GREENE STREET LETTERS: Pressing On

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Pressing On

Pressing On?
Means there is resistance that is moving against us.
The world is rushing to keep us from God.
Not Going to happen.
Pressing on....
Straining forward....
Setting my mind like flint....
Putting my hand to the plow...
Not looking back.....
Running the race.....
Casting hinderances aside....
Sin that so easily entangles us is layed down.....
Don't quit....
Now is not the time to stop....
Today is the day of our salvation.....

5 comments:

Bobby said...: Sing it Bob!; January 21, 2009 at 11:20 AM
Brent said...: what a poet... if only Bob could sing. lol; January 21, 2009 at 12:40 PM
David Finlayson said...: Pressing On is a good one. I didn't have SAVED when I was younger - but wore the grooves off of SLOW TRAIN. I bought the SAVED cd a few years ago and enjoyed listening to it - a solid album.; January 21, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Greene Street Letters said...: Brent....
You tried to sneak in didn't you?
Man! IT's good to hear from you even if it's this posting. How is school? I miss you and I continue to pray for you....
Dude, what a present.
mb; January 22, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Brent said...: Hey Mike
Yes... I googled you and this is what I found. This blog is very encouraging, man. School is good- it's got me up late (as you can see), but I'm finishing soon... God willing. I have a lot to say, but I'll just call you when I get a chance.
-B; January 23, 2009 at 2:40 AM

Looking At The World Through Cracked Lens

As ol' Paul wrote in his Corinthian letters.."We see in part and we know in part." Now what piece of this bit of wisdom do we not get? I wish to not run around acting and trying to be some sort of Biblical G00-Ru (I meant to spell it wrong). Or a sage of sages.

I simply want to be able to communicate some of what God has given to me. Why? Do I think what I get is better than what you may have received from Him? Nope. But I do think encouragement comes when we share our daily story of struggle and victory in an effort to encourage each other.

Thanks for letting me share.

Time to soldier on..

mbb

Our Statement of Faith

We believe that God is the eternal king. He is an infinite, unchangeable Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, goodness, justice, power and love. From all eternity He exists as the One Living and True God in three persons of one substance, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit equal in power and glory. we believe that God created mankind in His image, male and female, for relationship with Himself and to govern the earth. Under the temptation of Satan, our original parents fell from grace, bringing sin, sickness and God's judgment of death to the earth. Through the fall, Satan and his demonic hosts gained access to God's good creation. Creation now experiences the consequences and effects of Adam's original sin. Human beings are born into sin, subject to God's judgment of death and captive to Satan's kingdom of darkness. We believe that Jesus, God's Son, was sent to this world, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin, Mary, fully God and fully man in one person. He is humanity as God intended us to be. Jesus was anointed as God's Messiah and empowered by the Holy Spirit, ushering in God's kingdom reign on earth, overpowering the reign of Satan by resisting temptation, preaching the good news of salvation, healing the sick, casting out demons and raising the dead. Jesus' atoning death on the cross took God's judgment for sin which we deserved as law-breakers. Jesus' resurrection and ascent back to heaven opened the door for those who received salvation to begin a relationship with God.

Little Nets Into Deep Waters

Fishing nets were designed for one purpose only. To catch fish. Nets are no good if they stay on the boat. Nets serve no purpose if they are never used. I think maybe God sees us this way. We are all created for a purpose (by the way, the creator gets to define what our purpose is). Any other use besides the one we were created for does us no good. But when the creator places His hands upon us, casting us out into those scary, dark places with deep waters, it is then we can see the reality of our purpose. He knew there would be a catch waiting for us. I think I will be the net God has called me to be.

The Twelve Steps

As a community of people in recovery, we affirm that our higher power is Jesus Christ. He did for us what we could not do for ourselves. Just as God told the children of Israel He was going to give them a promised land, He has revealed to us that He desires to give us a "Promised Life." When Israel got to the promised land, God instructed them to go and in a possess it, fight for it and claim it. In recovery, the 12 Steps are the directions given to us on how to fight, possess and claim this promised life.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Pressing On

5 comments:

THE REALITY OF THE NAME OF GOD