The Tree Church

 The Tree Church Pastor Matthew Johnson

Since when has the impossible ever stopped You!

You are not going to run out of miracles anytime soon.

You make us whole again.

All of us will face  challenges in our life. God is greater than any challenge we will face. Why does He not answer all of our prayers? His ultimate promise and goal is to transform us in to the image of Jesus. God is greater than the problems in our life. God always has a plan for our life. How we view things impacts how we feel. Our feelings shape how we act. If you don’t have all the correct information needed it we will form a perspective that can lead you the wrong way. We can form an incorrect opinion. We need ALL of the information to be able to form a correct view of the situation. 

When we face a negative situation ask ourselves the question do we have all the facts and are we open to new information relative to the situation. Are we willing to accept that new information to our view? We can, as humans, have a bias. We need to see God’s view. What limits our view? Time…we are captivated by the now. We do not always have the ability to see His view. We are limited by space. We are limited by our experiences. We can lean toward those experiences. How do we evaluate life? We our basically selfish and gauge our life based on how they affect us in the here and now.

God is the Creator of all things. Omnipresent anywhere and everywhere at all time. He knows all thoughts of man and woman. He knows every little detail of our lives. He has a redemption plan for humanity. He want no one to perish. Every interaction of God with us has love as its end. As Christians we do not see the whole of a situation He is always working in ways we don’t see. Everything we experience is in the physical. God operates in the spiritual. The thing that we wrestle with is not just physical it is spiritual. Even we do not see him working He is.

Put the IT in perspective.

2 Kings 6:8

8 Now the king of Syria was making war against Israel; and he consulted with his servants, saying, “My camp will be in such and such a place.” 9 And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, “Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are coming down there.” 10 Then the king of Israel sent someone to the place of which the man of God had told him. Thus he warned him, and he was watchful there, not just once or twice.

11 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was greatly troubled by this thing; and he called his servants and said to them, “Will you not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?” 12 And one of his servants said, “None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.”

12 And one of his servants said, “None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.”

14 Therefore he sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city. 15 And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?”

When you are surrounded by troubles our thoughts turn to the physical. Information tells us the worst outcome. God sees the whole of the situation. We can only see things correctly by using our spiritual eyes. Holy Spirit allows us to see in to the ways of God.

16 So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” 17 And Elisha prayed, and said, “Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 18 So when the Syrians came down to him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, and said, “Strike this people, I pray, with blindness.” And He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

19 Now Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, nor is this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek.” But he led them to Samaria. 20 So it was, when they had come to Samaria, that Elisha said, “Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see.” And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and there they were, inside Samaria! 21 Now when the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?” 22 But he answered, “You shall not kill them. Would you kill those whom you have taken captive with your sword and your bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master.” 23 Then he prepared a great feast for them; and after they ate and drank, he sent them away and they went to their master. So the bands of Syrian raiders came no more into the land of Israel. The New King James Version

God sometimes says no to what we ask so that He can give us the better! We have an all loving Father who always has our best interests at heart!