The man with many jobs.... I've maybe had about 7 (cheesy-smile) since I started coming to CLCC. And although not all of then were fun they met my needs and the need of my family. I've taken it under great contemplation and come up with the idea that GOD has given us all unlearned gifts; these are what we call “talents”. Gifts you are born to perform in life, well lets just say I have never fallowed up with my gifts and the result is I just keep bumping heads with GOD's plan for me. I feel like I want to lead so much I end up in my own way, or should I say GOD's way for me. In short I am going back to school wish me luck….. What I mean to say is, “please pray for me,” Oh and it was like 3 not 7 that was a brow raiser (smile) did it work?
Also my family and I will be taking a trip down to HinesvilleGA. for a week. We are not on complete speaking terms. I know we are a family gong to take a trip in a car ride for about 11 hours (about 700 miles) and we have been fighting and arguing for the last past 2 week.
Isn't marriage grand? (cheesy-grin/smile)
But I am doing what I need to and follow his word "forward-facing." Not bring up or dewing on the most painful past. I know I can't change people. That job is up to GOD to do. I can just work on me and change my way of thinking and actions to prepare my heart for the lord’s way in me, not the easiest way to live life. But if it was easy it would not be called life. Please prey for us and that we may have a safe and peace filled expedition.
I think most Christians would feel that there is nothing more important than worshiping God. They might prove this by stating that we were created to worship God.
How would you answer that question? Do you believe we were created to worship Him? Or were we created for something else? Is there something else that pleases Him more than worship or is that the most important thing we can do?
Let’s try to put ourselves in God’s shoes for a moment. Since he has children and you probably do also, imagine this story.
Let’s say you passed through the kitchen on your way out to the store and felt your feet were attacked by the dishes stacked on the floor beside the sink as you stumbled over them. Then, after a quick recovery you felt violated by the sight and smell of the trash can. Someone was thoughtful enough to jam the trash down until the sides bulged but didn’t split. Now, it was over flowing with last weeks leftovers and the sigh and smell is a cause for therapy. So you ask your daughter to do the dishes or your son to take out the trash. Coming home loaded down with groceries you discover that neither the dishes nor the trash had been touched for the hour and a half that you had been gone. You call the kids to account for their failure to obey you and they reply, “Sorry, we got caught up worshiping Jesus to our new Toby Mac CD, the worship was wonderful and we now know all the words.”
Now let me ask you the question; are you pleased?
Nope. The children disobeyed a direct command from you and from the Lord, (Eph. 6:1).
The Lord was not pleased with King Saul’s actions either. Samuel stated the following to King Saul,
“What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams. Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols. So because you have rejected the command of the Lord, he has rejected you as king.”
What is more pleasing to the Lord, singing out to Him with a strong voice, clapping enthusiastically, dancing for joy, raising your arms in awe, kneeling to Him in honor or doing the dishes and taking out the trash when asked?
What major flaw did King Saul have that led him to disobey? (Hint: Samuel mentioned it)
Did you get the feeling that King Saul didn’t understand what was expected of him? Why do you think that is since he was clearly told what to do?
What commands do you feel Christians avoid by worshiping instead?
What do you think keeps Christians worshiping instead of serving?
