Do Not Worry: Then Jesus said to His disciples: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!" Luke 12:22-24
Context! Context! Context! Jesus just said this after sharing with His disciples a story about a rich man that stored up all his extra harvest. Essentially, Jesus tells that the man in the story is saving up but he is not saved up in terms of his relationship with God. The rich man was worried about his life and his safety, but was not focused on God. The rich man was concerned about his life, but not His.
What is it right now that is keeping you focused on your life here and not your eternal life? I truly believe that as I read the Gospels the more and more the word "My" goes away and turns into "His." If I change "My" life to "His" life and "His" purpose, that would mean that I am living purposefully for God and in abundance with Him.
Are you personally storing things up, keeping them close in your grips trying to save the things you love the most? This can be in relation to things and to people. Jesus is clear in this passage that the birds do not worry and do not store, yet God feeds them!
This is not permission to go and live on the edge in terms of your means, but what Jesus is trying to say here is that everything you have, everything you store, everything you concern yourself with is nothing when it comes to the abundance and glory of our Heavenly Father. I know I have said this before, but I really challenge you this week to be willing to change "your" life to "His" life.
There are countless stories where followers of Jesus put down their life to follow Him. In what way is Jesus asking you much like he called Peter and his brother from his dad's boat to drop all that is important from the earthly perspective and to follow Him? It could be as simple as acting in such a manner in the workplace that people know you are filled with the Holy Spirit. It could be that you are to put God's word first in your life by reading your Bible daily.
I saw a wonderful commercial yesterday that talked about a Grandma and her cell phone. To summarize it talked about how the kids went from asking how grandma was to asking who she was. When you change your life to His life, you also will see more of yourself because of Who's you are instead of who you are.
Be a bird, be a follower, put your trust in God and rest in Him through steadfast obedience!
I labeled this title "What's Your Question" because so many times people are confused as to where they should go, or what they should do. Often times people don't understand their circumstances. I want to say to you: God loves you, is for you, and will provide for you in the exact way that you need!....so What's your question?
Have a great week!
Cameron
Song of the Week: I Surrender All: Jadon Lavik
Context! Context! Context! Jesus just said this after sharing with His disciples a story about a rich man that stored up all his extra harvest. Essentially, Jesus tells that the man in the story is saving up but he is not saved up in terms of his relationship with God. The rich man was worried about his life and his safety, but was not focused on God. The rich man was concerned about his life, but not His.
What is it right now that is keeping you focused on your life here and not your eternal life? I truly believe that as I read the Gospels the more and more the word "My" goes away and turns into "His." If I change "My" life to "His" life and "His" purpose, that would mean that I am living purposefully for God and in abundance with Him.
Are you personally storing things up, keeping them close in your grips trying to save the things you love the most? This can be in relation to things and to people. Jesus is clear in this passage that the birds do not worry and do not store, yet God feeds them!
This is not permission to go and live on the edge in terms of your means, but what Jesus is trying to say here is that everything you have, everything you store, everything you concern yourself with is nothing when it comes to the abundance and glory of our Heavenly Father. I know I have said this before, but I really challenge you this week to be willing to change "your" life to "His" life.
There are countless stories where followers of Jesus put down their life to follow Him. In what way is Jesus asking you much like he called Peter and his brother from his dad's boat to drop all that is important from the earthly perspective and to follow Him? It could be as simple as acting in such a manner in the workplace that people know you are filled with the Holy Spirit. It could be that you are to put God's word first in your life by reading your Bible daily.
I saw a wonderful commercial yesterday that talked about a Grandma and her cell phone. To summarize it talked about how the kids went from asking how grandma was to asking who she was. When you change your life to His life, you also will see more of yourself because of Who's you are instead of who you are.
Be a bird, be a follower, put your trust in God and rest in Him through steadfast obedience!
I labeled this title "What's Your Question" because so many times people are confused as to where they should go, or what they should do. Often times people don't understand their circumstances. I want to say to you: God loves you, is for you, and will provide for you in the exact way that you need!....so What's your question?
Have a great week!
Cameron
Song of the Week: I Surrender All: Jadon Lavik
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