It’s all about that Walk!

Christian Author Oswald Chambers once said: “If we obey, and do the task that He (God) has placed closest to us, we will see him…”  Yesterday the challenge was "Your Walk with Christ."
Take a moment and rate your past year in walking with Christ.  Did it look like a roller coaster at Kings Island or was it a steady climb with the occasional flat spots?

Well, just some Monday morning quarterbacking to help you get through.  If you want your Walk to be on a steady climb remember:
1) Establish your walk by Instilling some BASIC SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES.
A)READ YOUR BIBLE!  Learn to Study your Bible.  Memorize the Word of God.  Hide it in your heart so that during the moments of temptation you can bring up and win the battle.  And lastly - Meditate on the Word of God.  For instance - I have been thinking about Proverbs 12:15 - “the way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.”  Asking myself - “how have I acted like the fool and how have I acted like the wise man?  What can I do to be more like the wise man?  How am I at taking advice?”  Then I take time to pray over it.

B) TAKE TIME TO PRAY TODAY!  Get in the habit of praying and having more dependence on God for all your decisions.  Set aside a daily time to pray for the church and for it’s leadership.  Pray for our worship team and set up team.  Pray the ACTS model we taught in church yesterday. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication).  Let Harvest Bible Chapel be known for it’s passionate, fervent prayer.  THEN - Join the Prayer team that meets on Sunday Mornings at 10am.  We pray for the service and for God to save the Lost and lead people to repentance.

C) GET READY TO BE A WITNESS!  Nothing, I mean nothing test your faith like sharing it with a total stranger.  But you know what is harder - Sharing it with a friend of family member.  Take time to let them know why you are a changed man or woman and that they can receive this same gift through The shed blood of Jesus our Savior.

Then if you really want to kick your walk into high gear -
 
2) Strengthen your walk with others in small group.
No significant growth ever happened in isolation.  Men and women who grow in their faith are men and women who have put into practice the practice of being accountable to other believers on a weekly basis.  They don’t want to be the same old believers stuck in the same rut of sin and confess.  They want more!  They want victory and they want victory for you as well.  Small group isn’t a place of condemnation - it’s a place of true love and ministry  

As I said yesterday - A Christian who is unwilling to held accountable is a Christian who will never reach their full potential for God and I fully believe are headed for some type of moral failure in the near future.  Join a Small Group today and get know and loved and GROW!


“You can run with the big dogs, you can fly with the eagles, you can jump through all the hoops and climb your ladder to the top, but when it all comes down - it all comes down to THE WALK. 
DO JUSTLY, LOVE MECY, WALK HUMBLY WITH YOUR GOD…” (SCC)