(My Boys and I)Have you ever noticed that all of us hear things differently. We can hear the same thing, said by the same person even at the same time and still we walk away hearing something a little different. I guess what I'm getting at is this, I want to hear what God wants me to hear. I think sometimes that when we hear things our opinion enters into the equation and we hear what we want to hear rather than what we need to hear and what God wants us to hear. "God, help me to listen deeply for Your message in what I hear and work at putting my own opinion aside in order to hear YOU. "
I'm sitting backstage listening to Pastor Ricks message this morning and I'm realizing there's a whole lot of things I need to work on. Pastor is speaking out of James, my favorite book in the bible. Wow, I've heard this so many times and yet, it sounds different again. I guess that's how God works.
Pd.
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Hey Doug, I'm writing to thank you. I believe it was you that gave the sermon on August 12 and you included your boys growing up as Batman and Superman. I'm a saved individual but I've been on my couch for to many Sundays lately. I've been thinking about visiting CC for sometime in this Sunday was the day. When you said that James was your favorite book I thought that was cool because that is my favorite book. Being from NYC I can appreicate a bold speaker like James but when the meat of the service was presented I knew the message was God sent you said "Don't Give Up!" You see God gave me the desire of my heart to follow my dream of starting my own business and when my day job let me go I few months I knew that this was God; however it's getting tough. I'm not going to get into it to deeply but when you said "Don't Give Up!" all I could do is hold my breath to stop from crying. He met me when I needed it the most. I don't know what to do next, should I close shop and look for employment? These aren't questions I'm asking you just my current thoughts. So can I ask you to pray for Wisdom please? My marriage is fine but we are getting into good ones, we love each other it's just the lack of funds that gets us nuts. I look forward to the service next week and I would like to meet during the week for bible study. Doug thank you for obeying God, for from your mouth he spoke to me. Peace CR
Great insight. If we always listen to what God is telling us then wouldn't all our decisions in life be that much easier.
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