Its not just other people that I envy........
I envy my self. Yes myself.
Who I used to be - Young, skinny, hair, and my 1971 Ford truck
Who I want to be.
I envy my own goals! Yea, that is silly, but I do.
I paint for myself the "perfect picture" and seemingly fall short of it.
So I am in a slowwwww process of learning how to just enjoy who I am, while thanking God for my past and reaching toward the future.
Envy.... Its a tricky thing.
Even if the person you envy is you.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
I STrUgGLE WiTh EnVy.....
I know what the Scripture says about it.. But I still struggle with it.
I envy pastors who have seemingly "made it"
I envy people with huge homes and nice cars
I envy married couples who "seem" like they never fight
I envy people that are smarter than me
I envy people who have no job, yet "seem" to make it just fine
I battle these and a bunch more.
God, forgive me.
Anyone else?
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
I used the wrong side
Have you thought about the grace of God lately? I mean really thought about it.
The Bible states that we gained access to grace. An unlimited source, right?
Well I have an analogy. It comes from me being a dork.
This afternoon I was trying to use our "swiffer". I sprayed the stuff with the trigger and began scrubbing. All that was happening was a smudge. It was not getting clean.
Aggravated, i sprayed more and scrubbed harder. Once again nothing but a smudge. the harder I worked the worse it got. No matter what I did it just got worse! Then, i looked at the bottom of it and realized, yep you guessed it, that I had the pad on upside down.
So I simply turned the pad around and it worked just like I was supposed to.
Sometimes we work so stinking hard at gaining access to grace. We scrub harder only to have a big smudge.
We are judged by all kinds of people and think we need their validation. People like; preachers, pastors, TV Evangelists, a Sunday School teacher, etc....
If you are reading this and have screwed up in anyway, form or fashion and cannot feel the forgiving grace of God then quit using the wrong side.
Simply turn over away from man and allow Him to do what He does best..... give you access to Him and apply His grace to your life.
The Bible states that we gained access to grace. An unlimited source, right?
Well I have an analogy. It comes from me being a dork.
This afternoon I was trying to use our "swiffer". I sprayed the stuff with the trigger and began scrubbing. All that was happening was a smudge. It was not getting clean.
Aggravated, i sprayed more and scrubbed harder. Once again nothing but a smudge. the harder I worked the worse it got. No matter what I did it just got worse! Then, i looked at the bottom of it and realized, yep you guessed it, that I had the pad on upside down.
So I simply turned the pad around and it worked just like I was supposed to.
Sometimes we work so stinking hard at gaining access to grace. We scrub harder only to have a big smudge.
We are judged by all kinds of people and think we need their validation. People like; preachers, pastors, TV Evangelists, a Sunday School teacher, etc....
If you are reading this and have screwed up in anyway, form or fashion and cannot feel the forgiving grace of God then quit using the wrong side.
Simply turn over away from man and allow Him to do what He does best..... give you access to Him and apply His grace to your life.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Passing the Baton
I am awe struck by the science of a relay race. The complexity, speed, and unity are the three key ingredients to a win.
After pastoring CrossPoint Church for the last 10 years, I truly feel God is setting them up for the next level. I look back and see what God has done, but I am more excited of what He is going to do there through the leadership that He will be putting into place.
I feel so blessed to have been part of the History of it all.
In the past few weeks I have searched my heart about our tenure as pastors at CPC. Well, I now feel the baton is being passed. The race is still on! Wow, what an awesome thing!
If you read this please pass it on to anyone who has ever attended CrossPoint Church (formally Ferndale Assembly of God). Pray for CPC. Share a memory or two here. Let the leadership know that you stand with them for the future that God has for them.
To the future leadership, I pass the baton. To the board and core leaders, I pass the baton. Keep running in unity as God does amazing things through each of you!
Feel free to post your memories here and ask anyone you know who ever attended to do the same.
After pastoring CrossPoint Church for the last 10 years, I truly feel God is setting them up for the next level. I look back and see what God has done, but I am more excited of what He is going to do there through the leadership that He will be putting into place.
I feel so blessed to have been part of the History of it all.
In the past few weeks I have searched my heart about our tenure as pastors at CPC. Well, I now feel the baton is being passed. The race is still on! Wow, what an awesome thing!
If you read this please pass it on to anyone who has ever attended CrossPoint Church (formally Ferndale Assembly of God). Pray for CPC. Share a memory or two here. Let the leadership know that you stand with them for the future that God has for them.
To the future leadership, I pass the baton. To the board and core leaders, I pass the baton. Keep running in unity as God does amazing things through each of you!
Feel free to post your memories here and ask anyone you know who ever attended to do the same.
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