Stumped
January 21, 2011
A reality of life is that sometimes things happen that stump us. It could be the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, or just anything that leaves us asking God, “What are you doing?” Even people like John the Baptist and the disciples found themselves stumped sometimes. The best reaction to when we are stumped by something is to seek God for answers because He can take our questions. In this world there will be many moments where we find ourselves stumped, but when we enter eternity with Christ, He will make all things known to us, and so until then we take heart and keep pressing forward.
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Paul wrote in his letter to the Philippians for them to imitate him because he modeled what it meant to follow Christ. He never said he was perfect, but he knew that he was at least a few steps ahead of them. In the same way, we are to find someone to follow who would be willing to be a mentor, a leader, while at the same time we are to lead someone else. That is where maturity comes in, by following someone who is more mature. Discipleship happens when we lead someone else, showing them what it looks like to follow Christ. That is when a legacy of life is left is when you lead someone in such a way to equip them to lead others
January 18, 2011
Often we complain when there are consequences for our actions, however if we weren’t God’s children and He didn’t love us, there would be no consequences. In early Scriptures, the consequences for someone’s sin meant that something, unblemished and without spot, had to die. Because of Christ’s death on the cross as payment for our sin, we are spoiled rotten to the point that all we have to do is truly repent and be clean. There will be consequences, just as a shepherd breaks the legs of his sheep before returning it to the flock, however we should be grateful because our consequences are given to us out of love, and we must genuinely learn from them.
January 12, 2011
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