SMC Podcast (Pray Reach Disciple‪)‬ St.Marys Church Georgia

There was a time in Jesus’ ministry where when he would travel people would follow him around everywhere, everyone wanted to know who he is.  Who is this man who makes blind people see, and who makes paralyzed people able to walk again? Why is he here, what does he want, what is he going to do?  Everyone wanted to know! Jesus asked his disciples, "Who do people say that I am?” They said, "Some say  John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the  prophets.”  

Everyone was guessing, trying to figure out just who this man is! Today, lots of people have opinions about who Jesus is too.

In Exodus 3, we have the account in the life of Moses; a man who had been raised in the finest palaces of Egypt; who had eaten the best foods and attended the best schools; but then fled Egypt when he learned that the Pharaoh was seeking his head because he had killed an Egyptian. This account this morning is of his encounter with God. Moses is now an inhabitant of Midian. He has married a woman named Zipporah, has had a son, and has been working for his father-in-law tending sheep for the past forty years.

"Be still and know that I am God," . Do you yearn for that kind of deep, long-lasting peace? If we're being honest, we have a hard time putting this concept into practice. We rarely live with the conviction that God is God and we are not. Joins as we begin this new series

Fresh Start

Illusions
Experience makes me wiser!

Experience alone does not make you wiser.  (Evaluated experience makes you wiser.  Evaluation of one’s experience can be a game-changer)  James 1:2 “Count it all joy . . .”  Count means to evaluate

Since I know better, I’ll do better!

Knowing better ≠ doing better.

Knowing better ≠ the ability to do better.

Time is your enemy!

Time is not your enemy, it is your friend.
Leverage time to work for you by pausing long enough to evaluate and heal.

As a parent, have you ever responded to one of your children to something you saw them do and ask, “What were you thinking?”  If we were to pause for just a moment and look back at our life, I am sure there was someone that thought that same thing of us in some of our decisions.  And looking back, our decision doesn’t even make sense to us!  “What was I thinking” we ask!  
If we desire for this time not to be like last time, then we need to stop long enough to come up with a real answer to the question: “What was I thinking?”