"Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you."
Carl Sandburg
American Writer & Poet
1878 - 1967
"We hear about the dollar, the Euro and other currencies. For sure the most valuable currency is time, for we cannot manufacture or reclaim a single wasted minute. That's why King David prayed, 'Lord, teach me to number my days that I may spend them as I should!' (Psalm 90:12)
SO WHAT?
As the dawn of a new year approaches, let's determine in our hearts to be better stewards of our time. After all, that's what heroes do!"
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
Holding Me Tonight
Sometimes it's hard to breathe
When I can feel you here with me
Sometimes it's hard to stand
When you hold me in your hand
Sometimes it seems to scream
The pain that is inside of me
Sometimes it seems so cold
And I feel like I'm all alone
But it's alright
My Jesus is holding me tonight
SO WHAT?
You can't out run the arms of Jesus. Wherever you are in life right now His arms are close to you. But you have to make the choice to let Him hold you. He will keep you secure and hold you as you are going through the hard times of life. Let Him be your father today. He loves you like no one else can.
When I can feel you here with me
Sometimes it's hard to stand
When you hold me in your hand
Sometimes it seems to scream
The pain that is inside of me
Sometimes it seems so cold
And I feel like I'm all alone
But it's alright
My Jesus is holding me tonight
SO WHAT?
You can't out run the arms of Jesus. Wherever you are in life right now His arms are close to you. But you have to make the choice to let Him hold you. He will keep you secure and hold you as you are going through the hard times of life. Let Him be your father today. He loves you like no one else can.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Trust in WHAT
Proverbs 3
In life trusting in God is not always an easy task because instead we trust in ourselves. If we don’t understand it we don’t trust it.
Sometimes God takes us out of our comfort zones so we learn to trust Him. Last year I was seeking for God’s will in my life. Where He wanted me to go, and what He wanted me to do. I had my own ideas of staying where I was and working for my church but God was like no I want you to wait and I will reveal it to you before you go to Africa for a mission trip. This was totally out my comfort zone because I was not in control. The night before I went to Africa God told me to move to Woodstock, GA. He is so faithful and His plan is so much better than mine.
Proverbs 3:5-7
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on you own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take. Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.”
When we trust in God with all our heart he will direct our lives. God’s hand is upon a willing heart. Trust in God.
In life trusting in God is not always an easy task because instead we trust in ourselves. If we don’t understand it we don’t trust it.
Sometimes God takes us out of our comfort zones so we learn to trust Him. Last year I was seeking for God’s will in my life. Where He wanted me to go, and what He wanted me to do. I had my own ideas of staying where I was and working for my church but God was like no I want you to wait and I will reveal it to you before you go to Africa for a mission trip. This was totally out my comfort zone because I was not in control. The night before I went to Africa God told me to move to Woodstock, GA. He is so faithful and His plan is so much better than mine.
Proverbs 3:5-7
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on you own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take. Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.”
When we trust in God with all our heart he will direct our lives. God’s hand is upon a willing heart. Trust in God.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Break out--- Thank you
So Christmas has come and gone...
You've got your presents.
You've had a great time.
Now you are wondering what to do.
BREAK OUT!
Right now go and find a notebook or some cards.
OK? You got them...
Now write some notes to those people who gave to you on Christmas.
Let them know how thankful you are for them and for what they gave you.
Give back to those who gave to you!
You've got your presents.
You've had a great time.
Now you are wondering what to do.
BREAK OUT!
Right now go and find a notebook or some cards.
OK? You got them...
Now write some notes to those people who gave to you on Christmas.
Let them know how thankful you are for them and for what they gave you.
Give back to those who gave to you!
Friday, December 26, 2008
Patient VS. Power
It is better to be patient than powerful; it is better to have self-control than to conquer a city.
Proverbs 16:32
CAN YOU DO IT?
Can you become a patient person, can you start changing the way you treat people? YES! You can, so why not start today. Isn't it amazing when someone treats you better than they have to... WE can start treating others like that too.
Proverbs 16:32
CAN YOU DO IT?
Can you become a patient person, can you start changing the way you treat people? YES! You can, so why not start today. Isn't it amazing when someone treats you better than they have to... WE can start treating others like that too.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
MERRY CHRISTMAS
LEAVE A COMMENT AND TELL EVERYONE WHAT YOU ARE MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO TODAY...
MERRY CHRISTMAS
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
If I let Go
Another day has come and gone
I've fallen on my face
And there is something I need to say
Something I need to know
If I let go
Will you still hold on
If I go wrong
Will you still love me
Will you still be there
Standing next to me
SO WHAT?
No matter what Jesus is in LOVE you as much today as he has ever been. All around us people love us based on how they feel. Jesus can't do this. He can't love us more or less, that is not who He is. He is God and He is full of love for you and me. That will never change. Today let yourself feel His love!
I've fallen on my face
And there is something I need to say
Something I need to know
If I let go
Will you still hold on
If I go wrong
Will you still love me
Will you still be there
Standing next to me
SO WHAT?
No matter what Jesus is in LOVE you as much today as he has ever been. All around us people love us based on how they feel. Jesus can't do this. He can't love us more or less, that is not who He is. He is God and He is full of love for you and me. That will never change. Today let yourself feel His love!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Don't Miss this one!
Certainly, you will admit that God is glorious. Is there anyone more kind? Is there anyone more creative? Is there anyone more valiant? Is there anyone more true? Is there anyone more daring? Is there anyone more beautiful? Is there anyone more wise? Is there anyone more generous? You are his offspring. His child. His reflection. His likeness. You bear his image. Do remember that though he made the heavens and the earth in all their glory, the desert and the open sea, the meadow and the Milky Way, and said, “It is good,” it was only after he made you that he said, “It is very good” (Gen. 1:31). Think of it: your original glory was greater than anything that’s ever taken your breath away in nature.
As for the saints who are in the land,
they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight.
(Ps. 16:3)
God endowed you with a glory when he created you, a glory so deep and mythic that all creation pales in comparison. A glory unique to you, just as your fingerprints are unique to you, just as the way you laugh is unique to you. Somewhere down deep inside we’ve been looking for that glory ever since. A man wants to know that he is truly a man, that he could be brave; he longs to know that he is a warrior; and all his life he wonders, “Have I got what it takes?” A woman wants to know that she is truly a woman, that she is beautiful; she longs to know that she is captivating; and all her life she wonders, “Do I have a beauty to offer?”
(Waking the Dead, John Eldredge , 77–78)
Let it shine in you! Chose to be his glorious one! It is who you are suppose to be....pray Ephesians 1: 15-20 over yourself today and ask God to help you understand his unique plan for your life! If you listen closely you will be amazed at how it turns something on in your heart!
As for the saints who are in the land,
they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight.
(Ps. 16:3)
God endowed you with a glory when he created you, a glory so deep and mythic that all creation pales in comparison. A glory unique to you, just as your fingerprints are unique to you, just as the way you laugh is unique to you. Somewhere down deep inside we’ve been looking for that glory ever since. A man wants to know that he is truly a man, that he could be brave; he longs to know that he is a warrior; and all his life he wonders, “Have I got what it takes?” A woman wants to know that she is truly a woman, that she is beautiful; she longs to know that she is captivating; and all her life she wonders, “Do I have a beauty to offer?”
(Waking the Dead, John Eldredge , 77–78)
Let it shine in you! Chose to be his glorious one! It is who you are suppose to be....pray Ephesians 1: 15-20 over yourself today and ask God to help you understand his unique plan for your life! If you listen closely you will be amazed at how it turns something on in your heart!
Monday, December 22, 2008
A Heart Fully Alive!
The poet Yeats wrote,
If I make the lashes dark
And the eyes more bright
And the lips more scarlet,
Or ask if all be right
From mirror after mirror
No vanity’s displayed:
I’m looking for the face I had
Before the world was made.
(“Before the World Was Made” from the poem “A Woman Young and Old”)
Yes, that’s it. When we take a second glance in the mirror, when you pause to look again at a photograph, we are looking for a glory you know you were meant to have, if only because you know you long to have it. You remember faintly that you were once more than what you have become. Your story didn’t start with sin, and thank God, it does not end with sin. It ends with glory restored: “Those he justified, he also glorified” (Rom. 8:30). And “in the meantime,” you have been transformed, and you are being transformed. You’ve been given a new heart. Now God is restoring your glory. He is bringing you fully alive. Because the glory of God is you fully alive.
“Well, then, if this is all true, why don’t I see it?” Precisely. Exactly. Now we are reaching my point. The fact that you do not see your good heart and your glory is only proof of how effective the assault has been. We don’t see ourselves clearly.
(Waking the Dead , 78–79)
So What?
To live in this we have to leave everything behind! How can you have a beautiful flower bed if weeds are growing in it or if you are constantly having to spend all of your time weeding instead of planting flowers and making sure they are growing to their full potential! Look at your life, find the weeds, and rip them out WITH THEIR ROOTS- get rid of them and then the flowers can be planted and a full heart can be found. Roots look like the cause that created bitterness, doubt, fear, the times you were hurt in your life. Give them to God and allow God to heal your heart. That is how you rip out those roots and allow your good heart and your glory to shine through!
If I make the lashes dark
And the eyes more bright
And the lips more scarlet,
Or ask if all be right
From mirror after mirror
No vanity’s displayed:
I’m looking for the face I had
Before the world was made.
(“Before the World Was Made” from the poem “A Woman Young and Old”)
Yes, that’s it. When we take a second glance in the mirror, when you pause to look again at a photograph, we are looking for a glory you know you were meant to have, if only because you know you long to have it. You remember faintly that you were once more than what you have become. Your story didn’t start with sin, and thank God, it does not end with sin. It ends with glory restored: “Those he justified, he also glorified” (Rom. 8:30). And “in the meantime,” you have been transformed, and you are being transformed. You’ve been given a new heart. Now God is restoring your glory. He is bringing you fully alive. Because the glory of God is you fully alive.
“Well, then, if this is all true, why don’t I see it?” Precisely. Exactly. Now we are reaching my point. The fact that you do not see your good heart and your glory is only proof of how effective the assault has been. We don’t see ourselves clearly.
(Waking the Dead , 78–79)
So What?
To live in this we have to leave everything behind! How can you have a beautiful flower bed if weeds are growing in it or if you are constantly having to spend all of your time weeding instead of planting flowers and making sure they are growing to their full potential! Look at your life, find the weeds, and rip them out WITH THEIR ROOTS- get rid of them and then the flowers can be planted and a full heart can be found. Roots look like the cause that created bitterness, doubt, fear, the times you were hurt in your life. Give them to God and allow God to heal your heart. That is how you rip out those roots and allow your good heart and your glory to shine through!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Break Out
Tis' the season to be jolly :) Whatever you are dealing with today, this week, or this month lets break out and do something different! No matter what happens today lets change our attitudes and be joyous and thankful for everything God has done and is doing in our lives! Pass-on God's joy today and tell three people why you are thankful God put them here on this earth.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Blindfolded!
Do you remember being blindfolded as a kid and told to walk a certain direction. But to be careful to listen to the person guiding you or else you would crash into something. It's like that with God sometimes. God sees the whole big picture and He is guiding us through all of life's crazy troubles.
Check out this verse...
The LORD is more pleased when we do what is just and right than when we give him sacrifices.
SO WHAT?
I challenge you to begin listening to what God is telling you to do and do that. Don't get stuck in a routine of always doing the same things. Listen to God for the ways He may be trying to change your life and how you live.
Check out this verse...
The LORD is more pleased when we do what is just and right than when we give him sacrifices.
SO WHAT?
I challenge you to begin listening to what God is telling you to do and do that. Don't get stuck in a routine of always doing the same things. Listen to God for the ways He may be trying to change your life and how you live.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Quote on Purity
"Inner purity results in outer power."
Just think about that... How does it apply to your life?
Leave your comments and your thoughts on this very interesting quote.
Is it your thoughts, your feelings, your desires?
Just think about that... How does it apply to your life?
Leave your comments and your thoughts on this very interesting quote.
Is it your thoughts, your feelings, your desires?
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Sons and Daughters
Read Galatians 5:1-22
Galatians 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a Yoke of slavery.
Galatians 5:5-6 But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
We are all sons and daughters of God and He sees us as righteous through Christ. We are not bound by the law but we choose to follow the law because we love Him. If we try to make our own religious plans and try to earn our way to Christ, we loose sight of what He really did for us.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
SO WHAT?
We as sons and daughters are all free from slavery but are called to have faith and honor Him with love. Love Him whole heartedly, seek after Him with all your passion. Make Him the desire of your heart. Love others as God loves others for this is the desire of His heart. We are not called to slavery but are called to faith and love. Through this we will not live by our own selfish desires trying to gain our freedom and live our lives for ourselves. Instead we live for the one who loves us the most and desire His plans for our lives. What He wants our lives to look like.
What are you living for, who are you living for? You are free by the grace of God.
Galatians 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a Yoke of slavery.
Galatians 5:5-6 But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
We are all sons and daughters of God and He sees us as righteous through Christ. We are not bound by the law but we choose to follow the law because we love Him. If we try to make our own religious plans and try to earn our way to Christ, we loose sight of what He really did for us.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
SO WHAT?
We as sons and daughters are all free from slavery but are called to have faith and honor Him with love. Love Him whole heartedly, seek after Him with all your passion. Make Him the desire of your heart. Love others as God loves others for this is the desire of His heart. We are not called to slavery but are called to faith and love. Through this we will not live by our own selfish desires trying to gain our freedom and live our lives for ourselves. Instead we live for the one who loves us the most and desire His plans for our lives. What He wants our lives to look like.
What are you living for, who are you living for? You are free by the grace of God.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Free to Run
But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn! This is not a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan -- this rebirth comes from God.
John 1:12-13 (New Living Translation)
SO WHAT?
Whatever things were in your past that pulled you down or made you feel like you were not worth anything, Jesus has set you free from them. You were born again and all of those old chains can be gone. Today you need to accept that Jesus has set you free and you need to live in it.
You are Free to Run!
John 1:12-13 (New Living Translation)
SO WHAT?
Whatever things were in your past that pulled you down or made you feel like you were not worth anything, Jesus has set you free from them. You were born again and all of those old chains can be gone. Today you need to accept that Jesus has set you free and you need to live in it.
You are Free to Run!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Pray at all Times
Today take a minute and spend it praying for the Prayer meeting tonight.
God is wanting to move in amazing ways and our prayers can open up the doors for him to move.
If you want your prayers to be answered, pray them in faith and don't doubt!
God is wanting to move in amazing ways and our prayers can open up the doors for him to move.
If you want your prayers to be answered, pray them in faith and don't doubt!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Hands and Feet
If we really want to be the hands and feet of God, let us start doing it today!
There is no time like the present to start changing our world.
So What?
BRING SOMEONE WITH YOU TO FUSION THIS WEEK!
See you there.
There is no time like the present to start changing our world.
So What?
BRING SOMEONE WITH YOU TO FUSION THIS WEEK!
See you there.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Awake
We have the example of Jesus in the wilderness as a model for how we must resist Satan (and all foul spirits—for Satan has many subordinates demons working for him). Jesus treats him like a real person (not a human being, but a fallen angel with an intellect and personality). He doesn’t treat the temptations and accusations and assault simply as if they are weaknesses within himself; nor does he act as though they will go away if he tries to ignore him. He directly confronts the demon present out loud, with authority, and with Scripture. Later, in the book of Acts, we are given a similar example through the life of Paul:
Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit [a demon] by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.” She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so troubled that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her. (Acts 16:16–18 NIV)
Paul commands the demon to leave, out loud, and firmly, “in the name of Jesus Christ.” Meaning, by the authority of Jesus Christ. That is how it’s done. Jesus triumphed over all foul spirits through his cross (Col. 2:13–15). All authority in heaven and on this earth is his now (Matt. 28:18). He gives us his authority to overcome foul spirits (Luke 10:19; Eph. 1:18–21). That is why Paul commands the demon “in Jesus’ name.”
This will become more and more necessary as you rise up as a Warrior, and take back ground that you have surrendered, and begin to advance the kingdom of God. Direct confrontation, modeled for us by Jesus, and Paul.
Your life is the training ground, and when it comes to spiritual warfare, its all live-ammo training. Take it seriously.
(The Way of The Wild Heart , 173, 174)
Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit [a demon] by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.” She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so troubled that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her. (Acts 16:16–18 NIV)
Paul commands the demon to leave, out loud, and firmly, “in the name of Jesus Christ.” Meaning, by the authority of Jesus Christ. That is how it’s done. Jesus triumphed over all foul spirits through his cross (Col. 2:13–15). All authority in heaven and on this earth is his now (Matt. 28:18). He gives us his authority to overcome foul spirits (Luke 10:19; Eph. 1:18–21). That is why Paul commands the demon “in Jesus’ name.”
This will become more and more necessary as you rise up as a Warrior, and take back ground that you have surrendered, and begin to advance the kingdom of God. Direct confrontation, modeled for us by Jesus, and Paul.
Your life is the training ground, and when it comes to spiritual warfare, its all live-ammo training. Take it seriously.
(The Way of The Wild Heart , 173, 174)
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Break Out- I want to HEAL!
BREAK OUT- Do you often have trouble forgiving people like your parents, siblings, friends, or teachers? Do you find yourself angry with them and thinking of ways to get back at them? When we live with unforgiveness in our heart toward anyone it separates us from God. Jesus says in Luke 6:31 and 32, “Do to others, as you would have them do to you. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?”
Later in the chapter Jesus reminds us, “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Do not judge, and you will not be judged.” We have to forgive others just as our Father in heaven has forgiven us from all the stuff we have done wrong. Everyone messes up, but that is why God gives us mercy, compassion, kindness, and forgiveness when we are undeserving.
Jesus then says this, “For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” He allows us to choose if we are going to love those around us who mess up just like we do or if we are going to live angry with people. But the way we treat others will be how he treats us.
Take time today and think of those people you need to forgive. It might be hard at first but pray and ask God to help you forgive them. Once you have forgiven them, go and apologize to that person for being unforgiving. This will allow God to start healing your heart and free you from anger.
Later in the chapter Jesus reminds us, “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Do not judge, and you will not be judged.” We have to forgive others just as our Father in heaven has forgiven us from all the stuff we have done wrong. Everyone messes up, but that is why God gives us mercy, compassion, kindness, and forgiveness when we are undeserving.
Jesus then says this, “For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” He allows us to choose if we are going to love those around us who mess up just like we do or if we are going to live angry with people. But the way we treat others will be how he treats us.
Take time today and think of those people you need to forgive. It might be hard at first but pray and ask God to help you forgive them. Once you have forgiven them, go and apologize to that person for being unforgiving. This will allow God to start healing your heart and free you from anger.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Break In- Explore your Bible
BREAK IN- Find your Bible and open it to a book that you don't read very often. Then begin reading a chapter that you have never read before.
The Old Testament is good. Maybe Joshua or Esther. Take yourself on an adventure of discovering the Bible in a way you never have before. Let it rock your world!
Leave your comments about where you explored and what you discovered!
The Old Testament is good. Maybe Joshua or Esther. Take yourself on an adventure of discovering the Bible in a way you never have before. Let it rock your world!
Leave your comments about where you explored and what you discovered!
Friday, December 5, 2008
Life isn't Perfect
I sat in my car yesterday and thought about my life.
I realized my life isn't perfect.
I realized that there are a lot of things I would change if I could.
But I can't change those things.
Then I thought about what God has given me.
I realized that God has given me everything I need.
I realized that I am truly thankful for everything God has given me.
Because, God has given me all I NEED!
SO WHAT?
RIGHT NOW! Thank God for 10 things that He has given you.
NOW! Think of something that God has not given you that you want.
NOW! Thank him for giving you everything that you need.
God is our everything!
I realized my life isn't perfect.
I realized that there are a lot of things I would change if I could.
But I can't change those things.
Then I thought about what God has given me.
I realized that God has given me everything I need.
I realized that I am truly thankful for everything God has given me.
Because, God has given me all I NEED!
SO WHAT?
RIGHT NOW! Thank God for 10 things that He has given you.
NOW! Think of something that God has not given you that you want.
NOW! Thank him for giving you everything that you need.
God is our everything!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
What are you Living for?
People who live only for wealth come to the end of their lives as naked and empty-handed as on the day they were born.
Ecclesiastes 5:15
I love getting things as much as anyone else. But the way I look at getting things changed when I went to the hospital over Christmas one year. I saw a man there who was dying of cancer. He couldn't talk and he could barely breathe. I found out that he had spent his whole life gaining things for himself. Things like houses, cars, money, stocks and all the other things that would make him look rich. Now as he lays here on his hospital bed, no one can see his riches.
SO WHAT?
I am positive that the man I saw in the hospital would have giving all of his money, if he could have had someone who was a true friend to be by his side. He was cold, lonely, scared and completely alone! Just like he came into the world. That is what will happen to all who live their lives for wealth. They will never be happy with how they spent their life. Don't be that guy! Don't be the guy who is so consumed about gaining wealth and treasure on this earth that you miss the important things.
Ecclesiastes 5:15
I love getting things as much as anyone else. But the way I look at getting things changed when I went to the hospital over Christmas one year. I saw a man there who was dying of cancer. He couldn't talk and he could barely breathe. I found out that he had spent his whole life gaining things for himself. Things like houses, cars, money, stocks and all the other things that would make him look rich. Now as he lays here on his hospital bed, no one can see his riches.
SO WHAT?
I am positive that the man I saw in the hospital would have giving all of his money, if he could have had someone who was a true friend to be by his side. He was cold, lonely, scared and completely alone! Just like he came into the world. That is what will happen to all who live their lives for wealth. They will never be happy with how they spent their life. Don't be that guy! Don't be the guy who is so consumed about gaining wealth and treasure on this earth that you miss the important things.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
KEEP TRUSTING!
You are 12, 15, 18, 21 and before you know it your off to college and getting married. In crazy times like this how are you suppose to concentrate on God when you have no idea what is in your future? Trust! Trust God to prepare the way for you. It says in Jeremiah 29
"For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope."
God is going to take us where we need to be and He is going to lay our future out in front of us as we follow Him with our whole heart.
SO WHAT?
Even though God says He knows the plans that He has for you, it is still good to pray and ask God to show you what those plans are. Whatever area of your life that you are seeking answers in right now... Just stop! STOP and pray, ask God to show you what His plans are for you. Sometimes He will show you and sometimes He will ask you to keep walking by faith. Which ever way you go, remember that the most important thing is to KEEP TRUSTING!
Peace OUT!
"For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope."
God is going to take us where we need to be and He is going to lay our future out in front of us as we follow Him with our whole heart.
SO WHAT?
Even though God says He knows the plans that He has for you, it is still good to pray and ask God to show you what those plans are. Whatever area of your life that you are seeking answers in right now... Just stop! STOP and pray, ask God to show you what His plans are for you. Sometimes He will show you and sometimes He will ask you to keep walking by faith. Which ever way you go, remember that the most important thing is to KEEP TRUSTING!
Peace OUT!
Monday, December 1, 2008
Living the Life
You see, the life God calls us to is not a safe life. Ask Joseph, Abraham, Moses, Deborah, Esther – any of the friends of God from the Old Testament. Ask Mary and Lazarus, ask Peter, James and John, ask Priscilla and Aquila – any of the friends of God in the New Testament.
God calls us to a life involving frequent risks and many dangers. Why else would we need him to be our sustainer? You don’t need a life-saver if your mission is a couch potato. You need an sustainer when your life is in constant danger.
SO WHAT?
I believe that all through history there were two kinds of people who loved God.
The ones who loved, but didn't follow.
And the ones who loved and followed by giving their all. The people above are the people who gave their all, those are the people who God choose to write about in the Bible.
I want to live a life of loving and following God, that God would want to write about.
DO YOU?
God calls us to a life involving frequent risks and many dangers. Why else would we need him to be our sustainer? You don’t need a life-saver if your mission is a couch potato. You need an sustainer when your life is in constant danger.
SO WHAT?
I believe that all through history there were two kinds of people who loved God.
The ones who loved, but didn't follow.
And the ones who loved and followed by giving their all. The people above are the people who gave their all, those are the people who God choose to write about in the Bible.
I want to live a life of loving and following God, that God would want to write about.
DO YOU?
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