We are Perfectly Imperfect.

The only thing God cannot do is Fail. I Trust God more than I trust myself, I am limited and defenseless without Him.we are all perfectly  imperfect, but God looks beyond our faults and supplies way more than  our needs and that to me is Grace.

Why Can't We Be Like The Sparrow?

This morning I saw a mother sparrow taking care of her baby while the father watched and helped. 
The baby tried to fly on his own, landed on the swing, there were squirrels at the bird feeder and as the mother went to the bird feeder the squirrels didn’t scatter they just stopped and waited for the mother to get the seeds to take back to feed the baby sparrow, he was so excited when she came with the food, when he dropped the a seed from trying to eat the mother flew down picked it up and put it back in his mouth, he was totally dependent on his mother and the mother knew that. I think the mother sent the father a signal and they both flew away to let him fly on his own. The mother is skinny and the baby is plump because the mother has neglected to eat while feeding the baby. About after an hour I just went back to look, the baby is still on the swing, the mother and father just flew back after leaving him for an hour, I guess to see if he would fly on his own, it was funny, when he saw the mother he started shaking on the swing and the mother was on one side of him and the father on the other side of him so he wouldn’t lose his grip, he flew away with mother and father sparrow. Truly amazing about God's little creatures and how they obey God by their natural instinct.  Man’s natural instinct is to sin, why can’t we be like the sparrow and just obey God and simply look to Him for guidance, if we follow God’s lead, we will not err.

Is There A Time When Christians Shouldn't Talk About God? When Not To Witness

Silence can be one tool in evangelism. Are there times when a Christian shouldn't talk about God? I think so.  In the face of insincere challenges to our faith, silence may often be the best response.  In the hostile situation of Jesus' exchange with Caiaphas, He chose silence at first (Matt: 26:63). He understood that Caiaphas  wasn't interested in the truth (v.59). While we don't always know another's heart, we must be sensitive to the leading of the Spirit in every situation that we"may know how (we) ought to answer each one" Col.4:6).

Also if an answer to a question will move the discussion down a rabbit trail and away from Christ, we might want to stop the conversation and pick it up another day.  Are there other times when silence may be best? If talking about faith distracts us or co-workers from performing our job, we should stay focused on our work. Or if someone has shown a continual resistance, we might choose to stop pressing them. Remember, we can be a witness of God's grace with our conduct as well (1 Peter 3:1-2)

Dear Lord, we want to be a testimony for You. Give us wisdom to know when to speak or not speak, and what to say or not say. Thank You, Holy Spirit, for Your direction today.

Is God obligated?

The most beautiful place of worship in Jeremiah’s day was

the temple in Jerusalem,which King Josiah had recently repaired

and restored (2 Chron. 34–35). The people were fixated on the 

magnificent building (Jer. 7:4), and they foolishly thought that 

having the temple there meant that God would protect them from 

their enemies.

Instead, Jeremiah pointed out the sin in their lives (vv.3,9-10).

God is not impressed by beautiful buildings constructed in His name

if there is no inward beauty in the hearts of those who go there. 

He is not interested in an outward legalistic worship that is not 

matched by inward holiness. And it is wrong to think that God protects

people just because of the religious things they do.

Just because we’re reading the Bible, praying, and fellowshipping with

other believers doesn’t mean that God is somehow then obligated to do 

something for us. He cannot be manipulated. The purpose of those external

activities is to develop our relationship with the Lord and to help us live

differently than those in the world around us.

A Well That Shall Never Run Dry

Water is essential for both physical and spiritual Life. Jesus had a surprise for the woman at the well. He offered her the Water of Life--Himself. Only Jesus the Living Water, can satisfy the Thirsty soul. 
A Well that shall never run dry. Don’t let the noise of the world keep you from hearing the voice of the Lord. God’s whisper of comfort quiets the noise of our trials.

God's love for us is:

God's love for us is as Expansive as the Open Arms of Christ on the Cross.

Just as Christ hung silently on the cross, let the line just sit there.
Like a teabag in the waters of the soul. Those who have ears to
hear will let it resonate as the teabag slowly, quietly colors the water.

At The Heart of Worship is Worship From The Heart

Some people view the worship service in church as a time for entertainment. We sit in the audience attentively watching the actors on stage. God is the audience for our Worship. What matters most takes place within the hearts of the congregation-not onstage. By focusing on the external of worship, we too miss the point: The Lord is interested in a sacrifice of the heart, an internal attitude of submission and thanksgiving. The goal of worship is nothing less than to meet and please our God.  When the early church prayed, the buildings shook. Today we shake our buildings by turning up the volume of our sound  systems.  “Charismatic” does not mean “loud,” and our spirituality is not measured in decibels.