{"id":4704,"date":"2018-10-20T12:24:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-20T12:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/kpyohannan\/?p=4704"},"modified":"2018-11-09T07:03:23","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T07:03:23","slug":"kp-yohannan-shares-ten-principles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/kpyohannan\/2018\/10\/kp-yohannan-shares-ten-principles\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. KP Yohannan Shares 10 Principles to Live By"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Here are ten specific principles that I have made a priority in my life and service to God that will be helpful to you as you seek to follow the Lord:<\/p>\n

Principles:<\/h3>\n

1. Submission<\/h3>\n

All of us are placed under some type of authority. Jesus demonstrated this principle in the way that He submitted His own life to the authority of His Father. In the same way, we must be people of submission,<\/em> willing to yield our rights and honor our Master in heaven by obeying the authorities He has set over us.<\/p>\n

2. Contentment<\/h3>\n

Whether it be a love for money and material things, the seeking of praise and position or something else that pulls at us, we must be a people who are content with the life the Lord has appointed for us.<\/p>\n

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Dr. KP Yohannan Metropolitan shares principles and words of encouragement to a group of students in India.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3. Forgiveness<\/h3>\n

People will wrong us\u2014even people who work with us in service to God\u2014and when they do, we must be quick to demonstrate Christ\u2019s love toward them through offering forgiveness. Oftentimes, God actually uses offenses to make us more like Christ<\/em>. Refusing to forgive leads to bitterness, which will hurt us and, in the end, actually destroy our service to Him.<\/p>\n

4. Faith<\/h3>\n

Throughout our lives and ministries, we will face impossible situations. Putting unshakable confidence<\/em> in the written Word of God and remaining steadfast<\/em> in the faith developed through it anchors and enables us to see the impossible become possible.<\/p>\n

5. Truthfulness<\/h3>\n

People often misrepresent facts for the sake of gaining approval. But to serve God in the way that pleases Him and brings Him honor, we must maintain honesty and truthfulness in our communication and dealings with people, no matter who they are.<\/p>\n

6. Faithfulness<\/h3>\n

No matter how educated, able or experienced a person is, he will never succeed without the virtue of loyalty in his heart and life. Faithfulness means that through thick or thin, good times or bad, we remain true to God and true to one another at all costs.<\/p>\n

7. Humility<\/h3>\n

This must be our foundation in life and ministry. Pride will destroy our lives and ministries faster than anything else. Therefore, we must be careful how we live, making sure that it is in brokenness and humility.<\/p>\n

8. Love<\/h3>\n

We must regard the principle of love as supreme in our lives and service, understanding the meaning of love and living it out in our words, attitudes, responses and actions.<\/p>\n

9. Courage and Boldness<\/h3>\n

It takes courage and boldness on our part to stand up and live in the truth of His Word and follow Him. Sometimes we may have to stand alone and sometimes it may cost us in significant ways, but it is worth it and pleases God.<\/p>\n

10. Unselfishness<\/h3>\n

Our worst enemy in following and serving Christ is often our own self-centeredness. How often we are tempted to grab for our own lives and look out for only ourselves! But as followers of Christ, we are called to lay down our lives for Him and for one another.<\/p>\n

Choosing God's Principles<\/div>
Today, examine your life to see if you are abiding by these principles. Ask the Lord for His help to grow in these areas.<\/div><\/div>\n
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Dr. KP Yohannan<\/strong>, founder and director of the nonprofit organization Gospel for Asia, has written more than 200 books, including Revolution in World Missions<\/a><\/em>,<\/em> an international bestseller with more than 4 million copies in print. He and his wife, Gisela, have two grown children, Daniel and Sarah, who both serve the Lord with their families.<\/p>\n

Gospel for Asia <\/strong>is a nonprofit organization serving the \u201cleast of these\u201d in Asia since its beginning in 1979, often in places where no one else is serving. Gospel for Asia supports national workers who are serving as the hands and feet of Christ by ministering to people\u2019s needs so they can understand the love of God for them for the first time. Gospel for Asia is engaged in dozens of projects, such as caring for poor children, slum dwellers and widows and orphans; providing clean water by funding wells; supporting medical missions; and meeting the needs of those in leprosy colonies. Through Gospel for Asia\u2019s Bridge of Hope Program, tens of thousands of children are being rescued from the generational curses of poverty and hopelessness.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a>, to read more articles on Patheos by Dr. KP Yohannan Metropolitan.<\/p>\n

Go here to know more about Dr. KP Yohannan: Radio<\/a> | Amazon<\/a> | About<\/a> | Integrity<\/a> | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

Learn more about submission<\/a>, faith<\/a> or humility<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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