The sermon on the mount......what Jesus promises isn't a gimmick to give you goose bumps, nor a mental attitude that has to be pumped up at pep rallies. Matthew 5 describes God's radical reconstruction of the heart: 1st - Recognize we are in need (poor in spirit) 2nd - repent of our own self-sufficiency (mourn) 3rd - Quit calling the shots & surrender control to God (meek) 4rth - So grateful are we for His presence, we want more (hunger & thirst) 5th - As we grow, we become more like Him (merciful) 6th - We change our outlook (pure in heart) 7th - We love others (peacemakers) 8th - we endure injustice (persecution)
You see, it's not a casual shift of attitude. It's a demolition of the old structure and a creation of the new. The more radical the change, the greater the joy.
My change was extremely radical. Yours can be too.....you just have to be willing to be willing!
Have a marvelous day! In God's love,
Laura S.
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I have never really thought about the Sermon on the Mount in quite this way. Leave it to you to see it through Celebrate Recovery eyes. If anyone didn't know it by now, you're heart is CR.
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