It's understandable to want a hero

Dear Beracans,

Hi y’all? I trust that your fortnight has been great. I’m grateful to God for His refreshing moments amongst us.

I’ve been thinking about where we get our answers from, when we are searching. Many times we tend to look at people amongst us who have accomplished stuff or seem to have connections to what we want. We also make plans and put our trust in them, hoping they’ll succeed. But they disappoint us.

The greatest disappointment, thought, is when we look up to someone, whether directly or indirectly, and they fail to meet our expectations.

Well the bible guides that our help should really come from the Lord, the hills won’t help. The bible says that the earth is God’s footstool, so even the highest mountain to us, for Him could be but just a hill….and hills don’t help us, they only disappoint us.

Stacy Orrico sang a song that I really like. Here’s a bit of it:-

“Don't look at me if you're looking for perfection
Don't look at me I will only let you down
I'll do my best to point you in the right direction
But don't look at me
No, no, no
Don't look at me, look at Him

It's understandable to want a hero
But people can't meet all your expectations
Still some can teach you things about the love He brings
Just know the source of life is in the Savior

I'll lead you to the One I found
He'll give you everything you need

Don't look at me if you're looking for perfection
Don't look at me I will only let you down
I'll do my best to point you in the right direction
But don't look at me
No, no, no
Don't look at me, look at Him

He's the One who lived a perfect life
He's the One who always gets it right
He's the One and only guiding light, Ohh, yeah
He is everything you want to be
He's the answer to your every need
If you follow Him then you will see He's like no other

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh yeah

I'll do my best to point you in the right direction
But don't look at me
No, no, no
Don't look at me
Oh, don’t look at me
I'll only let you down
I'll do my best to point you in the right direction
no no no no no oh oh look at Him
yeah, yeah”

As we continue to experience God’s love towards us, even through other people, please let’s remember that God alone is our source, and everything else and everyone else is just but a resource.

Let’s keep praying for the services in which we lead praise and worship, as well as remember each other in the various issues we each are dealing with.

Have a blessed weekend, and do remember our Worship Teams’ Seminar on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Peace out,

Anngladys.

You are special...

A couple of Sunday's ago, we looked at this topic extensively, therefore here we'll just have a summary.

You are special, important, unconditionally and totally loved, and you cannot be replaced.

It would therefore be good to honor yourself and choose wisely where you put your talents, so that it doesn't interfere with what others are doing (God is a God of order), and also so as to honor the authority God has placed over us.

Dear Beracans, you may add to this, and comment also...this is OUR PLACE to do this.

Blessed day!

What really is love?

Yeah, what really is love? Is it being in a relationship and hoping to get married and live happily forever after? Is it the feeling you get when someone does something really great for you, makes your dream come true, and you feel that they really do love you? As we continue praying for those of us who are in relationships, the upcoming Sunday Service in which we are leading during first service, and the very soon-coming Super Soul Sunday…let’s think about this awhile.

So, what really is love? Does God love us? Do we love God? The question I really wanted to ask was, what really is prayer?? Because we have often times been told that prayer is communicating with God, but what really does that mean? Having a relationship with Him…that’s getting closer…but what really is love, prayer?

I would imagine that if prayer were communication with God, then both God and man should be able to express their deepest feelings, thoughts, fantasies, dreams, and for man, include anxieties there.

This mostly happens with us…we tell God all our dreams, thoughts, needs, everything we need. And then at a moment of excitement and exhilaration, we shout our praises to Him and express our deepest gratitude for something He has done, a miracle He has done in our lives. Great.

But then there’s side two to this whole scenario. We normally express ourselves to God, yes, and He answers us, and we thank Him. So far so good. Can we really say that we listen to God when He expresses Himself to us? No, I don’t mean when He answers our prayers…I mean, when He tells us what is in HIS heart. Do we listen to Him? Do we honor His wishes? Do we do what He says? Do we try to fulfill His wishes…do we really hear what He is saying to us from the bottom of His heart?

You know, one of the best things Jesus did for us was to die on our behalf, so we wouldn’t have to be punished for our many many wicked and horrible sins. That, is LOVE. But mostly, we look at salvation as a chance to go for some shopping…and ask for all the things we think would make us happy. Let’s see, what kind of a response is that, to someone who has just taken away our pain….and He is there, on the cross, bleeding, sighing, dying…telling you, “Child, I love you.” At that point in time, is it when to ask for that raise, that new job, ….or is a better response to say “Jesus, I love you too. I choose to devote my life to serve you…you have given your all for me, and I want to give my all for you too…”

In Your Name I pray,

Amen.