I have been approaching some big changes in my life. In 10 days I become a married man- A husband. Makes me think of Uncle Ben from Spider Man when he says to Peter "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility".
I am freaked out. Not because I am scared but the bar has personally been set very high for myself. I want to be a husband that can stand before God at the end of his days and have God say "You served me well, Good Job". Not just as a husband but as a man of God. I think Society Sucks! Society has set the standard that it is ok to divorce, it's acceptable to abuse your love one physically and emotionally. I WILL NOT BE A HUSBAND THAT DOES THIS. I will not be a man of God that makes excuses and compromises for what he is called to do.
I recently download a CD on itunes on my new church computer. I downloaded For Todays "Portraits" CD and the album is awesome. Many people may not like the style but I will argue that this is one of the few bands out there who is out there seeking their calling to minister to people through this aspect. There is one song called "Talmidium" (The Servants). Its the very last song of the track. The lyrics for this song are:
Lord of glory, make us worthy to possess your name. Lord of glory, make us worthy to possess your name. And give us a new name. And call us your people, God. And give us a new name.
Ezekiel 36:26-28 – “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. You will live in the land I gave to your forefathers; you will be my people and I will be your God.”
Lord of glory, make us worthy to possess your name. Lord of glory, make us worthy to possess your name. And give us a new name. And call us your people, God. And give us a new name.Lord of glory, make us worthy to possess your name.
I need to be reminded that since my life is changing and that new things are ahead that I have been changed already through Jesus Christ. He chose willingly and sacrificially to give his life on the cross with me on his mind. This change and the new spirit that has been put into me gives me the purpose to make a difference in what I do with me life. I need to allow this to keep me strong and motivated in my life.
Another Verse that has been sticking out to me is Proverbs 5:23 "Above all else, guard your heart, for it affects everything you do". God allow me to have a pure heart fixed on what you want it fixed on. The following verses say "Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path with your feet, then stick to that path and stay safe. Don't get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil".
Easier said than done- So easy for Satan to get ahold of his people when good is happening. The last part hits me hard- Keep your feet from following Evil- Lord I pray that I can keep on path, recongize what evil is and to not be attracted to it.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
See Revelation
With the midst of some stuff that has been going on...I will comment when things settle down and have time to process with out it being spiteful. I have been encourged by this video and lyrics by jon forman in a song called "instead of a show": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHFao2gnZ-U&feature=related
peace! Wanna thank Daryl for revelaing this to me.
peace! Wanna thank Daryl for revelaing this to me.
Monday, January 19, 2009
1st Entry!
I know I have said before that I always wanted to start blogging but never really had solid interest in doing it. One moment I would be excited and the next I just wouldnt care but I decide that I'm going to do it. For what it's worth- I don't care if people read this and I don't care if people take interest or offense to any entries. I am hoping this can challenge me to be more open with my thoughts and perhaps help put things into perspective as I think through and reflect upon what I'm typing. Perhaps this could be a type of therapy as I figure out this thing called "life".
Last night we started a study with the Sr. High youth from Mike Yaconelli's book "Messy Spirituality". If you havent read it then I strongly encourage you to go out and pick up a copy. To sum it all up, I am trying to challenge my teens (any myself too) to follow Jesus without discouragement of trying to be perfect or meeting a standard that the church, soceity or peers may set for us. Mike describes how people may look at Spirituality: people who pray all day long and have an inside track with God, etc... He goes out on a limb to describe a "Messy Spirituality" in which most of us live but few will admit, it is unfinished, incomplete and inexperienced. I am quoting mike here when he says "...Messy Spirituality is a celebration of a discipleship which is under construction".
I am a youth pastor, I am an athletic director and educator at a Christian school, I am a soon to be husband and yet I can admit (and went out on a limb to be vulnerable last night) that I do not have it all together and I never will EVER!, I can admit I do swear on occassion, I do really really hate dumb drivers on the road (Why can't everyone be a good driver like me and stay out of my way?), I will admit there are people that I do not like, I have come to the conclusion that it's ok not to like people but we have to love them unconditionally as Christ first loved us, even knowing this- the abundant love Christ has for me- I still can go days, weeks and sometimes months on a dry spell where I do not read the Bible or pray as much as I should. I can go on and on.
But the idea is that we need to stay under construction and make the effort to seek Christ, this isnt a positon for us to be passive and do what we want for we know we wont be perfect so why try philosophy, it's not condemned, broken down or rusted. It is simply under construction, we are rebuilding, re-furbishing, re-painting as we try and figure out this thing called life and what living for Jesus is all about. I think most importantly it comes down to intent and heart intent, If it's my goal to seek Christ I need to take steps forward, will I take steps forward- Yes, but will I take some step backwards- you know it, but the point is that I keep striving, seeking and searching for Christ in the midst of my broken, messy life.
I will probably post each week after these studies, next week we are looking at Chapter 2 which discusss where Christ meets us in our messy lives, This is really speaking to me and for what it's worth I wanted to express an act of worship in expressing this to the Lord, in blog type format. So take it as you will- these are my thoughts- not yours hahaha!
Much love,
-Jason
Last night we started a study with the Sr. High youth from Mike Yaconelli's book "Messy Spirituality". If you havent read it then I strongly encourage you to go out and pick up a copy. To sum it all up, I am trying to challenge my teens (any myself too) to follow Jesus without discouragement of trying to be perfect or meeting a standard that the church, soceity or peers may set for us. Mike describes how people may look at Spirituality: people who pray all day long and have an inside track with God, etc... He goes out on a limb to describe a "Messy Spirituality" in which most of us live but few will admit, it is unfinished, incomplete and inexperienced. I am quoting mike here when he says "...Messy Spirituality is a celebration of a discipleship which is under construction".
I am a youth pastor, I am an athletic director and educator at a Christian school, I am a soon to be husband and yet I can admit (and went out on a limb to be vulnerable last night) that I do not have it all together and I never will EVER!, I can admit I do swear on occassion, I do really really hate dumb drivers on the road (Why can't everyone be a good driver like me and stay out of my way?), I will admit there are people that I do not like, I have come to the conclusion that it's ok not to like people but we have to love them unconditionally as Christ first loved us, even knowing this- the abundant love Christ has for me- I still can go days, weeks and sometimes months on a dry spell where I do not read the Bible or pray as much as I should. I can go on and on.
But the idea is that we need to stay under construction and make the effort to seek Christ, this isnt a positon for us to be passive and do what we want for we know we wont be perfect so why try philosophy, it's not condemned, broken down or rusted. It is simply under construction, we are rebuilding, re-furbishing, re-painting as we try and figure out this thing called life and what living for Jesus is all about. I think most importantly it comes down to intent and heart intent, If it's my goal to seek Christ I need to take steps forward, will I take steps forward- Yes, but will I take some step backwards- you know it, but the point is that I keep striving, seeking and searching for Christ in the midst of my broken, messy life.
I will probably post each week after these studies, next week we are looking at Chapter 2 which discusss where Christ meets us in our messy lives, This is really speaking to me and for what it's worth I wanted to express an act of worship in expressing this to the Lord, in blog type format. So take it as you will- these are my thoughts- not yours hahaha!
Much love,
-Jason
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