I'm Growing

2012 has definitely come in like a lion. Like a tornado of upheavals. This is has caused me to get excited. As I watch things swirl I realize, I'm not swirling with them. I'm still standing watching these things go on around me. I'm not oblivious to the facts, but they have failed to knock me over. Jesus is my anchor and I can honestly say His grip on me is tighter than mine could ever be on Him.

Getting to this place doesn't just happen. It is developed through a daily walk with Christ. Now, I am not claiming to be perfect, however I am definitely not what I was before. I can see spiritual growth in myself and I give all of the glory to God.

Time Well Spent

Taking the time to look a person in their eyes and communicate is always time well spent. It is in those moments that you give the gift of acknowledgement. Everyone wants to know that someone genuinely cares about them and what they think. So take the time and listen. Show someone that you care enough to stop. In the stillness of that moment you'll receive the gift of being connected to another person.

Quiet

It's amazing what you hear when everything in the house is quiet. A drip, a squeak, small unnoticeable noises in the course of a day. How many small precious things do we miss because of the noise of life. I'm enjoying this morning's quiet.

On another note- I'm amazed that life does repeat itself even when people don't know the history.

I DON’T LIKE IT!!!

Jeremiah 5:30-31

A horrible and shocking thing has happened in this land—The prophets give false prophecies, and the priest rule with an iron hand. Worse yet, my people like it that way! But what will you do when the end comes?

I am currently preaching through the book of Jeremiah at my home church. This past Friday night found us in the latter verses of Chapter 5. God's charges against Judah were extreme, and they should have brought fear to the hearts of the people. Unfortunately that was not the outcome, the people continued to do exactly what they were doing before, sin. We know that we are at a time in the church, where our spiritual leaders seem to be out of control, and it is no wonder that the people have joined in. In Jeremiah 5:30, it is said to be a horrible and shocking thing that the prophets prophesy lies, and the priests no longer serve in love. The part that has shaken me the most is this statement, "Worse yet, my people like it that way!" (Jeremiah 5:31) In some versions it says they love it that way. The title of my message and what I want to say today is, "I Don't Like It!" I don't like the way our spiritual leaders are being exposed and not lied on. I don't like that church has become an amusement park more than a place to meet Jesus! I don't like that our daughters are still getting pregnant, and our sons are homosexuals. I don't like it! I don't like that, so called Christians, will fight against the bible to make the unsaved feel comfortable. I don't like that Jesus is not enough anymore. I don't like that salvation, repentance, and holiness have all become curse words. So, since I don't like it, I won't stand for it! Everyone may not listen but if one person does, it will be worth it. Jesus is the ONLY way, and Holiness is STILL right. These are not options or opinions, it is bible. Jesus Christ is coming back again, and I pray that we will all be ready!