Our team is doing a weekly study out of a book called “Crazy Love” by Francis Chan. This week the chapter we went through was called “Serving leftovers to a holy God.” Corrinne was leading, and she asked a question that really made me think. She asked “even though you’re here, on the World Race, doing ministry every day – what are some areas in your life where you haven’t sacrificed yet? Where are you giving God your leftovers? That really struck me, and made me check my heart.
Lately when I preach, I’ve been speaking out of Romans 8:1,2 & 17, or out of Acts 10. When I share out of Romans 8, I talk a lot about living in freedom, walking confidently knowing that we are “In Christ”. But I’m finding that I’m struggling at times to live this out myself. If I really believe that true freedom comes only in Christ, then I should be living for Him in everything I do, and getting energy and satisfaction from that. Not living for Him in some moments and for myself in others.
Our ministry this month is quite diverse. It’s great, it’s fun, but it’s sometimes easy to get caught up in all the new-ness and awesomeness, and just go back to serving myself in whatever way I can, gravitating towards whatever I find most appealing. Living for me seems to come super naturally at times.
So the question is, am I giving God everything this month? If not, why not? How can I check? How can I be intentional? Sometimes Romans 7:19,20 seem super confusing, but sometimes they seem strangely clear.
Thanks for following along! Please continue to pray for our team’s time here in Thailand, and all the lives we come in contact with.
Also, the next fundraising deadline is $11,000 by October 1st. I’ve already passed that, praise the Lord! But please continue to pray for a few fellow squadmates who have yet to get there.
Also Also, it’s super hard to put your thoughts together in a crammed, sketchy internet cafe in some border city in Thailand, while they’re blaring some strange dubstep-wanna-be-remixed-music. Just sayin. That’s my life right now 🙂
