Skinny Arms

Imagine going to the gym with the intention of building muscle and getting stronger. You take your buddy with you to spot you. There is a problem though. Every time you are making a lift and struggling, even the least bit, your buddy grabs the weight and racks it. When you ask him what he’s doing he says he just hates to see you struggle. At all! What your buddy doesn’t understand is that unless you stress a muscle it NEVER grows. When you put a muscle under stress and then allow it to recover you get bigger muscles and increased strength.

This same thing often happens when kids get sick. When a child encounters “stress” to their immune system parents often reach for the nearest pill that can alleviate that particular

“stress” or symptoms. After all, all of us hate to see our kids not feeling well. The problem is we are creating a population of children who have WEAK immune systems that have never GROWN the way they were designed to. When the body encounters a stress and then is

supported naturally and allowed to overcome it, it is simply stronger and more resilient as a result. This is what builds strong immune systems!

-A healthy nervous system.

-Proper nutrition.

JESUS + ANYTHING = NOTHING

WE HAVE THE HABIT OF CONSTANTLY FEELING THAT OUR BEHAVIOR OR ACTIONS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH OUR SALVATION. WE BELIEVE “WE HAVE TO BELIEVE IN JESUS” BUT WE ALSO NEED TO…GO TO CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY„GIVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY ..GO ON A MISSION TRIP OR ANY OTHER “CHRISTIAN” THING

IN ORDER TO MAKE GOD HAPPY AND THUS ENSURE OUR SALVATION. THIS IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE. WE MUST BE CAREFUL NOT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THE GOSPEL.

GOD IS HAPPY WITH US ONLY BECAUSE OF WHAT CHRIST DID FOR US. WHEN WE TRULY EMBRACE THE FULLNESS OF THE GOSPEL WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE ZERO PERCENT RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HE HAS 100%.

 AS MY PASTOR STEVE SAYS..

“MY DUTY DOESN’T DRIVE ME TO LOVE BUT MY LOVE IS WHAT DRIVES ME TO FULFILL MY DUTY. WHEN WE FULLY UNDERSTAND THE GOSPEL THAT’S WHEN WE ALLOW THAT GRACE TO POUR TO US AND THROUGH US TO THOSE AROUND US.

THAT’S WHEN WE START TO LIVE ON MISSION.