I got the opportunity to speak at the main church service yesterday and I loved it. At the beginning I mentioned how as a pastor I want to see people become more dependent on God and grow closer to God.
I said, "If you want to be challenged- Repeat after me, 'I Want To Be Challenged'" The response was evident that most people want to be challenged or at least fake that they want to be challenged. As an optimist I will assume the first one.
How do you get challenged?
1. Look For God- God is naturally going to challenge you if you begin to listen to his voice and find where he wants you to move.
2. Get plugged in- get more involved with ministry in your church, find an arena that pushes you to work at something.
3. Grab Take-aways- Listen for at least one thing in a sermon or podcast that you can apply to your life.
4. Read- The Bible, Books, Blogs, anything that is written towards and for challenging Christians. I am reading a book right now called "Jesus Loves You This I know" and its all about a couple of pastors literally living at Jesus' lifestyle. Dining with sinners, speaking with prostitutes, helping the poor, etc.
Those are 4 but there are also other ways in which you can stay challenged! Become more dependent on God, become closer to God and we can never stop learning and never stop growing!
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