ULTIMATE POWER

This world places power above all else, even fortune.  Just look at the politicians who claim to be "public servants".  They may start off with good intentions but ultimately they succumb to the lure of power and acclaim.  They speak of world peace but fight against anyone with a differing opinion without even trying to understand the other side.  They speak of climate change that will kill us all while people right now are being slaughtered all over the world including the innocent babies in their mother's wombs.  They claim to be advocates for the down trodden, all the while they scrape them off the bottom of their shoes as they climb that worldly ladder.

DO YOU WANT POWER?  It just takes you becoming aware of the power within you.  You have all the power in the universe living in you.  He is called the Holy Spirit!  The Infinite, Creator power is yours to access!  How could things change for you, for the world, if we were all able to utilize it to the full?  It all begins with us.  

Do you believe in God?  Do you believe you were created by Him?  Why were you created?  He didn't create you just for fun.  He created you for a specific purpose.  He created you to be in relationship with Him.  He loved you so much that He sent His only begotten Son to take your place on the cross that all sins of all people might be redeemed by His death and resurrection.  Before Jesus left, He gave us all the Holy Spirit, the Advocate to be with us always.  God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are one and another indication of the importance of relationship to God.  Jesus said that we would do far greater things than He.  When He ascended, He commissioned us to go forth and make disciples of the world.  Purpose!

How will we do far greater things?  By the Power of the Holy Spirit that lives within us.  If we get in touch with Him, He will give you the discernment to know how God is calling you to the mission He created for which He created you.  By the Power of the Holy Spirit, you have been equipped by Him with all of the gifts you need to succeed.  What do you love to do?  What gives you joy?  What energizes and excites you?  Where do you most feel at home?  That is a good place to start to know what you need to pursue.

How can the world be different?  If we understood that God is about life and love, would we behave differently?  If we treated everyone as the God-created being that they are, would we all get along better?  Just imagine if all faith based communities throughout the world got together for peace, do you think it could be accomplished?  I think so!  If we respected life from conception to death, would we have more respect for ourselves and others?  I think so!

We often think, I'm just one person, what difference can I make?  I say, consider the "Butterfly Effect".  It has been shown that when a butterfly flaps its wings, the air it moves will eventually make it around the world.  I read a book and heard the author speak that explains this better.  The book is "The Butterfly Effect" by Andy Andrews.  He also recalls different events in history where the one decision, action, or inventive thought effected millions around the world.  You can too!

If we all accept that we all have the Creator living within and treat each other accordingly, we can touch people's lives and they can do the same and so on.  Go forth and make disciples of all the nations!  We all must think bigger and step out of our comfort zone!  Say "yes" to His call and go out into the world with His love!

Thank you Lord for loving us and providing us with the Holy Spirit!