The Gospel

Allow God to take over your whole life and you will be Ready for Anything He calls you to do. He is able to do anything He wants without us, yet He chooses to use us, if we will let Him. Our God has done so much for us, what an amazing privilege He gives us to serve Him. Please take the time to watch this. It's totally worth the 12 minutes.

God's Love

I heard someone talking on the radio recently about the night when Peter denied knowing Jesus. He pointed out the fact that the Bible says that Jesus turned and looked at Peter. We may wonder why Jesus didn't ask Peter to testify on His behalf, ask him why he was denying and abandoning his Lord, or just bring him back to his senses.

When you think about it, since Jesus knows everything, He realized that if He spoke to Peter, Peter's cover would be blown. The people who had been accusing Peter of knowing Christ would be proven right, and Peter proven a liar. He saw Peter in his worst moment, as he made one of the worst choices he could ever make, and helped Him.

Jesus never changes, so, He still sees us in our worst moments and reaches out to us. He does not condemn us in our struggles, but desires to lend us aid.

"And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny Me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly." Luke 22:61-62

Requirements and Reminders

To be Ready for Anything requires:

-Viewing God correctly. He is almighty and always working for our good, and His glory.  Everything we encounter was either caused by God, or allowed by Him--everything that touches us has been sifted through His nail-scarred hands.

-Trusting God with our deepest desires. He never dangles our desires out in front of us teasing us like we would our dog with a treat. We need to realize that He is always working for our good and turn our desires over to His management. He can handle every aspect of our lives perfectly and is waiting for us to simply place it in His capable hands.

-Realizing that He already knows us completely. He knew every little thing about each of His children before they were born. He keeps a special journal about each of us in Heaven where He records every detail about us. He knows our biggest fears, greatest victories, toughest struggles, burning passion, and deepest desire. He deeply enjoys spending time with us and hearing us describe our day to Him. He will never tire of hearing about the mundane events, the tragedies, or the adventures we encounter. He will never love us less for our confessing our sins to Him. He already sees it anyways...

-Seeing that God can be our closest friend. He will still be a listening ear when all others go deaf, an awake adviser when all others sleep, and a friend when all others forsake. He will never walk away, ask us to keep the details to ourselves, quiet down about the obsession, or give the "I don't really care" smirk. He always cares, wants to hear, and comfort us in our needs and joys. What a friend we have in Jesus!

Being Ready for Anything is a wonderful place to be. It is a place where your heart is constantly overflowing with joy over what God is doing. A place where Scripture pops into your head in distress. A place when God is what you derive your rush of happy and is who you pour out your crisis to. He can be your all...if you will but surrender everything to Him, and follow where He leads.