In our everyday lives we will encounter moments or situations that will need to be dealt with. In other words, we may need to confront some issue with someone to resolve some dispute or a disagreement.

Definition:

The word confront is defined: to come face-to-face with, especially with defiance or hostility: to come against: encounter: to face, especially in challenge: to cause to meet: bring face-to-face. Get the picture? To confront means I’m going to come face-to-face with someone to deal with an issue.

Don’t be a peacekeeper:

In our society people have come up with this notion, “Better to leave alone than to confront. I don’t want to start a problem.” The problem is, nothing will ever get resolved. There will be conflict constantly. I believe it’s better to deal with stuff than to keep packing hurts, disappointments, and lack of understanding away, and trying to manage it emotionally.

Be a peacemaker:

Confrontation is good when done in a proper manner. Don’t do it in anger; if you do, the person or persons you are confronting will see your anger, and will not see the issue. Be willing to see the other side. Sometimes we deal with things from our perspective, but when we hear the other side, understanding can come. Know that just because we think something, doesn’t mean that’s always 100% the way it is. Don’t work to be right as much as you work to resolve. Look for places to find agreement.

Remember: confrontation done in the right way, with a proper perspective, is always good.

Just a thought,

PSS

Serve God with Fastings and Prayers

As we begin our churchwide time of praying and fasting, I want to encourage you that whatever fast you do, finish it, complete it. 

Fleshly appetites:

If this were easy on our flesh, then everyone would do it a lot more. If you have never fasted, it will amaze you how strong our fleshly appetites are — how much of a struggle it is to deny these fleshly appetites. It will take discipline, will power, and God’s Holy Spirit to help you. Push through; don’t give up. 

The bread of life:

The Bible says we don’t live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. The word of God will sustain you. So, while you are fasting, spend time — extra time — in prayer and reading your Bible. 

To him that believeth:

Believe for something in your personal life — maybe a breakthrough in an area, maybe for a family member, maybe you need the wisdom of God. But believe for God to do something in your personal life. Then pray and believe for God’s Church (Legacy Church) to thrive and grow and reach more and more people with the gospel of Jesus Christ — that the lost would come in, that our church finances would increase so we can continue to expand His Church, making more and more room for the harvest of souls that He is sending us. Let’s believe God together for great things to happen in our personal lives, for the Church, and for our city. 

Remember: finish it, no matter what. Push through and watch God move in your lives.

Just a thought,

PSS

Resilience

We all need resilience to live a fulfilling life. With resilience, you’ll be more prepared to take on challenges, to develop your talents, skills, and abilities so that you can live with more purpose and more joy.        — Eric Greitens

Learning to deal with:

Resilience means the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. Resilience comes from believing in yourself, but most of all believing in God and the Lord Jesus. It’s not a trait people are born with. It involves learning to deal with behavior, thoughts, and actions — developing these things.

Characteristics of:

Here are a few ways to develop your resilience. Resilient people don’t try to solve problems with the same thinking that created them. In other words, resilient people don’t make the same mistake again and again. Resilient people have learned that life is not what happens to us but what happens within us. Resilient people keep giving. They find a way to serve others even in the toughest of times. They remain selfless.

Rejoice in the Lord:

So, we can learn to be more resilient if we want to. In Habakkuk 3:17-18, it talks about even though I lose everything, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will be joyful in the God of my salvation.

Tough times never last, but tough people do. We can grow and become more resilient if we believe and serve the Lord.

Just a thought,

PSS

Selfishness Leads to Unhappiness

The opposite of love is selfishness. Whoever wants to become great among you must serve the rest of you like a servant (Matthew 20:26 NCV).

It’s about me:

Selfishness is sweeping our nation, our world. Today, “It’s about me — I’m number one.” No wonder people don’t get along. Selfishness is destroying our country, destroying so many relationships. Selfish: concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself: seeking or concentrating on one’s own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for anyone else. Being selfish is not living as one wishes to live. It is asking others to live as one wishes to live.

It’s destructive:

Selfishness says, “To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.” Selfishness is destructive. If life is all about you — your needs and what you want — and no one else, then your life is a sad one.

It’s really about others:

Selflessness, servanthood is the way to go to truly live. We must learn to care about others — to realize other people matter as well. Happiness doesn’t come through selfishness but through selflessness. We can change if we want to. Start by putting your spouse first, your children first, and watch how God changes your life.

Let’s learn servanthood.

Just a thought,

PSS

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Overcoming Failure

When we make mistakes, when we blow it, when we fail — because we all will — we cannot allow these mistakes to define who we are.

Failure is not the end:

Failure is not the end if we are willing to follow Jesus. Life is worth living. We will all blow it from time to time — no one is perfect. When we do, we have hope because of what Jesus did for us.

Don’t go back to failures:

When we walk with Jesus and then walk away (backslide), we tend to go back to our failure. We tend to go right back and do the things we used to do. We don’t fall back to something new but something we have been delivered from. So, we must be aware of this so we don’t get deceived.

Curve balls come from nowhere:

Life will throw us a curve ball at times. Things come out of nowhere. They catch us off guard and, if it is painful enough, can sidetrack us. We begin to blame God somehow, and when we do, we will go back to our old life. It is sad that if things don’t go the way we want, we will walk away from God. We don’t have to — we choose to.

So, let us all realize as followers of Jesus we will be loyal to Him — our whole. Because of the price He paid for our sins, life is worth living.

Just a thought,

PSS