PREACH IT !!!

I'm writing this right now because I need to basically hear it again and I need to ponder and meditate on what Christ has done for me.

As Christians, as believers, as followers of Christ we need to hear the gospel as much as a non-believer. We need to preach the gospel to ourselves so that we do not lose heart, soul or give our minds to idols or lose our strength.

Paul Tripp said on a recent podcast interview with Theology Refresh that "No one is more influential in your life more than you because no one talks to you more than you do." He's talking about our inner voice." You know, the one that we listen to all day long. The voice that interprets and helps us understand (for better or worse) the situations, circumstances or things in life that we encounter daily. The big stuff and the little stuff.

We need to be mindful of that conversation.
This conversation needs to be deeply theological and Christ centered. No matter the situation we are always living out of some kind of version of the gospel but if you're like me we tend to twist it and bend it to our needs and we put that voice in a box.

We will forever find ourselves in situations or circumstances that are way bigger than ourselves, much larger than our own wisdom, strength and we will always be faced with how little we actually control in life and how very little we understand about the world we live in. The world way out there and the world that is just within our arm span.

We need to remember and understand that control is not found in our own souls, strength or wisdom. It will only be found in GOD. The one true God who ripped open the seams of the universe and stepped into our world and invaded it with his grace, love and mercy. We need to preach this gospel of grace and HIS ultimate provision to ourselves all of the time. Not just in our quiet times, Sunday morning worship, bible studies or community groups. We need to be speaking this gospel to ourselves daily.

How:
Be proactive and look to the beauty of the LORD. Isaiah 40 or Ephesians chapter 1 comes to mind.
Remember that the word of God does not just simply tell us who God is but it tells us who we are it reveals our true identity as children of God. Require yourself to rest in order to prepare yourself for the work of God.

Then

React: Create habits of looking back over your life experiences and put them through the filter of the Good News, the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and look at how he has been working in you and through you.

Take Heart, Live Free and Live Fearlessly

Gordon