Tuesday Night Reflections

Wow! what a night - no really it was a great night. As I watched to expressions of the people, Acts 2:17 came to my mind. There God said he will pour out His spirit on all flesh. The younger generations will proclaim his word and the older generation will dream of Him. In a since, that is what's happening at BridgePointe. I see a spiritual awakening in a young generation of people who is able and willing to take the gospel further than we've ever taken it. I see the uprising of a young generation who refuses to settle for what the enemy have told us for years. This that God is doing is really turning into a movement. Even the children are excited about Jesus. I asked my daughter (Miracle) what she thought about the services and she couldn't stop talking about Jesus and how she can feel him in the room. I was blown away again.

Here are some things I shared with the family on Tuesday Night from Daniel 3:16-18:

When Life Becomes a Disappointment

1. WE MUST PRAY FOR PURPOSE. (V.16)
a. By making sure our prayer are aimed at giving God glory.
b. By making sure our prayers are armed with confidence in God.

If we are going to pray we have no right to doubt. The Hebrew boys had complete confidence in God's ability to do what he promised. They were so sure of God that they wouldn't even consider the kings offer for them to redeem themselves. They knew that there is no such thing as self redemption. Redemption is only through Jesus Christ.

2. WE MUST PARTICIPATE IN GOD’S PLAN FOR OUR LIVES. (V.18)
a. By abandioning the worlds agenda or our own.
b. By appreciating the uniqueness of God’s plan for your life.

The more we participate in the thing God have for us the more we are connected to his purpose for us. Here then lies the problem, we often want the things of God without receiving Him first. when we decide to leave our agenda at the door and appreciate the uniqueness of our God given talents and abilities, we can walk into a fresh relationship with God that will blow our minds. There really is no good thing that God will withhold from those whose walk is blameless. (Psalm 84:11)

3. WE MUST PRAISE GOD FOR WHO HE IS. (V.17)
a. By applauding the fact that all power is in his hand.
b. By appreciating the fact that he operates in his own time.

We can never praise God enough for who he is. As we are experiencing disappointments we must realize that God is a God of promises. What He said will come to past. It is our job as believers to not get distracted by the work of the enemy and to stay faithful.