Turn Around

My friend made excellent time on the road . . . and was so proud of how quickly he made the trip.  Except . . . he went the wrong way . . . seriously . . . the wrong way.  The thing is . . . he was very late to his appointment!

Too often we are headed in the wrong way without realizing it until we have traveled a fair distance.

When you get down to it . . . we often don't understand that we need to turn around and go in a different direction until we experience crisis . . . and when we are turned around from the hopelessness and despair of crises. . . we experience the joy of a new beginning on the journey.

The Apostle Paul prayed for the ecclesia . . . the called out . . . to pursue . . . or head in the direction of the things that are excellent.
so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ  Philippians 1:10

Prayer turns us around from the circumstances that lead us away from life through the presence, power, and peace of God. Too often, prayer becomes duty or a check off list rather than a connection with God that defines the joy of a personal relationship with Him. Prayer is essential to experience the joy of living.

Martin Luther said, "I have so much business I cannot get on without spending three hours daily in prayer.”

 Worship: Life House: Broken

Pray.
Turn from the circumstances that separate you from the presence, power, and peace of God.
Consciously and intentionally live this day going in the right direction..
Give thanks.
 

Learning with you to KICK START the day . . . going in the direction of the things that are excellent,

Pastor Kerrie

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(interAct written by Kerrie Palmer © 2009 All Rights Reserved)

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