Deep Things

"But Moses said, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.” -Exodus 4:13 NIV

"From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands." -Acts 17:26 NIV

Oftentimes, we judge based off our our experience of things. God wants to provide for you an experience that makes you say, "wow!" When Jesus says “follow me,“ we find out firsthand.

"When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen." -Luke 19:37 NIV

..."and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick… From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him." -John 6:2, 66 NIV

Is there a purpose for your life? Are you finding all the things you're searching for? The christian life is split into two parts - BC & AD. We shared of the life of Paul (Saul) and the life he lived. His salvation came as soon as he responded to his experience. In his lifetime, Paul experienced highs and all the lows, trials and suffering. Yet, in all he experienced, he concluded that Jesus was enough and everything he needed.

1.) God is all you need.

"As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard." Acts 4:20 NIV

"In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls." 1 Peter 1:6-9 NIV

God gave us FAITH because He knew we would face desperate times.

2.) God is all you want.

Repentance is a key part in following Jesus. Repentance is not turning away from the good stuff, it's turning towards the good stuff.

Our seasons of desperation will lead us to realize God is all we need and all we want. The obstacles we face become opportunities we experience.