Well, church was really Great! But for different reasons than I expected.
To tell the truth, I may have built it up as my ONE BIG CHANCE just a taaaad much. Lol
ME expecting an ephiphany = me getting the Lord's response: "Stephanie, If you were more consistent in studying on your own, you wouldn't BE this hungry."
I mean, I don't know why He speaks to me in this way. He knows how to get DIRECTLY to the point with me.
Sigh.
(in whiney tone) But DAAAAD, I want someone to do it forrrr meeeeeee.
And it is true, and I KNOW it. Heck, I JUST posted about spiritual meat coming from your personal walk...I guess my manna just ran out. Actually since manna only lasts for a day, I was likely running on manna FUMES. Time to eat. If you know what I mean.
So while I enjoyed the music and the sermon and the people and the ambience, man- does that place have some serious ambience! Heck you could put white linen tables in and put on some jazz and have quite the sexy little club...is that irreverent? I don't mean it to be...it just has great colors (my faves) and great lighting...and it smells good.
But I digress, my POINT is that I was too hungry and God wasn't going to let me put it all on one church service...(not to say the service wasn't great because it was! And I am NOT just saying that. You know I just don't SAY things if I don't MEAN them.) But He wants ME to come to HIM regularly and I KNOW it. Man, time alone in the Word is like nothing else! If He had let me put it all on one service, I imagine it would have been running the risk of a few serious misguided ideas on my part.
You know, when you are REALLY REALLY hungry for God, you are only fed by time alone in His Word.
Ouch. I am stepping on my own toes here...Ok, let's talk SERMON!
The sermon was GREAT though and it is some kind of humorous irony that we spoke of my favorite biblical person, John the Baptist. Well, after CC's teaching on Paul, I may have to take that back but anyway, you get my point.
John the Baptist is one of those no holes barred type, speakers of truth that I love. DEFINITELY the paint it red type. I love his abandon toward the Lord. There is no tentativeness, no worry of earthly things...(crunchy and sweet, lol) but just a single, determined eye on the goal. Imagine. No house, no home, no spouse. No food, no clothes, no money. Just a single, determined purpose. Mind blowing.
I also loved the personal application of setting straight our paths. Yeah, if I straightened up my personal walk I would be feeling a lot less hungry.
Thanks for church everyone. See you next week. A little less hungry, a little more straightened up and out a bit and ready for action.
Lord, please help me make straight my path that leads daily, moment by moment, directly...to...YOU.
4 comments:
Good post. That is funny that you wrote about that. I just posted something about this. THAT is weird! Seriously, when he said are you norht and south with your faith, I was kind of afraid he was going to point at me. And I used the word ouch in my post too. THAT is weird. Oh, I could go on all day. Anyway, great post!
Yeah, He never lets me get away with ANYTHING. Ok, that's not TOTALLY true...but even when it may not be DIRECTLY in the sermon, somehow He makes it through to me. Wow. That must mean he loves me. That has always been something I've struggled with. FEELING God's love. It is head knowledge, but I have struggled with it making it's way to my heart. But this was a good indicator. He wants me to realize it is not at CHURCH, or in MAN but only in HIM. Man, preach it sister! I can feel the Holy Spirit rise up in me when I speak those words!
Steph... talk about being convicted today... we're in Philipians... I'll say no more...
Gotcha.
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