NEW LIFE !
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2014
GOT LIFE Don’t Get Busy Doing Nothing By Pastor Mel Perry Many years ago there was a song done by Larnelle Harris titled “I Miss My Time With You”. It shares the story of God sitting in a usual meeting place waiting for a person who has become so busy and overwhelmed with what they think is God’s work. When the person tries to tell God the reason they have been absent from their meeting, due to serving and working so hard for God, God’s reply is “How can you serve me when your spirit is empty? There’s a longing in my heart wanting more than just a part of you. It’s true, I miss my time with you.”
In fact, too many times we go head long into working for God, thinking we are doing good, never noticing what a mess we are leaving behind us, all because we either continue to reschedule our special time with God or we rush through it like an express line at a fast food spot.
Then we wonder why we are so drained, so frustrated, so annoyed with everyone, constantly being offended, experiencing sever burnout, hating everyone, feeling like everyone else is against us, feeling like God has forsaken us...all the while God is trying to get our attentions and let us know, “You are not working for Me. You As we start a new year, it’s very are just busy doing nothing.” easy to become consumed with all the things we need to do. We set So as we began the new year all of our new year’s goals, with a time of consecration, let’s mapping out how we will really sit down with God on His accomplish each of them. And in veranda over looking the sea of the hurry to make sure we start His blessings and hear what He the year off with good momentum, wants from us. We’ve already told it’s very easy to become busy Him what we want from Him. doing nothing. Now, let’s learn what He is desiring for us. It doesn’t matter if it’s things for our personal enrichment or if it’s “church” related. If we fail to hear from God, get His direction on how to follow through with HIS PLAN, what we set out to do becomes nothing.
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NEW LIFE By now you should have heard the sound ringing in the air. If you haven’t heard it, then maybe you have seen it. But in case you have not, then let me share the news with you. New Life Temple Church, as we have all known it, has undergone a slight name change. That’s right! There has been some changing going on. So don’t think it strange when you hear a person say on Sunday morning, “Praise the Lord New Life!” Bishop Brenda Perry shared with the staff in November that 2014 is a new year for New Life. You can check out more of what she said in this month’s article titled “New Life”. -Pastor Mel
As we learn of Him, we wont wast another year scurrying around doing nothing. Instead, we will be earthen vessels being used for the Master’s good works.
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