Time to Open our eyes- lets Move

(now i don't mean to sound preachy or judgmental- they are just some thoughts, and it's as much for me as you [if not more])

‘People aren’t confused by the Gospel, they are confused by us.
Jesus is the only way to God, but we are not the only way to Jesus.
This world does not need my tie, my hoodie, my denomination or my translation of the Bible.- They need Jesus.
We can be passionate about what we believe but we can’t strap ourselves to the Gospel, cause we’re slowing it down.
Jesus IS going to save the world, but maybe the best thing we can do is just get out of the way...’
- “What this World Needs”, Casting Crowns

The other day I was ‘studying’ and listening to the new Casting Crowns album: The Alter and the Door.
The song “What this World Needs” came on. I stopped, and re-winded (is it still called that when it’s all on the computer?) and re-listened to it.
It kinda hit home with me. Two parts especially.

(1) “This world does not need... my denomination”: Lately I have found that people put FAR too much emphasis and importance on their denomination. But aren’t we all serving the same God, aren’t we all set free by the same Saviour- Jesus?
Sure we may be pleased with how our church serves our needs, but isn’t the church the people, and isn’t the point of the church to serve others, not for it to serve us...

(2) “... they are confused by us”: Is it not our responsibility and our desire as Christians to strive to imitate Jesus. (Eph. 5:1) Should not all our actions and words be in love. Should we not be accepting, and understanding, ready to share what God has done for us with those who are lost and seeking answers.

In 1 Peter 3:15 Peter says “... Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect”
We are different. We have a purpose in our life- to Glorify God in all we do. Can we share that without pushing, judging of bring hypocrites?
As Christians, we have been chosen from this world, we do not serve the gods they serve, but instead we serve the One True God.
1 John 2:15-16 says
“Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world-the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does-comes not from the Father but from the world.”
This means we should not participate in the those worldly activities the world has come to worship.
The lessons we preach should be seen in our actions. “You can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk?”
Now, i know we aren’t perfect, we are far from it for “we have all sinned and fall short of the Glory of God”. But can’t we try, can’t we have something to strive for... shouldn't we all have a mission...

~i want to set an example~

i Feel a Change in the Wind, says i!

Oh the joys of making life decisions. Knowing that whatever is decided will affect the remainder of your life indefinitely. ah :| !


I was never good at making my own decisions. Up until 9th grade, my best friend would analyze the situation for me then [forcefully] guide me in the direction she saw best suited for me. Basically i had no backbone. But i didn't mind. Life was much simpler when all i had to worry about was whether or not my alarm would wake me in the morning (though if it failed to do so, my mother would always finish off the job).

Things have changed a bit since then. I no longer live with my mother, so more is resting on my ability to properly set an alarm clock; I've learned to make some changes in my life without the constant opinions of others influencing each step; the choices i am now faced with seem so much more crucial then the ones i once faced in elementary and high school.

Basically i feel as if i'm standing on the ledge of a cliff, staring down into the unknown...


~perhaps i should invest in one of those 'crazy eight balls', they always have an answer to your questions!~