Standing Room Only:
Know that it is possible for your life to impact more than your life; your example affects more than your existence (you impact others)
We might be able to fool others, but we can't fool God - be vulnerable and honest with Him
Life's biggest opportunities aren't always obvious. Consider this: Moses is delivering a nation and God gives him a stick. Sometimes, the "common" is what God uses for your calling
You might be waiting for something miraculous but God may show up not as superman, but with a mustard seed
Even if it seems small, when He's cracked open a door, no man can shut it
Sometimes, our greatest wisdom comes from our greatest mistake
And sometimes, to gain wisdom, it's at the expense of today for a better tomorrow (think of Lazarus - if Jesus would have just healed him, he wouldn't have been able to show all He is)
God may let something die in your life so he may resurrect something else
Opportunity may come looking like conflict
D:isappointment
Have you ever chosen to close a door?
There can be moments in our lives when God is calling you higher (maybe you're grieving that someone doesn't like you - but if they did, they would limit you. Praise that protection)
Sometimes it's at the benefit of others that you go through what you go through
Some of God's greatest invitations will show up in the form of an interruption
Are you wanting the miracle without the mess or are you willing to dig in and get messy?
O:pposition
Is Jesus saying to you, "before I do anything for you, I want to do something in you?"
How do you respond when God bypasses what you want to give you what you need?
Have you ever thanked God for your haters?
Opposition proves the opportunity
O:biedience
You have to be at His feet - you aren't going to find healing, that miracle, unless you're at the feet of Jesus
Decisions you make become skewed when not at the feet of Jesus
R:evelation
Jesus is the good shepherd
Jesus is the door
You don't have to be perfect, but you do have to work towards progress and presence
Ask yourself:
Who are your four? Would they have given up or would they climb a roof and dig a hole to put you at the feet of Jesus?
Are you in someone else's "four?"
Jesus saw what the friends did for the man and he forgave his sins. When the man's critics started talking, Jesus healed him.
Are you ready to get up off your mat?
Today's Scripture
Mark 2:1-12
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