Throughout World War II, the streets and shops of the Western allied nations were littered with recruitment posters. Slogans such as “Uncle Sam needs you” and the famous British poster, which read “keep calm and carry on” are now iconic images in modern history. Each of these posters with its unique wording was selected carefully for one purpose and one purpose only: to call people to action.

This past Sunday we talked about the importance of waiting in our journey with Jesus (you can watch the sermon here).  We looked at Psalm 27 where David writes, “ Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” (v.14).

Since March of this year, I have had the great privilege of taking counselling courses from the Christian Counselling Education Foundation located in Pennsylvania, USA. Despite only taking two courses so far (Dynamics of Biblical Counselling and Helping Relationships), the Lord has greatly used these courses in my life. Both courses have been intensive, heart revealing and transformative.

One of the rhythms we strive for as a church is to remember, reflect, and give thanks.  It’s easy in our fast-paced culture to move on from one thing to the next without taking the time to pause and to see the hand of God at work in our lives.  Knowing this tendency in us, God was constantly telling the Israelites to pause and remember.

One of the dangers in our current Christian landscape is the dichotomy of those who are Christian versus those who are disciples.  We have unnecessarily and unbiblically created a subcategory of Christianity that would be foreign to the first century follower of Jesus.  John Mark Comer writes, “Contrary to what many assume, Jesus did not invite people to convert to Christianity.  He didn’t even call people to become Christians; he invited people to apprentice under him into a whole new way of living.  To be transformed.”