I have been having a blast with this series VINTAGE JESUS. I truly believe that so many times we do not have a clear and defined picture of who Jesus is to us and it hurts our relationship with God. So many times we define our relationship with God based on the relationships we have had here on earth. The problem with those comparisons is that so many of our relationships here on earth are screwed up. Think about it, the world would be perfect if people were not involved but they are, and we mess stuff up. God on the other hand is perfect and he does not mess anything up. So you can see how by having an unclear or undefined relationship with God our natural tendency is going to be to compare him to the best person we know and they always fall short.
The better the understanding we have of who Jesus is and who he is not is going to help us live more fully devoted to Him. I love when Jesus asks his disciples, “Who do you say I am?” It is the question that you and I need to continually ask ourselves, “Who is Jesus to me?”
June 27, 2010 - 10:43 amm.v.b. - I LOVE when Jesus reminds us that HE IS "I AM". He is EVERYTHING. What are you looking for? You will always find that Jesus can meet that NEED. His Provisions are Limitless. He is over ALL our circumstances. His Perfect Love, Perfect Faithfulness, Perfect Truth, Perfect Wisdom, and Perfect Knowledge to act Perfectly for our GREATEST GOOD AND HIS GREATEST GLORY!!!!
I love cars. It is one of those downfalls that I have in life. I particularly like fast cars but am enjoying the Jeep Wrangler that I drive. I saw this video about a minivan, now I know that no car person should ever like anything associated with a minivan but I have got to share this with you.
Do you ever have those days where you are just not satisfied with anything? It doesn’t matter how good it was or is, it just is not good enough.
I seemed to be trapped in that day today. I was looking at this blog site today and am just tired of it. It is a great wordpress blog that has had a lot of thought and time put into it but it is just boring to me. I believe that it is time for a change. I have been feeling this way for quite some time but instead of doing something about it, I have just been content with the status quo. I have allowed the easiness of not doing anything to keep me from doing what I know I should be doing.
I find that this happens in my life a lot. God is messing with me about an area of my life that isn’t necessarily bad or wrong but could be better. Instead of doing something about that area, I am just complacent and allow it to continue down the path that it is already headed. I can continue down that path and nothing bad is going to happen but at the same point, nothing great is going to happen either. I am tired of living a complacent lifestyle in some areas. It is time for a change.
Where are you complacent in your life right now?
What areas of your life do you need to change even though the status quo is just fine right now?
Sometimes God just messes with you. I was talking with a guy the other morning who was telling me about some things that God has been asking him to do but because of the timing, his fear and ability to trust he has not stepped out and walked in obedience towards what God wants for his life. The interesting thing is that this gentleman is one of the most faithful, devoted, godly men that I know in our church. He is passionate about God and is fired up to do good. The interesting thing about all this is that so many times we judge the outside to determine holiness. By all outside measuring tools this guy is holy but even with all of the outside appearances, God still wants more. He doesn’t just want our outward appearances but more than anything He wants our heart. Whatever takes priority in our heart, that is where He wants to be.
So over the last couple of weeks I have been stirred up by a passage of scripture from Matthew 5 that is all about this very thing. It has just been messing with me personally and also stirring up a message in my heart. Sometimes you just have to let some things marinade inside of you before it is ready to be given to everyone else to digest. I think that I am going to share this next weekend, June 20th. You are not going to want to miss the weekends service as we continue in our series Vintage Jesus, talking about The Man, The Myths, and The Reality. I hope that you are enjoying this series as much as I am and letting go of some of the preconceived ideas that we have about Jesus and what he said.
I look forward to seeing you this upcoming weekend.
I thought that this was a pretty unique picture. How often do you see broken pottery as art. But not only is the pottery broken but it is all broken in the exact same spot.
This got me thinking that we are all broken in life but not all broken in the same place. You hurt, pain and experiences you have had are not the same as mine. While I may be able to sympathize, I will truly never understand your brokenness. The interesting thing about brokenness is that it allows the weak areas of our lives to be influenced by the power of the almighty. The Bible tells us that “when we are weak that He is strong.” Unless there is something that is broken in your life, then the Lord cannot show himself strong.
A lot of times we try to hide our brokenness. We see it as a flaw or weakness. Really our brokenness is a piece of art, unique in its own way. Nobody likes to be broken, but unless we are broken God cannot mend together the pieces of our life to make us the masterpiece He intended us to be.
How are you broken? Or maybe a better question is “What needs to be broken in your life so God can make a masterpiece out of it?”
by T.J.
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