The Trust Factor!

Sometimes I wish it was just "that easy," to trust God with everything, and I am sure that is a struggle for a lot of us. Ok there are some things that are easier than others. Ill admit for me, it is absolutely easier for me to pray for others than it is to pray for myself. Its kind of ridiculous to think about it; I love trusting God to answer my prayers when it comes to others, and their situations, health, or whatever it is. But when it come down to trusting God with areas in my own life, I find myself avoiding that at all costs. I know that God has a plan for my life, and I am totally OK with following that plan. The problem is I have my own little plan, or my little "roadmap" tucked away for when things seem to get touchy or not so clear.

It is so easy to trust God in the good times, when things are just dandy, and every "t" is crossed, and every "i" is dotted. When we hit a rough patch, the hard times that come along in life, that is when I find myself falling back on what I have planned, what I have in mind. When God has a plan already mapped out for me. God sees the big picture, He actually painted the picture.  I only have a limited view, as life goes on,  I get view of a little bit more and more.

When storms come, why do we resort to our limited view maps. We need to stick with what the Painter has already planned. He know what is good for us, He wants to walk with us, and be our leader and our shepherd.

In order to become the effective leaders that God wants us to be in this world, we have to first learn to trust in him for our guidance, and protection through life. I encourage to join me in this, in working our way to letting go of the roadmaps that we tuck away for ourselves, and hold fast to the master plan that God has laid our for us.

Here is a song that puts it really well...



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Wanna do BIG things?

    What is keeping us from doing the BIG things that God has planned for us? Is it fear, is it laziness, it ourselves? It's hard for us as humans to deny ourselves, and whatever we have planned for our lives. But God calls us to humility to deny ourselves, and follow the path that God has planned out for us.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."  Matthew 16:24

In order to accomplish the big things that God has planned for us we must realize the small-ness that we are, and recognize the big-ness of our God! Sometimes we seem to get in the way of the things that God is trying to do in our lives because, we have not fully placed our trust in him. Honestly, this is something I still struggle with. I find myself to be a naturally independent person, most of the time avoiding dependence on others, including God. This doesn't make any logical sense. God, the Creator of the universe, has a unique plan for me, and a unique plan for you. Why do we think that we have a plan that can trump that. The God that raised Jesus from the dead is thinking of me!

I was reading this blog recently and the author put it like this:

If our reason for doing big things in life is not driven by our BIG God, then we will end up in a big mess instead. Know this - God wants us to do big things, things that can impact the world for His glory. But more often than not, we get too caught up in comparing ourselves with others that we end up, knowingly or unknowingly, being self-centred. As a result, our self-centredness blinds our spiritual eyes. We may not realize it but when we dwell in our self-centredness, we are in fact stealing God of His glory. The challenge then for all of us is to see beyond our self-centredness and to move instead towards the centre of His will.God made us uniquely different, each with different gifts.

Are we using them for His glory or are we comparing ourselves with

the world for our own personal gain?

(At the Brink of Eternity)

Can you accept the challenge to deny yourself, and deny your plan for your life, and take up your cross, and walk downt he path that God has planned for your life? 

If you can do this, then you will the BIG things that God has for you. You were created for a purpose, to accomplish amazing things for the glory of God. These steps are the ones that will change your life forever. I know they have changed mine!

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What is a Shepherd?

What is a shepherd?

The duties of a shepherd in an unenclosed country like Palestine were very onerous.

"In early morning he led forth the flock from the fold, marching at its head to the spot where they were to be pastured. Here he watched them all day, taking care that none of the sheep strayed, and if any for a time eluded his watch and wandered away from the rest, seeking diligently till he found and brought it back. In those lands sheep require to be supplied regularly with water, and the shepherd for this purpose has to guide them either to some running stream or to wells dug in the wilderness and furnished with troughs. At night he brought the flock home to the fold, counting them as they passed under the rod at the door to assure himself that none were missing. Nor did his labors always end with sunset. Often he had to guard the fold through the dark hours from the attack of wild beasts, or the wily attempts of the prowling thief.”

What an example of what it means to be a leader today. Just as shepherds were leaders of there flock, they were also servants. As we look deeper into the 1 Peter 5, we will see this illustration come alive!