JUST ENOUGH for The Journey - It's Time to STEP ON THE SCENE in 2016!!

What is the probability of You, being where you are right now and doing what you are doing in the lives of others; that this was all happenstance?  I would say unlikely. You must know that God has created you specifically for His purpose and His plan both in your life and in the lives of others. It's time that we stop looking to others to do what you are called to do. You were made for this, you are here to do this, there's no one else...it's you, EMBRACE IT!

IT WAS FORESEEN EVEN IN 2015 THAT YOU WOULD STEP ON THE SCENE AND INTERVENE IN 2016!!

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations." (Jeremiah 1:5 NKJV)

JUST ENOUGH for The Journey - Who or What Has Your Attention?

Quote from the movie Concussion: "The NFL owns a day of the week, the same day that ONCE was owned by the church"

Think about this bold statement...or is it even bold? What have you allowed to replace the Lord's day? What activity? What practice? What is luring you away from the church?

"Now fear the Lord and serve Him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshipped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD. (Joshua 24:14-15 NIV)

JUST ENOUGH for The Journey - Importance is ONLY Important when Importance is SHOWN TO OTHERS!

It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice to somebody else!

JUST ENOUGH for The Journey - CHRIST-mas! "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given" - The Reason for Hope is the reason for the season.

Christmas is not always a festive season for some among us. Many people have a difficult time being festive because they have lost a loved one or they are separated from their family due to incarceration, military duty and some are even homeless.

While you are out and about trying to purchase that special gift, remember those who are in need of the gift of hope in their time of hopelessness.

That hope is that in our times of gloom and despair, we can alleviate our fears and subdue the sorrows that trouble us and seems to never end. You see, we can take comfort in this certainty: although The Lord may not always take us around our troubles, if we follow Him wholeheartedly,  He will lead us safely through them.

May the Christ in you renew the Christmas in them. That is a gift that we all can give and a gift that we all need to receive.

Merry Christmas to you all.

JUST ENOUGH for The Journey - The ONE THING

What is it that you are chasing after in life? What are your expectations of what you will receive once you catch up to what you are chasing?

Know this, the object of your pursuit is evident by how you are living your life. If you are pursuing a state of intoxication, then your days and thoughts will be consumed by how you will obtain alcohol and drugs. If your pursuit is that of lust, then your days will be spent longing for the things that satisfy the flesh. If your pursuit is wealth and prestige, then you will lack fulfillment as wealth has no limits and you will find yourself exhausted and burned-out.

However, if your pursuit is for the heart of God, then with each day that you seek Him, your life will be made better, your outlook will become positive, your attitude will be that of victory and your spirit will be renewed. You see, as you pray and read God’s Word, things begin to change. Seeds of righteousness are planted. Seeds of hope are planted. Seeds of Salvation take root and seeds of love grow in you and that same love flows out of you!

There are many things that can be pursued, but there is only "The ONE THING" that when you make up your mind to chase after, it immediately blesses you...that is the pursuit of our Heavenly Father and The Kingdom of God!

Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but ONE THING I do,  forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:13-14 NKJV)

JUST ENOUGH for The Journey - This is How I'm Feeling Right Now...

Too blessed to be stressed
Too anointed to be disappointed
Too saved to be phased

How are you feeling?

If you're content in Jesus, say Amen!!

JUST ENOUGH for The Journey - The "WOW" Factor...It's ALL OVER YOU!!!

In reading the story of King Solomon this morning, I was struck by what the queen of Sheba said when she came to see for herself all that she heard about the fame of Solomon. (Read 1 Kings chapter 10)

You see, she had heard the stories of how well Solomon was doing and of his successes, knowledge and wisdom. She heard about the blessing of wealth and kingship. However she did not believe the words that she was hearing.

Know today that there are people in our lives that have heard that there's been a change in our lives, a blessing in our lives and that God has made us a new creation; with a new attitude; having a new perspective; a new purpose; and He has been and continues to richly bless the work of our hands; and He is blessing us in all of our relationships.

Like queen Sheba, let them come, let them investigate and let them see the goodness of God in our lives! May their response by similar to queen Sheba's response:

I CAME, I SAW..."WOW", INDEED THE HALF WAS NOT TOLD TO ME!!!

Yeah, we aren't who we use to be and we are far different than what some may remember. We are continually being made better, wiser and more knowledgeable as we become more like Him, Jesus Christ! "WOW"

"And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, the food on his table, the seating of his servants, the service of his waiters and their apparel, his cupbearers, and his entryway by which he went up to the house of the Lord , there was no more spirit in her. Then she said to the king: “It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. HOWEVER I did not believe the words until I CAME and SAW with my own eyes; and INDEED THE  HALF WAS  NOT  TOLD  ME. Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame of which I heard." (I Kings 10:4-7 NKJV)

JUST ENOUGH for The Journey - "That Person"

That person who will go the extra mile for another. That person who will be there when someone else is in need. That person that others can turn to when all else has turned against them. That person who will pray for someone just because they came to mind. That person who will encourage, buildup, lift up and pray up your brother and sister at all times. God isn't waiting for someone else to do it, He's looking for YOU to do it!

YOU are "That Person", the question is, will you be "That Person"?

“Therefore, putting away lying, “ Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another. “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil.  Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.” (Ephesians 4:25-27, 29-32 NKJV)

JUST ENOUGH for The Journey - Enough

JUST ENOUGH for The Journey - "It"

Trust God with "It", whatever "It" is.

Trust God with "It".
Trust God in "It".
Trust God through "It"

God ALWAYS wins!!!

JUST ENOUGH for The Journey - Take EVERYTHING to God in Prayer

KNOW THIS...

God will take from you EVERYTHING that you give to Him! Let me say that again, God will take from you EVERYTHING that you give to Him.

Got it?

This means that:
• addiction will be taken away
• low self-esteem will be taken away
• loneliness will be taken away
• fear, doubt, confusion, lust, greed, perversion and abuse will all be taken away IF YOU GIVE IT TO GOD!