"Therefore since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perserverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Hebrews 12:1-2
In times of corporate worship, God tends to lay things on my heart for everyone in the room. And the one thing that I just can't get out of my mind and that is on my heart...is this verse. and the importance of it.
I believe that we all, hold onto things. whether we realize we are holding onto something or not, we are. We like how people make us feel, we like being with others, we like being loved, and there's so much more. spiritually we like to stay complacent. we like to hold onto pride, or our gifts. the list goes on...we can and do hold onto anything and everything.
by holding onto things, our eyes are not fixed on Jesus. and it hinders us. when our eyes are off of Jesus, we are blinded. this happens all to often in my own life.
I strongly feel like God just wants us to examine ourselves. To SEEK HIM and Him alone. not other people. not emotions. not ourselves. but HIM. I strongly feel like God wants us to see what we are holding onto, and to just let it go. To be RAW with God. To not count on anything, but Him alone. Just let go. Stop holding on.
Holding on ruins you. Holding on strips you of who you are meant to be. Our hearts are a precious and delicate thing. Guard it. Protect it. Examine it. and Let God mend it. Let God have it wholly.
Don't count on others. Count on God. Seek God. not others. Hold onto Jesus, and nothing or anybody else. Nobody or anything comes close to doing for you what God can and desires to do for you.
Hebrews 12:1-2
Seek God. Examine your eyes, your attitude, your viewpoint, your heart.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Time with Jesus.
I am learning a whole lot right now. Especially about myself. But right now what I feel like sharing...is just how much love God has for us.
God has been teaching me about prayer and time with Him lately. and is continueign to teach me. which im very thankful for! I love being taught. But one thing that this morning, and that I'm just being shown right now by God. Is that, we don't HAVE to have our times with Him scheduled. they don't have to be perfect. All that He really cares about, is that we make the time to spend with Him. is that we INVITE Him into our day and into times when it's just us. or even with other people. I am a HUGE believer in time spent alone with God. I personally need a whole lot of it. But i also tend to lack in actually taking the time. I tend to get distracted by too many things..especially tiredness.
But back to the point! Im learning that even when I'm just sitting at my computer, with music on, talking to people, or doing whatever I am doing on the interweb or facebook. Whatever my intentions are. That even here, on my computer...I can embrace God's love and grace for me.
I am learning that i dont have to have a set time of prayer. I just need to take the time. Iv learned I can shower in the mornings before I pray so that I am more awake! I learned i don't have to take the whole hour i set aside for prayer somedays. I learned that i can pray while I am journaling. As im turning my lights out to go to bed. As I'm waking up in the mornings. Ive learned that I can just sit on my floor for ten minutes and that be my prayer time.
Prayer, and time with our Creator comes in more ways than we can even think of. It's jsut a matter of, are we taking that time?! Even if its only 5 minutes of pure aloneness w God one day.
He is with us all the time. He desires for us to invite Him into our lives and into our daily activities. and also to take time out for Him. to just BE with Him and ENJOY Him. its not so much about rules, and about exactly how much time we spend, whether we go short or go longer...its jsut that we are with Him. period. its okay!
He is showing me...that things in my life, how I am...its all just okay! Because of His grace! His love.
and so He continues to teach....
God has been teaching me about prayer and time with Him lately. and is continueign to teach me. which im very thankful for! I love being taught. But one thing that this morning, and that I'm just being shown right now by God. Is that, we don't HAVE to have our times with Him scheduled. they don't have to be perfect. All that He really cares about, is that we make the time to spend with Him. is that we INVITE Him into our day and into times when it's just us. or even with other people. I am a HUGE believer in time spent alone with God. I personally need a whole lot of it. But i also tend to lack in actually taking the time. I tend to get distracted by too many things..especially tiredness.
But back to the point! Im learning that even when I'm just sitting at my computer, with music on, talking to people, or doing whatever I am doing on the interweb or facebook. Whatever my intentions are. That even here, on my computer...I can embrace God's love and grace for me.
I am learning that i dont have to have a set time of prayer. I just need to take the time. Iv learned I can shower in the mornings before I pray so that I am more awake! I learned i don't have to take the whole hour i set aside for prayer somedays. I learned that i can pray while I am journaling. As im turning my lights out to go to bed. As I'm waking up in the mornings. Ive learned that I can just sit on my floor for ten minutes and that be my prayer time.
Prayer, and time with our Creator comes in more ways than we can even think of. It's jsut a matter of, are we taking that time?! Even if its only 5 minutes of pure aloneness w God one day.
He is with us all the time. He desires for us to invite Him into our lives and into our daily activities. and also to take time out for Him. to just BE with Him and ENJOY Him. its not so much about rules, and about exactly how much time we spend, whether we go short or go longer...its jsut that we are with Him. period. its okay!
He is showing me...that things in my life, how I am...its all just okay! Because of His grace! His love.
and so He continues to teach....
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