Just a Thought

I know God wants me full time, Its a spiritual truth that as we go we are to make disciples. If God lives in me and He spoke everything into existence then its time for me to speak. My heart is to help people struggling and I have done that at the workplace, at home and many other venues. Now it is time for me to be a full time employee of the Creator of all things. I proclaim in Jesus' name JesusCrawl ministries to be a success, to financially support my family while we help those trying to recover their lives. I believe even if nobody reads this it will be spoken through this technology. I believe all things that need to happen will now transpire. I am sitting at my desk at church. That statement itself is a miracle so I know God is still in the miracle business.
Peace and Love ---I pray for Jesus to be Lord of all things in my life.....Amen
Jeff

It Ain't About Us

Whenever I get nervous about speaking in front of a large crowd or playing a new song for the first time my comfort comes from saying "it's not about me". The truth is its all about glorifying God and allowing Him to work through me. God equips the called He doesn't call the equipped. This same theory holds true to the board meeting I just left ! Its amazing the opinions that fly around !! People putting God in a box or putting man made "rules" in affect by a vote of men. God always shows up no matter what rules or regulations we put on a three day event. I said I wasn't going to get involved at this level again but It came down to If I don't no one else would. So I learn to separate politics from His work. Cause It Ain't about us.....
Peace and Love
Jeff

Good People-Bad Things

Sometimes I wonder why bad things happen to good people ? When close friends are in pain or sick, when good Christian people die young or suddenly, these are times that get me thinking and searching. My wife and I had the cancer scare last year. Many times I find myself asking why ? I have seen in the last year several close friends loose loved ones. I have seen amazing Christian people go through terrible times. I have seen alcoholics and addicts destroy their lives. Why ? I don't know ! What I do know is that I also have witnessed awesome men and women put their faith into action. In the middle of adversity, devastation and fear I have seen people praising God and sharing their faith through their actions. We live in a fallen world that the enemy has control of but we are not of this world. We are aliens in this world. No matter what happens to us here we know we have eternal Salvation through Jesus Christ. We have fellowship, friends and family for support and the Word of God for comfort. I believe that is why the armor of God has the helmet of Salvation, it covers our head or thoughts. We can take comfort in knowing God is in control and pray for our brothers and sisters. So I guess I don't have to know why , I just have to have faith and trust. So as we all go through our stuff know that Jesus Loves you and I Love you ! Good Things

Peace and Love
Jeff

Gods will

The older I get the more I see the truth. Gods will for my life is not a destination. Its not a person place or thing, its a posture for living, God wants me to seek Him, have a relationship with Him and to Love others as He Loves us. That's it. When I do these things He adds all things to me. JesusCrawl ministries is taking off. I said I would keep it posted so I am. Chad stayed up late Wednesday night putting a rough draft of the brochure together, Seeing it for real was really cool. We should have it finalized next week and take it to press. The next step after that is funding. There are several people that have said they are interested in helping that believe in what God is doing through me. We are praying for direction and Gods will for JesusCrawl. Your prayers would be gratefully appreciated.
Peace and Love

Serenity

This is the long version. The actual prayer that A.A. and others have shortened. I wonder if new comers to recovery programs would use it if they knew it all to start with?

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.Living one day at a time. Enjoying one moment at a time. Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace. Accepting,as Jesus did,this sinful world as it is not as I would have it. Knowing that You will make all things right if I surrender to Your will, so that I may be reasonably happy in this world and supremely happy with You , forever, in the next."
Peace and Love

Faith or Fear

God is really working on me today. Chads message yesterday hit home. I have a new dedication to starting "JesusCrawl". I have had excuses for the wait,no more. I purchased,with money I didn't have,printer cartridges today to get everything in order to take to the production company. I think my fear has not been failure but success. I know this is what God wants from me so here we go. Success means I will be helping addicts,alcoholics and youth full time. That means totally relying on Him for everything. Isn't that what faith is?!!! I will keep you posted. If you want to help financially or any other way e-mail me at jesuscrawl@yahoo.com. Peace and Love

I officiated my first funeral today,or as we call them "Celebration services" I have mixed emotions .I am not proud or happy that I did this service.I am not looking forward to ever doing another. Though I am amazed that God used me for His Glory. The fact that an addict,alcoholic devils MVP that I used to be performed a funeral service today is living proof God is still in the miracle business!!!! We all need to learn to love and understand that our only position of power as Christians Is love..
Peace-Love Jeff