Creating Beautiful Messes as You Go

When the Jewish religious leaders tried to trap Jesus and discredit him in public, they asked, “Which is the greatest command?” Jesus responded with the Shema, which is a prayer that Jews pray twice a day from Deut 6:4-5.

However, Jesus did not stop with the Shema, he added a second commandment straight from God’s heart regarding loving all people. The short version: “Love God, Love People.” Simple. Pointed. Concise. Profound. Unattainable in our own power.

As you fill your buckets with the person, presence and power of the Holy Spirit, your inability to love people is overshadowed by the fruit of the Spirit. He takes up where you fall short and loves people rightly and completely through you, creating beautiful messes as you go. – Jimmy

Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22:37-39

Jimmy Pruitt is a believer and follower of Jesus Christ. As an idealist, his words are filtered through his spirituality with the expectation that he will encourage and inspire people to “Live Up in a Down World.” He is committed to being an authentic person in all he does. Because everyone has been through something, or is currently struggling, Jimmy believes the proper response to life is humility; it is the signature of Jesus bringing forth both pain and glory. He and his way better half, Annette, have been married for30 years. Agreeing their family is amazing, placing “Fun” in dys-Fun-ctional. They have three adult children and seven grandchildren that bless their lives beyond what they could ever dream. He is currently Lead Pastor at Bridge Church Fredericksburg, TX, and has started a new podcast titled: “Living Up in a Down Word – Making Faith real for the rest of us.”

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