Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us - Hebrews 12:1
It is natural to encounter obstacles when you are on a journey that is leading you to a deeper relationship with God. Our commitment as a worship team at Hinterland Christian Centre is to conquer the obstacles and demonstrate control and confidence when overcoming the obstacles that come our way.
KEEP GOING SO YOU REACH THE END OF THE ROAD
One of the greatest challenges in life is making it to the end of something you start. It may be a new diet, a fitness regime, a sporting commitment or any number of new things you may commence in life. God calls us to be finishers in life.
A person of good character will always finish something they start as it really is part of demonstrating faithfulness. In the case of our 40 day consecration, we are demonstrating our faithfulness to God.
OBSTACLES OF THE HEART
It’s so easy to rely on ability and talents to get us through a worship experience with God but the biggest lid we place on ourselves in times of worship is our attitude which derives from the condition of our hearts.
With a poor attitude we are limiting how much God will be able to move in and through us. If we keep our hearts in the right place we are giving God every opportunity to do what he wants to do as we become outwardly focused on him rather than inwardly focused on our own attitudes and heart condition.
OBSTACLES OF BUSYNESS
Life is BUSY. There is always something to do at any particular time and often how we choose to spend our time will dictate the kind of fruit we are producing in our lives.
In order to reap a deeper level in our times of worship both personally and in church we must commit to sowing time into our relationship with God.
Imagine what could happen in our times of worship together when a team of committed worshippers join as one in a time of consecration together.
OBSTACLES OF CHANGE
Psalm 16 is comment enough on the challenge of facing change in our lives. I have decided to print the Message Bible version for us to read together:
1 Keep me safe, O God, I've run for dear life to you. 2 I say to God, "Be my Lord!" Without you, nothing makes sense. 3 And these God-chosen lives all around - what splendid friends they make! 4 Don't just go shopping for a god. Gods are not for sale. I swear I'll never treat god-names like brand-names. 5 My choice is you, God, first and only. And now I find I'm your choice! 6 You set me up with a house and yard. And then you made me your heir! 7 The wise counsel God gives when I'm awake is confirmed by my sleeping heart. 8 Day and night I'll stick with God; I've got a good thing going and I'm not letting go. 9 I'm happy from the inside out, and from the outside in, I'm firmly formed. 10 You cancelled my ticket to hell - that's not my destination! 11 Now you've got my feet on the life path, all radiant from the shining of your face. Ever since you took my hand, I'm on the right way.
--The Message Bible - Psalm 16
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