Belong Church

Today, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus... the death, burial and resurrection! It was a Friday, Saturday and Sunday... but did it take 3 days? God created the heavens and the earth with a word, in a moment... so why 3 days?

The prophet Zechariah prophesied that the King of Israel would come riding in on a colt. When Jesus came riding in on a colt, everyone rallied around Him with palm leaves, shouting "Hosanna!" While they were looking for a physical Kingdom, what Jesus was actually ushering in was a new Kingdom.. SPIRITUALLY!

Jesus was about to face the cross - He chose to pray! and pray, three times it says He prayed the same thing!

When we sow a thought, we reap an action - Sow an action, we reap a habit... and so on until it turns into our destiny... what starts as a thought, ends up as our destiny!  What we think translates into our actions, and become the sum total of all the things that we keep doing over and over!

Jesus said that everything in life has to do with sowing and reaping.  Our destiny is determined by our thoughts, which are seeds that grow into emotions and ultimately control our destiny.  Control your thoughts and you control your destiny!

Every way of a man seems right to him... No one thinks that they are going the wrong direction, but it is God Who looks at the heart...  We need to know what God wants from us, and the path for our life.  We look at the first miracle of Jesus.

What made Jesus different?  What is supposed to make those who follow Christ different?  It is not that all our problems are solved, that we have it all "figured out" or that we don't sin... It is how our faith helps us THROUGH every situation we face!

Jesus said, "It is impossible that no offenses come.."  In EVERY relationship, there is opportunities for offense and conflict - the question becomes what to do!

WARNING!!  Content is PG-13!!  God created man and woman to be in relationship... and intimacy!  A couple connected as God created is beautiful and an reflection of who God is.

So far as it depends on you...  Rom. 12:18 shows us that we have responsibility when it comes to conflict.  We also see that "sin" is crouching outside our door when we get angry.