“Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him. ‘What is it you want?’ he asked. She said, ‘Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.’ ‘You don’t know what you are asking.’ Jesus said to them, ‘Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?’ ‘We can,’ they answered.” Matthew 20:20-22
Positioned in this scene is a mother who wants the best for her sons. She approaches Jesus whom she believes will be king one day and desires to align her sons in the best possible position in His kingdom. She was speaking more of an earthly kingdom while Jesus was speaking of His heavenly kingdom to come. Jesus was going to be crowned but not with jewels. He was going to be set high above man but on a cross not a throne. What she was asking for would ultimately involve the suffering and deaths of both sons. We would never ask God for this but rather beg Him to spare their lives.
The importance of this passage is in the understanding of the person kneeling down. When we pray we should never assume we know what is best for either our own lives or the lives of our loved ones. We cannot know the plans God has for our lives just as this prideful mother didn’t know her request for both sons could end in death.
My grandmother began praying for each of us before we were even born. She prayed first and foremost with the Matthew 6:33 principle. ‘Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you.’ She sought the things of God for each of us believing with absolute conviction that based on this pursuit we would be given everything to be successful. She did not pray for an easy life for us but a spiritually meaningful life with deep fellowship with God. Our prayers should always begin with ‘Thy will be done’ as instructed in the Bible. This poor mother received her heart’s desire for her boys to be in high standing in the kingdom but the cost of the desire was as huge as the reward. James died a martyr while John was banished to the island of Patmos.
‘Sometimes we go to the Lord asking for favors without understanding what we are really saying. We may feel crushed when he says no, but he only withholds out of love. He has the wisdom of all eternity at his disposal and is a wise judge. Ask him to reveal his perspective. It will make all the difference.’ Women of Faith Study Bible, p.1878
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Sweetly Broken
“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated…Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things…Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect harmony. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts…It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” Colossians 3:13
I needed to hear this exhortation this morning. I have wrestled through the night with my flesh focusing on justified rights and resurrected disharmony. I returned to the flesh in my mind and heart resurrecting former emotions and wallowed in them through the night. This morning I awoke exhausted, battered and bruised emotionally. In the midst of my swirling emotions Christ beckoned me back to the base of the cross this morning. He gently reminded me of His suffering, His undeserved persecution and His sacrifice. Through His words I have been ‘sweetly broken and wholly surrendered.’
We all face sharp emotions feeling justified in our attitude when focusing on the things of this life. We allow despair in our trials to replace our hope in a resurrection. We allow past hurts to determine whom we will love. We allow bitterness to clothe us instead of the garment of love which we are afforded through the death of Christ. We must return to the base of the cross and remember…
No situation in life will ever parallel the sacrifice and death that Christ endured for us. I must look at the example of the cross to gain my hope in Christ. He sacrificed it all for those who are unworthy. He paid the highest cost for the lowest of man. He died so we might live. He rose from the dead to show the hope for which we can live through Him. He received the fulfillment of the promise from His Father – sitting next to Him and receiving it all.
This is the King for whom we serve no matter what we are called to do in this life. If we are feeling death, we can be assured of life. If we are feeling sacrifice, we can be assured of blessings. To sacrifice is to gain and to die to self is to live...it is the way of the cross.
‘…sweetly broken and wholly surrendered.’
I needed to hear this exhortation this morning. I have wrestled through the night with my flesh focusing on justified rights and resurrected disharmony. I returned to the flesh in my mind and heart resurrecting former emotions and wallowed in them through the night. This morning I awoke exhausted, battered and bruised emotionally. In the midst of my swirling emotions Christ beckoned me back to the base of the cross this morning. He gently reminded me of His suffering, His undeserved persecution and His sacrifice. Through His words I have been ‘sweetly broken and wholly surrendered.’
We all face sharp emotions feeling justified in our attitude when focusing on the things of this life. We allow despair in our trials to replace our hope in a resurrection. We allow past hurts to determine whom we will love. We allow bitterness to clothe us instead of the garment of love which we are afforded through the death of Christ. We must return to the base of the cross and remember…
No situation in life will ever parallel the sacrifice and death that Christ endured for us. I must look at the example of the cross to gain my hope in Christ. He sacrificed it all for those who are unworthy. He paid the highest cost for the lowest of man. He died so we might live. He rose from the dead to show the hope for which we can live through Him. He received the fulfillment of the promise from His Father – sitting next to Him and receiving it all.
This is the King for whom we serve no matter what we are called to do in this life. If we are feeling death, we can be assured of life. If we are feeling sacrifice, we can be assured of blessings. To sacrifice is to gain and to die to self is to live...it is the way of the cross.
‘…sweetly broken and wholly surrendered.’
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Treasures of Darkness
"Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. They go from strength to strength, til each appears before God in Zion." Psalm 84:5
This has always been one of my favorite passages. It captures the heart of a Christian longing for a better place, realizing that we are moving towards something greater. The pilgrimage is our faith walk as we journey home and the reward is looking into the eyes of Christ. Three things are required to come in for this blessing based on this passage.
The first prerequisite in receiving this blessing is the necessity of finding our strength in the Lord. We as Christians are guaranteed of a journey through circumstances that will require strength we do not possess on our own. This statement is the absolute belief that seeking strength in anything else other than God will cause us to fall short on our journey through life.
The second prerequisite is having a heart of pilgrimage and recognizing that we are in this world but are not of this world. Our hearts are set on something better, something grander and something perfect – our heavenly home. While pilgrims would stake their tents, it was always understood that their tents served as temporary homes. They maintained a heart of moving forward, not driving their stakes deep in any one area. The spirit of pilgrimage is always pleasing to God.
The third prerequisite is the ability to find and trust God in suffering. The Valley of Baca represents the dark and sorrowful circumstances through which we suffer during our journey. As we pass through our adversities, we can convert our trials into pools of testimonies and glory to God. ‘These indomitable souls can sing in the midst of sorrow and trace the rainbow through their tears. They transform tragedies into triumphs and use misfortunes as stepping stones to greater things…Instead of getting weaker as the journey progresses, they get stronger all the time.’ Believer’s Bible Commentary, p. 678.
The key to this kingdom of blessing is the rain of the Holy Spirit that covers, cools, refreshes and restores. The water itself stands for the Word of God and the rain as a whole is the work of the Holy Spirit.
I love the words of Leslie Weatherhead: ‘Like all men I love and prefer the sunny uplands of experience, where health, happiness, and success abound, but I have learned far more about God and life and myself in the darkness of fear and failure than I have ever learned in the sunshine. There are such things as the treasures of darkness. The darkness, thank God, passes. But what one learns in the darkness one possesses for ever.’
“Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.”
This has always been one of my favorite passages. It captures the heart of a Christian longing for a better place, realizing that we are moving towards something greater. The pilgrimage is our faith walk as we journey home and the reward is looking into the eyes of Christ. Three things are required to come in for this blessing based on this passage.
The first prerequisite in receiving this blessing is the necessity of finding our strength in the Lord. We as Christians are guaranteed of a journey through circumstances that will require strength we do not possess on our own. This statement is the absolute belief that seeking strength in anything else other than God will cause us to fall short on our journey through life.
The second prerequisite is having a heart of pilgrimage and recognizing that we are in this world but are not of this world. Our hearts are set on something better, something grander and something perfect – our heavenly home. While pilgrims would stake their tents, it was always understood that their tents served as temporary homes. They maintained a heart of moving forward, not driving their stakes deep in any one area. The spirit of pilgrimage is always pleasing to God.
The third prerequisite is the ability to find and trust God in suffering. The Valley of Baca represents the dark and sorrowful circumstances through which we suffer during our journey. As we pass through our adversities, we can convert our trials into pools of testimonies and glory to God. ‘These indomitable souls can sing in the midst of sorrow and trace the rainbow through their tears. They transform tragedies into triumphs and use misfortunes as stepping stones to greater things…Instead of getting weaker as the journey progresses, they get stronger all the time.’ Believer’s Bible Commentary, p. 678.
The key to this kingdom of blessing is the rain of the Holy Spirit that covers, cools, refreshes and restores. The water itself stands for the Word of God and the rain as a whole is the work of the Holy Spirit.
I love the words of Leslie Weatherhead: ‘Like all men I love and prefer the sunny uplands of experience, where health, happiness, and success abound, but I have learned far more about God and life and myself in the darkness of fear and failure than I have ever learned in the sunshine. There are such things as the treasures of darkness. The darkness, thank God, passes. But what one learns in the darkness one possesses for ever.’
“Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.”
Friday, November 26, 2010
'Lord, Save Us!'
“Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him, saying ‘Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!’…Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.” Matthew 8:23-26
Many people think that becoming a Christian and following Christ means a life free from difficulty. The Bible supports the opposite as we will face trials while following Christ. Adversity is the manner is which we sharpen our faith fueling its power. Notice in our chosen passage this morning that the disciples followed Jesus into the boat. ‘Without warning’ indicates that they were caught off guard and anticipated neither the storm’s arrival nor its power. ‘The Sea of Galilee is noted for sudden, violent storms that whip it into a churning froth. Winds sweep down the valley of the Jordan from the north, picking up speed in the narrow gorge. When they hit the Sea, it becomes extremely unsafe for navigation.’ Believer’s Bible Commentary, 1233. It is important to note that Jesus didn’t navigate the boat to shore but rather calmed the waters and continued on the path knowing the tenuous possibilities. He stayed the course regardless of the tendency for life threatening situations to arise. He was committed to staying in the boat regardless of what they would face. This is the same God who is with us in our boat as we charter through our waters.
Growing up a Christian I did the things a Christian should do such as attending church, raising our children in church and serving in various roles. As I maintained a life with God I realize now that I had Him asleep in my heart. Then like the disciples my boat was hit with an encapsulating storm. Our daughter, Kristen began displaying behavior issues soon to be followed by substance abuse. Our journey into darkness went from months to years spanning a total of eight long heartbreaking years. At 15 she left home in search of something that even she didn’t understand which ended in heroin addiction. In preparing to speak to a group of parents of troubled teens I reflected on some of the moments of our journey which represents a snapshot of our suffering. I wrote the following.
'Typically, when our children are young we are involved in a wonderful community called family. Enjoying the affection of our children, the exchange of Christmas gifts, celebrations of birthdays and fellowship of other families at church are just a few of the wonderful memories made and experienced. But somewhere along the way ours went wrong and these happy events became cracks in the pavement of my heart. Seeing a new baby brought me grief for it was a reminder that something horribly had gone wrong with my baby. A joyful Christmas morning was replaced with grief and fear as I saw the unopened gifts under the tree wondering if my daughter was still alive. A prepared celebration of her 18th birthday was replaced with my 13 and 10 year old comforting me when she didn’t show as they were trying to be surrogates for my prodigal. The most painful of all was facing my church family and watching the seemingly perfect teens which only highlighted that an evil war had been waged against my daughter. I wanted desperately to be anonymous and invisible everywhere I went. I allowed these heartbreaks to both wound me and define me until year 6 of my 8 year ordeal at which point I was drowning in my own despair.'
I knew I could no longer fight this storm of my daughter’s drug addiction and had to lay my Isaac down – my arms were too tired. It was at that point that I ran to Christ and woke Him begging Him to keep me from drowning. When I finally surrendered Kristen to God the storm didn’t calm but my heart did. I had peace apart from resolution for the next two years. Following that time Kristen returned to her life in Christ and gave up her life of darkness. Then one day I looked up at the horizon and noticed that not only was my heart calm but the waters had been rebuked and the waves had ceased to churn. '...and it was completely calm.’
If you are in the boat with Jesus, anticipate storms but expect deliverance!
Many people think that becoming a Christian and following Christ means a life free from difficulty. The Bible supports the opposite as we will face trials while following Christ. Adversity is the manner is which we sharpen our faith fueling its power. Notice in our chosen passage this morning that the disciples followed Jesus into the boat. ‘Without warning’ indicates that they were caught off guard and anticipated neither the storm’s arrival nor its power. ‘The Sea of Galilee is noted for sudden, violent storms that whip it into a churning froth. Winds sweep down the valley of the Jordan from the north, picking up speed in the narrow gorge. When they hit the Sea, it becomes extremely unsafe for navigation.’ Believer’s Bible Commentary, 1233. It is important to note that Jesus didn’t navigate the boat to shore but rather calmed the waters and continued on the path knowing the tenuous possibilities. He stayed the course regardless of the tendency for life threatening situations to arise. He was committed to staying in the boat regardless of what they would face. This is the same God who is with us in our boat as we charter through our waters.
Growing up a Christian I did the things a Christian should do such as attending church, raising our children in church and serving in various roles. As I maintained a life with God I realize now that I had Him asleep in my heart. Then like the disciples my boat was hit with an encapsulating storm. Our daughter, Kristen began displaying behavior issues soon to be followed by substance abuse. Our journey into darkness went from months to years spanning a total of eight long heartbreaking years. At 15 she left home in search of something that even she didn’t understand which ended in heroin addiction. In preparing to speak to a group of parents of troubled teens I reflected on some of the moments of our journey which represents a snapshot of our suffering. I wrote the following.
'Typically, when our children are young we are involved in a wonderful community called family. Enjoying the affection of our children, the exchange of Christmas gifts, celebrations of birthdays and fellowship of other families at church are just a few of the wonderful memories made and experienced. But somewhere along the way ours went wrong and these happy events became cracks in the pavement of my heart. Seeing a new baby brought me grief for it was a reminder that something horribly had gone wrong with my baby. A joyful Christmas morning was replaced with grief and fear as I saw the unopened gifts under the tree wondering if my daughter was still alive. A prepared celebration of her 18th birthday was replaced with my 13 and 10 year old comforting me when she didn’t show as they were trying to be surrogates for my prodigal. The most painful of all was facing my church family and watching the seemingly perfect teens which only highlighted that an evil war had been waged against my daughter. I wanted desperately to be anonymous and invisible everywhere I went. I allowed these heartbreaks to both wound me and define me until year 6 of my 8 year ordeal at which point I was drowning in my own despair.'
I knew I could no longer fight this storm of my daughter’s drug addiction and had to lay my Isaac down – my arms were too tired. It was at that point that I ran to Christ and woke Him begging Him to keep me from drowning. When I finally surrendered Kristen to God the storm didn’t calm but my heart did. I had peace apart from resolution for the next two years. Following that time Kristen returned to her life in Christ and gave up her life of darkness. Then one day I looked up at the horizon and noticed that not only was my heart calm but the waters had been rebuked and the waves had ceased to churn. '...and it was completely calm.’
If you are in the boat with Jesus, anticipate storms but expect deliverance!
Thursday, November 25, 2010
And It Was So...
“In the beginning, God created…And God said…and there was…And God said…And it was so…And God said…And it was so…And God said…And it was so…And God said…And it was so…And God said…And it was so.” Genesis 1:1-30
Throughout the first chapter of the first book of the Bible the reoccurring theme is that God speaks and it happens. There is no mention of challenges or difficulties, no use of smoke and mirrors or anything grandiose. He simply thought it, spoke it and made it a reality with the breath of His mouth. God certainly doesn’t need us to make anything happen so why all the fuss about accomplishing great things for God through us when He really doesn’t require our assistance?
It is the same reason that I want to include my children while putting up the Christmas tree. It is the same reason I want them to help me in the kitchen while preparing our Thanksgiving feast. It is the same reason my husband wants me to be by his side during a project although my impact is very limited. It is all about fellowship and relationship.
‘God is far more concerned with your walking with Him than He is interested in getting a job done for Him. You can complete an assignment but never experience God. He can accomplish His work anytime He wants.’ Experiencing God, p. 145. We were created first and foremost for relationship. Through the interaction of our shared intimacy great things can be accomplished.
The work of our hands is a by-product of the love in our heart for a Savior who doesn’t need us but passionately desires us.
And God said…And it was so…And it was good.
Throughout the first chapter of the first book of the Bible the reoccurring theme is that God speaks and it happens. There is no mention of challenges or difficulties, no use of smoke and mirrors or anything grandiose. He simply thought it, spoke it and made it a reality with the breath of His mouth. God certainly doesn’t need us to make anything happen so why all the fuss about accomplishing great things for God through us when He really doesn’t require our assistance?
It is the same reason that I want to include my children while putting up the Christmas tree. It is the same reason I want them to help me in the kitchen while preparing our Thanksgiving feast. It is the same reason my husband wants me to be by his side during a project although my impact is very limited. It is all about fellowship and relationship.
‘God is far more concerned with your walking with Him than He is interested in getting a job done for Him. You can complete an assignment but never experience God. He can accomplish His work anytime He wants.’ Experiencing God, p. 145. We were created first and foremost for relationship. Through the interaction of our shared intimacy great things can be accomplished.
The work of our hands is a by-product of the love in our heart for a Savior who doesn’t need us but passionately desires us.
And God said…And it was so…And it was good.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
'I Tell You The Truth...'
“I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.’” Matthew 17:20-21
I love how God searches our heart and answers even if we have only formed the question in our sub-conscious mind. This morning while doing my Bible Study I got to the passage above and felt discomfort deep in my spirit. I knew intuitively what the problem was when reading these verses. When both of my family members were ill our family had this unshakable faith. Our faith was more than a mere mustard seed believing not only could we make our mountain fall but through our faith heaven and earth could move. After the death of my sister and dad this passage always brought a hypocritical feeling to my soul when reading it. In God-form He led me into revelation and understanding which removed this barrier from between us.
According to Scripture, God always initiates the call of His children to accomplish great things requiring this faith to move mountains. He called Moses to deliver His children from bondage, and He called Joshua to conquer the cities advancing to the Promised Land. Throughout the Bible God initiated and implemented His plan through His children. Their response was determined upon their faith. If God always moves first and initiates, then Matthew 17:20-21 is trustworthy for me. This passage is more relative to our response to a ‘God-calling’ than our desire for something to occur. If God calls, impresses upon or reveals it doesn’t take but a little faith to accomplish His calling. Mustard seed faith is the amount of faith required since God has put His plan in motion.
My desire for Beth and Daddy’s healing was my agenda instead of a call from God to accomplish something. God had a divine plan for them from which He did not detour. If something is at our own initiation and we implement our faith, there is no Scriptural support that our mountain will move. As Jesus prayed, ‘Thy will be done’.
The failure to pray for God’s will first may be a recipe for a fracture in our faith. We cannot proclaim things that God hasn’t first initiated and shown us as truth. We must wait on Him first to reveal which will anchor our faith. ‘If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true, that is a message the Lord has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously.’ Deut. 18:20,22
Thank you Father for showing me the truth of your Word this morning proving it's trustworthiness. Amen.
I love how God searches our heart and answers even if we have only formed the question in our sub-conscious mind. This morning while doing my Bible Study I got to the passage above and felt discomfort deep in my spirit. I knew intuitively what the problem was when reading these verses. When both of my family members were ill our family had this unshakable faith. Our faith was more than a mere mustard seed believing not only could we make our mountain fall but through our faith heaven and earth could move. After the death of my sister and dad this passage always brought a hypocritical feeling to my soul when reading it. In God-form He led me into revelation and understanding which removed this barrier from between us.
According to Scripture, God always initiates the call of His children to accomplish great things requiring this faith to move mountains. He called Moses to deliver His children from bondage, and He called Joshua to conquer the cities advancing to the Promised Land. Throughout the Bible God initiated and implemented His plan through His children. Their response was determined upon their faith. If God always moves first and initiates, then Matthew 17:20-21 is trustworthy for me. This passage is more relative to our response to a ‘God-calling’ than our desire for something to occur. If God calls, impresses upon or reveals it doesn’t take but a little faith to accomplish His calling. Mustard seed faith is the amount of faith required since God has put His plan in motion.
My desire for Beth and Daddy’s healing was my agenda instead of a call from God to accomplish something. God had a divine plan for them from which He did not detour. If something is at our own initiation and we implement our faith, there is no Scriptural support that our mountain will move. As Jesus prayed, ‘Thy will be done’.
The failure to pray for God’s will first may be a recipe for a fracture in our faith. We cannot proclaim things that God hasn’t first initiated and shown us as truth. We must wait on Him first to reveal which will anchor our faith. ‘If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true, that is a message the Lord has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously.’ Deut. 18:20,22
Thank you Father for showing me the truth of your Word this morning proving it's trustworthiness. Amen.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Smoke's Entanglement
“…let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” Hebrews 12:1-3
Ask any firefighter and you will be told that when entering a burning building many times the greater hindrance is the smoke. The smoke chokes, blinds and disorients preventing them from the immediate fire. They must work through the smoke to tackle the fire. The same is with our spiritual life as we battle our own burning buildings. We cannot see God’s fire for all of the smoke for which we have created between us and His will. Our bitterness, resentment and self-will dizzies and disorients causing a barrier between our agenda and the will of God. We become entangled with our own sin of self, depleting our energy and losing sight of our faith. We claim that we believe that God is in control but we choke on our own smoke.
Whether our entanglement with sin is our own doing or the doing of another we are affected by its circumstances. Every one of us approaches our trials with our own agenda, past experiences and preconceived ideas for how we should respond. We build in our minds and hearts what should happen, what had better happen and how we will respond. We will face a crisis of belief when we stand at the crossroads of surrendering ‘what I think’ and picking up ‘what I believe God says.’ Our hearts must be open to all possibilities when approaching God instead of the resolution that we feel we must have. We must pray for God to reveal any stubbornness or tightly fisted power we are holding onto. We must be willing to hear and obey his decision even if it goes against everything we believe should happen. We must recite what we really believe about God.
‘A crisis of belief is not a calamity in your life but a turning point where you must make a decision. You must decide what you truly believe about God. The way you respond at this turning point will determine whether you become involved with God in something God-sized that only He can do or whether you will continue to go your own way and miss what He has purposed in your life…They way you live your life is a testimony of what you believe about God.’ Experiencing God, p. 134.
In the words of my grandmother, God is LORD of everything or LORD of nothing!
Ask any firefighter and you will be told that when entering a burning building many times the greater hindrance is the smoke. The smoke chokes, blinds and disorients preventing them from the immediate fire. They must work through the smoke to tackle the fire. The same is with our spiritual life as we battle our own burning buildings. We cannot see God’s fire for all of the smoke for which we have created between us and His will. Our bitterness, resentment and self-will dizzies and disorients causing a barrier between our agenda and the will of God. We become entangled with our own sin of self, depleting our energy and losing sight of our faith. We claim that we believe that God is in control but we choke on our own smoke.
Whether our entanglement with sin is our own doing or the doing of another we are affected by its circumstances. Every one of us approaches our trials with our own agenda, past experiences and preconceived ideas for how we should respond. We build in our minds and hearts what should happen, what had better happen and how we will respond. We will face a crisis of belief when we stand at the crossroads of surrendering ‘what I think’ and picking up ‘what I believe God says.’ Our hearts must be open to all possibilities when approaching God instead of the resolution that we feel we must have. We must pray for God to reveal any stubbornness or tightly fisted power we are holding onto. We must be willing to hear and obey his decision even if it goes against everything we believe should happen. We must recite what we really believe about God.
‘A crisis of belief is not a calamity in your life but a turning point where you must make a decision. You must decide what you truly believe about God. The way you respond at this turning point will determine whether you become involved with God in something God-sized that only He can do or whether you will continue to go your own way and miss what He has purposed in your life…They way you live your life is a testimony of what you believe about God.’ Experiencing God, p. 134.
In the words of my grandmother, God is LORD of everything or LORD of nothing!
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