WFMP GO

WFMP

Nehemiah is one of my favorite books in the Old Testament. He was a man who saw that things were not the way they should be and stepped aside from his great job, responsibilities, and pace of life to make things different for those in difficulty. Each Sunday 70% of people choose not to go to church anywhere. Going to church is not the main point. The point is they are choosing not to be part of the Body of Christ. I believe if Nehemiah heard this news he would WFMP. This is what we should do. If we will WFMP we will find ourselves following God into a radical life. Jesus was radical. The WFMP was not a plan it was an immediate response. That would reveal his heart. So as we consider how many people choose not to be part of the body I pray we WFMP then Go. So today, weep, fast, mourn and pray then go and live a radical life for Christ. It’s a heart thing. "Commit your work to the Lord and your plans will be established" (Prov 16:3, ESV).

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Is the End In Mind?

Begin with the end in mind. I have heard this statement all my life but have not adhered to it in many areas. If I had many things would be different. I would weigh less than 200 pounds, I would be debt free, my children’s college would be paid for, my wife would not have to work, I would have led more people to Christ and in a deeper relationship with Him, I would have spent more time with my mom, dad and brother. I have seen the movie It’s A Wonderful Life, so I understand that side of things. But what if we approached our Christian life with the end in mind. I want to be a faithful follower of Christ. I want my wife to be a faithful follower of Christ. I want my children to be faithful followers of Christ. I want my friends and family to be faithful followers of Christ. I want to see our community become faithful followers of Christ. But, from where I stand it does not appear that these things just happen. Our church needs to approach every move we make with the end in mind. What is the end? Following Christ in all areas of life. Jesus, Paul, Peter and many more clearly understood the end and made their decisions with the end in mind. I go to the gym with the end in mind. I change my eating with the end in mind. I study God’s Word with the end in mind. On a day-to-day scale I see little change but as I look at it from a broader perspective there is a difference. Today, begin to live your life with the end in mind.