WIBO

Yesterday was just awesome, I attend The Whiteboard Sessions with some of the leaders of Image Church.  It was a very moving and thought provoking time, and the Worship was incredible.

A few things that really hit home with me was when Darrin Patrick spoke on Idolatry. Two of the points that he made was “We don’t fall into sin, but exchange the object of our worship.”  And Also that “I am completely sinful, yet I am fully accepted by God.”  Mark Batterson spoke on Dreaming Big and said, “God is huge, but our dreams are to small,” and that we need to “start dreaming and stop imitating those around us.”  The other six speakers were also very inspiring, and if I wrote everything down that I took away from WIBO this would go from a blog to a book.

Well, I need to stop blogging now and start confessing and dreaming BIG.

 

Being a Pharisee

I’ve been thinking alot lately, and let me be totally honest.  I AM a Pharisee.  I have a tendency to be more concerned with peoples outward behaviors and appearance than I am with their spiritual needs.  As I was reading in the scriptures in Matthew 23:1-36, I felt as if Christ was addressing me directly.  I am a very cynical person; self absorbed in my own interest and problems. BUT, I don’t want to remain this way. I want to be a Christ-follower who is full of love, mercy, grace and forgiveness towards all people, just as Christ has shown it to me and to the world.  I am not perfect and never will be, but with the help of the Holy Spirit I can become more Christ-like.

Hello World!

Well, I finally broke down and started a blog.  I never really wanted to blog before today, but figured that it seemed like half the world is blogging about what matters to them so why not me.  The first couple of blogs may be mindless dribble until I figure out if I am going to have a theme or not, but I will be writing about how God is working in my life and the lives of my family.  So I just want to say thanks for stopping by and reading my blog, and I hope you return.