
Everything in your environment teaches you. Music artists, television, radio, magazines, movies, and books are constantly teaching and finding ways to reach out to you so that you can learn from them. And they put things into your minds day in and day out. They play the same songs over and over again until they go out of style, you hear the same thing on the news over and over again, and the same kind of movies that have violence and sex get the highest ratings over and over again. There is a method to their madness. They know if they can play it over and over again you will remember it. And what you remember is what you will think about and what you think about is what you will do. These types of media spend millions of dollars so that they can reach this generation one way or another. Can I be real with you? The one who is behind all of this, the devil, is not stupid. He knows that if he can get the way his kingdom runs into your mind you will live by the rules of his kingdom. Satan has copied God's system of running things but he uses hate instead of love, evil instead of good, and revenge instead of forgiveness. The devil can not create, so he uses God's way of doing things, but he uses a perverted version. And he is using the media that I spoke about above to get into your minds. God created the idea of seed, time, and harvest. This just means that it takes time for you to learn, to grow, and mature. And during this process there must be seed planted in your mind over and over again. Seed can come in the form of words, songs, and pictures. The devil has copied this idea of God and he is using it pretty good. He has done a good job of getting into the minds of this generation and making us think that sin is cool. It is because of this that we are teaching on the kingdom of God over and over. So that you can get it in your mind and live by it.> Well another way that you are taught that I failed to mention is through your friends. Have you ever wondered why you want to be soo accepted by your friends and your peers? Why do you fear being left out? Is it because you don't want people to make fun of you? Is it because if you let people know the real you they won't hang out with you anymore? These are real questions that need to be answered. Because if you ever broke out of that fear you would be unstoppable in life. Why do we have to be accepted? Because even in the beginning God said 'It is not good for man to be alone'. We were created to have companionship. This means that we want to be loved by someone. Its okay, its natural. We were made like that by the Creator Himself. He is the one to blame for this mess. I am just kidding!! But what we fail to miss, especially in the society we live in now, is that when God said that to Adam they already had a relationship with one another. The bible says that "God walked with Adam in the cool of the day". This means that there was a specific time that they met everyday. They walked together. Can you imagine walking with God everyday? Can you imagine the creator of the universe being your best friend? Thats what Adam had. His best friend was the one who made him. OH MY GOSH! Listen, the one who made the heavens and the earth wants to be your best friend, He wants to walk with you, and teach you at the same time. If you can make Him your best friend then it does not matter who accepts you and wants to be your friend. Thats why you want to be accepted because you were created to have relationships. And if you are not hanging out with people who accept you then you are going to feel empty. Stop seeking your friends to satisfy this emptiness. Go to God first, let Him fill you up, and then go out and find the friends that best fit your life with God. Don't try to fit with them, let them fit with you. If they don't match your lifestyle that you have with God then don't make it fit. You can still hang out with them but make sure that it is not costing your friendship with God first. > I will end with this. In these days God has provided a best friend for us. When Jesus walked on this earth He told His fiends "It is better for you that I leave so that I can send the Comforter". The comforter is God's Spirit. He is called the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is supposed to be inside of you. If He is not, ask God to fill you with the Holy Spirit. Think about this for a minute. God is saying that He wants to live inside of the very thing that He made......WOW!! He wants to live inside of you. Let Him and He will teach you the right way to live and you will never be the same again. The Holy Spirit will lead you, teach you, and comfor you. There is soo much He can do if you let Him help. In the next three weeks we will talk about how He leads, comforts, and teaches you about the kingdom of God. He wants to be your best friend. Why not let Him. Love you guys and talk to you again soon.> > Mickey Santiago
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