I have a fuel inefficient Honda Accord, made worse by the factthat most of my driving is around Scunthorpe . To help save fuel I often knock it intoneutral to coast down hills and it seems to work. Some of you may disapprove ofthis strange driving style but it is not as bad as ‘coasting’ on my spiritualjourney.
This is why I am finding our latest teaching (non) series‘Shifting Gear’ so encouraging. Whereverwe are on our only personal journey with Jesus it inspires us to move upanother gear and go for it.
Of course, we could shift down a gear or even go into reversebut, with Rich’s latest anointing and the increased power of his teaching sincePalm Sunday, you would have to be totally resistant to the Spirit in order toachieve that.
I am excited and challenged by the teaching. I am also excited by the next stage in myjourney with Jesus as I now have a mentor (we all should have one really) and Ijust know that as well as the support and guidance I shall receive it is reallythe challenge and accountability that I need.
I am mindful of Jesus’ great prayer for His disciples (that’sus now) recorded in John’s Gospel where he says to His Father, ‘Asyou sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.’ He has sent us into the world for a purposeand to have influence in our community. We can only do that by fully engaging with our community, with ourneighbours, with our work colleagues and our friends. We need to share the gospel at everyopportunity, showing love and giving practical help through projects likeFoodbank and CAP. This will be thecurrent focus on my journey with Jesus.
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