Naming, Claiming, and Proclaiming

the Abundant Life

Who am I? Good question. Who am I, really?
A very good question, a soul-searching question.

I am in search of The Abundant Life.
Why choose the abundant life? What is it? And where may it be found?

Join me in my journey to The Abundant Life.

Why desire it? W hat is it? Where is it?

Thought For an abundant day

The Challenge To Believe

Do you, like me, become discouraged when you can’t encourage friends to even consider Christ, especially when they are facing an impossible situation? Or don’t understand why your children don’t go to church? These are recurring frustrations that may imply some sort of inadequacy on our part—we failed, we lack faith, it’s our fault.

Oswald Chambers provides a different perspective.

“The challenge…does not come from the fact that people are difficult to bring to salvation, that backsliders are difficult to reclaim, or that there is a barrier of callous indifference. No, the challenge comes from the perspective of…(one’s) own personal relationship with Jesus Christ— “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” (My Utmost for His Highest, October 27)

Chambers is asking us if we trust Christ enough to let him do the healing, the problem-solving, and the work of redemption. He challenges us to believe in Him, not in ourselves. Recall what Christ said to Bartimaeus (Mark 10:52), “Your faith has made you well.”

So, I will not stop encouraging friends to consider Christ or stop praying for my children (and their children) to seek a path to faith. Rather, I will look to my faith and not to my inadequacies and believe in the power of Christ to do all things.

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my journey begins daily

today i will...

I begin each day with short reflections based on Study, Prayer, and a commitment to Action (my Bible SPA).

What amazes me is the ease, breadth and depth of these thoughts that can only come from the Holy Spirit. I conclude each reflection with a mention of God’s altar because it is at God’s altar where blessings are bestowed, gratitude is offered, and wholeness is made. And God’s altar may be found anywhere and everywhere, and especially in my heart.

Be A Disciple, Not A Savior

Today I will focus on being a disciple* and not a savior, which is exclusively Christ’s province. My confidence as a Christ follower comes from my relationship with Christ and not via special skills I may have. So much energy and enthusiasm is lost by assuming...

Discover The Abundance Of God’s Grace

Today I will open myself to the enormity of God’s grace; things that are freely given; gifts of divine favor and blessing so freely and lavishly bestowed (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition); the wonderful free gifts of grace and blessing (Living Bible); all that grace...

Find Common Ground

Today I will try to find common ground with those I meet that I may tell them about Christ. This is such a profound morsel of common sense. And, it requires a great deal of humility; “I’ve been broken, lost, depressed, oppressed, and weak that I...

Ego

by Don Metznik | Sep 1, 2024 | Short Provocative Thoughts

The Greek word for "I" is egō. Enough said.

People’s Trickery

by Don Metznik | Aug 3, 2024 | Short Provocative Thoughts

Beware false voices. Do not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. "We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people's trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful...