At Covenant Pastor Branson is covering a sermon series titled "No Regrets." Something in this series has stirred up something in my heart that has inspired me to want to share some of the things that he touched on this past Sunday. Let me begin with this verse...
"Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered, and that my life is fleeing away. My life is no longer than the width of my hand. An entire lifetime is just a moment to you; human existence is but a breath." Psalm 39:4-5
Wow!! Each week he starts with this verse. Have you ever thought that our lives are merely a blink, a breath, or a moment compared to eternity in heaven with Jesus Christ? Psalms 39:4-5 clearly defines how short our lives really are in comparison to life with the Almighty God. There is no time here on earth to confine ourselves to those past regrets that may be defining our lives. I can think of so many things right now that I regret not doing like telling my parents how much they mean to me more often, writing that thank you note, calling a friend, telling my husband how proud I am of him, playing another game with Landon, praying for those lost souls, talking about how Jesus has made a difference in my life, etc. I can let these things slow me down and let my pride take over or I can do something about it. Most of these things that I wrote down can be changed simply by making the decision to just do them but on the opposite side of this there are many decisions in my life that I cannot change or take back. Only Jesus Christ can restore me and free me to a life of good intentions and no regrets!! All you have to do is ask...seems so simple doesn't it!!
This past Sunday was about Building a Legacy by the words you say and the way that you live. When we talk about the words that we say we often first think about the negative impacts of words. Branson introduced this in a positive way, "the words I say can make an eternal difference in someone life." His two examples included that we should speak words of wisdom & encouragement as well as words of affirmation? He gave a few examples of how we could speak these words to those people in our lives. Thinking about the examples, my wheels started turning upstairs. I began to think of examples of when someone took the time to speak or write words of wisdom, encouragement, and/or affirmation to me. Just how impactful were these words from someone who felt it necessary to let me know? There's no way to describe it. I just know that those who have shared with me those words have left a Legacy of love in my heart. They are building the Legacy that God has intended them to. Branson said it best, "our goal should be to never let good thoughts go unspoken." Its hard to imagine how different this world would be if everyone just spoke those good thoughts and intentions instead of holding back. I hope this encourages you to speak those unspoken words of encouragement and affirmation to someone who is in desperate need of them! By the way.............I love you!!
You can hear the sermon at http://www.connect2covenant.com
"Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered, and that my life is fleeing away. My life is no longer than the width of my hand. An entire lifetime is just a moment to you; human existence is but a breath." Psalm 39:4-5
Wow!! Each week he starts with this verse. Have you ever thought that our lives are merely a blink, a breath, or a moment compared to eternity in heaven with Jesus Christ? Psalms 39:4-5 clearly defines how short our lives really are in comparison to life with the Almighty God. There is no time here on earth to confine ourselves to those past regrets that may be defining our lives. I can think of so many things right now that I regret not doing like telling my parents how much they mean to me more often, writing that thank you note, calling a friend, telling my husband how proud I am of him, playing another game with Landon, praying for those lost souls, talking about how Jesus has made a difference in my life, etc. I can let these things slow me down and let my pride take over or I can do something about it. Most of these things that I wrote down can be changed simply by making the decision to just do them but on the opposite side of this there are many decisions in my life that I cannot change or take back. Only Jesus Christ can restore me and free me to a life of good intentions and no regrets!! All you have to do is ask...seems so simple doesn't it!!
This past Sunday was about Building a Legacy by the words you say and the way that you live. When we talk about the words that we say we often first think about the negative impacts of words. Branson introduced this in a positive way, "the words I say can make an eternal difference in someone life." His two examples included that we should speak words of wisdom & encouragement as well as words of affirmation? He gave a few examples of how we could speak these words to those people in our lives. Thinking about the examples, my wheels started turning upstairs. I began to think of examples of when someone took the time to speak or write words of wisdom, encouragement, and/or affirmation to me. Just how impactful were these words from someone who felt it necessary to let me know? There's no way to describe it. I just know that those who have shared with me those words have left a Legacy of love in my heart. They are building the Legacy that God has intended them to. Branson said it best, "our goal should be to never let good thoughts go unspoken." Its hard to imagine how different this world would be if everyone just spoke those good thoughts and intentions instead of holding back. I hope this encourages you to speak those unspoken words of encouragement and affirmation to someone who is in desperate need of them! By the way.............I love you!!
You can hear the sermon at http://www.connect2covenant.com
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