Are we owned by the Presence or by our pasts? 

Jesus meets with you in your today! Sometimes we don't expect much because we don't think we have much. 

Have I let myself be affected by the season, and where are my additions? What am I displaying this season? Jesus came to heal our expectations and our understandings. The belonging and the challenge of Jesus go hand in hand. 

Are we displaying that we have enough in Him?

God is asking us to show our ID and say “I belong.” And He is calling us not only to have faith, but to grow in understanding of who we are in Him.

To put on the armour of God and to walk in the identity that He has given us. 

In this new season, are we dressed for the occasion? Are we wearing the full armour of God?

Jesus had come from a context of being baptized and confirmed as God's son, then going through the desert and the temptations, and then He came straight back to the temple. He approached and confronted first the religious elite, and challenged them by breaking their traditions to bring the Truth. 

What is Jesus challenging in us in this season? We are not identified by the season and situations that we are living. We are identified as being found in Him. 

Every part of us that is not aligned with Jesus needs to come into line with who He is. It's time to show your ID.

Noah worked by faith. He didn't respond to what he knew or saw in the land around him. He responded to what God said with faith. When God asks  us to build our arks we need to take action and see the task through. 

Your faith matters. How are you choosing to respond to God's promptings?

In a world where we are constantly being bombarded by information, God is bringing His revelation. Our faith needs to be in movement. Maybe we have parked our cars, our faith, in a certain place without even trying to get closer to our goals. Jesus wants our hearts to be ready and expectant for the things He is bringing. 

In what areas have you parked your faith in this season? And where is God asking you to  keep moving?

Mark 3:1-5 Jesus is walking into our lives, coming close like He always does. 

What  are we going to do when Jesus asks us to come close to Him, when He asks  us to stretch out the areas and parts of our lives that have become  shriveled and dried out?