shane smith

follower of Jesus

[shane smith @shanejsmith_]

Jesus knows my sin better than anyone but yet He loves me more than anyone ever could.

I'll devote my life to a love like that

[shane smith @shanejsmith_]

Sometimes I think we get the order messed up. We think if we do good things, then we’ll get close to Jesus.

It doesn’t work that way though.

If we get close to Jesus then we’ll do good things. Jesus is the root and obedience is the fruit. Not the other way around.

[shane smith @shanejsmith_]

What do you run to when life gets hard?
The thing you run to when you’re at your weakest gives a good indication of what you depend on the most.

[shane smith @shanejsmith_]

God’s love for me is not based on my obedience. It’s based on what Jesus has done. But, my love for God is expressed through my obedience.

[shane smith @shanejsmith_]

3. Posture > Platform

If your posture before God is not one of humility, worship, and desperation for Him, then you may give a good talk on a platform but it will likely be out of your own strength and not His

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3 things I’ve been learning in ministry lately:

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2. Progress > Perfection

It’s easy to not celebrate progress when you’re over infatuated with perfection

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“For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” -Mt. 12:34

Something I’m trying to ask myself more and more these days... what are my words saying about the condition of my heart?

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@bencoker7 @Braves This tweet didn’t age well but I really appreciate the creativity

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nothing and no one can ever satisfy the yearning desire of the soul except for Jesus.

[shane smith @shanejsmith_]

long-term thinking is something I’ve been working on lately...
direction and not desire is what gets us to our destination.
long-term improvement is better than a sudden surge.
this is a marathon not a sprint.

[shane smith @shanejsmith_]

we pray a lot for circumstances to change... sometimes I think the better prayer is for God to change us in the circumstance. to pray not to miss what God has for us in the middle of what we’re going through

[shane smith @shanejsmith_]

I never want to miss God in a moment because He doesn’t work how I ‘m asking Him to. It’s not about me.

we can’t let what we’re asking God to do make us miss what He’s actually doing.

[shane smith @shanejsmith_]

God is big enough to handle even the small things in your life.

We’re quick to bring the big things to Him, but the small, everyday things are just as important.

He wants it all. He loves you that much

[shane smith @shanejsmith_]

sometimes we experience things in the valley that we never would have learned on the mountain tops

embrace the struggle. it’ll get better. learn from it

[shane smith @shanejsmith_]

instead of focusing so much on every single decision focus more on the One that already knows the answer

[shane smith @shanejsmith_]

even if God never did another thing for us and we never saw His hand in our lives ever again, He would still be worthy of our lives because of what He’s already done for us

[shane smith @shanejsmith_]

if you ever feel like God has forgotten about you just look back... see how He’s had you the whole time

If He’s done it before why wouldn’t He do it again

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don’t get so caught up in trying to do great things for God that we forget to just do things for a great God... He wants the mundane everyday just as much as the big moments