The Question, “Why”

Think back to when you a little kid, and you asked your parents if you could do something. If your parents said “no” what would you immediately say in response? “Why.” Why can’t I, why won’t you let me, why not? When I would ask my parents why, they would say, “because I said so.” My dad’s favorite response was, “because I’m the dad.” Because I’m the dad, what the heck does that even mean?

The problem with this is—as soon as I was out of my parent’s sight—I did the very thing they told me not to do. My parents telling me no, only increased my desire to do it, because they couldn’t give me a reason. I didn’t know the why.

In our relationship with God, do we know the why?

Christianity is Hard…

I am going to share some points within the song, What Do I Know of Holy, that God used to challenge me. 

The Next is…

I guess I thought that I had figured You out
I knew all the stories and I learned to talk about
How You were mighty to save
Those were only empty words on a page
Then I caught a glimpse of who You might be
The slightest hint of You brought me down to my knees

Christianity is hard.

Being a Christian is difficult, if that’s all you’re trying to be.  Yesterday while completing a little reflection exercise, I found that when I looked inside and honestly evaluated myself, church was more important to me than Jesus.  Something is backwards inside of me, how can church (where I go to worship Jesus) be more important to me than Jesus Himself?  I get caught up in playing Christian, and forget about being Christian. 

I am still new to the church staff stuff, and already I am seeing how one can get caught up in the displays of the “Christian” and totally neglect the identity of the Christian, through Christ.

The Christian display thinks—“I will raise my hands in worship so that the entire congregation will see that I am surrendering to Jesus.”

The Christian identity thinks—“I will raise my hands in surrender to Jesus regardless of the congregation.”

Challenge Three–Remember that everything I do, I do it for Jesus.

Amazed by You…Everylittle Little Thing You Do!!!

I am going to share some points within the song, What Do I Know of Holy, that God used to challenge me. 

The Next is…

What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?

The moment in time when something hits you out of the blue and you think, “Wow.”

Many amazing things are happening all around us all the time.  It is a shame we get caught in a “don’t stop to smell the roses” type deal.  Paul said “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made”—Romans 1:20

Have you ever stood at the shore of the ocean, or the foothill of a mountain amazed at what God created?

Challenge Two—Take time to appreciate the amazing things of the world/life