Spend some time reflecting on this week’s prayer passage “Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.” 1 Chronicles 16:11
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What’s the difference between dead people and living people? There’s a big difference between dead people and living people. Dead people can’t do anything. Living people can do many things. Dead people can’t respond and living people can respond.
Think about this with me… when you came into this world you were naked and unable to gain anything on your own… you couldn’t get food… you couldn’t get clothing… you couldn’t get a diaper wipe when you messed up your diaper.
How do you practice a healthy personal presence in the midst of chaos? When the crap hits the fan how do you stay emotionally, spiritually and physically present in a healthy way? I want to propose that a healthy leader who is personally present in the midst of chaos practices a prayerful prophetic presence.
A person who loves God with money is content with the basic necessities of life because of the cross of Christ. Are you a person who loves God with your money? Are you content with the basic necessities of life? Have you found the secret of being content in the provision of the cross of Christ?
One of the most painful stories I’ve personally experienced is the story of a young middle school girl who came back to a campus youth club that I lead after Christmas break and pulled our leaders aside and told us that her stepdad had raped her over the Christmas break and after doing so told her Merry Christmas.
I don’t have a catchy story to introduce this message today. I have only one question. “Is the power of God enough for you?” I know our knee-jerk reaction is to give the Sunday school answer of the expected answer of yes. But really… it’s not a question of “Is God powerful enough?” It’s a question of… “Have you found that sweet spot where the power of God is enough for you?”
Are you a person who loves money or do you love God with your money? It might be easy to write this off but please ask yourself these questions: How do I know if I’m a person who loves money? What is my mental picture of someone who loves money? What behaviors do I think would characterize a person’s life that loves money?
I am deathly afraid of snakes. Go ahead and laugh. You’re deathly afraid of something too. My fear of snakes is probably funny for any observer though because that fear causes me to react in some really funny ways.
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How do you follow an amazing mic drop? Like, what do you do when someone drops a truth bomb in a clear and compelling way that both challenges and encourages you? Or what do you do when someone tells you the greatest news you’ve ever heard?