GREENE STREET LETTERS: He Is Still Kickin' Today

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

He Is Still Kickin' Today

Isaiah 40: 12
who had measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, and marked off the heavens by the span,
and calculated the dust of the earth by the measure, and weighed the mountains in a balance, and the hills in a pair of scales.

Some times I forget the awesomeness of God.
Some times I forget the power and majesty He possesses.
I forget that God does not need to promote Himself because the heavens declare the glory of God.
His creation continually points to His ability and creativeness.
Yet if God does indeed possess this ability and power, why is I have such a hard time believing that He would want to intervene in my life?
Why would I doubt that His offer of Salvation would bring with it everything I need to walk out my days here on earth?

One reason I believe is because we are into microwaving....
God is into marinading.....
In other words, it is my impatience and desire to "have it now" that keeps me from seeing God's hand at work in me and around me.
I keep looking for a finished result rather than enjoying the entire process of change.
The little nuances of change in me as the way I think is altered through the work of the Holy Spirit.
The way I feel toward others as my heart is transformed.
I know that I am not the same person I was last year or 5 years ago....
Or 10 years ago.
Sure some of the change is because I'm older, but the major difference is God's work that has been done to me. All for the better.

Now before you think I've gotten some sort of spiritual big-head...
I haven't.
I am a work in progress.
To me that is the most amazing part of all in this relationship I have with God.
That He is continually uncovering belief's and attitudes in my heart that He wants to change.
As I head toward the final part of my life, I am grateful for to God that He is all about seeing His work to completion.
Unlike me, He doesn't start a project and then abandon it midway through the process.No!
His work is for eternity.
I am going to be a part of that eternity with Him.
Can't wait.

Enjoy your daily walk with God.
Find those things that He is doing inside of you and give praise to Him for it.
Take this day and live for His glory.
Share His love with someone you meet today.

God on you...
mb

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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, September 13, 2011

He Is Still Kickin' Today

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