It Works!

Do you ever feel sometimes that no one is listening when you pray? I think in most cases (or at least in a few of my cases) it's because I'm praying either ineffectively, or without the right motive or goal in mind. In the worship team at my church, we've been learning a lot about prayer. Prayer is a pretty simple concept, but it's easy to let it get complicated. I continually find out, though, that praying for brokenness, and to be stretched, and for patience, get answered very quickly. A lot of things have hit the fan recently, shortly following a prayer that I prayed. It's funny how God responds to those really fast. I think it's because He knows we want to be changed. And I think if we realize what it would take to be changed, that it means that there will be some serious trials. But you have to look at it from God's point of view: trials build character and reflects being faithful to God. Even when the sun isn't shining.

Do you really know love?

I hope you all are aware of what time of the year it is. I'm not talking about being with family and eating together. I'm talking about the time of the year where we need to be really thinking even more than the rest of the year about the greatest sacrifice and most meaningful death that creation has ever experienced. The only death in all of history to offer up the greatest gift that only one has the power to give. A single, perfect and blameless life handed over for the rest of the world's lives. A gift that is not only free to those who want it, but a gift that came at the highest price. I want to encourage all of you who read this, that while I hope you do enjoy your time with family and loved ones, that you also put a considerable amount of thought in the one reason why we are all here to begin with. The Ultimate Sacrifice. The greatest gift. The deepest love.

"For God so loved the world, that He gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in Him will NOT persish, but have eternal life."

John 3:16

I think, as this verse is probably one of the most commonly known verses in the bible, that it is also the most looked over. I urge you to take time and meditate on it. Pray. What kind of love offers a life as a sacrifice? Not just any kind. The kind that brings us to the Most High. That grants us holiness in the sight of the creator. Gives us hope of being with the One who loves us more than anything. Remember that as you go through the year. Don't let Easter be the only season of the year that you remember and reflect on what Jesus Christ did for all of us on the cross. Go in Christ, and reflect the love of Christ to the world!

Worship

I must say.. I experienced one of the most amazing times in worship at The Gathering this weekend. It was such a blessing to be able to take part of leading such an amazing time. If you were there, then you knew without a doubt that the spirit was totally moving in that place. I really thing God is starting something alot bigger than was originally thought by anyone. It makes me really excited to see what is to come with The Gathering. Anyway.. if you're reading this and haven't come to The Gathering, you might think about checking it out.. every week keeps getting better than the week before, and I don't expect that to change. God is definatly moving!