The one factor I do know is that there’s at all times extra to know. I discover this very true in the case of my religion. As I sat down to put in writing this observe to you, these are the completely different situations God dropped at my thoughts to share:
1. I keep in mind after I first walked into church and talked to those aged individuals (most likely the identical age I’m now and he's not that previous) they usually instructed me that they’d been studying the Bible most of their lives. I discovered this very unusual. Why learn the identical guide, particularly a protracted guide just like the Bible, again and again. Nicely, two days in the past I began studying the guide of Matthew (the primary guide of the New Testomony) for concerning the twentieth time, and guess what… I'm nonetheless studying extra issues and I nonetheless love studying it.
2. You might have heard me discuss how a lot I like our retreats. I’ve been main them for years and am nonetheless studying many new issues about myself, others and particularly God. Throughout our retreat in Italy, our group hung out in prayer. John, who was main this prayer session, urged us to suppose deeply about completely different conditions and the place Jesus was throughout these conditions. I’ve been by many prayer classes like this and have even led prayer classes like this, however this time God revealed one thing very new and made each a part of my physique smile. To be trustworthy, after I began the prayer session I keep in mind being a bit distracted as a result of I had finished this earlier than, however God, due to His love for me, took me into His presence and whispered new truths into my coronary heart. I hope to see you sooner or later on retreat and you’ll expertise one thing highly effective like this with God.
3. Sooner or later, as I sat in one in every of my favourite locations in nature, I requested God what He wished the topic of my subsequent retreat to be, and that is what I heard in my coronary heart, “So a lot of My kids are strolling round believing lies they usually must push them out so My reality might be revealed.” I beloved main individuals by the method of discovering lies, changing them with reality and experiencing freedom – “and you’ll know the reality and the reality will make you free” (John 8:32). One of many causes I like educating a lot is that I study lots too. As I information others by this course of again and again, I proceed to uncover lies which are nonetheless a part of my pondering.
I don't need my life to get previous. I don't ever need to suppose I've reached my peak. I need to be open to attempting new issues. I don't need concern to cease me from doing something I really feel God is asking me to do. I do know that success is achieved by obedience to God's name, not the outcomes that come from my obedience. I do know that I’m absolutely recognized and absolutely beloved by the One who created me. I do know that as a result of He loves me, He’ll problem me to proceed studying and rising to be the particular person He created me to be – and that excites me.
I do know that God has lots to point out me in 2025 and I cannot enable “the world” or Devil to get in the best way of what God desires for me.
After I flip to my Bible, it’ll present me a brand new dimension of His love.
After I lead retreats he’ll proceed to embrace me along with his love.
After I sit with Him, He’ll present me the lies and pour His truths over these lies in order that the liberty, pleasure, peace, and love I stroll in every single day will turn out to be stronger.
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