WALKING IN FAITH EVERYDAY

https://www.walkinginfaitheveryday.com/2025/12/a-meeting-with-god.html?m=1   ** How Can a Person Love God With All Their Heart, Soul, and Strength? A Practical Explanation for Life on Earth The biblical command, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength” (Deut 6:5; Mark 12:30), describes a total, integrated love.  It is not about instant perfection but about a lifelong relationship that grows. Below is a clear and practical explanation of what each part means and how a person can actually live this out every day. 1. Loving God “with all your heart” In Scripture, the heart means your will, intentions, desires, and decisions. Practically, this means: Seeking God’s will in your choices , inviting Him into your plans, decisions, and goals. Keeping your heart pure , avoiding resentment, bitterness, hypocrisy, and unforgiveness. Nurturing your inner life through prayer, Scripture, reflection, and silence. Being honest with God...

https://www.walkinginfaitheveryday.com/2025/12/jesus-and-satan.html?m=1   The expression “Satan has asked to sift you like wheat” appears in Luke 22:31, where Jesus says to Peter: “ Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has asked to sift you like wheat.” What does “to sift like wheat” mean?  1. Beating – to separate the grain from the husk. 2.  Sifting/Threshing  shaking and tossing the wheat so that the worthless chaff is blown away, leaving only the good grain. This was a rough, intense process, meant to separate what has true value from what does not.   Spiritual meaning of the image When Jesus says Satan wants to “sift you like wheat,” it means: 1. Satan wants to test, pressure, and shake the disciples, to put them through a difficult inner and outer trial. 2. His goal is to make them stumble, to cause their faith to weaken just as chaff falls away during sifting. 3. It implies heavy spiritual testing, emotional turmoil, confusion, and fear. In other words, Satan requ...