When we make that decision to give ourselves wholeheartedly to Christ, and He begins that work of recreation in us, we become His ambassadors! We aren’t treated like the naughty boy who apologizes and is then allowed back in the classroom, but in a lonely corner separated from his friends. No, instead we are entrusted with the message of reconciliation. Suddenly our lives have a larger purpose than just earning enough to live comfortably.
When we meet Jesus as our personal Messiah, then our lives are filled with a deeper purpose, then we become His ambassadors, then we are entrusted with the message of reconciliation.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Living Life on Purpose Series: New Beginning
After too many disappointments, hopelessness can happen to anyone. After a while, you may begin to feel that there just isn’t a new beginning for you. To hope again is scary. If we begin to hope again, we can be disappointed again. If we try to start over once more, we might just fail once more. But however scary it might be to think of making a new start, that is exactly what the Bible is promising: “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.”
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Power and Purpose Blog Series: The Power of Your Attitude, The Blame Game
For you to blame your bad attitudes on another person or on a difficult circumstance is simply a cop-out. If you allow events and people to cause you to be negative, you are only hurting yourselves more. In addition to everything else you are now forced to live with the effects and misery your bad attitudes will bring.
Take time out with yourself! The reality is that YOU help create the atmosphere in which you live by the words you speak. When your words are positive, you produce a creative, loving, accepting, positive environment.
Take time out with yourself! The reality is that YOU help create the atmosphere in which you live by the words you speak. When your words are positive, you produce a creative, loving, accepting, positive environment.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Power and Purpose Blog Series: The Power of Your Attitude, It's Your Choice
You can’t choose what will happen to you today (it’s beyond your control), but you can choose your own attitude. We each have the power to decide how we will respond to what happens to us.
Maybe right now you are feeling pretty broken, your life has taken way too many turns for the worse. A lot of things have gone wrong. It seems like everything has fallen right down on top of you. You’re weary, overwhelmed and your hopes & dreams are fading fast over the distant horizon.
No matter what has happened to you (tough times, bad marriages, health, financial disparity, etc.), the attitude choice though is still yours. You must understand that Jesus Christ wants to help you choose and cultivate a positive attitude.
Maybe right now you are feeling pretty broken, your life has taken way too many turns for the worse. A lot of things have gone wrong. It seems like everything has fallen right down on top of you. You’re weary, overwhelmed and your hopes & dreams are fading fast over the distant horizon.
No matter what has happened to you (tough times, bad marriages, health, financial disparity, etc.), the attitude choice though is still yours. You must understand that Jesus Christ wants to help you choose and cultivate a positive attitude.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Power and Purpose Blog Series: The Power of Your Attitude, Jar of Water with a Loose Lid
Your attitude affects every relationship in your life, and sometimes relationships will never get started in the first place because your attitude has built up walls. Walls that make it difficult for people to be around you.
Bad attitudes effect your marriage relationships, relationship with your kids, work, church and friends.
The thing that makes a bad attitude so destructive is that like a jar of water with the loose lid on it. A bad attitude is eventually going to spill out into some negative actions, destructive words and deeds.
Bad attitudes effect your marriage relationships, relationship with your kids, work, church and friends.
The thing that makes a bad attitude so destructive is that like a jar of water with the loose lid on it. A bad attitude is eventually going to spill out into some negative actions, destructive words and deeds.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Power and Purpose Blog Series: The Power of Your Attitude, Jack-in-the-Box
Your attitudes always become actions or reactions.
The attitudes inside you are like a Jack-in-the-Box. You turn the little handle, and when you least expect it - he pops out. Now that’s a vivid picture of our attitude, when we least expect it, attitudes will pop out and cause other people to like or dislike us.
Much louder than the words you speak is your attitude that keeps telling people what you are really like.
The attitudes inside you are like a Jack-in-the-Box. You turn the little handle, and when you least expect it - he pops out. Now that’s a vivid picture of our attitude, when we least expect it, attitudes will pop out and cause other people to like or dislike us.
Much louder than the words you speak is your attitude that keeps telling people what you are really like.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Power and Purpose Blog Series: The Power of Your Attitude
How important is your attitude? Your attitude is more important than facts and circumstances or what other people say. It's more important than your past, your education and even your money.
Your attitude is much deeper than just a few thoughts you might think or not think. Your attitude comes out of the core of your being. Your attitude represents your disposition, your outlook, and your very character.
Read: Proverbs 23:7
Your attitude is much deeper than just a few thoughts you might think or not think. Your attitude comes out of the core of your being. Your attitude represents your disposition, your outlook, and your very character.
Read: Proverbs 23:7
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