If you’re not making a difference with your life, you’re wasting it.
No matter how many times you go to church or how often you read your bible. If you’re not sharing your faith or ministering to others with the talents & gifts you’ve been given, your life is being wasted.
Consider the fig tree...
When Jesus saw that it failed to produce any fruit he cursed it and it died.
What we receive from God should flow through us. You were saved not only from condemnation but to be used as an instrument to bring others to Christ.
It doesn’t matter if your life is “together” or if you have issues. God can and will use you if you make yourself available to Him. It’s as easy as sharing what He’s done for YOU.
People can argue religion till the cows come home, but NO ONE can argue YOUR personal relationship with God. Only YOU can share how He saved YOU, how He healed YOU, how He called YOU, what He whispered to YOU or how He delivered YOU.
SHARE YOUR FAITH!
Friday, September 14, 2012
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Press On!
Today I saw an adorable little 1 yr old girl walking around in the park. I watched as her little legs bounced around one foot in front of the other with her arms stretched out at her sides for balance. I just love that age when they're learning how to walk. She took a few steps then fell. She got up, took a few more steps then fell. She got up again, took a few more steps walking farther than she had before then fell and scraped her knees. Here come the tears! She reached up toward her dad with this pitiful look on her face. He picked her up, kissed her knees and comforted her. A few minutes later, there she was bobbling around again with her arms stretched out trying to balance.
This reminded me about my journey with God. For many of us it seems as though every time we take a few steps forward, we experience something that would set us back. But yet we press on. When I look back over my life, I remember trials, tests, temptations and challenges that seemed like I was living in hell. But when i cried my tears and moaned in pain, I looked toward my Heavenly Father. And just as a loving father would, He picked me up and I was comforted.
Whatever you're going through today, DON'T GIVE UP! We may stumble and fall at times but be encouraged to know it gets better. In life there will always be obstructions in the way or things (and people) that will come along and try to make us fall. But when we do, our Daddy God will be right there to comfort us.
Look to Him and press on!
This reminded me about my journey with God. For many of us it seems as though every time we take a few steps forward, we experience something that would set us back. But yet we press on. When I look back over my life, I remember trials, tests, temptations and challenges that seemed like I was living in hell. But when i cried my tears and moaned in pain, I looked toward my Heavenly Father. And just as a loving father would, He picked me up and I was comforted.
Whatever you're going through today, DON'T GIVE UP! We may stumble and fall at times but be encouraged to know it gets better. In life there will always be obstructions in the way or things (and people) that will come along and try to make us fall. But when we do, our Daddy God will be right there to comfort us.
Look to Him and press on!
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Is God Your Genie?
Many times I have heard a prayer from a pastor, evangelist, deacon, etc. that include phrases asking God to "touch RIGHT NOW", "bless RIGHT NOW", "heal RIGHT NOW", "name it and claim it"...in the name of Jesus. They boss God around as though He were a genie waiting around to grant our wishes. This my friends is a dangerous assumption.
For those of us who have kids, can you imagine your child being given everything they ask for? Most of their requests would ruin them (candy, fast food, unlimited freedom and life without boundaries). The best of parents do everything they can to protect their children by establishing rules and expectations for them to follow...rewarding them for their efforts and accomplishments and setting consequences when they disobey. All because we love them and we want them to grow to become successful in life.
Our Father in Heaven does the same for us. He loves us and has given us His word to live by. The scripture is full of rules, expectations, promises and rewards. And when we disobey...consequences.
Make no mistake; although we are His children, our purpose on earth is to "serve" our God. We are to surrender our lives to Him to be used for His purpose. We serve an "If" and "Then" God.
"IF my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; THEN will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." - 2 Cor
But...(IF)... seek ye first the
Take notice God is not requesting a deed for a reward, rather He is calling for a change in your lifestyle. Beware of pastors that tell you if you give $10 today, God will give you $100 tomorrow. God doesn't work that way.
Do you only attend church, pray or read your bible when your situation gets desperate? "Serving" God daily in everything we do is like studying in school. If you study habitually, there are no worries when you show up to class and the teacher announces there will be a pop quiz. You're confident you will do well because you studied.
If you didn't figure it out by now, let me be the first to tell you life is full of "pop quizzes." Live righteously and believe without a doubt that God will take care of the rest.
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