If You Really Really Believe!

If you really believe in God and that He is the real deal and that He is sovereign, sovereign meaning that He has all power and control over all things. Then, whatever you are experiencing in your life right now, no matter what it is, God is using it for a purpose.  And that purpose is to get your attention and to move you closer to Him. That is Gods whole desire for all of us. He wants us to look to Him for everything!

If things are wonderful in your life, then praise Him, thank Him, let Him know how grateful you are. Giving thanks will make Him smile. How would you feel if you did your very best to make someone happy by doing something really special for them and they didn't even acknowledge you?  We are created in Gods image.  We are like Him in many ways. God has feelings.  Jesus was God incarnate on this earth and we can read in the bible that he wept, he rejoiced, he enjoyed, he got angry, all the same emotions we have.

If things are not so wonderful in your life maybe even terrible, God is still in complete control. We are called to go to Him in all circumstances.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
¹⁶ Rejoice always, ¹⁷ pray continually, ¹⁸ give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

As I look back over my life it was when it looked as if the bottom was falling out that I now realize it was God trying to get my full attention. Giving thanks in all circumstances sounds crazy, but let me ask you something, has anything else worked?

Do you really believe in God? Our actions many times say otherwise.

See you this next Sunday, June 9th     Love, Pastor Kent