This blog has to be the most boring blog on the block! But I didn't create it to be award winning or eloquently written. I created it to be a venue to record the happenings of my life and those I'm related to. So really who cares if its boring. If you don't like it then don't read it! :) I say that with the kindest, most genteel, southern smile on my face...
Anyway...
In September, I started a book titled "So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore". I finally finished it last week. It was great! The title sounds like a rebellious read, I am aware; but it's not like that at all. This book opened my eyes to see God's people and my privilege as a Christian to His people so much differently. In fact, it helped me to understand grace so much better than I ever understood it to mean; and "Be still and know I am God!" and "blind faith" make so much more sense now.
Honestly, though, I did start reading the book out of rebellion to the church (our church specifically), or so I thought. I now see God leading me to it to better my walk with Him and open my eyes anew to the glorious wonders He has for me to be an extension of His love to His people.
He used this author to help me understand and defeat the anger and frustration with God that was bound up in my heart. He exposed the prideful heart I held so tightly too; and debunked every excuse I had ever made about why I didn't want to go to church any more and why I didn't want to "serve" His people any more. He has softened my heart toward His people and given me a new outlook on my journey of faith. He has given me His "eyes to see and His heart to love" the broken and unlovable. O.k. so I am not perfect at it, but that's the purpose of being on this earth...refinement. It's a journey for all of us! You don't just get to where you're going in a blink of an eye, you have to travel to get there. Part of that traveling is what makes us who we are and how we can best serve others, all for the glory of our Father.
This book is a fictional writing, however, the context is far from imaginary!
I really hope to expound more specifically on "how" this book has refined my walk with "Father" in future posts.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Rebel or Refined
This blog has to be the most boring blog on the block! But I didn't create it to be award winning or eloquently written. I created it to be a venue to record the happenings of my life and those I'm related to. So really who cares if its boring. If you don't like it then don't read it! :) I say that with the kindest, most genteel, southern smile on my face...
Anyway...
In September, I started a book titled "So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore". I finally finished it last week. It was great! The title sounds like a rebellious read, I am aware; but it's not like that at all. This book opened my eyes to see God's people and my privilege as a Christian to His people so much differently. In fact, it helped me to understand grace so much better than I ever understood it to mean; and "Be still and know I am God!" and "blind faith" make so much more sense now.
Honestly, though, I did start reading the book out of rebellion to the church (our church specifically), or so I thought. I now see God leading me to it to better my walk with Him and open my eyes anew to the glorious wonders He has for me to be an extension of His love to His people.
He used this author to help me understand and defeat the anger and frustration with God that was bound up in my heart. He exposed the prideful heart I held so tightly too; and debunked every excuse I had ever made about why I didn't want to go to church any more and why I didn't want to "serve" His people any more. He has softened my heart toward His people and given me a new outlook on my journey of faith. He has given me His "eyes to see and His heart to love" the broken and unlovable. O.k. so I am not perfect at it, but that's the purpose of being on this earth...refinement. It's a journey for all of us! You don't just get to where you're going in a blink of an eye, you have to travel to get there. Part of that traveling is what makes us who we are and how we can best serve others, all for the glory of our Father.
This book is a fictional writing, however, the context is far from imaginary!
I really hope to expound more specifically on "how" this book has refined my walk with "Father" in future posts.
Anyway...
In September, I started a book titled "So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore". I finally finished it last week. It was great! The title sounds like a rebellious read, I am aware; but it's not like that at all. This book opened my eyes to see God's people and my privilege as a Christian to His people so much differently. In fact, it helped me to understand grace so much better than I ever understood it to mean; and "Be still and know I am God!" and "blind faith" make so much more sense now.
Honestly, though, I did start reading the book out of rebellion to the church (our church specifically), or so I thought. I now see God leading me to it to better my walk with Him and open my eyes anew to the glorious wonders He has for me to be an extension of His love to His people.
He used this author to help me understand and defeat the anger and frustration with God that was bound up in my heart. He exposed the prideful heart I held so tightly too; and debunked every excuse I had ever made about why I didn't want to go to church any more and why I didn't want to "serve" His people any more. He has softened my heart toward His people and given me a new outlook on my journey of faith. He has given me His "eyes to see and His heart to love" the broken and unlovable. O.k. so I am not perfect at it, but that's the purpose of being on this earth...refinement. It's a journey for all of us! You don't just get to where you're going in a blink of an eye, you have to travel to get there. Part of that traveling is what makes us who we are and how we can best serve others, all for the glory of our Father.
This book is a fictional writing, however, the context is far from imaginary!
I really hope to expound more specifically on "how" this book has refined my walk with "Father" in future posts.
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