Relevant Life

01/29/2024

Step into the New ~ Christine Caine

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us (Romans 8:18, NKJV).

Let’s not waste time reveling in the pain or nostalgia of something in the past while God is doing something new somewhere else.

When bad stuff happens, let’s let God in and ask Him to heal us from the hurt so we can take another step forward.

When good stuff happens, let’s rejoice in it and thank God for His blessing, but then take another step forward.

Let’s be a part of what God is doing now, advancing His Kingdom on the earth and advancing in our purpose in life!

Stop looking back. Start moving forward!

12/10/2023

“Whatever” Means Whatever! ~ Christine Caine

Paul wrote in Colossians 3:23–24: Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving (NIV).

Do you know what the word “whatever” means in Greek and every other language? Whatever! That means this Scripture applies to every task you undertake.

Whatever you give, whatever you do, wherever you serve, I want to encourage you not to devalue it. There’s an inheritance from the Lord in it. The miraculous, purpose-driven life God has for you is found in the very midst of “whatever”!

TODAY’S REFLECTION
What is your “whatever”? What is one task you’re realizing you need to dedicate to God today?

11/15/2023

There's a misconception that something big needs to happen first before boldness can set in but
"Something happens when you take the steps. It's just like faith, you walk it out; you take a stand!" Chad Spencer

Legacy Church

11/13/2023

When I think of great leaders, I think of Caleb. He had a heart that could overcome anything and stay fully alive. He was full of vigor at every age, never losing sight of all God had promised him, well able to overcome and conquer until the day he stepped over into Heaven. He had the kind of faith that inspired everyone.

When your heart is all in—when you contribute as a mature leader—you will do anything, go anywhere, and give everything. Like Caleb, you will be wholehearted—and you will succeed.

By Christine Caine

10/11/2023

08/27/2023

Doing Life with Jesus~ Christine Caine

“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me” (Revelation 3:20, NIV).

I think that sometimes it’s a struggle for us to remember that Jesus never meant to be a visitor in our hearts; He’s a resident. Sure, we might want our lives to be touched on Sunday mornings or at a weekly Bible study, but once we get back to the normalcy and rigors of daily life, we can disregard His presence. We can forget He doesn’t just want to visit us every so often at a church service. He wants to do life with us.

Jesus wants to strengthen you, renew you, and fill every area of your life with everything He is — goodness, love, blessings, power, and so much more! He’s knocking on the door of your heart, so respond to Him today and live in all that He has for you and wants to do in and through you!

03/13/2023

03/09/2023

02/22/2023

Acts 2:17‐18 “‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

02/13/2023

Stop chasing movements and ask God to fan the 🔥 within you. If you are born again, you have the living spirit in you. Stir it up and pour it out. Thirsty souls will come.

02/10/2023

Jebus – The City of Personal Promise

David took up the sword of Goliath and cut off his head. This is because there is no need to keep the co**se of a giant once it has been slain. In the battle against your giants, it not only is necessary to defeat it, but to dismantle it as well. The obstacle that has stood against you should be examined after its defeat so you will know it was not as dangerous as you thought.

Goliath was a giant, but he was still a man. The other soldiers of the army of Israel were paralyzed by his taunts for more than forty days and nights before David defeated him. His size, armor, and threats were enough to convince the most valiant soldiers of Israel that Goliath could not be defeated. They might have regarded the giant as more demon than human. David decapitated the giant so all the troops could see that Goliath’s power was not supernatural. So often we make the things we fear bigger than they truly are. We imbue natural obstacles with supernatural powers and the things we are facing become larger than life—they become giants that paralyze us. Once we have the defeat, it is important to demonstrate for others that these giants are not supernatural, are not demonic, and are not all-powerful. They are just large human problems.

The importance of unmasking these giants is just as vital as defeating them so others’ fears will be assuaged. The giant will hold its power unless it is proved not to be greater than we are. When you take on other giants in your life, use this same approach. For example, when you take on the giant of debt it is important to also show people that debt is not insurmountable. Normal people with simple tools can bring it down.

Don't just overcome the giant of depression in silence. Stand over this enemy, and show the world that depression can be defeated with God’s help. Don't just overcome the giant of fear, cut off its head and make it a public spectacle. Gather the public trophy to the power of the grace of God that is active in a believer’s life. We have to publicly dismantle the mystique of our giants so others will be encouraged to fight their own giants.

This is why, after all these years of silence on many issues in my own life, I am compelled to share. The giants I have faced and overcome have been numerous and terrifying, but I was mistaken not to display their decapitated heads to the body of Christ. It is my hope that these trophies of His grace will encourage others to face their own giants. The giant of fatherlessness, the giant of motherlessness, the giant of physical abuse, the giant of homelessness, the giant of foster care—these have all been slayed with the stones God has given me. Now I am finally in an emotional space where I feel able to allow others to know the details of these hard-fought battles. I do so not to embarrass, attack, or offend anyone, but to display the heads of these giants so others will find courage to fight their own enemies.

Coordinating scriptures: 1 Corinthians 10:13 & Hebrews 10:24-25

01/28/2023

Transparency is allowing someone to see what’s going on inside of you. Vulnerability is allowing someone to see inside and speak into your life. Too many people think they’re being vulnerable by opening up but are guarded and won’t let anyone reach inside and help heal those parts that have been wounded.