Today I went to The Crossing. I love that place! This is the most unique church ever. The people there are so caring... Anyway they started a new series. The series there has always been 'The Experience' but now for the summer they're altering it to 'Experiencing Truth'.
All in all youth group went good! Except the game for the night was that dumb chinese 'wah' game... Oh well... I sat out.
1 John 2:3-6 (New American Standard)
3 "By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 The one who says, 'I have come to know Him,' and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; 5 but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: 6 the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked."
Andy (the youth pastor at The Crossing) challenged us to keep this scripture in mind during this week. So figured I would meditate on it tonight and then hopefully think about it throughout the week.
After reading this scripture I think that it says that to truly be close to God and be 'hardcore' for Him you must keep His commandments. Easy enough right? WRONG. Yeah I've never killed a person, but I know I struggle with lust. And in Matthew it says "that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart." There you have it. Commandment broken.
I want to KNOW God. Like I feel close to Him... Especially after starting this whole Challenge thing. But I want to truly KNOW God. I want to surrender everything to God and let Him take full control of my life. I just want to be able to serve my Father exactly how He wants me to... And I definitely do not want to be called a liar like this verse eludes to for claiming to KNOW God.
I want to walk as Jesus did. I want to show EVERYONE the love of Jesus. I asked God to start showing me my failures that I overlook. The things I do that are bad that I've become accustomed to and don't think are wrong. I'm guessing that this coming week is going to be the worst best week of my life. God is moving in me. I'm going to be stripped down and He is going to take control after I clean up my act.
Well I'm off to bed. Got an exciting day of work tomorrow! I get to help set-up the high school server tomorrow!
Keep me in your prayers this week!
God Bless
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