How Low Can You Go?

“For I am the least of the Apostles” 1 Corinthians 15:9 Paul was commenting on his service in the kingdom of God. We should also see ourselves as Paul regardless of our position in life.

“To me, who am less than the least of all the saints” Ephesians 3:8 Paul when talking of relationship with others, he considered himself to be less than the least. Wow! How low can you go?

Finally: “This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief” 1 Timothy 1:15. This is a double wow statement! How low can you go? Paul went all the way – such humility! Talking about dying to self – this is a great example! No wonder God exalts him.

We should imitate him as he imitated Christ. 

Have a good day.

Who We Are Is What We Do

Who we are is not what we think or imagine!

Who we are is not what we say or claim!

Who we are is what we do. If you rob, the  you are a robber.If you kill, you are a killer. If you cheat, you are a cheat. If you worship, you are a worshipper. If you pray, you are a person of prayer. If you are a counsellor, you counsel.Well, I guess you got my statement.

Try to examine what you do today and then put the appropriate word to show you who you are.

“I’m Bored!”

As a pastor I often hear people telling me that they are bored. One reason is that such people are afraid of risk and prefer the bland, the predictable, and the repetitive. We eat out once a week, on every Sunday night, at the same restaurant, order the same dishes!

People tell me that they are tired of their sad mood, fatigue, and loss of interest in things that previously gave them pleasure. They have trouble sleeping or they are sleeping all the time; their appetites are absent or excessive. They are irritable – some even wish that they were not born! They have lost the art of being happy!

Think of it: If you have useful work, sustaining relationships, and the promise of pleasure, it is hard to be unhappy.

You know what? Can I suggest three things that can make you happy? The three components are:

1. You need something to do – Suggestion: Serve in the church

2. You need someone to love: Suggestion: Love God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind and all your strength and love your neighour as yourself – LOVE GOD and YOURSELF FIRST!

3. You need something to look forward to: Suggestion: Have a vision for your life , align your vision with God’s given vision for the church.

It is only a suggestion – put in your own if the ideas do not fit!

God bless you. DM

Old Too Fast Smart Too Late

Do you realise that we seem to know the answer after the fact? Meaning we get wiser after the event! Many times we get frustrated and tell ourselves – ‘Why didn’t I think of it before?’ So to prevent ourselves from ‘getting old too fast let’s get smarter sooner than later.’ I told myself ICC could have had so many opportunities to increase our assets by now.’ So there you are – I should have gotten smarter then!

Think about it. Give more thoughts and give a feedback.

Proverbs 1:7 “Fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. Only fools despise wisdom and discipline’

DM

The Map Is Wrong If It Does Not Agree With The Ground

1. If the map doesn’t agree with the ground, the map is wrong. • 

 a. We have to recognise the truths and the facts. Truths will bring us to a place where the facts don’t fit. In such a situation we say the facts do not match up with the truth. So we say, “If the map does not agree with the ground we are standing, the map is wrong. If the facts do not agree with the truth of God’s word, then the fact is wrong!

b. Many times our ‘map’ is in our thinking. We think certain ways because we have been conditioned by the routine of life and experiences of life. We expect certain results when we follow a ‘formula’ or the mental ‘road map’. When we don’t get the result – we sometimes continue to follow it hoping it will get right. Sadly many times we ended up in disillusionment/disappointment.

c. People go through life following their ‘map’ is like going round and round but going nowhere!

d. The Bible teaches us to Change – Romans 12:1-2.

e. Transform by renewing our mind or our ‘mental map’ – stop conforming to the old map when it is not leading to the right place or expected right place.

f. We need to renew our mind DAILY – you cannot put new wine into new wineskins. We need the wineskins to be renewed so frequently. To me it is like the multimedia world – forever changing technology, we cannot just hold on to the things that work for us last year! We need to flow with the time

g. God’s time is changing and changing faster than most people imagine or think!

God loves you – let’s learn to change, you never know what’s around the corner.

DM