Hope_part 2

Not exactly the sequel you'd expect, more like the prequel. These are just some notes/thoughts I had of David H.

I like this little phrase he had. He would get so used to hearing people say, "You're not going to believe this.." so now he answers with, "Oh, yes I am."

He talked of this intense training camp somewhere up north. This group of people steal little kids and put them deep in the woods for a week, with nothing but the clothes on their back. Naw but, they just lead them in (no kidnapping). It's some kind of camp that teaches reliance on God. They tell every applicant (and their parents) "We will return your child, and when we do, they will be ready for anything." I think I want to go try that.

Another interesting point he brought out was how Christians tend to settle down in a comfy spot. That is not a good thing to do. The words 'Christian' and 'Transition' are synonymous: cause somewhere someone said, "God is always moving". "There is grace for preparation; There is no grace for 'What If?'" said David H. Mostly this covers the part about how some would rather wait and do nothing until they are 100% sure of the God ordained direction. Thinking about this, the God who would have Christians act on His behalf would probably not let Christians, bent on doing the works of God on earth, get too far out of line. As Mr. Mr. Wiedel (yeah, that's J-bird's daddy pops) said, "In order to turn a boat around, you have to engage the engines first. The rudder does no good while sitting still." Since we are still on the RFA (ready for anything) line of chatter, he mentioned always being ready for God's plans of change. Someone once said, "If a person is in constant connection with the Holy Spirit, they won't have to worry about making errors." Guessing nobody these days happens to be in that constant contact..

Ah. "Christians are not a perfect people. We are a people being perfected." David H.

So heres a list of the crucial ways one can be RFA
1) Fix on Jesus - To fix actually means to remove one's gaze on a certain object and affix it on something else. Comes from Hebrews 12:2
2) Be a friend of Jesus - comes from John 15:14-15. He spoke a while on the difference between a servant and a friend. The basics are like this: A servant serves because he is told to serve. A friend is a servant with the addition of understanding the 'why'.
3) Keep active in God-focused / kingdom relationships
Stay clear of negative speaking against the changes in the Kingdom.
I don't think I was paying attention at this point, but I got the whole title of that section so maybe it got lost in my mind..
4) Keep relationship accounts up-to-date - making a point to make wrongs between friends right. "Don't stuff them inside somewhere; go fix them"
5) Don't hide concerns, but talk to the right people - this is in reference to issues or misunderstandings to the direction of the 'church'; not to complain among yourselves but rather to a position of authority.
6) Meet often to keep things up-to-date - that's talking about Christians meeting to discuss past victories and failures.

Oh, how I long for those days. Think of every time you hear a story of someone's triumph. Doesn't it inspire you?

One last little note:
When the body has physical problems, the output is hindered. As such, we find our bodies in a similar condition as our spiritual 'body of Christ'. The body can't function when ill / injured.
Fix the sickness / brokenness.
Like veins and arteries, relationships in our 'body' must be mended.
Can't you see how everything increases with more happy people? :)