Alright so, it has been a minute since I posted. I have such high expectations for what I write and what I post that I can always talk myself out of not posting or writing. For the longest I had told myself I was just unmotivated, but honestly, I just feel unqualified. I wonder why anyone would ever want to know what I would have to say. If someone wanted to know Jesus or read something profound, they would just watch a sermon from a popular pastor or open the Bible for themselves or even go to the Instagram page of a Christian tiktoker and read their latest post. I have fallen into the lie that my thoughts are insignificant, and the words of others hold so much more power than mine. It amazes me how in my pursuit of perfectionin everything I do stops me from doing anything and everything. A quality that most would find helpful, hinders me every day.
All that being said, this post is going to be a random collection of thoughts I have had while doing bible studies, at church, or just listening to worship music in my car. For this post I am going to let my impossible standards fall and just be conversational.
Thought number one - I heard this in church last night, and although I knew it in my heart, I hadn’t heard it quite this way.
Worship is not a genre of music, a song, or words on a screen at church. Worship is a response. It is responding to whatever God has called you to do that day. It is saying yes to whatever God asked of you. That could be in literal worship, where God is calling you to let go of that fear of raising your hands in worship because it makes you uncomfortable, and you finally lift your hands in surrender. That is true worship, that simple yes glorifies God. It could be God has led you to speak to a person/pray for a person and when you do that God is praised and glorified. Worship is so much more than singing a song. It is responding to whatever God has put on your heart with a cheerful yes and amen.
Thought two - READ THE OLD TESTAMENT
I might just have to do a separate post on this and why it is so important. And I know people are going to be like, “Well I read Psalm and Proverbs. That’s the Old Testament.” That is all well and good, but I am talking about Genesis, Leviticus, Numbers etc. We miss so much of how amazing the Bible really is, and we miss the intricate details that God planned in order to go from point A to point B. I know how boring it can be. I am reading Leviticus right now, but I‘m telling you, Leviticus is teaching me gratefulness, holiness, and obedience. It is showing me just how much the blood of Jesus covers.
You know the first messianic prophecy is in Genesis 3 and there continues to be another 329 in the Old Testament. When we refuse to read the “boring” or “uneventful“ chapters we miss out on the extravagance and glory of Jesus. How he fulfills every prophecy, even when they seem contradictory. We have to read the whole story to even try to grasp the heart, mind, and power of God.
Thought three - Your mind. Oh, how emotional and feelings driven is our generation, myself included. It is not hard for my mind and emotions to ruin my entire day and dictate all of my decision. Unfortunately, feeling a certain way although valid as it may be, it is not an excuse for it effecting your behavior. I am not saying you have to be a robot and neglect feelings all together, because that is not real life. What I am saying is you have to keep your feelings in check and not let your mind be consumed by your emotions.
Romans 12:2 says to be transformed by the renewal of your mind. Ephesians 4:22- 24 says, “To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.”
Just because your mind wants to make decisions based on how you feel does not mean you have to! Ask God to renew your mind, to fill your mind with His Truth. Ask him what your emotions mean or why you feel a certain way. Lay it all at His feet and accept the peace of mind he grants to us when we ask. I know it is easier said than done, trust me. But little by little we can put it into practice. Yes, feel your emotions. Do not shove them aside. But instead of letting them rule your mind and actions, let them push you towards the arms of the father.
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