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Obedience

Lets talk about obedience in our journey with Christ. Being obedient to what He is calling us to do requires us to step outside of our wants and desires for something greater. The world that we live in asks us to focus on bettering ourselves, focusing on our self care, and when we focus so much inward we lose the greatest purpose God has called us to. Think about when you were growing up and maybe for some it was a sport you wanted to excel in or something in music, art whatever it was, it required discipline. It required you gathering all the equipment you would need to even begin. It required a lot of practice to be good at what you wanted to do. I remember practicing shooting for hours for basketball. My parents would send me to camps, get the best Swoop basketball shoes (those were popular back in the day) and my uniform to play. All of these things require preparation, dedication and consistent practice to keep your skills up. Why do we think it would be any different in our walk with Christ? “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not…

Lose Yourself

Have you ever been in church and listened to the homily thinking about how it applies to you? Or you open your bible and you read book after book trying to make it be about how it can help you? I have been there and done that way more times than I would like to count. On a podcast once (I wish I could remember who it was), and they were talking about this same thing and the person told him, “You know, maybe you need to get up out of that church pew and serve more than yourself.” The truth of the matter is, the Bible isn’t about us and it was never meant to be. The Bible holds the truths that God has for us. It is the blueprint for our life if you will. It will give you the guidance and provide you with all the truth you need to live your life in accordance with God’s will. It is a story about the greatest love a Father could ever have for His Son. It’s about Jesus and his time here on earth. Everything that you hear in church…