We all want something practical in life. None of us wants to do something that does not impact our lives. At Oasis of Healing Ministries, we believe our faith in God is not removed from our daily life. We are not meant to believe and use our emotions alone. God expects us to be practical in our journey of faith. The journey of faith begins at salvation when we surrender to the Lordship of Christ by being transformed in our hearts (2 Cor. 5:17, Galatians 2:20). The question we need to answer is how this relationship with Christ affects and consequently reflects in our day to day lives.
For the aforementioned reason, The Aspire Conference was inspired of the Holy Spirit to help people navigate the world of relationships, academics, career, health and every other aspect of living in accordance with Biblical principles and faith in God. It has been said that many saints are too heavenly-minded and of no earthly good. The statement is usually used for one of two reasons: first, saints have been seen to focus too much on spirituality while absconding from other life duties such as family, work, or school. As a result, they get lost in prayers and fasting while showing poor or no performance in their duties.
That sort of living is not in line with biblical faith (2 Thessalonians 3:10). secondly, the saint is living life faithfully, and the world is seeking to find ways to make them drop their guard and indulge a little in civilian affairs (2 Timothy 2:4) to look ‘normal’ or ‘like the rest’. I wish the second reason were the only reason the world would say we are too heavenly-minded for our earthly good. This shows that we are hard workers, don’t compromise on time and integrity, are not involved in earthly corruptions, and do not subvert justice for our gain.
How can we salt this world?
How do we live this life in an explicitly heavenly-minded way while, at the same time, being of much earthly good? What keeps us on that path? Paul tells us the motivation for such living is the glory of God. When we realize that life is centred on the glory of God (1 Cor. 10:31) and not our selfish pursuits (2 Corinthians 5:15), we start applying our heart convictions to our daily life activities. After all, all things are from him, through him, and to him; he deserves all glory (Romans 11:36). And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus (Colossians 3:17). In what ways can we consider this pursuit? These and more are exposited on at The Aspire Conference.