Tuesday, January 2, 2018

DENNIS
 Good morning everyone. I am Dennis Gossett with Central United Methodist Church. The Apostle Paul once wrote that we all have a “life we once lived” and we all “used to walk in these ways.” It’s good, from time to time, to take stock of the changes in our lives. Can you think back to the “ways” you used to walk in the “life you once lived?” How would you describe the ways you walk in today? Often, we tend to deal with the same issues that keep coming up again and again. I am referring to those unpleasant things like anger, lust or greed. We are also often unaware how our ways are hurting other people. Only by God’s grace are we able to recognize it. Did you know God wants to share his nature with you, which is love? It is God’s desire to deliver his children from such things, because he knows that we cannot manage them by ourselves. See, any form of sin cannot be managed. With God’s help, we can begin to live a new way. Now, this does not happen overnight, and it can be a slow process, but we must trust that the cross we are bearing is taking us to a place where this undesirable trait will soon die. So, be of good courage. God is with you. Amen.