I continue to be amazed at how God reveals himself to me. I have been studying the book of Revelation and when you look at how he addresses the seven churches, they each needed to see a different aspect of God. When God addresses them, He reminds them of the very thing they need to remember about Him. The past few weeks have been extremely overwhelming and difficult, but I am continually amazed how God puts the right verse, the right song and the right people to encourage me. The Holy Spirit has led people to pray for me. My heart is full, being reminded of how much God values me. God values you. He loves you so much. If you question what's going on around you, look to Scripture. Does He have a lesson for you? Is He growing you in a deeper way? Does He need you to share the hope that you have in Him with someone else? Stay strong. Stay in the Word! And most of all...keep your eyes on Jesus. The world will tell...
Our small group is studying the book Chasing Daylight by Erwin McManus. This week's topic was about influence. "Human beings are created for influence, to be influenced by the lives of others and to influence others." My take away from tonight: What if someone seriously said "I want to model my life after YOU!" What would their life look like?
It has been a really busy week and I have read Chapter 3, but haven't had a chance to post about it. When I got an email yesterday asking "Where is chapter 3?" I figured I had better get on that! I really appreciate those of you who faithfully read and comment. It encourages me to keep on sharing. Sometimes you wonder if what you have to say ever makes a hill of beans difference in anyone else's life. I pray that the words here on this blog will encourage and inspire your relationship with God in a new way. I know it hold me accountable to keep my relationship with God going strong. I pray that for all of us that we will "no longer be conformed to this world, but transformed by the renewing of our minds". So, on that note....chapter THREE!!! First, I realized that I haven't really shared with you what "chasing lions" is all about. Beneniah killed a lion in 2 Samuel 23:20-23 . I am sure it was one of the scariest moments of his life, yet the m...
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Peace,
Jamie