Sunday, January 26, 2014

Reflection

This is the first time today I have had the chance to sit down and just really reflect over our fast. God speaks to us in times when we truly devote ourselves to immersing in His Word. And during my walk with Christ I have really learned to listen and become sensitive to what Christ is asking of me.
Over the last several years I have come to know what Christ is really expecting of me as His follower. Christ has offered me an invitation to Follow Him. In Matthew 4:19 Jesus literally says Follow Me, Jesus does not want me to follow Him on my Saturday nights, my Sunday mornings and my Wednesday evening he wants every moment. And I have chosen to follow Him and His word.
I am very ashamed to say that out of my mouth had come the words you do not need a community of believers or a church to passionately purse Him. That is a lie. I am ashamed if I have ever misled any family or friends into believing that you do not need a church or community of believers on your walk with Christ.  In Romans 15:5-6 We learn the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, on accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
If you surround yourself with people who don't believe passionately than you yourself become luke warm in your faith. Some of the most terrifying words in the Bible are said in Matthew 7:21-23, Not everyone who says to me, "Lord Lord," shall enter the kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in Heaven. Many will say to Me in that day "Lord Lord' have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name and done many wonders in Your name? And then I will declare to them "I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!"
Christ is clearly giving us a warning to passionately pursue him with our whole heart, and I will humbly accept.
Each day I have to remind myself to deny myself and pick up my cross and passionately pursue Him. This means with my whole heart, mind, body and sole. I have begun a journey of weight loss and cleansing all the yuck from my life. This means food, media, relationships, and just pure garbage that will get in the way of me passionately perusing my savior. I have been given an opportunity of redemption by the blood of the lamb. I have been given the chance to commit to the Lord as a wife and mother, daughter, sister and friend. I am committed to being different and radical. I need to know in my sole that one day I will lay exhausted at the feet of the Lord, and hear those all so blessed words.. Well done faithful servant, well done.

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