in awe of my Savior

I have failed to blog lately...so here I am...trying to make the words flow, and knowing that maybe, just maybe, if I begin typing, my heart and my fingers will do all the work. That's the beauty of blogging and expressing yourself.

I find myself in total awe. I am in awe of my Savior who has managed to rescue me from so much. I often think about how amazing it is that I had the opportunity to be raised in a church, to learn about Jesus and begin to fall in love with him at a young age. I see so many people who didn't grow up in church...I see so many who are so far from God, longing to feel something...anything...and they are turning to all the wrong things, like drugs, alcohol, sex, the wrong crowds, etc...and they aren't finding the hope that only Jesus can offer. It makes me so very sad...and my prayer is that those of us who have encountered the love of Christ...those of us that know Jesus and are forever changed by Him...that we will live in such a way that others may see Jesus in us, through our actions and through our words.

I find myself in awe of how God manages to speak to me. On Sunday at Elevation, Pastor Furtick's sermon was on idolatry and how sometimes we get so wrapped up in the people in our lives we forget about the God who blessed us with those people. He said, "There is no security outside of the security we have in our relationship with Jesus." All too often I put my hope in people, I trust in them a little too much...and all too often I find myself upset that they have let me down. Because....people will fail you, but Jesus never fails. His love prevails. What a blessing.

I find myself in awe of all that God has done in my life and in my relationship with Him. Too many times I've found myself talking about God, and others will look at me like I'm crazy...they simply don't understand the "Jesus thing"....they don't understand what is so wonderful about getting out of bed on Sunday morning and going to a place where you can lift your praises up to the God who loves you, has a plan for you, cares for you, made you, lives inside of you, and has changed you literally from the inside out. They don't understand how even on your worst days you have something to be joyful about. They don't understand it, and sometimes as much as those of us who do understand the love of God want to share that love with others, sometimes it's a matter of them opening their eyes and seeking Him for themselves....but as Christians, I think it's important for us to live in such a way that will light the way for those that are seeking and for those that simply need Him. I pray that those who are longing to feel something...that they may feel Jesus' love in the most tangible way possible. I am in awe of Jesus and I am thankful that he has changed me....and that he is still changing me. Without Jesus, I have nothing...but with Him, I have everything I could possibly desire.