I Don't Want to Go Through the Motions

• A lot has gone on in my life the past week and I have realized that I have not been trusting God with everything in my life. I know that He will provide and and guide me through all aspects in my life from relationship to what I am going to do with my as I go through college and after I graduate. I want to do what He wants me to do and not decide what I want to do on my own. What I want I am beginning to realize is not always/not usually what He wants for me.

• In my quite time today I read Ephesians 5:15-21. Part of it was talking about knowing the will of God for your life. I also read part of my book Crazy Love. The part that I read today was about how we tend to say that we are poor because we do not have as much money as some people do, but the author Francis Chan went on to explain that just buying the book means we are "rich". The cost of the book is as much as some people in some countries make in a week. He made me think about the number of times that I have said I am poor, but then I look at everything that I have in my life and I realize that I am not poor. I have more then what I need in my life, and I tend to not rely on God because I have food, clothes and other earthly items. Another thing that he said in the book was as 'rich' people we have a disadvantage in heaven because when we have the money to buy food, clothes, shelter, and other items we want we don't think that we need God to help us; we think we can be independent and live on our own. But people who do not have the money for those kind of things need to trust God that He will provide for them to help them make it from day to day. 

• In another section of the book Francis talks about a church in the book of colassians that was a bag, God fearing church that did everything that it was supposed to do for the Lord. But in the days of Revelation the people of the church's hearts were not with the Lord even though they were active in the church. They were doing what they were supposed to do, but their hearts were not in it. They were only going through the motions. The last sentence of the paragraph said, "They were comfortable and proud. sound familiar to you?" 

• That made me think...As I was praying I asked what Gods will is for my life. I know that I want to be a music major, but I do not have a minor. There are a lot of different places that I would love to go see, and I have a heart for people. As I was praying God put it on my heart to add missions as a minor. I want to go to the nations and show Gods love to the lost. I realize that i am comfortable here in my life as it is now, and as Christians we are not supposed to be comfortable.