Monday Morning Perspective

I have to say one of my favorite things to hear is when people say that the message from Sunday was for them. Or they say how timely it was and helped them through that week with situations and circumstances they faced. That tells me it's taking affect and having an affect. That people are trying to live out what they've been taught through the message is where it's at. That's exciting and that's why those of us in ministry do what we do. It's encouraging and gives us the strength to persevere. 

Yesterday's message was what the book of James really is all about. It's about living it out. We were asked to reflect on whether we truly welcome the Word into our life. It's like a mirror that reveals adjustments that we need to make. Many do away with the Word because it reveals things that need to be changed and we don't like that. A problem with our quiet time is that we rush trough and just glance at the Word and then we forget.  We so often think that Christian maturity is how much knowledge we have when in fact character is. Robes, rites, and rituals are not the important things. Caring for people in the church and community is what's important. Love His Word. Learn His Word. Live His Word. My husband nailed it...again!!

Monday Morning Perspective

Powerful message yesterday by my husband on temptation! We looked at verses 13-15 in James chapter 1. Eddie pointed out how, being a people who love to pass the buck and blame others, we do that with our sin instead of taking responsibility. However, it's our own evil desires that lead us astray. 

I love how Eddie pointed out that enticed means to bait a hook and the purpose of the bait is to appeal to our appetite and to hide the hook. Satan knows what tempts us. He studies us. and as he pointed out, for some of us, any old worm will do but for others he has to be more sophisticated. We must learn to see the hook behind the bait. We must learn to see the consequences to our choices and the direction that sin will lead us. Learn to look past the bait!! 

Eddie encouraged us by sharing some of his own story and showing us how we can overcome temptation. Every time we overcome we gain one on the devil. We become stronger. We learn when we fail too but too often there are consequences that we must pay for a very long time. 

Great word! Great day in His house with His people! Now it's Monday and time to be the church wherever He has planted us for this season. 

Favor Our City

I wanted to take a sec and give you a brief look into last Thursday evening as many of our Favor girls ventured out on the town to 6 different restaurants. The purpose of all events is to reach out to others and sweet fellowship is just the byproduct and there was lots of both that night. Some at our restaurant brought friends and the manager asked what this was all about so we had the opportunity to share some favor with him. We also gave gifts, along with a great tip of course, to our waitresses. Some waitresses at other restaurants shared some prayer needs. God placed some off the most perfect women at those places who were going through the exact same thing so some ministering took place that only God Himself could have orchestrated. 

Getting outside the walls and doing things outside the box is what Favor is about. Being out in our community and hearing hurts and struggles from people gives us hearts of compassion and opportunities to share with them where we find our source of hope. Again He takes ordinary things that we plan and He raises the bar to a whole new level! 

If you weren't able to be with us I sure hope you can be the next time. I heard from some that they hadn't had a girls night out in a long long time. As women it's just hard to make that time for ourselves. Believe me, it will happen again and you do not want to miss it. 

Here's just a few pics I had from the night. Enjoy...