Communities are about giving too. Do you freely use your gifts with your community? Why or Why not? What are your barriers to using God-given gifts to benefit the body of Christ?
Tag Archives: reflection
Weekly Pruning – Open Heart for Community
Have you had experiences that have negatively impacted how you’ve built your community? Is your heart truly open to receiving all forms of community that God has sent into your life?
Weekly Pruning – Open Mind for Community
When you think about your community (who you surround yourself with), do you see any opportunities? Is your mind open to adding or releasing people from your village?
Weekly Pruning – Seek First
When you experience trouble or obstacles, where do you look first for help? Is it an opportunity to take it to God and godly council first?
On a Personal Note – Spare Tires and God’s Provision…
When you feel deflated walking through tough seasons of life, where do you turn? Do you seek God first or settle for a cheap substitute? I chose what I thought was the cheap and easy route. All the while knowing that my father had resources to help me. IF I had reached out to him first, I probably could have avoided the time spent going slower and shorter distances.
Weekly Pruning – Evaluating the Impact of Lies
What is one lie that you believed about yourself?
On a Personal Note – Deceived, but Redeemed
God redeems decisions made from a place of deception. Yes, Eve gets punished, because God is just. However, the sins are atoned for through her seed, Jesus Christ, and just beyond the verses that describe the discipline, “the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them” (v31). God provided for them. There are decisions that we’ve made out of the devil’s deception. Yes, there are consequences that we must live with as a result, but that does not stop God’s redemption, provision, and will for our lives.
Weekly Pruning – Front and Center
Who is front and center in your life?
On a Personal Note – Praying in Expectation
We all pray in expectation. However, I’ve realized that the what of our expectations vary. Some believers are praying in expectation for God to do exactly what they asked for; while others are praying simply for God to respond.
Weekly Pruning – Compassion over Inconvenience
When was the last time you were inconvenienced for someone in need? How can you be more intentional about helping others in need?