Life Is Simple (Part 2)

"Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done." ~ Luke 22:42

Recently, my Pastor said something that stuck with me and it's this: if you take care of the things that God cares about, God will take care of the things you care about.

In Luke 22, we see Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, right before being apprehended and ultimately crucified, struggling between what he wants and what the Father wants. Ultimately, the Father's will wins out and as a reward, Jesus gets up with all power in His hands (Matthew 28:18). He fulfilled purpose and got to sit on the right hand of the Father (Ephesians 1:20-23).

So many times, we think the way to get what we want is to pursue what we want.

But in the Kingdom, the way to get what you want is to serve and be obedient to God, even if it's not in line with what you want (1 Samuel 15:22).

It really is as simple as this: do whatever it is He tells you to do.

God bless,
J.W.

Feed My Lambs

"So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, 'Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?' He said to Him, 'Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.' He said to him, 'Feed My lambs.'" ~ John 21:15

My Pastor always says, when you prioritize the things God cares about, God will prioritize the things you care about.

My question is, what are you prioritizing?

Is your calling and purpose focused on you and what you want to do? Or is it focused on what God cares about, i.e. His people?

Jesus told Peter, if you love me, feed and tend My sheep (John 21:15-17).

What are you prioritizing today?

God bless,
J.W.

What's Your Priority?

This hit home for me and I just wanted to share. Enjoy!

"Priorities" by Jerry Goebel

God bless,
J.W.

What's Your Priority?

What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you wake up?

Do you think about the goodness of God?

The blessing that it is to simply wake up in the morning?

The hedge of protection that He places around you day by day?

Or, rather, is your mind on other things – like the meeting you have scheduled for later that day; the errand you have to run before you head to work; or even your favorite song.

Whatever it might be, if your mind is not on God in the morning, you have set yourself up for failure throughout the rest of the day, for the Bible says that if we would seek first His Kingdom and righteousness, all these other things would be added unto us (Matthew 6:33).

You see, whatever you think of first is a good indication of where your priority lies for that day.

So, make sure God is your priority and everything else will work itself out.

God bless,
J.W.

“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” ~ Matthew 6:31-33

First Things First

A quick reminder about our real priority in life...

Have you ever been in a hurry and buttoned up a long overcoat with lots of buttons and when you were done, found out that the coat was uneven? What went wrong? I'll tell you what went wrong. When you don't get the first button in the right hole, all the rest are out of sequence too, right?!

That's a parable about life. Jesus said it this way in the Sermon on the Mount: "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you" (Matthew 6:33). If the Lord is not the high priority in your life, then, like the overcoat, so many other things in life will be out of whack as well.

Arthur E. Dean Windhorn