There
is a powerful thing happening that floors me every time I think about it. By the way, this post is going to be somewhat
personal. In the last 8 days and
incredible thing has happened around our church. 4 people have accepted Jesus as their Savior.
No. That’s not out of the ordinary. At many churches and other places people are
coming to know Jesus, but we’ve been praying and preparing for what God is
going to do. We believe that God
prepared the church and her people for amazing things and great days. I am reminded often that real life, the
important things and what will last is people.
Not buildings or money or programs.
People are what matter to God.
Each
of these 4 people are precious. I’ve
known them for a long time, and look what God has done. I then turn to a meeting that I was in with
some of my closest partners and friends, and the conversation goes in a
direction that I wasn’t expecting. I
heard about what God is doing and how things have changed since several people
have been listening closer to God.
God is
up to some incredible things, and what I really desire is to see many lives
change one at a time. This is why God
placed me where I am. My kids are so
cool. All three of them and my wife know
Jesus. My son gave me a big hug before I
left for a meeting today. I love to hear
the kids pray each night before we go to bed.
We
must prepare ourselves for what God is doing, but if we are not watching or
listening or seeking, we are going to miss what God is doing. Literally the most important things in our
lives are the people and the relationships that God brought into our
lives. I believe people are what we are
to pour our lives and our impact in to.
John 3:21
NLT
But those who do what is right come
to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants.
Romans 9:3
NLT
for my people, my Jewish brothers and sisters. I would
be willing to be forever
cursed—cut off from Christ!—if that would save them.
2 Peter 3:9
NLT
The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise,
as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want
anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone
to repent.
Are we
missing what is important in life? Do we
care that some people don’t know Jesus?
That is what really matter.
Remember what gets me going is lives being changed. God changed me, and I believe He has changed
many of you. He is ready to change
others.
Ready,
set, grow.
Colossians 2:7
NLT
Let your roots grow down into him,
and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were
taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.
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