God is doing some incredible things and I am so excited to see what he is going to do next!
I see God moving in my friends around me. Even over this past semester at Bible College, I have seen people grow more mature in their walk with Christ, what they want to do with their lives, and just letting Christ move through them. I love seeing people grow in their love and maturity because it shows that they are letting Christ move through them. So if you are that person keep it up, God is going to keep moving through you if you let him and that is great!
I have seen God work through churches and missions over these past few months. God is moving incredibly throughout the community and throughout the world. His church is continuing to spread throughout persecuted countries like China and Iran, as well as growing in America. If it does not excite you that God is moving and the church is growing then examine yourself and ask why you aren't excited because this stuff is awesome!
In regards to getting excited about Christ and what he is doing, I am in the process of reading this book called "Not a Fan". This book is written by Kyle Idleman and it is such a good read! The main premise of the book is if Jesus was with us right now and he wanted to have a define the relationship talk with us how would that go down? Would your relationship with Christ be defined as one of commitment and devotion? Or is your relationship suffering? Maybe it is nonexistent? But if you are going to get excited about what Christ is doing in the world, it is high time that you as a person look at your relationship with him. This book is hitting me in between the eyes because I see areas in my life where I admire Jesus and I love what he is doing but I don't walk in his footsteps.
Maybe that's where you are? Maybe you love God so much and admire what he is doing! Maybe you can spout off any number of Scriptures, you go to Bible College, and you are ready to go serve Christ 100%! But are you truly following him? Is your heart following him? Or is it something your family has done for years and you wanted to follow that? If you are following Christ let it be lived out by your actions and the motive behind those actions. Because you can do the right thing for the wrong reasons and still be wrong just like you an do the right things for the wrong reasons and still be wrong.
I am not pointing fingers at anyone I know because I do not know their hearts. I will say this though. If your heart is not completely devoted to God... then stop faking it! God does not expect perfection but he does expect authenticity. If you look at every follower of Christ in the Bible you will not see one person who followed Christ perfectly. Paul murdered Christians, Peter denied Christ, David was a murderer and an adulterer, Rahab was a prostitute, Martha worried too much, and Moses got angry and murdered a man! However, the thing about each and every person who followed God was this. They were authentic and they wanted to follow him with all their being.
Now I am not saying that this gives us permission to go and do all these things but what I am saying is that God understands that we are not perfect and wants us to continue following him. BUT if you are going to follow Christ then actually follow Christ! Weird concept right?
The other thing I am super excited about is what I see Christ doing in my own life. I am guilty of all kinds of sin and I am nowhere near worthy to be called a follower of Christ. But God has accepted me as his and I want to dedicate my life to following him. While Paul wrote this to the church at Philippi I am convinced that this applies to Christians today. "For I am confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus" (Philippians 1:6 NASB). He began a good work in us and he will continue to perfect it. However, we have to continue to follow him.
Get excited! Christ is moving and we are a part of it!
I see God moving in my friends around me. Even over this past semester at Bible College, I have seen people grow more mature in their walk with Christ, what they want to do with their lives, and just letting Christ move through them. I love seeing people grow in their love and maturity because it shows that they are letting Christ move through them. So if you are that person keep it up, God is going to keep moving through you if you let him and that is great!
I have seen God work through churches and missions over these past few months. God is moving incredibly throughout the community and throughout the world. His church is continuing to spread throughout persecuted countries like China and Iran, as well as growing in America. If it does not excite you that God is moving and the church is growing then examine yourself and ask why you aren't excited because this stuff is awesome!
In regards to getting excited about Christ and what he is doing, I am in the process of reading this book called "Not a Fan". This book is written by Kyle Idleman and it is such a good read! The main premise of the book is if Jesus was with us right now and he wanted to have a define the relationship talk with us how would that go down? Would your relationship with Christ be defined as one of commitment and devotion? Or is your relationship suffering? Maybe it is nonexistent? But if you are going to get excited about what Christ is doing in the world, it is high time that you as a person look at your relationship with him. This book is hitting me in between the eyes because I see areas in my life where I admire Jesus and I love what he is doing but I don't walk in his footsteps.
Maybe that's where you are? Maybe you love God so much and admire what he is doing! Maybe you can spout off any number of Scriptures, you go to Bible College, and you are ready to go serve Christ 100%! But are you truly following him? Is your heart following him? Or is it something your family has done for years and you wanted to follow that? If you are following Christ let it be lived out by your actions and the motive behind those actions. Because you can do the right thing for the wrong reasons and still be wrong just like you an do the right things for the wrong reasons and still be wrong.
I am not pointing fingers at anyone I know because I do not know their hearts. I will say this though. If your heart is not completely devoted to God... then stop faking it! God does not expect perfection but he does expect authenticity. If you look at every follower of Christ in the Bible you will not see one person who followed Christ perfectly. Paul murdered Christians, Peter denied Christ, David was a murderer and an adulterer, Rahab was a prostitute, Martha worried too much, and Moses got angry and murdered a man! However, the thing about each and every person who followed God was this. They were authentic and they wanted to follow him with all their being.
Now I am not saying that this gives us permission to go and do all these things but what I am saying is that God understands that we are not perfect and wants us to continue following him. BUT if you are going to follow Christ then actually follow Christ! Weird concept right?
The other thing I am super excited about is what I see Christ doing in my own life. I am guilty of all kinds of sin and I am nowhere near worthy to be called a follower of Christ. But God has accepted me as his and I want to dedicate my life to following him. While Paul wrote this to the church at Philippi I am convinced that this applies to Christians today. "For I am confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus" (Philippians 1:6 NASB). He began a good work in us and he will continue to perfect it. However, we have to continue to follow him.
Get excited! Christ is moving and we are a part of it!
