Spur
Most of us at one point have watched a western movie or tv show and are
familiar with cowboys wearing spurs to steer a horse to do what they want. I’ve
been doing this blog thing for some years now and if you ever see it as a video,
I will tell the viewers that my purpose is for them to draw closer to God and
find hope in him. Spur can also be a term to encourage. That’s something
I feel called by God to do. I’m about to share some verses with you and I
speak from a lot of personal experience on this. In Hebrews 10:19-25 it
talks about encouraging one another to meet with other Christian believers and
to not forsake doing so and to spur or encourage one another. When my
world fell apart, I will admit there was a time I self-destructed. Church
was the absolute last place I wanted to be. I especially didn’t want to
be around people. It took a lot to get me to interact with others.
But I needed to. I’m slowly connecting with a local church and
getting to know others and when you get hurt like I did it’s hard to do.
Covid kind of messed up people and churches too. But I’m here
telling you to connect with fellow Christians because God calls us to.
Don’t believe me check these verses out.
Hebrews 10:19-25
“Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy
Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the
curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of
God, let us draw near to God, with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith,
having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having
our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope
we profess for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we
may spur one another on towards love and good deeds. Let us not give up
meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one
another— and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
I will tell you from experience the more devastated a person’s life gets
the more they need encouragement. I have a few friends who have encouraged
me, and I needed it more than they ever knew. So, take this blog as your
encouragement to get back to church and connect with the people of God. I
will tell you personally that I can’t be at a church on Sunday morning due to
my work schedule and my pastor knows this. I show up for Wednesday night
services and I do my best to be there as often as I can.
