Staying in the Spirit

I was reading back over the blog and thought....that title sounds a little ridiculous. "We made it". Like after two weeks we've arrived. My dad and I were talking studying for Sunday. (Its pretty cool to be in the next office knowing that he's studying to preach at the same time I am). And he mentioned premature celebrations that caused competitors to lose their focus just long enough to lose the match or game. Arnold Palmer had a 2 stroke lead walking up to the eighteen fairway when a long time friend in the gallery stuck out his hand and congratulations. He knew that he had lost his focus. He went on to shank into the bunker, then another bad shot, finally he lost the match. That got my head spinning. I thought about the Bluegrass Miracle in 02. LSU won; 76 yards in 2 plays. Oh yeah, Kentucky gave their coach a Gatorade bath just before the kickoff to LSU. Can you imagine, both coaches shaking hands soaked in Gatorade!! YouTube has some great video from ESPN while they even comment on the fans rushing the field for Kentucky. All that said, we shouldn't think more highly of ourselves than we ought (that's in the Bible, by the way). God exalts the humble. I got to thinking about Galatians. Paul reminds us to continue in the Spirit. He says something like, why do you think you can complete or continue this work that God began in the Spirit now by the means of the flesh (paraphrased, of course.) I thought about Zech 4:6 it is not by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit of God. God simply says to us today, "Continue to live and move in this ministry in prayer, what was created, birthed and blessed in prayer must continue to live by prayer"

Thanks. God bless