My Epic Journey

do you know someone who is always arguing about something–always looking at the negative side of things–always pointing out your flaws?

i do.

i know a handful of them.

they annoy me.

i think they annoy God as well.

1Corinthians 13.1-2 says . . .

1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

two good things–1) speaking in the tongues of men and angels–praying, and 2) preaching–both publicly or privately.

two bad things–1) loud, pointless, annoying noises, and 2) being pointless/nothing.

connecting point:  LACK OF LOVE!!!

signs you may lack love:

1. griping more than fixing
2. pointing more than embracing
3. argue more than encourage
4. proud instead of humble
5. teaching more than being taught

may we NEVER be seen by God as annoying or pointless.

my all that we do be surrounded with a heart AND attitude of love–even our confrontations.

note:  please don’t point out my lack of capitalization.  i know.

oh–and i LOVE you!

At EPIC we finished our Directions series with a look at finding and developing our spiritual gifts.  We handed each of our students a simple test.  You can take a look at the test here: Spiritual Gift Test

We looked at the importance of our gifts and why we should use them using 1 Corinthians 12 as our base.

We ended our High School time by brainstorming practical ways we can implement and use our spiritual gifts.

My prayer is that we not only know what our gifts are but we also know how to use them to bring glory to God!!

This whole series stemmed from a "town hall meeting" we had with our high school students.  You can read about it here: Next Three Steps of EPIC