MIND OF TRUTH

Thought I'd share a Top Ten list for things we say we believe, but in reality probably don't based on our actions. 10. I believe God is my number one priority in life 9. I do love my neighbor 8. I believe God can heal 7. I trust God to provide for my financial needs 6. I trust those in leadership positions at my church 5. I believe the Bible is important to my daily life 4. I believe I need to go and make disciples 3. I believe God has a good plan and purpose for my life 2. I believe prayer works 1. I believe God speaks to me personally

I wanted to share some quotes from my good friend Oswald Chambers. He went to be with the Lord in 1917, but if he were still here, we'd definitely be friends. "The most devout among us are too flippant about this great subject of the death of Jesus Christ. When we stand before the Cross, is our every commonplace pious mood stripped off, or do we get caught up by the modern spirit and think of the Cross only as delivering us from sin, or as a type of sanctification? " 1 What is it like to stand before the cross? How will we respond? There is no hiding or pretense there as we stand open before our creator. Will we be afraid? Will we want to run and cover ourselves as Adam and Eve did when they sinned? We cover our life everyday with self pride, religious counterfeits, busyness, self serving activities and relationships. When we stand before the cross, there is no hiding. We have a choice to run or stand firm. Standing means death. It means I must pass through the

I've been thinking about times of transition. Sometimes they can be exciting and sometimes a little scary. Most of my life I've been resistant to change and held on to the old season way too long. I've tried to change that in the past few years. I believe God meant for us to fly and experience true freedom that is only found in Him. This world functions at a crawling pace. There seems to be changes going on around us everyday, but there is no real growth, no real transition from glory to glory as God intends. At some point we need to let go, release our grip on life, and allow the Holy Spirit take us by the hand. He will lead us to start moving forward step by step . Soon we find our heart racing and our pace quickening. Before we know it, life around us is a blur and we find we are flying. Then nothing matters but Jesus. The fear that imprisoned us to a dying world system becomes a distant memory. Our desire for the safe and the familiar fades away as we see t