What does this saying typically mean?
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“IT IS WHAT IT IS” isn’t

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with the life of faith a believer in Christ is called to live.

Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

When we

our lives to Him, we then give up the right to live solely for

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.

Matthew 22:36-38 (NLT)
36 “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?”
37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment.

We are called, in all matters, to live by

in Him.

Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)
1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Walking

with God.

1. The immutable

and

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of God.

Malachi 3:6a (NLT)
6 “I am the Lord, and I do not change.”

Exodus 3:13-14 (NLT)
13 But Moses protested, “If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ they will ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what should I tell them?”
14 God replied to Moses, “I am who i am. Say this to the people of Israel: I am has sent me to you.”

Hebrews 13:8 (NLT)
8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

2. The

of God’s Word.

Integrity = the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that are aligned with values and beliefs that you refuse to change.

God’s Word is

.

1 Peter 1:24-25 (NIV)
24 For, “All people are like grass,
and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.”
And this is the word that was preached to you.

God’s Word is

.

Psalm 119:160 (NLT)
160 The very essence of your words is truth;
all your just regulations will stand forever.

2 Timothy 3:16 (NLT)
16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.

God’s Word never

.

Isaiah 55:10-11 (NLT)
10 “The rain and snow come down from the heavens
and stay on the ground to water the earth.
They cause the grain to grow,
producing seed for the farmer
and bread for the hungry.
11 It is the same with my word.
I send it out, and it always produces fruit.
It will accomplish all I want it to,
and it will prosper everywhere I send it.

God’s Word cannot be

.

1 Peter 1:23 (NKJV)
23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,

3. The believer’s

before God in Christ.

Romans 3:21-26 (NIV)
21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— 26 he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

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with God.

Hebrews 4:15-16 (NLT)
15 This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. 16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.

4. The believer’s steadfast

to stay submitted to the leadership of Jesus over their lives.

an intense desire for Him that supersedes all other affections.

Psalm 73:25-26 (NLT)
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
I desire you more than anything on earth.
26 My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,
but God remains the strength of my heart;
he is mine forever.

Maintaining a teachable,

spirit.

James 4:7-8,10 (NLT)
7 So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.
10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.

obedience and righteous living.

1 John 1:6-7 (NLT)
6 So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. 7 But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

Developing

spiritual disciplines.
• Regular time in God’s Word.
• Daily conversational prayer.
• Fellowship with other believers.
• Worship, praise, and gratitude.