tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61814911033685873282024-03-13T09:42:19.497-07:00I am not, but I know I AM"He must INCREASE, i must decrease" - John 3:30Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265038407265806174noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181491103368587328.post-21344940984257529872008-08-23T13:15:00.000-07:002008-08-23T14:24:02.370-07:00Mighty to Save?So we all know the popular worship song "Mighty to Save," and its one of my favorites. But over the summer God really laid something on my heart. I was sitting in my room in the staff house at Caswell, it was a sunday afternoon, I had led worship at the pier that morning, and I sang this song. And if you dont know already, Mighty to Save is based on a scripture passage out of Zephaniah 3:17 which says:<br /> <span style="font-style: italic;"> <br /> "The LORD your God is with you, </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> he is mighty to save. </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> He will take great delight in you, </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> he will quiet you with his love, </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> he will rejoice over you with singing."<br /><br /></span>But what blows my mind, is just the context of that scripture. Zephaniah is only 3 chapters long, but for the majority of those 3 chapters, the prophet Zephaniah is basically telling the people of Judah (God's chosen people), that God is ticked and that He is going to send down His wrath upon them and all this bad stuff will happen to them because of what they have done. But finally there is a glimmer of hope at the end of chapter 3. Finally God is like "Look, despite all this, I am going to restore all of you, because I love you and you are my people." And then comes the statement from Zeph: "The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save."<br /><br />So anyways, as I was sitting on my bed just reflecting on that, God put a little song on my heart. Well not so much a song, but more of a tag line or a hook. So I just grabed my guitar and started playing that song and then singing "Your mighty to save, come and rescue me.." And I just sang that over and over and over. Because how many times in our lives do we get ourselves into all this crap and we need to be rescued from it. We know that God can rescue us from it, but we just cant seem to let go, or maybe we just feel that we are already in too deep for God to save us.<br /><br />I love the Psalms and how much they express so many different emotions and situations where despite what is going on, they were still able to worship God. I was reading Psalm 91 today and something caught my eye. In it, and the psalms following it, it talks about how great and Mighty God is. But here is what Psalm 91 says:<br /> <br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;" id="en-NLT-15372" class="sup">1</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Those who live in the shelter of the Most High</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;" id="en-NLT-15373" class="sup">2</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> This I declare about the L</span><span style="font-variant: small-caps; font-style: italic;">ord</span><span style="font-style: italic;">:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> he is my God, and I trust him.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;" id="en-NLT-15374" class="sup">3</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> For he will rescue you from every trap</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> and protect you from deadly disease.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;" id="en-NLT-15375" class="sup">4</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> He will cover you with his feathers.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> He will shelter you with his wings.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> His faithful promises are your armor and protection<br /></span><br />and then it goes on to say:<br /><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;" id="en-NLT-15385" class="sup">14</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> The L</span><span style="font-variant: small-caps; font-style: italic;">ord</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> says, “I will rescue those who love me.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> I will protect those who trust in my name.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;" id="en-NLT-15386" class="sup">15</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> When they call on me, I will answer;</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> I will be with them in trouble.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> I will rescue and honor them.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;" id="en-NLT-15387" class="sup">16</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> I will reward them with a long life</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> and give them my salvation.”</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br />God can and will rescue us, because He promised that to us; He is mighty to save! I mean its written all over scripture and in history. But what it all comes down to is this: Do YOU believe that God is mighty to save? Can you honestly say that you believe that in your life right now. No matter what your going through right now, can you say that God is faithful and that God is mighty to save? I dont say all this to say that God will keep us from harm and no bad things will happen to us. No, because he didnt even give that promise to His own Son. Jesus still bore our sins and our shame on that cross. Because it was God's will. But God will give us the strength to patiently endure whatever we are going through and God has promised to rescue us.<br /><br />God, Your mighty to save, come and rescue me....<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265038407265806174noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181491103368587328.post-36571287483674447112008-08-23T12:59:00.000-07:002008-08-23T13:14:55.372-07:00UpdateYes I know its been a whole summer since I have written in this, but it was a crazy busy summer. But just a quick little rundown of the summer: I worked at Caswell again working in the warehouse and being on the worship team. God really did some amazing things this summer and I am still amazed at all He has done through me and in me. But one thing that God really showed me this summer, was to pour out what He has filled me with. Id be a fool to hold in what God has taught me and blessed me with, so hopefully, I will do that while I am back home. And yes, I said back home. I am taking the semester off and hoping to go to Southeastern in Spring. But I just felt like God really wanted to do something big this semester and He wanted to use me for that. So we will see. I am super pumped. God has just been doing some awesome things in my life as of late, and opening doors and giving me opportunities to serve Him. Like for instance, I will be playing bass guitar for UNCC's BCM (Baptist Campus Ministry). And through that, God has put some amazing people in my life and blessed me with so many new friends. Which has been a struggle for me in the past while at home. So yeah, im definatley excited. I can just feel the pressence of God in my life right now and I just know He's going to do something big. But yeah, God is so faithfull!! Anyways...thats a quick little update. thought you might want to know that for all 2 people that even might glance at this.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265038407265806174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181491103368587328.post-7887755406759988262008-04-04T09:10:00.000-07:002008-04-04T09:19:46.094-07:00PerseveranceOk so I stumbled upon another really awesome entry from Oswald Chambers, and here it is:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><p style="font-style: italic;"> </p><blockquote><p style="font-style: italic;"> Perseverance is more than endurance. It is endurance combined with absolute assurance and certainty that what we are looking for is going to happen. Perseverance means more than just hanging on, which may be only exposing our fear of letting go and falling. Perseverance is our supreme effort of refusing to believe that our hero is going to be conquered. Our greatest fear is not that we will be damned, but that somehow Jesus Christ will be defeated. Also, our fear is that the very things our Lord stood for— love, justice, forgiveness, and kindness among men— will not win out in the end and will represent an unattainable goal for us. Then there is the call to spiritual perseverance. A call not to hang on and do nothing, but to work deliberately, knowing with certainty that God will never be defeated.</p><p style="font-style: italic;"> If our hopes seem to be experiencing disappointment right now, it simply means that they are being purified. Every hope or dream of the human mind will be fulfilled if it is noble and of God. But one of the greatest stresses in life is the stress of waiting for God. He brings fulfillment, "because you have kept My command to persevere . . ." ( <a title="" href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+3:10">Revelation 3:10</a> ).</p><br /><p style="font-style: italic;"> Continue to persevere spiritually.</p></blockquote><p style="font-style: italic;"><br /></p><br />Learn it. Live it. Love it. Do it.<br /><blockquote><p style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p style="font-style: italic;"></p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265038407265806174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181491103368587328.post-40151539979171588422008-04-03T13:54:00.000-07:002008-04-03T15:01:43.195-07:00DistractionsSo I know it's been a while since my last blog, but just a little update. Im home now until may 21st until I leave for Caswell, and Ill pretty much be doing nothing but working back at Harris Teeter until then. Well of course there are 2 weekends that Ill be down at Caswell....I just cant get enough of that place. But anyways Ive been a little distracted latley from this blog, since it's been a little hectic since ive been back home. But in this blog I want to talk about distractions. I was reading some Oswald Chambers last night, and I came across this awesome passage. It goes like this:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /> <blockquote>The Lasting characteristic of a spiritual man (or woman) is the ability to understand correctly the meaning of the Lord Jesus Christ in his (or her) life, and the ability to explain the purposes of God to others. The overruling passion of his (or her) life is Jesus Christ. Whenever you see this quality in a person, you get the feeling that he is truly a man (or woman) after God's own Heart (see Acts 13:22)<br /> Never allow anything to divert you from your insight into Jesus Christ. It is the true test of whether you are spiritual or not. To be unspiritual means that other things have a growing fascination for you.</blockquote><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span>Now in the latter part of that section, Chambers discusses Paul's encounter with Christ on the road to Damascus. After that encounter, Paul was so passionate and zealous of preaching the Gospel to all that he encountered He was totally consumed with nothing but Jesus Christ "For I determined not to know anything among you but Jesus Christ and Him crucified" 1 Cor2:2. Chambers goes on to say "<span style="font-style: italic;">Paul never again allowed anything to attract and hold the attention of his mind and soul except Jesus Christ</span>."<br /><br />Can you say that about yourself right now? I know I cant. There is so much out there now to fill up your mind and distract you. There is so much hurt and fear and worry that seems to cloud our minds and take us away from the real picture. So we have to constantly be aware and re-evaluate our walks with Christ and see what could be diverting our attention from Him. Chambers closes with a few lines from a hymn or poem, but I thought they were pretty cool and would be a great note to close on:<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Since mine eyes have looked on Jesus,<br />I've lost sight of all beside,<br />So Enchained my spirit's vision,<br />Gazing on the Crucified.<br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265038407265806174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181491103368587328.post-68944345919400125382008-03-07T20:52:00.000-08:002008-03-07T20:56:12.021-08:00Caswell!!!Well im down at Caswell, well actually Southport sittin in Jesse's new apt. Its really nice. So me and Joey drove down here today and are just going to hang out and chill this weekend. I know I definatley need to get away from all the stress of school and everything. So I think this weekend will be a great time to just sit down and talk with God a little bit more than I have been and just really hang out with God. I mean its Caswell afterall. But yeah so ill give you guys an update a little later, but now I leave you with a song ive just recently discovered, because im slow like that, but im sure that everybody else knows it. Its None But Jesus.<br /><br /><em>In the quiet<br />In the stillness<br />I know that You are God<br />In the secret of Your presence<br />I know there I am restored<br />When You call i won't refuse<br />Each new day again I'll choose<br />There is no one else for me<br />None but Jesus<br />Crucified to set me free<br />Now I live to bring Him praise<br />In the chaos in confusion<br />I know You're sovereign still<br />In the moment of my weakness<br />You give me grace to do Your will<br />When You call I won't delay<br />This my song through all my days<br />All my delight is in You Lord<br />All of my hope<br />All of my strength<br />All my delight is in You Lord<br />Forever more</em>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265038407265806174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181491103368587328.post-17606249759326190712008-03-03T21:45:00.000-08:002008-03-03T22:40:42.380-08:00It's Elementary my ol' Chap!Well im finally feeling better. Pain is gone and the swelling is going down and I can finally focus on something for a change. Have you ever had those moments where God takes you back to the basics? Like something you learned as a kid in sunday school, or maybe when your in middle school...I dont know. But here lately, God has really been breaking me down, humbling me, and really helping me to see the bigger picture. Ive been praying a lot for His help against the devil (or as me and a friend like to call him, "the jerk.") and telling Him that I cant do it on my own. You know at times the jerk really comes at you hard and strong, and its hard to stand your ground. But anyways about the title of this post. Like I said God sometimes takes you back to basics, and for good reasons. Most of the times its because we forget what the basics are. Anyways I was having a conversation with somebody today and they asked the question about the Armor of God. The question was why didnt God give us any Armor for our backs? I mean it seems like a legit question. Something that I hadnt really thought about before. But Let me show you the passage...its from Eph 6:10-18(NIV):<br /><br /><blockquote></blockquote><br /><h5></h5><h5></h5><blockquote><h5>The Armor of God </h5> <span id="en-NIV-29332" class="sup">10</span><span style="font-style: italic;">Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.</span> <span id="en-NIV-29333" class="sup">11</span><span style="font-style: italic;">Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.</span> <span id="en-NIV-29334" class="sup">12</span><span style="font-style: italic;">For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.</span> <span id="en-NIV-29335" class="sup">13</span>T<span style="font-style: italic;">herefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. </span><span id="en-NIV-29336" class="sup">14</span><span style="font-style: italic;">Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,</span> <span id="en-NIV-29337" class="sup">15</span><span style="font-style: italic;">and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. </span><span id="en-NIV-29338" class="sup">16</span><span style="font-style: italic;">In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one</span>. <span id="en-NIV-29339" class="sup">17</span><span style="font-style: italic;">Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.</span> <span id="en-NIV-29340" class="sup">18</span><span style="font-style: italic;">And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.</span></blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span>Ok so back to the question. Why didnt God give us any Armor for our backs? Well I sat there, and read threw the passage. Then it hit me. It was sooo simple and right there the whole time. God didnt give us any armor for our backs because NO WHERE in that passage does it talk about giving up or turning around and running for the hills. No, instead it says "....stand your ground..." Now anytime I think about putting on Armor, I always think about all those medevilish movies or maybe even Braveheart where there all preparing for battle, and you see all these nice and shiney Knights in their armor, and you see all these scruffy looking scottsmen with their dresses and wooden sheilds, loading up the trebuchets. So obviously there preparing for something huge. Its a battle! Your supposed to fight against the enemy....a fight to the death! All swords drawn, at all costs, bring out the big guns, balls to the wall, never give up, never surrender, take no prisoners, fight until fight cant fight any longer....thats the kind of attitude you have to have in any battle.<br /><br />So if God calls us "to put on the full armor of God.." and "...stand firm against the devil's schemes..," why is it that when we are put under any pressure at all we fold? We run for the hills in retreat and fear. See if we do that, our backs are exposed, our own flesh. The part of us that in this sense, God is not covering. So whenever I got done talking to this person, I soon realized that God had put that in front of my face for a reason and that He was trying to get me to realize something so basic, so elementary. And the only reason why I write all these things is not to call out others or talk about something that really gets on my nerves.....no. Its to get out what God has laid on my heart. I say all these things because I am guilty of it too. And hopefully by speaking my heart maybe others wont make the same mistakes I do. But all in all, it was just one of those moments where God says "ya know Chris, look here, lemme show you something that you already know, but seem to have forgoten."<br /><br />But I thought it was really awesome, and something that I definatley needed to see. Well its late so I think Ill put a close to this post because I have a huge theology test tomarrow. UGH. But Ill leave you with that passage from Eph 6 again, but this time ill show you the paraphrased version from The Message:<br /><br /><br /><h5></h5><blockquote><h5>A Fight to the Finish</h5> <span id="en-MSG-12464" class="sup">10-12</span><span style="font-style: italic;">And that about wraps it up. God is strong, and he wants you strong. So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the Devil throws your way. This is no afternoon athletic contest that we'll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels.</span> <p> <span id="en-MSG-12465" class="sup">13-18</span><span style="font-style: italic;">Be prepared. You're up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it's all over but the shouting you'll still be on your feet. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You'll need them throughout your life. God's Word is an indispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other's spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out.</span></p></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265038407265806174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181491103368587328.post-46751921551335105612008-02-29T21:58:00.000-08:002008-02-29T21:59:59.223-08:00Hungry<b><span class="txt_1"> hungry I come to You<br />for I know You satisfy<br />I am empty<br />but I know Your love does not run dry<br />and I wait<br />and I wait<br />so I wait for You<br />so I wait for You<br /><br />chorus<br />I'm falling on my knees<br />offering all of me<br />Jesus, You're all this heart is living for<br /><br />broken I run to You<br />for Your arms are open wide<br />I am weary but I know Your touch restores my life<br />so I'll wait for You<br />so I'll wait for You<br /><br />I'm falling on my knees<br />offering all of me<br />Jesus, You're all this heart is living for<br />Oh, I'm falling on my knees<br />offering all of me<br />Jesus, You're all this heart is living for<br /><br />and I wait for you<br />and I wait for you<br />and I wait for you<br />and I wait<br /><br />I'm falling on my knees<br />offering all of me<br />Jesus, You're all this heart is living for<br />Oh, I'm falling on my knees<br />offering all of me<br />Jesus, You're all this heart is living for<br /><br />hungry I come to you,<br />for I know You satisfy</span></b>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265038407265806174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181491103368587328.post-44820054500245413612008-02-28T09:31:00.000-08:002008-02-28T09:40:34.790-08:00My prayer.....<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Psalm 69:29</span><br />"I am suffering and in pain.<br /> Rescue me, O God, by your saving power" <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Psalm 86:1-2<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>"Bend down, O LORD, and hear my prayer;<br /> answer me, for I need your help.<br />Protect me, for I am devoted to You.<br /> Save me, for I serve you and trust you.<br />You are my God"<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></span></span>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265038407265806174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181491103368587328.post-91674888553880145962008-02-26T15:43:00.001-08:002008-02-26T16:02:59.398-08:00A thorn in the flesh....So the past month or so has been really rough on me. I dont know if its just my luck or what, but its been a painful month. Where to start. Ah yes, back/kidney troubles. So I dont know what is up with that, but it sucked. Then last friday I was all excited because I was off for a whole week from school and I was going to be going to passion later that next week. Well friday night I got really sick...at first I thought it was food poisening, but it turned out to be the Stomach flu. So for the next 3 days I proceeded to live in the bathroom and in my bed. It royally sucked. I dont think ive ever been that sick ever in my life. I wouldnt even wish that bug on my worst of enemies. I dont even know if id like satan to have it, thats how bad it was. Ok so I finally got over that, oh and if your looking to loose 15 lbs really fast, stomach flu is the way to go! So by then it was Thursday and I left for Passion and had an amazing time! Ok so I get back from that Sunday night, and all of a sudden...one of my teeth starts going ballistick on me, hurting like all get out. So the next day I go and visit the dentist....and they perscribed me all these anti-biotics and pain medicine. And now it doesnt look like I will be working off season at Caswell (*tear*) because I have to be home for a couple of root canals and junk. Ugh. Which brings us to today. Ive been up since 4 am because of tooth pain, and then packing and then heading back up to school this morning so I could be back in class at 7:45 am. So my tooth is geting better pain wise I guess, but now I have swelling. Ugh it never ends<br /><br />So with all this I cant help but think about Paul and his "thorn in the flesh." Maybe God is trying to tell me something. I mean granted he's really been humbling me lately and showing me how small and inadiquite I really am, but sheeesh!!! But im still truckin' though. I may be in massive amounts of pain at times, but I know God has got me taken care of. Its hard at times and I want to throw up my hands and just give God a puzzling look, but I know in the end everything will be ok and He's got a plan for everything. Oh and I was just informed that this week I have a sermon outline due. Now this isnt just coming up with a passage of scripture, geting a main idea and 3 subpoints out of it. No, this is the whole shabang. Like I basically have to type out every word I am going to say, like I was going to get up and preach. So Im definatley stressed over that. And I know that I said I was going to tell you how passion went and all that good stuff, but it looks like it will have to wait my friends. But I can go ahead and tell you that Im probably going to do my sermon on Philippians 3:4-14. So when I get that done I will probably post it up on here. Anyways keep me in your prayers and Ill keep you posted!Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265038407265806174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181491103368587328.post-71783346151702984382008-02-24T22:31:00.000-08:002008-02-24T23:54:43.958-08:00A sign of things to come<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Well I thought I would never see the day that I would be sucked into the whole "blog" world. But the more I think about it, the more I realize how great of a thing it is. I find myself thinking about a number of things and God has really been laying a lot on my heart lately, and I thought this might be a great way to sort it all out and just pour out my hear and mind. So anyways, here it goes...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" > "</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" >God calls us as we are, but not to stay as we are..."</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" > Oh how those words have impacted my life and have been coming true in my life lately. Ive really been reading a lot and just filling my head with as much stuff as I can. I guess you can call it a hunger for God, but the more I love God, the more I want to know about God and what and why he has called me to do. The theme lately that God has really been showing me is His vastness and glory and power in everything. How </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" >BIG He is and how small I am. I mean I dont know if you've looked at me lately, but by the world's standards, Im a rather large fellow. And for anything to make me feel small is quite incredible. But this smallness, or even shrinking feeling is unlike any ive ever felt. Its a good shrinking feeling. And I think that as a Christian, everyone should have this feeling. Louie Giglio has a way with explaining the glory of God in the Universe and the human body. Ive just got done reading through his book entitled <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"I am not, but I know I AM." If you havent heard of Louie Giglio, look him up. If you havent read that book, go out and get it, trust me, you will not be disappointed.<br /><br />But anyways that book is where I got the title for this blog. In it, Louie talks about how in Exodus when God talks to Moses through the burning bush and He tells moses to tell his people what He just told him, Moses asks "well who should I tell my people who sent me?" And God says "tell them, <span style="font-weight: bold;">I AM </span>sent you." So hopefully the book title makes a little more sense now. But in the rest of the book, Louie just really pounds on the fact that we are just a blip on the radar, a vapor in thin air, a small supporting role in such a huge story. We have a choice; we can choose to have a starring role in our own short play, or we can take a smaller supporting role in the huge story that God is making right now. I dont know about you, but id rather take the small supporting role of a story bigger and longer than I can imagine, than taking the leading role in my own little play/movie that I call my life. You see sin has such a way of decieving us all. What it does is it puffs our ownselves up, and it shrinks God down. But we have to right size ourselves and God before we can ever even start to begin to understand anything about God or the bible or theology or God's will for your life. So here lately, God's really been putting everything back into the right perspective; into the way and size things really are. And its been the most humbling and amazing experience ever. Ive learned more in the past 4 months than I have in the past 4 years, all because ive realized that my name is not Chris Pressley, or atleast it shouldnt be. Because really if you think about it, our names are something unique about us; something special. But really to put it in the right perspective, my name should be <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">i am not.</span></span> Because really, i am not. As much as I try and want to be, i am not. Realizing this simple fact that i am not, but He is <span style="font-weight: bold;">I AM, </span>realizing how inadiquite I really am, and how much I cant do things on my own, has spoken volumes to me. <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" >i am not, but i know<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> I AM<br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>I know im probably not making a whole lot of sense, but hopefully you understand somewhat of where Im coming from. Anyways, to wrap things up, I just got back from Passion and oh man, it was absolutely amazing!!! It was definately something that I needed. I get so used to leading worship and get caught up in worship mode, that sometimes I forget to just step out and get away for myself and just truley worship. I mean dont get me wrong, I still worship when Im leading worship, but when you step back and away from just to do it yourself and someone else is leading it, its a totally different experience. But it was well needed. But anyways, ill save the details of passion for my next post (whenever that will be haha). Anyways If you've read down this far, God bless you. You are a determined and very caring person. So thank you! Anyways, until next time....<br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span></span></span><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></span></span></span></span></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265038407265806174noreply@blogger.com1