"THE MIND"

Rock of ages~~ You will Stand~~ Our foundation! till the end~~

Never failing~~ God unchanging~~ Rock of AGES! You will stand.

I'm sitting here listening to this chorus as millions of thoughts are running through my head on this early morning of September 15th. Thought I would take some time to write on my jumbled thoughts!

KCM.

Servant team retreat is tomorrow. So blessed to have an awesome core of brothers and sisters who are like-minded and have willing hearts to really strive to proceed in prayer in a manner that seeks to please God above anything and anyone else. It's definitely going to be a struggle and is a direct invitation to opposition and conflict from the one who does not enjoy it when God's people actually try to live out their faith do what His word says. I have definitely been experiencing my fair share of spiritual warfare and God has been graciously revealing how weak and dependent I really am on the strength that He provides. God has instilled within me a rock solid desire to serve in KCM in a way that will fulfill the single and clear purpose of PRODUCING DISCIPLES. How exactly that will happen or what exactly that means; both things that I think God will reveal in His time and in His way for His glory. (transition) LOVE. It is still insane to think that the greatest ACT of love, if done without LOVE, is USELESS. We are utterly incapable of love if we are not attached, established, rooted, and firmly connected to the only legitimate SOURCE of love: Jesus himself. Ministry, counseling, preaching, teaching, missions, anything/everything can be USELESS?!?! God's Word continues to blow my mind into pieces (as it should) and leads me to offer up those pieces to God in a humble manner saying.. "GOD! I don't know your truth! I don't understand your scripture! I try to but I can't! I'm too finite...too limited...too intoxicated by sin. Please HELP ME! Otherwise i am HELPLESS!" on CHRIST the solid rock I stand. ALL OTHER GROUND IS SINKING SAND~~ What a great commission it really is.. that God in all His power and might would commission filthy sinners to make disciples of other sinners that we might proclaim "NOT TO US BUT TO HIS NAME BE THE GLORY!" God. Please help me be humble, faithful and spirit-led through the ministry of KCM.

CHURCH.

I love church, but no where near as much as Christ loves the church. He loved it so much that he died for it. *MIND BLOWN* It is HIS church. HIS body. HIS bride. *paradigm shift* Must must must guard, protect, and serve HIS church. He is the head, we are the body. Must never seek to do ANYTHING without first consulting the head. What's the problem with the church? I am. I AM. I AM! Turn your finger around and point at yourself Sam. Check your own speck. judge your own heart. YOU serve. YOU pray. YOU encourage. There's not time to criticize or judge. Continue to pray for young adults, pastor, college group, EM, CHURCH.

FUTURE.

Let tomorrow worry about itself~ there's PLENTY on your plate today. Don't plan; TRUST. Don't look ahead; LOOK UP. Don't desire things; DESIRE HIM. Don't live for now; LIVE FOR LATER. You live for one thing: to hear "well done good and faithful servant".

THE FLESH.

The Spirit is willing but the flesh is weak~ WRETCHED MAN THAT I AM! WHO WILL DELIVER ME FROM THIS BODY OF DEATH!???..........but thanks be to GOD!!!

It definitely is not easy struggling and fighting against yourself. I want this but I don't at the same time. Why why why why!! WHY!! Why does God not simply strip our fleshly passions from us? Why does God not simply strip our fleshly passions from us? Why does God not simply strip our fleshly passions from us? Three times Paul asked..."My grace is sufficient for you. My power is made perfect in weakness". *MIND BLOWN* Finding the sufficiency of God's grace amidst the toil and struggle of battling the many thorns in my flesh...

Sigh.

On Christ the solid rock I stand~ All other ground is sinking sand~

Lead me to the cross.