Newly refreshed!
I spent a lot of time praying and thinking over the weekend and I feel refreshed! God spoke to me through a sermon Sunday morning and I am ready to take on this week with a new heart and mind! Have you ever had prayed to God and he answer your question at the next devo or worship service? I certainly have and it's happened again!
Matt Soper (minister at West Houston Church) spoke about renouncing and embracing. No, no, it's not the typical "Christians must give up fleshly pleasures" speech, although that was the half of it. Matt stated something interesting to me; that a Christian is required to and yet embrace. Renounciation "takes out" a part of your life which in turn creates a void. If you leave that void empty, well, that's not good. Once someone officially renounces something in their life, they must fill that void by embracing something fresh and pure. Have you ever renounced something in your life, and fell empty later on in life?
Matt focused on embracing spiritual matters, but I took it down a different avenue. As I mentioned the past two years, I have changed and given up a lot. I kept renouncing aspects of my life, but I never really focused on filling the void. I moved from home, but never tried to create a new one. I left my very close friends behind, but never really got the level of friendship back with anyone else. I left a grounded lifestyle at home, and semi-replaced it with a rogue, wonderer lifestyle with constantly no where to stay on a permanent basis.
Now I have some goals to accomplish! I've always felt an emptiness, but now God is helping me, day by day, put the pieces together. Praise God and his love toward you and I!
But enough about me, everyone I know seems to be doing very well. I thank my God for Christ, Danielle, Jerry, Carolon, Mom, my church family in Alvin, Courtney, Hollie, my church family in West Houston, my dad, my friends and church family at Freed-Hardeman, and all the members of Christ's body around the world. I pray that people will realize that God is the only and true God in this nation. I pray that as I begin the process of registering for mission work next year, that God send me where I will minister best! I pray for my church family in Africa and Scotland. Freed-Hardeman has sent missionaries to both places and results are very successful! May God receive all glory due to him!
Because of His Blessings,
Jeremy
Matt Soper (minister at West Houston Church) spoke about renouncing and embracing. No, no, it's not the typical "Christians must give up fleshly pleasures" speech, although that was the half of it. Matt stated something interesting to me; that a Christian is required to and yet embrace. Renounciation "takes out" a part of your life which in turn creates a void. If you leave that void empty, well, that's not good. Once someone officially renounces something in their life, they must fill that void by embracing something fresh and pure. Have you ever renounced something in your life, and fell empty later on in life?
Matt focused on embracing spiritual matters, but I took it down a different avenue. As I mentioned the past two years, I have changed and given up a lot. I kept renouncing aspects of my life, but I never really focused on filling the void. I moved from home, but never tried to create a new one. I left my very close friends behind, but never really got the level of friendship back with anyone else. I left a grounded lifestyle at home, and semi-replaced it with a rogue, wonderer lifestyle with constantly no where to stay on a permanent basis.
Now I have some goals to accomplish! I've always felt an emptiness, but now God is helping me, day by day, put the pieces together. Praise God and his love toward you and I!
But enough about me, everyone I know seems to be doing very well. I thank my God for Christ, Danielle, Jerry, Carolon, Mom, my church family in Alvin, Courtney, Hollie, my church family in West Houston, my dad, my friends and church family at Freed-Hardeman, and all the members of Christ's body around the world. I pray that people will realize that God is the only and true God in this nation. I pray that as I begin the process of registering for mission work next year, that God send me where I will minister best! I pray for my church family in Africa and Scotland. Freed-Hardeman has sent missionaries to both places and results are very successful! May God receive all glory due to him!
Because of His Blessings,
Jeremy
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