#1 – You are going to spend more time on your face before God than on facebook, blogs and twitter…and in doing so are going to hear God’s voice and do what He says!
#2 – You are going to be less critical of other people who don’t think just like you and actually see what you can learn from them.
#3 – You are going to stop listening to people who want to do nothing but attack you and tear you down but actually care nothing about you, your family or your church.
#4 – You are going to start listening to people who love Jesus, love your church and love you…and when they push back on you in love you are not going to label them as “disloyal” but rather open yourself to the possibility that Jesus may be using them to speak to you.
#5 – You are going to start loving your people rather than demanding that they love you.
#6 – You are going to take bigger steps of faith than you have ever take before…understanding that when you begin to celebrate the past more than you anticipate the future, it’s OVER!
#7 – You are going to quit looking for handouts and drop the entitlement mindset and actually pay the price both personally and as a church to grow in your understanding of leadership.
#8 – You are going to quit trying to pray away what God has directly told you to deal with.
#9 – You are going to stop complaining about all of the staff and resources that you do not have and START being grateful to God for what He has given you…and then doing your best to honor Him!
#10 – You are going to stop comparing yourself to others and actually find your identity in the fact that Jesus saved you, called you, equipped you and is using you rather than how many people showed up to your church this past Sunday!
(by Perry Noble)
Monday, January 9, 2012
God's Not Through With You!
I am not sure who I am writing this to…but I feel led to let someone know…
GOD IS NOT THROUGH WITH YOU!!!
For weeks, months, maybe even years you have bought into the lie that “it’s over” when it comes to you doing something great for God; after all, you did (fill in the blank)…and because of that there is no way He could ever use you.
Let me be very clear and to the point: If God were done with you then He would have killed you…but the very fact that you have air in your lungs right now means that HE IS NOT THROUGH WITH YOU!
“But Perry, I screwed up,” you say!
Of course you did! We all do…which is NOT an excuse to go out and screw up your life, but rather a reminder that in the Bible the ONLY people God used were people who had screwed up.
David committed adultery AND murder (talk about a guy you don’t want to invite over for dinner! Seriously, David would not have been allowed to serve and most likely attend a lot of churches!) HOWEVER, David repented of his sin (see Psalm 51) and today we know him as “a man after God’s own heart!”
Moses killed a man…and God used him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt to the border of the Promised Land.
Paul was a murderer…and God used him to write most of the New Testament.
Peter denied Christ and chose to walk away from Him…and God used him to preach on the Day of Pentecost where 3,000 people accepted Christ in one day!
I could go on and on, but you get the point…your past does not disqualify you from an amazing future if you are in Christ!!!
God’s not through with you…and…as I so often say, if you don’t let your past die then it will not let you live and one of the consequences of that is you will allow the enemy to talk you out of the amazing things God has planned for you.
When we repent of sin (which is the most powerful thing we can do in our walk with Christ) we become unstoppable. And so, if you screwed up…and if you have repented of sin…then STOP believing the lie that there’s no way God could use you! Take a look at
I Corinthians 6:9-11!!!
God’s not through with you! GET UP…GET ON YOUR FEET…and do whatever He tells you to do!
(by Perry Noble)
GOD IS NOT THROUGH WITH YOU!!!
For weeks, months, maybe even years you have bought into the lie that “it’s over” when it comes to you doing something great for God; after all, you did (fill in the blank)…and because of that there is no way He could ever use you.
Let me be very clear and to the point: If God were done with you then He would have killed you…but the very fact that you have air in your lungs right now means that HE IS NOT THROUGH WITH YOU!
“But Perry, I screwed up,” you say!
Of course you did! We all do…which is NOT an excuse to go out and screw up your life, but rather a reminder that in the Bible the ONLY people God used were people who had screwed up.
David committed adultery AND murder (talk about a guy you don’t want to invite over for dinner! Seriously, David would not have been allowed to serve and most likely attend a lot of churches!) HOWEVER, David repented of his sin (see Psalm 51) and today we know him as “a man after God’s own heart!”
Moses killed a man…and God used him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt to the border of the Promised Land.
Paul was a murderer…and God used him to write most of the New Testament.
Peter denied Christ and chose to walk away from Him…and God used him to preach on the Day of Pentecost where 3,000 people accepted Christ in one day!
I could go on and on, but you get the point…your past does not disqualify you from an amazing future if you are in Christ!!!
God’s not through with you…and…as I so often say, if you don’t let your past die then it will not let you live and one of the consequences of that is you will allow the enemy to talk you out of the amazing things God has planned for you.
When we repent of sin (which is the most powerful thing we can do in our walk with Christ) we become unstoppable. And so, if you screwed up…and if you have repented of sin…then STOP believing the lie that there’s no way God could use you! Take a look at
I Corinthians 6:9-11!!!
God’s not through with you! GET UP…GET ON YOUR FEET…and do whatever He tells you to do!
(by Perry Noble)
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