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  • *The Greatest Love Story Ever ToldClick to open the *The Greatest Love Story Ever Told menu
    • Act I
    • Act II
    • Intermission
    • Act III
    • Act IV
    • Act V
  • 1. Moving to Higher Ground in JesusClick to open the 1. Moving to Higher Ground in Jesus menu
    • Knowing God
    • A Christmas Message: Giving birth to Jesus
    • Are Mars and Venus Really That Different?
    • The Master Strategist
    • Father Sergius by Leo Tolstoy
    • Keeping it Simple Pt 1, God's Love, Simply Divine
    • Keeping it Simple Pt 2, The Holy Spirit
    • Keeping it Simple Pt 3, What's the Problem?
    • Deeper, Addressing Need Beyond Sin
    • Godly Sorrow and Repentance
    • Partaking of the Wrong Fruit
    • Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth
    • The Heart of the Matter
    • The Eye of the Beholder
    • Equality at the Cross
    • The Simplicity of the Gospel
    • Do We Really Have a Choice?
    • Is Faith Blind?
    • Is it Really not About Me?
    • Our "Rubber to Road" Experience...
    • Bearing Fruit
    • The Love of God and Change
  • 2. The Twilight ZoneClick to open the 2.  The Twilight Zone menu
    • Episode 11: The View
    • Episode 1: Food Fight
    • Episode 2: My Run for Office
    • Episode 3: Crash Course
    • Episode 4: Double Blow
    • Episode 5: Bo Bo the Boxing Cat
    • Episode 6: A Rude Awakening
    • Episode 7: The Clinic
    • Episode 8: A Quality of Mercy
    • Episode 9: What Lies Ahead?
    • Episode 10: Inception
  • 2b. Twilight Zone Study GuideClick to open the 2b. Twilight Zone Study Guide menu
    • Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth
    • Points of View
  • 3. A Cup of LaughterClick to open the 3. A Cup of Laughter menu
    • I Think I Prevented a Murder...
    • What's with the Buzz?
    • Bo Bo the Boxing Cat
    • When Laughter Becomes Horrific
    • Cyber Wars
    • My Run for Office
    • Walking in Your Shoes
    • This Earthen Vessel
    • Signs That You May Talk too Much
    • The "ITES" Family
    • Pesky Squirrels
    • No Cheap Thrill
    • Biketoberfest is Here
    • Mercy for Me
    • A Letter to Pastor and his Homies
    • Holy Spirit Take the Wheel
  • 4. Family MattersClick to open the 4. Family Matters menu
    • Jesus or Santa Clause?
    • A Journey Called Life
    • Discussing Theology...and Everything Else
    • Growing up...by Grace through Faith in Jesus
    • Lessons from Corporate America
    • Lessons from Family Life
    • Those Sensitive Teen Years
    • Intimacy, Love, and Commitment
    • Points of View
    • Say What?
    • Identifying with our Beliefs and Values
    • My Multi-Racial Complex
    • Soul Ties
    • Home Building, Phase One
    • Home Building, Phase Two
    • Home Building, Phase Three
    • Family Matters
  • 5. Soup for the SoulClick to open the 5. Soup for the Soul menu
    • Love so Big and Faithful...
    • Transparent Butterfly
    • Down to Your Final Grains...
    • First Love
    • The Wounded Soldier
    • When Your Hut's on Fire
    • The "W" in Christmas
    • God Cares for You!
    • The Mechanical Pencil
    • The Child in Me
    • Princess Jen's Story
    • The Cake
  • 6. ExtrasClick to open the 6. Extras menu
    • The Legend of the Three Trees
    • The Song of the Heart
    • The Progressive Journey
    • What's all the Worship About?
    • That Shiny Nose
    • The Call from the Dark Side
    • A Cinderella Story
    • The Invisible Woman
    • Captivity, Love, and Liberty
    • The Story of a Soul
  • *Holiday Greetings all Year RoundClick to open the *Holiday Greetings all Year Round menu
    • What is Christmas About?
    • The "W" in Christmas
    • That Shiny Nose
    • More Holiday Music Videos
    • Review: Christmas Show at the Gaylord Palms
    • Host an International Student for the Christmas Break
  • 7. ReviewsClick to open the 7. Reviews menu
    • St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Savannah, Georgia
    • Religulous by Bill Maher
    • Villa Mirabella - book
    • We Cry Out / Jesus Culture - music
    • Confessions of a Shopaholic - movie
    • Christmas Shows at the Gaylord Palms - entertaiment
    • The Big Kahuna - movie
    • Jumper - movie
    • Inception - movie
    • Temple Grandin - movie
  • 8. Story: Christian Stepfordville, Book One: Fire and IceClick to open the 8. Story: Christian Stepfordville, Book One:  Fire and Ice menu
    • Part I: A New Season
    • Part II: Christian Stepfordville
    • Part III: Close Encounters
    • Part IV: Friend or Foe?
    • Part V: A Delicious Awakening
    • Part VI: This Masquerade
    • Part VII: A Glimpse Behind the Veil
    • Part VIII: What to Make of it?
    • Part IX: Under the Influence
    • Part X: The Revolutionary
    • Part XI: Reuben
    • Part XII: A Table for Two
    • Part XIII: JC
    • Part XIV: Alex
    • Part XV: Wake Up Call
    • Part XVI: The Dance
    • Part XVII: The Recruit
    • Part XVIII: Growing Pains
    • Part XIX: The Law, To Protect and Serve
    • Part XX: A Radiant Covering
    • Part XXI: Jim
    • Part XXII: Contemplations
    • Part XXIII Hope Floats
    • Part XXIV: Reality Check
    • Part XXV: The Sower and the Seed
    • Part XXVI: Out of the Comfort Zone
    • Part XXVII: The Promise, The Problem, and Uncertainty
    • Part XXVIII: Meeting the Boys
    • Part XXIX: The Master's Touch
    • Part XXX: The Mark of Maturity
    • Part XXXI: Camille
    • Part XXXII: Bible Reading
    • Part XXXIII: Where's Your Faith?
    • Part XXXIV: Angela
    • Part XXXV: The Prognosis
    • Part XXXVI: A New Start
    • Part XXXVII: Dinner Invitation
    • Part XXXVIII: The Deep
    • Part XXXIX: The Receiver
    • Part XL: Dance Lessons
    • Part XLI: A Genuine Proverbs 31 Woman
    • Part XLII: Letting the Cat out of the Bag
    • Part XLIII: LIght and Darkness
    • Part XLIV: Fair Play
    • Part: XLV: Motives
    • Part XLVI: Bilingual Lessons
    • Part XLVII: Where to go from Here?
    • Part XLVIII: The Confessional Booth
  • 8b. Christian Stepfordville, Book Two: Loving God and Loving NeighborClick to open the 8b. Christian Stepfordville, Book Two:  Loving God and Loving Neighbor menu
    • Part I: Who's Calling?
    • Part II: A Rebel Without a Cause
    • Part III: The Importance of, "In the Beginning..."
  • 9. En EspanolClick to open the 9. En Espanol menu
    • Lucha de Alimento
    • ¿Son Marte y Venus Realmente Que Diferente?
    • Curso Intensivo
    • Cuando La Risa Se Convierte En Horribles
    • Hasta su final de Cereales, Alimentación de Migas
  • 10. Jo's CornerClick to open the 10. Jo's Corner menu
    • A Getaway with the Lord in Savannah, Georgia
    • Stalking the Divine
    • Robin's Egg Blue Eyes
    • Dating the Lord
    • His Awesome Craftmanship
    • More Signs of New LIfe
    • Signs of New Life
    • Seeing the Flip Side of it all
    • Vision
    • Wind Surfing
    • Prayer, a Precious Gift Indeed
    • In Touch with our femininity
  • 11. Scriptures, Quotes, and Prayers
  • 12. Art Gallery featuring Henry JackmanClick to open the 12.  Art Gallery featuring Henry Jackman menu
    • An Interview with Henry Jackman
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The Progressive Journey

 

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I often view this journey as a progression from me to you to we.  

 

The me stage appears to be ok for an infant.  They need attention, nourishment, and much milk.  Our Heavenly Father makes more allowances for me in the infancy stage. 


As we progress we move from me to you.  This stage appears to speak of discipleship.  It requires denying ourselves, picking up our cross, and following Jesus.  At this stage we are partaking of more solid food.  


The progression from you to we appears to require presenting ourselves a living sacrifice so that the Lord can work through us to effect humanity.  The partaking of His life.  I can get from me to you but I cannot get from you to we without you.  Yet I have no control over you, nor should I look to exercise control over you.  But I can present myself a living sacrifice for the Lord to work through me to effect you and we can then make up we.  As others join, we will make up the full stature of Christ.  At this third stage we have been equipped to partake of meat.  


I am often grieved when I see a brother or sister in the Lord look down on a family member that is going through difficulty and they appear to make hasty conclusions as to what their issue and remedy is.  The next time we are tempted to go that route may we consider that our brethren may be more equipped than us and is shedding his blood for our benefit.   

 

This was something the Apostle Paul seemed to be going through as it appeared that there were others looking down on him.  Yet as we pass through the winepress in life our loving Father will turn our crushed grapes into wine.  

 

Likewise, those that have progressed to solids and meat can then start looking down on those on milk.  May we remember how patient and gracious our Lord has been with us and as such extend the same to our fellowman. 

 

Yes, spiritual maturity appears to progress from the smaller picture of me, to the larger picture of there is the whole of humanity at the Lord's heart.  May we remember this as we are faced with the challenges in life and edify each other in love and comfort. 


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