Well, we did it…. the dust has settled a little bit.. we have read through the 40 Days of Purpose. Though this blog post is being written 14 days after we finished the book, the fact is we are just beginning to put in practice what we have learned.
Read full post...God is real no matter how you feel…
It really is easy to worship God when things are going ok, you’re basically happy and everything is “in it’s place…” He’s provided food, clothing, friends, health and a place to live. But what happens when things aren’t going so well, and circumstances are uncomfortable, and God seems […]
God wants all of you…
Not part of your life, he wants all your heart, all of you soul, all of your mind and all of your strength. When you worship and how you worship is not as important as why you worship and how much of yourself […]
Today’s reading reminds us that we can be as close to God as we choose to be. It doesn’t happen by accident. Like any relationship it takes time, desire and energy. If you want a deeper, intimate and closer connection with God, you must learn to honestly share your feelings with him, trust him and […]
Read full post...God wants to be your best friend…
For those of us who have felt that God is a distant task master, one to be feared, that expects total and complete obedience, strict with a bunch of rules, and isn’t intimate…this may be a bit of a stretch…
The heart of worship is surrender…
Our reading today focuses on the concept of worship being a form of surrender. Unfortunately for many of us surrender falls into a visual of the white flag going up, admitting defeat, giving in to a stronger opponent, and like a captured criminal, having to give up our freedom. Surrender […]
The smile of God is the goal of your life…
If pleasing God is our first purpose, it stands to reason that we figure out just how to do that!
The first purpose that we read about in todays reading is the fact that the minute we were born, God was an “unseen witness” smiling at our birth… what a comforting thought to know that our arrival has given Him great joy! God created us for his own enjoyment, for his benefit, purpose, glory […]
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