I was writing this particular blog and it deleted itself. This happens a lot when I'm speaking on revelation from the word of God. I'll begin.
Lately I've been asking for intimacy with God. I've been surprised lately, that when I allow myself. I become romanced by Him. He relentlessly pursues me. Fervently. He desires me with an unparalleled passion. His love for me is intense- More abundantly than I could ever begin to understand. His love for me is "stronger than death" and He is jealous for me. Jealousy beyond anything I've ever seen. HE wants ME more than anything. His jealousy is "more cruel than the grave" (Song of Songs).
Sometimes I think about what it will be like when God reveals His perfect love for me; I blush.
I imagine myself pulling out the moon, symbolic of my intense love for Him, luminous and visible by all- big by comparison to other worldly things. Then He pulls out the sun, and my love is eclipsed by the glory of His love. Its amazing.
This brings me to yesterday and today.
I was spending time with Him and asking for intimacy with Him, He brought me to Psalms, Proverbs, and Isaiah. I spent time asking Him for intimacy, for a great love for Him. I want more and more of Him and He said two words I wasn't expecting: Fear Me.
I said that sounded odd; He showed me Proverbs.
Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
this made me think, but I was still confused and I asked Him what it meant. He goes on to speak of wisdom as a woman. We're supposed to pursue her. Love her. Seek her. Call for her. Ask for her. When we do, we find it, and therefore, understand the fear of God.
When we relentlessly pursue the truth and wisdom of the scriptures, we're faced with amazing and unbelievable things. We're called to believe Gods word. When we believe whatever the Bible teaches, no matter how crazy it is, THAT is the fear of the lord.
It goes on to say that the Lord grants wisdom to those who seek it, and from His mouth comes wisdom and understanding (Proverbs 2). When we pursue wisdom, we are blessed by understanding of righteousness and justice and every good path. This sounds like a rabbit-trail but it’s not.
When we are shown wisdom, our previously held knowledge is shattered. Rendering us humbled. When we are humbled, we open ourselves up for God to dwell in us.
The word states this: (Isaiah 57:15)
for thus says the High and Lofty One
Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
I dwell in the high and holy place,
With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,
To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Then God showed me this in Proverbs 3:11-12:
11 My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD,
Nor detest His correction;
12 For whom the LORD loves He corrects,
Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
From these verses, we can underline the main message of what I’ve been looking for.
Ultimate intimacy with the Lord comes when we humble ourselves and allow ourselves the High and Lofty One to dwell in us; can you get much closer to someone apart from having them dwell inside of you? Hardly.
When we seek wisdom and allow it to change us, God delights in us more (Proverbs 3:11-12). This is seen by God as us drawing near to Him. If we love God we will keep His commands (John). When we keep His commands, we draw near to Him. Because He is delighting in us drawing near to Him, HE draws near to US! (James).
THIS IS INTIMACY! (HA, I’m preaching myself happy).
To sum up (and repeat).
When we seek for wisdom, fervently, and when we gain a healthy fear of the Lord, we allow for change- we then want to draw near to God from that which calls for humility. Upon seeing a humble spirit, the Lord will dwell in us. All of these steps lead to the final stage of what we’ve been looking for: intimacy.
Seek for Wisdom; understand the fear of God
Fear of God; beginning of knowledge
Knowledge; leads to change and correction
Correction and Change; humility
Humility; God dwelling in us
God dwelling in us; Intimacy
Thank you, Lord, for revealing this to me. I hope this blesses you all.
I’m blushing because I know God is happy. I feel Him here with me. He loves me lots you know.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Water and Wine
The first miracle that Jesus did was turn water into wine. To describe this event Alexander Pope wrote: “The conscious water, saw its Master, and blushed."
The love of the Lord is so overwhelming--so fierce and so strong, sometimes I can barely handle it. Today I stopped in the middle of my tracks and realized that God is crazy in love with me. I think I blushed, but I am not sure...
I read this on someones blog; all I can think to say is "perfect description".
This is how I feel right now.
I love God lots too, I just wish I could love Him more. It hurts sometimes. I still love Him though, more than anything.
I hope my love keeps on growing, I hope I start to blush more often.
The love of the Lord is so overwhelming--so fierce and so strong, sometimes I can barely handle it. Today I stopped in the middle of my tracks and realized that God is crazy in love with me. I think I blushed, but I am not sure...
I read this on someones blog; all I can think to say is "perfect description".
This is how I feel right now.
I love God lots too, I just wish I could love Him more. It hurts sometimes. I still love Him though, more than anything.
I hope my love keeps on growing, I hope I start to blush more often.
Monday, December 21, 2009
The Scissor Theory
I was reading Mere Christianity today and spending time in Gods word when something popped into my head; it was a question from Ravi Zacharias: "where does the sovereignty of God end and the responsibility of man begin"?
C.S Lewis talks about faith and morals in the household and how talking about one over the other is almost as pointless as asking which blade on a pair of scissors is more vital.
To a certain degree, I believe this is a similar example of the sovereignty of God and the responsibility of man.
The scriptures say "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling (responsibility of man), for it is God who works in you (sovereignty of God)"; does this not illustrate an image of two blades working together in harmony with each other? I found this interesting and came to this revelation: when we understand we're allowing God to use us to do His work, we're using our gifts responsibly.
Today, I also found out that I want to be a pair of scissors when I grow up.
C.S Lewis talks about faith and morals in the household and how talking about one over the other is almost as pointless as asking which blade on a pair of scissors is more vital.
To a certain degree, I believe this is a similar example of the sovereignty of God and the responsibility of man.
The scriptures say "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling (responsibility of man), for it is God who works in you (sovereignty of God)"; does this not illustrate an image of two blades working together in harmony with each other? I found this interesting and came to this revelation: when we understand we're allowing God to use us to do His work, we're using our gifts responsibly.
Today, I also found out that I want to be a pair of scissors when I grow up.
Friday, December 4, 2009
The Creed of the Existential
This is a Creed from the satirical writings of Steve Turner in Ravi Zacharias' book "Can Man Live Without God?".
That same question has been burning in my mind as of late.
Turner responds with a "no" but states that man tries anyway; I have to say, I agree. Man CANNOT live without God.
Ravi Zacharias believes, as I have come to believe as well, that man has cut himself off from Christ. Man is lost; in mans lost-ness, he has made himself into his own god.
As I see it: Man further exalts himself above God. This further perpetuates the problem of man running away from God. Ultimately all of this leads to a fruitless attempt to understand moral law without the moral law giver, trying to understand reason without insight from the omnipotent, and trying to understand science without the input from the one who laid the foundations of the earth and laid the laws of physics by which the universe is put together.
I feel these words that follow are an adequate reflection of the current state of a society who has amputated himself from Christ; the only way to change said current state is to bring the only reason for our existence back into light, the love of God. We, as the body of Christ need to effectively communicate why Jesus died for us, why we are here, and what we are made for. To show the world that there is meaning in life. Otherwise, we'll continue to, as Ravi Zacharias puts it: "hear with our eyes and think with our feelings".
"Creed"
by Steve Turner
We believe in Marx Freud and Darwin
We believe everything is OK
as long as you don't hurt anyone
to the best of your definition of hurt,
and to the best of your knowledge.
We believe in sex before, during, and
after marriage.
We believe in the therapy of sin.
We believe that adultery is fun.
We believe that sodomy is OK.
We believe that taboos are taboo.
We believe that everything's getting better
despite evidence to the contrary.
The evidence must be investigated
And you can prove anything with evidence.
We believe there's something in horoscopes
UFO's and bent spoons.
Jesus was a good man just like Buddha,
Mohamed, and ourselves.
He was a good moral teacher though we think
His good morals were bad.
We believe that all religions are basically the same-
at least the one that we read was.
They all believe in love and goodness.
They only differ on matters of creation,
sin, heaven, hell, God, and salvation.
We believe that after death comes the Nothing
Because when you ask the dead what happens
they say nothing.
If death is not the end, if the dead have lied, then its
compulsory heaven for all
excepting perhaps
Hitler, Stalin, and Genghis Khan
We believe in Masters and Johnson
What's selected is average.
What's average is normal.
What's normal is good.
We believe in total disarmament.
We believe there are direct links between warfare and
bloodshed.
Americans should beat their guns into tractors .
And the Russians would be sure to follow.
We believe that man is essentially good.
It's only his behavior that lets him down.
This is the fault of society.
Society is the fault of conditions.
Conditions are the fault of society.
We believe that each man must find the truth that
is right for him.
Reality will adapt accordingly.
The universe will readjust.
History will alter.
We believe that there is no absolute truth
excepting the truth
that there is no absolute truth.
We believe in the rejection of creeds,
And the flowering of individual thought.
If chance be
the Father of all flesh,
disaster is his rainbow in the sky
and when you hear:
State of Emergency!
Sniper Kills Ten!
Troops on Rampage!
Youths go Looting!
Bomb Blasts School!
It is but the sound of man
worshiping his maker.
That same question has been burning in my mind as of late.
Turner responds with a "no" but states that man tries anyway; I have to say, I agree. Man CANNOT live without God.
Ravi Zacharias believes, as I have come to believe as well, that man has cut himself off from Christ. Man is lost; in mans lost-ness, he has made himself into his own god.
As I see it: Man further exalts himself above God. This further perpetuates the problem of man running away from God. Ultimately all of this leads to a fruitless attempt to understand moral law without the moral law giver, trying to understand reason without insight from the omnipotent, and trying to understand science without the input from the one who laid the foundations of the earth and laid the laws of physics by which the universe is put together.
I feel these words that follow are an adequate reflection of the current state of a society who has amputated himself from Christ; the only way to change said current state is to bring the only reason for our existence back into light, the love of God. We, as the body of Christ need to effectively communicate why Jesus died for us, why we are here, and what we are made for. To show the world that there is meaning in life. Otherwise, we'll continue to, as Ravi Zacharias puts it: "hear with our eyes and think with our feelings".
"Creed"
by Steve Turner
We believe in Marx Freud and Darwin
We believe everything is OK
as long as you don't hurt anyone
to the best of your definition of hurt,
and to the best of your knowledge.
We believe in sex before, during, and
after marriage.
We believe in the therapy of sin.
We believe that adultery is fun.
We believe that sodomy is OK.
We believe that taboos are taboo.
We believe that everything's getting better
despite evidence to the contrary.
The evidence must be investigated
And you can prove anything with evidence.
We believe there's something in horoscopes
UFO's and bent spoons.
Jesus was a good man just like Buddha,
Mohamed, and ourselves.
He was a good moral teacher though we think
His good morals were bad.
We believe that all religions are basically the same-
at least the one that we read was.
They all believe in love and goodness.
They only differ on matters of creation,
sin, heaven, hell, God, and salvation.
We believe that after death comes the Nothing
Because when you ask the dead what happens
they say nothing.
If death is not the end, if the dead have lied, then its
compulsory heaven for all
excepting perhaps
Hitler, Stalin, and Genghis Khan
We believe in Masters and Johnson
What's selected is average.
What's average is normal.
What's normal is good.
We believe in total disarmament.
We believe there are direct links between warfare and
bloodshed.
Americans should beat their guns into tractors .
And the Russians would be sure to follow.
We believe that man is essentially good.
It's only his behavior that lets him down.
This is the fault of society.
Society is the fault of conditions.
Conditions are the fault of society.
We believe that each man must find the truth that
is right for him.
Reality will adapt accordingly.
The universe will readjust.
History will alter.
We believe that there is no absolute truth
excepting the truth
that there is no absolute truth.
We believe in the rejection of creeds,
And the flowering of individual thought.
If chance be
the Father of all flesh,
disaster is his rainbow in the sky
and when you hear:
State of Emergency!
Sniper Kills Ten!
Troops on Rampage!
Youths go Looting!
Bomb Blasts School!
It is but the sound of man
worshiping his maker.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Top 10 Things to Do Before I Die (or get married which is essentially the same thing unless my wife wants to do these things too; then she's awesome)
I was going over a list of things I wanted/needed to do before I die; I figured I should share them with you so it doesn't surprise you when you see me on the news for something odd.
1. Epic light saber fight: Jedi vs. Sith; this will take place in a public area and include about 100 people.
2. Large scale water balloon fight in a large park.
3. Tour the USA in a rock band.
4. Dress up in a dinosaur outfit and fight the guy who acts like Mega-tron on Hollywood and Highland.
5. Throw an orange at a random person on a mountain bike.
6. Fight a zombie
7. Play a large scale game of Zombie Infestation in some public area (park, mall, downtown, etc.)
8. Have an Australian accent.
9. Grow a mustache of respectable size.
10. Make a slap bet.
Hope you are inspired to write your own list.
1. Epic light saber fight: Jedi vs. Sith; this will take place in a public area and include about 100 people.
2. Large scale water balloon fight in a large park.
3. Tour the USA in a rock band.
4. Dress up in a dinosaur outfit and fight the guy who acts like Mega-tron on Hollywood and Highland.
5. Throw an orange at a random person on a mountain bike.
6. Fight a zombie
7. Play a large scale game of Zombie Infestation in some public area (park, mall, downtown, etc.)
8. Have an Australian accent.
9. Grow a mustache of respectable size.
10. Make a slap bet.
Hope you are inspired to write your own list.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Y/y:ours (When God Wants a Man) new song
Its been my prayer for a while to have a greater capacity to love; today I fell upon the same subject in prayer again with God, and I was more fervent this time. I asked Him to just wreck my heart. Rip it open and love like He loved.
The title has different meanings. Its meant to reach a different number of people. Upper case "Y" meaning God. Lower case meaning a second party. "Ours" meaning this ours to share.
There opening statement is a spin off of the quote from G.K. Chesterton "In response to the question: "What is wrong with the world; I am. Yours truly, G.K. Chesterton".
The phrase "we need a savior" is from a sermon by Ravi Zacharias on the "Lostness of Man"
The phrase "Be ruthless and cruel" is from a poem called "When God wants a man"
namely this part of it:
When God wants to drill a man and thrill a man and skill a man...
When God wants to mold a man to play the noblest part;
When He yearns with all His heart to create so great and bold a man that all the world shall praise...
Watch His methods;
Watch His ways!
How He ruthlessly perfects whom He royally elects...
How He hammers him and hurts him,
And with mighty blows converts him
Into frail shapes of clay that only God understands. How his tortured heart is crying and he lifts beseeching hands...
How he bends but never breaks when His good he undertakes.
How He uses whom He chooses...with every purpose fuses him;
By every art induces him to try His splendor out...
God knows what He's about!
This is the song that came out of it; thanks to Collin and Lauren Froese for the help.
Y/y:ours
I am whats wrong with everyone
all of the problems point to me
what is missing in the world?
someone to save, we need a savior.
I need a savior.
Fix me
I need to be able to love
open wide my heart, its made for bigger things
I was made to love the broken
heal the hurting, light the lost
open wide my heart
Deny myself
everything I have, I am, I'm Y/y:ours
one in myself my heart is small
but when I love for something bigger than myself
I become undone
Fix me
I need to be able to love
open wide my heart, its made for bigger things
I was made to love the broken
heal the hurting, light the lost
open wide my heart
Be ruthless and cruel in my transition
use me to reflect Your love
not out of habit, but because you've freed me-
freed me to love, continue to
Fix me
I need to be able to love
open wide my heart, its made for bigger things
I was made to love the broken
heal the hurting, light the lost
open wide my heart
*I hope this blessed you in some way :)
The title has different meanings. Its meant to reach a different number of people. Upper case "Y" meaning God. Lower case meaning a second party. "Ours" meaning this ours to share.
There opening statement is a spin off of the quote from G.K. Chesterton "In response to the question: "What is wrong with the world; I am. Yours truly, G.K. Chesterton".
The phrase "we need a savior" is from a sermon by Ravi Zacharias on the "Lostness of Man"
The phrase "Be ruthless and cruel" is from a poem called "When God wants a man"
namely this part of it:
When God wants to drill a man and thrill a man and skill a man...
When God wants to mold a man to play the noblest part;
When He yearns with all His heart to create so great and bold a man that all the world shall praise...
Watch His methods;
Watch His ways!
How He ruthlessly perfects whom He royally elects...
How He hammers him and hurts him,
And with mighty blows converts him
Into frail shapes of clay that only God understands. How his tortured heart is crying and he lifts beseeching hands...
How he bends but never breaks when His good he undertakes.
How He uses whom He chooses...with every purpose fuses him;
By every art induces him to try His splendor out...
God knows what He's about!
This is the song that came out of it; thanks to Collin and Lauren Froese for the help.
Y/y:ours
I am whats wrong with everyone
all of the problems point to me
what is missing in the world?
someone to save, we need a savior.
I need a savior.
Fix me
I need to be able to love
open wide my heart, its made for bigger things
I was made to love the broken
heal the hurting, light the lost
open wide my heart
Deny myself
everything I have, I am, I'm Y/y:ours
one in myself my heart is small
but when I love for something bigger than myself
I become undone
Fix me
I need to be able to love
open wide my heart, its made for bigger things
I was made to love the broken
heal the hurting, light the lost
open wide my heart
Be ruthless and cruel in my transition
use me to reflect Your love
not out of habit, but because you've freed me-
freed me to love, continue to
Fix me
I need to be able to love
open wide my heart, its made for bigger things
I was made to love the broken
heal the hurting, light the lost
open wide my heart
*I hope this blessed you in some way :)
Palm Village Sermon Outline *rough*
For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.
-John 1:16
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
-2 Corinthians 12:9-10
Today I'll be talking about where the Roots College group is going and how these two verses apply to it.
So, the first verse talks about Gods fullness being used in context of grace. The term grace for grace in the Greek is translated directly to basically doubling. Increasing. So, in context of this verse it speaks of grace being the vessel of Gods FULLNESS.
The next verse we see is Grace being used interchangeably with power. We see Gods grace giving us power.
Now the power and fullness we see, is necessary to live an extraordinary life. We're called to be Christ-like. 1 John 4:17 states that "In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him. "
We are described as BEING just like Christ. It is also stated in Genesis 1:27 that God created man/women, in His own image. In His very likeness. Now we all know, God isn't ordinary :)
Where does this all fit in with Roots?
Roots College group is on the journey right now, to be strengthened by Gods empowering grace. The same grace that empowers us to live EXTRAORDINARY lives, that Christ demands of us. The same crazy life that Jesus lead. We believe that is our calling to be Jesus to the world. Our foundation lies in these verses. In the fact that we are covered by grace that washes our sin, that we are empowered by that grace to live extraordinary lives for Christs sake, to be that salt, so when we enter into the world, it wont taste or be the same. That when we understand that we are just as Christ was, we can change this world. When we enter this world, it will never ever be the same.
Ravi Zacharias quotes an allegorical tale of the body of Christ being a container of salt. The salt is comfortable and cozy within the stained glass windows of the container, and once in a while the salt would be shaken into the absurdly large bowl of soup. Some salt would complain to the other salt. This Christian salt, it always complains about how the container loses salt when its shaken up by its maker, and how when the salt is lost into the vastness of the soup, they never hear from the salt again. That its disintegrated. One day, after all this complaining, one grain of salt pipes up against the arguing and fuss and says. You know what? Maybe it is true that one day when we get shaken by our maker, we are lost in the vastness of the world. Maybe it is true its hard down there. Yes, the world may envelope me, just a grain of salt. But do you know what? When I enter that soup, it will NEVER taste the same again.
It is with that same mentality that we as the body of Christ, more specifically, the Roots College group, should be dedicated to. That when we as believers, strong and empowered and potent, enter into the world, that it is changed forever. the world will never taste the same. again.
-John 1:16
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
-2 Corinthians 12:9-10
Today I'll be talking about where the Roots College group is going and how these two verses apply to it.
So, the first verse talks about Gods fullness being used in context of grace. The term grace for grace in the Greek is translated directly to basically doubling. Increasing. So, in context of this verse it speaks of grace being the vessel of Gods FULLNESS.
The next verse we see is Grace being used interchangeably with power. We see Gods grace giving us power.
Now the power and fullness we see, is necessary to live an extraordinary life. We're called to be Christ-like. 1 John 4:17 states that "In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him. "
We are described as BEING just like Christ. It is also stated in Genesis 1:27 that God created man/women, in His own image. In His very likeness. Now we all know, God isn't ordinary :)
Where does this all fit in with Roots?
Roots College group is on the journey right now, to be strengthened by Gods empowering grace. The same grace that empowers us to live EXTRAORDINARY lives, that Christ demands of us. The same crazy life that Jesus lead. We believe that is our calling to be Jesus to the world. Our foundation lies in these verses. In the fact that we are covered by grace that washes our sin, that we are empowered by that grace to live extraordinary lives for Christs sake, to be that salt, so when we enter into the world, it wont taste or be the same. That when we understand that we are just as Christ was, we can change this world. When we enter this world, it will never ever be the same.
Ravi Zacharias quotes an allegorical tale of the body of Christ being a container of salt. The salt is comfortable and cozy within the stained glass windows of the container, and once in a while the salt would be shaken into the absurdly large bowl of soup. Some salt would complain to the other salt. This Christian salt, it always complains about how the container loses salt when its shaken up by its maker, and how when the salt is lost into the vastness of the soup, they never hear from the salt again. That its disintegrated. One day, after all this complaining, one grain of salt pipes up against the arguing and fuss and says. You know what? Maybe it is true that one day when we get shaken by our maker, we are lost in the vastness of the world. Maybe it is true its hard down there. Yes, the world may envelope me, just a grain of salt. But do you know what? When I enter that soup, it will NEVER taste the same again.
It is with that same mentality that we as the body of Christ, more specifically, the Roots College group, should be dedicated to. That when we as believers, strong and empowered and potent, enter into the world, that it is changed forever. the world will never taste the same. again.
Lucky, There's a Savior
Jesus Christ wasn't just a moral teacher; Jesus Christ didn't come to make bad people good. Jesus Christ came to make dead people live.
There's nothing we can do about people who say to themselves "I'm guilty" and don't have a desire to change.
But.
When a person comes to you broken and hurting, humbling themselves and saying "I've sinned", you can say with hope, confidence, and joy: "Ah, then I have a Savior for you".
The cross on which Jesus Christ died is absolutely beautiful. It shows the amazingly crazy and jealous love of our God. The God who was willing to sacrifice the thing He loved most in the universe just to have an opportunity so spend the rest of eternity loving and caring and playing with his children.
Today, I'm thankful that the God of the universe, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the Jealous God, the Providing God, loved me. HE loves ME. Me. He sent the one He loved the most to die on the cross in my place. He did that so I wouldn't have to get hit with the entire truckload of Gods judgment. I'm thankful that You loved me God. I love you so much. Even though I sinned, and am an awful wretched person: You still love me, and esteem me more than Yourself. I love you. You are amazing.
That's what I'm thankful for today.
I love you all, I hope you have a great day.
God, give my friends and family a great day.
Amen.
There's nothing we can do about people who say to themselves "I'm guilty" and don't have a desire to change.
But.
When a person comes to you broken and hurting, humbling themselves and saying "I've sinned", you can say with hope, confidence, and joy: "Ah, then I have a Savior for you".
The cross on which Jesus Christ died is absolutely beautiful. It shows the amazingly crazy and jealous love of our God. The God who was willing to sacrifice the thing He loved most in the universe just to have an opportunity so spend the rest of eternity loving and caring and playing with his children.
Today, I'm thankful that the God of the universe, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the Jealous God, the Providing God, loved me. HE loves ME. Me. He sent the one He loved the most to die on the cross in my place. He did that so I wouldn't have to get hit with the entire truckload of Gods judgment. I'm thankful that You loved me God. I love you so much. Even though I sinned, and am an awful wretched person: You still love me, and esteem me more than Yourself. I love you. You are amazing.
That's what I'm thankful for today.
I love you all, I hope you have a great day.
God, give my friends and family a great day.
Amen.
Convictions Change the World
When God puts it on your heart to do something, and you avoid doing it, its just as bad as not doing it.
God places convictions in our life for a reason; Its our calling to live out extraordinary lives.
People always ask what "Gods will" for their life is, and I promise you that if you are praying about God using your life, and you feel strongly about a certain issue (human trafficking, drug abuse, child neglect, suicide, etc) its a burden Gods placed in your life, therefore, YOUR responsibility to carry it out with His empowerment. He will bless you with the energy, motivation, and power to do His will in yours and others' lives.
My conviction is to help others who are lost, hurt, neglected, and rejected. My conviction is in the area of ministry. My conviction is with high school and college age people. I love working with them.
I ask that you pray that God empowers me with strength necessary to carry out His will in my life and the vision to see things others don't. I ask that you pray for creativity enough to bring people into the area of college group and to market the group incredibly.
I ask that you SPECIFICALLY pray for the Roots college group at Reedley Mennonite Brethren Church. I ask that you BATHE it in prayer, that God will bless the youth group and that God will give you a burden to pray over it and to see it grow.
There are tons of hurting college age people in this area. Tons are lost. Its NOT Gods will that they suffer eternal separation from Him. Its HIS will that they come to Him, are saved, and have the opportunity to LOVE Him in a personal relationship.
His kingdom come, His will be done. On earth, as it is IN HEAVEN.
Thank you so much for the support.
Love,
-Josh
P.S- Please pray hard about this issue. I don't mean to preach. BUT.
Its absolutely essential that we bathe this in prayer. If we fail to bathe something that is intended for Gods glory in prayer, we miss the point entirely.
God places convictions in our life for a reason; Its our calling to live out extraordinary lives.
People always ask what "Gods will" for their life is, and I promise you that if you are praying about God using your life, and you feel strongly about a certain issue (human trafficking, drug abuse, child neglect, suicide, etc) its a burden Gods placed in your life, therefore, YOUR responsibility to carry it out with His empowerment. He will bless you with the energy, motivation, and power to do His will in yours and others' lives.
My conviction is to help others who are lost, hurt, neglected, and rejected. My conviction is in the area of ministry. My conviction is with high school and college age people. I love working with them.
I ask that you pray that God empowers me with strength necessary to carry out His will in my life and the vision to see things others don't. I ask that you pray for creativity enough to bring people into the area of college group and to market the group incredibly.
I ask that you SPECIFICALLY pray for the Roots college group at Reedley Mennonite Brethren Church. I ask that you BATHE it in prayer, that God will bless the youth group and that God will give you a burden to pray over it and to see it grow.
There are tons of hurting college age people in this area. Tons are lost. Its NOT Gods will that they suffer eternal separation from Him. Its HIS will that they come to Him, are saved, and have the opportunity to LOVE Him in a personal relationship.
His kingdom come, His will be done. On earth, as it is IN HEAVEN.
Thank you so much for the support.
Love,
-Josh
P.S- Please pray hard about this issue. I don't mean to preach. BUT.
Its absolutely essential that we bathe this in prayer. If we fail to bathe something that is intended for Gods glory in prayer, we miss the point entirely.
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