Haiti Trip - March, 2008

Faithful or Just Forgetful?

Well, I have to be honest. This past Sunday I debated whether I should go ahead and pay my tithe and faith promise money, knowing that after doing so, I wouldn't have enough left in my bank account to pay my monthly loan payment. But, knowing that God is faithful, I turned the check in, praying that there would be some sort of miracle. Well, yesterday, while I was at work, my manager was counting the safe. She then said, "Adam, you know you still have a check in here, right?" Apparently, I never went to pick up my check that I was supposed to get three weeks ago! That's not something I would normally do, especially since I'm a poor Master's student. So is it my fault that I forgot to pick up my check? Or is it because God takes care of those who love Him? I like to think it's the latter. It makes me feel better.

Entirely

Well, it's been a little while since I've made my last post. Actually, it has been about three months. But I've been thinking about this lately. What makes great leaders great leaders? Is it the vast amount of knowledge collected over the years stored in their massive brains? Is it because of the way they present themselves or how much money they make? Or is it simply because they were willing to make the self-sacrifice on a daily basis, constantly giving up the simple pleasures life has to offer in order to accomplish something meaningful? The more that I look at other leaders and pastors, people of integrity, the more I see that these people didn't get to where they are today by doing what they wanted all the time. They had the discipline to know what needed to be done and, guess what, they actually did it. Many of us, myself included, continue to pray that God would use us to do all these amazing things for the Kingdom, but we're willing to settle for "less than our best," just so we can say we tried. But Jesus didn't ask for only half of everything that we are and have. He wants the whole thing. He wants our very best. How can I expect God's best for me if I'm not willing to do the same for Him? Just another one of my many thoughts.

New Post Coming Soon

Just letting you know that I haven't forgotten about this. Just haven't had much time at the computer lately.

Wednesday Night

In response to Pastor Rick's question, "Why do you think it is so hard for us to pray?" (well, it was something along those lines): I think that most of us feel that God doesn't want to be bothered with the "petty" prayer requests. Or we feel that we have enough faith that we don't need to pray about something. For example, we might have faith that God is going to provide us the money that we need to pay the bills this month, so we don't bother praying about it. We simply say "God always provides," which is absolutely true. God does provide. And when the fincances come in and we barely squeak by with five dollars left over, we thank God for what He's done and go spend the rest on Taco Bell. Ok, maybe that's just me. But what if we were to really ask God to provide us with the finances that we need? What if we really prayed about it and put some time into it? I think that's what God wants to hear. I believe that if we were to ask, He will not only meet our needs, but He will surpass our expectations. "And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive." Matthew 21:22 "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us," Ephesians 3:20 My question is this; Which takes more faith, just believing God to do what He has always done, or asking Him to do the unimaginable and impossible? Just another thought.