Holy CPR

 

What is your life source?

 Stay connected or die!

Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. (John 15:4-5)

What is your life source? What do you absolutely need to survive on a daily basis? Some would just die without coffee. Others need sports 24/7 to exist. Some turn to drugs, sex, alcohol . . . Many simply cannot survive without other people's applause and approval. 

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We have to stay intimately connected to God in order to survive this world as a believer. Trusting the world and its traps is deadly! Without Him, we can do absolutely nothing of value guys!!!!

What (Who) is your life source?

Are we just doing too much?

This is a busy world . . . for adults and teens alike. But maybe, just maybe we are just doing too much! I is a question we must ask ourselves now and then. When we find ourselves with no time to spend with family . . . . not enough time to sit down to eat . . . . not enough time for exercise . . . . not enough time to sleep we should . . . . not enough time for God . . . . well maybe we need to ask:

Are we just doing too much?

Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.” (Mark 4:18-20)

In the parable of the sower, Jesus explains what can happen to those who hear the word but are not focused upon it. Busyness can choke it out and we forget about things of God. Those who take time for the Lord and make Him a priority are fruitful for God.

Where are we today? Let's make some adjustments as we ask the question: Are we just doing too much?

Never . . . more!

So when do we know enough? Simple answer . . . NEVER! We need to know!

While we will never know all about God, we should never stop trying to find out more about Him. The more we can understand of the magnitude of His love and grace, the more we grow in our love for Him. Just like with our spouse, we should be desiring to know more and more about the person God is. After all, He is the most important person in our lives!

God the Holy Spirit is not spoken about or spoken to as often as should be. He is real. He is living inside every believer. he desires for us to know Him deeper. He wants nothing but good for us. In fact, He even prays for us when we don't know what to say! Why do we not seek Him more?

Let's focus on getting to know God the Holy Spirit more today . . . this week . . . every day in fact. We will never know enough but should be seeking to know more.

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God. (Romans 8:26-27)

What we need is eternal vision.

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:28-31)

I wish someone had informed me of many of the things I know now when I was young, especially things of God. I "grew up in church" but was rarely taught how to apply anything to my life. What I realized was from God came directly from Him as He drew me to Himself over the years. Now at sixty-two and thirty years into a real relationship with the Lord, I can look back and see His hand in everything . . . from a five year old baseball player, high school and college sports, a lifetime of coaching, twenty-five years of missions work, and now teaching for twelve years in middle and high school.

So why mention that now? My desire is to build into the young people and their families what God is doing in their lives so they do not miss it like I did! Many of our experiences as a youth is God's way of preparing us for His work in the future. Individually the experiences may seem trivial . . . a family vacation, middle school disappointments, failed relationships, victories and defeats in sports, etc. However, as an entire package, one can see God knitting everything together for your use in His Kingdom. 

What we need is eternal vision. Our young people need to know how to see with biblical vision and not worldly sight. It has to be taught , modeled, and explained. 

Breathing is spiritual

 Breathing is involuntary. We cannot decide to breathe or not to breathe. We can influence it of course, but not for long! Learning how to influence our breathing can lead to relaxation however. It actually unites parts of our brain to function together! While breathing can be both physical and mental, more importantly for us as believers is that breathing is spiritual.

God gives us each breath we take. Realizing this brings us aware of God in our lives. As we focus upon each breath we take, we realize just how much God provides for us!

He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’ (Acts 17:26-28)

BREATHE God!