Monday, April 11, 2011

Fear

Well... obviously it's been way to long since I've blogged. But I'd like to think something is only dead for as long as you allow it to be. So now... officially my blogging isn't dead.

It's been an incredible few months... No time for life updates right now, but I'd love to share a few thoughts.

Gods been teaching me so much about who I am, how he sees me, the Man that he created me to be, and what my TRUE identity in HIM actually looks like. Its been exhilarating, life giving and naturally, its been bringing greater outflow to every area of my life. Alot of these lessons have been coming through time of prayer, journaling and reading "Wild at Heart - John Eldrich" Hands down one of the most beneficial books I've ever read. Every man needs to read it. Straight up.

I'm just reading galations this morning. Galations 1:10 Paul says, "For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am i trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ." This got me thinking alot about the fear of man... Its something I've thought about in the past for sure... But something I think God wants to remind me of and speak to you (reader) about as well. Fearing what people think about you, how they see you, what they say about you... All these things are like weights that get tied onto your soul. Right away your true self, the person that God actually created me and you to be... is strained to be who its meant to be. And this straining, or weighing on the soul, can get so severe that it will actually change the way you are seen. The fullness of Gods image purposefully imparted into who you are is unable to shine and flourish and BE the way that God intended you to be.

Fear is crippling. I've personally had to deal with some big fears that have been rooted in lies about who I am, what I am capable of, where I am going, and what I can expect for the future.

Who I am:::  Your family? Your home? Your car? Your job? Your great plan? Your money? Your status? Your position? Your intellect? Your worldview? Your discipline? Your success? NONE OF THESE THINGS DEFINE WHO YOU ARE. On the other side... Your failures... Your damage... Your weakness... Your pain... Your shame... Your guilt... NONE OF THESE THINGS DEFINE WHO YOU ARE.  "For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline." 2TIM1:7 As followers of Jesus, our identities are found in him. We have his power, his love... a spirit that has OVERCOME. Nothing is impossible for Jesus. The same power that conquered sin + death lives in you and me. I've been given power by the holy spirit to be BOLD and relentless in my LOVE. All of these things + so much more of who Jesus is... These are what HAVE to define us as believers. We have to DIE to all of the other things... otherwise we aren't going to be living out of a place of power.

I have much more I'd love to say. Soon. A) I dont want this to be too long. B) Time for a sweet DT sesh that involves coffee, music, dreaming, reading + writing. Yea sounds pretty good doesnt it ;)

Keep it loc,

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