God shows Himself in great and mighty ways if you actively seek Him. So many times I would ask Him to show Himself to me but I would not actively read and search for what He was wanting to teach me. I don't want to be concerned about being safe any more. No where in the Bible does it say that God wants us only to do the things that we are comfortable doing and that will keep us from having anything bad happening to us. God has been putting a fire under me. I am no longer satisfied with going to church on Sunday and then going home, and that's it. Maybe do something good here and there but essentially that's as far as it goes. Over the years of going to many different churches as a child, I noticed that every Sunday school class was teaching the same things, at every church, every age group. Looking back, I see how messed up this is. At some point we should be going deeper, learning and growing. So many times I would sit in on a older ladies Sunday school class and they would be gossiping and then read a passage about Noah. There is absolutely nothing wrong with reading Bible stories that you have read many times before, but we have to remember to ask questions and dig deeper. If this God we say that we follow is worthy of everything that we have why are we so lackadaisical about talking about Him. Why haven't I been brave enough to put myself aside and go full out with trust and praise to Him. I am challenging myself and whoever reads this to truly let God lead you in everything you do. We all hear that God's word is so powerful, but how many of us know that from experience? For so long I just "knew" that to be true because that's what other Christians told me. I don't want the Bible to become a set of "Terms and Conditions" that we impulsively click agree to but don't even know what it says.
amen. i love how God speaks through you my friend!
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