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May
2006
Existing or Living?
If you are alive, then you exist! (obviously) But this morning my thought pattern is asking the question, “Phil, you exisit, but are you Living” Well of course I am, But its deeper than that, “Are You Living to Your potential in God?”. While Life throws many challenges at us, we have a choice, we either face it and move on, or stop and “Just exist”.
We need to people that are on the move, if its backward God will still be with You, if its Forward He will be with You, but if you Stop, and start to endure self pity, then yes He’s still with You, but theres no movement, no changes, and if theres no changes there is no more capacity being made available for God in your life. Its like Water, I sell Water Features at work, if the water is moving, there is Life, Vitality and potential, when the Water stops it stagnates, it smells, it gathers dirt, which in our picture represents Sin. Any stagnate pool of water is declared to be a nuisance!
Hows Your/my walk with God this morning, remember this, If you desire to Grow in God, your just exisitng, If You are Growing in God, Your living? How is Your/my Life this morning?
Jesus promised His followers, LIFE and LIFE to the MAX, but in order to get there we need a real, vibrant, daily, continuing and challenging walk with God!
Don’t be one that merely exists! God Offers much more – So go on …. Dare to LIVE!
John Ch.10
7 Therefore Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
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May
2006
Inspiring
Psalm 23
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May
2006
Think about it…
“The LORD is my light and my salvation- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life- of whom shall I be afraid?” – Psalm 27:1
What a verse to not only be able to cling unto to when Lifes tough (and not tought), but what a verse to Know that God Is my Light, Is my Salvation, the Stronghold of my Life!
Is it just me or in life do we Fear everyone but God? Yet God holds our whole existence in his hands. I’m not talking about a “Scared fear”, more of a “Reverential fear”
We Revere our Bosses – making sure we do our work right, we revere our teachers, our peers & Friends, Family members, everyone in this worldly hierarchy, but God sometimes is made out to be the softie that “we don’t need to fear”
Recently I’ve found myself guilty of taking to much of God for granted, for years my view of God had lost that “revered” side. I could sum up my current “place with God” in these words.
“Fear God, Stay in His arms and life with stay on the Straight and narrow Road!”
I don’t know about You but today I’m gonna Stay with God, in total reverence and respect!
16
May
2006
Crazy Rain
Is it just me that has made the observation of how much Rain has fallen since Jill Died? I can’t remember an April and May with so much Rain! Don’t worry its just an observation, I’m not reading into anything. Another Busy day at the office, I wonder whats for tea tonight…?
One more day to the champions league final! and of course Dean the Biggest final on Sunday, Come on the Leeds!
16
May
2006
Connecting with God
Have You ever thought how easy God has made it for us to communicate to Him, lets face it many religions worship ‘gods’ that a)are false and b)are dead, so lets face it communicating to a dead ‘god’ ain’t gonna happen!
But Jesus came down to earth and paid the price for our sin, and now we can talk to the father(GOD) through the Son (Jesus) by and through the power of the Holy Spirit.
So we have the Holy Spirit that lives WITHIN us, God who lives BESIDE us and Jesus Who HELPS us connect with the triune God! The Fact that God is alive and empowers us to do so many things, would make you wonder How and Why we always find excuses to get Distracted from the presence of God!
Lets be people that connect with God, not just on a daily basis, but all the time, Paul talks about praying without ceasing, Maybe prayer has become a ritual rather than a Spontaneous Outburst, lets be people that don’t ryhme off our prayers. God loves Raw Worship, Raw Prayers, Lets never become to “Holy”. God is the Holy one, and we are on the potters wheel!
May God Change us Today!
