From time to time, someone will approach one of our weekend teachers and say something like, "WOW! This morning it seemed like you were speaking right to me. Like you actually know what is going on in my life."
To which we usually reply, "We do. We have 24/7 video surviellance on every Crossroad's member. It's in the fine print of the membership form."
OK- so we aren't keeping tabs on you like the FBI, CIA, NSA or any of the other secret intelligence agencies. We don't hack into your computers, track your credit cards and bank accounts or follow you around with spy satellites. We've got something better- The Spirit of God.
Why is it that on any given week we can show up and feel like the teaching of the day is speaking into our hearts and lives? Not because our teachers are mind readers, but because the God who made us knows what we need to hear. His Spirit can speak through the Bible and through the words of average people to echo into our hearts and souls.
Has that ever happened to you? Here's a story from someone at Crossroads who had that kind of experience this past weekend.
I just wanted to let you know I was really touched by today's message. I've been dealing with alot of relationship issue's lately. I've gone through a breakup, having some family issues, and a problem with a friend. I sometime's felt that Christ has left my side. I missed the service last night, and was pretty sure I wouldn't make it this morning. However, I woke up early and something inside me kept telling me that I wasn't doing anything but sitting on the couch, and I needed to pick up my nephew and come on to Church.
I was ok until you started talking about the mustard seed and the yeast. At that point I was thought "has this man been reading my blog?" You see, I bought a townhome last Fall, and have no grass in my backyard. I meant to sow seed last fall, but of course didn't get around to it. This Spring a friend of mine came over, helped clean up the yard, and threw some seed down. Everyday I would go out back and look at this seed just sitting on top of the ground. I was growing more upset everyday thinking that grass was never going to grow in my backyard. I kept watering the yard and kept watching....And nothing! Then, came the nice sunny days a few weeks ago. We had baseball games, work, and school projects. I didn't think to look at the backyard once. Going on at the same time was my break up. I woke up last Sunday thinking how bad my life was, and that I was 32 never married wondering why God wouldn't answer one of my only prayers...For a husband and family. I was baking, and decided to open the house up. I opened the front windows, and went to open the backdoor and happened to look at the backyard. I couldn't believe what was before my eyes!!! It was grass, and lots of it!!! Of course, it's still thin because it's just beginning to grow, but what used to be nothing but dirt and sometimes mud was now green with just a few patches of dirt here and there. At that moment, I seemed to understand. It's really not my time, and it really is God's time. Not only with my grass, but with my relationships, including a future husband and family. The problem over the last week is I keep forgetting that eye opening experience, and was really down today expecting not to come to church. Now, I'm really glad that I did!
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One of the reasons that I still have a garden is that whenever I work in it I'm constantly thinking on the parables Jesus told regarding seeds, growing, pruning, etc. I also have a grape vine which reminds me of the several he told using that analogy.
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