Monday, April 5, 2010

Preoccupied

Heartache.  
Struggle.  
Lost.  
Need.

Easter.  
They heard the message and asked Christ to come in to their life. 
Now what?

What do we do  the day after Easter? 
It is too easy to be preoccupied with things that seem important and miss what more God has . . . living with the purpose God has planted deep within the heart . . . in the power that has been gifted to us.
Of course it means that we must be willing to live outside of the box, freed from the schedule, ready for whoever and whatever God sends our way. 

The thing is . . . preoccupation . . . will define our life if we allow it.   There is a fragile line between focus and preoccupation. 

How we see life . . . our perception . . . is crucial to being focused on God rather than being preoccupied with stuff . . . being ready for God to break in.

Developing perception through faith is crucial: Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. Hebrews 11:1, NLT

So.  
We must intentionally refuse to be preoccupied with the stuff  of life in order to see with faith that God is

Reality. Purpose. Meaning. Power.
Be ready for God to break in to your day . . . every day.
 Learning with you to KICK START the day . . . ready rather than preoccupied.
                                      Pastor Kerrie
 


 
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