Discipleship

Serve Where You Are

July 16, 2015 by Tim Sherfy

I love this quote from Christine Cain: “If you can’t serve God here, you won’t serve Him there because once you get there it will be here.” How often have you thought, if only God would put me there, or give me this, then I would truly be able to serve Him? We all fall victim to thinking we could serve God better if our circumstances were different.

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But the truth is, if you can’t serve Him where you are, with what you have, you won’t be able to serve Him regardless of where you are or what resources you have at your disposal. God calls you to serve Him right where you are, just as you are.
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Jesus and Nothing Else

July 2, 2015 by Tim Sherfy

Let me take you back to the moment you gave your life to Christ. You surrendered everything to Him and pledged to spend the rest of your days serving Him. How much time passed before you were right back into your old rhythms and activity? If following Jesus is our true intention then we have to put an end to our pursuit of everything other than Him. Nothing else matters. It is Jesus and nothing else or no Jesus at all.

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That’s the truth, but we waste so much time and energy trying to put an “and” between Jesus and our own desires and dreams. The problem with this is if we are true followers of Jesus, our own desires will be the same as the desires of God.
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Pledging Allegiance

June 29, 2015 by Tim Sherfy

There was a time when I was a news and politics junkie. I spent hours devouring articles and newscasts, not to mention the countless time I spent engaged in passionate debate with those who had opinions different from my own. As I’ve drawn closer to Christ and have come to better understand His mission and the role I have in it, I have left those old pursuits in the past.

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A pivotal verse for me was 2 Timothy 2:3-4 which states Christians should not entangle themselves in the affairs of this world. The only nation we belong to is the nation of God. We are His people regardless of what piece of land we might find ourselves temporarily occupying.
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Time to Breathe

June 22, 2015 by Tim Sherfy

Sometimes we’re our own worst enemies. We want to draw closer to God, to experience more of His love and character, but we rarely slow down enough to actually take in His glory. We spend our days jumping from one task to the next, and that busyness spills over into our spiritual lives. When we finally get around to praying, studying, and concentrating on God, our minds are so hurried we cruise right through what He is revealing to us.

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He gives us an epiphany for service and we quickly file it away so we can get to the next verse or the next name on our prayer list. And we wonder why our spiritual life isn’t more vibrant!
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More of God and Less of Me

June 1, 2015 by Tim Sherfy

I’ve often heard Christians say that they want more of God and less of themselves. It’s a noble but misguided prayer. The goal is not to have more of God and less of us, but rather to have all of God and none of us. This is more than just semantics. For too long we’ve misrepresented what it means to surrender our lives to Jesus.

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When you surrender, you give up everything. Yet far more often than not, very little is surrendered to Jesus. We’ll make a few tweaks to our lifestyle, but significant and lasting change is rare. Following Jesus dictates a total surrender of our lives.
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