The Least I Could Do

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Sometimes when it comes to our relationship with Jesus, we take a “least I can do approach”. In other words, what is the least I can do to make sure that I am going to heaven? What is the least I can do so that I can call myself a Christian? Now we would never admit that out loud. We may not even be consciously deciding that this is our approach when it comes to our relationship with Jesus. The reality is though, that so often we can end up living our lives in such a state of apathy that the “least I could do” approach becomes our daily default. Our daily choices become those of convenience as opposed to choices that fuel our passion for Jesus. Because we don’t feel passion, we continue to make daily choices that are convenient. It becomes a cycle leading to a “least I can do” approach with Jesus. The sad part is that we are meant to live for so much more than this.  God has so much more for our lives with this.

I want to live passionately for Jesus. I don’t want to live with a “least I can do” mentality; instead, I want to live with a “what else can I do” perspective. I want to make the most of every day. I want to see God do something significant in and through my life. My greatest fear is that I will look back on my life one day and I realize that I missed out on what God wanted to do in and through my life. I don’t want to miss out. I hope you don’t either.

February 3rd, 2012- Joel Varty from RIZN on Vimeo.

Rizn is Hiring Media Interns!

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Join the team! This is an amazing way to get involved while gaining valuable experience, help grow Rizn and take it to the next level. Click the link to see the details and share it with all your friends. Help get the word out!

Rizn Media Internship Job Description and Application Process

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)

Rizn “I Am Second” Challenge Completed!

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Day 100

My name is Kendell Semotiuk. For the past 100 days I have been doing the Rizn Challenge, and today I am finally done. This post is all about how much I grew with God through this challenge.

Where do I begin?

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What Would Jesus Tweet?

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Then he told them: Go and preach the good news to everyone in the world. Mark 16:15 (CEV)
 
I like the way the message bible puts it…
 
Then he said, “Go into the world. Go everywhere and announce the Message of God’s good news to one and all. Mark 16:15 (MSG)
 
That is our mandate. That is our purpose. That is our calling. Jesus said it. He made it clear. We are to go everywhere and announce the good news of the message of God to everybody. This is not just the job of leaders and pastors. This is not just the job of church staff and volunteers. This is not just the job of older people. This is part of the calling of every person who chooses to follow Jesus. Together we can make the name of Jesus famous.
 
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He first loved us.

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Remember when you were a kid and you had been asking for that toy for Christmas that you just had to have? You spent day and night thinking of that G.I. Joe or that Easy Bake Oven or that special edition Barbie that was only available for two weeks… Remember how much time you spent dwelling on that gift? Then Christmas morning comes and you finally got it! Then your life becomes about that gift! day and night you play with it, you even sleep with it in your bed! Yet still eventually it gets old you no longer are interested and it ends up collecting dust for a few years before you mom finally donates it to that second hand store.

I feel like we do this to God in the amazing gift of forgiveness he gives to us. When you first realized you were forgiven remember how excited you were? Remember how you couldn’t stop thinking about him day and night!? Remember how you used to pray! How you used to worship all the time!? I know I have gone through times in my life where his Love, Grace, and Mercy have all become familiar to me and i become boring. I become that spoiled kid who has everything but appreciates nothing. Do not allow this to happen. Start this week of remembering how you were when you first really discovered the love of our God. Worship like you never have before, Pray harder than you ever have and humble yourself and see what he will do in you this week!

love you guys, keep the fast going its so worth it!

Joel.

What Will 2012 Bring?

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I started my 2012 journey of fasting and praying for 21 days today with great excitement and anticipation for what God has in store for me, my family and my church this year. Our church does a corporate fast each year together to set the direction for our church for the year and I would like to invite you Rizn to join us in faith to see Jesus move in your life and in our ministry in a new way in 2012. God has done amazing things in Rizn in 2011, but I believe it is going to be nothing compared to 2012! There is no doubt that God is going to do amazing things this year, the only question is, how does God want to use you?

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True Swag.

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SWAG: the way in which you carry yourself. Swag is made up of your overall confidence, style, & demeanor.

It’s hilarious how many of us actually think we have the “perfect swag”. We try to make up swag points in what we wear… Funny thing is we base our entire confidence & worth on the swag meter rating that those around us rate us at, or how we rate ourselves compared to others. When the approval of others fade… We lose our “swag” our confidence in ourselves…

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God Is Not A “Get Out Of Jail Free Card”: What Do We Do When Life Gets Hard?

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As I read my bible last night, like I do every night, I was reminded by David in Psalm 118 to always CHOOSE to have a thankful attitude. The passage starts out with this incredible statement:

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. Psalm 118:1 and 29

Then David proceeds to talk about how in many ways his life is falling apart. This time of his life was a time of anguish, fear and a time where his enemies were threatening his life, not to mention the weight he must have felt as the leader of his nation given the peril of their circumstances. Yet through it all, David gave thanks to God. He maintained an attitude of gratitude.

It is easy to give thanks to God recognizing that his love endures forever when life seems to be going easy, going the way you want it to… but what about when it is not? We all go through difficult things. We all at some point face things that rock us to our core. What are we supposed to do when it feels like all hell is breaking loose in our life? What about the person growing up in a broken home? What about the guy who watches his dad beat on his mom every night? What are you supposed to do when a loved one is suddenly taken from you? What about the people who are making life miserable for you at school? What about the family who is struggling financially and don’t even have enough to put food on the table? What about the person who is living in constant fear, anguish, and pain because of what is going on in their life? What are they supposed to do? What are we supposed to do when bad things happen?

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Screw Up

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It is hard sometimes… I know what the right thing is but I do the wrong thing anyway… and it sucks. I get frustrated with myself, I expect more of myself, I feel guilt, shame and truthfully, I tend to beat myself up over it. Why do I keep myself stuck in the same cycle over and over again? I realized again last night as I read my bible (Genesis 3:1-24) that I am not alone. I’m not the only screw up. In fact the first people to ever screw up dealt with the same thing. Continue reading →