Your Spiritual Journey: Where Are You on the Pathway?

Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 7/3/22 by Pastor Steve Shields.

Where are you on your spiritual journey?

Here are some questions to ask to help determine your location. How am I using the time given me to advance the kingdom? Where am I connecting with other believers? What place does the Bible hold in my life?

You could be curious, but that isn’t where Jesus wants you to stay. You could be desperate, but that isn’t where Jesus wants you to stay. You could be consumed by guilt, regret or shame, but that isn’t where Jesus wants you to stay. You could be skeptical, but that isn’t where Jesus wants you to stay.

Some moves Jesus may want you to make today. Choose to move from trivialities to exploring what Christ wants to do in your life.

If you allow desperation to move you toward God, you will find hope.

When we take our guilt and shame to Christ, He cleans us up.

If you think moving from skepticism to rejoicing would take a miracle, take heart, Jesus is in the miracle business.

Choices on the Journey

Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 12/26/21 by Pastor Steve Shields.

Choices in life direct our journey. In Joshua 24 we see how choices effected the journey of the Israelites.

You cannot journey without making choice. Your journey influences the choices you make, and your choices will effect your journey.

As you make choices you need to think about how they will effect your journey and act sensibly, honorably and respectfully.

Make your choices with an intentional reverence. Only you can choose to look back at the journey and determine in your heart to reverence the God who brought you this far.

Make your choices with a heart of gratitude and with a commitment to journey well. Commitment to walking the journey well isn’t about being perfect, but a matter of consistently getting back on the horse when you have fallen off.