Oren

The creator stripped Oren’s beauty from him. For the first time in his life, Oren felt naked. All his flaws that he had guarded so religiously were exposed. He began to feel shame. He wanted to hide, but there was no place to run; no place to hide.

The Invitation

Jesus invited Peter, Andrew, James and John with these words, “Come, follow Me and I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20). Come join me in My Father’s work. Their response? They immediately left everything and followed Jesus.
“Come.” Come walk on the water with Me, Peter. And Peter did, but then he saw the waves and in fear, cried out, “Lord, save me!” And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him. (Matthew 14:28-29)

When God’s Will Does Not Sync with Ours

He and a few friends decided to snowmobile from Forest Lake to Duluth. Jerry was in the lead. He came around a curve in the trail and saw a stop sign for Hwy. 61. Jerry looked over his left shoulder and held up his arm signaling he was stopping.