Rude Awakening

There are some things happening lately. Ive been doing a lot of thinking, observing, and moving. God has been placing things in my path left and right and it is a huge task! This past weekend I was at a Church Of God conference. I have never been to one of these before, and to some extent it was a rude awakening and an inspiration to me as well. I wrote some songs though this weekend and learned a bunch. It so crazy though to see how the mission of Christ has been over looked to a certain extent. I have forgotten what it is all about. It has been a true awakening for me. I need to be different not with my words but with my action and work. So many changes have been going on with my life and I have made this all about me and not my purpose!  I need to go out befriend all those who need a friend. I need to find compassion in myself and help change the life of someone else rather than finding things that will only benefit me. I have grown up in church my whole life and it is sad to say to a certain extent I really never lived my life until now. I look back at experiences that have happened to me and remember blaming God for those. Little did i know that I would understand all that about 8 years later. Its amazing God is amazing. The story of Christ is amazing. I think we over look at the fact that this man named Jesus was flesh and bone just like you and I. He died a horrible death, its insane and i am not exaggerating. I have overlooked the price he payed and have made my walk with Christ all about me. Things happen in life not because God is punishing us but he is showing me how big he really is. I don’t want to forget anymore. Though I fail everyday I want to be the Jesus of 2008. I want to impact the world sharing Christ in every way possible. I don’t want to be the religious Pharisee, I want to the be the revolutionary Jesus was. I want to be a friend to someone who needs a friend. I want to be Christ in the small. As long as it is day I must do the work of him who sent me. I will go and share the good news. How? By living it and not just saying it. This has been a rude awakening for me, its time we bring Jesus out from the corner we have placed in and make him the center. Cliche? I don’t really care anymore. I’m following no matter the cost!