Devotion

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Acts 1:8

"And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer. Then fear came over everyone and many wonders and signs were being performed through the apostles. Now all the believers were together and had all things in common. " Acts 2:42-44

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm exhausted.
 I'm tired of trying to be a better person.
 I'm tired of trying to figure out where I'll be or who I'll be with in a year, 5 years, 15 years, etc.
 I'm tired of putting so much stock in my image.
I'm tired of putting so much effort in trying to appear to be spiritual.

And I'm realizing that I'm so tired because I was not created to worry about all these things. We were not created to worry about all these things.

We were created to seek God, to trust in Him, to put all of our faith and hope in His strength, not our own.

So many people, myself included, spend so much time trying to figure out the secret formula to a successful life, ministry, relationship, and whatever else. When, this whole time, God has the answers and He is just asking that we look to Him.

Stop trying to "figure things out", but put your hope in Christ.

Don't just pray to pray, but devote yourself to prayer.

Don't just go to church and listen and hang out, but  devote yourself to teaching and fellowship.

If we are going to be a generation that wants to receive power from the Holy Spirit and see incredible things done in our schools, our churches, and our homes, we need to devote ourselves to the Lord and His will, not just use Him as a backup when we aren't sure where we are headed.

Go all in. Know who you are as a believer. Know who you are as a church. Know who you are as a family. Then, prepare yourself to see the Lord do more amazing things you could ever imagine in your life.

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." Ephesians 3:20-21