What’s on your mind?
Hello Good People,
This site cracks me up, I open this page and it asks me “what’s on your mind”? No one asks me that anymore. Why? Great question. With the busy day to day, working 3 jobs, family, etc etc. what could possibly be on my mind? Today, I will give you 2 guesses as to what’s on my mind, and the first one doesn’t count.
So where do we go from here? I propose we go forward with eyes wide open. As a country, we have been operating with eyes wide shut long enough. Friends we are witnessing historical and monumental bad decisions being made by historically bad leadership on all sides! Not hysterical but historical, well,,,,,then again…….
No surprises here, so why is the nation in a state of confusion all the sudden? It’s not that sudden. What we have tolerated for years has now become the standard.
The word tells us that we as a society will arrive at a time when nonsense will be the norm, when people will become lovers of themselves above all else. Have we arrived? Some say yes and some say no. I am not going to argue the point either way, but I do believe it is time to for each of us to decide once and for all whom we will serve.
Most will serve the source of comfort and provision. If you choose to believe the source of either can be found in our government, then I feel a deep sorrow for you. If on the other hand, you have made the decision to trust in the Lord then I commend you and say saddle up and let’s ride!
Hold on amigos, not so fast. I caution you, we are not talking about the lack luster kind of commitment as in the past. Not even close. We are talking about going “all in”! Once and for all, no looking back, the plow is burned, the oxen are slaughtered and there is nothing left to tempt us to return to what once was. Yes that kind of ride. Still ready to ride? Then saddle up and let’s go.
People are frantically searching for some form of truth right now as I am typing this, and we as believers should be shouting from the rooftops “Jesus is the way the truth and the life”! Everything people are searching for can be found in him. If you are a friend of mine and you are searching for anything other than Jesus, then I have failed you as a fiend. My apologies, and time to regroup and make another run at it.
Careful!! If we simply run in every direction then we are hard to follow. If we cannot be followed, then we cannot lead anyone in the right direction. See where I am headed yet? We need a plan. We need guidance. We need something concrete that will not break or dissolve. We need a solemn commitment by people who are “all in”. He needs a solemn commitment from people who are “all in”!
So,
No more skipping church, “do not forsake the gathering of the saints”. Your pastor needs you, trust me on this. Be all in and be all there!
No more lack luster worship that represents a wimpy God! We serve a mighty God. Funny how people are begging for God to speak right but those same people sound like mice when it is time to praise him. Let the worshippers arise! Let the sons and the daughters sing! Your Abba Father is waiting to hear you. You still all in? Then let’s keep going.
No more excuses. If you didn’t get anything out of hearing Gods word during a recent church service then you may have shown up not wanting too. I would also bet you didn’t put much effort into listening either. The word of God will not return void. If your church doesn’t speak, teach, and follow the word of God, you probably need to find a different church that does. If you stay where you are, then wipe your tear filled little eyes and your snotty little nose, man up, and get back in there, your Pastor needs you. Trust me on that.
If you don’t have a church to call home then give me a call, you can go with me. I have to warn you, our preacher gets long winded sometimes but he likes to eat so we are never late for lunch. Still in??? Next…
My point to the all this is simple. “what’s on your mind is probably the same as what’s in your heart!
So, what’s on your mind? The election, money, toys, the list goes on and on and we can fill up the old ticker with everything imaginable and not have room for the ONE that really matters. Ask yourself this question as you again stand up as a strong, Christ believing, God Fearing, Bible reading, Disciple making, Not afraid to Love Jesus Christian, “If your heart overflowed today what would spill out”? Hopefully “you” spill out, so the heart can hold more of him and less of you. Want to keep going? Still with me?
So dear friend, I pray you will forgive if I offended you with the truth. I pray you will respond with the same love that provoked me to write this. That’s right, I love you enough to be real with you. You know me, you know my heart, if you don’t, then come meet me and let’s get to know each other. Handshakes and lots of hot coffee build trust. I have plenty of both and your welcome to to share. You may not like me when it’s over but then again, we may be life long friends. Speaking of that, I ran into an old friend today, oddly enough I was buying a cup of coffee. Had not seen this friend in over 30 years. It was so good to pick up where we left off. You know the connection I am talking about. Just a friend that cares about you no matter what. What a blessing. Imagine how Jesus feels when we bump into him after being away……He is always willing to pick up right where we left off and just love us! Amazingly simple, yet so hard to understand.
I pray He is on your mind today my friend. You and Jesus have sure been on mine. Come see us this Sunday at 10:00 am.
Coffee will be hot and the word will be taught. ????
In Him,
Curt