Food for thought from two sermons and a blog post:
First sermon: “Keep the Change” by Jason, Youth Pastor,
Several books were mentioned; here are two which spoke to me.
“Ten Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe” by Larry Osborne –
One of the “dumb things” is that God has a blueprint for my life. The author proposes that God’s plan is more like a game plan than a blueprint. A blueprint must be followed exactly; a game plan changes based on circumstances, paths taken, and paths not taken.
“Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will
or
How to Make a Decision Without Dreams, Visions, Fleeces, Impressions,
Open Doors, Random Bible Verses, Casting Lots, Liver Shivers,
Writing in the Sky, Etc.” by Kevin DeYoung –
Don’t wait on God for clear directions; just do something. Does God care where we work, or how we work? Does God care where we live, or how we live?
Second sermon: “May God Bless Us” by Randall, Senior Pastor, Life Pointe Community Church
The entire sermon is based on Psalm 67. Here is the NIV:
1 May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face shine upon us,
Selah
and make his face shine upon us,
Selah
2 that your ways may be known on earth,
your salvation among all nations.
your salvation among all nations.
3 May the peoples praise you, O God;
may all the peoples praise you.
may all the peoples praise you.
4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy,
for you rule the peoples justly
and guide the nations of the earth.
Selah
for you rule the peoples justly
and guide the nations of the earth.
Selah
5 May the peoples praise you, O God;
may all the peoples praise you.
may all the peoples praise you.
6 Then the land will yield its harvest,
and God, our God, will bless us.
and God, our God, will bless us.
7 God will bless us,
and all the ends of the earth will fear him.
and all the ends of the earth will fear him.
Verses 1 and 6 are prayers for blessings. Verse 1 is for spiritual blessing; verse 6 is for material blessing, e.g. wealth and success.
Verses 3 and 5 are identical that we are to praise God.
Verses 2 and 7 show that our motive should be that God will be glorified.
Verse 4 is the “big idea” that God rules us justly and guides us.
Blog post: “Your Work is Worship” by Bradley J Moore at The High Calling Blogs.
Here is the link:
These three things work together and I’ve been implementing them into my daily Walk.
