Blessed

Sometimes as Christians we get caught up in the idea that God should be blessing us more. We look around at church, or when we are with other Christian friends and start to consider things that they have that we do not. It is usually far easier to get caught up in all the things we think God should be doing, and isn't, than it is to look at everything wonderful he is doing in our lives.

As children of God we will be blessed in a way that can only come from God. Unfortunately, we frequently find flaws in God's blessing rather than accepting that he always knows what he is doing. Sometimes God's blessing and favor don't look exactly the way we want them to. There will be a lot of times in our lives when God shows us his blessing and favor in our lives through trust.

The bible talks about many people who were favored in God's sight. In Luke 1:28, the angel of the Lord first comes to Mary. He says to her: “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” (NIV) As you are probably well aware, he then went on to tell Mary that she would give birth to Jesus. Mary was highly favored among women and blessed by God. In showing that favor, Mary was pregnant out of wedlock, ridiculed by her peers and probably talked about negatively by people closest to her. For Mary, God's favor wasn't easy. It wasn't obvious every minute of the day that she was blessed. But through her, and because of her faithfulness, our Saviour was born.

Sometimes God's blessing in our lives will be difficult. More often than we expect, God's favor is shown in ways that result in an oportunity for us to be faithful. God will reward that faithfulness over and over again if you show him you are ready for it.

God rewards those who patiently wait, trusting in everything he is. Even when it isn't comfortable or easy. It is time for us, as children of God, to stop looking for God's blessing every minute. Stop waiting for him to bless you and show his favor in a tangible way and bless someone else instead. God is not a genie in a bottle. His purpose is not to grant our wishes. He calls us to bless others and show his love even in our most difficult times.

Today I want to encourage you to stop waiting for God to bless you the way you think he should. Instead, be a blessing to someone else.

Isaiah 35:3-4 says:

³ With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands,
and encourage those who have weak knees.
⁴ Say to those with fearful hearts,
“Be strong, and do not fear,
for your God is coming to destroy your enemies.
He is coming to save you.”

 

Find a way to bless and strengthen someone else today. If you want to be blessed, be a blessing.

 

Pastor Kayla

Revolution & OneWay Stuff

This week will be our third service at One Way.
We want to encourage all of you to invite your friends.
There are plans to buy two more bleachers in the near future to make room for growth.
At One Way we want to reach the lost, the unchurched and the best way we can do that
is for you to get out of your comfort zone and invite your friends and fellow students.

One Way is for students from 6th grade to 12th grade. We are a large body of students
who is excited about serving and loving God.

Within the next several months there will be a growth explosion in OneWay and we are ready.
Right now we are setting up resources, including this blog as a way you can be encouraged throughout
the week.

Other resources are;

The New Web Site:  www.onewaysm.org

Our YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/OneWayNewCaney/videos

A Bible Search/Resource Page www.biblegateway.com

You can follow us on Twitter @philipjkeller or kaylab_keller

There is more to come in the future as far as resources go. But for now we want to leave you with an encouraging worship song and a challenging video.

Please follow the links below to check em out

God Bless

Pastor Phil

"Why I Hate Religion But Love Jesus" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IAhDGYlpqY

"Rooftops" by Jesus Culture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggPFwBNPNf8

Hungry by Kelsi Martin of One Way

Hungry.

by Kelsi Martin on Monday, February 6, 2012 at 7:19pm

 

I was hungry for affection
desperate for perfection
and crippled by rejection.
So then it began.

It molded my thoughts
It attacked my body
It became dictator
planning to kill me.

From my mind came lies.
From my eyes came tears.
From my stomach came cries,
a few weeks turned to years.

Who was I?
What happend?
Where did I go?
When did I give up?
Why was i dying?

What did i do?
Why me?
Was i bad?
Did i not believe?

I had a dream,
I saw him.
I heard him.
I felt him.
I was perfect.

Darkness became light,
lonliness became gratefullness,
imperfection became wholeness,
hunger became fullness.

For a long time i was defined in my body,
i was defined by consumption,
i was defined by control,
or i was defined by satan,

BUT I HAVE A GOD.

A God who saves me,
over and over again.
A God who gives to me,
over and over again.
A God who does not forsake me,
but holds me.

I have a God that turned that darkness into light,
turned the lonliness to gratefullness,
the imperfection to wholeness.

I'm still hungry,
but for HIM.
Food?
God is what fills me.

I can never be starved again.

-- Im aware that this is messy and structure-less,  but it is my thoughts. I wrote this for someone who is like a sister to me and i love her so much. I want her to know we all go through trials, we all go throught "the hardest times of our lives". But sometimes we forget that it could be just a tad bit easier if we werent fighting alone, If we werent pushing away the most powerful fighter of all, GOD.
This writing was about one of the "hardest times" that i went through. At the time (years ago) i felt like that was the end for me, but look where im at now? I'm the happiest i have ever been, I'm SO close to God, and im still alive. There is hope in every situation.

Hopelessness only means your putting God in a box, your limiting his POWER. It means that you do not think he can do the impossible. He can.