off my chest, man!!
one last thing that has annoyed me for some while (other than the bureaucracy of church) has to do with a lack of intensity.
i love when people go over the line, either good or bad, because both bring out action. i love excitement, i love passion, i love enthusiasm, i love "love!" these emotions cannot be contained by our human shells that we use daily, we always feel the need to spread it to others. i try my best to show it, although my words get in the way of my message.
so i feel there is a lack of intensity in us as believers. i can only speak to those that i interact with on a more regular basis (so this is not like world-wide church). but i feel as though it has become routine. our prayer are fervent, we are faithful to God in tithing and service, yet all at the same time we don't truly experience a living God.
what do i mean. . .
let me use an example.
when was the last time you heard someone scream for God? you know, just let out a good cheer for Yahweh? have you heard someone scream for a sports team recently? how can we cheer for men (or women, i guess) playing a sport, but not for an impossible act of love from God????
ok, lets get a little more practical. . .
when was the last time you heard someone take a fast? fasting was a common occurrence in the early church, a.k.a. prayer AND fasting. yet it seems that we corporately have released that command/tradition/sacrifice to yield to our complacency, our shelters, our box for God.
i believe God is calling us back to intimacy. i believe He wants more than just our words and deeds, HE WANTS US. we need to be not just saying the words, doing good works, those are all great, but we must seek God with ALL, does it say all, yes ALL your heart, ALL your mind, and ALL you soul (Matthew 22:37, Deuteronomy 4:29), not just out perfect appearances and tempered expressions, but in our tearful brokenness, in our screaming excitement, in our somber meditation, in our leaping joy. i would include all these in ALL of my heart, mind, soul, etc; and i know it is within yours. so my call is that of the U.S. Army sometime ago, to "be all you can be," no hiding, no timidness, to honor God in ALL He has given you!
Matthew 16:21-28; Galatians 2:17-21; Ephesians 2:8,9; Titus 3:3-8
i love when people go over the line, either good or bad, because both bring out action. i love excitement, i love passion, i love enthusiasm, i love "love!" these emotions cannot be contained by our human shells that we use daily, we always feel the need to spread it to others. i try my best to show it, although my words get in the way of my message.
so i feel there is a lack of intensity in us as believers. i can only speak to those that i interact with on a more regular basis (so this is not like world-wide church). but i feel as though it has become routine. our prayer are fervent, we are faithful to God in tithing and service, yet all at the same time we don't truly experience a living God.
what do i mean. . .
let me use an example.
when was the last time you heard someone scream for God? you know, just let out a good cheer for Yahweh? have you heard someone scream for a sports team recently? how can we cheer for men (or women, i guess) playing a sport, but not for an impossible act of love from God????
ok, lets get a little more practical. . .
when was the last time you heard someone take a fast? fasting was a common occurrence in the early church, a.k.a. prayer AND fasting. yet it seems that we corporately have released that command/tradition/sacrifice to yield to our complacency, our shelters, our box for God.
i believe God is calling us back to intimacy. i believe He wants more than just our words and deeds, HE WANTS US. we need to be not just saying the words, doing good works, those are all great, but we must seek God with ALL, does it say all, yes ALL your heart, ALL your mind, and ALL you soul (Matthew 22:37, Deuteronomy 4:29), not just out perfect appearances and tempered expressions, but in our tearful brokenness, in our screaming excitement, in our somber meditation, in our leaping joy. i would include all these in ALL of my heart, mind, soul, etc; and i know it is within yours. so my call is that of the U.S. Army sometime ago, to "be all you can be," no hiding, no timidness, to honor God in ALL He has given you!
Matthew 16:21-28; Galatians 2:17-21; Ephesians 2:8,9; Titus 3:3-8
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