My youngest son's best friend lives across the street. Every time he has even 5 minutes free he wants to run and see him. My practical mind says you really need at least a free hour to make a real play date. But the boys don't seem to care. Even a few minutes here and there help solidify their relationship.
Maybe I should learn from his example. God doesn't seem to care if my time with Him is a solid hour or five minutes here and there. Just that I run to see Him with full enthusiasm and commitment.
Matthew 19:14
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
Friday, December 12, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Time Part I, by Rachel Smith
Do you have a minute?
I mean really, just one?
If you are like 90% of Americans the answer is no. In our fast paced culture we rarely find time to squeeze in an extra trip to the bathroom or a coffee break.
We cringe at those words, "Do you have a minute" We focus on the predicted outcome. We have already decided this other person is going to request something that will take much more than a minute to accomplish. And in our over booked lives we feel exhausted to fit in one more persons "do you have a minute" request. So in your head you scream, "NO! I DO NOT HAVE A MINUTE AND IF I DID, I WOULD ______" But you smile, tilt your head and reluctantly say “sure" all the while formulating a way out of the request that has yet to be uttered.
Do we respond the same when God calls? Or are we coming up with a reason for not having the time?
Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
I mean really, just one?
If you are like 90% of Americans the answer is no. In our fast paced culture we rarely find time to squeeze in an extra trip to the bathroom or a coffee break.
We cringe at those words, "Do you have a minute" We focus on the predicted outcome. We have already decided this other person is going to request something that will take much more than a minute to accomplish. And in our over booked lives we feel exhausted to fit in one more persons "do you have a minute" request. So in your head you scream, "NO! I DO NOT HAVE A MINUTE AND IF I DID, I WOULD ______" But you smile, tilt your head and reluctantly say “sure" all the while formulating a way out of the request that has yet to be uttered.
Do we respond the same when God calls? Or are we coming up with a reason for not having the time?
Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Believe II, by Rachel Smith
God believes in the power of one.
In an earlier post I asked you if you believe in the ability of one person to make a difference in this world.
Jesus makes the biggest impact in the world and calls us to partner with Him in this work.
We are to be his disciples, his students. We are to learn from his teachings. If Jesus, being fully man and fully God, took the time as one person to touch the lives of those around Him, shouldn’t we do the same?
The impact to the kingdom is huge. And it all starts with one person. You.
Whose life will you impact today?
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Matthew 28:19
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
In an earlier post I asked you if you believe in the ability of one person to make a difference in this world.
Jesus makes the biggest impact in the world and calls us to partner with Him in this work.
We are to be his disciples, his students. We are to learn from his teachings. If Jesus, being fully man and fully God, took the time as one person to touch the lives of those around Him, shouldn’t we do the same?
The impact to the kingdom is huge. And it all starts with one person. You.
Whose life will you impact today?
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Matthew 28:19
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Do you believe?, by Rachel Smith
Do you believe?
It's getting to be that time of year where people ask this question. Do you believe? In what? In whom?
My question is similar, do you believe in the power of one?
Well do you?
Does one person make a difference? In a world where things sometimes seem so large and overwhelming can one person have an impact? I have read wonderful stories of that one person who voted and turned the election. Or the one person who took the time with a child to nurture and care. But, can you actually affirm your life in the power of one?
God does. He believes in the power of one.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
It's getting to be that time of year where people ask this question. Do you believe? In what? In whom?
My question is similar, do you believe in the power of one?
Well do you?
Does one person make a difference? In a world where things sometimes seem so large and overwhelming can one person have an impact? I have read wonderful stories of that one person who voted and turned the election. Or the one person who took the time with a child to nurture and care. But, can you actually affirm your life in the power of one?
God does. He believes in the power of one.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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