So I heard a song today. Come to find out the song is called "Hurricane" and it's by 30 seconds to Mars. The song is kinda slow, but has a good backbeat to it, and has some interesting rhythms mixed in. No suprise the song features Kanye West.
But a line caught my ear from the song. "Where is your God". This line repeated 3 times in a row. As it came out of the speakers I quickly replied with everywhere, in me, He is an awesome God. But then as it repeated it kept asking where is He. I had to think of whether or not He really was there.
What have I done today to allow God inside of me. I prayed before a meal (I think breakfast, or maybe it was lunch. Did I pray? I can't really remember). I read my Bible today (well I skimmed through the passages assigned for homework before my Old Testament class).
Where is my God. I am a fairly outspoken person about how amazing God is in my life. He has helped me get through so many things, and I love Him (or atleast say I do).
Where is my God. Where is He in my daily life. I say I rely on Him, but where does that show. I have schedules that organize my time for me. I have money that gets me the material possesions I need. I am even getting a degree that is going to get me the job I want. Luckily I'm not in a relationship, cause He would be at the "center" of that too, if He fit.
So as I realize this, I don't adjust my schedule, but I adjust my mindset (I hope and pray) that God will be a priority. Not a priority in my schedule, but a constant relationship. So if I hear the words "Where is your God", then I can with all my heart and without a second thought say He is in me.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Question for ya, better answer now
So I'm preaching at my church this next weekend. Kind of excited, kind of nervous. It's my second time preaching there. I like and have a heart for my home church, but I feel disconnected. I feel I missed something when I went off to my first college. I came back and it was different for me for some reason. I don't feel like I think I should when I get up on Sunday mornings. But I hope this next week will make that a little better.
My sermon is gonna be about the importance of seeking God. It's kind of a complicated sermon, because God is complicated. But so incredibly amazing, if you know Him at all you just want to learn and grow closer to Him. (Hebrews 5, Matthew 22, Romans 12)
But the thing that has been on my mind is, why am I preaching. I am excited to tell people about my trip. I'm excited that my friend Tristan, who has put together a traveling praise band, is gonna lead worship. And I'm excited that a lot of my friends from Huntington are coming to watch. But the problem is that my friends are coming to my church to see me, or my friend. Is this ok? Or is there something wrong with saying, hey I'm preaching at my church you should come listen? Most of my friends do go to churches here in town, so I'm taking them away from their congregations for a week, but there are some people who will hopefully come who don't regularly go to a church. But then the problem is my church is putting on a front. I'm not our normal preacher, and Tristan isn't the normal praise band leader. Are we lying to people by inviting them this Sunday?
I don't know, this is just been running in my head the last couple weeks. I don't want it to be about me, I want it to be about God.
My sermon is gonna be about the importance of seeking God. It's kind of a complicated sermon, because God is complicated. But so incredibly amazing, if you know Him at all you just want to learn and grow closer to Him. (Hebrews 5, Matthew 22, Romans 12)
But the thing that has been on my mind is, why am I preaching. I am excited to tell people about my trip. I'm excited that my friend Tristan, who has put together a traveling praise band, is gonna lead worship. And I'm excited that a lot of my friends from Huntington are coming to watch. But the problem is that my friends are coming to my church to see me, or my friend. Is this ok? Or is there something wrong with saying, hey I'm preaching at my church you should come listen? Most of my friends do go to churches here in town, so I'm taking them away from their congregations for a week, but there are some people who will hopefully come who don't regularly go to a church. But then the problem is my church is putting on a front. I'm not our normal preacher, and Tristan isn't the normal praise band leader. Are we lying to people by inviting them this Sunday?
I don't know, this is just been running in my head the last couple weeks. I don't want it to be about me, I want it to be about God.
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