Monday 1-28-08

Greetings Internet Campus,

This week we are looking at the first part in our Garage Sale series...Simplify your Spiritual Life...

The first step is to know God...to understand His position...

2 Chronicles 7:14 Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.

If we're going to simplify our spiritual lives...we have to understand what position we hold in the universe. While we are God's masterpiece...we aren't God. Sometimes I forget that. I can't control the weather... I can't be everywhere at once...I can't change a single thing in my life by worrying about it...am I the only one that has tried to do these things?

Have you ever tried to be God?

In this verse from 2 Chronicles, we start by humbling ourselves. Realizing that God is God. He doesn't need our approval or permission to do what He wants. He doesn't need to explain Himself or His actions. He is God. And we are not. We are not His assistant...He is not our co-pilot. He is our creator and we are His creation.

If we really want to clean out what is stifling our spiritual growth...we have to start with understanding our role in all of this....we are to be loved on, forgiven, protected, healed, cared for, guided, favored, restored, disciplined, and redeemed by God. Humble yourself...understand your role...and give thanks for it. God is in control.

Write it Down: In your journal...write a prayer to God. In your prayer, ask God's forgiveness if you have ever tried to assume His role. Commit to humbling yourself daily and seeking His will for your life.

See you in the morning!
Pastor Brian