I wonder what Pie in Heaven will taste like. Will everything taste amazing or do we uniquely have different taste for different foods. I hate cottage cheese but will cottage cheese in heaven taste like pizza does on Earth, at least good pizza.
Seeking God and living out his will through the guidance of the Spirit is Beautifully Messy. BM (Beautifully Messy) is a new favorite saying depicting the kingdom of Heaven on Earth. Beautiful in the sense of living how God intended, with Him/how Jesus lived. Isn't that the reason why he sent his Son, so we may be right with God and have communion with Him Rom 3:21-22; John 3:16. Messy in the sense that we, Mankind, are on Earth. We have a sin nature Rom 3:12. These clash hardcore, having a sin nature and living with God. The joy of living with God is amazing and gives Hope to the hopeless. I love God, He is good. He is the master planner. Pro 3:5
My life is living out a beautiful mess of following God. I just taught over the Blind Man and the Rich Young ruler in Mark 10. I want to be the Blind Man by far. He comes first in the Kingdom of Heaven. He is crying out for Mercy to Jesus, Son of David-the messiah-anointed one-the Savior (where is faith is place in). His trust in God is beautiful, especially in his Messy begging life. He wanted God to fill his life. As opposed to the Rich young Ruler who could not give up the wealth he had to follow God.
I love Jesus for showing the same love to each person. It was a different Love, tough truth for the Rich Man and servant love to the blind man.
God is revealing more and more of His Kingdom to me; the ride I am on in walking in faith towards living according to the Kingdom is Beautifully Messy. I would not want it any other way.
Take a bite of that heavenly peace
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
When you get Pi in the face
Wow, my heart has been turning in all sorts of directions in the past hour. Not to mention the last week. The beginning of the hour I was listening to a sermon by David Platt on disciple making. At the end, David was telling of stories of how small groups from his "faith family" have been living out the gospel tangibly without any planning of the leaders of the Church. The small groups were compelled to share the love of Christ and they did it in the form of community (small groups). This brought me to tears to hear how believers were compelled without the direction of the pastor to reach out "to all nations". They just wanted to be Christ to others and wanted to do it with each other to foster growth and be even more like Christ. It is beautiful to know that people get the gospel and are living it out maturely with other believers.
The last part of this hour, my heart got wrenched in a different way. My mother called me to check up and see how things were going. Our conversation got going and the subject of money, income, and responsibilities came up. I began to see the reality of the situation. I am blessed to have parents willing and able to support me so much financially, but all good things must come to an end. My monthly income now is only enough to cover certain bills, rent, food, and gas. In order for me to pay for the others in the future I will have to change something in my life. It is what scares me right now. I do not know what to change.
God is showing me a lot about his Church and what it looks like outside of what America has made it. Wouldn't it be great to live with others, literal or non-literal, purposefully growing with each other to know God, and make the world a little more like His kingdom.
How do you like that Peace
SPLAT.
The last part of this hour, my heart got wrenched in a different way. My mother called me to check up and see how things were going. Our conversation got going and the subject of money, income, and responsibilities came up. I began to see the reality of the situation. I am blessed to have parents willing and able to support me so much financially, but all good things must come to an end. My monthly income now is only enough to cover certain bills, rent, food, and gas. In order for me to pay for the others in the future I will have to change something in my life. It is what scares me right now. I do not know what to change.
God is showing me a lot about his Church and what it looks like outside of what America has made it. Wouldn't it be great to live with others, literal or non-literal, purposefully growing with each other to know God, and make the world a little more like His kingdom.
How do you like that Peace
SPLAT.
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