"take me deeper than my feet could ever wander"

"and my faith will be made stronger in the presence of my savior" (Hillsong United lyrics, Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)

We sang this at IWU Spring Summit 2014. I almost lost it. I was on the verge of tears. That wouldn't have been the first time I cried at a Summit service. I hold myself together but sometimes I just stop everything and become overwhelmed with God: His goodness, faithfulness, beauty.

Everything He is.

Everything I'm not.

I long to get to a place where I break before God and let down all the walls. I'm not there. I'm holding myself together with my strength. I won't let myself fall apart.

information vs. revelation

Information is defined as "knowledge derived from study, experience, or instruction." In contrast, revelation is defined as "the act or process of disclosing something previously secret or obscure, especially something true."

 

God convicted the core of me last night. He brought to my attention that I have all this knowledge about him, but do I actually KNOW him? I need to stop. pause.

 

I need to examine where my heart is in relation to him. Do I spend time with God to avoid "trouble" or am I serious about pursuing and knowing God deeply?

 

I want to go beyond legalism: reading, studying my Bible because I feel I have to but because I want to know God. The cry of my life is to intimately know God, not know about Him. There is a huge difference.

renew.reshape.refresh.restore

My prayer for this year is that God would renew my desire for growth in Him, reshape my desires to be fully pleasing to Him, refresh my life so I have the strength to pursue Him above everything and restore me to a life pleasing to him and I would be a testimony that I belong to God to those around me.

God is present

"...for God is present in the company of the righteous." -Psalm 14: 5

As I begin a new year, I have hope that God will do amazing things in me and those around me. As I look at this verse, I am reminded God is present in those who are righteous.

 

This chapter begins with an description of mankind: no one does good. no one seeks God. However, I find this verse interesting because although there is no one that does good on their own, God equips me to be righteous, to live a righteous life. He is present.

 

He is in this year. I am thankful that He gives me the strength I need to be righteous.