Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Thoughts

Isn't God so AWESOME? He is always there, always comes through, always protects, always loves, always equips, always provides, always is moving, always is working. He gave His life on the cross for such a sinner like me and everyone else. Without Him we have nothing, do nothing, hope for nothing, feel nothing, work for nothing, live for NOTHING! But in Him we live, move and have our being!!! Sometimes I think we forget the power that God has given us through the Holy Spirit to accomplish the great tasks He has for us and others. We get to caught up with the immediate, the status quo, the average, the money, the fear, that we live not jumping over the edge but living on the ledge watching and wondering what it would be like if we truly had the faith to be ALL that we want to be for Christ. We dream of the day when we will be everything we want to be but why not just become who we are? We wait for the day that we will arrive but maybe life is more about the journey than it is the destination. Because when we arrive it will be the end of this life and the beginning of eternity within the safety and comfort of our Almighty God!!! Myabe life is about growing and becoming rather than arriving and being. Not that we don't be who God wants us to be but maybe being is becoming. Or let me rephrase and say that maybe life is ALL about the process rather than the event. Because when we finally start being there is a whole new level of becoming again. So maybe instead of beating ourselves up for not being who we want to be we just start embracing who we are becoming by the grace of God. Life is a journey and it begins with the 1st step and continues with step 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc...

Just some thoughts.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yup... and that's why Christ died; So that we have the FREEDOM to be what God has already called us... As redeemed children of God, we are no longer ensnared by the enemy... Although he'll do his best to make us believe that we're under his authority, it says clearly in the word of God that "Greater is He that is in us, than he who is in the world"... We have all the authority over the enemy... What we command in the name and power of Jesus, the enemy has to listen... So understand the authority and power that you have in Jesus, then you will realize the freedom you have to be a creative, unique you...

You're awesome Pastor John!!!

Daniel