Obedience

This is going to be to-the-point --- I'm more than a little tired, but there is something so important to say. God is so amazing, and He is in pursuit of us on a daily basis, but it's not because it's about US. It is not about us. It's about Him. My, and your, gifts and blessings are given by God because He will be glorified, not because it's about us.

We live in a world in which everything is centered around US . . . what can this church do for me, how can I benefit from this situation, what can this group offer me? But God says the opposite, which is so awesome. It's not about me; it's not even about what He has done for me except for the fact that I am able to allow everything He does for me and through me to reflect His glory!

Look at the stars and worship Him! Look at the harvest moon, and know that He is God! Look at the Bible . . . study it with passion and hide its words in your heart . . . and know that He is God! Let Him use you for His kingdom and His glory --- let Him work through you to do things you could not possibly do without Him, and know that He is God!

I am weary tonight . . . weary of those who dismiss Him, those who take Him lightly, those who don't love Him with the passion He deserves. I am weary of cynics who don't believe He still matters. Tomorrow I will be better. I will see the cynics with God's eyes and love them with His love. A good night's rest and a morning of prayer always bring back my God perspective, but tonight I am tired. Just tired enough to say to God, "Your strength is perfect when my strength is gone. Please carry me." And He will. He is omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent God, and He's still in charge.