Today I got the privilege to listen to one of my favorite pastors that many of you have probably heard of. Pastor Wayne Cordeiro is an inspiration and role model to people around the globe. Today his message touched a few things that I've really thought about since. Often times we see a problem as this scary horrible thing in which we will do anything to avoid. Lets be honest, none of us like things getting in the way of our plans or the "fairy tale" life we want to live. When we see a problem arise we typically try to avoid it completely or get mad etc. Think about this though, how does a miracle happen? What causes a miracle to occur? If you haven't caught on already then I'll tell you. Problems are the cause of miracles! God uses our problems to get our attention sometimes, he uses them to remind us hes in control and that we need to be patient and obey. So many cancer cases have been miraculously cured, if there weren't the problem of cancer then there would be no need for a miracle. When your about to lose your job and surprisingly another opportunity arises, that's a miracle. If it weren't for the loss of the first job there would be once again no need for a miracle. Often times however we can be in the midst of a miracle and not even realize it. Miracles happen in the simplest of every day things and they also happen over time. Here's the kicker, sometimes God works alone and handles the miracle himself, but other times he needs us to follow and obey. Everything God does is in our best interest but sometimes we argue when he asks us to do something or we make up excuse. How many miracles have we lost out on due to being argumentative and disobedient. When we make the choice to follow Christ we cant be argumentative, we need to be willing, and we cant be disobedient but instead we need to learn to obey. I realized today a miracle that God is working on in my life, what could he be working on in yours? Don't miss out on Gods miracles in life due to disobedience, strive to listen to the one who has planned our lives from day one and knows us inside and out. Miracles are all around us all the time, its simply our choice to accept them or not. Take some time to think about this, you may be surprised what the Lord reveals to you like he has to me. :)
There have been several topics on my mind and heart the last week. So I pray right now that God present them here the way he wants them written and understood. One topic I'm sure I've touched on before is uncertainty, however I feel it is more relevant now than possibly ever. In this world the only certainty we havw perhaps is uncertainty, key words here; this world. As I've mulled this topic over in my mind a couple things have become clear: -uncertainty forces growth of faith. -community and relationships are of utmost importance. -In an uncertain world and constantly uncertain times, we as humans need Jesus, our rock and savior more then ever before. -Lastly (for now) we need to be building our boats to withstand rough waters every day even as the water is still so that when the inevitable tsunami hits, the storm of life won't wash us away. This analogy sums up most of the main points, together with those whom we are building relationships, we should be building...
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