The Pastor's Perspective

       Have you ever thought about how everything in life is in a constant state of decay?  Think about it: A burning fire will naturally die down unless you constantly feed it with wood . Boiling water will eventually cool the moment it’s taken off the heat . Even the sharpest knife will lose its cutting power if you don't take time to sharpen it . Cars don't stay show room ready just laying around in a garage. N eglect your health, and you suffer the consequences; fail to change the oil in your car, and you’ll soon be walking .  It takes work, maintenance, and intentional effort to keep things in top premium condition     Everything in this world is in a constant state of decay. Nothing and I mean nothing stays the same. This is especially true when you think about your spiritual walk with the Lord . The truth is that there is no such thing as costing along in your Christian walk, well not really. Think of it like you are in a boat in a river. Y...

      This past Sunday I preaching out of  (Isaiah 44:1-5) and I talked about how God can restore us after we have sinned against him. (You can listen to the sermon here ) In that passage we read this "For I will pour water upon the thirsty and floods upon the dry ground, I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and blessing upon thine offspring".         Now one of the things I touched upon in that sermon was the idea that no matter what our relationship with God looks like right now, we should never be satisfied. Another words we should always have a desire for a closer walk with God no matter how close to God we are right now. If our walk is not what it should be, then by all means we need to desire a closer walk with God. However if our walk with God has never been better, than we do not need to stay satisfied with that, but rather desire a closer walk with God than we currently have.      Now here is why I say that. Can ...