We sang a few of my favorite worship songs and my hubs was back preaching. Huge shoutout to Pastor Chet for bringing an amazing message last week that continued to challenge me throughout the week. We are a blessed church, may we never forget that or take it for granted.
We jumped into James 4 as we continued our series Live It. I'm sure this one as well will be one I'm thinking on a lot this week.
We were confronted with the fact about what causes our fussing and fighting whether it be in our homes, schools, jobs, or church. All of it can be traced back to our own selfish desires. We get caught up in our own way rather than His way. Many times we don't care how we go about getting something we want, we just want it and will do whatever it takes to get it.
We were challenged to look at our motives behind the things we ask for. We maintain so much allegiance to this world system and many times what we ask for is for us and not for the kingdom. It's a dangerous thing to even flirt with this world. It's spiritual adultery.
We were encouraged by realizing that no one is too far gone. It doesn't matter what our circumstances are or where we've been, God can save us, redeem us and give us another chance. Love that he shared about his new friend he made on his trip, Bill Murray who was the son of Madelyn Murray Ohair. He became a Christian in his 30s and continues at 68 to make an incredible difference for the kingdom. God can do amazing things no matter where we find ourselves and He can reach the ones we are tempted to give up on.
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