5 things to keep your conversion fresh

1. Remember the cross.
2. Renounce all feelings of bitterness, holding grudges and offer forgiveness.
3. Renew commitment to be like Jesus.
4. Renew commitment to serving God.
5. Remember Christ’s return.

James Martin used these 5 points at a Prayer Meeting in my Church a few years back, and I came across the list I had scribbled down recently.
Some great truth in there and a great way of staying spiritually fresh on a daily basis.

Valentines Day (…a little belated but sure!)

Well yesterday was the day that cupid shot his little arrows and struck the already love struck and done whatever those little arrows do, but for many Valentines Day is a lot of nonsense. But as I was thinking about it, I came up with 3 things its apparently all about….

1. Love
2. Gifts
3. Relationships

And, as I thought on these 3 things isn’t that what God has, and wants for us. My mind was drawn to Romans 5:8:

“but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Romans 5:8 (ESV)

God loves us, even though we are so undeserving of it as sinners. He sent His Son to die for us so that we can have the gift of eternal life. He wants to be in a relationship with us, walking with us, talking and listening with us, going through the hard and good times together. What a Valentines message God gives us. He is the best Valentine we could get this Valentines!