Tuesday, December 28, 2010

What God really wants

Psalms fifty one - seventeen The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

This blog is different, but keeping it simple.
I often struggle with the will of God in my life.
I often struggle with knowing if Im obeying Him or not, because people complicate what God wants.
People make excuses not to give Him what He wants.
People love their possessions more than God.
People just don't seem to get the will of God right.
But it's because you can't! 
Your will and His do not mix.
It is like oil and water.
So let me start you out on what God wants.
First of all, follow your Godly authority, not what every person tells you is God's will for you.
Your pastor is your Shepard; if He tells you to do something do it.
If you need a man to be used by God to speak to you, it's gonna be your spiritual authorities.
Some people will prophesy over you, but test the spirits.
Other than that, He'll speak to you in a small still voice.
That being said I get to the meat of this.
God is a jealous God, he wants to be Lord of your life.
How do you do this? How do you make Him Lord of your life.
By coming to Him with a repentant heart. A heart that is easily cut by any Word He speaks to you.
A heart that says Yes, Lord, and NO WAY WORLD!
If you are living in a state of love for Him.
If you are entertaining His presence every day.
If you come to Him how you are, sorry for your sins, and above all else thankful and fully believing in his Redeeming power and grace;
than you are in His will.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Fantasy Christianity

Fantasy Christianity
I like to play fantasy football. 
I am a huge fantasy football aficionado.  
Come draft time every year, I do the hours of countless research
get the cheat sheets
pick my sleepers
and try my best to dominate in my fantasy league.
That being said, I don't really play football.
Not that I wouldn't love to.
I just never had the true passion to become a real football player.
To dedicate the countless hours in the wait room, practice field, studying tape.
Oh sure, I would fantasize as a little kid about being the next Joe Montana, but I never did it.
It just isn't my calling. 
So I play fantasy football, I act like I coach the team, that these players are mine.
That I am right there on the field, as my fantasy team gives me fake points that don't mean anything.
I'm only a football player, or coach, on Sunday.
Every other day of the week Im an average fun loving, madden-playing cashier at the grocery store.
A far cry from a real, hardcore,quarterback sacking linebacker.
A far cry from a coach who makes crucial decisions.
Far away from that game winning touchdown throwing quarterback.
I just like to pretend I am on Sundays, that I actually have a part in the game of football.
2 Timothy 3:5- Having a form of Godliness but denying the power thereof, from such turn away.
How many times are we fantasy Christian players.
We would like to be the one praying somebody through in the Holy Ghost in the street.
We would like to be that great soul winner.
That awesome prayer warrior. 
That anointed man or woman of God.
But... we just don't have the passion to become one.
We just wanna be one on Sunday, while we watch the real players do their thing.
We become spectators, when God wants us to be participators.
It's not about watching other people do the stuff we wanna do.
You can either be a fantasy Christian, on Sundays, but an average person on monday-saturday,
or a real life, devil- fighting, tongue talking, Bible walking Christian every day.
You don't have to spectate, do the things you'd LIKE to do for Jesus, don't just play church.