Being Content...

God will provide for his children.

Matthew 6:25-27
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

We can also be greedy and give into our flesh and want more, more, and more. God has placed you at the exact place and the exact time your in for a reason. God has a plan for our lives that is beyond what we could ever imagine, but it is carried out in HIS time. It's like life is a book about you, and no matter how fast we want to get to the end to see what happens, God flips the pages at HIS own pace. Be content with where God has you at this moment. This is what Paul says about being content:

Philippians 4:12-13
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

Think about it! If you try to rush along to get to the "Good stuff" you will probably miss out on the blessings God had for you. Also, if you reached the "Good stuff" it wouldn't be good because God didn't have a chance to prepare you for it. God equips his called, in his time, and then sends them. Look around! You will realize that the things going on in your life now is already the "Good Stuff!"

Just Go...

I have been studying the book of Acts all week. I've read it before but, the deeper I study it the more God reveals to me. I realize that the whole book is about DOING. So many times in our christian lives we are asked to do something and we just say "I'll pray about it." Why do we feel we have to go "pray about it?" We know what God wants. He told us in the gospels and again through the apostles in acts. Jesus says GO!

Matthew 28:18-20
Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Jesus said GO! So...What are we waiting for? If God has given you his Holy Spirit, and also his power through you, then what do we have to fear? Stephen was stoned to death for his faith. Paul was beaten many times and then finally killed for his faith. We are afraid to talk to someone about Jesus because they may make fun of us. We should praise God to be persecuted for his sake.

Let's go into all the world and speak the Good News, or at least go next door. Every day, when we wake up we should think "How can I advance the Kingdom of God today!" Live your life as though Jesus is living through you, because he is.