Stuck

"Miss Sunbeam"
(Pine Bluff, Arkansas)

"I am the Lord, and I WILL bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I WILL deliver you from their bondages. I WILL also redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. Then I WILL take you for My people, and I will be your God; and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians." (Ex. 6:6-7)

        "Miss Sunbeam" has been swinging atop an animated  billboard at the foot of Main Street in Pine Bluff, Arkansas for about 65 years - swinging her little heart out but not going anywhere. 

         Many people are working their little hearts out everyday, but like "Miss Sunbeam", not going anywhere - STUCK in the ditch of routine and ordinary, if you will. I just finished reading Pastor Chris Hodges' new book, Four Cups, God's Timeless Promises for a Life of Fulfillment. From God's four promises in the Jewish Passover meal, this bestselling author and my pastor says, "No matter where we are on our spiritual journey, these four cups of promise [salvation, deliverance, redemption, and fulfillment] provide a simple, powerful, unforgettable way of reaching our potential and growing closer to God."

          Want to know your God-given purpose and live a fulfilled life? Go after God with your whole heart, surrender to the Master's redeeming hand, and fulfill the dreams God has for you! (If you need practical "how tos", read Chris Hodges' Four Cups!)

"I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus." (Phil. 1:6)