Three In One

"All of the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved." - Acts 2: 44 - 47

This was one of the awesome passages that was looked at in today's sermon. Church today was unreal. We held service at the middle school to fit three different congregations that had gathered together to acknowledge that we serve One GOD. It was so amazing. We gathered together, not as three separate churches but as one group of followers. Kevin, Jeff and Darrell delivered a combined message of God's Word. The theme was "What If?" God is definitely moving through the hearts of searching servants in this community of Spring Lake. People are being placed in certain positions for a reason. People are living in this area for a purpose. There is no random about the opportunity that God is giving us to be apart of His church. To be apart of His love for people. So with all this in mind, there are some what ifs that we should take a hard look at and try to answer.

What if we start living like God is the bigger picture instead of our own lives?
What if we start to live as the church of the past instead of meet to create more programs?
What if we gave what we had to others who are in need instead of putting away for a rainy day?
What if we start to ask what we can do for our community instead of ask why isn't there more for me to do in this community?
What if we depend on the Holy Spirit to guide us instead of looking for a way out?
What if we put others first instead of fulfilling our desires?
What if we believe the Holy Spirit is able to heal instead of accepting the pain?
What if we choose to carry our cross despite the fact that the world says different?
What if we are asked to sacrifice status, comfort, our desires and our initial thoughts all for the glory of God?
What if we are asked to be small so He can be great?

I am ready. I am scared out of my mind. I know that it will be sacrifice. I know that people will not understand me or even accept me. I know that my dreams are just comfortably serving God in a mediocre way. I know God has designed me for more than that. So my dreams must change. I take on the knowledge that the end result will be more than I can ever imagine. To get that end result I realize I may never experience or have the things of this world that I thought were normal desires of the heart. But I choose to serve an almighty powerful God who has created me to live in this world, but not of it. I pray my desires change to that of my Savior.

What if God is enough?