Last Thursday I started a short bible course from 'The way of the Spirit' series called 'Five Smooth Stones' by Richard George. The subtitle to this course is 'learning to over come your Goliaths', I found it so good. There is a really small group of us doing it and literally last week was the first week but already I have learnt and been challenged so much.
I just thought I would comment on some of the things I heard from our first session.
Firstly no one can walk our walk. Which sounds so obvious but sometimes I fail to remember that. No one can fight my fights, deal with my tasks or walk in my shoes except me. However much I may want someone to, no one can! God knows the purpose He has for each one of our lives, He knows what each of us are being trained for and individually we must complete the tasks set before us.
Secondly, we discussed about it not being about what you do, but what is in your heart that counts. You can go through the motions at church, or help out at every available group but if your service is for show and not from the heart then what is the point? Nothing outside can defile you, it is what comes out of a person that makes them unclean. It's like the words in Matthew 12:34, '...for out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks'. It just really made myself sit up and think about my heart, which sounds strange. But I want a pure, clean heart. One that wont disappoint God, one in which I can make a difference to people, not because I want praise or because people are looking, but one which comes out of care and a place of service.
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