1So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.
It has recently come to my attention that I like to try and fix things. I read Scripture I look at my life and the lives of my friends and I want to fix us, so that our lives look more like Christ. It's not a bad quality, but when it's consuming all of my focus it results in more stress than anything. Today I was listening to a Francis Chan podcast called Reflecting on God's Faithfulness and I wanted to take the time to do just that. A lot of Scripture and sermons I have been hearing lately have been talking about slowing down and showing grace, dwelling on God's grace, and just taking the time to thank God for being constant and faithful.
This past weekend I spent back home was amazing. Last time I came home when I got back to Gainesville I just felt so grieved, because I felt like we weren't living enough like Christ. Basically I came home and I wanted to fix everything, so when I got back to Gainesville I just spent a lot of time in prayer. And God definitely answered those prayers. We all still have some strugs, but man this weekend I saw people seeking after Christ and His will for their life. It was awesome. I had so many great conversations about the cross and Christ I don't even know where to begin. I just want to glorify God by slowing down and taking the time to remind us that He is faithful.
When I came back to town I really saw people striving for one mind centered on Christ. There are still things that we need the Lord and the Spirit to fix, but that comes through prayer and taking the time to slow down and see the grace God has given us. We cannot fix everything, but nothing is impossible for our God. It was beyond encouraging to come back and talk about what we have been learning and to see the fruit in the lives of my brothers and sisters in Christ. My prayer for all of us is that we will slow down and glorify Him who is above all. That we will take the time to slow down and dwell on the grace that he has so freely given to us. Praise God for who He is and remember that He is above all.
Isaiah 55:10-11
10 "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
11so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
11so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
No comments:
Post a Comment