Poppa Bear<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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