I think so many times we can change everything about who we are dependant on who we are around. Pertaining to this I find an uneasing characteristic of those who find themselves caught up in sin. Maybe you can empathize with me here. Growing up in public school, and having fallen away from God late middle school and early high school, I found myself at a dilemma. My parents saw me as one person, yet my basketball team saw me as another. With this juxtaposition of expectations, I turned into two different people. The person that my parents wanted me to be. The nice, Christian, loving kid who laughed a lot and loved people. The person who was vile, covered in sin, manipulative, judgemental, and worldly. Depending how the people around me viewed me, I turned into a different person. Sort of like some awful multiple personality disorder.
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight."
God views you as HOLY and BLAMELESS. It matters not what your parents view you as, your friends view you as, but only what God views you as. And as forgiven, loved, children of God, in his sight you stand blameless and holy. Strive to live as he sees you, for he sees you more than the rest combined. We are the redeemed. And we are not of those who shink back and are destroyed. But of those who BELIEVE and are SAVED. Amen, and amen.
Much love,
Matt Allen
The 'ETC Revolution' is dedicated to the memorization of scripture and being able to use it to not only enrich our walks with Christ, but to further the Kingdom of God by sharing His love and word to EVERYONE with love, compassion, encouragement, prayer, and wisdom. ETC stands for 'Every Thought Captive,' which is taken directly from 2 Corinthians 10:5
- JOIN THE ETC REVOLUTION!
- We shepherd leaders across the country. Leaders commit to memorize two verses a week, and one extended passage a month found here on the ETC site. Each leader undergoes a two week training committing themselves to the memorization. Once the two week training is over, team leaders form, and lead family groups in their area who also commit to the same memorization! Family groups hold weekly ETC Sessions for accountability, prayer, and to recite scripture.
The average daily Christian struggle can be overcome by allowing the words of God to be implanted in our head, and then hitting our heart. If we don't KNOW what he says, we can't DO what he says. The ETC was founded around the following verses:
Psalms 119:11
Proverbs 23:7
Romans 8:6
2nd Corinthians 10:5
We are seeking more team leaders, more family members, and more people to be a part! I'm so excited to see what God does as his people put his word into their hearts. He is changing lives, one family group at a time. Come play a part. Get your questions answered by emailing mattallen.etcrevolution@yahoo.com! We would love to have you for the journey!
Much love,
Matt Allen
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