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Today church was about David and Goliath, and no matter how many times i hear that story i always come away with different thoughts. That david was full of faith in God. I mean who do you know that would go after somebody 9 feet tall, especially when you are just a little dude?!
Danny talked about several points as he told the story and i wanted to touch base on some of those...
1. There are ALWAYS going to be challenges before us- this is true, whether its bills coming in that you don't have the money to pay, issues in your marriage that seem to never get resolved, or teaching your kids to have faith in God in every situation in their lives. God puts challenges in our lives for 2 reasons- one is so that we can learn from those challenges, learn to be stronger and more determined... another is so we can learn to FROG- to FULLY RELY ON GOD.. in every situation in our daily lives we should have faith that God is right beside us and will lead us through whatever challenge we are against.
2. The First step is usually a small one- In any situation that is challenging you have to take that first step and it should be small, set a small goal for yourself and when that is achieved go to a bigger goal. Evil Knieval didn't jump 50 cars the first time he tried. He started with ONE. David was told he couldn't kill Goliath, but he went ahead in the mission God had for him. He went ahead no matter how crazy it seemed that this little person would be able to defeat a giant. He believed that God would protect him and guide him.
3. Talk is cheap- this is true... Something bad goes wrong in your life, somebody you love is dying.. You don't understand why this is happening- all these people are supposedly praying for you and everything is still falling apart, so you get mad at God? The problem with that is that when most people say "i will pray for you" they don't! They go on their merry way and forget all about what they said they would do. If you are going to talk the talk, say you are a christian and tell people you live your life for God, THEN DO IT.. Don't just say it, show it.. Do something that has the potential to change someones life.
4. Small Steps lead to large opportunities- Those few small steps you took could lead to something amazing in the future. People will criticize you and tell you that you can't achieve what you are trying to do, but you have to just push forward at any cost and do what God would have you to do. When i started Mission Compassion it was my desire to help a few soldiers- to give them a blessing and show them how much we appreciate all they do for our country- That small leap of faith has given me the chance to do something incredible for our entire community. I didn't realize how many soldiers from our county were in Iraq, i went to the going away ceremony at the Ford Center and saw over 800 soldiers that day, but didn't realize how many of those soldiers were my neighbors.
5. Focus on Gods Faithfullness- God will always be with you! There may be times you don't believe he is there or that he cares, but he loves you and will always be there to guide you.
6. Strive to be unique- Everyone has their own way of dealing with issues in their life, and whose to say that your way is wrong? As long as you are living your life in a way that gives glory to God then its OKAY.
7. Finish the job- i can honestly say i have trouble with this one, i am a procrastinator i must admit. Especially if its something i really don't want to do, even if i know i have to! Most of you don't know this, but i'm a full time college student and its hard for me to get motivated with my homework sometimes. Its weird because i love to write, but when it comes time to write a paper for school i just put it off til the last minute. If God gives you a job to do, or puts a challenge in front of you- finish the job, just do it!
8. Realize what you do does make a difference- Everything you do in your life has a impact on someone else, whether its your family, friends, coworkers or the guy behind you at the stoplight. Its your choice in whether that impact has a positive or negative impact. I believe Mission Compassion will have a amazing impact on our kids, our church, and our community. These soldiers have become like family to me, and i love each and every one of them. They have great families and most of them are christian. For those that aren't i hope they see what God has done in my life, and that my appreciation and love for them comes from my FATHERS love for me and that he also has the same love for THEM.
Bless you all!