A lot of my blogs are inspired by one word, or one thought, or maybe a series of thoughts...What I'm trying to say is, my blogs are inspired by life and then I take a lot of time to chew on them. Well, these are some of my most recent ideas...
A blog about Giving results over to God. For, we know that it's God who brings the increase to our ministry; therefore, I our only duty is to be faithful to God and everything else is God.
A blog about Heaven. I love thinking about the Kingdom. I forget that this world isn't going to last forever. We know that Christ is coming back, how should we live now with that in mind?
A blog that asks and answers the question, "God what do you want from me?" In both Zechariah and Isaiah, God is clear, he wants our hearts and all the words, all the things that we could do, don't mean anything unless we give over our hearts to God.
and one last blog about Taking God seriously. In john 10:10b it says that Jesus came to bring life. I'm wondering how we can reach that now. What is it that God is calling us to that will bring us to a life with him. I've been reading over the Signature of Jesus by Brennan Manning and a lot this blog will be inspired by what I've read in that book.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Getting It Right
An excerpt from Brennan Manning's The Signature of Jesus, a book that has been challenging me to take my walk with Jesus deeper still.
Personally, I take great comfort in the life stories of the first disciples, their response was flawed by fear and hesitation. What they shared in common was dullness, an embarrassing inability to understand what Jesus was all about. Their track record was not good: They complained, they misunderstood, they quarreled, they wavered, they deserted, they denied. Christ's reaction to their broken inconsistent discipleship was one of unending love. The good news is that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday today and forever.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Rest
Hebrews 4 commands the believer to take part in the sabbath of Jesus and I forgot, and it's not just a physical rest.
Do you ever feel tired like me when even though you've gotten plenty of sleep you exhausted--- emotionally? I was experiencing that a little bit today. Sometimes my brain just goes nuts and follows a train of rabbit holes all over a hyperreal whiteboard somewhere around my head (like a thought bubble) and sometimes it wears me out. I can tell you that someone can get plenty of "sleep" yet wake up even more exhausted then they went to bed. In my own case, this happens especially because of uncontrollable circumstances or some big thought, I'll often times catch myself wearing myself out because I'm thinking about something. Well, what I need to remember is, is that I can find rest in Jesus.
Jesus gives us the ability to partake in physical rest, but it's also more than that. The rest we are given is capable of bringing rest to our souls... our whole person. When Jesus came and died and rose again, he brought with him this privilege Why must I look further than Him? For the truth of Jesus tells me much more than that. Because of the cross, I don't have to worry about the hypothetical world and the big "what ifs?" that plague so many people, because I know the truth. Jesus tells his disciples, in john 8:32 You will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. I am free from the bondage of doubt because of Jesus.
When Jesus died he reconciled the whole person to God, not just part and I can be confident in Him, therefore I rest.
Do you ever feel tired like me when even though you've gotten plenty of sleep you exhausted--- emotionally? I was experiencing that a little bit today. Sometimes my brain just goes nuts and follows a train of rabbit holes all over a hyperreal whiteboard somewhere around my head (like a thought bubble) and sometimes it wears me out. I can tell you that someone can get plenty of "sleep" yet wake up even more exhausted then they went to bed. In my own case, this happens especially because of uncontrollable circumstances or some big thought, I'll often times catch myself wearing myself out because I'm thinking about something. Well, what I need to remember is, is that I can find rest in Jesus.
Jesus gives us the ability to partake in physical rest, but it's also more than that. The rest we are given is capable of bringing rest to our souls... our whole person. When Jesus came and died and rose again, he brought with him this privilege Why must I look further than Him? For the truth of Jesus tells me much more than that. Because of the cross, I don't have to worry about the hypothetical world and the big "what ifs?" that plague so many people, because I know the truth. Jesus tells his disciples, in john 8:32 You will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. I am free from the bondage of doubt because of Jesus.
When Jesus died he reconciled the whole person to God, not just part and I can be confident in Him, therefore I rest.
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