Christianity is reality. The words in the Word are reality. Jesus Christ himself is the way, the truth and the life. The Christian journey is filled with uncertainty and we Christians are helpless and in need of a shepherd. However, in Christ, our helplessness is our best prayer. He hears our heart’s desire as soon as we pray with humility with a heart of helplessness.

If you want to make God laugh, tell him what your plans are. We do not know the destinations in this life, but he does. He did not call us to reveal his plan. Rather he called us to BE his plan. Our challenge allow God to “come help himself to our lives.” He will continue to write each new chapter in the book of our lives. We are his epistles, written not with ink or in tables of stone, but written in our hearts. Whatever the “problem du jour” God says, “I’ve got this.” Our challenge is to trust God for wisdom to walk according to his will for our lives. As men of God, our freedom is to choose to walk one step at a time in fellowship with Him. Our goal is to “choke in the dust of those in hot pursuit of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

God calls men of God to influence others for Christ. We are Christ centered, faith-based and grace-driven. For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works lest any man should boast. Men don’t know how to “work out their own salvation with fear and trembling.” How can we who were born in sin work out our own salvation? The answer is only by the grace of God.

A man of God is Christ centered, faith-based and grace driven. Faith must have an object of faith. Our faith is only in Him. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth and the life, no man cometh unto the Father but by me.

Either you are faith based or you are fear based. The default is fear based. However, there is no fear in love but perfect love casteth out fear because fear hath torment. He who feareth is not made perfect in love. A faith-based man is Christ centered. Faith must have an object of faith.