RaceLine Podcast

Have you fallen asleep while driving? I think most have or have come close to it. Not long ago I fell asleep with my eyes wide open on my motorcycle. Scary!! I think we do that as Christians. We walk around with our eyes open but we are spiritually asleep. Scary!! 

It's the end and the beginning! Peter is finishing his challenge on suffering and persecution in 1 Peter 5. He speaks to Elders. He speaks to younger people. He speaks to them all. Then he shares God's responsibility for enduring in this final chapter and the closing of his letter on suffering.

There is not question that we as Christians are going to suffer. It might be a lot or it might be a little. Suffering when we handle it right is good for three things. It honors God. It strengthens us. It ministers to others.

Why suffer! Wasn't Jesus' suffering enough? Nope! God calls us to suffer for a lot of reasons. But one of the greatest reasons we suffer is to give others hope....Here is why...

Being that I could not get my 1 Peter 4 passage ready in time I did a "breakaway message" this week. I spend a good part of my quiet personal time w/ God going through the Proverbs each month. Prov 1 specifically spoke to me this past week so I spoke on it. Next week we will be back in 1 Peter 4. 

Would you rather have God's eyes looking out for you or His face against you.
This is a powerful passage about learning how to suffer for doing what is right.
It is not an easy thing to do and it is not possible to handle it on your own.
Listen and look to grow in this area. I'm trying to do the same. God bless you!

Are you married? Well, then you know how glorious the relationship with your husband is. And you know how difficult your relationship can be at times. Oftentimes, it is because we don't understand our roles. Each response has responsibilities. They are supernatural responsibilities. Well, take a listen and find out which spouse is the most important.

I'm not sure where this saying comes from, but it goes, "What goes in must come out." This is true of us. What we think about most usually drives us. The Bible in the N.T. tells us that we should capture every. thought and make sure aligns w/ God and His truth. The Holy Spirit, and we need to be the gatekeepers of our minds and souls. Why? Because what soaks into us, when we are squeezed, will be what comes out. What is coming out of you? Is it clean? Or is it dirty?

The worst things that Satan does to us is drag us into sin and make us feel like we are worthless. If he can make devalue us he makes us ineffective.

God does the opposite. He holds us in great value and treats us with honor. This passage is extremely empowering for us as God's children. It shows us how honorable and precious we really are to HIM.

What you long for is what you love
What you long for is what you prioritize
What you long for is what controls you