I just wanted to share a passage that I read this morning that challenged me.

 

 

“I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, so that it has been known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for

Have you ever felt like you have been called by God to do something?  What did the call sound like?

 

I read this passage today, and it provided me with a huge insight into how God calls us to do big things.

 

 

Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that

I have been going through some tough things lately.  As a result, a vast majority of my quiet times have consisted of me complaining and asking “why?”.  In fact, the only person who is quiet during my “quiet” times is God, as I don’t even give Him a chance to speak.

 

Finally it seemed, I stopped

When I think about the things that God has called me to do, I feel insufficient.  Somehow, I believe that God has not properly equipped me to handle the great commission.  I see great men and women that God uses to do lead people to Himself, and I think:

 

 “I can’t do

This blog is simply an observation that I have made about my own life.  I am not sure if it rings true for others as well, but it is something that I want to change about myself.

 

I am somewhat of a passionate person.  If I see something that I want, I begin to strategize.  I begin to plan, and If

I saw something yesterday at my church that made me think.  Every week my pastor passes out a bulletin insert that people can follow along with during his message.  Usually this insert includes “fill in the blanks” for people to fill in as we go.  This last week was no exception, and if you are

God is so much bigger than some all of the boxes that I put Him in.  In this blog, I am going to deal with just one of my boxes.

 

Sometimes I feel like I slip into an “Adam Mentality”.

 

“They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day and the man and his wife hid

When we think about God’s call on our lives, we tend to think about the “finished product”.  I know for myself, when I imagine God’s plan for my life, I think about a certain ministry position, job, or place, and for some reason, I have the perception that when I am in God’s “call” or God’s will,

I have heard from many people in my life lately that seem to find it difficult to read God’s Word.  And if I am being honest, I can see the very same thing in my life.  I go through seasons of my life where it is so easy to set aside time to dive into the scriptures, and then there are other times

I have been “dealing with” discouragement lately.  What I mean by this is that I have been thinking about the way that I cope with discouragement in my life.  What causes it?  and what can I do to guard against it?  

 

I see people who are going through some really difficult times, but seem to

Ministry is a weird thing.  I have caught myself reading so many books and magazine articles all about how to do it the right way.  It seems like it occupies so much of my thoughts.  Questions fill my head like, “What can we do better?” or “What new innovative ideas can I come up with?”.  If you