1. God is right. My wife and I are one. I need her...and the more in rhythm with God I become, the more He's transforming me into the husband she deserves. I want her to have all of me...wholehearted devotion.
There is great power in my praying wife. There are days when I question if I have what it takes. And then she shows me the presence of God. She says she believes in me...and believes in our church. When God lives within me and she lives alongside me there is nothing I can't do.
2. I have to keep one eye on where God has me and one eye on where God is taking me. The day to day 'good' functions can, if I'm not careful, consume me. I can't always respond with reaction, I need to respond with forethought and wisdom...through ongoing communication with my Father.
3. I must stop worrying about battles that God has already won. Sleepless nights. Fear. Worry about whether people will show up. Worry about if we'll have the funds to stay alive and so that we can be ridiculously generous to others. Worry that we won't reach people fast enough or effectively enough. There is one calling that trumps all others - go...love...partner with God to show people the 'good news.'
4. I'm not where I want to be, but I'm not where I used to be! I haven't arrived, but I'm more intimate with God than I used to be. I'm not perfect, but I'm being transformed. When Joshua crossed the Jordan River - the promised land - God told him to set 12 stones up as a alter to celebrate - before they had even defeated the first enemy! Let's celebrate little beginnings - it's amazing what God can do with little. We should celebrate anything that is 'better', not just things that are 'perfect.'
5. Anybody who says something negative about me is not a prophet. God has called me to a great project and I cannot stop this great work...I can't be distracted. Don't let anybody steal the joy of the Lord that Jesus died to give you. I'd rather spend my time starting fires instead of putting them out. If the criticism is just to distract and derail me - I cannot let it rob me of my joy.
6. I do not have to completely understand God in order to obey God. I don't know why, but God rarely tells me what's next until I go to the first place he told me to go. I have to stop trying to finish something before I've even allowed God to start it in me. God blesses obedience. God doesn't have to explain himself to me for me to trust him.
7. Our greatest days are ahead of us...
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