Just like a cold drink on a hot day, God wants to Refresh His vision for our lives in 2010. His vision definitely is that we would love Him and love people. As we love and follow God, He will use us to Refresh those around us by leading them into a Growing Relationship with Jesus Christ. God is a God who loves to Restore and Refresh people.

Sometimes the miraculous incarnation, when God took on flesh... can fall into the familiar and nostalgic ranks right along side

What do you get for the person who has everything? The good news is that the Bible speaks to this as well and the answer is not a gift card. The people in Nehemiahs day have just come through an intense time of prayer and repentance. They have acknowledged who God (gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love.) He has consistently been good and loving (even in his discipline). They on the other hand have been consistently inconsistent. They have confessed (agreeing with God about their sin). They are ready to respond and make some commitments individually and as a people.) But what do you give someone who has everything?

How do I get this Christmas right? How do I get this life right? How do l live out God's vision for my life? Getting this Christmas right and getting this life right means having a right relationship with the Living God. Having a right relationship with the living God will always involve prayer and repentance. When we recognize who God is and who we are... it will lead us to confession (agreeing with God about our sin) and lead us to repentance. God's vision for us is that we would

Worry about Nothing, Prayer About Everything

Giving Glory to God!

From our childhood, people are drawn to the art and science of building. Erector sets, Lincoln logs, Duplo blocks and LEGO have captured the affection of generations. Eventually everything that has been built will ultimately need to be rebuilt (including people). In Nehemiah Chps. 7 & 8 we see that God's plan for Nehemiah an for us is to be involved with the rebuilding of broken people. Jesus -

Distraction, Diversion and Discrediting are all ways that are used to make followers of Jesus Christ deviate (go off course) from the plan that God has for their life. It is easy to get sidetracked and derailed by even good things. The goal of the believer must be to pursue the best thing, the plan that God has for them. Regarding following Christ we need to keep it simple and stick to the plan.

Some of the most destructive opposition we will face in our lives does not come at us from the outside. The insidious nature that is found on the inside will destroy much more quickly. In Nehemiah chapter 5 we find that God's chosen people are imploding with sin from the Inside out. The catalyst for the sin is the love of money. If we are going to see God build his church and his kingdom then his people are going to need to be transformed from the Inside Out.

Into every life a little rain must fall...that's an understatement when the deluge of opposition hits your life. Jesus said in John 16:33,