THE GREASED POLE

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

ARE YOU SEEKING?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

1-3The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

“I’m stuck”

Unlikely.

We are rarely ever “stuck” when it comes to our walk with Christ or our recovery. We are either progressing or we are regressing. We are either climbing or we are slipping. Rarely if ever are we “just stuck”.

Granted we may feel that way from time to time.

But I saw a quote from Greg Laurie recently that describes our Christianity. He likens it to a a climb rather than a walk.

Laurie says it this way… “It has been said the Christian life is like a greased pole: you are either climbing or slipping.”

Therefore rarely are we stagnant.

We have really“good” days; days where we are close to GOD, and feel like we are smack dab in the middle of His will. Our decisions are good, our countenance is fresh and our faith is solid. Those are the climbing days right? We are PROGRESSING!

But conversely we also have those days where we don’t look, act, sound or behave much like one who is “in Christ” much at all.

Slipping right?

So what to do?

Simple.

Ask GOD each day to help to keep you climbing and protect you from regressing.

START BY:

Colossians 1:9-10

…asking God to give you wise minds and spirits attuned to his will, and so acquire a thorough understanding of the ways in which God works….pray that you'll live well for the Master, making him proud of you as you work hard in his orchard. As you learn more and more how God works, you will learn how to do your work. We pray that you'll have the strength to stick it out over the long haul—not the grim strength of gritting your teeth but the glory-strength God gives. It is strength that endures the unendurable and spills over into joy, thanking the Father who makes us strong enough to take part in everything bright and beautiful that he has for us.

Pray that for yourself today. Pray it first thing.

Open your heart to the WISDOM. Open your SPIRIT to HIS will. Dedicate yourself to “LIVING WELL”, that means obediently. (Something I could have used more of just yesterday…J) This will sharpen your focus to the things of GOD and when we do that we more tightly align with HIS plan for us today and that in turn keeps us growing and progressing in our faith!

2 Peter 1:5-9

So don't lose a minute in building on what you've been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder, warm friendliness, and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others. With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your feet; no day will pass without its reward as you mature in your experience of our Master Jesus…

I love you all.

Be blessed and PROgress!

Freedom Church

Pastor GDelaney