Wow, the last time we did this an amazing thing happened! Thanks!
Be patient! Hold On! Stand Firm! Expect Persecution!
I would hear people talk about how the world is anti-Christian, and to be honest, I didn't believe them. People still respected God and lived out the Golden Rule! But, as he was talking today, I don't know if that's still true. Are we still a Christian nation? Am I ridiculed because of my faith, or am I not ridiculed because I have assimilated into what the culture believes.
He talked about being patient through trials, but the words "If you are not experiencing trials, maybe you're not living the way Jesus wants you to" come back to remind me.
I don't need to be afraid, nothing is going to happen that You and I can't handle.
And I don't have to settle for this life that most people would settle for.
When Jesus talked about life to the full, He meant it. He has a plan for us to have the most incredible life possible. And it comes from really doing what He says, thinking about it, letting it be the purpose.
It's about really living it!
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Monday, May 22, 2017
James 4:13-17
What is it You'd like me to do today?
I don't really ask that question anymore because I'm afraid. I used to ask it and then get deathly anxious about what You might ask me to do - so I think I just let it fade from my mind. Blocked it out. Kind of like when you keep on eating junk food. I know the effects it has on my body, but I just ignore them - pretend like they are not there.
I think that has to drive You even more crazy than when I'd ask and then get totally freaked out when something crazy would pop into my head. At least I was saying No. Now, I'm not even asking. Apathy - that's the word. Not caring! That's a pretty good way to describe my life for the last, heck, maybe year. But, NO MORE!
What do You want me to do today? I know that everything I try to do (oh no, here comes a cliche) on my own - that's no good! When cool things were happening was when I would trust You, ask You, respond to You. Wasn't there a way to set an alarm to remind me? Maybe I should do that today.
I don't really ask that question anymore because I'm afraid. I used to ask it and then get deathly anxious about what You might ask me to do - so I think I just let it fade from my mind. Blocked it out. Kind of like when you keep on eating junk food. I know the effects it has on my body, but I just ignore them - pretend like they are not there.
I think that has to drive You even more crazy than when I'd ask and then get totally freaked out when something crazy would pop into my head. At least I was saying No. Now, I'm not even asking. Apathy - that's the word. Not caring! That's a pretty good way to describe my life for the last, heck, maybe year. But, NO MORE!
What do You want me to do today? I know that everything I try to do (oh no, here comes a cliche) on my own - that's no good! When cool things were happening was when I would trust You, ask You, respond to You. Wasn't there a way to set an alarm to remind me? Maybe I should do that today.
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