The mountain in front of you is nothing compared to the God with you!
He is the Creator,
The provider,
The sustainer,
of
EVERYTHING!
I know it’s easy to write,
I know it’s easy to say,
I know it’s easy when it doesn’t apply to you.
BUT,
The truth of that statement means that even you…
Can find hope in a powerful God,
Can find joy in a loving God,
Can find meaning in an intelligent God.
Since Pizza Hut started their any pizza for $10 special, Melissa and I have been eating pizza a lot more often.
We always have to place a special order…
On my half, I get peperoni and jalapeno peppers.
On Melissa’s half, she gets peperoni and bell peppers.
Which brings me to my question of the day…
What do you like on your pizza?
Another aspect of life that operates by the “campfire principle” is relationship.
(If you missed the last post, you can catch up here)
No matter what kind of relationship we’re in, we must continually stoke it and build it.
I’ve only been married for about 20 months, but I’ve already learned that my relationship with my wife requires that I continually give and receive.
If one of us is doing all the giving, we eventually get tired and burn out.
I have to consistently serve and pursue my wife, or our relationship is not going to be “hot.” 
A good relationship requires that we spend adequate and intentional time building.
So, time for your input.
What have you learned about keeping relationships going?
What other areas of life do you see this “campfire principle” at work?
I’m not really much of an outdoorsman, but I have sat around a campfire enough to know that,
if you don’t make an effort to keep a campfire going, it eventually dies out.
With a campfire, you have to consistently add wood and stoke the fire to keep it burning.
I think the same principle can be applied to a lot of different aspects of our life.
Ministry operates by the “campfire principle.”
If we are continuously burning and dedicating ourselves to ministry for others,
while failing to stoke our own fire, we’ll burn out.
If we are continuously pouring into others without allowing God to pour into us,
we’ll eventually dry up.
There’s no greater necessity for anyone in ministry than to spend personal time with the Father.
We can never replace preparation for teaching or ministry for our own relationship with God.
If we do, we’ll eventually have nothing left.
Are you actively using the campfire principle?
Are you actively seeking a word from the Father?
Are your receiving the necessary fuel for your fire?
(If you need more help on the topic of burn out, Anne Jackson wrote a great book that you can find here)
This video has been around a while.
Many of you have probably seen it.
But, for those that haven’t,
you really need to!
Seriously, why can’t humans do this?
Better yet,
why can’t CHRISTIANS do this?
Instead, we let the color of our skin seperate our worship services.
Instead, we let a small issues of our faith divide the unity that we desperately need.
What can we learn from this elephant and dog?
