When pretense is revealed as reality, our children will lead us to see what we have become-a nation of people who have forgotten the truth, who have forgotten their God. Sound the alarm!
Archive for January, 2010
Nine Year Old Commits Suicide at School and We Wonder Why?
Posted: January 25, 2010 in Child Sacrifice, Fear of God, god, WorldTags: Alarm, Conviction, Death, Forget God, god, King, Life, Montana Lance, nine year old, pretense, Reason, Shadrach, Stewart's Creek Elementary School, Suicide, The Colony, Tragedy, Under God
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What is the the Will of God for ME?
Posted: January 24, 2010 in Happiness, Jesus Christ, Jesus is My Life, Journey 2010, Moses, Power of God, rebellion, Will of God, Word of LifeTags: Angel, Angels, Big Picture, Bob Pierce, Certainty, Character, circumstances, college choice, Control, cup pass, Doubt, failure, Future, god, God is God, God's Will, groaning, guidable, Hell, heroes, heroes of faith, Honesty, Honor Parents, Humility, Jerry Sittser, judgment, laziness, moaning, Obedience, Peter, Proverbs 16, Psalms 11:7, quitters, selfishness, teachable, thy will be done, upright, Valley of Decision, wilderness, Word of Life, World Vision
Most people are on guard when they spend private face time with their Pastor. Especially if you are a bit older and have been in church a few years. You may have known a pastor who used your or a friends situation as a sermon illustration. You may have experienced the judgmental statements of a [...]
The Will of God Is Not…but Always Involves…
Posted: January 23, 2010 in Faith, Journey 2010, Life, light, Will of GodTags: Abba Father, Certainty, Corrie Ten Boom, Eternal Life, failings, failure, Faith, falsehoods, Find Gods Will, God's Will, Light to my path, Obedience, Point of View, Testing, Trials, Willingness, Wisdom
Many folks think God’s Will is something you have to go to the Oracle to discover. Only after this journey or that experience. My brother who has struggled with drugs most of his life always used to say “If only God would give me a sign.” It was like he wanted a bolt of lightning to strike him before he would get his life right with God. Some people want a visible message from God. Like a God Postcard that reads, “Dear John, Buy the White Toyota. Signed, God.” Or they fear that one night, while they are watching Monday Night Football, God’s will flash His Will across the TV, but we missed it because of a potty break. Or they worry that they have sinned too much and have blown their only chance to do God’s will.
God doesn’t operate that way. He simply says Trust Me, Know Me. Wait on Me.
Journey 2010: The Will of God Is…
Posted: January 11, 2010 in god, Jesus Christ, Journey 2010, Uncategorized, Will of God, WorshipTags: Abba Father, Abraham, acknowledge, Anoint with Oil, batah, Believing is Seeing, Cancer, darkened mind, direct, El Elyon, Faith, fool, God's Will, Immutability, Impassibility, Know God, lean, need to know, Omnipotence, Omniscience, Open Theism, Open Theology, Phillip Yancey, Presence of God, Proper Worship, Prov 3:5-6, Rebekah, Redemption, simpleton, Trust, understanding, Will of God
Now, if you believe that God is so weak that He depends upon you to accomplish His Will, then you go on following that god. For you have just reached down in the mud and molded a little god that will be cute on your mantle, but will have no power to change and affect your life. You are basically putting yourself on center stage, and every now and then when life gets tough, you reach up and grab your god and ask him to do something amazing. After all, He is your god, and he needs you.
Wake up! That thinking is SO contrary to God’s Word!
God doesn’t need you to accomplish His Will. His will has been accomplished through the ages. His Will will continue to be accomplished. He was not surprised by Satan’s revolt. He was not surprised by Eve’s disobedience. He was not surprised by Ishmael being born to Abraham. He was not surprised by Joseph being sold into slavery. He was not surprised by Pharaoh. NOTHING, NOTHING ever surprised God. He works His Will in spite of us, and because of us! That is how awesome God is!
The “NO-NO” Word for 2010 – Introducing P413x “Can-Do” Christianity
Posted: January 4, 2010 in god, I Can Through Christ, Journey 2010, Relationship with GodTags: 1 John 2:16, All Things, Billy Crystal, Can Do, Can Do God, Can't, Can't verses Won't, Carey Fire, City Slickers, Dan Devine, Divine Direction, Divine Enablement, Do-Over, God Prepared, God Ready, God-Focused, Heb 12_1, Hermanstorfer Baby, I Can Through Christ, Jesus Christ, Journey 2010, P413x, Personal Choice, Personal Desire, Phil 4_13, Philippians 4:13, Rudy, Rudy Ruettiger, Will of God, William Carey
This year I want us to begin a Journey, Journey 2010, in which we discover the awesome power of our creator God in a more personal and intimate way. 2009 is over, and I admit that at times I felt powerless, inadequate to deal with situations with friends that resulted in them turning away from [...]
