It's Not All About Me

The other day I was speaking with a group of people and we were talking about relationships. We began to share what we look for in a friend and the way that we treat our friends. In the midst of our conversation, the fact that there is more to life than satisfying our own needs was brought up; that Jesus died on the cross so that we could have a relationship with God and we could help others have a relationship with God.

In our everyday life we often get caught up in the daily activities and lose sight of what is important. We are not Christians so that we can live in secret about being a believer but rather to share the love of God with others because it is not all about us. It's time that Christians begin to stand up tall and declare the faith that we have in God. It's time that we step out in faith and pray for people that are in need instead of being too shy to approach someone that we know needs prayer. It's time to worship God in our attitudes and actions, through reading the Bible and worshipping Him with our voice. It's time that we no longer be intimidated by what we think others might say if they knew about our faith but rather encouraged to know that God is with us and all that matters is His opinion of us. It is time to allow God to be in every part of our lives, to no longer shut Him out of the areas (sin - unforgiveness, hatred, immoral sin, etc) that we have not been willing to surrender. Most of all, it is time that we come together as one body of Christians and support one another so we may become stronger in God. When all of these things happen, revival is possible among the church and the world.

So, who wants revival? Who is willing to do everything that it will take for a revival to occur? Who is willing to stand up for the Christian faith, to share the love of God with others regardless of how they may react? Who is willing to be "bananas for Jesus"? Who?

Time

It's been quite a while since I have posted a message and the reason is because I haven't had the time, or actually that has been my excuse. I have felt too busy with a new baby and trying to have a social life to sit down and post a blog, even though it only takes a few minutes. The other day I was thinking about this blog and realized that I actually did have the time to post an entry but I chose to do something else with my time. I related this to my walk with God.

Often, we feel too busy to spend the time with God and listen to what He wants to tell us that will help us get through each day. We think that we don't have the time because of everything else that we make a priority. The truth of the matter is that we have the ability to choose how to spend our time each day and no matter what, there is always a little time that can be spent exclusively with God. God wants us to seek and spend quality time with Him each and everyday. He is waiting for us to make the first move towards Him, and once we do, he can flood our hearts with His love which makes everything else in life easier to get through. We must make God our first priority, and only then will our lives be filled with His love and peace.