hi blogspot, nice to meetchya, im chris
im super new and dont know how to add and subscribe to other ppls blog, maybe someone can help?
i still feel at home with xanga but maybe blogspot will be like tryin on new shoes. btw please pardon my slang writing and bad grammar for this blog.
classes are actually pretty interesting this year, hopefully i dont end up slackin off like i usually do. I finally got my class schedule better. im takin HAW, EDEA, PSY, PSY, THEA.
k now that we caught up with school and all, we can talk about God!!!
i seriously love growing in passion for Christ. Now days it seems i want to spend every minute with Him. I think its because i started thinkin about where i was at with my intimacy with God. Throughout this summer, ive focused on studying theology, learning more about what Jesus commanded, how i should conform my life to his desires, growing in worship, leading bible studies, gaining more self discipline, evangelizing and sharing Jesus with non-believers, learning about Calvinism views, watchin sermon podcast, reading devotions, and learning about all the technical things about the bible. Thats all super good stuff, but ive realized that i was missing a huge part in all of this. Prayer!
When i normally pray, its a real quick thank you, or a couple minutes before i sleep. But boy that changed quick. Our relationship with Jesus is much more important than following all the norms of the Christian religion. But then after thinkin about it choke kine, i realized that in order to have a relationship with Jesus, we need to spend time praying. Prayer for me was like leaving a message on God's answering machine. But lately, praying, or even jus sitting in silence, has become soooo intimate. I no longer feel that it's a long distance call, God is right there with and within me. He knows everything thats going on in our lives, but still loves it when we communicate it with him. Lately ive also been able to hear God. I always like to make sure its God im hearing, And when God is talking...oh.. its God talking!! u jus know. He can speak to us through our thoughts and impress his will on our heart with what he wants us to know. He affirms it through the Holy Spirit within us so we can have confidence when he speaks to us to various ways. Knowing that im followin what God has planned for me, is very very comforting. When i ask God, is this what u want me to do? And God responds, "Yes!" i get all filled up with joy, because i get to be a part of Gods plan!
Another thing ive learned, is that just listening and seeing God is super powerful. Sometimes it's nice to stop and feel the little rain drops, see the sun illuminating the clouds, feel the warmth of the sunshine, watch the trees wave hello in the cool wind, and to admire all of God's glory in nature. When in nature, or quietness, God clearly brings peace to heart. As a response to God's love, I find praise and an abundance of love for Him. God is Good! Nothing else can truly satisfy us. And then i look at the people of the world, and wonder why are so many lost? Why dont they see or hear God? If only everyone could know and experience God's love. But no, sin, pride, and lust have corrupted minds and hearts. we've made worldly pleasures into idols. They have become too comfortable in loving the world and themselves before God. To many it's inconceivable that there could be something greater, such as purpose, life, blessings, grace, forgiveness, purity, peace, patience, and an infinite love from God the Father. And so what is the solution? Show them God's love!! Be mini Christ to them! Tell the world that Jesus lives!
+epic high school ministry has been goin awesome! we had 150+ kids come to our back to school bash,
+ohana groups for epic has been super challenging, because u really hafta break it down into pieces for the kids to chew on, sometimes the big complex chunks jus confuse them
+epic underground small groups has been dying out, cuz me and my friend have been kinda lazy tryin to run it, or maybe jus too busy
+bible study with my friends have been goin well, butt could use a big excitement energy charge
+K-Cru with campus crusades is jus startin up, and so far everythings been comin together
+ 24/7 prayer which sara recently introduced me to is super exciting! i really feel God has been pushin me to focus more on the intimacy part
ahh its like 2am now, jus too much stuff on my mind, k time fo' go sleep, im pooped!
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