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We are over-worked, over-medicated, under-rested, and over-worried; always hungry, never content. When we seek God and His provision, we find contentment. We find rest in our souls and freedom in our lives. God frees us from slavery to “more”. Matthew 6:25-34 is an expansion of the Lord’s Prayer. When we pray a prayer of provision, we are making a request from God. How do we pray for provision?
The world has this idea that we need people who are the same as us for community. It is problematic because it doesn’t make us more connected. It makes us more isolated. We want community on demand.
Real community is different-- It’s diverse, unique, different, difficult, uncomfortable, and it requires sacrifice and obedience. In a world longing for community, Jesus gives us the key. Those that humble themselves before the Lord and passionately practice His love will build a strong community.
Through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ we have a greater and more secured identity. The more we find our identity in Him as children of God, the more secure we will be in our life. We are able to resist temptation, experience a deeper love, and endure hardship with an eternal perspective when our security is in our God given identity.
All people, not just Christians, are drawn to the sacred—sacred things, sacred places, sacred acts—because we love the feeling the sacred stirs deep within us. There is a desire in our culture to be good and to be sincere, but there is also a difference between sacred things and sacrifice, and all religions are not the same.
God has given us immense power for the mission He has called us to—the power to speak life and love, break chains, and release hope. This power is in our words and communication. Evaluate the platform we have and the message we are sharing. Our words can change the course of the future for ourselves and those around us. We have a platform to share the gospel of Jesus Christ unlike any other generation before us.
