Do you remember when you were 5 years old, how about 6 or 7? I don’t mean every detail, but maybe some special memories you still carry with you today. For some of you that was a long time ago, for others maybe not as long ago. What ever the case we all have something from our past that we still carry with us today, a memory that has stayed with us and has effected our lives in a positive and profound way.
This is the time of year when we remember those days when we were all much younger, full of hope and expectation. We believed what we were told and expected everthing our parents told us to be truth and absolute. .
On November 23 Americans spent $ 8.96 Billion. In one day folks flooded the stores, malls and internet sites and spent more money on gifts then many countries have budgeted for an entire year of operation. .
Many of the hot items on the “Must Have List” are elusive and expensive, Apples I Phone and I POD Touch are flying out of Apple stores, HDTV’s are moving like they were being given away. New video games and DVD’s are a big hit as well. WOW $8.96 Billion is a big number and yet if you quadrupled that number you still would not come close to putting a smile on every childs face this December 25th. .
After walking with Jesus for nearly 3 yrs the disciples still struggled to understand what Jesus was saying and what he was doing. In Matthew 19: 13-15. Jesus is brought a group of children to pray for and lay hands on. His disciples were upset with the children being there, they wanted to have the children taken away so Jesus would not be bothered by them. They started to yell at the adults who brought them, when Jesus sees what is going on He tells His disciples to bring the children closer and He prays for them all and lays hands on them. Then Jesus sort of rebukes His disciples and tells them that the kingdom of heaven belongs to little ones, just like the children they were turning away from Him.
This Christmas give your children the hottest, most expensive gift ever given, bring your children to Jesus, introduce them. Don’t worry about what anyone else has to say. Talking to your children and friends about Jesus and your relationship with Him is the greatest gift you can give them and they will remember your gift to them for the rest of their lives.
It will change their lives and it will change your life.
If your brave enough to go into the mall the day after Thanksgiving you are brave enough to talk about God with Family and Friends.
Have an awesome Holiday
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Friday, November 16, 2007
Tomatoes
The joy of watching something grow is not appreciated by many people. You are not likely to see lines of people outside the botanical gardens waiting to see flowers bloom or grass grow.
Most people associate waiting with boredom and inconvenience, there are even socially acceptable amounts of time to wait for people, depending on the situation.
As a very young boy I spent countless days with my Grandfather in a small backyard in Elmhurst, NY tending to a garden of Green and Red Peppers, Eggplant and Tomatoes. My Grandfather was Sicilian, raised during the depression by very strict parents, he had a difficult life. Nothing was given to him, what he had he earned, one way or another. The garden was a bit of a sanctuary for him, a place to relax and laugh.
It was not till I was much older that I realized how special my relationship with my Grandfather was.
In that small garden, all I ever wanted to do was what my Grandfather was doing. He would tell me not to touch the plants, but I would see him snipping and staking and I would try to help. I thought he was growing tomatoes, I realize now he was growing a grandson. I thought he was tending to the plants, but he was tending to the delicate task of raising a grandson.
My grandfather was a regular guy, but in that regular guy I saw God for the first time. I saw patience and I experienced the love of a Father.
You are God to someone in your world.
You have a divine purpose.
If you have any doubt about how God sees you, read the first chapter of Ephesians.
The most important job on the planet is not being the President, a CEO of a large company or even a King.
The most important job is being a parent.
To take the responsibility for the life of another is an awesome thing and the most honorable.
Look around your world and see all the broken lives; you can make a difference in someone’s life. Maybe it is your Son or Daughter or maybe a complete stranger.
Grow something.
Have an awesome weekend!!
Steve
Most people associate waiting with boredom and inconvenience, there are even socially acceptable amounts of time to wait for people, depending on the situation.
As a very young boy I spent countless days with my Grandfather in a small backyard in Elmhurst, NY tending to a garden of Green and Red Peppers, Eggplant and Tomatoes. My Grandfather was Sicilian, raised during the depression by very strict parents, he had a difficult life. Nothing was given to him, what he had he earned, one way or another. The garden was a bit of a sanctuary for him, a place to relax and laugh.
It was not till I was much older that I realized how special my relationship with my Grandfather was.
In that small garden, all I ever wanted to do was what my Grandfather was doing. He would tell me not to touch the plants, but I would see him snipping and staking and I would try to help. I thought he was growing tomatoes, I realize now he was growing a grandson. I thought he was tending to the plants, but he was tending to the delicate task of raising a grandson.
My grandfather was a regular guy, but in that regular guy I saw God for the first time. I saw patience and I experienced the love of a Father.
You are God to someone in your world.
You have a divine purpose.
If you have any doubt about how God sees you, read the first chapter of Ephesians.
The most important job on the planet is not being the President, a CEO of a large company or even a King.
The most important job is being a parent.
To take the responsibility for the life of another is an awesome thing and the most honorable.
Look around your world and see all the broken lives; you can make a difference in someone’s life. Maybe it is your Son or Daughter or maybe a complete stranger.
Grow something.
Have an awesome weekend!!
Steve
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Hidden Treasure
Have you ever noticed that following God is not at all what it first appears to be? Walking with God is not the kind of thing a sprinter would find appealing, although at first it seems like a sprint is all that is required to keep up with God.
Walking with God is more like training for a triathlon. (It should be called training with God)
It is an undertaking that few would ever enter into if they knew beforehand all that would be required of them in order to reach the finish line.
Training for a triathlon is grueling and you never really feel like you're ready. If you do feel like you are ready then for sure you are not! Running, Swimming and Biking at this level of intensity is something that could consume every moment of your life. Pushing your body to the point of exhaustion, not to mention the time away from your family.
Walking with God is much the same. You can never find enough time to pray, fasting is no fun and there is always something else you could be doing. Our focus MUST be on the prize at all times. If we doubt the success of our race we will fail!
During a triathlon, water stations are set up along the race route, and along our walk with God there are strategically positioned treasures. The difference here is these treasures are hidden from us, they're for us to discover as we travel with God.
Our relationship with God and our current posture towards Him at certain times in our life will cause us to Dig for these treasures. It is most likely that you will find the greatest treasures in places you thought you had looked before, and usually in places you would rather not be digging, Today, this time, you are looking for a different reason.
In most cases, it is a trial that gets us to dig deeper and with a greater passion. We arrive at a point where we no longer care about what others think; we don’t care how we look digging up our front yard. Our focus is completely on finding what God has prepared for us to discover.
Stress, Pain, Anguish and complete loss of self, are all positions that few people ever want to experience and yet, they are the very places where ordinary men and women of God grow into extraordinary, powerful, faith filled disciples of God.
A place where our understanding of who God is grows to a new level.
Who we are in God becomes clearer.
The plans of God are revealed,
Revelation is birthed.
Most importantly it is where we discover how awesome Our God truly is!
It is in our darkest days that Gods light shines its brightest, we just have to have our eyes open to see Him.
Matthew 13:43-45 (NIV)
43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
44"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
45"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
Pace yourself for the long race and finish strong with your eyes fixed on the Prize.
Friday, November 2, 2007
You are Special
Have you ever noticed that all the mentally imbalanced individuals populating the mental health institutions throughout the world think they are God or the devil, some say they have super powers. Some of these poor folks think they can fly or have superman like strength. None ever think they are the Milkman or the Garbage man or how about a Farmer?
It seems interesting that Jesus calls the people that make up the church, “a body”. He said some are like Ears some are like Eyes, some like Arms, Legs or Feet, and He goes on to explain how important each part is, and how vital it is that all the parts do their part. Jesus explained how all the parts need each other and that no one part is more important than any other
Everyone who will read this has had some point in their life when they have wished to be someone else, or at least possess what someone else had. We see others in a way that is different from the way we see ourselves. We look at others and we ask God why others have what we want. Instead we need to ask God to show us all that He has given us. If we spend all our time looking at others how can we ever see ourselves for who we really are?
If you ask the people you admire, how they do the things that you admire them for, most of them will not think much of the things they do well.
God is an amazing God, always creating new things. Power beyond our comprehension, Omnipresent and Omnipotent, The Beginning and the End! The list goes on, so is it safe to say that He knows what he is doing and that He doesn’t make mistakes.
The Bible says God breathe life into us; we are not some cosmic accident.
You and I are created with purpose, a very special purpose. We have been given a task and who we are is the perfect match for what God expects of us. No one else can do what you do the way you do it, you are special and unique.
Ephesians 3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace 8that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. 9And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment—to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.
You are an awesome creation of the most Incredible God.
This weekend call a friend and ask them what you do best, and what makes you special. I am sure you will be surprised by all the nice things people will have to say. Perhaps God will use some of your friends and family to open your eyes to His blessing in your life.
Have a great week and I’ll see you soon.
Be Blessed,
Steve
It seems interesting that Jesus calls the people that make up the church, “a body”. He said some are like Ears some are like Eyes, some like Arms, Legs or Feet, and He goes on to explain how important each part is, and how vital it is that all the parts do their part. Jesus explained how all the parts need each other and that no one part is more important than any other
Everyone who will read this has had some point in their life when they have wished to be someone else, or at least possess what someone else had. We see others in a way that is different from the way we see ourselves. We look at others and we ask God why others have what we want. Instead we need to ask God to show us all that He has given us. If we spend all our time looking at others how can we ever see ourselves for who we really are?
If you ask the people you admire, how they do the things that you admire them for, most of them will not think much of the things they do well.
God is an amazing God, always creating new things. Power beyond our comprehension, Omnipresent and Omnipotent, The Beginning and the End! The list goes on, so is it safe to say that He knows what he is doing and that He doesn’t make mistakes.
The Bible says God breathe life into us; we are not some cosmic accident.
You and I are created with purpose, a very special purpose. We have been given a task and who we are is the perfect match for what God expects of us. No one else can do what you do the way you do it, you are special and unique.
Ephesians 3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace 8that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. 9And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment—to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.
You are an awesome creation of the most Incredible God.
This weekend call a friend and ask them what you do best, and what makes you special. I am sure you will be surprised by all the nice things people will have to say. Perhaps God will use some of your friends and family to open your eyes to His blessing in your life.
Have a great week and I’ll see you soon.
Be Blessed,
Steve
Monday, October 22, 2007
Keys
Have you ever forgotten your keys?
You’re on your way home or to your car and you have a strange feeling. A little voice inside your head says something like; “Hey are you missing something?” You don’t want to hear this thought so you ignore it and hope it goes away. Moments later you arrive home or to your car and you are left standing outside unable to enter. That feeling was right, you forgot your keys.
Funny though, you are not suddenly without your keys, you have been without them all day long. However, you are suddenly aware of your loss and the consequence of that loss is now very apparent.
This is the same with our relationship with God. There are Keys to our relationship with God. Keys that open doors to our understanding of our purpose in God and the development of our relationship to Him.
The best part of these Keys is they will work for ANYONE who takes a hold of them, and uses them. So, if you are Super Mega-Church Pastor, or you just heard the name Jesus for the first time today, these Keys will work for you if you apply them.
Four Simple Keys:
1) Prayer – You must Pray to God. It is our life line to God. The Bible tells us that God's people will know Him by His voice. How can we know Gods voice if we don't talk to Him on a regular basis.
How often should you pray? It doesn't matter if it is 5 minutes or 1 hour, it makes no difference. This is a matter of quality over quantity. Pray from your heart, not with your mouth and you will be amazed by the result. Heaven will open over your life and God will step right into your life.
2) Word – Read your Bible, it is your user manual for life. The Bible is alive and active. The bible is spiritual food, feed on it daily and you will grow strong in your understanding of God and yourself. Read it, it's all good.
3) Faith – Hebrews 11:6 Without faith it’s impossible to please God.
Faith is spiritual exercise. Our bodies need to exercise if we want them to grow and perform at their greatest potential. Spiritually, we are confronted with challenges that seem impossible. If we exercise our faith it will grow. As we pray and move in obedience to the will of God our Faith grows, our revelation of the Greatness of God increases and gives birth to a greater Faith.
Our greatest challenge will be to get our heads out of the way to Believe God for bigger and better things.
Even with the smallest faith you can change the world.
4) Focus – This is a vital Key that magnifies the other keys. Focus is like a magnifing glass, it makes small things look bigger. If you use a magnifing glass to focus the power of the sun you can start a fire. If you focus your life on Praying, Reading the Word and Building Faith you will set the World on Fire!
Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Four simple Keys, each open a new door in your Life long adventure of walking with God. Together these four keys can transport you to an amazing place with God.
Get your keys out! Get ready to enter into a new place in God.
Have an awesome week and I'll see you next week.
You’re on your way home or to your car and you have a strange feeling. A little voice inside your head says something like; “Hey are you missing something?” You don’t want to hear this thought so you ignore it and hope it goes away. Moments later you arrive home or to your car and you are left standing outside unable to enter. That feeling was right, you forgot your keys.
Funny though, you are not suddenly without your keys, you have been without them all day long. However, you are suddenly aware of your loss and the consequence of that loss is now very apparent.
This is the same with our relationship with God. There are Keys to our relationship with God. Keys that open doors to our understanding of our purpose in God and the development of our relationship to Him.
The best part of these Keys is they will work for ANYONE who takes a hold of them, and uses them. So, if you are Super Mega-Church Pastor, or you just heard the name Jesus for the first time today, these Keys will work for you if you apply them.
Four Simple Keys:
1) Prayer – You must Pray to God. It is our life line to God. The Bible tells us that God's people will know Him by His voice. How can we know Gods voice if we don't talk to Him on a regular basis.
How often should you pray? It doesn't matter if it is 5 minutes or 1 hour, it makes no difference. This is a matter of quality over quantity. Pray from your heart, not with your mouth and you will be amazed by the result. Heaven will open over your life and God will step right into your life.
2) Word – Read your Bible, it is your user manual for life. The Bible is alive and active. The bible is spiritual food, feed on it daily and you will grow strong in your understanding of God and yourself. Read it, it's all good.
3) Faith – Hebrews 11:6 Without faith it’s impossible to please God.
Faith is spiritual exercise. Our bodies need to exercise if we want them to grow and perform at their greatest potential. Spiritually, we are confronted with challenges that seem impossible. If we exercise our faith it will grow. As we pray and move in obedience to the will of God our Faith grows, our revelation of the Greatness of God increases and gives birth to a greater Faith.
Our greatest challenge will be to get our heads out of the way to Believe God for bigger and better things.
Even with the smallest faith you can change the world.
4) Focus – This is a vital Key that magnifies the other keys. Focus is like a magnifing glass, it makes small things look bigger. If you use a magnifing glass to focus the power of the sun you can start a fire. If you focus your life on Praying, Reading the Word and Building Faith you will set the World on Fire!
Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Four simple Keys, each open a new door in your Life long adventure of walking with God. Together these four keys can transport you to an amazing place with God.
Get your keys out! Get ready to enter into a new place in God.
Have an awesome week and I'll see you next week.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Who are you?
WHO ARE YOU? IT IS A SIMPLE ENOUGH QUESTION.
Can you answer the question in one paragraph, how about one sentence?
It sounds like a simple question, but the fact is that everyday it becomes more of a mystery to the world around us.
Most folks when asked this question respond by telling you what they do for employment. Ex. I'm a Chef, a Realtor, a Banker, a Welder, others explain their role in the family, I'm a Dad, Mom, Grand Father...
Think for a second about the general message our society is broadcasting to us and our children.
In short the message is," Money can solve all your problems. "
OK , I know you're thinking about alot of other things you or your kids hear and see on TV and in the movies, but I am talking about the bottom line.
For example you may hear "You need to look a certain way", it's OK if you don't look that way, you can buy those clothes, that look or the Dentist can give you those white teeth and you can buy that cool new car or that big house.
Here is the interesting part, their is nothing wrong with money. Money is a form of currency, it could be gold or sugar or oil, just about anything people put a value on.
The problem is people are creating their self image and basing their self worth on how much money they have and that is a serious problem.
Money becomes the most important thing in their life, it becomes the answer to all their problems and in effect takes the place of God.
God needs to be the most important person in your life and your relationship with Him needs to be the most important relationship in your life. You should be looking to God for all your answers.
If you are the leader of your family, you need to shut off CNN and the TV and the computer and you need to hear from God.
Even more important then your relationship with your wife or husband and children. God should always be in between you and everything else.
God must be first!
Psalm 119: vs. 105 says "Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path."
If we walk in the dark on a narrow path and we have our light behind us we are going to stumble and trip up and fall, because we will not see what is right in front of us, never mind what is coming at us from a distance.
Create a Spiritual Mirror to see yourself in.
A spiritual mirror is like an X-Ray, it sees through all the stuff on the outside and looks into your life, into your spirit to see what is going on, on the inside.
Proverbs 29:18a " Where there is no vision, the people perish";
We need to see the plans that God has for us. This should be our Vision.
God wants to bless your life. He wants you to prosper and succeed. He wants you to know how much He loves you. He wants you to know how awesome you are and all the wonders He has planned for your life. See your life through Gods eyes and you will see the power of God alive and working in your life. Then when you are asked , who are you? You can answer with confidence,
Can you answer the question in one paragraph, how about one sentence?
It sounds like a simple question, but the fact is that everyday it becomes more of a mystery to the world around us.
Most folks when asked this question respond by telling you what they do for employment. Ex. I'm a Chef, a Realtor, a Banker, a Welder, others explain their role in the family, I'm a Dad, Mom, Grand Father...
Think for a second about the general message our society is broadcasting to us and our children.
In short the message is," Money can solve all your problems. "
OK , I know you're thinking about alot of other things you or your kids hear and see on TV and in the movies, but I am talking about the bottom line.
For example you may hear "You need to look a certain way", it's OK if you don't look that way, you can buy those clothes, that look or the Dentist can give you those white teeth and you can buy that cool new car or that big house.
Here is the interesting part, their is nothing wrong with money. Money is a form of currency, it could be gold or sugar or oil, just about anything people put a value on.
The problem is people are creating their self image and basing their self worth on how much money they have and that is a serious problem.
Money becomes the most important thing in their life, it becomes the answer to all their problems and in effect takes the place of God.
God needs to be the most important person in your life and your relationship with Him needs to be the most important relationship in your life. You should be looking to God for all your answers.
If you are the leader of your family, you need to shut off CNN and the TV and the computer and you need to hear from God.
Even more important then your relationship with your wife or husband and children. God should always be in between you and everything else.
God must be first!
Psalm 119: vs. 105 says "Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path."
If we walk in the dark on a narrow path and we have our light behind us we are going to stumble and trip up and fall, because we will not see what is right in front of us, never mind what is coming at us from a distance.
Create a Spiritual Mirror to see yourself in.
A spiritual mirror is like an X-Ray, it sees through all the stuff on the outside and looks into your life, into your spirit to see what is going on, on the inside.
Proverbs 29:18a " Where there is no vision, the people perish";
We need to see the plans that God has for us. This should be our Vision.
God wants to bless your life. He wants you to prosper and succeed. He wants you to know how much He loves you. He wants you to know how awesome you are and all the wonders He has planned for your life. See your life through Gods eyes and you will see the power of God alive and working in your life. Then when you are asked , who are you? You can answer with confidence,
"I am a child of God!"
Friday, October 5, 2007
Seasons of God
The only one constant in our lives is change — someone clever.
The calendar has just flipped to a new month, and with the turning of the page some undeniable facts have come to our attention. Summer is over!
If you live in the North-western US it is probably snowing already, but down here in the South it is more of a subtle change. You need to get out early to really notice the change at first. The mornings have a wonderful freshness to them, just ever so cool. The nights seem to be arriving a little earlier everyday.
Autumn is a wonderful season, the leaves on the trees change to paint our countryside with the most amazing colors. The weather in general seems to be kinder (Hurricane season is almost over). Wonderful pleasant temperatures and clear skies make this an enjoyable time of year to get out and appreciate nature and all the wonders God has created.
Autumn is also a trigger for depression for many people, as it is the inevitable signal that winter is on it's way.
Instead of enjoying one of the most beautiful times of the year some folks are locking themselves in their homes worrying about something they can not change and have no control over. Winter is going to come!
Spiritually, each of us go through seasons in our own lives. Some seasons are short lived, while other seasons seem to last a long time.
Moses is a great example of a man dealing with the seasons of God in His life. The story of his life begins with an attempt on his life from hell, but God delivered him into the Palace of a king and protects him from evil. Just when Moses thought everything was wonderful he kills a man and runs off to spend years in the desert, but God was with him there and teaches him about the Man he is called to be. God sends him back to his old home to deliver the Nation of Israel, and before you know it he is back in the Desert again. This time he takes a few million people with him.
Moses spent most of his life in the desert with God. Because he was obedient to God and had a heart to serve God throughout his life, God used him and did amazing things through him.
Moses brought fire down from heaven, parted a sea, led millions of people to God and out of captivity, He was the voice of God to a Nation of people that thought God had forgotten them. Moses spoke to God face to face like no other man
since Adam.
You will go through seasons in your life when you feel like God is not as close as you would like Him to be. Remember God is always as close as your heart will allow Him.
1 Corinthians2:9-10 " No eye has seen
No ear has heard
No mind has conceived, what God has prepared for those who
Love Him — but God has revealed it through His Spirit".
Allow Gods Spirit to speak to you and see the transformation of the seasons of your life, as God reveals HIs plan and purpose for your life.
Be Blessed.
The calendar has just flipped to a new month, and with the turning of the page some undeniable facts have come to our attention. Summer is over!
If you live in the North-western US it is probably snowing already, but down here in the South it is more of a subtle change. You need to get out early to really notice the change at first. The mornings have a wonderful freshness to them, just ever so cool. The nights seem to be arriving a little earlier everyday.
Autumn is a wonderful season, the leaves on the trees change to paint our countryside with the most amazing colors. The weather in general seems to be kinder (Hurricane season is almost over). Wonderful pleasant temperatures and clear skies make this an enjoyable time of year to get out and appreciate nature and all the wonders God has created.
Autumn is also a trigger for depression for many people, as it is the inevitable signal that winter is on it's way.
Instead of enjoying one of the most beautiful times of the year some folks are locking themselves in their homes worrying about something they can not change and have no control over. Winter is going to come!
Spiritually, each of us go through seasons in our own lives. Some seasons are short lived, while other seasons seem to last a long time.
Moses is a great example of a man dealing with the seasons of God in His life. The story of his life begins with an attempt on his life from hell, but God delivered him into the Palace of a king and protects him from evil. Just when Moses thought everything was wonderful he kills a man and runs off to spend years in the desert, but God was with him there and teaches him about the Man he is called to be. God sends him back to his old home to deliver the Nation of Israel, and before you know it he is back in the Desert again. This time he takes a few million people with him.
Moses spent most of his life in the desert with God. Because he was obedient to God and had a heart to serve God throughout his life, God used him and did amazing things through him.
Moses brought fire down from heaven, parted a sea, led millions of people to God and out of captivity, He was the voice of God to a Nation of people that thought God had forgotten them. Moses spoke to God face to face like no other man
since Adam.
You will go through seasons in your life when you feel like God is not as close as you would like Him to be. Remember God is always as close as your heart will allow Him.
1 Corinthians2:9-10 " No eye has seen
No ear has heard
No mind has conceived, what God has prepared for those who
Love Him — but God has revealed it through His Spirit".
Allow Gods Spirit to speak to you and see the transformation of the seasons of your life, as God reveals HIs plan and purpose for your life.
Be Blessed.
Survive or Thrive
The average American consumes somewhere in the neighborhood of 500-1500 extra calories a day. We are getting nearly one-third of our calories from junk foods: soft drinks, sweets, desserts, alcoholic beverages, and salty snacks. That is a result of years of marketing, telling people that more is better. Why settle for a single cheese burger when you could have a double cheese burger and large fries and a large drink for only 50 cents more. Wow what a bargain!
The result is a fat America. Obesity is through the roof, childhood Diabetes is at an all time high in our youth and shows no sign of slowing down.
The other end of this is the increase in Anorexia in young women. The pressure to fit in and look a certain way drives many young women into a nightmarish life of eating and starving themselves.
Think about it, what if you only allowed yourself to eat once a week, and when you did eat, you ate a diet that filled your stomach but had no nutritional value. To make things worse you could only have one type of a drink, always the same flavor, over and over, never anything new.
Sound pretty bleak. Unless your body is fed a balanced and nutritional diet you are going to either get fat or sick. You may not die from this kind of diet, at least not right away but you will never be the healthy strong person you could be.
No one wants to live a life on the kinds of diets described above, so why is it OK to Spiritually feed ourselves in this manner.
Think about it, we go to church once a week, are you eating spiritually?
Are you starving by time you get to church, or are you starving yourself?
Has it been so long since you sat down and ate a spiritual meal that you are afraid to even try to ate again? Have you forgotten the taste of God?
Prayer is the doorway to your relationship with God.
1 Thessalonians 5: 17 says "Pray without stopping". God is never to busy to listen to you, he is always there waiting to hear you call out to Him. Their is no question he can not answer, their is nothing he can't help you with.
God is always ready for you. Right now He would love to hear from you. Why wait.
This week don't wait to be filled with the power and presence of God. Make God a daily part of your day and watch how your spiritual life flourishes.
The Holy Spirit nourishes us in a way that nothing else can. He is like a spiritual liquid, every day it is vital to our lives that we drink plenty of Spiritual liquid. Everything just works better.
Matt. 6:33 "Seek first the Kingdom of God and all His righteousness and all these things will be added to our life."
The result is a fat America. Obesity is through the roof, childhood Diabetes is at an all time high in our youth and shows no sign of slowing down.
The other end of this is the increase in Anorexia in young women. The pressure to fit in and look a certain way drives many young women into a nightmarish life of eating and starving themselves.
Think about it, what if you only allowed yourself to eat once a week, and when you did eat, you ate a diet that filled your stomach but had no nutritional value. To make things worse you could only have one type of a drink, always the same flavor, over and over, never anything new.
Sound pretty bleak. Unless your body is fed a balanced and nutritional diet you are going to either get fat or sick. You may not die from this kind of diet, at least not right away but you will never be the healthy strong person you could be.
No one wants to live a life on the kinds of diets described above, so why is it OK to Spiritually feed ourselves in this manner.
Think about it, we go to church once a week, are you eating spiritually?
Are you starving by time you get to church, or are you starving yourself?
Has it been so long since you sat down and ate a spiritual meal that you are afraid to even try to ate again? Have you forgotten the taste of God?
Prayer is the doorway to your relationship with God.
1 Thessalonians 5: 17 says "Pray without stopping". God is never to busy to listen to you, he is always there waiting to hear you call out to Him. Their is no question he can not answer, their is nothing he can't help you with.
God is always ready for you. Right now He would love to hear from you. Why wait.
This week don't wait to be filled with the power and presence of God. Make God a daily part of your day and watch how your spiritual life flourishes.
The Holy Spirit nourishes us in a way that nothing else can. He is like a spiritual liquid, every day it is vital to our lives that we drink plenty of Spiritual liquid. Everything just works better.
Matt. 6:33 "Seek first the Kingdom of God and all His righteousness and all these things will be added to our life."
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