I love this insight from Jeremiah... listen how he explains us all.
"O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walks to direct his own steps..." (Jeremiah 10:23)
Say it with me? EVERYONE, yes, EVERYONE is INFLUENCED by someone or something... NONE OF US are as independent in our thinking as we thought. NO ONE is an INDEPENDENT thinker that walks to the beat of his own drum. Someone or something is influencing you... and their influence didn't start today. You've learned and cultivated what they showed you to fit into your own life. And it's in your (our) best interest to know who or what it is. Jeremiah realized he had been mislead and he's now confessing and asking the Lord to direct his steps away and out of the wrong influence that had manipulated his life.
BUT with God there's always hope, even when our past has been grossly tainted with the wrong kind of love. Paul reminds the church that God takes it personal when it comes to teaching His own children how to love. And He's the best TEACHER and EXAMPLE and INFLUENCER I know. Think about it?
His love isn't a quitter... His love can't fail... His love doesn't make excuses...
C'mon... say it with me?
Jacked up love is a quitter... Jacked up love will fail... Jacked up love makes excuses...
Parents are usually the ones who teach their kids how to love... that's why we have so many jacked up people loving each other with a tainted and jacked up kind of love. Not all love is the same... nor is ALL love equal! And to think it is... is proof how out of whack our ideas can be. A jacked up love is a love twisted…
Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter.
Text-Featuring a sermon is a less expensive way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands on the right bar with optional newsletter inclusion. As low as $30/day.
