Habits for Living

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Greetings in the Name of Christ,

A wise teacher was coming to the end of his life and gathered his brightest students around him for one last “class” on life. Each student could ask anything. No subject would be left untouched. 

The students were grieved at the thought of losing their teacher but wanted to gain as much as they could from their wise mentor and sage. They showered the teacher with questions about success, advancement, wealth, and accomplishment. They were so aggressive that they often interrupted each other. Finally, the teacher raised his hand for quiet and began to cry.

“No, no, my dear ones. Life is not about what we do, it is about how we live. To all your questions here is the answer.” 

  • Every morning, wake up with a smile on your face.

  • Meet the day as though it was the first and the last day of your life and accept everything it offers with gratitude.

  • Pray as though it was your first and last prayer that God will hear from you.

  • Work with pleasure and to exhaustion, as though you would never be able to work again.

  • Look with a smile of admiration at every creation of God, as though I saw them the first and the last time.

  • Live each day as though it was the only day of your life.

  • Wait with great expectation for the meeting with the Savior, and live to be worthy of that meeting.

Great advice for living! Image for a moment if everyone lived each day with this advice. Our world would be a better place. 

This Sunday, we will look at two of my favorite scriptures - Matthew 22:34-40 and Colossians 3:12-15. In these passages, we see what drives the habits of Jesus in His leadership. Through His love for the Father, Jesus offered His followers forgiveness, grace, encouragement, and community.

The first step in our discipleship is to show up and let God do the rest to use us for God’s Kingdom. I look forward to seeing you on Sunday.

God bless you. 

Pastor John Allen

I thank my God for every remembrance of you, always in every one of my prayers for all of you, praying with joy for your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. (Philippians 1:3-5)