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Sneaky, Sneaky Pride

When things are going good in life, a subtle danger always seems to creep in...pride.

Pride is so dangerous.  It places the emphasis on ourselves.  When times are bad, pride helps us justify our anger or frustration, or encourages us to throw a pity party of despair or depression.

When times are good, pride again places the emphasis on ourself, patting ourselves on the back, comparing ourselves to others, boasting in our accomplishments.  Paul knew that pride is ultimately the root sin...the sin of self-worship.

We must remember that the great things we see God doing in our lives are for His credit and glory and not our own.  Especially in church or ministry life, all spiritual success is the Lord's!  Ultimately we need to humbly realize that we are but tools in the Creator's hands...but isn't it amazing when we see Him work powerfully through us!

Maybe today is a day to stop and repent of thinking of ourselves more and better than we ought to.  Maybe today is a day of redirecting all praise and glory from our name to His name.  Let's never fail to give credit where credit is due!

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Regular Maintenance

So I am not the best example for regular and timely vehicle maintenance.  I usually hold off on taking my car in for service when things are terribly broken already or I am thousands of miles over my maintenance due date.  Sometimes I do the same thing with doctors and dentists...

Well the other day was different, something happened that had never happened to me before.

I didn't wait until something was broken...I didn't wait until I was thousands of miles overdue...I was intentional in being proactive and scheduled some vehicle maintenance.  On my way out of an oil change I noticed the odometer and the maintenance reminder to be exactly the same, to the mile!  Pretty cool, huh?
What would happen if we were more disciplined with our spiritual maintenance...if we didn't run to God only when things were broken?  If we didn't wait until we were thousands of miles "overdue" for maintenance?  Jesus is ready to heal, repair, grow, and fix us daily.  All we need to do is to be disciplined and proactive enough to seek His face!

When is "your next service due"?  Maybe in reading this you realize God is calling you to Himself NOW ... not later ... not tomorrow .... NOW!  So hit pause on whatever you have planned for the next few minutes and intentionally seek His face in the Word and in prayer, you won't regret it!

Let's seek Him and His kingdom as our priority each and every day.  Then we won't find ourselves so troubled about what the future holds.

"But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. [34] 'Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.'" (Matthew 6:33-34 ESV)

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Having a Heart for the Lost

“Have you no wish for others to be saved? Then you are not saved yourself, be sure of that.” Charles Spurgeon

This quote strikes a nerve doesn't it?  But isn't evangelism the most loving thing we can do for someone? We may seek and find excuses and justifications for not witnessing, but I know all true believers inwardly have a desire for the lost to come to salvation.  

When we are called to love God and to love others (the Greatest two commandments, Mark 12:28-34), that means talking about Him to those who do not yet know Him.  God is the definition of love (1 John 4:7-21) and must be heard of, believed in, trusted in, and shared to experience true love.  Love flows into the soul through Jesus, and out of our heart and through our lips in witnessing.


Have you witnessed to someone this year? This past month? This week? Will you pray for the opportunity to share the Gospel today? 

Evangelism is tough.  It is a spiritual battle.  But it is often more simple than we make it out to be.  Want some help with sharing Jesus with a lost friend, coworker, family member, or neighbor?  Check out livingwaters.com for evangelism encouragement, resources and ideas!


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