Small groups are valuable! Tell others about the impact and watch the excitement to be a part of them grow!

Small groups are valuable! Tell others about the impact and watch the excitement to be a part of them grow!
we were made to dive deep into our faith. We were never made to sit complacently in the shallows…
Jesus came for the sick, those in need of a physician.
Love. Not always easy to give. Not always easy to accept.
Everyone needs inspiration at one point or another. We need the encouragement, stimulation, push forward… At times I am a purely selfish person. I seek after inspiration, encouragement, motivation. (Don’t … Continue reading Inspire.
We all have areas that need change but we don’t have to work alone – we just have to be willing to put in the work.
Without vision, we can’t be sure what direction we are going. We all need a vision. Let’s set our vision on the eternal instead of the temporal.
Great title to start a post, right? Prepare to die. And no, this isn’t a reference to the movie, Princess Bride.
We all have one life to live but each life ends the same – in death.
We don’t know when our life will be over, when death will knock on the door and decide it’s our time to depart.
However, we each have the opportunity to prepare. How are you preparing?
John 5:24 says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.”
Death is coming for us all, but Jesus offers eternal life that forgoes condemnation and judgment and gives peace. Instead of guilt and shame, there is life and peace. Who wouldn’t want that?
We all sin and fall short of the mark. And, there is always a price to pay for sin. But God made a way for us to be forgiven. He made a way for our judgment to be taken away. He made a way for us to be made righteous. It is through the blood of Christ who died on the cross, in our place, taking our punishment, so we might go free.
Romans 10:9-10 says, “that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.”
Have you made those preparations? I hope you have. If not, what is the delay?
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Why do we wait? Why do I wait?
It is evident that God is at work. He is moving. He is speaking. He is capturing the attention of many. Yet, we wait.
Here I go with the “we” stuff again. Let me rephrase that, yet, I wait. Why do I do that?
I’ve been asking myself that question a lot lately. What am I waiting for? A perfect set up? Unlimited time, funds, energy, or personality? Someone to notice my value and ask me to step in, take the lead, or do the thing, someone to believe I can and that I have it within me?
Yes. All those things. Humans are, by nature, seekers of acceptance. We want others to notice us, our value, our worth, our abilities, and our desires.
And for some odd reason, we put the acceptance of others above the acceptance and gifting of God. Ouch…
See, one thing I know for certain is that God uses people to accomplish His kingdom work on earth. BUT, He does it in such a way that He gets the glory and there is no doubt that He showed up.
When He calls us to join Him in something, it is usually something that we need the power of the Holy Spirit to accomplish. If it was something we could do without God’s help, then we would receive all the praise, not Him.
So, what are you waiting for? What has He asked of you? Where does He want you to join Him? Which lives around you are at stake if you delay?
Stop waiting for the acceptance of people. Stop waiting for someone to tell you that you can, that you are good enough, talented enough, great enough. You aren’t! But if you are humble enough, broken enough, and willing enough to be used, then you will be. And it will be in such a way that God gets the glory – not you, not me.
When our heart is bowed to Him, we find true sanctuary.
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Into every life a little rain must fall. Without rain, we cannot live a fruitful life.
Don’t let frustration get the best of you. Find the root problem. See if God is using frustration to call you to change a problem situation, or calling you to change your heart.
When our life is overgrown with the weeds of sin, the Master Gardener knows how to make the garden of our life flourish again.
Living by faith is not easy. We may fail at times but there is forgiveness. We can return. We can move forward in our faith relationship with Christ.
A life of faith is intentionally lived by following the command to go an be who Jesus commands us to be.
You are loved by God. You are valuable. Even when you fall, He is waiting to pick you up.
How’s your environment for growth? Do you trust God enough to seek His interaction on your behalf?
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