SHEPHERD'S GRIP: STRESSED OUT! 1 SAMUEL 13:24

Monday, March 12, 2012

STRESSED OUT! 1 SAMUEL 13:24

"Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you."

Lets just look at the last part of this verse; "for consider what great things He has done for you." Is it just me or do you feel like your life is out of control at times? If we could indeed put into action the exact words that Samuel tells us here in verse 24! Have you ever noticed that we try to fit "our program" into God's plans? What if we follow God's plans that He has for our programs? I seem to find myself only willing to look to God after "I" have not been able to correct the plans that "I" have made for myself that day. So when do I trust in God's plan for me from health issues to the smallest of things during my day? Only when I have failed? Just how much do we really rob ourselves from His true love and peace that He has for us when we trust in our own plans? I always have to keep reminding myself that we have a God that does truly love us and knows what's best for us even if "I" don't think so. I just need to pray and put "His plan" first before I act on mine!

IN HIS SERVICE
Shepherd's Grip

1 comment:

Brian Ring said...: Great reminder, Gregg!; March 16, 2012 at 2:27 PM

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Change your outlook on being a Christian

I think a Christian can look at a beautiful sunset and enjoy it more than anyone else, because the Bible says God has given us as Christians all things to richly enjoy. There is a deeper level of appreciation on our part. We can appreciate the simple things in life and find more pleasure and more fulfillment—not because we are looking to things, but because we are looking to God.

Consider the words of Psalm 1:1: "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful." Here, the word "blessed" means, "Oh, how happy."

So if you want to be a happy person, then walk with God as closely as you can, as opposed to trying to figure out how much you can get away with and still be a Christian!

by Greg Laurie

IN HIS SERVICE

Shepherd's Grip

Gregg's Story

It is a response that really makes me think and look back to 1973 when I was only 13 years old. I had such a strong desire even at that young age to become a United States Marine. It was hard then to express to people why I felt that way. Of all of my time spent in service to this country, I spent many years stationed overseas in the Middle East under the same circumstances and conditions very similar to those experiencing in Iraq and Afganistan. Now it is evident to me that through my years of service in the Marines, God was preparing me for an even greater time of service that would change my life forever!

Now I have a new burning desire to serve and be a vessel for the glory and honor of our Lord Jesus Christ. Unlike when I was 13, this desire is clear and full of purpose and I know that He has a mission like no other for me. My prayer for this time of service is that I will become a Voice for American Christian Veterans that have been quieted by fear, death and Depression from PTSD, Combat Fatiuge or Substance and Doimicic Abuse.

That is why this blog is called Shepherd's Grip, "God's Gospel revealed is Powerful", but in realitily it should be called the “Voices of the Quiet.” This is were I hope that I will be chronicling their stories of fallen men and women. Hoping for the "World" and finding the "WORD"of Christ Jesus and a new Life forever.

Most of all, I want to express my gratitude to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for His love and trust in me. It is only through Him that any of this is even possible.

IN HIS SERVICE,

Gregg Jones
USMC Retired GySgt