Grieve not the holy Spirit of God

Not to take away from the emphasis we put on prayer, bible reading, and study, but I believe alot of our victory can come by abiding by Eph 4:30 "And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed to redemption." Eph 5:15 says "See then that ye walk circumspectly."
We need to focus more on day to day living. Not grieving the Holy Ghost. Walking circumspectly. I believe we open ourself up for disaster when we walk shoddily. If we are sealed to redemption, protected to redemption, secured to redemption, by the Spirit of God, if we grieve it, are we opening that seal? Allowing something more to sneak in, come in unawares. We need to not only focus on the core essentials of prayer, bible reading, study, etc., but focus also on day to day living. Every action, every deed, every word, every attitude, every thought. God, I don't want anything I do to not bring glory to you. But in all I do, everywhere I go, to God be the glory and praise.

The Friend that you've been looking for

I preached this message this morning here in Lebanon. What a move of the Holy Ghost. God was really reaching for some people, and those that responded recieved a great blessing. I talked about the woman with the issue of blood. She had spent everything she had trying to find a cure. But then she tryed Jesus. People try everything this world has to offer, spend all their money, time, and energy trying to find their answer. That missing piece. I admonished those that weren't filled with the Holy Ghost to try Jesus. You can return him if you want. Exchange him for everything you left at the altar if you are not happy. This is a risk free, satisfaction guaranteed experience. Emphasis on satisfaction guaranteed. I have never met anyone who was disappointed. Anyone who was not completely satisfied. He didn't just say "I will never thee, nor forsake thee". He meant it. He truly is the friend that you've been looking for.

So great but so close

While I was praying yesterday, I began to think about everything God is and does. I began to think about how God has created all that he has. How he oversees and, well, just everything. Then I thought about myself. So small in comparison. So trivial, if you would. What would God, the God of the whole universe want with me. I don't know why this hit me so hard but it did. I really am not worthy. But I am so glad he took the time, paid the price for me. As I continued to pray, I began to think about everything God is to me. Not just my Savior, but also my friend. Not just my friend, but my father. Not just my father, but my provider. The list could go on and on. I think many times we don't fully realize or remember how great he really is. But he becomes just some sort of figure. He really is God. And if we can fully understand how close he wants to be to us, we can tap into some things we have never seen.

Reason for

Welcome to my blog. I don't know how long this will last, but I will give it a shot. I just figured it wouldn't hurt to put some thoughts down. These thoughts will probably range from just basic things to maybe even me venting sometimes. Who knows!! But anyways, comments are more than welcome.