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My friend les tried to bolster his lunchtime experience by incorporating some of what we’re learning.  See below.

I was challenged to examine this past weekend what is my main motivation for being a follower of Jesus.  And my answer was how much he has done for me …or blessed me with.  With things like forgiveness, a wonderful wife and family…etc.  How could I not live the rest of my life out of thankfulness out of what he has already done for me?  I was shown that that isn’t the best motivation….not even by a long shot.  What is really capable of motivating me is what is coming….what is ahead.  The bible says “no eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love Him….”   It makes sense. How much he has given any of us pales in comparison to what is coming. I loose sight of that alot. I believe every longing and passion….things that we find beautiful, fun, interesting….things that we spend our day thinking about…those things are just little hints of God. I think Satan has done a good job of giving us a cookie cutter image of God. An image like an old wise looking guy with a white beard. And what we do not realize is that when we get to heaven, God is going to be so great that he is going to blow away even our deepest, wildest fantasies.