A Person Acts. A Thing Is Acted Upon

‘Spiritualized Nagging’

God demonstrates his own love for us God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, in this: While we were still sinners,

Christ died for us.Christ died for us.

The BibleThe Bible

God’s Initiative

Trust Replaces Fear

We ‘nag’ when we fear rather than We ‘nag’ when we fear rather than trust trust

Trust Replaces Fear

The power or ability to The power or ability to beginbegin or to or to follow follow through through energetically with a plan or task; energetically with a plan or task;

enterprise and determination enterprise and determination

Trust Replaces Fear

Jesus is the Author and Jesus is the Author and Finisher of our faithFinisher of our faith

Love Takes The Initiative The power or ability to The power or ability to beginbegin or to or to follow follow through through energetically with a plan or task; energetically with a plan or task;

enterprise and determination enterprise and determination

To LOVE SOMEONE ENOUGH to To LOVE SOMEONE ENOUGH to beginbegin or or follow through follow through energetically with a plan energetically with a plan

or task; or task; enterprise and determination enterprise and determination

God so loved the world that he God so loved the world that he gave gave

his one and only son that his one and only son that whoever believes on him shall whoever believes on him shall not perish but have eternal lifenot perish but have eternal life

So Now What Should I Do??

Receive God’s Initiative and Love Him Receive God’s Initiative and Love Him BackBack

Receive His Outstretched Hand

His love is stronger than mineHis love is stronger than mine

Receive His Kiss

He kissed the beastHe kissed the beast

So Now What Should I Do??

Receive God’s Initiative and Love Him Receive God’s Initiative and Love Him BackBack

So Now What Should I Do??

““If you love me, you will obey what I If you love me, you will obey what I command”command”

Jesus, The BibleJesus, The Bible

So Now What Should I Do??

“ “ The Martha Complex”The Martha Complex”But the Lord said to her, “My dear But the Lord said to her, “My dear

Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset over all you are worried and upset over all

these details!  There is only one thing these details!  There is only one thing worthworth

being concerned about. Mary has being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken discovered it, and it will not be taken

away from her.away from her.

So Now What Should I Do??

“ “ The Martha Complex”The Martha Complex”

If you want to build a ship, don't If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and drum up people to collect wood and

don't assign don't assign them tasks and work, but rather them tasks and work, but rather

teach them teach them to long for the endless immensity of to long for the endless immensity of

the sea. the sea. --Antoine de Saint-ExuperyAntoine de Saint-Exupery  ..

For God For God SoSo Loved… Loved…

He is jealous for meLove’s like a hurricaneI am a treeBending beneath the waves of His wind and mercy

When all of a suddenWhen all of a suddenI am unaware of these I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by gloryafflictions eclipsed by gloryI realize just how beautiful I realize just how beautiful you areyou areAnd how great your And how great your affections are for meaffections are for me

And oh, how He loves us soAnd oh, how He loves us soOh, how He loves usOh, how He loves usHow He loves us soHow He loves us so

He is jealous for meLoves like a hurricaneI am a treeBending beneath the waves of His wind and mercy

Yeah He loves usYeah He loves usOh, how He loves usOh, how He loves usOh, how He loves usOh, how He loves usOh, how He lovesOh, how He loves

We are His portion, and He is our prizeDrawn to redemption by the grace in His eyesIf grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking

So Heaven meets Earth like an unforeseen kissAnd my heart turns violently And my heart turns violently inside of my chestinside of my chestI don’t have time to I don’t have time to maintain these regretsmaintain these regretsWhen I think about the wayWhen I think about the way

He loves usHe loves us