Psalm 30:11-12

You turned my wailing into dancing;
you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
that my heart may sing to you and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever.

How do you treat God?

Psalm 18:31 "For who is God besides the Lord?"

As Christians we believe in one, holy, God. Now, imagine what your life would be like if our one, holy God didn't exist. Did anything change? If not, you've got a problem.

Do you treat God like a God?

Psalm 9:10

Those who know your name will trust in you,
for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.

Romans 12:8-21

Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitatlity.

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written; "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the lord. On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head."

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Slaves to All

Mark 10:43-44 "Instead, whoever wants to become great mong you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all."

In Mark 10 Jesus calls us to be slaves.. in Colossians 3 it tells slaves how to live.

Colossians 3:22-24 "Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to win their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will recieve an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving."

To truly serve others we must do it with all our heart, not just to be seen. Look for something good you can do today without them knowing it was you.

Colossians 3:12-14

"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity."

Our Weaknesses

2 Corinthians 12:9-10 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore i will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak then I am strong.

It's a very common Christian idea. When you're struggling just lean on God because he's got all the strength you would need. But that just didn't cut it for me, I felt like it didn't give that idea justice. That's when God laid this on my heart.

Think of our weaknesses as holes in ourselves. Places that our human strength cannot fill. Christ fills those holes in. So instead of our normal everyday human strength, we have Christ's extraordinary strength living in us. If we truly believed that we would be rejoicing just like Paul does about his weaknesses.

Remember though, God can only fill in those holes if you let him. So think about how you could do that today.