This week’s “Reflection” by Jeff Taylor, Pastor of Teaching & Worship As I think more and more on this idea of receiving all that God has for us, I am struck by the mere idea that the God of the universe has something for US! Our God tells us to come before Him being full of confidence. Our God tells us to make our prayers and needs known to Him. Our God tells us that if we will humble ourselves, He will hear our prayers. And our God, of His own will, is offering us the opportunity to be so filled with the Holy Spirit that we will be given Spiritual Gifts, authority over demonic forces, and life to the fullest! All of that sounds so much better than just attending a church service and calling myself a Christian.
This week I want to encourage you to go before God in a very real and humble way, and ask Him to reveal to you what in your heart and life is hindering any ability to receive all that He has for you. God is not about performance, and we must understand that our salvation and these gifts from God are not based on us earning or deserving them, but many times we put those limitations on God. We settle for the temporal, or what we feel like we deserve, or what we think God can do in us or through us, when scripture tells us that God is ready to do so much more if we would just surrender and allow Him to.
For each of us it will be different. For some it will be dealing with addiction. For others it will require healing from abuse. Some may need to pray for an extra measure of faith. Whatever it is in your life that holds you back from Him, or causes you to settle for less than all that He has for you, God is there, ready to touch you and bring you the life that He promised through Jesus Christ.
May God bless you as you seek Him, and may you come alive with the life found in His Holy Spirit.
This week I want to encourage you to go before God in a very real and humble way, and ask Him to reveal to you what in your heart and life is hindering any ability to receive all that He has for you. God is not about performance, and we must understand that our salvation and these gifts from God are not based on us earning or deserving them, but many times we put those limitations on God. We settle for the temporal, or what we feel like we deserve, or what we think God can do in us or through us, when scripture tells us that God is ready to do so much more if we would just surrender and allow Him to.
For each of us it will be different. For some it will be dealing with addiction. For others it will require healing from abuse. Some may need to pray for an extra measure of faith. Whatever it is in your life that holds you back from Him, or causes you to settle for less than all that He has for you, God is there, ready to touch you and bring you the life that He promised through Jesus Christ.
May God bless you as you seek Him, and may you come alive with the life found in His Holy Spirit.
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