Real Faith is in the God Box!
Pastor Craig Groeschel recently used the following illustration in a sermon:
It involved two boxes. One box had “me” written on it. One had “God” written on it. He simply showed how we often give things to God… then take them back. At the end of the illustration, He suggested that real faith is when we don’t just hand things to God, but give our lives totally to Him. Then he put the “me” box into the “God” box. (Click here to see the message.) *clipped from Lifechurch.tv
Wow!! Is this a powerful illustration or what? I don't know about you, but I want to be in the God box, not out there on my own given Him my stuff and then taking it back.
So I'll follow Peter's example and simply say "Take all of me LORD!"
8 comments:
I saw your comment on the Lproof blog and wanted to stop by your blog.
This post is very powerful.
I pray you have good reports from teh dr's.
Annette
HOW NEAT!! WHAT IS GOING ON WITH YOU I GUESS I NEED TO CHECK THE LPM BLOG
So true! Love that illustration! Thanks for posting that.
I'm with ya Cheryl. Take all of me Lord.
Love,
Fran
where has your blog gone? i hope you are ok.
blessings!
mandy
Cheryl...what doctor report????
I didn't see the LPM comment...
let us know!!!!!!!!!!!!
Came by to say hello and
LOVED the God box illustration
and will use it with high school kids who need visual stuff too...in fact, ask me sometime if I used it cause I have an idea over here...hey, let me know about your LPM comment...leave it on mine or here or somewhere we can see it...love you!
oh thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou
I showed my 16-year-old son this post and said to him---"Now, go fot it." His Bible project was to illustrate a psalm using any medium creating a project and a 300 word paper. He chose Psalm 139. He made a God Box (painted a large shoe box white) and a Me Box (painted a slightly smaller one black)...On the God box, he labeled it on the outside with attributes of God...on outside of his Me Box, he labeled his qualities like "crazy" and "fun" and "athlete" and "leader" and you got the picture. His paper was precious about how he gives His qualities to God in the God box but God wants all of him...He wants "me" in the God box. It was a great lesson for him and can't thank you enough for the prompt. It was a God thing...and we'll keep that God Box and Me Box for a long time!
This was great, I am just checking in to see how you are doing. love always me
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