Life
on the ‘World Race’ is incredible and God is doing amazing things in
me! I truly believe that He needed/needs to do a lot in me before He
can do a lot through me…. I think that is a good word that maybe
some people need to chew on. It is meaty but chew on it. Ask God to
search your heart and to know your ways. If you are willing ask Him
if there is anything inside of you that needs to be removed then
trust Him with the scalpel. I did not intend to say any of that, but
my team is encouraging me to share my thoughts more freely when they
start coming. So thanks Erika, Jessica, Nicole, and Will for
encouraging me to be a better man!
is what I intended to say in this blog:
God
has been faithful to remind me that I am a city on a hill and a
candle on a table.
Matthew 5 14-15
“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill
cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a
basket, but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to all who are in the
house.
Thepoint is no matter where I am or what I am doing I need to be shining
for Jesus. There are no off days and there are no breaks. Don’t
misunderstand me and hear that God is a mean boss that forces you to
work at all times. That is not what I am saying at all! Rather, I
think that God wants us to be honest and transparent with Him at all
times. We need a continual washing of the mind to keep Jesus as our
focus! There are a million cool things to be distracted by! At the
end of the day and at the end of life none of those things really
matter.
just finished reading The
Final Quest by Rick
Joyner.
The author discusses the possibility of people making the bible a God
rather than looking for God to speak to them through it. By all
means the bible is the word of God! I am serious about the bible
because I like to meet God in the pages and hear His story and His
heart as He tells me the story. I believe that the Bible is Holy and
every word in the book is true! I believe God wrote the bible for
His people. God did not have to give us those stories! Yet in His
providence He chose to allow us to learn from others success and
failure! He created a map that pointed toward Him and His glory. He
chose to carve His heart into a book that tells of His love for
humanity.
The
Final Quest also offers the idea that people preach Paul and his
epistles over the Gospel. Paul only built on the foundation of what
Jesus did. Paul’s writings are not the foundation of our church…
rather they are the first few floors of the gospel and Jesus is the
foundation! What is said of Jesus in the first four Gospels is the
foundation! I am not bad mouthing Paul in any way! I admire that
man and his ability to father the church! I spire to be a man with
Paul’s convictions and love for Jesus’ Bride. However, I do not
strive to be Paul or anyone else. Nor can I boast in Paul or any
other man. I must make my boast and my claim in Jesus who is the
author and perfecter of my faith. I think I am discovering the
simple truth of Christianity that Satan has hidden from the Church
for centuries. God desires a heart that is devoted to Him. If we are
faithful to keep Jesus as our primary focus life will be easier.
There are no bullet points, no schedules, no books. There is a
simplicity that we can not handle. Hear me out, God is all knowing
and we could spend our whole life attempting to figure God out and
fail. He is infinitely bigger, smarter, more handsome, and stronger
than we could ever know. Yet Jesus wants two things He wants to be
loved and for us to love people. God just wants to know His creation
more!
This
is the simple truth of Christianity. God desires a people that trust
Him and His ways. If we as the Church began to trust in God and not
ourselves or our pastor or our best friend God would begin to shake
the nations as we have asked.
Here
is my primary point… what are you focusing on? What is the main
thing in your life? What do you think about the most? Who do you
trust more God or your pastor? God or your wife? The questions
could go on… but I will spare you! At all costs find a way to make
Jesus your focus! I have begun to do that in the past month in a new
way and it has brought more happiness, joy, peace and love than I
knew were possible. I know God is my guide and my sustainer!
I
struggle to make my thoughts clear because I am an awful writer…
That being said, I hope this is clear, but if it is not please email
me!
