CHECKIN' IN....

 

I just realized i have not made a single post in over a week! I've just been feeling very distant from God, almost as if He has left me. I have really been struggling with seeking Christ's face lately. I don't understand what is going on :( but i stand on HIS promise to never leave nor forsake me. So to all my readers, please bare with me while i take some time to check-in with  my FATHER.

WHAT WILL YOU BELIEVE ?

 

Random Thoughts: I watched this video for the fist time last Friday at FNF, the Bible study i attend. It really hit home for me because i have been meditating on this for a while now. I mean think about it for a second....won't it be easy to give Jesus your all if you think of him simply as a gift giver who came to make you rich? How different are we then from the Israelis who rejected Jesus because he was not the "HERO" they thought he was? Can you still accept Him  even if he took away EVERYTHING you thought He came for? or is it easier for you to accept him if he is presented as a gift bearer? Because it's one thing to love the gifts idolatry and something completely different to be in love with the giver! So which one will you chose? Do not be deceived by the false Jesus Being portrayed! the one who came for good health, wealth, fresh kicks, a new car, nice house and a perfect life. Lets get back to basics people, examine yourself. Go to Romans & 1 John and figure out what serving God really means.  Take the time to read about the 12 disciples....HINT "suffering for Christ triumphs vanity prosperity". Don't waste your time worshiping a make believe Christ who looks like the one in the scriptures but is nothing more than an angel of light.

Thumbs Up???

Sometimes i have to stop and think " am i performing acts of righteousness for God, or for compliments and acknowledgment from other Christians and non believers respectively"? I constantly have to check myself to make sure i'm not just going through the motion because that is what is expected of a Christian. I have to examine myself every time i say praise God, Amen or even put a scripture filled status up on Facebook. I have to double check to make sure that i am not being enticed by the desire for approval. For a very long time, I lived for compliments, I wanted my pretense, hard-work to be noticed by SOMEBODY!, a pastor, friend, sister or brother in the faith. I never really understood the meaning of having a "personal relationship" with God. But i have come to understand whose approval matters the most. The beauty of having an intimate connection with THE greatest God, who took the time to create me, and has my name written on his heart! When you understand the true value of God's approval, none other will matter. What gain is there in getting the approval of everyone but loosing that of God, the one which matters most? Is a thumbs up really worth it?

The WORD: Be careful not to practice your "acts of righteousness" before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your father in heaven.

Matt 6:1

Do the differences really matter?

 Does the difference in how we worship really matter IF we truely offer ourselves as a living sacrifice in the process?

So what is WORSHIP, what does it really mean? Is it a culture? an emotion? or obedience to the law? For a really long time, i was stuck in the belief that worship was equivalent to crying at the alter on sunday, or constantly listening to christian music that made me feel remourseful for the choices i had made in the past. I was so convinced that my emotions were enough! But i have come to descover what true worship really means. While emotions are a good thing, they can be dangerous if they are not in line with the word. For we are led by the mind of Christ, not his emotions...So i finally understand that true worship is not as complex as i thought, its not about rolling on the floor or screaming I LOVE JESUS-while not keeping his commands (ps not condeming anyone who worhips this way), but true worship...is giving ALL of urself to God. Your attitude, career, lifestyle, will, desires and your heart. When it really doesn't matter what you want anymore, but God comes first in every aspect of ur life, then you have began to worship God in a language He understands.

The Word: ¹ Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

Romans 12:1