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A Note from Our Founder

It's October and it will soon be the end
of this year and the beginning of another – it’s hard to believe that this year
is just about over. As we approach the
closing of the year, for most folks it’s
natural to look at things in their lives
they want to do differently in the coming year. I sometimes think about how
most of us look at changing or adjusting
things in our lives so intently for a new
year, but we often forget to look at
those same things the other days of the
year. I have a question for you - are you
content/satisfied/comfortable
with
where you are spiritually?

Dr. Roxanna Perry
Founder of W.O.W.

at the 3rd chapter of Revelation…"I
know your works: you are neither
cold nor hot. I would that you were
either cold or hot! So, because you
are lukewarm, and neither cold nor
hot, I will spit you out of my
mouth.” Revelation 3:15-16. Think
about the act of spitting – it’s getting
rid of something you don’t want. You
spit because there is something in
your mouth that is distasteful. So
when God talks about spitting us out
of His mouth, He’s doing that because He doesn’t want us there; we
put a bad taste in His mouth. I don’t
know about you, but I certainly don’t
Are you ok with where your relationship want God to spit me out. Being stagwith God stands today? I'm of the opin- nant in our relationship with Him is
ion that our answer should almost al- not pleasing to Him.
ways be, no. I'm certain you're probably
saying at this moment, “What do you What does God want from us? Inmean, no?” Well, there's a possibility stead of us being stagnant, He wants
that “no” is in the sense that there is us hot; He wants us on fire for Him,
some work that still needs to be done. passionate about our walk with Him,
Obviously, sin that needs to be re- excited about growing in Him, and
pented of and surrendered to God, reading His Word and conversing
maybe a major change in our focus with Him daily. So...what needs to
concerning our relationship with God, or happen in order for us to get
maybe for some, it means coming to there? First, we need to stop being
Christ and giving Him your life com- comfortable with where we are...get
pletely. Many of you may say, “Why annoyed at the fact you're content
should my answer be no when I’m con- and satisfied with being stagnant and
tent with where I am with God? I’m in a then do something about it. Move in
real good place, the Father and I are a direction of becoming on fire for
cool.” A good place? Cool in where you God.
are with God? Is that really what you
want it to be? Do you really want to just I think as believers we sometimes
stay where you are with God? I pose struggle to be on fire, because truth
the question again, "Where are you be told, we know where we want to
spiritually?"
be, we know where we are currently,
but we don’t know how to get from
Are you stagnant or are you satisfied one level to the next. Think about it
with where you are in your walk with in a physical sense...what do you do
Christ or are you striving to grow closer when you're driving and you want to
to Him? If you reflect over this year, is get to a specific destination, but you
your relationship with Christ at the don’t know how to get there? Most
same (or shallower) level it was last of us today use a mechanism called
year? If someone were to ask you what a GPS. We input the address of the
God has done in your life recently, destination and follow the GPS turn
would you struggle to think of how to by turn. It’s the same with our walk
answer? Can you remember the last with Christ. We know the desired
time you heard God speak to you? I destination – being on fire for God (or
mean, directly to you. Do you want to it maybe something more specific in
be stagnant, staying in the same your walk). So tell God where you
place? Think about this, when things want to go – let Him know your desire
are stagnant, they start to stink and and I’m certain He'll be more than
sometimes even grow fungus and other happy to guide you there. Now, He
nasty things.
may only tell you the next step or the
next turn, but He’ll guide you one
Stagnant things are never appeal- step at a time. There may even be a
ing. What do you mean by stagnant? I few times that He needs to reroute
know Jesus, I’m going to heaven, I go to us because we get off track, but bechurch
every
Sunday,
Bible loved if we stay in tune with Him,
Study....what
else
does
God we'll get to our desired destinawant? Well…let’s look at what His Word tion...God is much more trusting than
says about being stagnant. Take a look a GPS.

We should never be satisfied or content with where we are spiritually...if
so, that means we’ve stopped growing
or desiring growth. There may be times
on this journey that growth may
slightly plateau, but that doesn’t mean
we don’t continue to chase after God,
desiring to learn more, desiring to
grow, and taking steps closer to
Him. We should always be growing,
learning, being challenged, and getting
closer to the Father. If you are in the
stagnant place, don't continue to
make excuses that you don’t know
how to get there, because you won’t
go anywhere and you'll stay right
where you are.
I admonish you to do something –
take one small step closer to God, and
after that step take another one. You
may be thinking... what are those
small steps she's speaking of? Read
your Bible...you read other books/
magazines don't you? Spend time in
prayer – you find time to talk to other
people, why not talk to God, the One
who created you and knows you better
than you know yourself. For those
new to the faith or even for those who
have slacked off, start attending
church and Bible study. Make a conscious effort to connect and build relationships with other believers – "He
that hath friends must first show himself friendly." Find a mentor and Christian friends who can keep you accountable and challenge you in your
walk with Christ. ~ Pastor Roxanna

A Godly Woman
A woman of beauty
A woman of grace
A woman of excellence
Beholding God's face
She walks with the Lord
With integrity
Knowing her purpose
And destiny
No matter what happens
She walks in God's love
Reflecting the beauty
Of her Father above.
© 2003 By M.S.Lowndes