New AYM series, “Refuel” start tonight 6.16.10

6.16.10 - 7.7.10

This 4 week series will focus on not living life on “E.” Most of us drivers know, that more often than not, we’ll drive until our gas light pops on before we even think about stopping to refuel. After all, we’ve got so much to do, and don’t have time to stop! That mindset has even caused some of us have to walk to the “nearest” gas station with a red gas can that assures every car that passes by us that we ignored our gas light for too long :’(

Isn’t that how we view our spiritual tank too sometimes? Are we trying to go as far as we can, before we stop and refuel spiritually, ignoring all of the spiritual “gas lights” that may be going off along the way? Why is that?!

That’s where this series, “Refuel” comes in. Over the next 4 weeks, we’re going to look at why we wait so long sometimes to refuel spiritually, and why we allow ourselves to run on “E” when it comes to our spiritual life. We’ll look at some spiritual “gas lights” that may be on in our lives trying to tell us we need to stop and refuel. We’re also going to look at God’s word for some direction about connecting with God. When we’re living on “E,” as alot of us tend to do sometimes, connecting with God isn’t always easy because of our perspective!

Throughought this series we’ll see that connecting with God is not what we think it is, it’s easier than we think it is, and it’s potential impact is so much bigger than we think it is!

Make a pit stop at AYM Wednesday nights at 7pm, and “Refuel.” It’s never too early for a fill up!

Thoughts after today’s devotions…

"Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us." 2 Timothy 3:17

One of the scriptures I read this morning was Proverbs 29:9, “A sage trying to work things out with a fool gets only scorn and sarcasm for his trouble.”

I looked up the word “sage” and found this…

  1. A profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
  2. Someone venerated for the possession of wisdom, judgment, and experience.

Ok, so if a sage is all of those things, it’s fair to assume their approach in “working things out” with someone would be near flawless. Probably calm, well thought out, communicated in love, and above all else, right on the money. So why in the world would this other person, this fool, respond with scorn and sarcasm?! I mean who does that?! Who freaks out on a sage?! Who is scornful and sarcastic with someone who is known for their wisdom, experience, and judgement? What a perfect word for a person lik that. A fool!

My brain was flooded with names of people who were fools according to this definition. People who scorned me and my correction/advice. How underappreciated I am sometimes. Table for self-pity, party of 1 :)

Then my brain shifted gears, thankfully, and I had to admit, I play the fool quite a bit to when it comes to people trying to”work things out” with me. I respond with scorn, and sarcasm at times. However I instantly begin to defend myself and say think that when I play the “fool” I’m justified and it’s warranted because the person “working things out” with me isn’t exactly a sage, and their approach is all wrong, so my scorn and sarcasm should be easily overlooked and almost allowed or expected by them. Sound familiar? Read the rest of this entry »