Asking For More, Surrender, Changing Your Life

"I often think of it backwards, that God is somehow filling me with more, but how can He fill what’s already full?

When I ask for more, I’m surrendering and letting go of my junk to receive His best.  The situations He leads me into will allow me to get rid of what was hindering and know Him a little (or a lot) better.

As I prayed for more of Him, I was giving Him the right to more of my heart and life at which He said, “no take-backs.”  It’s not easy, but Christ is more brilliantly displayed in me, I find out who He really is, and I walk into grace that brings a transformation."

- An excerpt from No Take-Backs by Jason on his blog Connecting to Impact

The Battle is for the Word

"I know the battle is for the Word.  It’s not about me or you and us trying to be good.  We have an enemy who hates us and hates God’s Word even more.  He keeps shaking to see if we’ll let go and walk away... I choose today to hold on, press on, and stand strong.  It’s not my strength.  I have access to unlimited reserves... And when I begin to wonder how it’s all going to work out, I will look first to the forgiveness that flows in the blood of the Lamb, knowing He accomplished the impossible to bring me to Himself.  Then I will rehearse over and over the great things He has done in my life and others around me. Satan can’t harass away my testimony.  He accuses and assails, but he has already been thrown down."

- An excert from Harassment Won't Stop Praise by Jason on his blog Connecting to Impact

Community: It's God-Designed

"The truth is, happiness does not come from being independent, isolated, living your life with all the barriers up and all the masks and keeping people at an arm’s distance. That’s not the way to be happy. Happiness comes from interdependence - from community."

- Kevin Martineau (A quote from: Why We Need Each Other at Shooting the Breeze)