Bellwether Church

Last Sunday, January 3, 2010, I talked about it being a new year and how we all have a tendency to make the annual New Year's resolutions.  Many of which easily turn into "February fabs."  

However, all of us at times struggle in our spiritual walk.  We have the "come to Jesus moment," perhaps we get baptized, and put our faith in Him. And then we become stagnant, or don't grow as we'd like, or simply think there should be more - to Christianity, the Church, or Jesus Himself.  

There is!  And He wants us all to experience it. Today, I highlighted 5 things you can do that I believe - I know - will help you meet, find, or discover anew the real Jesus.  They are - 

1) Personal Devotion/Prayer Time - 20, 30, 40 minutes a day.  "We don't have time."  We've all said that.  We all have time - we just need to rearrange our schedule to what's most important - our relationship with Him.

2) Family Time - We can spend all our time and energy on work and leave out what's most important - the primary relationships in our lives.  Jesus wants to have strong marriages, children, and healthy relationships throughout our families.  We must devote time to make happen.

3) Commit to a Church - having a church family is vital for growth.  Taking the step and saying - "God has called me here.  I want to commit my time, talents, and tithe to what God is doing here."  We are thankful many of you have made such a commitment to Bellwether and hope many more will take that step.  Ultimately though, we want you - and will do all we can to help you - find a church home where you can grow and serve. 

4) Be part of a Group.  We all need a small group of believers to encourage us and hold us accountable.  This doesn't have to be at Bellwether, but I hope you'll think and pray about being part of a group of believers who will love you through thick and thin and that you can share your struggles with. It's essential.

5) Go to others.  All of us know people who need a church, a family, or who simply need to see the love of Christ.  Are we inviting them to church?  Are we showing Him to them?  And, I also believe all of us know people who need to find Christ.  Are we going to them?  Are we loving them?  Going - is a great challenge for all of us in the new year. 

Again, I believe these 5 things - if you commit to them, will help you grow in your walk with the Christ.  I pray you will pray about them and ultimately commit to them.  You will be hearing about them more at Bellwether in weeks and months to come!