Happy Sunday!

"You carried my burden, You healed my pain, it's You, You lifted me up, You gave me a reason to sing. You pulled me out of darkness, into Your light, You alone are my desire." -Inhabited


I love those lyrics. I think about everything He has brought me out of, all the times He's saved me despite myself, and all the situations where in the moment it seemed as if I was alone, but really, He had His hand on me all along. I can't ever praise Him enough for saving me, but beyond that, just for being Who He is. So many times people can get caught up in what they can get out of God, as if He's some sort of Divine slot machine. That's not how it works. We must desire to get to know God for Who He is, not what He can do for us. Chase the Healer, not the healing. Chase the Provider, not the earthly provisions. Chase the One Who loves YOU above ALL else. It is when we get to know Him, His character, His love, and be in continual relationship with Him, that all other things in our lives come together. God must be placed above all else; He must be made priority. That statement isn't meant to be burdening. DUDE! THE CHANCE TO WORSHIP GOD, ALL DAY, EURRY DAY! TO MAKE HIM LORD OF E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G! That's awesome! You know why? Because you won't have to worry about making things happen on your own anymore, you won't need to waste time looking for validation in people or things, and you can rest in knowing that God has got your back. Seriously. AWESOME. 


Pastor Kent talked about perspective today. The course of our lives is largely impacted by our perspectives, and sometimes by other people's perspectives. Our goal should be to pursue God's perspective. Think about it, why do we let so many people into our lives that feel welcome to share their perspectives about everything going on in our life? Somewhere along the way mankind got the message that its opinion greatly matters in the scheme of things. Ha. That's a lie. So you feel passionate about pursuing a desire that God put in your heart, but get ridiculed or cautioned by others when you bring it up? That's a good sign that you should follow through. Do what GOD wants you to do. NOT what man says is or isn't possible. Don't live life with other people's opinions stuck on you, seeing through other people's perspectives. As long as we actively chase after God and His perspective, no one else's opinion/perspective matters one little bit. 


I'm off to go chase God and the passions He has given me! And I hope you are too! Happy Sunday!


Maddy