serving the purposes of God in my generation...

Monday, March 09, 2009

Who Are We?

And you shall set the turban on his head and put the holy crown on the turban. You shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him (ESV)... Then the right to the priesthood will be theirs by law forever. (NLT)

Exodus 29:6-9

Thursday, November 20, 2008

God of this City. Chris Tomlin

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Harvest Attitude

...but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

Galations 6:8-9

In everything you do for God, be it putting out the chairs or preaching to thousands, always recognise that you are sowing to the Spirit, for this will change the attitude by which you serve.

When you recognise that you are sowing to the Spirit you don’t grow weary, because you have faith for the harvest!

Monday, October 27, 2008

Pure Strength

Show me a Christian without joy and I'll show you a weak one.

Show me a Christian with joy and I'll show you a strong one.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Living in Grace

There's a small fly burning out the last of its short life's energies in a futile attempt to fly through the glass of the windowpane. The whining wings tell the poignant story of the fly's strategy: Try harder.

But it's not working.

The frenzied effort offers no hope for survival. Ironically, the struggle is part of the trap. It is impossible for the fly to try hard enough to succeed at breaking through the glass. Nevertheless, this little insect has staked its life on reaching its goal through raw effort and determination.

The fly is doomed. It will die there on the windowsill.

Across the room, ten steps away, the door is open. Ten seconds of flying time and this small creature could reach the outside world it seeks. With only a fraction of the effort now being wasted, it could be free of this self-imposed trap. The breakthrough possibililty is there. It would be so easy.

Why doesn't the fly try another approach, something dramatically different? How did it get so locked in on the idea that this particular route and determined effort offer the most promise for success? What logic is there in continuing until death to seek a breakthrough with more of the same?

No doubt this approach makes sense to the fly. Regretably, it's an idea that will kill.
Trying harder isn't necessarily the solution to achieving more. It may not offer any real promise for getting what you want out of life. Sometimes, in fact, it's a big part of the problem.

If you stake your hopes for a breakthrough on trying harder than ever, you may kill your chances of success. Price Pritchett.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

So Blessed

I thought I would dedicate this, my 100th post, to someone very special.

I cannot believe that God would bless me this much, in giving me such an amazing and beautiful woman of God to be my fiancée. I love her with all my heart.

'The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favour from the Lord.' Proverbs 18:22

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Integrity

To thine own self be true.

So long as you have integrity, you are able to walk away from every conversation with your head held high and in fullness of peace, no matter what the accusation.