Movement By Myself (Part 2)

Not only do we live in a culture of people that think they don't need anyone else, we also live in a culture that thinks they don't need God. 

But God made us reliant on each other (Romans 12:4-5). 

Moreover, He made us reliant on Him (Jeremiah 17:5-8). 

The minute we think we can do it all on our own, we have stepped in to pride, and ultimately sin (1 John 2:16). 

It was the same mentality that Adam and Eve fell into in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:4-7) and it continues to plague us today.

Don't let the ills of today's culture affect your thinking and behavior. You absolutely positively cannot afford to live in isolation from God. It's something we all have to die to daily but is absolutely essential to our well-being and calling.

God bless,

J.W.

Movement By Myself (Part 1)

So often in Christian circles, you hear folks say things like "all I need is God. I don't need anybody else."

Moreover, so often when folks get in trouble, they isolate themselves and try to will themselves out of their situation.

But God didn't create us to live in isolation. In fact, God says that we make each other better (Proverbs 27:17).  He tells us that iron sharpens iron. Moreover, that we are designed to operate like a body (1 Corinthians 12:12). There are many members but we all operate in conjunction with each other (1 Corinthians 12:12-27).

In fact, Paul tells us not to forsake assembling together (Hebrews 10:24-25). Why? He knows that there's power in numbers.

Don't retreat into isolation. Your strength is found in community.

God bless,
J.W.

When God Stops Speaking

Have you ever found yourself in a place where God stops speaking? When the well seemingly begins to run dry? When it seems like you’re left by yourself with no where to turn?

Well, if so, this message is for you.

Enjoy!

God bless,
J.W.

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The Place of Nothingness
Os Hillman
May 27, 2009

The Place of Nothingness

"Be still and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10)

Do you find yourself in a place of nothingness? There is a time and place in our walk with God in which He sets us in a place of isolation and waiting. It is a place in which all past experiences are of no value. It is a time of such stillness that it can disturb the most faithful if we do not understand that He is the one who has brought us to this place for only a season. It is as if God has placed a wall around us. No new opportunities - simply inactivity.

During these times, God is calling us aside to fashion something new in us. It is a place of nothingness designed to call us to deeper roots of prayer and faith. It is not a comfortable place, especially for a task-driven workplace believer. Our nature cries out, "You must do something" while God is saying, "Be still and know that I am God."

You know the signs that you have been brought into this place when He has removed many things from your life and you can't seem to change anything. Perhaps you are unemployed. Perhaps you are laid up with an illness.

Many people live a very planned and orchestrated life where they know almost everything that will happen. But for people in whom God is performing a deeper work, He brings them into a time of quietness that seems almost eerie. They cannot see what God is doing. They just know that He is doing a work that cannot be explained to themselves or to others.

Has God brought you to a place of nothingness? Be still and know that He really is God. When this happens, your nothingness will be turned into something you will value for the rest of your life.

Copyright 2000 by Os Hillman.

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