For so long I relied on myself to be a better person. I always fought hard but with minimal results. But the truth is, I cannot make myself anything. God already formed me and placed with in each one of us a plan, a spiritual DNA if you will that has the potential to blossom into a wonderful gift. We all are master pieces of God. I have found in Christ the faith and the Love to completely trust and surrender to the wonderful plan of God. Just simply abide in the vine and the sap of the Holy Spirit will produce the fruit. It is the most natural or should I say supernatural process. It has never been about my effort but simply my trust and faith in the goodness of God.
In my 42 years I have tested and have come to know the goodness of God. Those who want to paint God as angry, mean, judgmental have come to late because I already know God. God is Love.....God is not loving but God is Love itself.
I have not always understood or been right by what I have believed but God has always been faithful, met me where I was and led me into greater truth. I have not arrived, in fact I know less now then I ever thought I did....but isnt that what faith is.....not having it all figured out but still trusting a good generous God.
It has taken me a long time to get here....and I relied on myself and others for far too long, but now I am on an amazing journey with more faith and trust in God then ever....look out world because God is transforming this ole boy!
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Greater is He that is in me.....John 4:4
Living a connected life is the theme of this blog and the ministry that God has led me into. I have lived too many of my years disconnected. What do I mean by disconnected?
We can be so distracted in life that we live unaware of the miraculous of the simple things in life. We miss the beauty of the world around us, we take relationships for granted. So many gifts that God has blessed us with can go unappreciated.
However when we live connected to God, when we become aware of the love, presence and reality of the relationship we already have with God through Christ, it transforms our lives. When we become aware that Christ lives in us and is what brings us hope, strengths and empowers us to manifest God's glory to this world, we no longer can live disconnected lives. We then become aware that we are connected and it transforms our relationships and how we see the world.
How do we become connected? Do we need to pray more, read more, attend more church? Although these things are good, they are not necessary to connect. Jesus taught that all we have to do is simply abide. Simply Be....you see " he is the vine, we are the branches....John 15:1
When we live disconnected we rely simply upon our human strength and wisdom and we disregard the wealth of resources of heaven that is in Christ in us. we live so far below our potential. It does not take effort is only takes surrender. It is not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit says the Lord. (Zechariah 4:6)
I am not trying to be what God wants me to be, I already am, and I can live this out by the Spirit of Christ within me. We are more than flesh, we are more that our humanity, we are spiritual as well. When we live only from our humanity we fall short, God forgives us but there is so much more potential. When we allow Christ to work through us then we see the Glory of God. The Spirit fills our life with Peace, Joy, Strength, Love, Hope, Courage, Faith......
So the question I must ask myself is am I going to live simply from my humanity, from the man I am on the outside, or am I going to allow the Greater one on the inside to transcend and empower my humanity to empower me to live as a son of God.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name John 1:12
We can be so distracted in life that we live unaware of the miraculous of the simple things in life. We miss the beauty of the world around us, we take relationships for granted. So many gifts that God has blessed us with can go unappreciated.
However when we live connected to God, when we become aware of the love, presence and reality of the relationship we already have with God through Christ, it transforms our lives. When we become aware that Christ lives in us and is what brings us hope, strengths and empowers us to manifest God's glory to this world, we no longer can live disconnected lives. We then become aware that we are connected and it transforms our relationships and how we see the world.
How do we become connected? Do we need to pray more, read more, attend more church? Although these things are good, they are not necessary to connect. Jesus taught that all we have to do is simply abide. Simply Be....you see " he is the vine, we are the branches....John 15:1
When we live disconnected we rely simply upon our human strength and wisdom and we disregard the wealth of resources of heaven that is in Christ in us. we live so far below our potential. It does not take effort is only takes surrender. It is not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit says the Lord. (Zechariah 4:6)
I am not trying to be what God wants me to be, I already am, and I can live this out by the Spirit of Christ within me. We are more than flesh, we are more that our humanity, we are spiritual as well. When we live only from our humanity we fall short, God forgives us but there is so much more potential. When we allow Christ to work through us then we see the Glory of God. The Spirit fills our life with Peace, Joy, Strength, Love, Hope, Courage, Faith......
So the question I must ask myself is am I going to live simply from my humanity, from the man I am on the outside, or am I going to allow the Greater one on the inside to transcend and empower my humanity to empower me to live as a son of God.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name John 1:12
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