What are you doing in terms of calling and purpose in this season of your life? What is the big picture of what God is doing?  When you’re in your teens to 20s, it’s not so much about what you’re doing for God but what He’s building in you.  In this season, pay attention to your character, natural abilities, spiritual gifts and what God is trying to teach you. These are the sovereign foundations that will prepare you for your next season of life. 

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What are you doing in terms of calling and purpose in this season of your life? What is the big picture of what God is doing? Remember that God is never done working. He’s always up to something.  The moment we know what that is, we can join him in that effort. God has a purpose, a call and need for every one of us.

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We’re two weeks into the year, and many of us are back to our regular, busy schedules.  Even though we told ourselves to slow down this year, be more intentional, leave margin in our lives, be more present, and spend more time in Scripture, it’s so easy to fall back into our default state — busy.  Can Jesus relate? He spent a short time on Earth.  He had a lot to do.  He was surrounded by needs everywhere, but He was never in a hurry and always on time.  What can we learn from Jesus and can we do the same? 

The new year is a time to reset.  We reflect, we plan and we take action.  But how about starting 2022 with something different — repentance? Taking time for confessions seems like a lost spiritual discipline these days. The heart and act of repentance that should follow takes humility and courage.  It’s hard but worth it.

We are well in the swing of the Christmas season.  For many, that means a daily crush of gift buying, holiday parties, Christmas cards, the end of the school semester and on and on. It’s all part of that relentless rush of life, but God intends for us to honor the Sabbath and to trust Him with our time – it’s His gift to us. We must allow God to guide us in incorporating rest into our lives intentionally. This includes seeking His presence, rejuvenating relationships, and finding mental and emotional rest. Lionshare’s founder and president Dave Buehring preached this sermon at Northway Christian Community in Pittsburgh on how God wants us to live and lead in peace, joy, and health, with a deep sense of His presence and purpose in our lives.

Books mentioned:
“Margin” by Dr. Richard Swenson
“The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry” by John Mark Comer