As I have considered these things, I am drawn back to the Bible. By reading the Scriptures we find the answers to what we are to do. Our instruction that we have received is not new but often we have neglected it. We need to communicate and connect with the one who is our leader, Jesus. Prayer is essential to this process. Prayer as time with God both speaking to Him and allowing time for Him to speak to us.
For any Church to be healthy we as God's people must be striving to be humble and obedient to Jesus and His Word. The foundation of Prayer and living the Truth of the Bible must be the way forward. This is not about a program or a set of goals but about a re-awakening a revival of the heart. We are to move past a daily ritual of reading and prayer, to a living ongoing digestion of the Bible that fuels a Prayer-filled, disciple-making, walk of life. This is not to be based in emotion but a commitment to be obedient to who Jesus bought us to be.
Jesus purchased us with His shed blood, we are now His and we are supposed to live under His Lordship. This is not some idea of floating around in emotional spiritual highs and lows. Nor is it some idea that we must now be perfect in everything we do. Instead it is a committed life of following our new Master, our Lord, Saviour and Friend, Jesus. The path is found through the Bible and Prayer, not alone but in a community of believers that we call the local Church. This is where we start.
We start by making a fresh commitment to put aside the things that distract us from this basic Truth. The more we focus on this then the rest will become clear.
Consider the following statements
"I find my deepest desire for God and a closeness to Him when I am most humbled."
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"When I feel empty and dry and long for a new experience, I must recognize that my sinful self-seeking emotions are driving me and I need to seek God's face repentantly, finding my refreshment in Him and not my emotional experiences."
Pastor Bruce
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