Keep the Faith Now

"Then Jesus went to work on his disciples. “Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat; I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self. What kind of deal is it to get everything you want but lose yourself? What could you ever trade your soul for?" Matthew 16:24-26 Message Bible Life selfishly lived ends in death, but life given away for Christ’s sake results in eternal life. Believers are responsible stewards of the gift of physical life and spiritual life! This mad quest for what we see as success or means to having happiness absorbs so much of our time and energy to the place that we miss the central point of Life. What good would it do to make all that money, then die, leave it all behind, and spend eternity empty-handed? We are here for bigger business than to make money. We are called to represen...

"And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?” Mark 4:37-40 Precipitation is a fact of life, regardless of the season. In the winter, you get snow, sometimes in the form of blizzards. In the spring, summer and fall you get rain, sometimes torrential downpours. Whatever its form you must always be ready to ride the storm without giving up the hope that storms don't last always, they shall cease and there will be a season of calm. Life storms can occur at anytime no matter who you are. Storms are typically accomapnied sometimes with dangerous conditions and at times propose a multitude of risks ...