Things I've Been Chewing On

One of the books I am currently reading was recommended by my pastor during a recent mid-week service at church. "Experiencing God" by Henry Blackaby has been awesome so far. Here are some of the things that are still lingering upstairs:

• It is one thing to believe in God's power, it is quite another to live your life in obedient response to an all-powerful God.
• God calls you into a relationship in which He is Lord- where you are willing to do and be anything He chooses.
• "Where I am, there My servant also will be." John 12:26
• When you offer yourself to God as His servant, He first expects to shape you into the instrument of His choosing. He will always work in you before He works through you.

That last one especially has been very real for me recently. (Raise your hand if you think God is currently shaping you and refining you through life circumstances and relationships...) You are such a LIAR!! Raise your hand right now. God loves us too much to leave us just where we are, just as we are.

There's way more highlight-worthy tidbits in there, so just go ahead and get the book. -JM