6 Secrets Jesus Offered That You Can Use Today l Tips on Living Life l Finding Hope Today

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Jesus knew what life was like on earth. He felt disconnected from God at times, especially at the cross when the Father appeared inaccessible. He experienced highs and lows during His spiritual and physical journey on earth just like we do today. Jesus knew we would face pressure and that is why He's a compatriot, a master and a coach to help pull us through when we vacillate in life. He taught the Disciples how to live over 2,000 years ago and His teachings are a bedrock to all believers in modern history. We are reminded by Jesus to have faith when things look hopeless because if we don’t advance ahead, we may never know what God has for us. You need to make the decision to serve the Savior or follow your own will. Jesus revealed to the Disciples according to Mathew 16:24-26: “If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me." In the interim, here are 6 secrets Jesus offered that you can use today throughout your journey on earth.

Live in the Present

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Over 8.3 million American adults suffer from anxiety, the Psychiatric Journal reported. With all of the uncertainty in the world, people are not only feeling the pressure in their personal lives but are concerned about the future of the nation. Author Karen Young explained that we need to toss worry aside and remain in the now present. "Stay with what is actually happening, rather than what might happen. If this feels uncomfortable, put a time limit on it, let’s say, 2 minutes to start with." Jesus knew that we were going to have stress. He told us to let go of these anxieties and to remain in the present. He said: "Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Jesus' acumen helps us in the world today as it did for the earlier believers.

Live For God's Kingdom

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Jesus reminded His Disciples that the Kingdom of God does not operate like the world. Ambition, pride, greed and anger rule our earthly domain, but success according to Heaven is exceptionally different. Jesus taught humility and being last is being first when it comes to living a life geared towards God. In the context of His encounter with the rich young ruler as recorded in the Book of Matthew, Jesus talked about the wealthy man who turned away because he didn't want to give up his wealth to follow the Savior. Jesus said: “Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. Again, I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God." This secret is one we tend to forget as we become consumed with temporal passions. Success God's way is always foolishness to the world.

Allow Him to Defend You

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When we are fighting against people and evil circumstances, we want justice. Jesus taught that the Kingdom of God does not respond to earthly violence but with the grace of God! This is not a favorite of ours as we could be hurting from someone who sinned against us. Jesus can call down fire and brimstone against our enemies, right? He sure can, but He doesn't operate like that all the time. “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in Heaven, for, in the same way, they persecuted the prophets who were before you." We know that bitterness can destroy your spirit and can harm the body over time. Jesus is telling us to allow Him to deal with it His way. For example, when Jesus was arrested, one of the disciples went for his sword to use against the guard and Jesus stopped it because repaying with evil gives the devil more power.

Use Words Wisely

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Jesus knew that our words could do a ton of damage to ourselves and to others! “But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken," He said according to Matthew 12:36. This advice remains essential to us living in victory today. How many relationships, marriages and lives were shattered because of gossip and other words that didn't edify people? "We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively use words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder or to humiliate," the Huffington Post reported. Words are singularly the most potent force accessible to mankind. If you want to walk in the power of God, make your words count and make them positive.

You Need to Face Your Pain

We don't want to deal with hurt and who does really? When we have emotional wounds, we go on pretending that it didn't happen, but Jesus wants us healed and made whole. "In order for us to get over our past, we have to examine it. We have to learn who we were in that process and recognize that we are someone different and that we've already grown as the result of those experiences," author and motivational speaker Sarah Jakes shared. We don't have to be frightened of repeating our mistakes in our life. However, you need to face the pain now or you will find yourself in an endless sequence of hurt. Jesus always dealt with pain and never backed away from it and neither should we.

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