This Confident Hope

Whenever I know someone who "walks away" from God or denies God's love and the opportunity to become a Christian, I always tend to needlessly worry about what can happen. I don't need to worry though, because God is always working in all of our lives. So I know that as long as I have planted a seed and helped it sprout to the best of my abilities, something good will come about as a result of my efforts. When God sets up a divine appointment for us, we have that choice to plant a seed and help it grow, or to leave the ground fallow and unkept. A barren field with so much potential, untouched by someone with their own potential to change or perhaps even save someone's life. Just a moment of care or an act of kindness can make a lifetime of a difference. So what will you choose to do?

It takes just one spark to ignite dead grass. Literally speaking, it takes just one person with a powerful word to preach to ignite a fire for God within the hearts of those with dead spirits. Whenever there is a fire, firefighters do their best to put it out. They use all the resources they have to extinguish this dangerous situation. Spiritually speaking, the devil is like a firefighter. He sees that dead spirits have lit up due to a spark. He does his best to extinguish and bring down the fires within our hearts. But we all know that when there is a fire with a lot of room to grow, it will likely grow. And when it grows, it gets hard to fight. The flames become too big and the heat is unbearable. When the devil realizes he has limited resources in which to put out this fire, he runs. This huge fire is an example of when we unite to fight against the devil. Great things happen when we unite. When the devil sees that dangerous situation of a fire for God in our hearts, h...

God is the event planner or coordinator. We are just the messengers; the inviters. We are here to spread the good news. We have been called to spread the message and invite people to what God has planned for them and the greater things He has in store. God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called. Go out and be His disciples! Spread His message of unchanging love, perfect grace, and endless mercy. It's all about the invitation. As long as it's in the hands of the invitee and you have planted the seed, they have choice to attend the most important event of their lives: their time of salvation. A simple invitation/conversation can make a lifetime of a difference. Be a light and give that invitation. "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."...

We've all heard habits are like ropes: we weave a strand each day until the habit becomes too strong to break. We need to "soak our ropes in gasoline and set them afire," so to speak. Forget about those habits and those times that have caused you shame and regret. Leave them in the past. Let God build a new rope which will provide enough support as you climb it in order to reach the greater things He has for you.