Relate Church

God’s will for His people is that we live free from the fear of people, finances and politics. There is freedom in fearing God. Respecting and fearing God brings freedom. 
Knowing that He is the one you belong to. Knowing He is the one that bought you. Knowing He redeemed you gives you freedom!

Is it possible that God knows what you really need and has given you everything to be happy here and now, today?
When the real story of your life comes out, it won’t be about what you had or didn’t have, it will be about what you did with what God gave you.
God is calling you to begin living out the MOST IMPORTANT STORY OF YOUR LIFE. 

Too often, we are so caught up in this body of flesh that we completely miss what is happening in our real body, the one that will never die.
God wants us to remember that this body of flesh will die and the real you will come out.
The only question you have to answer is, will the seed that dies be good seed?
Until you are alive in Christ, you are bad seed that will not live. 
But when you accept Christ into your life, the Spirit of God comes alive inside of you and this body of sin and death becomes a good seed! 
The Spirit of God is the water of life, He comes and brings water to you so you can live.

The real story of your life is the story of your soul—God’s story in you. How life affected your soul. The goal that we have is to begin letting that real you—your soul—begin to tell the temporary you where to go and what to do in life.
A big part of living the life of your real story—the story of your soul—is choosing your battles wisely.

Does the story of your life reflect decisive actions that you are trying to grow in love?
Or are you spending your life just gritting our teeth trying not to sin? 
Your old spouse, sin, is continually seducing you, manipulating you, and trying to get you to come back. You may fall from time to time, but have you kept coming back to God?

The question you need to answer in this series is: What is the story of my soul?
You can recall where the scars on your body came from, but have you considered the scars on your soul?
You have memories of all the things you have acquired in life, your home, your cars, sentimental things. What things has your soul acquired? Things that made a difference in your soul….
What has the eyes and ears of your soul seen and heard? That is your real story.

When you truly experience God’s salvation, nothing humans do to you matters anymore. You can be talked about, even by religious people. You can be rejected, even by religious people. You can face death, even death ordered by religious people. But nothing will shake you. Because you ARE SAVED.
There are three ingredients for salvation in life: WATER, BLOOD, AND BREAD. Will you embrace all three?

In the journey of life, if you miss having a relationship with God, you’ve missed the entire point.
 You can do all kinds of this for God, but not with God.
 You can go on missions trips for God, but not with God.
 You can start a church, build a building, even teach and preach for God, but are you with God?

If Jesus were to come and use His words, piercing you with the Tip of the  Spear—His words, not to hurt, but to heal—what would He say to you? When God pierces through all the confusion, clutter and mess of this world and gives you His words—you know it.
Ask God for direction, and He'll give it to you.

One of the most common spiritual conditions you will find yourself struggling with if you don’t keep yourself in check, is a hard heart.
In a world where we are surrounded by confusion, injustice, and where right is wrong and wrong is right, we are going to face more temptations than ever to let our hearts be hardened in an effort to protect ourselves.
Today is the day to remember God. Let Him pierce your heart with hope. Peace. And soften you.