Word of Life Family Church

The process of building isn't about perfection, but rather maturity. God wants us to grow in maturity, so that we are not tossed to and fro. It is important to have laid the right foundation for us to build upon. One area to grow in is our understanding of the truth. Good teaching brings us together in the unity of the faith.

It's not hard to start something, but it is hard to finish. If we are going to have the Endurance we need, than we need to pace ourselves. Haggai encourages us to consider our ways. We can't run life wide open. If we do we will miss things or destroy things. In this message we will look at 3 things that will help us with endurance.

1. Do we have regular times with God?

* Jesus said come to me!

2. Are you giving anything up?

* Jesus said cast your cares on me!

3. Are you frustrated ?

* Jesus said learn of me!

We can get focused on the destination and not celebrate the journey. And there are so many good things to celebrate along the way.

1. Desire is a powerful thing, it will move you toward something. When your hungry or thirsty you won't care what is put before you.

2. Commitment is the willingness to sell out and walk away to have the desire with in. Don't wait His grace is sufficient.

In this series of learning to living light we need to consider what we can't let go of - Our Responsibilities.

The default of the flesh is to blame other instead of owning our part. Focus on what we can do, the things that we are responsible for.

Life has purpose and if one is going to fulfill it they will have to live light. Be careful about the good things, sick things and dead things that are in your life.

Jesus is building His church! Our connections are vital to our growth. As in the natural if something is disconnected from our body it will die. The eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you because you aren't an eye." We need the supplies that are working in our brothers and sisters in Christ.

We never start at 100%. We should be rejoicing in every step along the way! In the natural we rejoice at the baby steps, but in spiritual things we can tend to not be as excited about the baby steps. Every step we take is worth celebrating!

What are you holding on to? Heb 12 says we are to set aside every weight and the sin that entangles us. It's hard to endure if we are carrying more then we are designed to carry. Weight limits are for our protection. Over weight vehicles damage the roads and don't handle within safety limits. Our lives are kinda like that too.

We all approach storms differently, but there are some things we can learn that will help us navigate through the storms.

In this message we will look at...

Communicating, Complying and Climbing.

What is behind the decisions we make? Why do we make the decisions we make? Is it possible that our decisions are so short sighted, temporal and selfish that we end up coming up short. That they are without lasting effect or reward. This year let's commit to live and not just exist.

Let's commit to God first, than our families and our church family!