Heath with a Purpose

“Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.” ‭‭James‬ ‭1:21‬ ‭NIV‬‬ "To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of the mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." Colossians1:27 NIV The word in us? Christ in us? Seems to me that scripture suggests the idea that God is always with us. If thats the case, why is communicating with God so hard or often unclear? And if God is perfect in every way, why do we struggle to understand him. Often I feel like we treat communication as if it were a cycle. I say something to you, you then process what I said, once you come to an understanding you respond accordingly. Unfortunately this method is flawed. I think one of the biggest problems we have is our inability to communicate clearly. This causes fights, ends relationships and starts wars. When we are in a conversation with another, we o...

For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory. - Colossians 1:27 NLT Christ in you. How is this explained? One of the most confusing statements that non believers don't understand. But as a believer, how amazing is this. Christ is in you. Right now.   Do you feel like Christ in you makes you any different? To be honest there are days where I don't feel any different. I can't deny that I am changed by him but some days his presence seems almost absent.   The other morning   was a good example. I wanted to dive into his word after writing my devotional to my youth kids. I even prayed he'd give me the energy to do so. It didn't happen. I ended up wasting all my time before work. On my way to work, I started to think about what does it mean to love God with all my heart, all my soul, all my strength and all my mind.   Then it dawn...