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The God who Seeks: A Scandal of Grace

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God is the initiator of everything in our lives. We are people chosen by God Himself as a result of Him seeking us out. Before the foundations of the Earth were laid and formed God saw you, and loved you and had it in His heart for you to be His. In someway everyday He is in pursuit of you, His eyes on you hoping you will choose Him and in turn seek Him. He says through David in Psalm 23, "surely my goodness and steadfast love will pursue after you relentlessly all the days of your life." Until our last day He will hound our steps with love. No one ever dies unloved. He is seeking to save, and in that saving that people will become true worshipers. He pursues us through His Spirit, and through His Son. The Trinity is a mystery. I believe it was St. Augustine that said, If you try to communicate and explain the Trinity you loose your mind. I get scared writing about it because I don't want to accidentally sound like a heretic and totally shred theology to piec

The God who Seeks, Searches and Saves: Introduction

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We live what we seek after, which then becomes our purpose in life, resulting in the legacy we leave for generations to come. In many of our cities across America, and across the world there is an encounter of spiritual darkness as a result of generations not seeking God. Generations who can't even start to seek Him because of the strongholds, self exalting arguments, and deep rebellions against each other and God. In this new series about God seeking, searching, and saving us, it is my goal to walk you through both God's role and our response. Those of you who have read my blog for some time know I end every post with "God bless you as you seek Him." I want you to seek Him, to look for Him in everything, and as a result be blessed but what your eyes see, and what God reveals to your spirit as it aligns with His Spirit and listen to what He is saying. God wants our obedience to be fulfilled first so that we form a lifestyle of correct responses and begin livi

It Is Well With my Soul

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"Even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong." -2 Corinthians 12:7-10 So, did you check out the "About" page? Hopefully you did in that you can have a better idea of what this ministry is about, and where I'm coming from as the writer of the words you read. In the next few posts I want to expound on the vision and mission of the ministry and share with you personally what God has done in my life to get to thi

A Grain Offering

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“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers.” “For I will give the command and will shake Israel along with the other nations as grain is shaken in a sieve, yet not one true kernel will be lost. I will protect them by the power of the name you gave me. I guard them so that not one was lost, - Luke 22:31-32 ; 1 Peter 5:8 ; Amos 9:9 ; John 17:12 I don't know about you but lately I've been through extreme testing. I find myself wondering when it will stop and I can just breathe and enjoy life. The wind gets knocked out of me, and I get hit on all sides. Situations break my heart, family and friends walk away, jobs frustrate, traffic makes my head pound, money is tight...it can all