August 23 2018

What’s Inside?

He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 1 John 4:4

Jesus Christ lives in me.  
It is His power and strength and love that flows in and through me to strengthen me and to impact those around me. 
When the day is long and difficult, I look within.  
Not to myself, but to Christ who dwells in me.  
The world doesn’t have this option.  
When they look inside they find only their only strength or the strength afforded them by the enemy of our souls.  
And no matter what schemes the enemy puts in place on their behalf, he is and never will be as great as the Christ that lives in me. 
What’s inside of you?  
Because at the end of the day it is what will make all the difference.

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August 23 2018

What’s Inside?

He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 1 John 4:4

Jesus Christ lives in me.  
It is His power and strength and love that flows in and through me to strengthen me and to impact those around me. 
When the day is long and difficult, I look within.  
Not to myself, but to Christ who dwells in me.  
The world doesn’t have this option.  
When they look inside they find only their only strength or the strength afforded them by the enemy of our souls.  
And no matter what schemes the enemy puts in place on their behalf, he is and never will be as great as the Christ that lives in me. 
What’s inside of you?  
Because at the end of the day it is what will make all the difference.

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August 22 2018

Roots and Rivers of Water

Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
And whose hope is the LORD.
For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters,
Which spreads out its roots by the river,
And will not fear when heat comes;
But its leaf will be green,
And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
Nor will cease from yielding fruit.
Jeremiah 17:7-8

On this journey called life we meet many challenges. 
Some are run of the mill, daily, annoyances. 
Some are earthshaking encounters. 
What do you do when life as you know it is shattered? 
How do you pick up the pieces and move on? 
Jeremiah talks about 3 different aspects. 
1) Our trust in the Lord is the anchor that keeps us from capsizing in the midst of the storm. 
2) Our roots are what keep us at least semi upright as the storm rages and once it passes. 
3) The rivers of water our roots find themselves in are what allow for restoration in the years that follow.
The active storm has passed. 
Others have moved on. 
But you feel like you are still in the midst.
 Picking up the pieces of what is left. 
Trying to straighten out the tree that is now severely bent over.
Fear not. 
Daily bring it to the Lord. 
Speak of your trust in Him, to yourself and to others. 
Your roots are strong; they will not allow you to topple. 
Allow the water of the Word and Spirit of the Lord to bath those roots and begin to restore what the enemy has stolen. 
That your trunk will be tall and strong, your leaves will be green and full and the fruit that you produce out of this storm will help to feed others that find themselves in similar situations.

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