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Key Scripture: “F
Power Point:
Do you remember when you first became a Christian? Do you remember how differently you
viewed things? Do you remember how happy you were
and how your own personality began to change for the better? Do you know why?
It was your first encounter with the amazing, overwhelming grace of God. Now it
was not just around you, it came to reside permanently in you. You became a
temple of grace. And it was awesome.
When Jesus’ Spirit came in, all His goodness and patience
and peace came with Him. You were whole for the first time in your life. Your spirit came alive.
Has that become a fond memory? Has your wholeness fallen to pieces in places? In the Sozo
ministry one of our main objectives is to help people whose lives have become
“fragmented" to become connected again. A fragment is something that has been broken off, or become
detached or incomplete. Lives happen. Hurts happen. Bad things happen.
Sometimes they overwhelm us to the point that we become “detached” from the
very thing that can keep us whole, the Spirit of God.
The other day I was having a “detached” moment. I was tired
and irritable (which almost never happens, of course!) and someone cut me
off in traffic. As I said, I was detached. I did NOT bless them. That night I
was waiting on another person to give me details I badly needed for a meeting I
needed to attend. That did not happen. I was detached from the Spirit of Grace
and I did NOT bless them either.
You will be glad to know that I got re-attached. The good
thing about being good friends with God is that when He gets quiet, you miss
Him! That little stirring inside me said, “Okay Suzanne, enough is enough!”
When I was growing up, in the front of the church I attended was the
most amazing stained glass window, showing Jesus praying in Gethsemane. It always captivated me. As I
was thinking about all this the Lord reminded me of that picture. He said that we
are like stained glass. We are broken pieces, fragments which the Holy Spirit cements
together to make a beautiful piece of art, when we give Him the opportunity.
Your encounter with God’s Spirit will always bring you
healing and wholeness. As we look ahead to the holidays we will be with people
who may be partially responsible for our own fragmentation. Maybe today would
be a good day to re-attach yourself to the One who always binds the fragments
together into a beautiful “wholeness.” If your grace is in fragments, reconnect
it. If your love is untied from
its moorings, tie a few knots in it. If your peace is passing, connect with the
peace that passes all understanding. And if you are short on patience, get out the super-glue.
You will be so glad you did. And so will everyone else!
Power Thought:
Being totally connected to God is what abundant life is all about.
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