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by Lashawnda Cannady (Author)
Hey! Keep looking up, Christian.
As believing Christians, we deal with various situations and circumstances on a daily basis. Yes, most things that we go through are a direct attack from the enemy (Satan) and, also, the things of this world. But that's to be expected (John 16:33). There are also things that we go through that are a direct result of us not standing firm on the Word of God and also not being mindful of how we represent our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in our Christian walk, which could indicate that we need to strengthen our personal relationship with him. These writings are first meant to bring and give God glory and honor.
They are also meant to show how much I love the Lord enough to engage and share with the readers what I have experienced as well as what the Holy Spirit has given to me-to both encourage and challenge us not to look so much at what the unsaved are doing that doesn't lift up the name of Jesus and them not lifting up each other but us, as believing Christians, to take a look among ourselves not for the sake of criticism or to pass judgment on one another but to see what part we can play in helping to show the unsaved what it truly looks like to be a Christian. So we must encourage each other, as well as hold each other accountable, according to the Word of God and not through personal opinions (Ephesians 5:14-16, 19-21). So let's lift Jesus up while keeping each other lifted up! It all starts with us as a unified body of Christ (believing Christians) (Matthew 5:13-16).
