What Does the LORD require of You?

Excerpt from July 2011 Newsletter

Greetings Faith Family,

What does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love kindness/mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

Micah 6:8. In July, we had been studying Micah Chapter 6 verses 1-8 We got a glimpse of the importance of the following in order to discern God’s next steps for us as a church and as a individual:

1. Listening to God Both the Good Stuff and God’s Complaints

2. Remembering What God Has Done, So We Don’t Forget What God Can Do

3. Acting Justly Especially Opening Doors for Those With No Voice

4. Practicing the love of Mercy/Kindness Starting at Home, Church, Community

5. Practicing a Humble Journey/Walk with God

We have discovered that we need to improve our listening skills, improve our remembering skills, examine our actions of advocating for justice, practicing kindness, and living out God’s will not our own. It has been fruitful for us because each of these areas are true steps for accurate spiritual discernment as a church and as individuals. If you or I, our church, or other groups really want to understand how to know what God requires, Micah 6:8 can help us with getting the answers we seek. The hard part is actually doing these 5 steps. Are you willing as a person? Are we willing as a church? How shall we hold each other accountable? Yeah, I know that accountability IS the hard part, it requires humility huh?

Keep loving and learning,

Pastor Rebecca