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Choppin With A Dull Axe

February 20, 2017 by Joey Hughes 2 Comments

We’ve heard it said many times… “Your praise is your weapon!”

I’ve been around weapons all my life. I grew up going hunting and learning how to use weapons.

One of the most important things to learn about weapons is how to maintain them. You have to know the things that can damage your weapon. There are certain things which can render a weapon completely ineffective and useless.

The same is true for our spiritual weapon known as praise. There are certain things that can render our praise ineffective. They mainly are made up of our attitudes and the ways we think. Here are a few of them.

First, a pharisaical or haughty spirit. We know that Proverbs 16:18 says that Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall. The pharisees of Jesus’ day were so educated and religious, they couldn’t see what God was doing right in front of them (Matt 21:1-16, Luke 19:37-40).

Second, the attitudes of frustration and despair. We see this when we look at Job’s wife (Job 1:29, 2:9-10). She and her husband had known the joy of living under the blessing of God, but when things took a turn for the worse, she allowed her frustration and despair to take her to a place of turning her back on the very God whose blessing she had known.

Third, the fear of humiliation (self consciousness). When King David brought the Ark back into its proper place, he danced with “all his might” before the Lord. The Bible tells us in 2 Sam 6:12-23 that his wife, Michal, got furious with him and even made fun of him because of the way he acted. In essence, she was embarrassed at how he had presented himself.

Let’s examine ourselves today and be sure that our weapon of spiritual warfare; our praise, is not hindered by any of these attitudes. I know what it’s like to chop wood with a dull axe. It’s no fun and it’s not very productive. I’d much rather swing a sharp axe. I’d also rather lift a sharp, effective praise so that God can make his habitation in my life.

What are some other things you can think of that will leave the “axe” of our praise dull?

Your comments are welcome…

Filed Under: Christianity 101, Discussions, Worship 101 Tagged With: Better Life, character, christianity, encouragement, Praise and Worship

Put It To Work!

August 15, 2016 by Joey Hughes Leave a Comment

I’m sure we all would say that, over the weekend, we were a part of some amazing church services. I’m sure the worship was strong and the message was challenging.

That’s what we (Christians) do, right? We do church… and we do it well, but can I ask you a question? What are you doing today with what you heard and experienced yesterday?

My pastor, Bishop Tony Miller, has been doing a series called “Ecclesia” that has been very challenging to us all. Yesterday, he spoke about relationships and how that we are designed for proper connection.

Today, I am examining the relationships in my life and asking God to help me to know which ones need to be initiated, which ones need to be nurtured, which ones need to be restored, and which ones need to be severed.

What are you doing with God’s word today? Are you putting it into practice or did it just make you “feel good” yesterday?

Put it to work!

I’d love to hear what you’re doing with what you heard. Please comment below!

Filed Under: Christianity 101, Discussions, Leadership 101 Tagged With: Ecclesia, Let The Church Be The Church

There’s Only 1 U!

August 11, 2015 by Joey Hughes Leave a Comment

I’ve had this cross for about twenty years. Before I got it, I had looked for a silver nugget cross for a long time, but could never find one I liked. All of the ones I found seemed to have no character, nothing unique. They all looked the same.

I asked a friend who owned a jewelry store if she could find one for me, but she had about the same luck as I did.

One day, she came to my office and showed me this one. I was very excited! I couldn’t believe she had found THE ONE I wanted!

I asked her where she finally found it and she replied, “Well, I didn’t actually find it. I had my silversmith make it out of some scraps that were just lying around.”

Isn’t that cool? Scraps… Put together by a master craftsman… A thing of beauty. It has never broken. It has never tarnished and there is not another one like it in the world.

Psalm 139, verse 14 says “I will praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are your works and that my soul knows very well.”

Sometimes, our lives seem to be in shambles… just scraps that seem useless, but God is THE master craftsman. He puts the scraps of our lives together to make something that will not tarnish and will be of great value.

Let the Word of God encourage you today. You are one of a kind and he is pleased with you! He loves you!

Filed Under: Christianity 101, Discussions, Worship 101 Tagged With: Created To Worship, encouragement, Father God

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