ULTIMATE!

"It's amazing how we ascribe the word 'ultimate' to so many things that aren't. Can I give you a list of things that I classify as ultimate?

The ultimate need? Peace with God.

The ultimate solution? Jesus Christ.

The ultimate joy? Serving others just for the sake of serving.

The ultimate goal? Being conformed to Christ's image.

The ultimate nobility? Exercising righteous energy and doing the right thing even
when it isn't popular.

The ultimate battle? The person who fights for thier God and everything they believe is right with courage and determination.

The ultimate love? Sharing your heart with another without reservations.

The ultimate friendship? A communtity or fellowship like Fusion where we can be real and love each other with holding nothing back.

The origins of the word 'fellowship' come from medieval times and literally means 'two people on the same side of a struggle'. Welcome to the 'fellowship and community of Fusion." We are fighting together!

Who you are Becoming

"Self-respect cannot be hunted. It cannot be purchased. It is never for sale. It cannot be fabricated out of public relations. It comes to us when we are alone, in quiet moments, in quiet places, when suddenly realize that, knowing the good, we have done it; knowing the beautiful, we have served it; knowing the truth we have spoken it."
Whitney Griswold
American Historian and Educator
1906 - 1963

SO WHAT?

"Respect the fact that you have chosen to be a part of a movement that is changing what a follower of Jesus Christ looks like to the world. Take pride in the knowledge that you are not what you once were, that you are a work in progress. You have climbed atop the heap of past failures and have seen the 'promised land.' You have charted a course to reach it. Each day brings you closer to the heart of God. You are undoubtedly a HERO!'"

Rise Up

"The self talk we engage in after a failure is critical. I remember years ago being in a grocery store. I passed a man in an isle who obviously had some psychological issues. When he reached for something on a shelf, he'd say, 'No you dumb thing, you dumb thing!' He put that item back and reached for another, saying again, 'No, no, you dumb thing, you dumb thing!' While we may be tempted to laugh at my memory from the past, have we not spoken similar demeaning messages to ourselves at our moment of failure? Why not try some of David's words from the Psalms as he cried out to God after his greatest failure? 'Search me and know me. Try my heart. See if there be any wicked way in me. And lead me in the way everlasting.'

SO WHAT?
Men and Women, when you fall, get up, brush yourself off, and get back in the race! While rising say, 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!'"