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A Little Bit Of My Heart!

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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!

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Feeler Or Doer?

Are you a feeler or a doer? 

Feelers feel their way into action or inaction!  Feelers are the people that only do what they need to do, when they feel like it!  A feeler feels their way into doing!  If they don’t feel it, they don’t do it!  If it makes sense and they feel like it, then they do it!  If it is convenient and they feel like it, then they do it!  If it is easy and they feel like it, then they will do it! 

The bottom line:  If a feeler does not feel like it, then it will not get done!  If a feeler does not feel like exercising, they will think about it, but never do it!  A feeler will admit the need to spend time in God’s Word, but if they don’t feel like it, then the pages of their Bible will not even be opened up!  A feelers ability to make decisions is directly related to how he or she is feeling right now in this moment.  A feeler is interested in the short term emotional fulfillment that provides almost immediate gratification.  The real problem for a feeler comes in the long term consequences of having this short term attitude!

There is nothing wrong with feelings, but we cannot allow them to be the driving force behind who we are and what we do!  If you rely totally on yourfeelings, before you know it, you will find your character is diminishing, your convictions are failing and your spirit is growing immature!

Doers don’t feel their way into action – they act their way into feeling!  Doers determine what needs to be done based on the goals and gifts that God has given and then they act!  They don’t have to over-think about it!  They don’t have to have every ones opinion and approval!  They don’t have to be on an emotional high to get going in the right direction!  Doers have long term goals that are bigger than any short term satisfaction.  Becoming a doer is not easy, but it is also not impossible!

If you are going to become a doer, then you must decide that you are going to be a doer over a feeler!  It is a natural instinct to feel our way through a situation!  To not be a feeler motivated person, you must make a determined decision!  Realize that living according to feeling, while seemingly safe, is really robbing you of blessing and success!

Asking and and answering the “WHAT REALLY MATTERS? question requires that you become a doer!  Because, if it really matters, then we must do it – whatever it is that God is putting before us!  What is it that God wants to do in your life?  What is it that God wants to accomplish through your gifts and talents?  What really matters?  Work on becoming a doer today by taking on and taking out three things that would normally be a challenge!

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Priorities!

One of the easiest things in life to get messed up is my priorities!  This month I am challenging everyone to ask the question:  WHAT REALLY MATTERS?  And I am challenging us to answer the question with insight from God and His Word!  Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A calls the big three priorities of life:  “Master, Mate and Mission!”

MASTER!  Who or what is the master of your life?  We know Who it should be, but we don’t always allow Him to stay in His rightful place!  Take some time today to allow God to step into the head place of your heart and life!  You will be glad that you did!

MATE!  God has placed you in a family!  Your family should bless you and you should bless your family!  Don’t wait for them to get it right – you start right now to serve them in any and every way that you can – it will blow their minds and open their hearts, and grow you in the process!

MISSION!  God loves you and has an amazing plan for your life!  When you start to live according to His plan – it will amaze you at what God can do to and through you!

WHAT REALLY MATTERS?  Probably not what you first thought!

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