This week at Amen, we did something a little different and joined another group of guys to hear Dr. James Ware discuss 2 Peter 1:8. While many of us came into the room at 6:30am on a Friday, tired and ready for the weeked, we left that room an hour later re-charged, ready to live out God's will for our lives. He certainly woke me up and woke all of us up to the reality of the world we live in as Christians.
"Our country has been built on feeling," Dr. Ware passionately said. "And it is up to us as Christians to make sure that feelings are thrown out and that faith in Jesus Christ is firmly put in its place." He focused on the three P's of 2 Peter: Product, Provision and Process. His point being that in order for the gift of heaven to become a reality for us, we have to live according to God's provisions - this means living through the word of God in a way that is fearless and overcomes the desires of this world and the desires of sin.
He also challenged us to think about the promise that God offers us? "If you didn't have you bible and you were asked what His promises are, what would you say?"
This requires practice and dedication - "why does Tiger Woods hit 1,000 golf balls per day, so he can be ready for that one." We are to practice our faith in a real way and fearlessly declare the gospel no matter what persecution comes our way.
He also called us to search for Agape love, or love from God, so that we then can spread His Word to even those we don't even like or don't "feel" like talking to.
In Christ,
Todd
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