So I know some really were enjoying my homeschool blog. I've decided to be done with it and do this instead. Does it mean I will never blog about homeschooling again? No! I just feel like homeschooling is just one aspect of my life so I've decided to share parts of everything in my life. Beware, my life isn't my own, my life is in His hands so many or most posts will be about Jesus. He is everything to me. He IS life so of course its gonna be about Him.
Today was church. We've been looking at what it means to be the church. How did they meet in the bible? What did they do? Was so awesome to go to church and have things fresh. Everything different. Prayer and coffee at the beginning. Tables up in the room where we have our meeting. The message and communion done first. Singing last...can this be church? Tables in a church instead of pews? Not passing the Lords supper down a row? Worship at the end? Where do we get these ideas that this is how we do church? All through the New Testament the early believers met. They met in homes. They met in the temple. They met in an upper room. They knew each other. They didn't spend one day a week together. They took care of each others needs. They didn't have one guy who did everything. They had gifts and they exercised them, everyone, not just the apostles. They took part in spontaneous prayer. They were led by the Holy Spirit, and they were bold. All these things like pews, and how many songs to sing, when to pray, none of it's important. The only thing that matters is Jesus. That He is glorified. That we be salt and light to a dying world and show Gods love. I feel walls breaking. A few months ago I posted on fb about God breaking down walls, that He was moving, doing something good, I think we are seeing fruit of that and I'm excited to be a part of it. He is stretching us, its uncomfortable. Do I like to be stretched? No, if I'm honest, not really. Do I like to see the result of our being stretched? Absolutely!
Today Robin preached. And he asked something thats been on repeat in my head all day. What grips your heart? He said be honest with yourself. What grips your heart? Is it Jesus? What captivates your heart? What do you spend your time doing or thinking about? If I'm honest with myself I will answer in this way: What grips my heart? Jesus...most of the time...but then I'm reading a really good book, I'm watching a really good series on Netflix. Is He on my mind...yes, but not first and foremost, more in the background sometimes. So to that I say, more of Him and less of me. That is my prayer. A bit of prioritizing is probably needed. Does it mean I can never do anything fun? No, just means I need to make sure those things aren't captivating my heart. That they aren't consuming me. I want to be consumed by God, I don't want these things to consume me.
In closing I will share verses in which I got my blog name from. My hearts desire is really God. My soul thirsts for him...
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? Psalm 42:2
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you, I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you. Psalm 63:1
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