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At church last night we were ask this question. “What is keeping you from being 100% with God?” At first I thought well nothing….. BUT is it??? I want you to ask yourself that question today. What might be holding you back from having the fullness of Christ in your life??? We say, oh yes, God can do anything, he is all this and all that, BUT do we live each day truly believing that??

We have all issues, some bigger than others ( or so we think they are bigger or smaller than others) Some of us battle depression, addiction, anxiety, fear, financial issues, sickness, and the list goes on. How much control do you really have over those battles??? 50% of the time, 70% of the time. What we learned last night is it all comes down to a “self” problem. We are so absorbed in ourselves that we simply can’t give it all to God. The world says it’s okay to go out and drink on saturday night and then praise God in church on Sunday…. BUT. is that what God’s word says???

So I ask you ( and me) again does God have 100% control of your life?????

“It is better to wear out than to rust out.” Think on that for the day.. Have a great week.

This Fella is looking to buy a saw to cut down some trees in his back yard. He goes to a chain saw shop and asks about various chain saws. The dealer tells him, “look, I have a lot of models, but why don’t you save yourself a lot of time and aggravation and get to the top-of-the-line model. This chain saw will cut a hundred cords of wood for you in one day.”

So the man takes the chain saw home and begins working on the trees. After cutting for several hours and only cutting two cords, he decides to quit. He thinks there is something wrong with the chain saw. “How can I cut for hours and only cut two cords?” the man asks himself. “I will begin first thing in the morning and cut all day.” the man tells himself. He got up at 4am and did just that and still only 3 cords of wood were cut.

The man is convinced this is a bad saw. ” I will take this saw back to the dealer,” the man says to himself. The man brings the saw back to the dealer and explains the problem. The dealer, baffled by the man’s claim, removes the chain saw from the case. The dealers says, “HMMM, it looks fine.”

Then the dealer starts the chain saw, to which the man responds, “what’s that noise?”

ISN”T that just like us with Jesus. We don’t really listen for his noise, we just pound away at things with our own strength. Not really seeking the power of Christ. Let’s cut our saws on today guys and get after it…..