"Reaching The World"

Reaching the world starts with right where you live. I can remember thinking and believing that God was taking me to achieve some great thing. I was living to reach a particular destination. God has now shown me that the greatness is now in getting caught up in Christ. It's through my relationship with Him that our lives begin to touch those around us. The children, the homeboys, the work place begin to see the light of Jesus that lives inside of you. The journey is not a destination, but a journey of a life time. Along the way we face some storms that can be life changing. The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear. It is the storm within which endangers him, not the storm without. This quotation that I came across this week from Ralph Waldo Emerson has helped me realize that this is not a journey about me. This is a journey about God. My story ends up displaying His glory, which brings others into the kingdom.

God Bless,
Pastor Ken

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"The Baffling Call Of God"

I am finding out many awesome discoveries following Christ Jesus. At the very onset of coming into ministry I was very doubtful that God could use someone like me with my horrendous background. So I thought. I thought God was taking or leading me to something great or monumental. Like the disciples I am finding out that the greatness resides in knowing Jesus Christ and not in a particular destination. The valley experiences has caused me to seek Him with desperation, and continues to redefine my character. I can't reach others for Christ - it's God using my life as I seek Him to touch the lives of others. My responsibility is to attach myself to Him, and He will do the manifestation of His glory. The more I learn, study, and teach I am finding out that I really do not know much at all. It is the Christ that lives within me that enables me to be who I am today, and share the love of Christ. The disciples followed Christ to the cross, and saw their King crucified and die. They couldn't understand why would God take them down this road that seem to end in utter humiliation. I see how God has used this same technique in my own life. His plan is much larger than me, and it is perfected when I get out of the way, and let Him have His way. It He finished yet - no - He is just beginning. God has now taken me into the heart of Miami, Florida - What's next? Only God knows...

"Joy Comes In The Morning"

Dear Partners & Friends,

One of the most important things that I am learning these days is enjoying the journey in the Lord, and removing my eyes from circumstances. If we base our joys on life circumstances we will be like a boat at sea. Over the last several months the ministry has taken on some changes that has taken me for a turbulent ride. My faith has been tested, and it has given me an opportunity to view my maturity in Christ. I must say that I asked God many questions. I begin to ask myself why am I questioning, and not trusting. I believe I was asking all the wrong questions when God was clearly using my circumstances to take me, and the ministry in a new direction. We at times if not careful get so caught up in our circumstances, and miss that God is doing a work within us to prepare us for something He has in store for our future. I thought of the children of Israel. He took them the long way to develop their trust, and dependence on them. As the morning of the circumstance is arriving I have learned some valuable lessons. It's one thing to be able to look back and see where God has brought you from, but its another thing to see where God is taking you to. Connecting to God changes our view and perspective of life. He is in control at every moment. Count it all joy is what is said in the book of James. I count it all joy today because God has used the challenges of life to equip, shape, and mold for into the man He wants me to be. And most of all prepare me for the battles, and assignment in the future. God has a plan and I must move myself out of the way, and allow His plan to take it course through every circumstance, and trial.

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Behing every seemingly sudden victory, breakthrough, great opportunity, achievement, or blessing lies a degree of faithful perseverance and determiniation known only to those who have done the pressing.

God Bless,
Pastor Ken W.

"Losing Sight Of The Shore"

It's easy to call yourself a person who is willing to take risk, but until you are willing to step out into the deep and lose sight of the shore I wouldn't say that you have taken any risk. Over the last several years of my life as God continues to shape and mold my life at times He must rock the boat until I fall out. It's usually in those times that God pushes my life in a new direction, and allow me to get into a situation that I must take a risk that I though I never had in me. I find myself desperately depending on God. Usually we don't realize God is all we need until some barriers, and people begin to disappear out of our lives. As I move forward in 2010 my goal is to lose sight of the shore. As I venture out I am amazed of the great wonders that I am beginning to see. All of what I am doing is personally, and in ministry is completely new, and it giving me a new perspective of the power and wonder of God. I have taken some bumps and bruises along the way, but it has been all worth the journey. Someone once told me - Kenneth don't worry about the journey enjoy it as God orchestrates a beauty of wonder.

God Bless,
Finally Free Ministry
Pastor Ken Wilkins