There will always be seasons in life that come and go. It's the ebb and flow of life... rhythms if you will. All of us experience these rhythms and they keep life interesting, exciting and in some cases, frightening. A few months ago I was challenged by a brother in the Lord with a scripture. At the time, he had no idea that he was challenging me to my core, but God was using him to "jerk the slack out of my chain."
The verse he quoted to me was Acts 10:38 "how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him." I was rocked to the core because of the confidence I saw in my brother. Rocked... and ashamed of myself.
I knew I needed to run back to the "Grace Point" i.e. the Cross and seek the Lord. Where did I miss this? How did I move away from the belief that God still moves in power, that God still works miracles and that God wants His Glory displayed and demonstrated through His kids? There was only one thing to do... Repent... and that is exactly what I did.
All I can say is that I had a Love Revelation that resulted in a Love Revolution! It's not rocket science, it's simply believing that the nature and character of Jesus is to be displayed through us... and in particular... me. From that time all I can say is God has flooded my heart, life and spirit with His love and His power. Some would call it revival, renewal... I call it a revolution. Let the revolution begin!
Renewed,
Pastor Jimmy
Grace Point Church
Good word. Simplicity is the key to success. In a world where we have such a short attention span it is a challenge to stay focused on the main things. We always need to be brought back to what is real, solid and really matters.
Posted by: Darren | April 09, 2011 at 02:23 PM
Indeed Darren! Decluttering is a vital discipline that is overlooked for the most part in our "more, more, more" culture. Thanks for commenting.
PJ
Posted by: Jimmy Pruitt | April 10, 2011 at 04:27 AM