Cross of Christ Lutheran Church

We are starting something called Make a Difference Monday.  I actually came up with the idea after worship (that’s always a scary thing, me having an idea).  The way it works is that beginning Monday of each week we intentionally look for where God is at work in order that we might join with Him.  Now this isn’t a one day thing.  This is a week-long adventure!  Think of it as a way to put into action what we just learned from His Word on Sunday. 

This past Sunday we continued with our teaching series called The Great Adventure: Following the Holy Spirit’s Lead.  We focused on what it means to listen to the Holy Spirit as we looked at John 16:5-15.  If you didn’t have a chance to hear the message you can simply click on the link titled podcast.

The challenge for this week is to spend some time listening to what the Holy Spirit might be trying to tell us.  To get us started I’ve provided several questions to ask yourself.

Ask yourself:  Am I listening to the Holy Spirit as I stand in line at the grocery store?  Because maybe He wants me to begin a conversation with the person in front of me.  As yourself:  Am I allowing the Holy Spirit to lead me in making my budget and how I spend my money?  Because maybe He wants me to allocate the monies differently than I otherwise would.  As yourself:  Am I following the Spirit’s lead as I spend time with family and friends?  Because maybe He wants me to get beyond myself and be more intentional about how I love those He’s placed in my life.

Again, these are just some questions to get you started.  My hope is that the Spirit leads us to other questions that He wants us to wrestle with as we begin to listen to the truth that He’s speaking to our lives.  Who knows?  Maybe then we’ll begin to see the areas in our life that we tend to do our own thing, rather than follow His lead.  Maybe then we’ll begin to listen to the Spirit.

Have fun making a difference in your life and the lives of others this Monday and throughout the week!