I so want to see people let God get a hold of their heart and bless their life! The greatest desire of my life is that people would really get to know and be known by God! Day after day and year after year, I put my heart out there, not because it is the fun thing to do, (sometimes it is and sometimes it ain’t!) but because I believe that it might encourage others to live a life that GIVES GOD GLORY!
The things that I teach, the warnings I share, the council I provide and the agenda I pursue flow out of God’s Word and Spirit! For most of my life, I have lived this life – a life of trying to teach, encourage and grow others! I am more excited today, than I have ever been about God and His work and His plan! But I am unsure and a bit frustrated at how it will all be accomplished! (It will be accomplished – but will we have a part?)
We are God’s people! He created us and sustains us! He allows us to be challenged and He fills our life with blessing! He deserves better than what we give Him! It is about so much more than going to church! It is about so much more than the motions that most are going through! I am looking for men, women, boys and girls that want to really do something for the God that has done everything for them!
God has given me a gift! God has placed a WORD in my Spirit and a FIRE in my bones! I love Him and will continue to serve Him with all that I’ve got! Talk is cheap and I have heard more than enough talk in my life as a pastor! What I am looking for and what God is desiring is ACTION! And not just any action will do – it has to be God-Ordained and God-Blessed Action! What God wants from you and me is our WALK, not our TALK!
Come on and really think about it! WHAT REALLY MATTERS? Answer that question honestly and it has to change your life!
Michael Joe Harvell 
The what really matters question has challenged my thinking lately. I think we lose sight of what really matters in the everyday, to-do list, badly prioritized life. What really matters is eternity, that’s it! Thanks for showing us that MJ! That fire in your bones is supposed to be there and I hope we all catch it!
The ONLY thing that matters is that which does not burn in the fire:
1Cor 3:13-14
“The fire will test the quality of each man’s work. If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward.”
It is sad to think of how much time we waste on trivial matters that mean nothing compared to eternity with God.
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After reading this it seems that I have been focused to much on trying to lead and guild others instead of allowing them to follow while I am being led by God, my focus has changed, so thank you for sharing while being led by God. Even though I am not going to attempt trying to explain how this hit me, I just hope it will show as I grow.
God is amazing. I have had a situation come up today that had me wondering and second guessing myself!! Reading this has made me realize that I know that I love and praise God, but I am not allowing him to work in my life the way that I should!!! Thank you for having the fire and the honesty to open yourself up to and for us. That is most difficult because we want people to think that we know the “right” answers. I am here to tell you that I don’t have any answers except that Jesus is my Savior and without him I can’t get through ANYTHING, but with him I can get through EVERYTHING!!! Hopefully, with the help of God and prayers from my family and my Northwood family I can LIVE with the fire and it will show in my actions and people will want to know about my fire!!! Thank you and I’ll be praying for you too!!