Far to long...

Where has the time gone.  It sure is hard to believe it has been so long since the last blog post. But such is life with four children and one that is just 4 months old.  With so much excitement it is easy to lose track of time. As I was sitting in church today in between songs, many things were running through my mind.  I was enjoying some really good worship through song.  I was also excited to hear what Pastor Dan was going to say on living by faith.  As the music part of the worship service concluded and I was heading to up to lead prayer time, I was overwhelmed.  The song choices today seemed to fit together very nicely and I felt a great connection with the Lord for sure.

The sermon was based on the book "Forgotten God" by Francis Chan. I had the chance to read this book a couple years back and was blown away. The premise of the book is that the Holy Spirit is often forgotten in todays church.  The concept of living by faith, completely relinquishing total control of our life, often without knowing exactly where the Lord is leading, is very difficult to do.  So many times I want to come up with the plan for my life and ask God to bless it.  Or I am so comfortable with where I am at I do not completely surrender my agenda.  Another thing I can often do is become paralyzed with only knowing part of the plan. I want to have a very obvious sign from God that confirms the promptings from the Holy Spirit I am feeling.  God does not always work that way.  Abraham for instance was simply told to go, and God would tell him where to stop.  Moses was told to go tell Pharaoh to let his people go.  He was not sure exactly what would happen next.

Today was a day I felt challenged. I was challenged to live completely sold out. Being willing to follow the promptings of the Holy Spirit with a faith that is often not completely understood by the world. I do not know where this will lead but God does. I am not sure exactly what the this means, but God does. And that gives me hope.  The creator of the universe, who sent His son to die for me and raise again cares about my life and has a plan for me and my family that is far more amazing than anything I can ever imagine.  What a great day.