Thought on Commitment
Could it be that questions tell us more than answers ever do?Michael Card
I have been very reflective this week as I am preparing my message for Sunday. I am teaching on commitment. The P.O.T.(point of talk...Young Life term) is that in order to experience growth in our relationship with Jesus it is vital that we are committed to Him and the church. It is a very hard thing for me to talk about because it is very close to my heart. I have spent a lot of time praying and trying to organize my thoughts in an orderly fashion. I hope that it happens.
I have realized over the last year that ideologies that I have used as my token phrases have now become a part of me. Those ideas have become a part of my soul, not just my intellect. Over months of anguish, I now can see a glimpse of what God was doing. I am experience a level of depth in my life that I would not have experienced outside of my doubt.
I see now in a greater way what commitment means to me. I waivered, I stammered and stuttered, wanting to abandon the call that is on my life...that is on each of our lives. Now I realize you cannot escape the most mesmorizing experience of your life. And that is this. Jesus Christ died for us. He defeated death. He is here now. I believe that by His Holy Spirit he will use us to bring His glory to all of mankind. Not just to us, but to every Islamic, Muslim, Buddhist, Baptist, Anabaptist, Atheist, Agnostic, Catholic person in the world. To heal the broken hearted, to proclaim freedom to the captives, to give the ones with no voice a voice to speak, to hope, to worship and above all else to love. This is what I have committed my life to, this is worth giving my everything to. I ask you...is there anything more worthy than this?
Yeah I am going to read this on Sunday...
posted by Kat @ 7:40 PM
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