creating excitement

Psalm 40:16-17 (GNT)

May all who come to you be glad and joyful. May all who are thankful for your salvation always say, “How great is the Lord!” I am weak and poor, O Lord, but you have not forgotten me.  You are my savior and my God—hurry to my aid!

What gets you excited or gets your motor running internally? You may presume I am talking about a couple other things, but I am really talking about what you are passionate about. I am talking about having a desire to follow God and to get excited about the things of God.

The verses above talk about real joy and finding enjoyment when we come to God and spend time with God. Many people cannot live without alcohol or drugs. They find it hard to get through the day without a fix of some kind, yet I believe that God wants us to enjoy life. His desire is for us see awesome things happen and to find that we can have fun doing things that God blessed us with.

Time with family ought to be a great thing. Enjoying nature or art ought to be a good thing. Building relationships and friendships ought to give us lots of joy. Answer this question: where do you find joy and what gives you joy? Do those things make your life stronger and leave you more satisfied?

Take a look around for a few minutes. Listen in to the conversations you have. Notice what God is doing all around you. By seeing God work and watching God change lives we literally will find ourselves understanding that our God is great and telling others how great our God is.

Recognize that God hasn’t left you. Your weakness didn’t make Him turn from you. The wrong things you’ve done didn’t make God leave you. You have been created by God, and you have worth and significance. You have potential and strength that only God can fill and use. Stop thinking less of yourself than God thinks about you. He is ready to come encourage you, give you joy and help you through the tough times of life!

May God give us joy as we understand who we are and that He is awesome.

Ephesians 1:3 (NLT)

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

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