GREENE STREET LETTERS: 1.....2.......3......err.....1....2....!

Saturday, February 27, 2010

1.....2.......3......err.....1....2....!

Do the steps.
Steps are order.
Order is good, but I need to be open to change.
Change at a moments notice.
Steps help me direct myself in a particular direction whether it be decisions I have to make or actual chores I need to complete.

Today is a chore day.
Select music for worship tonight.
Transport sound equipment to chapel and set up.
Meet with different men through out the day .
Pray....
Pray some more....
When I finish praying...
Listen for God on His direction for the meeting tonight.
Try and center myself as the time for the meeting draws near.

My life is a series of steps. I'm not complaining about it. I thrive on order and direction. I am learning how to adapt when things happened that throw chaos into my order. I know that no matter what comes my way, God is in control and I need only to rely on Him. This past week has been a "chaos" type of week with different events being thrown into my order. Each one I encountered was an opportunity for me to rely solely on God and not fall prey to emotions or old behaviors. What seems like big things, actually aren't when I stop to pray and seek guidance. The things that I think are big.....they have been nothing more than life happening around me. Simple as that. Life happens. Cars tear up. Houses need repair. People get sick. Life happens, but in each instance I need to find God. He alone gives me the strength to carry on.

If you feel as though life may be getting out of control in your world, stop for a moment. Take a deep breath and ask God to be with you. Ask Him to give you peace so that you can make good decisions based on His leading and not your own emotional turmoil. You might be surprised what happens.

I'm excited.
Seth Barber is speaking at tonight's service. Seth always seems to bring a "right now" word for us that really speaks to our group. I have watched Seth grow over the years and truly love to sit under his teaching. Looking forward to tonight.
Until Monday morning....
God on you.......
mb

Verse of the Day:
Psalm 84:10
A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.

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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.

Saturday, February 27, 2010

1.....2.......3......err.....1....2....!

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THE REALITY OF THE NAME OF GOD