Perfect for a Post-It note or three
August 1st 2008 02:40 pm
Over the past couple of weeks I have been listening to some sermons and a couple of statements that were made have really jumped out and stuck with me…
The first was from Mark Driscoll when he was talking about how as Christians we are called to serve but we need to check our attitudes to why we serve:
We shouldn’t do things for God because we have to, we should do them because we get to!
I enjoy serving and helping people but I still look at it as something I am called to do by God when really I should look at it as something I get to do for God. Looking at it in that slightly different way makes the things I do more of a pleasure and less of a chore.
The second quote was from Andy Stanley and he was talking about what faith is. He gave a fantastic (biblical) definition based on Hebrews 11:
Faith is confidence that God is who he says he is and he’ll do what he has promised to do
Faith is not a power that we get and can grow in. It’s not the biblical version of the Force! It is simply believing in God and trusting that he will fulfill the promises he has made.
And finally this was attached to the bottom of an email I got sent the other week and went straight onto a Post-It note on my wall:
Happy moments – Praise God
Difficult moments – Seek God
Quiet moments – Worship God
Painful moments – Trust God
Every moment – Thank God
This stayed with me from the moment I read it as it is basically a very accurate guide to how to live your life!