Man, it's been a while since I did anything with this site. I've been uber busy this last week, so let me recap what's happened so far. I'm now the Director of Student Ministries at Elvins Baptist Church. I'm pretty excited to see what God's going to do there, so be in prayer for me and the students. It's also closer to baby time. I'm ready to play with Garrett even though he'll just sit there and not do that much.
I've been convicted the last few weeks about how much time I really spend with God. Sure, I read my Bible everyday, but my prayer life stinks. The thing that's hit me the most is that I can preach the name of Christ to anyone and I can give an answer to any objection, but I live like a selfish american that only thinks about himself. I mean, Christ gave me life and I can't spend time telling Him my struggles, my heartaches, my desires, and my needs? It seems like a pretty one-sided relationship if you ask me.
I agree with C. S. Lewis that the greatest sin is pride. I think that my time is more valuable to me than it is to God, so I give Him 10 minutes out of a 24 hour period. That's silly. He should have the whole thing. When I wake up I should be praising Him for the day. When I go to work I should be asking for strength to deal with crabby people. When any possible number of situations happen, I should give Him everything. After all, "you are not your own; you were bought at a price" (1 Cor 6:19-20). But my life looks like I returned the gift to the store...
I pray that my life can't be found anymore because it's hidden in Christ (Col 3:3), and that I spend time with God like someone I love.
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