One Minute with God: Hard Work

Everything we venture to do requires hard work if we are hoping for it to succeed. Whether you are starting a new business or you are endeavoring to attain some level of higher education - it will require great discipline and determination to witness the end results. The world has no room for mediocrity, and neither does God.

I’m sure you have heard it said; “you are either all in, or you are all out.” Devoting yourself to anyone or anything demands effort, and numerous amounts of sacrifices. We always find time for those things which are important, and we certainly are quick to venture out for anything that may bring us a sense of comfort and pleasure. So, while we are prioritizing our calendars let us find time to draw near to God, and keep our spiritual muscles active.

It does take Hard Work to keep the faith!

John 6:27-29

27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”

28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” 29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”

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One Minute with God: Eighteen Inches

The age of technology took the world by storm decades ago, and it has literally changed the way we do life all around the globe. From the moment the World Wide Web came into existence we have been programmed to access information at lightning speed. With the most brilliant thinkers leading the way for the next generation of professionals - we still lack one simple gap in our human evolution, and that is to produce Godly faith.

Scientists and doctors from every research lab have found ways to solve or treat every plague facing our society today. But, were you aware that every adult, regardless of age, shares a common distance from the brain to the heart? You and I are literally 18 inches away from understanding God intellectually to experiencing God personally. Our brains may be swollen with information but our hearts are empty and in need of a transformation.

The Bible tells us; “Today, if you hear His voice do not harden your hearts in rebellion.” For God desires to make His ways known to you if you just believe. Doubting is too trivial for such an intelligent group of people who claim “the sky has no limits.”

Eighteen inches is all it takes to encounter God!

Hebrews 11:1-3,6

1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for. 3 By faith, we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

6And without faith it is impossible to please God because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

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One Minute with God: New Mercies

Who wants to begin a new week with old problems? Or, who desires to confront a stockpile of challenges the moment you walk through the front door? If you are like most individuals who are responsible caregivers than you are probably starting off this day struggling to shake off those old retractable cobwebs that seem to stifle your joy and progress. In my years of ministry, it never ceases to amaze me how good we are at masking our personal limitations. I am sure you’ve heard it said; “when you don’t know what to do - at least act as though you know what you are doing.” Embracing your personal limitations requires a certain level of maturity, and asking for help can at times be humiliating. But, when humiliation has run its full course and you are no longer haunted by the sting of shame it will eventually produce the righteous fruit of humility. Give yourself permission today to not have all the answers to life’s most important questions, or to feel as though you have reached the end of the rope of solving every problem. When you finally embrace this spiritual topography you are now well-positioned to experience God’s infinite mercies. The Bible teaches us that the Lord’s compassion extends beyond a strong feeling of sympathy. But, rather He reaches down from heaven to do for you, what you can not do for yourself.

New Mercies awaits! Lamentations 3:21-23 21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: 22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

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