Your Driving Force

April 13, 2016/CathyChung/

Topics to Dig Into

Who is He?

What is God like? Who is this man Jesus? How can we understand the Holy Spirit?

The Visible God

God is present and active in our lives, often working through people and ‘coincidences’. Thank and praise Him!

Making it Practical

Following Jesus in today’s world can be challenging. But living according to Jesus’ teaching is incredibly worthwhile. Call it life-changing.

He Knows You

God’s love is unconditional. He knows our hearts and continually invites us into relationship.

Ah-Ha!

Learning about the culture and language of Bible times can reveal new meaning in familiar scriptures. Let’s call them ah-ha moments.

Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
Mark 12:29-31 (NLT)

What’s our driving force? On what do we base our decisions? Who are we becoming?

It’s always good to remind ourselves of what is most important – to peel the layers away to reveal and examine our core. Is God at the center? Or is it family, safety, convenience, wealth, security, or something else?

Jesus says our love for God needs to be at the core. Nothing is more important than loving Him with our entire being.

Should we ignore our education, jobs, and daily responsibilities and instead preach Jesus in the town center? Some might be called to preach, but for most of us it’s
maintaining perspective. Loving God means loving what He loves and using our resources (heart, soul, mind, and strength) to advance His goals.

In a God centered life, everything we do contributes toward bringing His Kingdom to this world – eradicating hunger, poverty, disease, discrimination, and war
while spreading the Good News of His love and forgiveness.

Is your love for God the driving force in your life?

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1 Comments

CHERRILYNN BISBANO on April 13, 2016 at 11:04 AM

Great refocusing post my friend. Thank you.

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Psalm 119:105

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Ephesians 3:17 (NLT)

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John 15:5 (NLT)

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