RESET.

The past few weeks have been some kind of adventure...and the past few days...well, I could have done with out. And in my crying out to God the past two nights, I found myself listening to the final sermon in a series simply titled Reset.

God's love and grace is sufficient to cover our mistakes and frustrations. As Paul writes in Romans, NOTHING can separate us from the love of Christ.

At the close of service, I had a chance to speak with the pastor and share the past few days and what I was working through in my own walk of faith.

The purpose of today's prayer, were the words of this pastor and I'm sure in many others who have been asked for their insight in any given matter..."I don't know if that helps." "Is what I am saying making sense?" Here I sat, frustrated about my own life and whether or not I was "getting it right" and in the pew behind me, sat the lead pastor of a church, asking aloud, if he was getting it right.

So, as much as I walked into church this morning needing the power of the reset process, I pray today for pastors and pastoral staff also in need of a grace about their lives. Not necessarily that they "get it right" as we can't expect those in authority to be perfect anymore than we would wanted to be expected to perfect, but that the properly and appropriately are refreshed and renewed in their efforts to speak the truth in love, and preach the power of Christ and what He desires to accomplish in our lives if we will remain focused solely on Him.

Pray that their lives would be so in tune to the Word of God and the things of God, that it would be easy and exciting for people to follow their example, much like Paul stated, "Follow me as I follow Christ."

Pray for those leaders who need to be refreshed and strengthened by hitting the reset button in their own lives, that indeed, nothing can separate any of us from the love of Christ and negating how He would use circumstances in our lives to bring glory to Him and His plan.

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