fear

Something occurred to me today while reading Erwin McManus' book The Barbarian Way. The Bible says that once we become followers of Jesus Christ that we do not need to live in fear of death because death has been conquered by Jesus' resurrection. But we have a tendency to continue living a life of fear. However what we often fear is not death but life itself. As Christians we live in fear of what it would mean to really live a life completely sold out to God. We talk about, we dream about it, we read and write books about it, but we are afraid to actually live that way.

How can I begin living a life that overcomes that fear and simply live a life completely abandoned for my Lord?

balance?

How do you truly balance being real about who you are with honoring and obeying God? I know that He does not think that I am something more than I really am, but He does expect me to be fervently seeking Him. I just don't want to pretend to be something I'm not and I also do not want to act in a manner displeasing to God simply out of my desire for "realism". We should never stop striving to grow, to mature as followers of Jesus Christ. I guess what I really desire is for that need to grow to be so ingrained that I don't have to second guess my actions for their impact on those around me. It would be so amazing to simply know that my actions, my words, my very heart reflected the presence of God in my life.

Fresh Start

I'll be the first to admit that I bounce up and down with my faith. There are times filled with passion and fire for my Lord and other times its so hohum that if I were God I'd fall asleep at the sight of my faith.

Through it all I know that I'm at a point where I need to be more. That's what this blog is about. It's my place to begin documenting my own personal walk.

It begins with my commitment to seek after my God, my Lord and Savior each day. I pray that my eyes, my ears, and most of all my heart will be open to what He is doing in, through and around me. God, may I hear what you would have me hear each day.