I talked with an individual who could
only see what he did not have in his life. Anger came to the forefront as he obsessed
about his perceived needs. The thing is . . . he began to lose what he had . .
. the things that mattered because of his angry thoughts, words, and behavior.
Someone that does not see the life God
has given needs to look again; however, it is often lost before they realize
what they have received.
When all is said and done . . . our response is derived from our thoughts. We need to be honest about what we
think about and how we think. Our thoughts
can have a strong hold on our life, constraining and even limiting how we live. The Apostle Paul underscored the fact
that we do not respond as those who live without the presence of Christ: For
though we live in the world, we do not
wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the
weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish
arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of
God, and we take captive every
thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
Joshua
understood. He did not see the flooding
Jordan River as an obstacle for God. He
refused to focus on the impossibilities but instead took action . . . going
where God said to go . . . believing what God said He would do: and when those who carried the
ark came into the Jordan, and the feet of the priests carrying the ark were
dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks all the
days of harvest), Joshua 3:15
Look at what God has given you.
Be grateful.
Celebrate the invitation to engage in
the life God has given you.
Go where God says to go.
Do what God says to do.
Celebrate when you get to the edge of your flooding Jordan River . . . enter in with faith.
Learning with
you to KICK START the day looking at what God has given.
Pastor Kerrie
(written by
Kerrie Palmer © 2010 All Rights Reserved)
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