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A Smack in the Face

My time with God this morning was amazing. God really smacked me in the face about something that I’ve been doing and never really realized it.

I always love when He does this. It usually comes about the time I start thinking I’m better than I actually am. He always seems to remind me that He is my measuring stick and I am way below His standard of perfection.

How has God been speaking to you? Are you allowing Him to?

Sep 2009

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Ability or Belief?

Is life about ability or belief?

We see it in the secular world all the time. We see companies that grow catastrophically seemingly over night, not because they suddenly had more ability, but because they believed they could do it. We see football and baseball players that become stars overnight, not because they’ve gotten that much more ability, but because they began to believe in themselves and in what the coaches were telling them.

What if the church and kingdom are the same way? What if God’s waiting to bless a church that doesn’t have anymore ability than the next, but believes they can be used by God? What if the key to your breakthrough isn’t really about ability, but belief?

Sure, we always have to be growing and getting better in any area. God certainly hasn’t called us to a life of using belief as an excuse for laziness. However, I shudder to think what would happen if we all really believed victory could happen in and through our lives.

I think God’s waiting to see people that really believe “it”. He’s waiting to see people that believe HE still changes lives and communities. He’s waiting to see people that believe they can make a difference, no matter their ability. He’s waiting to see that you really believe that He’s still capable of the impossible!

Sep 2009

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It’s Not Easy

It’s not that the Christian faith has been tried and found difficult, but rather it’s been found difficult and left untried.

-G.K. Chesterton

No matter what tries to get you down, remember…God didn’t say it would be easy, He just said the rewards would be incredible!

Sep 2009

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90% Isn’t Enough

It seems like most of the church is 90 percent committed. They’re committed enough to God to attend church and maybe even serve in some capacity. They’re committed enough to give a portion of they’re income as long as they’re sure they have some extra. Most of the church is even committed enough to reach out and help people within the community.

However, most of the church is only committed 90 percent. What if they exceeded the 90 and became 100 percent committed to Christ and His cause? What if they were willing to not only serve in the church, but become a PART OF the church? What if they were committed another 10 percent and gave their time, talent, and tithe in faith that God will provide? What if the church was willing to commit another 10 percent and be intentional with reaching lost people.

What if the other 10 percent is the portion that fosters permanent life change?

I don’t know what it takes for people to exceed the 90 percent mark and move to 100, but if we all did it, the world would be changed forever.

It’s only 10 percent, but less than everything just isn’t enough!