Saved by GRACE.

Ephesians 2:4-5 "But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved." We were DEAD in our sin and our merciful God made us alive in Christ!!! It is by GRACE we have been SAVED. It's not anything that we did that saved us - it's all God's love!!! Thank you Jesus for saving me from my sin!!

Grace: (dictionary.com) the freely given, unmerited favor and love of God.

The Good of Those Who Love Him

Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." If you love God, then He is always on your team. He will work things out for the good of those who have been called by him!! We never have to worry about any situation we will face, because God will take care of it!! He cares about us!! 

You are Gods Masterpiece.

Ephesians 2:10 "For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." We are God's MASTERPIECE - created to do the good things that God prepared for us, way before we were even born!! We can't have our own plan!! God made us to do something specific! Get ready!!

Normal is Overrated

"Normal" is so overrated. So many people say they just want to be normal...but truthfully, I don't think anyone has a true desire to be "normal" or "average" - I think it's more that we have a fear of what people might think if we step out of the box. It's so much easier to just do the average thing - wake up, go to school or work, eat, sleep, and repeat. But what's the point of that? We need more than normal people to change the world! We need to be Jesus crazies! People want to follow people who stand out, not fit in!! I have a challenge for everybody who's reading this - this week, practice stepping out of the box. No! Don't JUST step out!! When you are out, pick up "the box" and chunk it!! Throw it as far away as you can... And never go back to average!! Don't let your fear of what your friends might think keep you from stepping out!! BE CREATIVE and BE YOURSELF (and "yourself" is not normal)!! :) I'm ready! Are you?

Get Off The Recliner!!

I don't know about you, but it is easy for me to be lazy. It's easy to sit around at home and do absolutely nothing. But thats not what God wants for us!! Anyone can sit around on their recliner and play solitaire all day, but it takes someone bold to actually DO something. As Christians, we are called to serve and make disciples! This week, instead of sitting around and doing nothing with meaning, let's get out there and love, serve, give, etc!! I'm tired of easy! I'm ready to get out there and DO stuff with meaning!!! What about you?!?