Wow so here we are with our 2nd blog!! :) We’ve been talking about setting up this blog for awhile now, been kind of on our “wish-list”, if you will, so needless to say, this is exciting to actually have this up! To get right to it, God has placed something quite interesting upon my heart in the past couple weeks and I hope it encourages you all as well :)
I’ve been praying and seeking God’s guidance lately for friends of mine, so that I can better understand God’s ways/plans (hoping to receive something from Him, in an effort to edify my friends with God’s Word). Sure enough, God spoke. He took me to 2 Samuel Chapter 24. [If you have a moment, I encourage you read this chapter before continuing :)] For those that don’t have that time, let me paint the picture for you:
[God is angry with Israel, so he instills in David a desire to take a census of the people of Israel and Judah, which even after a warning from his Captain Joab, David refuses to listen and makes Joab go throughout the land to conduct this census. Needless to say, the amount of people was numerous. After the census was taken, “David’s conscience began to bother him” (v.10 – NLT) and he repented to God; however, as you continue to the read the chapter, you see that God punishes Israel for David’s sin.]
So why am I writing about this… well, it is essential to realize how important it is to GOD that we always put 100% of our trust in Him (if not more). This census had no purpose for David OR his men. Whether there were 700,000 good, strong fighting men or 2 weak little children, God would STILL be able to win any victory with His people. God is not limited, and because of that, neither are we, as long as we place our COMPLETE trust in Him.
It’s not up to us to trust in ourselves, ‘our’ abilities/talents, ‘our’ possessions, ‘our’ stamina, ‘our’ strength, or ‘our’ knowledge/wisdom (or lack thereof for that matter). Instead, we must know that none of these things are from or because of ourselves; rather, they are from GOD. So, rather than placing our trust in the THINGS that we have obtained in this world, let’s place our trust in the ONE who GAVE us these things in the very first place and ROC on for God!! :)
Whether there are 10 people available & willing to be used by God, or 100, I know that we were not called by God to look at the numbers, or the odds of reaching out to everyone, but if there’s one thing I DO know, it’s that God wants to do something in this city and He doesn’t need US to give HIM statistics. Instead, He just wants us to be available & willing to be used by Him.
So, be sure to get plugged in to a small group to learn more about how we can stay strong on this walk with Christ! Contact us to find a small group nearest you!
God Bless!
Siby
I’ve been praying and seeking God’s guidance lately for friends of mine, so that I can better understand God’s ways/plans (hoping to receive something from Him, in an effort to edify my friends with God’s Word). Sure enough, God spoke. He took me to 2 Samuel Chapter 24. [If you have a moment, I encourage you read this chapter before continuing :)] For those that don’t have that time, let me paint the picture for you:
[God is angry with Israel, so he instills in David a desire to take a census of the people of Israel and Judah, which even after a warning from his Captain Joab, David refuses to listen and makes Joab go throughout the land to conduct this census. Needless to say, the amount of people was numerous. After the census was taken, “David’s conscience began to bother him” (v.10 – NLT) and he repented to God; however, as you continue to the read the chapter, you see that God punishes Israel for David’s sin.]
So why am I writing about this… well, it is essential to realize how important it is to GOD that we always put 100% of our trust in Him (if not more). This census had no purpose for David OR his men. Whether there were 700,000 good, strong fighting men or 2 weak little children, God would STILL be able to win any victory with His people. God is not limited, and because of that, neither are we, as long as we place our COMPLETE trust in Him.
It’s not up to us to trust in ourselves, ‘our’ abilities/talents, ‘our’ possessions, ‘our’ stamina, ‘our’ strength, or ‘our’ knowledge/wisdom (or lack thereof for that matter). Instead, we must know that none of these things are from or because of ourselves; rather, they are from GOD. So, rather than placing our trust in the THINGS that we have obtained in this world, let’s place our trust in the ONE who GAVE us these things in the very first place and ROC on for God!! :)
Whether there are 10 people available & willing to be used by God, or 100, I know that we were not called by God to look at the numbers, or the odds of reaching out to everyone, but if there’s one thing I DO know, it’s that God wants to do something in this city and He doesn’t need US to give HIM statistics. Instead, He just wants us to be available & willing to be used by Him.
So, be sure to get plugged in to a small group to learn more about how we can stay strong on this walk with Christ! Contact us to find a small group nearest you!
God Bless!
Siby
