Look what I learned
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
I really don’t know how I could summarize the past couple months into a OneMinuteMinistry. From preaching my first sermon, to receiving an answer to a three year prayer, to a calling to preach, to an opportunity to become the preacher at a small church who stepped out in faith on me. God has humbled me beyond words with his grace in all of this. It happened so incredibly fast, I have no word other than overwhelming to describe it. My life has been turned upside down, and I am simply trying to reorganize it. God has placed me at a point in my life where I have no choice but to rely solely on Him. In my testimony rooted in pride, this step in sanctification is one where any ounce of pride left, fell out when He flipped my world. Thank you Jesus.
Solomon’s proverb above, the wisest man who ever lived, writes not to lean on our own understanding. He could have written to the likes of a prideful man leaning on his incredible wisdom and understanding. He could have said to pursue lifelong education and the pursuit of knowledge; no, he said to rely on God. He said in all your ways to rely on God. When we come to have that Holy fear, respect, and awe of God, and seek him with all our being, he sees and knows that and begins to reveal more of himself to us. Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction. Education is great and necessary in so many ways, but in that education rely on what God reveals, not the opinions of your blended learnings. Rely on the truths of the scriptures, period.
In my sermon preparation yesterday, God clearly spoke to me on this. I came to realize even more clearly the power of the Living Word. How I need less of Mike Anderson, and more of God. I am unedjumicated’, but I have a true, fearful heart for God and lean on his understanding. I stand before you a man humbled by grace, and covered in mercy. There is nothing special about me that you cannot have too. All it takes is answering that call He has placed on your heart. Those convictions that you feel, those questions that you feel, are all Christ working inside of you. All it takes is a true repentance of your sins, asking for Him to forgive you of them, and live your life, the rest of your life, in the assurance of eternity with him. Your life will forever change, your life will take on new meaning, your life will want to move to that of a disciple, to share the Hope that lies within you. You will want to share your knowledge and understanding of the Savior of the world.
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