learning to follow christ
I've rarely blogged over the past few months, but it's not because I've had little thoughts or ideas. Believe me, I'm learning I'm pretty opinionated. (Still not sure if that's a good or bad thing.) It's because I don't know how to articulate all that God is doing in my life. It's overwhelming, a little scary, and kinda fun all at the same time. Here are some thoughts though from what God has been teaching me:
- I'm learning in a new way my desperate need for God.
- I'm understanding in the smallest way the Kingdom of God. God wants to enter into, redeem and reign over every person, every culture, every community, and all creation. Come thy Kingdom in my life.
- I'm truly a sinful person without God's grace and Spirit-empowerment.
- Personal holiness is a bigger deal than what most churches make of it. And not just the external, but all the way to the core of who we are.
- I've evaluated my motives, disposition, thoughts, actions, and attitude and have found they all need to be redeemed by God.
- I'm more thankful for God's love and grace than I have ever been before. What Jesus did at the cross is simply love.
- The least I can do is give my life in return, but it's also the most I can do-I don't have anything else to give but myself.
- I love Lacey more than I ever have in my life. We have grown so close to each other over the past few months. I can't imagine life without her. What God is doing in me must be evident in our relationship.
- If I don't learn to truly love, than it matters little all the other things I can "do" for God.
- Even in the middle of all my junk, God created me in Christ Jesus to do good works, which he prepared in advance for me to do.
- God loves me not for what I can/do for Him, but for who I am. It's not perfection he seeks, but obedience.
- Jesus has not been enough for me up to this point in my life, but I desperately want Him to be. I've been too busy chasing after significance in His Kingdom instead of His Kingdom itself. Isn't it ironic how we can work for God, but miss his heart? But we will never miss his heart if we seek Him.
- When I don't like who I am, I'm in essence telling God he should have done better and that his creation is not good enough. What a slap in the face to him.
- I don't know better than God, so I need to stop trying and just follow Him.
I'm glad God never gives up on us and is constantly refining our lives. I am a disciple in progress, but the more I submit myself to Him, the more I learn how to follow Christ.
Labels: christianity, development, personal
posted by Seth Henderson at 6:54 PM
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