We all need to take God seriously.
Starting your day without Jesus is asking for trouble. Facing the world, dealing with your fleshly desires, and the attacks of Satan are an overwhelming burden.
The daily encounter with Jesus is not about a ritual; it is taking time to pray, listen to God, and read the Bible. You want to be in contact with Jesus before you walk out the door.
Faith in Jesus is your most important goal. Faith is submitting your will to God and giving up your independence. Faith cannot be achieved through an intellectual approach or doing works.
Faith is a lifestyle of reaching out to God for your every need. Faith is believing your help comes from the Lord who created the heavens and earth.
The Christ follower must set aside his feelings and yield to the Spirit of God. Walk in oneness with Jesus relying on the promises of God without needing evidence. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
The reality of Jesus is listening and responding with obedience to His instructions.
Faith is living each day in the reality of God’s presence and not through past experiences.
The reality of Jesus comes to those who surrender to Him and vigilantly seek the will of God for their lives. They submit to the authority of the Holy Spirit and see the Living Jesus in all the moments of life.
Hal Hollister Ministry 