Are You Ready?
As the birthday of our Nation nears, I'm excited in a way about the direction of our country under the Obama administration. I know what you're thinking, either I've lost my mind or someone else must be writing this. But no, I really am. I'm excited because history has shown us that when people are faced with great adversity, and we are facing great adversity and will, in my opinion, face even greater adversity in days to come because of ill-conceived governmental policies, they turn to the Lord. This is great news for the Church! This adversity opens up opportunity after opportunity to minister to those who are struggling emotionally; spiritually; and physically. The question we need to ask ourselves is, "Are we ready?" If the size of our church doubled in a month with hurting people would we be able to minister to them? If you're a member of Victory, you need to search your heart for the answer. If you can honestly say "I'm ready" then that's fantastic! But I would venture to guess that the answer is "No, I'm not ready." Then what do you do?
Here's some suggestions:
#1. PRAY! Ask God for strength and direction.
#2. GET YOUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT. Is God and His church #1 in your life or not? God will use you to help people if you're willing to be used.
#3. PRAY SOME MORE! We can do all things through Him.
#4. ENLIST OTHER TO HELP! We're in this together. God has given each of us gifts to support the whole body.
Finally #5. PRAY CONTINUALLY! You see the theme here?
Have an awesome 4th of July and celebrate your freedom in America while you still have it and celebrate your freedom in Christ which can never be taken from you.
God bless,
Pastor John
