Keep Looking Forward!

Life is full of change.  No two days are the same.  Here in the islands we see change daily just watching the tide changes.  They are never exactly on time, constantly changing with the moon.  One minute you can be looking at a calm lagoon and the next minute a rain storm and high winds.  Even shopping here in the islands is an adventure, just ask Shawn.  There is no one stop get everything place and many times what was there last week is not there this week.  As a missionary I have learned and continue to learn that being flexible is a must serving the Lord.
We as members of the body of Christ must learn to be flexible and accept change.  The Bible says that we are changed from glory to glory,(2 Cor 3:18).  As we go further with the Lord in prayer and in the Word He continues to change us into what He wants us to be.  All of us want to be more like Him in the Spirit but so many are held back by their flesh and desires of this world.
  In this time of economic challenges we must keep our eyes on Jesus.  We must remember that our eternal life is more precious then the earthly things that we possess.  Many are preaching restoration messages everywhere.  Get your car back, your house back, your job back and so on.  What is this message doing?  It is keeping us focused on our past and not on the future that God has for us.  You can not move forward with God keeping your eyes on what once was.
  Lot's wife, Genesis 19, was not willing to let go of the past and move on with the plan of God.  Because she looked back, destruction came upon her.  It is the same with our walk with the Lord we must keep our eyes on Jesus and keep moving forward.  The blessings that God has for you is in front of you and not in your past.

We need to get Lot's wife out of our pulpits and get back to preaching a Gospel that builds the Kingdom of God!

Restoration messages should be focused on restoring passion for the lost, righteousness, holiness, and following Jesus with all of our heart.  If we place the kingdom of God first in our lives everything that we need will follow. 

Mat 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Mat 6:34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.  

You can not seek the Kingdom of God looking at your past.  You must face forward and move forward with God.  Let go of your past, trust God with your future and you will live in peace and victory in the present.
Heb 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Keep your eyes on Jesus and run with the vision!

Running with the Vision,
Brother Steve