Pastor of Fishing

Most of you know me already as a big anti-fear guy.  I am finding that the majority of the reasons things are not done by a church or an individual is the fear of the what-ifs.  This fear can be formed out of a variety of things.  As stated in the book, fear is normal…but is it a pattern that God wants from us when we read Scriptures?

This is something that is tough for me as I look to those around me.  I hate even when I don’t do something because I am a wuss and am afraid.  This chapter though focussed alot on are you ready to be open to the Spirit?  Are we ready to let our guard down?  Can we open our hearts to the Spirit and what He has for us?

Recently in my own walk I have been trying to be more obiedient not so much in the “rules” of the bible but more in how the Holy Spirit is teaching me.  Things from being more organized to setting down foundational spiritual disciplines…all of these are keys to a fuller life with Christ.  So what makes us afraid to tread into the deeper waters? 

Chan has a header that questions,  “What if God doesn’t come through?”.  I think many times this can be us or the concept that nothing happens so now what?  Fear of praying boldy is a difficult journey at times.  As Chan continues to write I notice he goes after our own compensation for the lack of answer from him. 

There is alot in this chapter…so I want to hear from all of you on what it is that you are afraid of?  What slows you down with the Spirit?

“Fear is faithless and Faith is fearless!” – Roth

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Greetings to those that subscribe and those that just happen by…

I took an unannounced break from writing…why some of you asked and frankly I didn’t have a good reason and I still don’t.  Life got a hold of me and frankly alot of stuff was thrown my direction that I was trying to handle.  Probably will be entries that I will fill in as the days linger on.  What I do know is that through it all God definitely showed up…

Where do I go from here?  I am searching out from God the purpose of all this Blog stuff.  I think its just gonna be me writing away and sharing my world…and hoping for feedback…well here we go…off to another start!

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So its going to start with one blog at a time.  Lately a course that I am taking has really pushed me to take the concept of a blog to God.  Its something that I wondered about for a while and dabbled in here and there.  In the end nothing really took hold.  I wondered why?  Why have I not taken the time to pose thoughts and comments to create interactions among those that I know?  Well in the end I think it was just the timing of it all.  The timing I feel is right…so why a blog?

People within my world have been banging into each other more and more.  The whole Facebook phenomena has really pushed me to look at what is going on within my world.  I have such a diverse group of friends and family that it is only write to start sharing my life more with them.  The hope is that the writings and videos that I will share over time will only spur on a deeper desire to answer the question, “Why…?”  Recently this has been a nagging question to many things I do and say.  Why do I feel this way?  Why do I act like this?  Why can’t I get this right?  Many times I get frustrated, but do I really take a step forward?

The most recent class I have been taking has opened my eyes to the power of public acknowledgment.  It creates a means of accountability that is unlike anything I have experienced.  When you write something down for others to see it creates a mark that others can see.  My hope is that through my public blah blah blah people will interact and start to really look at our worlds…

Hopefully this will help people not be alone…a place that people can express themselves and chit chat about well..whatever.  I look forward to the future and what happens…in the mean time…ENJOY!

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