Where was that?
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Back from vacation (thanks)
Pastor Jerry for speaking
Your prayers and fun while taking the pics
The way you cared for each other
We went to a cool place on our trip called Meow Wolf.
Hard to explain but I was in a house that when you open the refrigerator you go into a crazy art world
Picture 1
Picture 1
So amazing, so beautiful
Picture 2
Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 3
I didn’t see them until the very end. They had a great time. It got me thinking. It got me thinking about losing touch.
28 “Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
But what if we are off doing our own thing. My boys were searching after what they wanted to search for.
Do we ever go off searching for what we want?
I find myself doing a bunch of things. I can feel my time quickly.
Work
Family
Crisis
When Jesus was preparing us for the way He would give his life he said,
26 If anyone serves me, he must follow me. Where I am, there my servant also will be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
We are to be where God is at, not the other way around. I’m speaking of a mindset, a viewpoint, for most of us nothing will change about your physical location, instead it is the focus of the day.
It’s about faith, focus, follow through.
Faith that God matters, He is who He says he is.
Focus that since God is who He says he is you want to see your day, your issues, the way the world is through God’s eyes. So you ask God to give you the eyes that He has. You seek out what God says about Himself and does
Follow through, you do it, even when you don’t know how it all works out. Your obeying by faith.
My heart is breaking for the trials of some of your lives.
- Heard so many broken hearts this week.
It’s so good to share this
Sometimes we go to therapy because we are not doing what the church should be doing. Therapy is great but don’t forget this is what we are supposed to be doing.
This is what we are to be doing, people
2 Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Some of you are huge helpers right now, bearing the burdens.
Some of you are suffering the burdens. Call out for help.
Some suffering is the consequence of our sin, some the consequence of others sin, and some is the suffering of life.
If it is sin, repent, ask for forgiveness follow Jesus and cry out for his mercy and grace. God will forgive you, you will know the grace of Jesus. Not to go back to the way it was but to move forward in the direction God chooses.
Suffering you caused, suffering others caused, suffering of life. We can’t lose direction.
In the chaos, do we forget who were supposed to be following?
That’s what I am praying for you. that in the midst of your trials you will walk with Jesus, by faith, by focus, by following.
12 Jesus spoke to them again: “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.”
I was walking around the church yesterday, locking up and got stuck in the dark hallway but we moved stuff since vbs so I was afraid I was going to hit my body. Found the light switch. Everything came into focus.
Have we got lost because we are blind?
Got to tell you more about my vacation.
I wasn’t going to forget where i was headed on my vacation. We used google to get our directions to everything. ....
Jenn called we just passed two kids playing in a kiddie pool.
The kind people have, no one there for miles
We saw big high schools, lots of small places, places going out of business, big wide open fields, but we went every where. It was like google was giving us directions like an old gas station attendant, turn at the old post office and by wear the old exxon station used to be, you know, turn at aunt bessy’s cow, and go down the street, I’m kidding but we went down some very local roads. I was confident that we would show up on someone’s driveway and when they asked me what was I doing on their property, just one phrase, “Google, Google sent me”
Honestly that’s exactly how we should follow Jesus.
Do we got Jesus and say show me where to go?
23 Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Teacher who sold everything she owned twice
Many times we come to Jesus with expectations
“when you eat” (old testament laws didn’t tell them to eat but the laws when they ate, how they lived. sharing with the perspective of God doesn’t tell us which socks to put on, or how to cook a meal”)
Sometimes we just need to keep moving
Other times it is our anxiety (if your problem is coming in the future it’s probably anxiety)
28 “Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
This is answered through Faith, Jesus will hear your prayer and answer in His time. We can’t force His hand. But we can take his hand and walk with Him.
Other times let us remember that this is going to suck but God will be with us
I think of Lyla and her treatments
My friends many of you are joining in the time of suffering from which you are not at fault. Even if you were at fault, and you have repented the pain is still so very real and most be gone through. Jesus knows your pain. Remember the prayer of Jesus before he was to be crucified.
42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me—nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”
Can that be your prayer today.
Do you hear in the prayer, a google maps like following. Not my will but yours.