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I have read the most amazing Bible story in the past couple of days.  

2 Chronicles 14-16   http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Chronicles%2014-16;&version=65

In chapter 14, Asa says "O God you aren't impressed by numbers or intimidated by a show of force once you decide to help."  This is now underlined in my Bible.  Numbers or any show of force doesn't scare God, in any way, shape or form, or impress God in any way, shape or form.  When we are in God, then shouldn't we have that same godly confidence, when we're doing what He's called us to do??  Over the past several years I've felt God prompting me to several things.  I've measured my success in numbers.  Don't we all?  God's looking at me to do what He's called me to do.  He's not looking and judging me on anyone else.  This time last year, I thought by this year, we'd have more people in Vision.  I also thought more people would've joined in for What Counts.  I know we've had things at our church that have had a low attendance, and probably disappointed our pastor.  But, as I think on last year with Vision, and all that went on with What Counts, it was truly amazing.  We have a core group of about 8 in Vision that do almost everything.  I want to reach out to anyone and include anyone who'd like to be involved, but I'm not going to measure myself based on another person.  What pleases God is if I do whatever He tells me to do.  That's it.  The same goes for you. 

In Chapter 15 it says, "Then they bound themselves in a convenant  to seek God, the God of their fathers, wholeheartedly, holding nothing back. And they agreed that anyone who refused to seek God, the God of Israel, should be killed, no matter who it was, young or old, man or woman.  If each person would seek God on his or her own, and then we come together after we've done that, and join forces to do God's work, wow!!!  But sometimes we wait in our seriousness about this, and come together as a packed-out church full of human blobs of goo who don't really have any purpose, but wanting to be fed. 

If you read Chapters 14 and 15, Judah was victorious for no other reason than God.  But, in Chapter 16 for some reason, I think just to be on the "safe" side, he starts trying to build an alliance. Seems innocent enough, but what he was really doing was transferring his faith from God to man.  And we've all done it.  Chapter 16 says "Because you went for help to the king of Aram and didn't ask God for help, you've lost a victory over the army of the king of Aram."  The scripture goes on to remind him of the victory he'd had previously, and to tell him that God would have taken care of him.  I wonder what made him forget what God had just done?  Pride? Fear? Complacency?

I was thinking about all these things this morning.  I usually measure my success in numbers.  I am wishy washy in my commitment to seek God.  I often look to man instead of God for my help.  All of these things are mistakes.  God wants to be our everything, but we have to allow that.  What pleases God and what pleases man are so different.  God doesn't need anything.  He's all about giving.  I know, you think, "What can I give God?  A God who has no needs?"  He does have a want.  And His want is YOU.

"Obey God and leave all the consequences to Him" Dr. Charles Stanley 

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